Traildoggie
Cathlete
Lynda, hope you have a good outcome. a lot of people do a large muscle tear of the rotator cuff when they extend their arm when they fall, which is what I was thinking. so if one had to choose, maybe you had a better outcome, though hard to see facing surgery as good in any way.
my brother fell on ice a few years ago and never had effective surgery for a rotator cuff tear. he's had a bunch of procedures but is basically disabled. his muscle rolled up like a window shade and could not get re-extended decently. couple years later he fell off a ladder and tore up the RC on the other shoulder. eventually he may need to a shoulder replacement.
So, no more falling down and do all your therapy! we will hold you accountable.
my brother fell on ice a few years ago and never had effective surgery for a rotator cuff tear. he's had a bunch of procedures but is basically disabled. his muscle rolled up like a window shade and could not get re-extended decently. couple years later he fell off a ladder and tore up the RC on the other shoulder. eventually he may need to a shoulder replacement.
So, no more falling down and do all your therapy! we will hold you accountable.


