I've had it done 3 times. I had a excellent doc all three times. As long as I got strong pain pills for the first three days, I had little if any pain at all. Kind of a weird feeling, but not anything I'd call pain. After the strong pain pills, which I discontinued in 2 to 2.5 days, I used the 30 or so hydrocodones to help get to sleep at night some nights. As long as you get a good PT guy or girl, there will be no pain there either. At least that is what I experienced. It's far better to do it than not. Good luck!
What "strong pain pills" were you using those first 3 days?
If the rotator cuff surgery isn't any more painful than my compound fractured wrist and subsequent repair, I think I'll be able to hack it.
