I had my left shoulder surgically repaired about 8 years ago. I had to have the surgery and post-operative physical therapy in order to keep my arm from popping out of joint after I injured it while kayaking.
There was pain for a time after the surgery and the PT was no fun, but I'm pain free now.
This is not a Pic Nic by any stretch of the imagination.It is worse than I thought it would be.I thought I would be back driving and everything else in a couple weeks.Not going to happen,but I am better and I guess it gets better from here.I now have a lot more sympathy for anyone who has to have this done.