[gjbingham]

RT,
I hurt my shoulder last week with a dull axe trying to split wood. I sympathize. If it were me, I'd let a rotater cuff injury try to heal for a year before I let a doc cut on it. Surgeons are scary people. Their motto is "a chance to cut is a chance to cure". It is also a great chance to f** someone up for life and still get paid, and often overlook the fact that they didn't do you any good at all. I saw this in practice, over and over (and over, and over again). Lessons learned! Surgery is great for problems that are life threatening, less so for those that are annoyances. The human body is an amazing machine and can heal from many many injuries given time. Otherwise, roll the dice, take your chances.

How's your shoulder healing? Probably be a year to get back close to full function.