My ongoing shoulder problems..

[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 .

[Karen]

Everyone I know with shoulder issues has been thrilled with the cortisone shots. It does wear off, but for a while the pain is much less, and mobility better! Remember we love you, and are sending you very gentle hugs, so as not to hurt and already hurting Carole! Now, if you can train one of the kitties to lie on that shoulder and purr, I have been told that is good for arthritic joints!

[carole]

Ah Karen if only lexie or nikkita would do that, they even protest when picked up and cuddled, but i love them to bits, and yes they really help when one is low, having their gorgeous lil faces light up when they see you, being there to meet and greet you when you have been out.

Yes well i have heard vary opinions on these injections, but will remain positive, i know the fact i will be having it done via ultrasound makes it 100 per cent exact to the place it should be given, and that makes a big difference, many just have them put in by the doctors and they are not as reliable, no matter how good they are at doing it, sports doc said he could do it right then and there and be 90 to 95 per cent accurate, but he advised me to have the scan, so i am,luckily it is mostly covered by ACC, and only have to pay 40 dollars, was only like 30 for the xray too, but even so it is mounting up,but am grateful i don't have to pay the full cost.

Thanks Karen for your kind words ,it really does help.

[Karen]

Hmm, maybe invest in some fish-scented perfume to daub behind your ears as a kitty lure?

[carole]

Right, well i already have a new daily perfume it is menthol, in the rub i use every day and night, cannot say i am that fond of it ,but it helps, i won't wear it going out though, no matter what, rather smell of my red door thanks, so i might just pass on the suggestion karen lol.