Originally Posted by
cappuccino911
peter, how is the shoulder doing?
It's still there and trying to talk louder/more often than Frank
This AM for example, my shoulder is throbbing all the way down to my wrist - whether it is really that bad, or that I am simply used to knee pain - is a question. The hospital stopped my anti-inflamatory upon arrival last Friday, today they down-graded me to Celebrex (only one to play nice with blood thinners I am told). Sadly, it will not work as well, and will be much more spendy as I believe there is no genaric for it. 4 days with no anti-inflamatories makes for lots of stabs, twinges, surprises, etc...
The shoulder *IS* good enough to not stop me from riding now - that's the good news. I am told that in reality, it will most likely be painful for 3-4 more months.
Surprisingly, I can point-blank tell anyone that shoulder surgery is much worse than a TKR - which surprises me greatly~! As a shoulder is not weight bearing...