<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Hi Jim,<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Glad to hear you are doing well. The drugs are indeed something to be avoided if at all possible. Makes me too loopy! How do I know, this past summer I had my left shoulder done. Four years ago it was the right. The first one was done through an ortho group I was none too pleased with. Anyone looking at this surgery needs to do their homework and make sure the best possible surgeon is selected. If you can find one that specializes in just shoulders you will most likely do well. I won't go into details of my experiences but please take my word on this. </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>My surgeon this year told me that there are basically two types of rotator cuff problems. One just needs proper therapy, the other requires surgery. Your obviously need the surgery. It sounded a lot like my first one. Anyone looking at shoulder problems needs to make sure which type they have.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>This is all very interesting because up to now I have not heard of any other techs having this problem. I wonder how prevalent it might be? Anyway, do not let up on your therapy. Don't ask me how I know. :-)</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Don<br><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Don McKechnie</div><div>Piano Technician</div><div>Ithaca College</div><div><a href="mailto:dmckech@ithaca.edu">dmckech@ithaca.edu</a></div><div>607.274.3908</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br></div></body></html>