Patsy, unlike others, I did not use any pain killers. I try very hard not to put any drugs into my body. My injury was similar to Prudies'. Not a rotator cuff, but something called a torn Supraspinatus. I was actually playing golf 6 months after I'd had the injury. The worst thing about it was that I was on holiday in Malta when I did it and had left my main bedroom half decorated when I went to Malta. I had to wait nine months before I could get back to completing it. I was offered surgery but by the time the offer came along (6 months later) I knew it was on the mend, so turned it down and just carried on with the physio, golf and darts. Simple tasks will tell how the healing is progressing, e.g. hanging clothes in the wardrobe; putting on/removing clothing etc. I would guess, from my own experience, that he should be noticing a slight improvement by now. But it will take months. Not weeks.