You guys never cease to amaze me! Loads of great advice from all. I swear, collectively, there is NOTHING that this BBS does not know. Who needs an Encyclopedia Britanica set?
Tried doing the cortisone shot, and as madmmac said, it actually caused it to hurt a bit more. Tried the hot and cold packs, anti-inflammatories, but nothing helps.
In the MRI film, the tear was easy enough to find. From what the Doc says, the tear is bad enough, but the bone spur underneath it is what's really causing the thing to hurt so much.
He said he'll re-attach the cuff, scrape the spur and, because of a congenitive condition, may actually have to use some screws (permanently) for the reattachment. Some kind of deterioration to the shoulder bone that is fairly common...20% of patients, etc.
Anyway, I'm holding off until sometime in November, I think, unless it just starts hurting too much. Worse case scenario, from the Doc, is, 4 weeks in a sling, with PT starting almost immediately, and prognosis of full recovery in 6 to 9 months. Should be back to 100% I guess I should start practicing shaving and wiping with my left hand....sure hope I don't forget to put the razor down before I....well, you know!
Thanks for the encouragement, fellas!
Randy