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Message: [QUOTE="James, post: 541771, member: 27207"] DId you get xrayed or MRI? Yours sounds like mine. Got the Xray, nothing broke (supposedly). Went for the MRI to check rotator cuff. Rotator cuff was ok BUT there was a break (non displaced upper tuberosity) where the rotator cuff attaches to my arm bone. Long story short, if I had gone riding (with the same symptoms you have) I would have most likely 'displaced" (pulled the fractured bone apart) the bone fragment requiring surgery and assorted hardware to fix it. Even if it is torn rotator cuff (as opposed to the preferred non-displaced fracture that won't require surgery) you may get a good shot of pain just when you need to be hanging on. You may come out ok, or you mey get hurt worse. Also, you could have a partial tear, which could heal on it's own if you rest it...or it could become a full tear if you race with it. Unless you are Mike Larocco - who was racing with torn shoulder muscles (out now I think) - I would recommend finding out before you get back on the bike. Non-displaced fracture - 6-8 weeks to heal + PT Partial Tear rotator Cuff 8-12+ weeks to heal + PT if it heals on it's own Rotator Cuff Surgery 8-12+ weeks +PT and it may never heal 100% Obviously people heal at different rates and these were just estimates given to me. I am in week 9 I think and still far from 100% [/QUOTE]