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one more account...sustained a Grade 3 sep after a hit/run driver took me out on the bike.
the surgeon I consulted wanted to do surgery...not shocking.
but, after asking around, at least half of the people with similar injuries that had the procedure said they wished they'd just done PT instead...so, after some deliberation, opted for rehab and no cutting.
altho functional, the shoulder has never regained its original stability (makes clicking/clunking noises at times) and has the unsightly bulge.
the joint does NOT like excessively vigorous activities or lifting weights, so trying to build strength has been problematic. some actions (like using an axe or hedge shears) results in acute soreness. doing a pushup is particularly difficult.
even with with the reduced strength/utility, would go the same route again.
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