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RC surgery, many dislocations, possible nerve damage, what kind of specialist should I see?

I'd be happy for any response or advice anyone has as my left shoulder has always been an anomaly to me. I dislocated it initially about ten years ago and had rotator cuff surgery a few years later. I've been on and off taking the rehab seriously ever since the first dislocation and it would pop out a few times a year, I'd need a few days to recover, and that was that. However I haven't had a dislocation in almost three years.
Around a year and a half ago this random pain I had never had before crippled me and I was essentially debilitated for about two weeks. It has never been that bad consistently since that happened, though it gives me various levels of discomfort/pain every day. I had an MRI done but apparently nothing showed up so I still have no idea happened. I spoke to a doctor of a friend of mine (not ortho) who said it sounded like nerve damage from my description. It came out of no where though since it was the longest I had gone without dislocating it, and all pain I had ever felt before was a direct result of a dislocation. Another doctor mentioned I see a physiologist. Would this be a good idea?
When I try to rehab hard it can result in tremendous pain, when I do nothing it can be even worse. It's difficult to find a middle ground and I still have no idea what changed a year and a half ago. I would put my dislocation at over 20 times, which is a lot, so we obviously have some problems here. I've never had any neck pain and though I used to have some numbness in my fingers, the pain has been limited to the shoulder itself the last year or so.
Anyway, I plan to see a specialist but I'm moving to Korea in about a month and I don't trust the doctors there. What kind of specialist should I see? Does this sound like nerve or tissue damage or anything anyone here has experienced or may know about? As a disclaimer, I never take pain medications, ever. I'm only 27 so whatever problems I've had to this point will only likely get worse until I figure out what is wrong and how to fix it. Any insight or advice? Physiologist, Orthopedist, physical therapist? I appreciate any feedback in advance and apologize for the long-winded post.
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So for tissue damage, seeing an orthopedic surgeon is more highly recommended than any other type of specialist, in your opinion?
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hello,..
       it appears more of tissue injury rather than a nerve involvement  here  since there is no radiation of pain  and it is more localised..it will be confirmed if the pain is aggravated on movements of the joint......conult an ortho for the same
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