Just wondering what kind of timeline to expect for the left.
Dec 3 |
Day 0 |
Surgery
- Left wearing sling with bulky pillow
to hold arm away from body. Start sleeping on easy chair in den. |
Dec 9 |
1 Week |
Stitches out. Started home PT. Doc says I don’t have to use the bulky
pillow under the sling, but recommends wearing sling to remind me NOT to use
the arm. |
Jan 3 |
1 mnth |
Doing home PT and stationary bike |
Jan 6 |
|
Cleared for PT - PROM and AAROM |
Jan 11 |
|
Started PT - painful, limited ROM |
Jan 18 |
1.5 mnths |
Started AROM |
Feb 1 |
2 mnths |
4th week of PT Strenght – can lift arm overhead without assistance! YAY! As far as range of motion: Flexion (raise arm forward to overhead) - 176 degrees out of 180 Abduction (raising arm sideways to overhead) - 180 degrees Internal Rotation - 90 degrees (out of 90) External Rotation - 76 degrees (out of 90) |
Feb 13 |
2+ mnths |
Rehab Report - 75% ROM, but limited strength Last week I could not lift 2 lbs over my head - I could only manage a 1 lb weight. Today, I was able to lift a 5 lb weight over my head, slowly. |
Feb 28 |
|
Rode Mtn bike on road – 32 miles |
Mar 1 |
|
Climbed 5.7 |
Mar 3 |
3 mnths |
Not bad during the day, but pain in the middle of the night wakes me up |
Mar 9 |
|
climbed 5.9 at silos |
Mar 12 |
3.5 mnths |
85% mobility, pain in middle of night |
Apr 3 |
4 mnths |
Riding, lifting, climbing; less pain in middle of night |
Apr 13 |
|
Climbed 5.10 at silos |
May 3 |
5 mnths |
Strength good, but not for hard activities |
May 29 |
~ 6 mnths |
Adventure race, 3rd place (short kayaking section) |
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