shoulder surgery

[ReillyProductions]

Wish you all the best my man

 

[Geepers]

Take the time off to recover - I don't mean bass. I mean everything else. My buddy just had shoulder surgery 3 months ago. He didn't do anything right. I believe he re-injured it installing a water heater. He has to get his shoulder completely redone again. He's back to square one. Surgery is next week.

Such an important post. “Follow the doctor’s/dentist’s/therapist’s instructions” is my mantra now … saves a world of pain.

 

[Gervais Cote]

Left shoulder surgery at the rotator here, no piece added, just rebuilt the ligament.

I stopped playing bass for 3 weeks only, very painful the first couple months of playing , uncomfortable for 12 months and 4 years later, still playing my 34" scale p bass like a punk rock player. I just put my left arm closer to my ribs now.

Your situation could be different though.

 

[DaveParker39]

I'm an OR manager, I see a lot of surgery. I see repeats for patients that don't follow post-op instructions.

If they're a good doc, just follow their instructions to a T, you'll be good.

Fortunately I was able to get in with the Rogue Invitational and Crossfit Team Surgeon. He has operated on far more successful athletes than I!

I just want to wish you all the very best. I have been dealing with frozen shoulder for a little over a year, but have not needed surgery. I hope all goes well for you, and that your doctors proscribe bass playing as a form of physical therapy.

Also, I loved Dave Parker on my Oakland As when I was a kid.

I was an A’s fan as well (until, you know, what happened) and got to meet Dave Parker at PNC Park in Pittsburgh 15 years ago. Great, charismatic guy.

 

[dmt]

No advice except to say, from a hand surgery, to do the rehab excercises religiously. Even if things aren’t recovering as well as they should and you find your situation falling short of what you’d hoped, don’t give up and keep those rehab excercises up. The outcome totally depends on them.

Best wishes for your recovery and better life afterwards

 

[DrBnz]

Well... Right shoulder is better than the left. Maybe get a Short Scale or UKE bass and sling it up high. You should be able to play that while still wearing the sling.

 

[Stewie]

Told my doctor that I was looking forward to playing catch with my adult son. They told me the best I would ever do is to throw like a girl.
The mechanics of my new shoulder won’t allow me to reach back far enough to really hum one. Oh well, I can play bass and fish, pretty sure I’ll be okay. I hope for a quick and complete recovery for the OP and anyone else suffering from joint or muscle pain

 

[DaveParker39]

Told my doctor that I was looking forward to playing catch with my adult son. They told me the best I would ever do is to throw like a girl.
The mechanics of my new shoulder won’t allow me to reach back far enough to really hum one. Oh well, I can play bass and fish, pretty sure I’ll be okay. I hope for a quick and complete recovery for the OP and anyone else suffering from joint or muscle pain

Not being able to play catch was one of the reasons I wanted to get this procedure done. Having a catch with my dad is something we do every summer, but we couldn’t this year because of my arm, and he isn’t exactly a spring chicken. Hopefully the summer of 2026 we can bring it back. He has a decent arm for 80 years old.

 

[Gorilla Monsoon]

Tore my left biceps in 2016 bucking drywall sheets solo, had rotator cuff surgery on the left shoulder from surfing in a hurricane in 20I9…I am not a smart person. Recovery time for the biceps was 6 months, never really the same, the shoulder over a year. I am really hesitant to do anything athletic at this point- wont golf, play softball but was able to play my bass even in a sling. Very little, if any effect on playing. Wish you a speedy recovery.

 

[dmt]

I wrote above to do your rehab excercises religiously (even if you fall off schedule or results start slipping short of what you’d hoped — ya still gotta keep going to fight to retain the recovery you have achieved).

But I wanted to add: BUT, don’t overdo it. This isn’t the time to go Hercules on stuff. The rehab excercises are small and boring and don’t seem to do much. If you’re the gym rat type, you might be tempted to do more (perhaps much more) than what the doctor or physical therapist said. But overdoing it can be just as bad as skipping the rehab excercise. So, just do as was prescribed. Slow and steady, sticking with it; marathon not a race

 

[DaveParker39]

I wrote above to do your rehab excercises religiously (even if you fall off schedule or results start slipping short of what you’d hoped — ya still gotta keep going to fight to retain the recovery you have achieved).

But I wanted to add: BUT, don’t overdo it. This isn’t the time to go Hercules on stuff. The rehab excercises are small and boring and don’t seem to do much. If you’re the gym rat type, you might be tempted to do more (perhaps much more) than what the doctor or physical therapist said. But overdoing it can be just as bad as skipping the rehab excercise. So, just do as was prescribed. Slow and steady, sticking with it; marathon not a race

Very true. I am glad I was able to hit my big training goal for this year (400lb deadlift) *before* my surgery.

I hope between my PT, Surgeon, Coach, and self I can keep my pace reasonable.

 

[Gorilla Monsoon]

Very true. I am glad I was able to hit my big training goal for this year (400lb deadlift) *before* my surgery.

I hope between my PT, Surgeon, Coach, and self I can keep my pace reasonable.

You absolutely have to do the PT. It is comprehensive and well thought out.

 

[MonetBass]

Hoping for the best outcome for you. I've had partial tears in both shoulders repaired (two years apart). As others have said, go to every PT appointment and do your exercises at home without fail. I'm now five years removed from my right shoulder surgery and have full range of motion in both shoulders and no pain. (The surgeon also cleaned up some arthritis while she was in there.)