re: Anyone here had shoulder surgery recently? (torn labrum)

Had 2 labrum surgeries. The labrum is cartilage so there is really no way to fix it through PT.
I ended up getting my shoulder opened up the first time and the 2nd time they used a scope. The doctor’s recovery timeline is more like an insurance timeline, 4 weeks in a slings, 8 weeks PT. In actuality it took about 6 months to get back to normal and a year to feel normal.
It probably depends on the severity of your tear as some people can recover quicker.
Agree with the above posts, rent a lazy boy, get the ice machine and plan on pain for a week or so.

The surgery really did fix the issue and improved my life. My shoulder would pop out shampooing my hair and driving. I had the anchors pop out about 15 years later after a work accident and the second surgery was a better recovery than the first.