4th sugery Open Capsular Shift After a fall down a flight of stairs I began to suffer from instability. This howerver, was not diagnosied immediately and instead of treating my shoulder for instability I was treated for the ac joint sepeartion I had. The first 2 surgries delt with the removal of the ac joint and debrievemnt. The third surgery is the one to warn you against having and that is a theraml capsualry shrinkage to tighten the capsul. It didn't work and now I am recovering from the 4th the open capsular shift....a slow progress and very painful. If anyone has done rehab for this procedure let me know about it and what I have in store. Also the scar is long 6" and very hard and raised...any ideas on how to smooth it out? Drop me a note..thanks...Donna From: pa309@aol.com Story Categories UPDATED STORIES CATEGORIES   Apr. 09 7 Dislocation Jan. 23 1 Distal Clavicle Resection Sep. 23 4 Fractures Sep. 29 11 Frozen Shoulder Nov. 10 2 Hemi-Replacement May. 13 4 Impingement Mar. 16 5 Instability Jan. 26 2 Labral Tear Nov. 14 1 Mini-Open Repair Feb. 27 5 Osteoarthritis Jul. 24 2 Reduction 0 Rheumatoid Arthritis Mar. 26 9 Rotator Cuff Tear 0 Separated Shoulder Nov. 05 14 Shoulder Fusion Jul. 20 14 Shoulder Pain Jan. 14 4 Subacromial Decompression Aug. 23 4 Total Shoulder Replacement