[Dixie]

I feel your pain...

For five years I walled around with a fully detached supraspinatus. I tore it loose lifting. MRIs showed nothing. For five years I could not lift my arm. For five years I was in constant pain. For five years I heard, "you’re getting older..." And, "it's tendonitis... "

Once I explained I could no longer play golf, they agreed to operate. (Okay, I’ve never played golf in my life, but it got me what I wanted.) After the surgery the orthopedic surgeon apologized. The muscle was fully detached. Today, my arm works better than it has in the last decade or two.