Hope that you start to heal up pretty quickly mate. Had surgery on my shoulder a year past august, and the pain was pretty bad for the first week or so., Didn't get back on the bike until march. It was a crappy 7 months, but was even more fired up to ride again when i got the all clear. Hope all goes well dude

Dito…
I had shoulder surgery end of August,
Dislocated it in France summer 06 and then it took till February 07 for Doctors/Specialist to get me in for an op.
Decided to have the op after going to France summer 07, booked myself in as soon as I got back (NHS)
I was out of server pain in about a week after a lot of work done on rotator cuff muscle. The soft doughnut style seat was stitched back in place and the ligaments holding your shoulder in tightened (self tapping screw used)
Physio was a joke; they weren’t prepared to do much so I did the same exercises I’d been shown for the original dislocation. You just have to remember to listen to your body (Pain) and allow 4 weeks post op for immobilisation and healing.

I’m now 9 weeks down the line and fully fixed with a nice tight shoulder, just need to work on the strength side of things.
In short I was told 12 weeks e.g.
4 weeks recovery no movement
4 weeks flexibility no lifting
4 weeks strength build, by that the mean been able to lift your arm unaided 

As is now I think I’m in front of the curve, by the way I’m 37 and no spring chicken when it comes to rehabilitation

Amen to that!  Im in for surgery on christmas eve.  Hopefully it's just a fairly simple op to take plate off my collarbone, so not as major as you guys, but still, it's not cool!

Rootes