Anybody dealt with Rotator Cuff issues?

I’ve had the surgery. It is painful as shite when the nerve block wears off and don’t plan on using that shoulder much for a few months. You’ll be sleeping in a recliner for a while, also.

Once healed, it feels much better and I’m glad I got the surgery.

I had the surgery & had no real pain issues post op. Sleeping was a problem, as I was on a recliner for several mths, but big picture, that was no big problem.. I had nowhere near 8 mths of recovery time. Biggest deal was a person can not drive a car with either a sling or boot on, as per La. law, if an accident occurs, the sling or boot makes the driver automatically at fault. I'd get the surgery as you do risk being right back where you are now 6 weeks from now.

I'm doing light work now, KT, with pain when I reach a particular transition point in a lift. When I get it up ( ) there is no pain. Do do think my current condition will remain status quo, or get worse? I know the Dr. will tell me "worse" to push the surgery.

And per another post re waiting a long time before surgery, I read that waiting might render surgery ineffective.

Guess it's a rock and a hard place.

Thanks.

PS, Keltic...how old are you? Sounds like you aced the recovery time.

I had a rotator cuff injury but not bad enough for surgery. Shoulder injuries are extremely painful and debilitating. That said, my PT had me get those therapy rubber bands and use them three times a day. After a few weeks I had a lot more strength and mobility.

With or without surgery, work on mobility and strength with light dynamic resistance and don’t overdo it until it’s at a point that you can work full speed again.

Rotator cuff injuries suck.

Month, max.

I have no idea, glory. Seems that with your arm working in a low position with mostly your fingers it would be minimal. Maybe even good therapy. Just don't know, and worry about getting a trustworthy Doctor's opinion. Seems like solid medical opinions have been compromised by tangential issues.

I had a complete tear and had no option but surgery. My experience was that pain was not that bad and I was able to sleep in bed on my back. Immobilized for 6 weeks then therapy. Had use of it at 6 months post surgery but took about 18 months before it was really back to normal. No regrets on surgery but then again I really had no other options.

i had the surgery scheduled. reviewed the proposed surgery in waiting area. was not my surgery.
complained to practice mgr who set me up with a specialist in sf who supervised my pt.
i did not get surgery.
im ok now but still do some exercises.
i was a programmer analyst and teacher. typing.
no physical labor.
you could see the tear on the mri photo. 10 years after, theres no separation. yippee dr minkowski and his crack team of pt folks. i went 3 years.

Had surgery for torn Supraspinatus and Subscapular tear as well as a torn bicep on Aug 29th. I’m 49, so no spring chicken. Surgery was not as bad as I thought. The nerve block actually did not work for me, so I didn’t get to enjoy that pain free period. First month was sleeping on a recliner for the most part. There were a couple of days here and there I was able to stay asleep on the opposite side of my body in a bed.
It was quite annoying wearing the sling 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except for showering, for six or seven weeks, but it was worth it. Once I got the sling off and started physical therapy, things really started to improve. I obviously did not have the range of motion and strength I did pre-surgery, but just kept up with the physical therapy and that about 19 weeks right now I have about 95% mobility that I had prior to surgery, and the strength is probably 75% of what it was.
I was able to go back to work at my desk and computer at about three weeks. I just had to avoid lifting my arm. So working with a mouse, and keyboard was fine. I got the greenlight to resume golfing yesterday actually. Was told to lay off doing major exercises with my arm above my head, like throwing things for another month or so, but should be good to go after that.
Everybody is different in their recovery, but I have been dealing with this for about three years and it just kept getting progressively worse. It was time to take care of it and I am glad I did.