Laurelbla
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- May 22, 2021
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Apologies for the long post. I have been researching about RSR and came across this forum this morning. I am so glad there is a place to talk to real people with experience.
I will be 59 in a few weeks. I've been dealing with shoulder pain for years. For the last couple of years it's been pain management. I get cortisone injections every 6-8 weeks and take 3200 mg of Ibuprofen many days. My Dr. originally wanted to wait years before he did surgery because he said I was too young (HA)! My guess is that most of the RSR are done are people older than me. I went back last week and after talking with him, he decided it was time. I have to get blood work first and then they will call and schedule.
A little bit of background in hopes that someone can relate and let me know a good outcome. I am a personal trainer and own my own gym. I do small group boot camp classes as well as personal training. I am also a Kettlebell instructor. For years I have been active and participated in GORUCK events which are hardcore endurance events led by Special Forces Cadre. The events require wearing a ruck weighing about 35 pounds. There is all kinds of PT (with ruck), bear crawls, burpees, log and sandbag carrying and miles and miles of rucking with up to 120 extra pounds on your back.
I had been training for a 48 hour event in January but got Covid in Dec and couldn't train for a month so I missed it. I have always been in pain while training and during events but I just suck it up. I always figured that if I have to have my shoulders replaced in the future, I might as well do what I love until then.
Because I am strong and healthy, I am wondering if my recovery might be faster and if I will ever get back to lifting heavy, rucking and training with Kettlebells. I was thinking of taking a week off of work. My clients have been great at getting out and putting away equipment for me and also demonstrating certain exercises to new people for me. I can't imagine a life without doing my kind of workouts.
My other issue is that I am a full time caregiver for my mom. She lives with me. I have someone come in a few hours a week so I can go to work. My sister lives with me and helps but she works all day. I know there is no way I can take care of her for the first week. She uses a gait belt so we have to help her get up and on and off the toilet plus do meals, put her to bed etc. We sleep with a monitor in case we need to get up with her.
I know I will have to get someone 8-10 hours a day for the first week to take care of her. I am wondering how the PT works after surgery. How many days a week do you have to go? Can you just do the exercises at home? In order to go to a PT session, I'd have to hire someone with a 3 hour minimum so that would cost my mom a lot of money. Anyway, I can't wait to get this surgery and get on with my life. I'm hoping to do it in June.
Any help, advice and experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I will be 59 in a few weeks. I've been dealing with shoulder pain for years. For the last couple of years it's been pain management. I get cortisone injections every 6-8 weeks and take 3200 mg of Ibuprofen many days. My Dr. originally wanted to wait years before he did surgery because he said I was too young (HA)! My guess is that most of the RSR are done are people older than me. I went back last week and after talking with him, he decided it was time. I have to get blood work first and then they will call and schedule.
A little bit of background in hopes that someone can relate and let me know a good outcome. I am a personal trainer and own my own gym. I do small group boot camp classes as well as personal training. I am also a Kettlebell instructor. For years I have been active and participated in GORUCK events which are hardcore endurance events led by Special Forces Cadre. The events require wearing a ruck weighing about 35 pounds. There is all kinds of PT (with ruck), bear crawls, burpees, log and sandbag carrying and miles and miles of rucking with up to 120 extra pounds on your back.
I had been training for a 48 hour event in January but got Covid in Dec and couldn't train for a month so I missed it. I have always been in pain while training and during events but I just suck it up. I always figured that if I have to have my shoulders replaced in the future, I might as well do what I love until then.
Because I am strong and healthy, I am wondering if my recovery might be faster and if I will ever get back to lifting heavy, rucking and training with Kettlebells. I was thinking of taking a week off of work. My clients have been great at getting out and putting away equipment for me and also demonstrating certain exercises to new people for me. I can't imagine a life without doing my kind of workouts.
My other issue is that I am a full time caregiver for my mom. She lives with me. I have someone come in a few hours a week so I can go to work. My sister lives with me and helps but she works all day. I know there is no way I can take care of her for the first week. She uses a gait belt so we have to help her get up and on and off the toilet plus do meals, put her to bed etc. We sleep with a monitor in case we need to get up with her.
I know I will have to get someone 8-10 hours a day for the first week to take care of her. I am wondering how the PT works after surgery. How many days a week do you have to go? Can you just do the exercises at home? In order to go to a PT session, I'd have to hire someone with a 3 hour minimum so that would cost my mom a lot of money. Anyway, I can't wait to get this surgery and get on with my life. I'm hoping to do it in June.
Any help, advice and experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!