Help me narrow down the possibilities for my shoulder (images attached)

[munichveteran]

Hi all,

Firstly, I’m not looking for anyone to diagnose me with this post. I know we don’t do that here. I had an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon last week, and we x-rayed my shoulder, but apparently it’s “the shoulder of a guy my age”. Nothing out of the ordinary or concerning, so for that reason, I’m going for an MRI. This won’t happen for a few weeks, so in the meantime, I’m trying to get an understanding of what the problem MIGHT be.

I want to be able to do some research on the possibilities, so that when I have my consultation I’ll have questions prepared.

I hope that makes sense.

I’ve attached a couple of images and marked the sight of pain with an X (admittedly, it’s a crappy X). The area is incredibly tender to the touch, and I get a similar sensation when I apply pressure to the same spot on the other shoulder blade, but nowhere near as intense.

I’m a beginner lifter (as you can tell from the images), but I’ve spent as much time as possible trying to learn and follow correct form with all my lifts, but until I get this resolved I’m going to take a break for a while.

Would love some feedback and suggestions as to possible issues here.

Thanks