If I remember my recovery for rotator cuff repair (left shoulder), the surgeon who performed on me was one of the tops in shoulder reconstruction in the eastern US and he his advice was always work for flexibility and not strength at first. Movement with light weight. He said you're not trying to build muscles up when your tendons aren't attached fully. He also was a top athletic rehab doctor. And ask for a pain pump if possible with your type of operation. They are amazing. The one I'm referring to has catheters inserted right into the site and drips in a novocain directly on the nerves. You're not actually ingesting addictive pain pills and stuff.