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The thing I have found most helpful is a TENS machine. I would recommend you give one a go Jenn.

Hi jenn

For me , the saviour has been my trustee hot water bottle, although I must admit it did tend to go cold on me in the middle of the night!!! So my husband bought me a heat mat which you can sleep on which was great. I agree with Teresa the TENS machine is a life saver throughout the day. Other than that I relied on paracetamol and ibuprfen (together with the Tens), when the pain was intense 😳 . Oh I did also start taking magnesium and tumeric capsules for bone strength and anti inflammatory .

I'm pleased to report that the pain is subsiding , so I may now be "frozen", although I have stated this before several weeks ago and then took a painful set back , so watch this space. Wishing us all speedy recoveries x

Try taking supplements of Black Cohosh daily, some Vitamin E, and Evening Primrose .

I am not a pill popper, and have suffered for nearly a year, nothing has helped, but I am now firmly convinced this condition is triggered by estrogen/hormone changes. Hormones affect soft tissue in your body. And within 3 days of beginning these supplements, which act similarly to hormones, my pain has subsided from : barely able to get dressed, basically stopping my life as I knew it just to cope with the pain, tearfully crying myself to sleep to, Oh yeah I forgot I still can't put my bra on easily but otherwise I can forget abt it most of the time

Thank you Jenn , I will keep you updated,

That's interesting Sudiobaron , that combo of vitamins certainly worked quickly, I also believe this condition is down to hormones, I'm 48 and have memopausal symptoms!! , as you can see ive tried different combos with similar results. I'm no longer in constant "toothache hell", which is a relief.. I still can't do up my bra or shave my armpit but I can function throughout my day, the nights .... I still do not sleep for more than 4 hours and once I wake im tossing and turning trying to get comfy but again this is a blessing compared to 3 weeks ago ..,

I find it interesting that we all seem to find what works for us, the one true correlation is TIME as this condition will not be rushed the stages need to worked through, and we all work through them the best way we can.. I am pleased you are also near the end of your journey studiobaron.

I am going through my second round with this condition. The first was in my dominant left shoulder which took about 3 years to fully recover. Now it's in my right one, and it sucks. Heat is the key IMHO. Hot baths like you're doing, warm packs, jacuzzi therapy is great, and I also use Capzaison HP cream. It burns pretty good at first, but it does the job. Massage therapy also really helps. I used a TENS unit back when I had it in my left side, but I misused it out of anger and frustration, so it only made it worse. I placed the pads directly over the inflamed capsule and tried to blast the FS away by cranking it up hard. It didn't work, so I don't recommend that. Used correctly though, it might help. None of these methods will cure this thing, only time will do that, but they can make it feel better and temporarily improve range. Also, when sleeping, I find placing a pillow under the affected upper arm helps by keeping more of a 45 degree angle, and for some reason that helps. I doubt I told you anything new, but that's the stuff I've done and continue to do on a daily basis. My goal is to beat this thing in 18 months instead of the 3 years it took the last time I had it.