Manipulation Under Anesthesia for shoulder? Anybody ever had one?

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I dislocated/broke my shoulder back in March. Range of motion hasn't come back as well as the dr. expects. He did say that it could be up to 24 months before I know how much range of motion will come back without doing something in addition to physical therapy. Apparently the 6 hour delay in putting my arm back in place and 40 days in a sling caused the scar tissue and surround structures to tighten up. Even with the PT leaning on my elbow and arm to get my hand to cross my body and touch the other shoulder hasn't been working to stretch the labrum. I would say I'm about 40% back at this point. I can compensate for most of what I would do, but things like pass a dish at the table, reach out to a drive through or ATM, make a sharp right turn while driving, reaching up or out for anything like cleaning, archery or swimming, etc.

The doc said I could wait 24 months, then choose additional intervention if I needed to extend what range of motion returned, or he could do a "manipulation under anesthesia" now where he forces my arm to move and breaks up the scar tissue. Then I do PT immediately after the procedure and every day for 2 wks after.

I'm scheduled for this Wednesday and have no idea what to expect. I'm 52. I don't want to wait until I'm 54 to find out if I need more stuff done. I'm usually pretty good when it comes to pain as long as I know what to expect. I'm assuming it will be a setback, but not quite as far or as painful as the original dislocation.

Was wondering if anyone has gone through this and if you could share your experience and give me an idea of what to expect. I'm probably most concerned about the experience, and if it really is a step back, how long until it felt you were making forward progress in recovery again, etc.