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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heyjoe4" data-source="post: 1097058" data-attributes="member: 13032">That's a long road milani.  Good for you for having what it takes to make a solid recovery.  When I hear people complain that they feel worse than before the surgery, they aren't doing the work.Even with my anatomical TSR, I can't do any exercise (think body dips for the triceps) that places my elbows behind me.I was lucky that my RC was intact, but it had been greatly weakened before surgery - I couldn't do pull ups, inlcine push ups, chest presses.I have a friend who has an irreparable RC tear.  His only recourse, I think, is a reverse TSR.  He's waiting until he's in pain doing everyday things.  That's a mistake.  A lot of very big muscle groups in the upper back and chest are atrophying becasue he can't do the exercises to strengthen those muscles.And yeah, the permanent retsrictions with a reverse are a bit more.  The biggest risk, as you discovered the hard way, is dislocation.I've had both knees and right hip replaced.  Recovering from the aTSR was by far the hardest and longest.  It requires a ton of patience, a good PT, and the willingness to do what the PT says to do.  It was worth every minute.Well done milani.  I also had to sleep on my back, propped up, for about 6 months.  I actually got used to it!</blockquote>

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