Re: Damb Shoulder AGAIN :-<

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Sharon,

I would suggest you have a MRI of the shoulder if it doesn't feel better soon.

Sincerely, S.

Damb Shoulder AGAIN :-<

Yes my Right (RSD) shoulder (the one that had the Thermal shrinkage

etc done in August 2001) has dislocated (BIG TIME) again.

On Tuesday morning (YES in my Sleep) I dislocated my shoulder and

woke in Awful pain and unable to move my arm, I was not sure it was

back properly as it felt so VERY odd and PAINFUL and I couldn't use

my arm properly. When I looked in the mirror my arm/shoulder seemed

to be sitting very high (up colse to my ear). I had massgae that day

but the therapist was USELESS 9or worse) I asked him to work lightly

on the muscles in my arm, neck, upper back, chest and shoulder etc as

they seemed to have gone into spasm and I explained to him AGAIN that

I have RSD and am VERY sensitive in this arm and that I had

dislocated it that morning, all during the massage I had to tell him

what to do and to put less pressure on my skin etc. This did help to

relieve some of the spasm in the muscles etc and a little of my pain.

The Next Day (Wednesday) at lunch time I had my weekly Osteopath

appointment and I tolf him what had happened the mroning before and

asked him if the shoulder was back in properly as I was concerned, he

flet all about and said NO. It turns out that my shoulder had been

OUT (subluxed or dislocated I do not know) for more than 24 hrs and

to make matter worse it went out in a way that I did not think was

possible (it was out anteriorly and superiorly (i.e it went out the

front and the UP) I thought the acromion etc stopped this ??), the

Osteo got it back in after about 1/2 hr and told me I had to keep it

immobilised for at LEAST 48 hours or until the pain subsided, he

thinks that due to my thermal shrinkage I have either goen

out " between " the tendons or have simply pushed through and tore/

danaged the ligaments and tendons etc.

SO I guess I am back to square one :-<.

This is one of the MOST painful dislocations I have EVER had and am

thinking that if by Monday it is NO better I will have to go for X-

Rays and test to make sure I didn't do serious damage.

I am in the immobilsier about 22-23 hours a day (I take it off to

keep my elbow etc moving) and find that if it is NOT supported when

out of the immobilser it hurts SO bad (even my 160mg MsContin +

Codiene liquid isn't touching it) and even in the immobiliser it is

hurting a LOT mainly in the frontof the capsule and down my bicep.

Please forgive my typing as this is Left handed (eek).

Any suggestions on what I can do to help would be greatly appreciated

as I am SURE I have undone the surgery and done some serious damage

to thid DARN shoulder :-<...

Sharon

HEDS

Canberra,

Australia....

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