Articles and Information Needed - Shoulder related

[Guest guest]

Yes as you all know my right shoulder has again become a HUGE problem.

Background on my shoulder saga:- In 1995 while working as a ski lift

operator (before my sort of EDS diagnosis in 2001)when a large skier

fell/sat infont of a chair on the snow and in my trying to protect

him my shoulder was injured when he pulled it out of it's socket in

panic, I also ended up with RSD as a result (which set in almost

instantly) then after many sublxation and dislocation episodes etc

and a lot of pain etc In 2001 I had a thermal capsular shrinkage and

debridement to rectify the instabilty problems but on December 30th

(in my sleep) I dislocated it badly (anterior superior)and it wasn't

relocated for about 30 hours (as I thought it had relocted itself as

they always had done until this point - Boy was I wrong), so I was

into the immobiliser to help it recover and then on Jan 21st I again

wake up with my shoulder out (again Anterior Superior) and again it

wouldn't relocate itself but this time it was even worse, so off to

the ER I go o get it checked and the " fun " began they tried to

relocate it without pain killers etc by lying me on my tummy with my

arm hanging over the edge of the bed (extremely painful and sent me

into spasm and my body shaking and me sobbing and crying etc in pain,

so they rolled me over and sedated me and relocated it BUT by the

time I got to X-ray for my post reduction films it was back out :-<,

so back I go and this time I was knocked out completely and it was

relocated and I was strapped up and sent home after another set of x-

rays and letters etc, then about 1/2 -1 hr after arriving home I feel

it is out again so back to the ER I go and after a long wait it was x-

rayed again (and here some confusion sets in, the radiologist said it

was out, the doc's said it was in so I was sent home (after another

sling was applied) but my Osteo after looking at the x-rays also says

it was out the last time and now says it is so unstable it is just

sort of hanging out and slopping about in there. I know many others

here have this same problem (boy the RSD hates this).

So I have an appointment to fly up and see my shoulder OS on the 23rd

Feb and he said on the phone that further surgery will probably be

needed so I have been collecting info and am after certain articles

mainly on : post op pain control, shoulder procedures, orthopaedic

manifestations and on the achilles tendon operation that has been

attempted on (I can't remeber who here) and how EDS will effect this,

and those with RSD if you have any useful info then that would be

greatly appreciated too.

As I had post op pain control problems (especially once released and

seeing as the hospital the I attend for my surgery is a 45 min flight

away I can't just pop back after I am discharged).

Thanx in advance

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Much luck to you, Sharon! You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Keep us informed on how it goes.

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

Much luck to you, Sharon! You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Keep us informed on how it goes.

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

Much luck to you, Sharon! You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Keep us informed on how it goes.

Love Lana