shoulder surgery recovery

Chazmire
Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:17:29 +0000

Hi bassoonmom,
I had the exact surgery, except mine turned out to be frayed and not torn so they did some cleanup and removal of some bone and that was it. The shoulder was definitely improved very quickly so a couple of weeks to start using the shoulder sounds right. But I was sick from the anaesthetic for weeks, and couldn’t resume drumming for about three months-- six before I could play with my band again. Hopefully your S won’t have that problem, but I just wanted to mention that allowing for some wiggle room in case of unforeseen situations may be helpful. Violadad’s advice is, as always, very helpful.