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Topic Contents Your Recovery How can you care for yourself at home? When should you call for help? Where can you learn more? Top of the page. Your Recovery Arthroscopy is a way to find problems and do surgery inside a joint without making a large cut incision. How can you care for yourself at home? Rest when you feel tired. Getting enough sleep will help you recover. You may be more comfortable if you sleep in a reclining chair.
To make your arm and shoulder feel better, keep a thin pillow under the back of your arm while you are lying down. Try to walk each day.
Start by walking a little more than you did the day before. Bit by bit, increase the amount you walk. Walking boosts blood flow and helps prevent pneumonia and constipation. For 2 to 3 weeks, avoid lifting anything heavier than a plate or a glass with your affected arm.
Wait until your shoulder is completely healed and your doctor says it is okay before you do activities that stress your shoulder. These include chopping wood, playing contact sports like football or sports with risk of falls, lifting heavy weights, and doing overhead work such as painting a ceiling. Ask your doctor when you can drive again. You may shower after your bandage is removed. Do not take a bath until the incisions are healed. This is about 2 to 3 weeks after surgery.
Remove the sling and keep your arm at your side while you shower. Most people who work at desk jobs can return to work in 2 to 3 weeks.
If you lift, push, or pull at work, you will probably need 3 to 4 months to recover. You can eat your normal diet. This reduced sensation can make it easy to overdo your activity and unintentionally set your recovery back. The faster you can comfortably eliminate painkillers after surgery, the easier it is to assess your recovery so you can adjust your physical activity as needed.
These actions typically include:. Resuming physical activities before your shoulder has healed also increases your chances of straining other parts of your body, like your elbow or spine.
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