@aidenkristo I had a rotator cuff tear in 2008. After several months of physical therapy my shoulder did not improve in function, range of motion or pain. I didn’t know I had a tear at that point. On the advice of the physical therapist I went to an orthopedic surgeon who ordered an MRI. That’s when I found it I had a tear in the rotator cuff tendon. I had surgery and was ordered to immobilize my entire arm in an arm sling for about 6 weeks (I think). After that, I had physical therapy for several months. I can tell you that my shoulder really hurt for several months after the surgery and the physical therapy as well as the exercises I did at home also hurt. But I kept at it. It took a good 12 months before I felt no pain at all in that shoulder. Since 2008 I have had no problems with that shoulder and I can do all the things I like including weightlifting, x-country skiing, lifting things around the house and reaching. I wonder if the outcome of such surgery is very dependent on the quality of the surgeon. My surgeon had done hundreds of these repairs in the past. I was 56 when I had rotator cuff surgery.

What is your Mum’s age?