adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

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hello all,

I'm relatively new to the group and want to know if any of you suffer from

adhesive capsulitis. I have had bilateral ad cap for almost 4 years now! In the

excellent information Alan gave me yesterday by referring me to a couple of

sites giving general overviews for newcomers, i came across " adhesive

capsulitis " However, the entry on it seeemed to have some right and some wrong

info. Every doctor I've seen or spoken with, including a world renown shoulder

surgeon, and no I'm not going to have surgery told me the condition usually

persists on average 2 years, EXCEPT in patients with diabetes in which case it

can go on for several years and occasionally never resolves completely. The

entry however stated not to worry that ad cap though more common amoung women

and diabetics would self resolve. So far this has unfoetunately not been my

experience .

Anyone else have this horrid condition, particularly bilateral that hangs on and

on?

Any feedback would be much appreciated, although i realize it's an uncommon

condition and so you may have no feedback to give.

Janet Kovak