7 years ago I got hit by a car and had a partial tear of my right supraspinatus. Just p/t'd it out and on I went.

This past Feb I toppled (pushed 'walk' button on signal with left hand, just flat flopped to the right) onto my right shoulder and dislocated it. It reassembled itself while I was on the sidewalk trying to figure out how to get up. Took a week off the bike. The following week I was riding super slow toward a bike rack when I hit a sidewalk crack/pothole when I was totally not expecting it and jarred my right arm straight back. That hurt a lot. The following month I had a lot of spontaneous near dislocations but I usually caught them in time. Went to p/t eventually, decided my external rotation was just not happening, yesterday got arthrogram/MRI, confirm 100% tear of supraspinatus and 50% of infraspinatus. The supraspinatus tear is not giant (10 x 8 mm). Also there is a torn labrum. Not sure if it is worse than when it was initially torn in that 2012 collision.

So I am going to see an orthopedist week after next. No real idea what to expect. P/T suggested that since I am right handed he would say that surgery could be indicated if there were a complete tear. I have since learned that some complete tears are worse (or at least bigger) than others (maybe they are not worse, complete is complete).

I bike-commuted today over my wife's objection. Just riding (as long as I don't hit things) doesn't seem to impact the shoulder (not as much as climbing a ladder and cutting down snow-laden branches after an ice storm in between the initial dislocation and followup injury, and I did a lot of that).

Anyway, that is that. If they are doing surgery on the supraspinatus, would they reconnect the infra while they are there? And fix the labrum too? Or just do each item in individual procedures as warranted? There are also 'numerous loose bodies' in the bursa. That sounds fun. I don't know how easy it is to collect and remove all of those.