Frozen shoulder
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Anyone had frozen shoulder? Can it be linked to RA? Is there anything I can I do about it?
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ivan17274 Guest
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who said you've got frozen shoulder?
lynn15111 Guest
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I'm guessing osteo, but they can confirm that with an x-ray which would be done before a steroid shot that could last you for awhile before repeating.
lynn15111 Guest
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tami413 Guest
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I use tens unit and if too intense get shot. I've also had scar tissue removed and manipulation under anesthesia. The struggle is real - hurts like the dickens.
Debkimly Guest
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I didn't have a frozen shoulder but after 18 months I had an MRI that showed damage from RA. I had a total shoulder replacement. I wish I had pushed for the MRI sooner. Meanwhile a friend suggested lidocaine patches. I wore them at night. I love them and use them on my wrists. Good luck.
jbjb93 Guest
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I was diagnosed with RA this past February.
I have wonders if the frozen shoulder was a precursor to the RA.
michelle65680 jbjb93
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timothy11402 Guest
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I ask these questions because you were somewhat vague in your original post.
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lynn15111 Guest
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Really doesn't matter what arthritis you have, or if it's something else, steroid shots work really well. Most orthopedic offices will x-ray your shoulder though before they give you a shot. My husband has arthritis, (osteo) and has just gone in for his 2nd shot. They last several months. In time he will have to have replacement surgery and that is something you want to know about beforehand, because I am told it is harder to get that new shoulder working than even TKR, which I am working on currently. Plan to dedicate at least three months to getting your new shoulder fully healed. For working men, that has to be a predicament.
pami82 Guest
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I just posted that I occasionally get seriously frozen joints. It's a result of very slight bad posture or poor use of my body. I fix mine with two days of 5mg prednisone then tapering. But it is extremely painful while it lasts, and normal painkillers don't work. My rheumatologist frowns on the use of prednisone, although he knows I need it occasionally so he does write a script once in a while. He didn't recognise my description of these events (as I call them) but he said if my treatment is two or three days of 5mg, and then tapering over the next week or two, that is safe.