Carolyn Clinker, 74, had a reverse total shoulder replacement on her dominant arm after severe pain left her unable to lift it or carry laundry. Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter interviews her about the before and after.
74 years old.
Left shoulder.
Reverse Total Shoulder (reverse total shoulder replacement).
Left-handed.
My name is Carolyn Clinker. I'm 74 years old. Just about anything would give me pain.
We did a left shoulder replacement, a special type of shoulder replacement called the Reverse Total shoulder. And you've done amazingly well. What was life like before your treatment?
I'm a left handed person, so not only did it impact that, but I could not reach the bottom shelf of a cabinet, lift, laundry basket. Just about anything would give me pain.
What were you unable to do that made you upset? What really did you find limiting about your being.
Able to lift my arm? Any at all? There was no energy or strength there at all, so it really made life a lot more difficult.
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