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

I had multiple tears in labrum from my baseball pitching teenage years. Didn't get the surgery, just built up the shoulder with weight training, etc., endured the occasional pain, discomfort, etc.

Finally had to get shoulder surgery in my 50s because severely torn rotator cuff from a fall. The surgery is a bitch and I recommend that anyone that can avoid it via PT to do so.

If you do get the surgery, I agree with the recliner/ice machine recommendations. The only good thing about the surgery is that I am pretty much ambidextrous now (except for writing, mouse clicking & butt wiping) from not having use of my dominant shoulder during rehab