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Proximal
Just trying to figure things out, is the tear is on the left shoulder? If it was on the left, was this addressed with the surgery? Yeah, rotator cuff related issues sometimes refer pain to the front of the shoulder, but then again, the long head of the biceps tendon can possibly be involved as well.
I have a 70% tear of my supraspinatus (MRI was many years ago, it's likely increased), have to work around it, sometimes its more symptomatic, sometimes less.
Personally, I have never been able to return to flat, free-weight bench or free-weight shoulder press, nor can I handle dumbbell curls in which my arm is not supported.