Originally Posted by GetUpnGo

Getting back to full regular (not reverse) shoulder replacement, there are two facts that we don't have control over: the time it takes the prosthesis to fuse to the bone, and the time it takes any cut and reattached tendons to be fully healed. In both cases, fusing and healing must be related to how well the prosthesis, bones, muscles, and tendons can withstand forces like leaning on the handlebar or falling off a bike.

It sure would be nice to have input here from a surgeon. My surgeon told me it takes 1 year for the prosthesis and bone to fully fuse, and 4 months for the tendons to be solidly attached. Surgeons may vary in their opinion on this, I suppose, but I would not want to be dealing with a surgeon who claims you can have the specific procedure I'm talking about (see first sentence) and get on a bike two days later. Either the surgeon is a quack or the procedure wasn't the one I'm referring to.