Shoulder surgery recovery - 2026

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Thanks for following up. Progress is not going as well as I had hoped. A lot of pain in my collar bone and AC joint area where they cut and grinded bones. I did graduate from my sling a few days ago so that's a win.

I'm 7 weeks post-op and staying diligent with PT. I'm going to my therapist 2x per week and doing home exercises. PT says I'm a little behind. Still no active movement and working on passive range of motion with either him moving it, me using a broom stick, or climbing up the finger ladder.

We are seeing improvements but I'm waiting for a big breakthrough to be honest. My shoulder is really tight and jumpy if that makes any sense... it trembles, shakes, and fights him during passive stretching.

I'm going to continue to stay diligent with PT and try to keep a positive mindset!

7 weeks is still relatively soon. 3-6 months I a pretty realistic timeline and what I’ve seen a lot of the Ortho DR tell their patients. Keep up with therapy and it’ll get better!