Johan Santana is refuting reports that he has suffered a setback in his recovery from shoulder surgery. The left-hander had surgery on Sept. 14 to repair a torn anterior capsule in his left shoulder. "We're right on the right track and where we're supposed to be," Santana said. "Whoever is saying that I'm not ready I think is lying. We are all on the same page here. And I've been doing my job and doing my rehab and everything the way it's supposed to be done. ... How can you have a setback at this point, where I'm just beginning to throw? I haven't even got on the mound. I haven't even forced my body to try to throw hard. "It's just a slow process and I'm just doing it with caution. ... They always said that this takes time and this is a very slow process," Santana added. "There are going to be days you're going to feel good. There are going to be days you're not going to be so good. But that doesn't mean you're done or anything." Santana insisted any discomfort is not alarming. "It's just regular soreness that you're supposed to feel," he said. "It's nothing new. We're keeping track of everything. ... I've had pain before. I know the difference between pain and soreness. As of right now, you go through a process where you have to build everything up and your arm, your shoulder is weak. You know you have to overcome that. But it takes time. That's why this is a very slow process. And that's what we're doing right now."