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There is nothing more frustrating than staring at your M and not being able to drive it. Truck runs fine, fired right up, oil pressure came right up, no spitting or sputtering. But the ability to steer it or even shift the gears right now just aint there. I had a torn rotater cuff ( right arm of course) and had to have surgery to repair all the damage. I am out of the sling but going through therapy is a complete pain. Pun intended. But at least I have time to plan the next project. Hopefully I can get to turning wrenches soon.

Hmmmmmmm..........sounds like you need to call a good buddy and have HIM take you for a ride in your M.



regards,
bob

Had the same problem a year ago. It didn't take as long as we thought to recover enough to drive and such.

I had rotator cuff surgery in 2013 in October. I had the head off the motor for the winter and had time to get it milled as I recovered. I had the head back on by April and the truck was running. Mine was on my left shoulder though, so shifting was not an issue. One handed steering in my power steering equipped every day driver was hard for a while. It was hard backing up mostly.

Give yourself some time with rotator cuff surgery. I know older guys who have had complete knee or hip replacements and are using the joint hard way before a cuff surgery patient is using the joint. Soft tissue like tendons and ligaments heal way slower, and weaker, than bones. I was back at work in 5 months, and biking and dirt biking by 8 months, but I was pretty cautious. I was skiing before I was riding bikes though. I was really cautious the first year, and now I am feeling pretty strong almost two years later. I have to mention, I have totally blown off later PT and weight training. I have a 2.5 year old little boy, and I cannot find the time to get in the gym or exercise outside with any regularity. My advice is to really hit the weights. Not heavy weights, but decent weight and pretty regularly. I think that after a surgery like that, you can tack on some extra muscle to stabilize the joint while it is trying to protect itself