Re: shoulder/ arm pain (Sue)

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Hi Sue,

Before you saw the ortho surgeon was your shoulder joint swollen?

Mine isn't and not hot either but still very painful when I use my

right arm. Next year I will try to see the ortho surgeon again. I

saw him in 2003 after my MRI. He said my joint wasn't pinched. He

sent me to PT and all they did was make me exercise my joint. Since

then I have put up with the frequent pain. It hurts to raise my arm

above my head. Also to sleep on my right side.

Anything you can tell me about your shoulder will help.

thanks,

Debbie L

--- In , " susan100250 " <res0bh3k@...>

wrote:

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>>

> Hi ,

> I'm sorry to hear about your arm. Your pain sounds much like the

pain I

> had for quite awhile before I went to see an orthopedic surgeon

who

> specialized in shoulders. He said I had a torn rotator cuff and

some

> arthritis damage. He operated and repaired the torn rotator cuff,

and

> it's helped quite a lot. My husband had a similar pain, though,

and the

> ortho doc (the same one I had) said it was adhesive capsulitis

(some

> people call it " frozen shoulder. " ) The doc sent him for PT and he

> doesn't have the pain any more.

> Good luck! I hope it's something easy to fix.

> Take care,

> Sue

>