Is shoulder replacement surgery worth having. I am 43 yrs. old with osteoarthritis. ?

Question

I have already had subcromial decompression surgery on my left shoulder now I have some damaged cartilage. I think it is do to my arthritis, I know one thing I am tired of being in pain . I have a lot of restless nights. I wake up in pain. I go back to the Doc. in a week and I think the subject mat come up.

Answer 1

My brother in law reccommends the surgery. He had it and now he is pain free and doing great!

Answer 2

Most definitely. I work as a surgery nurse, one thing I have seen first hand is that when joints wear out due to osteoarthritis, they will only get worse. There is then danger of the socket of the joint wearing out to the point it cannot be fixed. Once the cartilage is gone there is no replacing it, and bone on bone is painful. It does require a lot of rehab and work to recover, but the results are good.  

Answer 3

It's definately worth having. my grandmother had the same problem and now her shoulder is almost completely pain free and she can move it a lot better. She was 82 when she got it done so your results should be even better. Just make sure you do the physical therapy for at least 6 months afterwards and then just do your regular work out routine.

Hope this helped,

In Christ

Dara:)