Shoulder pain- calcific tendinosis

About a week ago I woke up with a very sore shoulder. I didn't think much of it, figuring I just slept on it wrong. By the end of the day, I could hardly move it. Now a week later, it is absolutely horrendous.

I went to the ortho this week where he did some motion tests and shot some X-Rays. His diagnosis was "calcific tendinosis" and the prognosis was very vague in regards to recovery time/specifics.

Options are:
1) Wait it out. He said the calcium deposits often are just reabsorbed over the course of "X" amount of time. X having a delta from a few days to a few years, but typically within a few weeks.

or

2) Cut it out. Among the risks are damaging the tendon during debridement of the calcium, requiring further repair (and no doubt a longer recovery).

Now that I'm done sucking my thumb over not being able to climb for X amount of time, it looks like a decision point is at hand.

I'm leaning towards giving it a few weeks to improve before committing to a surgical procedure, if I don't gnaw it off in the meantime.

Anyone else have this? Other options? Outcome?

Well what did you decide? Feeling better?

I waited a couple more agonizing days then had him shoot a steroid cocktail into the tendon area. The next day started a PT routine specifically to improve flexibility and blood flow into the shoulder. Took about 6 weeks to have no lingering effects.

Good to hear. Think I'm going to go for the debridment...