Even if your father is against surgery, you should an Orthopedic Surgeon nyhow. There are plenty of DO Orthopods if that's what you would prefer. You need a proper clinical diagnosis. MRI is a great tool, but it's not the ba-all and end-all. It's unlikely that the Orthopod would recommend surgery right off the bat. He may well want to try conservative treatment, likely including a referral to a Physical Therapist. If he needs more information, he may order an MRI Arthrogram (MRI with dye injected into the shoulder---if that isn't what you already had).
It's time to get a proper diagnosis, so see an Orthopedic Surgeon.
I'm a Radiologist, by the way, and bone and joint MRI is a significant part of my practice.
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