I’ve been dealing with an injury — adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) — and this is a huge, huge deal.
@davidmarsden I have a chronic pain issue associated with CRPS (in remission) and had torsion surgery when I was a teenager and I was still not prepared for this to hurt the way it has for as long as it has.
@combatdavey mine lasted nine months each, one right after the other. Lots of Tramadol helped. I also had a couple of acupuncture sessions, which I found even more helpful, but the demon nurse in charge of my therapy wouldn’t allow me to continue with it (not evidence based or something).
The streetcar incident is a hopeful sign of recovery.
@davidmarsden I was in physio for tendinitis when my shoulder went bad. It got worse, and worse. My physiotherapist banned certain lifts. X-ray + ultrasound confirmed frozen shoulder. New physio. Cortisone shot. More gym, worked around it, go stronger elsewhere. Been about 8 months.
@combatdavey interesting. I’d had major surgery six months before my first frozen shoulder. I always thought the two were related somehow.
@davidmarsden The thing that interests me about your case is that you had it in both arms. As I understand it, that is not… normal. Also, the surgery to reattach my extensor tendon was what likely caused the nerve injury that led to my CRPS. An errant nick may have taken my arm away for a year.
@combatdavey I should say I didn’t have both shoulders frozen at the same time, but as soon as one healed the other one froze. I wonder if my surgery (thoracotomy) nicked a nerve, too. I have a large scar down one side of my back. Anyway, hope you’re fully recovered soon!