So I called the shoulder specialist today. He wasn't in the office today, don't know why they didn't tell me that Friday when I called. They said he would call tomorrow. So I decided to go talk to the therapist I've been seeing. He asked me Friday morning, my last appointment, if I had the MRI report with me, I didn't have it then. He read the report and showed me on a model shoulder what was going on.
He said nothing he saw in the report said it wouldn't heal on it's own. No guarantees, but possible. Later the Dr. called while in between surgeries. He said the same thing. The cortisone shot will reduce the pressure and things may heal. If it provides relief then let's wait and see what happens. He can always do surgery later, once it's done it can't be undone.
The tendons, based on the report are partial tears. Depending on how much is torn they can heal. The cartilage or whatever the cushion is inside the shoulder may be torn or may just be a compression injury. A tear won't heal, a compression injury can.
So I'll wait, continue to do the exercises and see what happens
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Hank
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