My ongoing shoulder problems..

[carole]

Oh dear it sounds very similar to mine,there is also a problem with my tendon,I am not happy,yes I get cranky and depressed too,one has had enough,yes surgery is not really an option for me I am told because of the complications from having fibromyalgia ,shoulder problems are also hard to fix apparently,yes Donna I so regret having gone to the trip for what was supposed to be a fun time,I wish I could turn back the clock,I also get frustrated not being able to do simple things,I am lucky I have a hubby to do things and help,but he really has enough to do without taking on my jobs around the house.

It will not be a quick fix,that I do know,already been three months of constant pain,it hurts to do anything I find,even trying to put your clothes on.

I feel for you too Donna,know exactly what you are going through,thinking of you and hoping we both get some relief soon and on our way to recovery ,may I ask how you hurt yours? I am also right handed and yes my right shoulder too.

Donna are you eligible for any home help,things are very different in NZ,we have ACC. Here which luckily pays for a lot of my treatment, physio is subsidized ,I still pay 15 dollars a treatment,but my sports doctor will be free,and if I was on my own like you,I could get free home help,even with the allowances given it has still cost me a few hundred so far,as my meds are expensive as I cannot take voltaren pills and the like as plays havoc with my stomach,cannot tolerate them,I am not taking them anymore as did not help very much and they cost like four dollars a pill.

[moosmom]

I have no idea how I injured it, or if it's just wear and tear from working 20 years on an ambulance that I exacerbated lately.

I got a call from my doctor's assistant telling me he has no opinion one way or another on accupuncture. It's still something I will look into and try to avoid surgery at all costs.

The pain has subsided a little since Thursday. But the doctor said it'll take up to two weeks for full affect. I am going to make an appointment with the physical therapist.

I believe I'm eligible for home care if it comes down to it. But I just HATE having to depend on anyone. I know, I can be VERY stubborn.

I'm so sorry you have to go through this Carole. I totally get what you're going through and hope and pray you get some relief soon. Walking around in constant pain can do a number on you both physically and mentally.

and hugs

Donna

[carole]

yes apparently you don't have to injure it, it can be as simple as picking up a shopping bag, and as we are of the more mature years lol, we are probably more likely for it to happen, mind you i certainly knew i had done damage with my accident, i felt this terrible pain ,and heard a big crunch and then numb kind of feeling, but to honest the pain is worse now than then.

Oh Donna i know what you mean i too like to be independent, don't like strangers in my home, doing my stuff, but have a husband ,so i am fortunate, but he really has enough to do ,i feel guilty ,he has to hang out the washing when he gets home from work, and he has just taken on a courier run on saturdays, just two hours apart from his full time job,not that i wanted him to,so he is busy enough, and he has to do all the repairs and stuff around the place, as we cannot afford tradesman and he is great at that anyhow...

Yep now i have a sinus infection ,just saw the specialist on friday and sunday i get sick, it never rains but it pours for sure, so sick of myself, just want the old me back, and i still had many issues then, but i just did not need another on top of it,,yes i am feeling sorry for myself lol.

Hope you can get some relief too, i had the accupunture last week, did not do much for me to be honest, but i think you need a few treatments.

Thinking of you my dear friend.

[carole]

Well my update,went to see sports doctor today,he wanted me to have an X-ray,I was not prepared for the result,I do have the bursa and tendon problem,but I also have arthritis, and like you Donna bone spurs,I am feeling rather Despondent about it all,apparently is not as common to have it in the shoulder joint.only like 20 per cent of people do.
Feeling gutted,as at least if it were a frozen shoulder ,it would have got better,even though it would have taken a long time,but this won't only get worse ,I never even considered this,I already have it in my fingers and mildly in my hip and knees are questionable ,what is left,not much.
If I felt depressed before ,I feel even more so now.
Going to have cortisone. Injection on my birthday of all days,well if it works will be a good gift,less pain.
I dont understand why this has happened to me,I never did heavy lifting or anything like that,and of course I am right handed and yes it is that shoulder ,I am so limited to what I can do right now,I feel disabled ,and to a degree I am,it was bad enough coping with my fibromyalgia ,I guess I am just tired of living in pain,sorry to sound this way ,but it has hit me like a ton of bricks,I will just have to learn to deal with it and move forward I guess.

[phesina]

Oh Carole, I am so sorry. You have been through so much with this already.

Hopes and prayers that the cortisone shot helps and you find some relief.

Big {{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}} and ~~~~~~~PURRS~~~~~~~ and to you from Pat and cats

[Catty1]

{{{hugs}}} Carole. Is surgery not an option, then? More {{{hugs}}}. I hope you at least have less pain from the shot.

[carole]

Candace maybe further down the track,but in all honesty I really do not want that last resort really,as I get older I may have no choice,I am told it has it limitations anyhow,right now I just feel my future is so bleak ,I guess I am just trying to absorb it all .i know there are people far worse off than me out there,just was all a bit if a shock thats all,i can understand my hip and knees and hands,but why my shoulder,is beyond me,Thank you both for being there for me .