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How Long Do You Suffer After Rotator Cuff Surgery?

It depends. if you have the right medication it should not be that painful.
I had the Magnusen procedure 27 years ago, for a recurrent shoulder dislocation. They just attached a back muscle on my arm with a pin on the bone, passing it in front of the articulation so I would not dislocate it again.
It was quite painful, they gave me Codeine, which did not work for me at all. Aspirin did a good job and it controlled the pain very well. I would say, I was in pain the first week until I found Aspirin.
The doctor told me to take my arm off the sling arm and move the articulation of the elbow daily but he did not say why so I did not do it too much, until I realized my articulation was beginning to be really stiff.
Now, 27 years later, I have no problem; I can dance, swim and do whatever I want despite having a small limited external rotation.
I did physiotherapy, meaning extensive stretching, and I still do it everyday.
Good luck