How Do You Return To Work After Rotator Cuff Surgery?
So you took the plunge and went under the knife to get that nagging shoulder injury taken care of once and for all. But apart from a bottle full of painkillers and an enormous sling, what do you have to show for it? Once you’ve done your time sitting on the couch in a stupor (and sleeping on it, in most cases), it’s time to deal with the realities of having an arm that may not be very useful for a while. Depending on what you do for a living, going back to work is just one of those realities. Take a shower. It won’t be very easy, because that shoulder is healing. Getting your shirt off can be a major problem. Remove the sling first. It’s going to feel weird until you’ve had a chance to start rehabbing the shoulder and having it out of the sling for longer periods of time. Lift the shirt up over your good shoulder and your head. Then you can slide it around and off your other arm. Get dressed. Unfortunately, you’re going to have to get used to not having an arm for a while, so getting d
