I got to the Orthopedist's office today and gave them my paper from the Cardiologist saying I am at low risk for the surgery.
In a couple days, I'll get blood work done and have a chest x-ray. Then, barring another incident, my shoulder surgery will be on August 31st. That's provided my wife can take the day off to sit and be bored all day while I sleep through it all. Removing the bone spurs is no big deal, just 3 little incisions about 1/4" long, but the rotator cuff has to be pulled out of the way a bit to get to the spurs, so I guess it's like being strained.
I don't know how long I'll take to recover so the shoulder can stretch through a swing again, but the light at the end of the tunnel is getting bigger and bigger.
I think I'm going to take my clubs out of the closet and go through a little ritual I do about once a month. I empty everything out of my bag and clean everything up. (I clean my clubs every time I play though) I'll wipe down the bag, the head covers and clean my clubs. All the balls, tees, gloves, the rain suit and anything else will get checked to make sure it's absolutely ready to play as soon as I grab my sticks with ill intent in mind.
Right now, the itch to play bothers me as much as the pain in my shoulder, but it's a really good itch now that I see an end to it.