Re: Just a lil whine/Sharon

January 31, 2004

Sharon,

If your shoulder is still killing you, Might I suggest you see an Orthopaedic

Surgeon. They are so much better skilled in diagnosing shoulder injuries than an

ER Physician! Good Luck! Sincerely, S.

Just a lil whine

How EDS makes me feel like I'm the only-est, I know folks here

understand. So forgive my whine... Just spent a frustrating time at

the urgent care clinic in the hospital's ER... trying to convince

them I injured my shoulder by sleeping on it. It's rare that I go to

ER with EDS related problems... so they don't know me there. It's

also rare that I sleep so deeply, that pain doesn't wake me up when I

do roll over onto my shoulder. I had a bit of wine last night so I

slept like a log, I guess. Celebrating the scholarship I was just

awarded... Watching a good movie... chatting with friends... Went to

bed, woke up this morning with seriously intense shoulder pain. Hurts

even when I'm not moving it. Now I KNOW you all know what it's like

to sleep on something wrong and wake up feeling like something's

ripped, torn, broke, injured somehow. Also how it feels trying to

describe an injury like that to a doctor who has not much clue about

the disorder OR the patient...

So thanks for being here to listen to me whine

Oh, yes, the ER doctor finally relented and gave me a prescription for

10 Tylox. It took a lot of talking about my joints, meds, braces,

wheelchair, etc etc... He said I'd have to go to my regular doctor

and get more if I needed them. I'll be sitting in the waiting room

Monday morning for sure. I don't want this to happen again! (I

usually have some sort of pain meds in the cabinet, but haven't needed

it for awhile and ran out and never asked for more. DOH!)

It's a comfort to know that there are actually people out there who

know what I've just been through. Hooray for CEDA!

Sharon Kay

HEDS - Wisconsin

To learn more about EDS, visit our website: http://www.ceda.ca

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