It is certainly good to hear of other experiences for sure. I have not actually seen my doctor as of yet, his nurse was the one who suggested that surgery would likely need to eventually happen. I want to know how bad the impingement actually is, and what are the odds of it getting worse.

Will things calm down and allow me to return to my normal activities, or is there real danger of causing myself permanent harm? These questions will need to be addressed in some way or another...and my budget doesn't really allow for a lot of extra medical stuff in the foreseeable future so I have to be prudent and as cost-effective as I can be. Like everyone else, I am sure, we have much higher co-pays and deductibles than we once did and then there is something called "co-insurance" that is different from the deductible. I don't pretend to understand the difference but it is time to figure that out