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Dlsirish
Dlsirish

How long does this pain with FS last? It's terrible. Looking at manipulation soon. Had anyone had relief from that?

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  • madiniah33615
    madiniah33615 Dlsirish

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    Hi Dlsirish..i feel ur pain..but pls be advised tht the pain is temporary and time with help of intensive pain killers such as cortisone shots and tremadols will alleviate pain when used...when I say temporary pain we looking at about 6 month's thereafter you will feel tht the pain will be less intense and then u will experience stuffiness till tht too evenually passes.this is +_ a 2year journey...so manipulated is really not need...or at least in my case ..hope this info helps..all the best

  • jim_5066
    jim_5066 Dlsirish

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    The length of time varies from person to person. My freezing stage lasted about 5 months the I gradually became frozen. The cortisone eased the pain and I had some restricted movement.

    The real freezing pain and loss of movement started once the cortisone wore off.

    I went from only having pain when laying on my affected arm to having pain starting about an hour after I went to bed no matter how I lay in bed. The pain lasted all night. The arm wasn’t able to go higher than 20-30 degrees abduction.

    I was on Tramacet which didn’t help. Motrin helped a bit.

    From talking to others, the acute frozen stage lasts anywhere upwards of 3-4 months. The worst pain is at the start of the frozen stage and will gradually ease. Just stick with it, things will improve.

    I forgot to mention this is my second time with FS. The first was 12 years ago and it lasted a total of 9 months from freezing until thawed. But I knew this time it would be longer as my pain is worse than the first time.

    I think the OAT may have worked but I will be holding my breath for the next few weeks, just in case.

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