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Lani · 05-16-2010, 02:58 PM

THE SHOULDER IS NOT NORMALLY A WEIGHTBEARING JOING BUT IF YOU HAD TO DO A LOT OF LIFTING TAKING CARE OF YOUR FATHER, THAT MAY BE A DIFFERENT STORY.
Again, Steroids can cause the bone of the humeral head to lose its blood supply then it starts to collapse and flatten (with weighbearing), the joint gets incongruent and wear and tear of the cartilage speeds up. Have you been on steroids? It can turn into a bilateral condition, so keep that in mind as a replaced shoulder may not be able to lift and carry well and you may end up with some limitation of motion which you'd normally adapt to by using your other arm as long as it stays unaffected.

I am not trying to frighten you or depress you, just have you think everything through ahead of time exploring all the possibilities and future possible changes in your condition so you have no regrets in the future.

Hope this did more good, than harm!

05-16-2010, 02:58 PM	#16
Lani Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,778	Re: just found out... THE SHOULDER IS NOT NORMALLY A WEIGHTBEARING JOING BUT IF YOU HAD TO DO A LOT OF LIFTING TAKING CARE OF YOUR FATHER, THAT MAY BE A DIFFERENT STORY. Again, Steroids can cause the bone of the humeral head to lose its blood supply then it starts to collapse and flatten (with weighbearing), the joint gets incongruent and wear and tear of the cartilage speeds up. Have you been on steroids? It can turn into a bilateral condition, so keep that in mind as a replaced shoulder may not be able to lift and carry well and you may end up with some limitation of motion which you'd normally adapt to by using your other arm as long as it stays unaffected. I am not trying to frighten you or depress you, just have you think everything through ahead of time exploring all the possibilities and future possible changes in your condition so you have no regrets in the future. Hope this did more good, than harm!