we will see about that 
no seriously, everyones in denial and wishful thinking about it maybe going away,and maybe bit afraid or worried about the hassle coming with the op, but its best to go through.
i men i waited until some stuff was eroded within the shoulder capsule, this is now too late for cortisol, for rehab exercise,eeverything.why no surgery?
I haven't ruled it out yet, I am back at the doctors in a couple of weeks. The main issue it seems is the bursa and I was hoping that it would come good just by stopping weight training and a few cortisol injections.. It improved where I didn't notice it doing normal day to day activities or sleeping, but the moment I started lifting again, bang, instant pain and inflammation for days. It is worst in a particular range of motion, usually between 60-90 degrees. I guess I had also had enough of training, I had been at the weights on and off for over twenty years and was beginning to question the value of it. My goals have changed, I am in my early 40's now and would like to get as lean as possible, and improve my cardiovascular endurance. To tell the truth, I hate the thought of surgery, a few years ago I had a severed achilles tendon and had to have immediate surgery and was unable to walk for six months, the hospital experience, the rehab the pain and the expense lingers in my memory. I like to give the body every chance to heal itself.
Just to add, I think one of the issues that never gets mentioned with weight training is the potential for long term nagging injuries. I think long term weight training inevitably leads to injuries via an accumulation effect, some injuries are manageable, and some are not. I think shoulder injuries are the one that stops a lot of people training, it is such a complex joint and involved in almost all upper body exercises, and can be very difficult to work around.
Either way I think I would have stopped lifting, I suppose everyone is different, but I did start lifting as a young teenager in the hope of getting as big and intimidating as possible, only in the hope of warding of any violence, as I grew up in a pretty physically abusive home that extended to attracting violence outside of the home. My motivations did change though and I grew to love training and now as a middle aged man, it just doesn't seem to appeal to me the way it used to. I fell out of love with it I suppose. These days I get a real buzz hiking in the hills for hours at a time. I happen to live in a pretty nice area with many generous National parks to trek through, so I take as much advantage of that as I can. I throw in some bike riding now and again and I am happy. I occasionally do some dumbbell arm curls now and again with a handful of other exercises, but that's about it. Anyway, good luck with your recovery.
