before surgery,the nhs physio told me too not to raise the arm above shoulder level, whereas the consultant said I could do anything I want to, so definitely crossed wires there.Initially the physio exercise was raising my arms straight above my head, trying to increase ROM, but she told me to stop that
I told the surgeon that, he disagreed iirc,and havent heard of that physio since
After surgery I had very little pain, a bit of discomfort and the occasional sharp pain there.
I had ROM issues,especially with the arm out (lying down) and elbow bent,I’d only get 90 degres ROM, now its up to 150deg, thanks to physio
Initially I felt I could only comfortably use my arm in some positions and it could really hurt in other positions,but thats much better now
Ive been riding most days since 2weeks after surgery, but only simple stuff,15 miles of straight track,and not carrying much weight on my back, no issues there
The doc stopped the NSaids,(because they interfere with calcium absorption(??)),which was a bummer, but I read that Ibuprofen does not create this problem