Re:Shoulder Weakness, CMT or secondary problem?

March 23, 2008

Hi! I have had shoulder problems also. Didn't connect them to CMT. At that time,

about 2 years ago, I was working in a barn, throwing bales and flakes of hay

around. I went to get it checked out -- it hurt so bad. The doctor told me it

was a frozen shoulder. I did exercise it, but it took a long time to feel

better. Just a month ago or so, my shoulder started hurting again..... I had

been shoveling snow. But I keep moving it so it doesn't " freeze " . But it sure

does hurt in certain positions. I'm still pretty strong, body-wise. My drop-foot

and balance are the worse parts of CMT for me. My hands are not too bad, right

now. As long as I wear my AFOs, I'm OK.

JoAnn N.

Newfoundland, Canada (originally from NJ)

March 24, 2008

Mandy,

As far as waiting to see a Dr. for an injury, when I was in college and working

full time, I was walking on a broken foot for about four months. The delay was

partially because I didn't have health insurance at the time but also because

some of us with CMT can tolerate pain longer as the sensory nerves are not

sending the message back to our brains full on anyway. The Dr. I did see

couldn't believe I had waited so long since my injury to see him and eventhough

I had pain, the deficiency of the sensory nerves probably kept me from feeling

it like some other people would. Hope this helps.

Dawn

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