2006 left shoulder arthoscopic surgery small tear. I was back at work within a week reaching overhead no big deal. off all pain meds within 2days.
2008 right shoulder arthoscopic surgery bigger tear. back at work overcoming, inprovising and adapting to make it work. off all pain meds within 2days.
2008 major right shoulder injury. completely detached rotator tendon from bone & completely detached rotator muscle from tendon. cut me open and cut through deltoid muscle. out of work for 5months, on pain meds for 2months. slept in lazy boy chair for 2months. serious pain post op. long hours of rehab everyday. took over a year to get back to where i was before the injury but now i am stonger than ever on bench, i just can't lift any real weight overhead.
the answer will be that you need to be the poster boy for rehab. push yourself. any questions pm me. i've also detached both biceps tendons at the elbows, 2005 & 2007.