Hi Jim, My brother had a partial shoulder replacement after a hit and run. It was a long haul recovery process and he was itching to get on his bike. He ended up purchasing a recumbent trike (Terra Trike, if memory serves) that he rode a lot and did several long-distance rides on, including a double century. The best part was that he bought it used and sold it for the same price he bought it. He was glad to not have to ride it anymore, but he was also glad to have had the option while he was rehabbing.
Joe Joe Bartoe Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. email: j...@synapticcycles.com website: www.synapticcycles.com Twitter: @synapticcycles phone: 949-374-6079 Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 14:12:54 -0800 From: directio...@gmail.com To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Bikes and Recovering from shoulder surgery Yesterday my new orthopedic surgeon informed me that I will have shoulder surgery in March. He suspects I have been walking around with a torn labrum in my left shoulder for some time (probably initially due to a bike wreck) but worsened the injury moving oak logs (for firewood) mid-fall. For those who know the jargon, it's a SLAP tear. Searching for info about cycling and recovery from this kind of surgery has left me a bit blue. It looks like 4-6 weeks in a sling, then very slow 4-6 months to full use. Ironically, I'd just received a 54cm Sam Hillborne frame the week I tore it. The frame is now fully built and sits unused. My questions are: Has anyone on the list had the surgery and, if so, what was your recovery like? And, what's the best wisdom from the group regarding cycling and recovery from SLAP repairs? Thanks, Jim in Knoxville, TN -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
