What everyone is saying is correct, take their advice ! . I had rotator, bone spurs, and re attach my bicep in June 2022. Have to admit, healing is some of the worse pain I every had. Especially if you accidently drop something and flinch with your bad arm!!!! They should offer you a nerve block before the surgery. TAKE IT !!! You will have no pain until it wears off. Mine wore off that night at 2:32 am. You will see why I remember the time. Make sure they give you the right pain meds. You will need them. Mine were weak so the upped them and I still needed to double up. Just be careful. Drink Metamucil while on pain meds it will help. They should give you a shoulder harness to hold the ice packs they give you. Ice really helps. You will need to sleep sitting up. If you don't own a recliner, buy one. Buy slip on shoes, you won't be able to tie your shoes. Also buy a very large T shirt or shirt, this way when they send you home form the surgery you can put it over the sling and only put your one arm through the arm hole. Make sure to wear your sling and I strapped my arm down. I wasn't one to just sit and take it easy. But, the doctor told me stories of people falling and putting their arm down the break the fall. You can image what this would do to your arm. I didn't want that to happen to me, and it almost did, I took my son bow fishing (I know, I know, my wife yelled at me enough) I did fall on my face but my shoulder was fine because I strapped my arm down. Once you get a full night sleep without that pain you will be happy you did it. Good Luck

Wishing you the best.
I go Mon for my last shot ..... then comes the knife.
I'll be thinking of ya,
we're in the same boat !

2015 had my right shoulder done.
What's been told to you is spot on.
Ain't no he-man after you wake up from the surgery and the initial pain meds wear off,
Because of my cdl license, the doc put me on a codeine oxytocin mix. Great stuff but just took the edge off.
Sleep sitting up, everytime you can, sleeping is healing

I had a complete tear in my shoulder and a 70 percent tear in my bicep. Had surgery August 24th. Like everyone has said , the first few days are brutal. Sleep in a recliner for sure. Be careful of falling after surgery.Stay ahead of the pain with your meds. I have good range of motion just need to build strength. Really glad I had it done . Wishing you the best.

well that sucked,at about a week after surgery now and its not to bad,pain wise,start pt in a week,after the blocker wore off the next day it was absolutely horrible,but i had more damage than they first thought,i quit taking the meds(percoset) cause they mess up your stomach(BMs)so now i just take ibuprophen and deal with it.im no (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) when it comes to pain,heck ive been working for a year since my accident,but that day after was horrible.just a little update.my doctor said everything went great and itll be fine after healup,they even took care of some arthitis while they were in there so thats good too.tight chains eveyone

j morse how did it go ?

Roy, my surgery isn't for another 10 days yet. I have my arm sling, pain med Rx, and am ready to go!

I sure appreciate all the input, folks. Thanks to the lot of you!

Ah, PT Funny how a 1 pound weight can kick your butt.....I had one exercise they called start the lawn mower which was a bugger but seriously Do the Home PT, it will help a lot in the long run....Best of Luck

hey jmorse and crowfoot how ya doing,ive been wondering about you guys,im about 18 days past surgery and the pain is getting less each day,but still throbs prettybad sometimes,been going to work periodically,pretty much just to answer phone and deal with customers.just curious how you all are surviving the pain

I had my right shoulder done last summer, followed the therapist to the letter.I have full use of my right side but I still do the exercises, if I don't I stiffen up like a rusty hinge! I don't drive or pull trap stakes anymore. I use 18" lags and drags. Iam in pretty good shape for the shape Iam in!?

Just had mine done Jan 23. Yup...3 days of pain, then it subsided a lot. I didn't take many of the narcotics, but used lots of ibuprofen and lots of ice. Reducing inflammation is the key to pain reduction. Mine was a complete tear with retraction, but doc told me he got it attached where it should be. Mine is dominant hand, so I practiced things left handed before surgery. Last night was the first night I could sleep in a bed somewhat. Today is my first day of PT. Gonna hurt I'm sure.

I had a totally different experience with my rot.cuff surgery. 2008. When I went home the nurse told me before you go to bed tonight take these pills and push this button for pain. And after that never hesitate to keep doing that as the pain will be bad. I did what I was told and woke up the next morning and NEVER took another thing for pain. Didn't have any just very minor discomfort. Didn't listen about the not doing anything for very long. Was lifting a little something one day and felt a little snap. Scared me. So from then on I listened and did what I was told about not doing much lifting for 3 months or so. Been fine ever since. I asked the Dr. about it and he said every once in awhile that happens. I was very lucky with mine. Hope you are with yours! Great Dr.by the way. Dr. Michael Freehill. MN Had several friends that had the same experience as most of you guys.

Our update, we went to Mayo in Rochester Dr said the SC joint issue my wife has they see maybe 3 a year, she is special! LOL. We were told risky surgery, long recovery the specialist told us 85% no surgery were going down the 7th for a guided injection. Whew were praying this is it. Now she can have her rotator cuff 2nd time on this one on the 27th. So far so good.

Well folks, I went to the hospital last Monday. Arrived about 20 of 6 am and was ushered right in. I had the usual pep talk from the doctor and anesthesiologist people, then got what was called a nerve block shot in my shoulder. It went downhill swiftly after that. The nerve block was great......my shoulder quit hurting and my arm was basically dead. The downhill part was the danged shot also deadened half of my diaphragm and I went into some scary respiratory arrest crap! I quite literally thought I was on my way out. My diaphragm would spasm if I tried to take a less than shallow breath, plus my lower right ribcage felt like it was being torn to pieces at the same time. As a result, I nearly blacked out before they got me in a position that allowed me to take a breath without severe pain. Needless to say, the surgery was postponed until this Monday. The doctor says he can use some other method of numbing my shoulder and I should do fine. I am NOT looking forward to going back! Buk buk buk buk buk buk!!

thats scary jmorse,the dead arm thing was weird,but no pain for a little while,i sure hope it goes better for you next time around,i would not look forward to going back again either.GOOD LUCK

We just get knocked out.

I have had two rotator cuff surgeries on each side. Four. I have a favorite thin nylon sling and a good recliner for sleeping. No fun. No surgery for 15 years now.

Not suppose to shoot. I did. No problems. No magnums.

Good luck and have plenty of help also get ready anything you can do without that arm get ready for it now.

good luck Monday , that sure had to be scary.,