Looks like I we be going lefty for a while. I went into surgery to clean up a couple of bone spurs in my right (primary) shoulder this morning. They had planned to inspect both the rotator cuff and bicep for any potential damage. Well good thing that they did as the bicep was torn and needed to have some re-attachment. I guess I will need to work on all my left-handed skills (which usually hover around 'near useless') as I will be in a sling for the next six weeks.
MRIs are highly advanced diagnostics, but it seems that reading them is still open to some subjectivity. The three orthopedic doctors that I saw all had differing ideas of the problem, ranging from 'no damage', 'cervical compression', 'rotator cuff tear' to just 'bones spurs with a small chance of other damage worthy of the further inspection'. I'm glad that I picked the right doctor!
Life is full of surprises (although I have thought over the past two years that there some real damage there).
I have been down this road before (broken hands), but I welcome any hints, tips or suggestions (I'm swapping my mouse buttons as soon as i finish this post).
Gene
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