Just got the diagnosis today, surgeon says he wants me to try 2 months of intense, daily physical therapy before he will consider surgery...and assures me it is gonna hurt like hell...

In fact, if that doesnt work he will do a "manipulation" before surgery, basically numb you and then break your arm? Something like that...fun



I guess surgery is last resort due to potential nerve damage during surgery, asked him if I would still hurt if worst case scenario he destroyed the nerve, he said no, made me almost wish, nevermind.

Tip: during this process I learned never to keep your arms/hands over your head for any extended periods of time if you can avoid it, when you get older, you will pay for it...

My problem came primarily from a fall, taking off my pants i know...dumb ass

So it's more than a rotator problem?

that diagnosis came pre mri, surgeon says not a rotator problem in that most of the pain is the frozen shoulder, whatever the hell that is

Just looked it up, sounds painful. And therapists are sadistic fuckers.

Strangely, when I had my MRI the radiologist didn't see anything. My surgeon thought something was wrong and did an exploratory and found all kinds of shit wrong.

wait, i need more info..please

did he do arthroscopic? or did he cut you open?

your symptoms before and after? success?

i have extreme pain at the shoulder area and above elbow on arm , you?

Great guy. did it arthroscopically. Because I had a detached bicep I have never regained full strength. They say some do some don't. Rotator's fine, Labrum's fine.

The bicep would have been worse except that I had a ganglion cyst that kept i from rolling up. I didn't regain the strength because they(worker's comp) made me wait 4 months b4 they approved the procedure.