How important are these sports to you? Can you live without playing them? B/c I wish that I had never had invasive surgery on my knees. It has onily caused arthritis and meniscus cartilage degeneration. Maybe concertate on those activities that do not cause the pain and give up the others?

The sports themselves are NOT that important.

My PRIMARY reason for contemplating surgery at this point is to prevent possible serious damage later on. As of now, my rotator cuff is either not torn at all or has a very small tear.

Left untreated, it could or could not get worse.

The other reason is that my wife works for a major teaching hospital system. The doctor I would use only does shoulders...so he is an orthopedist specialist.

I appreciate what you a saying about surgery gone bad. That has been holding me up for two years. This particular surgery is three small cuts (about 1/4" each). The doctor then uses a camera.

Thanks for the input.

Glenn

Sure thing, Glenn. It is just my opinion that an invasive surgery should only be done when necessary. Let us know what you decide.

Any other opinions out there?