Huhm, I know the exact pain you're talking about, I feel for ya man. I had the bursa sac removed from my shoulder, 1/2 inch cut off my clavicle, a few tendons re-routed, and then they dislocated my shoulder to make sure everything was ok underneath. Lucky there was no torn rotator cuff, that I hear is a pain.... It took me the better part of 3 months to really get going, and then the pain, like a nail was there for over a year. The day I had my done I didn't feel all that bad(still hopped up on drugs), so I made a deal with my wife, I wont take the pain meds tonight if I can have a few beers with my friends. I had friends over, I BBQed(one armed) and drank a ton of those ice cold ones. Well, I tell ya, when I woke up the next morning all bets were off...I just about ran to the medicine cabinet and started taking those pain meds, I think mine was Demeral or something...anyways, it was a slow recovery, I really didn't do much for the next week or so. Same deal with mine, no stiches, just some super glue. The oddest thing was that clavicle...before the surgery they made an ink mark on my shoulder where my clavicle ended, when the swelling went down that ink mark was down on my upper arm...creepy. I guess I'm not exactly symetrical anymore, oh well, wife doesn't care. I had surgery again a few months ago, on my stomache, same thing, super glue. Ya know I've been using that stuff at work for years now to glue cuts in my hands back together, everyone always told me I was nuts, "You'll get an infection, that stuff will get in your blood"...I guess I'm not so nuts:)
Hope you feel better soon, and do all of those tedious physical therapy routines at home the doctor tells you to. They make a huge difference, even if stretching a rubber band 100 times feels stupid. And make sure you ice that thing alot, especially while it's still new. Take care,
Dan
