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<blockquote data-quote="DRC458" data-source="post: 4337033" data-attributes="member: 530">Torn rotator cuffs on both shoulders.&nbsp; The first one was done in 2006.&nbsp; Yeah, it was painfull for a while and the PT is kind of a PITA, but it is vital!&nbsp; Eighteen years and still going!&nbsp; Yes, the PT is vital!Second one ... not so fortunate.&nbsp; Three surgeries in seven months.&nbsp; To make a long story short, the first two were done locally.&nbsp; When I still wasn&#039;t fixed after the second surgery, the doc here referred me to his &#039;mentor&#039; at OU, who agreed to do the third surgery.&nbsp; The local surgeon was down to talking about a replacement, which was the LAST thing I wanted, because he said I would NEVER be able to raise that arm overhead.&nbsp; When I got to the doc at OU, the first thing he said was &#039;we&#039;re not even gonna&#039; talk about a replacement.&#039;&nbsp; The first two were arthroscopic, but the OU doc said he was gonna&#039; have to do it &#039;old school&#039; and open the shoulder up.&nbsp; He did, I went through recovery, PT and all that good stuff, and I&#039;m still going strong!&nbsp; Maybe not as strong as I was, but I&#039;m still going anyway!&nbsp; That was two years ago last July.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t have anywhere near the issues [USER=44288]@Snattlerake[/USER] did!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DRC458, post: 4337033, member: 530"] Torn rotator cuffs on both shoulders. The first one was done in 2006. Yeah, it was painfull for a while and the PT is kind of a PITA, but it is vital! Eighteen years and still going! Yes, the PT is vital! Second one ... not so fortunate. Three surgeries in seven months. To make a long story short, the first two were done locally. When I still wasn't fixed after the second surgery, the doc here referred me to his 'mentor' at OU, who agreed to do the third surgery. The local surgeon was down to talking about a replacement, which was the LAST thing I wanted, because he said I would NEVER be able to raise that arm overhead. When I got to the doc at OU, the first thing he said was 'we're not even gonna' talk about a replacement.' The first two were arthroscopic, but the OU doc said he was gonna' have to do it 'old school' and open the shoulder up. He did, I went through recovery, PT and all that good stuff, and I'm still going strong! Maybe not as strong as I was, but I'm still going anyway! That was two years ago last July. I didn't have anywhere near the issues [USER=44288]@Snattlerake[/USER] did! [/QUOTE]

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