It seems as if we had the same surgeon ( smile).I am 10 months out of surgery and had to involve the patient advocate in order to get an MRI and an arthroscopy. This was after months of telling the surgeon that I was having extreme discomfort from tightness and stiffness along with extreme pain at therapy. He basically ignored me, did not respond to my request for additional imaging. He actually wrote no" x rays 'on my file and I have since discovered that "he does not believe in x rays" He did not try to educate me that I should have an MRI or ultrasound instead to address possible soft tissue complication. He just ignored me !!!.Of course, he was not happy when I reached out to the patient advocate and grudgingly did the arthroscopy. I continue to experience moderate to extreme discomfit with stiffness and tightness. I strongly believe that the easiest thing is for scar tissue buildup to be blamed as the boogie man yet there is so much technology that can help patients who are diagnosed with this condition. But could it be possible that the care that is taken and the expertise of the surgeon during the procedure might have a major impact on the amount of scar tissue produced ?
The hospital where my surgery was done is identified as the best in the country and I do know of people who have had successful surgery there but their surgeon was different, and they did imaging to help them to diagnose their patients condition. Thank God for the surgeons who care enough to assist their patients when they ask for help.
So... my journey continues. I am hoping to get a second opinion shortly and along with my faith, anticipate major improvement in the future.