Thanks, I did read all the related posts, including PB's. It does make sense they are letting the shoulder rest and the swelling go down before they try to reset it....
Shoulders are the worse, IMO. I tore the rotator, the tendon, pulled the ligaments, and ruputured the bursa several years ago. All arthritis caused.... The surgery recovery was a hard HARD thing! Months of rehab.... It was even worse than the knee replacement of a couple of years ago. And that was something else.
But your dad, as long as he can do just what the Docs say to do, AND that he takes whatever meds is is supposed to take, WHEN they tell him to take them, will be OK. My Mom ran into serious trouble when she had a knee replacement, because when they came in with pain meds 1/2 hour before therapy, she said "Oh no, I'm fine right now".....and wouldn't take them. Pretty soon, she couldn't do the therapy, and therefore had to stay in a wheel chair for the rest of her life.
Tell him NOT to be stoic. |
