My boyfriend recently underwent surgery in his right shoulder to repair damaged ligaments. He has had multiple shoulder dislocations in that arm and he just couldn't put off surgery any longer. It was a simple procedure and he was in and out of surgery in about 3 hours. They gave him a pretty sophisticated shoulder sling for him to use and he has to be in it for 6 weeks. The total recovery time to get him back to 100% is about 12 weeks. He has been having a lot of pain since the surgery and they have prescribed him oxycodone to help block the pain. He seems to be doing very well and I hope you can get well soon!