Anyone ever have shoulder replacement surgery?

[smbauerllc]

My arm has been killing me for months and just found out Thursday that I have osteonecrosis and about 1/4 of the "ball" died and disintegrated, so i either live with the pain for life, or get the surgery, which based on having a large plate and 8 screws installed on my ulna, is excruciatingly painful for about a week, so I'm assuming that this surgery will be similar, but some first hand experience would be great.

So if you have ever had partial or total shoulder replacement for whatever reason, please give me a heads up on what I'm in for.

Thanks,
Sean

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[Tonto]

No experience with the shoulder, but my dad had that years ago with his right hip. (Played soccer for Denmark & repeated injuries over time they said).

So he had 1 of the first 10 hip replacement surgeries in the US.  Before that, he was in so much pain & could barely walk.  After the recovery, he was 110% better. He could walk, jog, & run.  Lasted over 25 years.

I've heard people with screws, plates, etc. might have some pain, like with cold weather, or a constant ache.  I have no experience with that.
If you don't have the surgery, what are the chances of the other 3/4 of the "ball" also dying?

[smbauerllc]

No experience with the shoulder, but my dad had that years ago with his right hip. (Played soccer for Denmark & repeated injuries over time they said).

So he had 1 of the first 10 hip replacement surgeries in the US.  Before that, he was in so much pain & could barely walk.  After the recovery, he was 110% better. He could walk, jog, & run.  Lasted over 25 years.

I've heard people with screws, plates, etc. might have some pain, like with cold weather, or a constant ache.  I have no experience with that.
If you don't have the surgery, what are the chances of the other 3/4 of the "ball" also dying?

That i would have to ask the orthopedist. I'm guessing the answer will depend on what the MRI shows, assuming you are able to see a pinched off, broken, or clot plugged vein(s) to be able to say.

I have a lot of medical knowledge, but that one is beyond my scope.

Reading up on the Mayo Clinic's website, there's a chance the pain will remain, range of motion could remain limited, blood clots could develop, other veins and the tendons, ligaments and muscles holding the shoulder together could be damaged, infection, and the ball or rod coming loose requiring another surgery.

I'm sure those are small, worst case scenario problems though.

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[smbauerllc]

3D rendering of 22 separate MRI images combined. Much easier to see the problem than looking at individual images. They just look like a bunch of white blobs.

I highly suspect doctors use similar software to view the images.

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