Aching arm after shoulder surgery 4 months on

they tell me it is normal it dont feel normal ...

Well, I'm beginning my 7th month following rotator cuff surgery and I still worry about tearing something.  I have 4, maybe 5 anchors.  I did a little bit of golf after my 4th month.  When it hurt, I discontinued.  At 5 1/2 months I was able to put my hands on a bicycle handle without hurting my shoulder.  Fast forward to today at 6 months - I still hurt!  I can't sleep very long on that side.  I get pain in my neck and jaw and take ibuprofen twice a day.  I started a strength training program last week, hoping to gain some strength, not only in my arm, but also in my body from so many months of inactivity.  (I gained 30+ pounds from my injury to present), so one of my goals is to lose some weight.  I find that I can do some exercises I never thought I would be able to do again.  My shoulder aches today, so might have overdone it.  One issue that concerns me is that if I'm sitting on the floor, it hurts terribley to use my arm to get back up again.  At 4 months, my doctor said I could expect to see improvement over the next 18 months.  

So know this was posted 5 months ago but I couldn't help but to reply. Im 4 months post rotatory cuff and the pain is unreal. I have good days and bad. And boy today is bad. My back and shoulder is hurting me so much that it even hurts to breath. I dont know what to but i am so frustrated

Hi all, thought I'd chime in here after reading all these posts. I had rotator cuff repair and bicep tendon cutting done Oct after having severe pain and unable to move my shoulder for several months. The surgery went well and I never had the severe pain I expected. I immediately started PT 5 days a week and regained full range of motion in a short while. I'm still having pain in my bicep and shoulder even when stationary and not moving it. I can lift maybe 7 lbs with my left arm now. I guess I sound pretty good compared to most people on here. But, when will the pain stop? I went to my surgeon last monday and he gave me a shot and I felt great for a few hours and he said I was pushing to hard and stop PT . I had been doing exercises I learned in PT a couple times a day trying to recover sooner. My rotator cuff was torn in 2 places but did not required reattachment just debriment. Anyone out there with something similar? When can I expect full recovery? 

I ice it when needed and quit the pain meds several weeks ago and Ibupropfen does nothing. Thanks for listening to my rant. Alan

So in a fit of insomnia I've been reading forums to see if anyone else has been having my same problem. I so far have found many others with the same post operative symptoms but nowhere near my same operation. At this point I don't know where to go from here on pain relief. I have tried ice, cryotherapy, heat, tens unit, yoga, nerve glide exercises but I'm out of ideas and I'm in agony. I'm 15 weeks post op a Latarjet surgery and my surgeon abandoned me at 9 weeks when I was diagnosed with brachial plexopathy in result of the surgery. I'm 25 years old and I'm a career critical care paramedic. I had 2 previous shoulder surgeries done by scope because of frequent dislocations. I had bone anchors placed and various tears fixed. After the last repair failed my last option was an open repair. They cut through my pectoralis and completely exposed my shoulder. They took a bone graft and screwed it into my glenoid with 3in screws. Then cut my bicep tendon and labrum and relocated them. He promised to have me back working as a paramedic, which is very strenuous, in 12 weeks. But he mangled my arm. It's permanently bent from shortening the bicep tendon. I have brachial plexus damage and neuropathy in my hand so bad I can't use it. Finally, vascularture impingement, median and ulnar nerve entrapment. He canceled all my therapy and refused to see me 9 weeks post op. Luckily I continued therapy on my own but I'm at almost 4 months post op and I feel like my pain is worse than the first month. But I'm seeing a lot of others having the same problem after rotator cuff surgery. I just haven't found anyone who has had my surgery to tell me when it gets better. I lost my career. No doctor will touch me because they don't know what to do. This week alone I've been told I need a neurosurgeon and that I need long term pain management. Even though I haven't had pain medication in 3 months. Any advice is appreciated and I hope all of you start feeling better soon!