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Is this pain normal?

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Frubalicious
Frubalicious

I have had a frozen shoulder since late last year,ive had physio an injection but to no avail!!..im finally havin a MUA on 23rd June,does anyone else have the pain that all i can decribe is like,is having a knife in your upper arm,omg im in agony with it...1

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  • mymaude
    mymaude Frubalicious

    Posted

    Oh poor you! We've all be there. I'm sorry to say the pain you describe is a normal part of the freezing stage. It is completely incapacitating and seems to go on forever. Good luck with the MUA. xx
    • Frubalicious
      Frubalicious mymaude

      Posted

      Thank you, I just want the pain to go away, hopefully the MUA will help!! X
  • penny54223
    penny54223 Frubalicious

    Posted

    Hello and sorry to welcome you to this sitesad because as mymaude says we have sadly all been there and are there now.  If you look at all the other discussions on this subject you will hopefully find some good suggestions to enable you to follow a path that is right for you. Keeping on top of the pain whilst looking for cures is something I have taken on board and decided that although I really hate having to take medication it is the lesser of two evils and finding that medication not easy either but to get some respite and sleep from 24 hour pain for me is critical.  That knife in your upper arm being twisted is certainly excrutiating and exhausting.  I, like many others here have read so much from facebook to you tube to web searches to try and find a cure and feed back into this discussion.  Apart from the pain side the correct diagnosis is another key issue - sometimes there may be more than one issue depending on the cause or onset so this is important to know as soon as possible.  Roll on 23 June for you, I really hope it goes well and let us all know how you progress.  soft hugs x
    • Frubalicious
      Frubalicious penny54223

      Posted

      Thank you, Your message really helped, I have read up & watched videos etc.. But no one seemed to describe how the pain felt.. It's so getting me down, a simple movement will physically make me feel sick & I'm just not the bubbly person I used to be... Thank you once again, I will let u know how I get on x
  • acrdpt
    acrdpt Frubalicious

    Posted

    Hi, sorry to hear you have joined the FS club. I had a fall a year ago which ended with a frozen shoulder. The knife like pain is still with me and often unbearable. So far only had injections into the jount and tried physio without success from either but I'm back to the specialist in a week so I am hoping for something new. I have also been of work now for quiet awhile. It is a long painful journey.
    • Frubalicious
      Frubalicious acrdpt

      Posted

      Hiyas,oh god how painfull is it,its affecting my life,my mood..Just want it to go away,hope u gert sorted,i sooo carnt wait to have my MUA after a long painful journety,pity its 4 days before my daughters hen do,but im hoping to be pain free for the wedding in August!!..i live in hope,Thankyou..x

       

    • alison44235
      alison44235 acrdpt

      Posted

      I had hydrodilation 2 weeks ago and the pain went. It is still very stiff but with physio and a lot of exercises it is very slowly getting better. I can now drive again and hang out washing.
  • linda37283
    linda37283 Frubalicious

    Posted

    Yes the pain you describe is 'normal' fs pain sad  No one that has ever suffered a true fs will understand how bad the pain is sad Nothing stops the pain - nothing sad 

    I had manipulation under anaesthetic last feb - my consultant said he would gently manipulate but wouldn't go at it like a bull at a gate lol said he would go as far as he could and if not very good he would perform arthroscopy and 'proceed' which is what he did do..............sooooo he looked inside my shoulder and shaved off some of the bone to create more space sad he then got rid of all the imfamation and adhesions. I woke up with my arm in a sling and a nerve block which wore off the following morning..............Pain was slightly better but not much sad To cut a long story short I had to return to theatre 9 weeks later for a further manipulation.......again under anaesthetic (or deep sedation) again nerve block which lasted a lot longer than the previous block! Pain much much better this time!! I'm now 6weeks post manipulation & things have massively improved!!!!! I still get a little pain but no where near as bad as prior to op!!!! Doing physio excersises like theres no tomorrow and hay ho I can now wash my hair and tie it up!!!!!! Cant do my bra up still and its still difficult to pull up trews & pants but I am soooooo much better!!!!! I remember in those darkest of times when you really dont know where to put your arm or those long long sleepless nights because of the pain - I thought of ending it all sad It really gets you like that doesn't it? I came to my senses though!!!!!! You will get better - I'm living proof lol........My car is still on the drive as I haven't been able to drive since last october & I now have a flat battery sad  My husband has been golden throughout this awful awful condition & will sort my car out for me!!!! I retired early from work 2 & half years ago and I honestly do not know how people manage to work with a fs sad   I'm digressing now sorry!!!! Good luck with your surgery - there is deffo light at the end of a fs tunnel - sending gentle hugs......

  • mymaude
    mymaude Frubalicious

    Posted

    I'm sorry but I have to smile reading the replies, bet we've cheered you right up ;-) . Suffice to say it doesn't last forever even though it sometimes seems like it. Chin up and all the best. xx
    • penny54223
      penny54223 mymaude

      Posted

      mymaude -  thankfully you can start to really smile now wink - you are on the mend Hurrah but you are right, if it wasn't so serious it could be quite funny at times and thank goodness most of us are just about hanging on to a sense of humour!  because there are so many discussions running on this subject I am getting confused and trying to analyse who has had what, when where and did it work.  lots of experts have written papers on the subject and often contradicting one another in both causation and treatment so think we should write our own having experienced it first hand.  Since I have had this and it has deteriorated I have had to stop driving (be aware of new drug driving rules too) and can't do anything I used to and fed up seeing my very able bodied partner disappear every five minutes on extreme sport activities - he thinks it makes me feel better when I see his recent GoPro footage of scuba diving in Eygypt, 10 mile hikes along the cliff tops, kayaking and now he is off on a long weekend camping and diving - a way of including me he says lol NOT.  I can't even sew anymore or hold a book because I have fluid in my wrist, apparently a likely consequence of the shoulder problems.  Thought I would garden gently one handed while on a double dose of opiates to get some relief, wasp flew past me forgot and I flicked it automatically with bad arm OMIGOD collapsed in a squirming squeaking heap on the ground trying to breathe deeply as if giving birth until what seemed like an eternity passed and I could crawl back inside. My new neighbours must think I am barmy smile  I spent last summer in a sweaty neck brace 24/7 mending a broken neck thinking at least next summer I will be better and can enjoy it, hell no - whoever dictates destiny had a different plan for me!  Trying to keep the rest of the body from turning into a jelly mould is a challenge when all activity has stopped, someone said hydrotherapy pool is good but some distance away and not easy to get to but if you can then a good idea to try and keep everything else moving.  keep strong xx
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