Opening My Eyes

In my high school days I messed up my shoulder playing football.  At the time they told me it was my rotator cuff and I needed to do physical therapy to get it healthy again.  I went and did my time and got my shoulder strong enough so I could play football again.

In the last 2-3 months I have steadily having more and more pain in my shoulder and couldn't figure out why.  I went to my family doctor and he found that there was something going on with my shoulder again.  He put me on a medication treatment that lasted seven days that included exercises and heating/icing.  I did the treatment and the pain was still there burning in my shoulder. The next step was to get a MRI done to find what exactly was going on inside my shoulder. The results show a tear in my glenoid labrum which is leaking fluid out of my shoulder joint which is causing a cyst. The tear has caused the ligament to start folding back from where it was attached causing the tendons around it to also become inflamed. I went to a Orthopedic doctor and my options are either I manage the pain until I can't anymore or get surgery to fix the tear.  I asked him if there was any way it could heal with time or physical therapy and he said it wouldn't because of how the tear was.

Many of you don't know me but my family and I have not had the best experiences with the medical field.  Because of this I am very very very hesitant to do surgery because once it happens there isn't any going back. I feel like I have been weight both the options and both Ashley and I have talked it about it in great length on what I should do. Right now the plan is to move forward and schedule surgery, if anytime before something doesn't feel right cancel it. I am open to opinions, recommendations, experiences, or advise if you have any for me.  I want to make sure I go into this situation with my eyes wide open.