I am currently recovering from surgery. My process has been long. I believe my pain started two years ago but one incident last June pushed it over. I can tell you the CUFF is a group of muscles and no two injuries are the same. I put off surgery or rather the doctors recommended putting off surgery until January. Before the surgery I went through many physical therapy and rounds of shots. Also MRI a few times to see the problem. I had tears, an impingement, and some arthritis. But I will say while in the sling for 6 weeks I had complete strangers tell me their story. Everyday. Every outing. Anywhere I would go. That sling was like a magnet for anyone to approach, tell me what was wrong with them, how painful it was, how to fix mine, and what doctor I should be using. My favorite ones were the people who “had this shoulder done three times and this one twice”. Why would I follow your directions on doctor or care if it took five times to fix two shoulders?
Anyways started the healing physical therapy a few weeks ago. Up to five pound weights! I am 54 and could lift 50 for same exercise back in December, it just hurt the next day. But getting better daily. Sure it hurts. But everyone has different levels of pain. Not saying they don’t feel it but if your injuries in life were greater than mine, you scale of pain is different than mine on scale of 1 to 10.
Only advise- see the doctor first. Physical therapy might be all you need but could be a waste of six months like me. Second piece- don’t listen to anyone, at least completely. Everyone injury is different and interweb doctors have the same training as the guy sitting next to you at the bar. Just have another beer and smile.
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