I had the surgery on August 17th and my last Physical Therapy will be next week. I have a lot of motion that I didn't have before, but of course it isn't "normal". Pain is GREATLY reduced and I can work on the dyno or a motorcycle again.
The limitations are I can't raise my arm straight up near my head and reach the small of my back without a 2 part motion, which is a limitation of the joint itself. However, I have nearly normal motion everywhere else. I can tuck, before my arm wouldn't rotate at all. My humerus head had completely rotted away and the surgeon had to cut into the bone a lot further than normal.
I have no restriction on weight lifting below my waist and suppose to be 25 lbs above the waist. But, I've been working out with 30 lb weights at PT. I've even been doing push ups, albeit on a 24" incline, but push ups none the less.
It takes a LONG time to recover, but it was the best decision I've made.
This is Important! Make sure the surgeon that operates has done a lot of reverse shoulders. When I did my research on the operation, that was the biggest determining factor of how successful the outcome would be.
Dean: Nope, The kid had the lowest coverage allowed. Paid enough for my insurance deductibles for 2 years.
