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@willo
You need to be careful - the sling helps to hold the shoulder back which encourages the broken bones to come together and join. If you do take the sling off, try not to slouch or let your shoulder drop forward. Also lifting heavy things is to be avoided.
The alternative is a figure of 8 sling (basically a bandage which goes round both shoulders and across your back and pins the shoulders back) which does the same job but gives much more freedom with the arms. The drawback is that it rubs under the arms a little.