Good luck with the Ortho Doc. How much dedicated, intensive PT have you done? Hoping it is more than a little in that it can make a major difference if things are not completely ruined.
This. I had my left rotator cuff repaired 5yrs ago. I got stuck with an occupational therapist (they do arms/hands). They are primarily concerned with getting granny able to wipe her own azz, at that point they call it good. I still had markedly reduced range of motion in my shoulder nearly a year later. I eased back into my garage Crossfit program. The strength came back pretty fast but it was over a year before I could do dips. I kept putting as heavy of a barbell over my head as often as I could manage. My Appley's "Scratch Test" is normal now, and the same as my right shoulder.
I got stuck with an OT because I didn't know better and because it is abnormal for a man my age to be able to do what I can do. Don't allow yourself to get short-changed.
