It took about 10 or 11 days for my shoulder to calm down after the handshake incident. I have been pretty concerned that I did some damage to the repair, but the PT and the doc both think it's OK. It definitely set me back in terms of pain and range of motion.
This past Monday I went in to see to doc. He said the shoulder is stiff, and I am behind on ROM. He gave me some new exercises to do to stretch it out (imagine holding on to the top of the door and letting the arm pull up out of the shoulder socket) and wants my PT to really push the ROM.
Since then, the gains have been coming fast, although the PT and the stretching is making me quite sore.
For the past few days, I finally feel like I can use my arm again for the first time since before the surgery. I am still not allowed to carry anything heavier than a cup of water for another four weeks, but now I have no restrictions on carrying anything in my left hand now (up to now there had been a 10 lb limit on my left side).
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