I got a call from my orthopedic doctor today. He was calling with the results of an MRI I had on Monday. My left shoulder (the "good" one) had been bothering me more than usual in the last few months, so I had it checked out. As we did witht he right shoulder, he gave me a cortisone injection with the hope that it was just inflammation, but when that didn't help, he suggested an MRI.
The results of the MRI - "partial thickness tear" of the supraspinatus tendon. They radiologist estimates that it is 50% torn. The general guideline is that when a tear reaches 50%, then it is time for surgery to repair it.
So I guess its time to get it done!
Here are some links that better explain it...
http://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article.asp?article=1368
http://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article.asp?article=1251§ion=22
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