I've been there and done that.

In December 2007 I fell on ice in my office parking lot while getting out of my Ford Expedition. To steady myself and prevent such a fall I was holding onto a grab handle on the door frame of my vehicle. Well, I fell and all my weight snapped my right arm straight up and behind my head/neck. Long story short, my bicep tendon and the subscapularis were entirely detached. There wasn't any debate about my need for surgery, and this wasn't something that could be fixed by an arthroscopic procedure.

Here I am taking a photograph in the bathroom mirror 10 days following surgery:





Recovery from surgery was painful as hell. Physical therapy was tedious and painful. But in the end I got back my full function. I'm right handed. This is my right shoulder. I shoot heavy recoiling rifles - no problem.

You and your physician must make the decision. My case was easy to decide. If I had a marginal case with limitation of function I think I would go ahead and bite the bullet. Get the surgery, do the PT faithfully, and get your shoulder function back. Life is short, don't gimp around.

JMHO, YMMV.

Curl

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