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I've battled rotator problems from years of weightlifting and ignoring my body signs to ease up. I've got impingement in both, a torn bicep in my right shoulder, and a torn rotator in my left from falling on ice. I extended my arm to break the fall and it tore. This was confirmed a few years ago by MRI. From numerous talks to those that due the surgery, rehab those that have had it, and those that have actually done it, I have reached these conclusions: Surgery will never "restore" your shoulder to how it was preinjury. If you are have pain that is creeping into your everyday life (pain while sleeping on it, numbness or tingling, trouble using that arm, or just general pain or weakness, the surgery it inevitable. I've learned to deal with the weakness I have in my shoulder and can due about 95% of what I use to do. Fortunately it is my left shoulder and I am right handed. Those that have had the shoulder surgery generally have a relief from pain, but the 90 mph fast ball surgery are long gone. The surgery and rehab are a major PITA! And it is not always a sure shot that it may not tear again. It does help the relief in pain, but the cost is a loss of motion and avoidance of those motions that you are most likely avoiding already. I couldn't consider this because I can't take 2 months off work. And its not like you can man up and think you can rush the healing. Many times they are attaching the torn rotators to bone and this takes time. Rush it and your setting up failure. I'll consider it if I start getting pain, but until then, I'll get by.
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