I'm a big fan on Specialized's WSD bikes---I have a Dolce Elite and a Dolce Comp. :-) Sorry the bike didn't "call" to you. Have you checked out Bianchi's Eros Donna? I test rode one but alas, I'm too big for it (they don't make them bigger than 49s, according to my LBS). I loved the campy shifters on the hoods!! Don't know if it's a steel frame though. Terry might sell some bikes w/steel frames (my classic has a steel frame).

About your shoulder, you might still go w/a road bike but get brake levers installed on the flats of your handlebars. That way you can ride more upright, going to your hoods only to shift if you decide you don't like riding more "down" over the handlebars. It took me a little while to adjust from riding a touring bike (my terry classic) to a road bike. Honestly, I was pretty intimidated by it and thought for sure I'd wipe out. Now I find it a much more comfortable position all around and I'm even getting brave enough to go down in the drops :-) By the way, I broke my clavicle in the mid-90s. After I started lifting weights about 8 years ago, all my "post-fracture" woes went away.