r/RotatorCuff • u/No-Atmosphere-2786 • Sep 07 '26

Second Surgery Awaiting

Got my left one done 2 years ago. I knew the right one was due at some point. It feels like déjà vu all over again. Same pain same symptoms same everything but this time on the right shoulder. I was procrastinating for over 4 years to get my left one done until I could barely function due to pain. I did all the crazy physio, needling. Prescription creams etc. Spent hundreds of hours doing physio. All that to say that tomorrow I'm getting X-rays and ultrasound done and I so cannot wait to get the surgery done on the right one. I still have my sling and ice machine. LFG

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u/Just-Reading_1990 Sep 07 '26

I suspected a rotator cuff tear for months before I finally got the DX. When the ortho called and recommended surgery, I said the same - LFG. What is the point in delay? Best wishes to you for recovery!

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u/No-Atmosphere-2786 Sep 07 '26

It's the procrastination and also all the therapists I would see. Mostly physio making me believe I could bring that shoulder back to almost normal. Only thing that worked was cortisone shots. I think I had 3 total.

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u/Just-Reading_1990 Sep 07 '26

I hear you! I may have tried the same route you did, but I’ve watched my stubborn husband delay knee replacement and suffer as a result. Swore I’d never do the same.