Extremely unhappy with how I have been treated by this place. My orthopedic doctor, Dr. Larkin, was amazing. He was patient and really listened. The surgeon I was referred to, Dr. Friscella, was dismissive and flippant, like you are exaggerating your pain. The instructions I received from him for how post op recovery would go was COMPLETELY different form what his staff told me. Post Op follow up appointment with NP, Adina Lumley Rey, she wrote things in my electronic chart that weren't "misinterpreted" but blatant lies. Things like I needed to ween off of the sling, but that I was hesitant to do so (the sling that I was told I wouldn't have, but was told upon discharge after waking up with the sling, to wear it full time for the first two days even when I slept, then to continue wearing it anytime I left my house until I had my follow up doctor to see if I needed to continue wearing it) was false. We didn't even have a discussion about the sling. Only starting to move my arm more as tolerated. When the nurse came back in to schedule my six week post op appt, I asked her about the sling, and she said to continue wearing it while out until the swelling went down because I still had a lot of swelling and bruising. The NP always said that she had offered me PT, but that I declined and said I couldn't tolerate it. If I had been offered PT because they thought I needed it, I would have done it. I am ready to get back to normal life and start working out again. The only thing mentioned during my appt about PT was that she wanted me to slowly start moving my arm again as tolerated to prevent stiffness, because they wanted to avoid having to send me to PT. I called to have the discrepancies amended on my chart, and the nurse said she would pass that message on. The surgeon called me shortly after. He acted like I was wasting his time with this nonsense and said I should have listened to him for the post op recovery instructions that he gave me and not the THREE people on HIS team that told me otherwise. Considering I NEVER saw him after surgery or for my Post Op appt. He said he didn't understand why we were having this discussion and wanted to know what I wanted from him. He was like, "Listen, you can do whatever you want now. You can even go lift weights. It will probably hurt, but there is NOTHING you can do to hurt it or make it worse. You have no limitations." Then, after condescendingly telling me I could do anything with NO limitations, I asked him one more question. I have a large painful lump under my incision site that is where all of my pain is located, especially when I move bend/straighten my arm or grip something. I said I figured it was scar tissue, and asked if I can softly rub it to try to break up some of it and acknowledged that I know it would be uncomfortable. He emphatically said NO, and that he wouldn't recommend that and to leave it alone. It is still swollen and black and blue. I didn't ask him to call me, I just wanted the note amended by the NP, since that chart will follow me to any other doctor I may see. If those discrepancies stayed, it might look like I was non compliant with treatment. I had requested a nerve block (I see pain management for a chronic condition that could amplify my pain and the pain specialist suggested it), he said he would not do that. Day of surgery, the anesthesiologist saw that in my chart and recommended that I get one. On discharge, the nurse told me not to bend my arm, straighten it, or cause any tension to it until I saw my doctor for post op. I even had her clarify that since that is the opposite of what that doctor told me. I did not have the post op recovery that I was told I would have. It is hard to follow correct post op protocol when you hear conflicting things from everyone that are supposed to be on the same team. I would not recommend them at all and refuse to see him again. As I researched this surgery for over a month, EVERYTHING I found said it would take 2-3 weeks to be able to do normal activities. After three weeks, you could slowly start to increase weight. If you did any vigorous activities such as weight lifting and sports, it could take 2-6 months. Not the "you can do whatever you want the next day," like I was told. My recovery so far has been closer to what I researched than what the surgeon had told me it would be. read more