I had a debriedment of my left shoulder (type III spur)in '99 (along with a 50% tear repaired in my super spinatus tendon)....all done arthroscopically.

If it's caught in time.....arthro can take care of it.....and you'll be back in business in 3-4 weeks with JUST a spur debried.

If I were experiencing that type of pain (mine got so bad I couldn't sleep)....I'd go now and get it over with.

Just my .02