Shoulder surgery

Its been about 19 days after shoulder arthroscopic surgery for loose ligament and for rotator cuff repair. I've been dealing with a damaged shoulder since September which has hampered my training/bjj life. Glad I've done it, although I'm very sad I can't continue training. I fear the most from the atrophy and loss of conditioning, but I'll probably be okay given a few months of cardio/strength training when I'm healthy.


First week was really really painful. Hard to sleep and do anything. Drugs helped but definitely still incredibly painful. This was mostly me sitting around doing nothing.


Second week was more tolerable but still very painful to move in the least bit. The follow up at 10 days was very encouraging, as the doctor tells me things are looking good and are going as expected. He said 3 months I'll feel fine, but at 4 months the tendons will be healed up. I hope this is true!

This week is starting to be more painful again since I started physical therapy yesterday. Shoulder is quite sore and tired from all the stretching and isometric moves. I really need to make sure I stay on top of the physical therapy that I need to do at home. My PT told me to start moving/using my arm more, and not worry about minor aches and pain. My body will tell me whats acceptable through PAIN, so I guess I'll try to use my arm a little bit more. I still have very little range of motion, but hopefully in the coming weeks this will all change. I'll let you know how things go in a few more weeks!