Guest guest Posted July 4, 2002 Report Share Posted July 4, 2002 Greetings Newbie here....I wanted to get some suggestions maybe answers of why I have so much PAIN! It all stems back more then a year ago. I worked at Sams club stocking Cigarette cases. I would complain nightly about shoulder pain and wake with morning stiffness. This went on for at least 6 months...Till one day I was asked to move carts/flatbeds. Flatbeds are heavy metal carts. I moved approx 5 to 10 at a times. As time progressed I experienced more and more pain until Labor day weekend of last year. The pain got so bad I was choking down handfuls of IB's and crying/waking away from my register.Needless to say the spervisor said I need to see a DOC,not their just a doc. Which I did. This doc DX me with Rotator cuff tendonitis. Time went on with him and aggressive therapy. The pain worstened so much I couldn't move my head to left.After Xrays and MRI the doc said there was nothing he could do for me and sent me on my way...Great doc eh? So Now I am seeing another doc...I have improved some in areas and gotten worst in others. I have trouble dressing(esp the bra),cleaning,driving,and doing certain things. I can lift a half gallon of milk without pain.The Doc has been giving me Steroids,pain killers ( which don't really help),and a nerve block. I also get massage therapy. Now even after a year and all this I STILL am in great pain? After massage therapy I am so stiff and in pain I can barely move. I go threw weird sleep patterns...I mostly sleep 3 -5 hours give or take a night and maybe nap during the day. I find the recliner more comfy and haven't slept in a bed for a year now. I also have bouts of depression...just crying because I feel like a failure and useless. The doc now wants me to return to work. But I feel I couldn't drive there plus lifting heavy items I would do more calling out then being at work.Somedays are better then others but I have most pain at night esp while sleeping. So any suggestions???? I don't know if I have this...my pain is generalized around my left shoulder with neck pain and severe headaches...so bad I wanna cry.Now and then I have back pain but nothing a few IB's don't cure. so suggestions??? Ideas??? anything would be GREATFUL as I have no clue why I hurt so bad still??? Thankx Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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