I went for a second opinion as well and am going back to the 1st tomorrow. I can't make heads or tails of the MRI report either.
1. Superior Laberal Tear with extension into biceps tendon anchor and... with bicepital tendinosis... associated paralabral cysts.
2. Moderate to advanced tendinosis involving the supraspinitus and subscapularis tendons without convincing full thickness perforation. Mild bursal fraying of the distal supraspinatus tendon.
3) Grade III separation of the acromioclavicular joint.
There are a number of comments stating "grossly intact" as in "the muscles of the rotator cuff are grossly intact". I'm hoping this is a good thing?
Ortho 1 does the procedure as a combination of incision and arthroscopic. Surgeon 2 says he can do it all arthroscopically. I like surgeon 1, but after looking through this site am open to options for a faster recovery. I can live with this but would really like to have the use of my shoulder back, even with regular working out I see my shoulder strength diminishing.
