Recovery Time

[Tired of it]

Hey I've got a question about the recovery time from sugery. I would like to know how long it would take until i could move my arms and lift stuff as normal with out worrying. Cause I'm a drummer and i kinda need to be able to move my arms. My Gyne isnt too bad but I would really like to get rid of it, but if im not going to be able to pratice my drumming I may just have to live with my Gyne. Thanks for the help. By the way I hope this post is understandable I tend to ramble on incoherently.

[Bob1981]

I'm a week post op now and am fairly well healed already.  I've got about 90% mobility in my arms now, just can't really lift them suddenly above my head and I wouldn't fancy holding anything heavy at arms length.  However, it really depends on the surgeon you choose, the surgery you have and how your body is a recovery.  For example, apparently, smokers fair worse when recovering from surgery.

[manic91m9]

1 week post op i could lift arms above my head, now at 3 weeks post op i think it would probably be ok, but i would'nt go nuts as im concerned about causing too much scar tissue and can feel slight swelling after physical activity. my surgery was minor and have healed fairly well so far.

[outertrial]

Depends on the person in most cases. Id give it at least a few weeks before planning an activity where you have to make sudden jerky movements. I was fine lifting things but the tissue around the chest can go quite hard and immobile for some time.