Rotator Cuff Surgery

footfootfoot · 01-06-2011, 03:22 PM

OK, My doc and I have danced around this and we are now at the point where I need to decide when I want to have the surgery done, basically all day outpatient procedure followed by 6 weeks of marvelous pain and no arm usage. Remembering what it was like when I injured it, I'm guessing it probably can't hurt much more than that and it will be as unusable as before.

Now that I need to make the choice I am kind of stalling a bit, the choice of not getting the surgery is there, but the PT really did nothing for me so it is either surgery and probably recover strength and lose pain, or not have surgery and live with the pain and the lack of strength.

Put that way, it's a no brainer, but still, who wants to get anesthetized and surged?

Then, if all goes well and I still have insurance next year, I can do it all over again on the other side. FUN!

01-06-2011, 03:22 PM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Rotator Cuff Surgery OK, My doc and I have danced around this and we are now at the point where I need to decide when I want to have the surgery done, basically all day outpatient procedure followed by 6 weeks of marvelous pain and no arm usage. Remembering what it was like when I injured it, I'm guessing it probably can't hurt much more than that and it will be as unusable as before. Now that I need to make the choice I am kind of stalling a bit, the choice of not getting the surgery is there, but the PT really did nothing for me so it is either surgery and probably recover strength and lose pain, or not have surgery and live with the pain and the lack of strength. Put that way, it's a no brainer, but still, who wants to get anesthetized and surged? Then, if all goes well and I still have insurance next year, I can do it all over again on the other side. FUN! __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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