Re: I hurt my shoulder getting toilet paper

[Guest guest]

Oh , I am sorry to hear your hurt your shoulder. It is very

common for simple moves to mess up our joints. It's good you will be

going to an urgent care clinic. You need to be seen by someone ASAP

since you may have torn a tendon. In the meantime, keep ice on it

often to help with the swelling.

When my rheum said I strained my piriformis muscle in my hip area, I

can't figure out how I did it. So it was some simple move that I

have done. We just need to be careful how we stretch our joints to

reach something.

warm hugs,

Debbie L

>

> Two days ago I twisted my shoulder trying to get a roll of

toilet

> paper from the back of the shelf under the bathroom sink while I

was

> sitting on the toilet. Usually I check to make sure there is enough

> toilet paper first but I forgot this time. It was my grandparents

> house so things aren't where they are most comfortable for me.

Well I

> had to bend my arm backwards and reach down low and all the way

back.

> I got the toilet paper but I've been in so much pain since then I

> don't think it was worth it. My shoulder is swollen about an inch

> higher than the other one, and I haven't been able to sleep for

more

> than three hours at a stretch since it happened. Of course I did

it

> over the holiday weekend so the doctors are closed, but I'm giving

in

> and letting my mom take me to urgent care for something stronger

for

> the pain and inflamation until I can talk to my rheumy.

> I never thought that something as simple as reaching for toilet

> paper could do this much damage. I've only beeen diagnosed for a

few

> months, and I don't know what to expect. This really makes me wory

> about the future.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Let me tell ya, we've all had instances like this,

especially in the first few months after diagnosis. I

remember once I was trying to get out of bed to use

the bathroom. I couldnt get up, so I used the handles

of the armior next to me. Instead of it pulling me up,

I pulled it down....on to me. Luckly it didnt hurt me

too badly, but I couldnt get it off me. I had to lie

there under it until my roommate got home to find me

like that. I remember thinking that I couldnt believe

something so intense happens when I'm trying to do

something so simple as getting up in the morning??? I

mean, it's hardly like I was re-roofing the house, or

running a marathon. I was just getting up to go pee.

What next! The good news though, is that while there

are still some instances that will occur thanks to our

lovely condition, I think that things like your toilet

paper injury and my cabinet attack, happen less and

less as your rheumy tweeks your treatments to control

your condition. When they get this more under

control, which usually takes some time and variations

of meds, things really do get easier.

Best of luck .

Take care of your shoulder!!

--- monica_p4 <monica_p4@...> wrote:

> Two days ago I twisted my shoulder trying to get

> a roll of toilet

> paper from the back of the shelf under the bathroom

> sink while I was

> sitting on the toilet. Usually I check to make sure

> there is enough

> toilet paper first but I forgot this time. It was

> my grandparents

> house so things aren't where they are most

> comfortable for me. Well I

> had to bend my arm backwards and reach down low and

> all the way back.

> I got the toilet paper but I've been in so much

> pain since then I

> don't think it was worth it. My shoulder is swollen

> about an inch

> higher than the other one, and I haven't been able

> to sleep for more

> than three hours at a stretch since it happened. Of

> course I did it

> over the holiday weekend so the doctors are closed,

> but I'm giving in

> and letting my mom take me to urgent care for

> something stronger for

> the pain and inflamation until I can talk to my

> rheumy.

> I never thought that something as simple as

> reaching for toilet

> paper could do this much damage. I've only beeen

> diagnosed for a few

> months, and I don't know what to expect. This

> really makes me wory

> about the future.

>

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