My rotator cuff is more chewed up than torn because of the bone spurs
Mine was the same , but I did have a tear on the bottom . He told me that to fix it he would have to cut the muscle from top to bottom , then sew it back together bottom to top .
Said my strength would be better if he didn't do that . The bigger problem was the damage from the top .
Throwing bundles of metal studs on my shoulder just pulverised the muscle and the bone was frayed / crushed . The frayed bone was cutting the muscle and everything else it touched .
So he scoped it to fix it . The fix was cutting all the pulverised muscle out , and grinding the bone smooth . Lost about an inch off the top of my right shoulder .
will I be any help to my wife that week?
No , or I doubt it . They put a nerve blocker in my neck . A shot to deaden the pain . He told me to take the meds from the start . Of course I didn't do that . Had the surgery on a friday . Sometime overnight the following Tuesday it wore off . Worst pain of my life , and i can take a lot . I mean I curled up in a ball and wanted to cry .
I had to sleep in a sitting position after that , and taking the meds put me out of commision for anything else .
Just listen to what he tells you , follow the rehab , and DON'T push it . Mine took 6 weeks to return to work ( limited ) and years to be right . I was doing the same job that caused it , so that plated into the recovery .
Good luck .
