Hi, I’ve been a member of BS for a while, I had a total R hip replacement 3 years ago and this group was invaluable to my pre and post surgical experiences.
I’m back today because I have a torn rotator cuff, it’s a full tear of my right distal supraspinatus tendon. I believe it was from repetitive motion (swimming) then aggravated with a minor injury about 18 months ago.
I had PT a year ago and saw improvement of my symptoms, then the pandemic hit. At that time I had only had x-rays, so didn’t know about the tear. Then this past September I had an MRI which showed the tear. I am currently having PT once again, mostly to build strength in my arm.
My question is whether people live with tears without having surgery? I have full range of motion in my arm and I don’t have any pain when sleeping at night thanks to the PT. Weakness is the biggest issue and also I will occasionally have my hand go numb at night unless I keep it propped up on a pillow, but the thinking is that that might not be from my shoulder but could be thoracic outlet syndrome of the pectoral muscle.
I’ve had two surgeons recommend that I have it repaired, but wonder if I should if I’m not in pain? I’d appreciate your thoughts.
I’m back today because I have a torn rotator cuff, it’s a full tear of my right distal supraspinatus tendon. I believe it was from repetitive motion (swimming) then aggravated with a minor injury about 18 months ago.
I had PT a year ago and saw improvement of my symptoms, then the pandemic hit. At that time I had only had x-rays, so didn’t know about the tear. Then this past September I had an MRI which showed the tear. I am currently having PT once again, mostly to build strength in my arm.
My question is whether people live with tears without having surgery? I have full range of motion in my arm and I don’t have any pain when sleeping at night thanks to the PT. Weakness is the biggest issue and also I will occasionally have my hand go numb at night unless I keep it propped up on a pillow, but the thinking is that that might not be from my shoulder but could be thoracic outlet syndrome of the pectoral muscle.
I’ve had two surgeons recommend that I have it repaired, but wonder if I should if I’m not in pain? I’d appreciate your thoughts.