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Frozen shoulder and who we are??

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cindy_45475
cindy_45475

Hi all just thought I would try and get us all together; to see who we are how we got here, how many there are of us; our ages , jobs lifestyle etc to try and find any plausible link to what we are going through..

I am Cindy, (as some of you already know), I have just turned 48, i live in Norfolk, UK.

I think I am starting to go through the change in life with the dreaded hot flushes😳.and lack of menstral cycle. I have had frozen shoulder since Oct 15, although I believe my first diagnosis was rotar cuff injury ? I had not had any injury to my shoulder, just a bucket load of stress prior to the onset ??

I would consider myself healthy, with a good diet, I drink occasionally and do not smoke. I am a senior support worker, I do use a computer daily...., and I probably did not exercise as much as I should have.

There is history of FS in my family and arthritis?

This forum has kept me sane (thank you all).. I believe I am now FROZEN, movement is restricted and the pain;although still there is more bearable. I still need the comfort of my heat mat and I have found a TENS machine works well , I have also started Trigger Point Therapy which is helping: I am also sleeping a little better although 8 hours sleep is a very distant memory !! Any way I'm rambling now my idea for this discussion was bullet points to try and find a connection ; so I've blown that already😊 anyway if you want to respond; thank you x

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  • cindy_45475
    cindy_45475

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    Hi to all, and thank you Colette , jenn and Claire for your recent replies, we have all joined together to keep each other sane; and even if we never meet the mere fact that we can all rant to each other when the need arises makes us pretty firm forum friends!!

    I read with interest Collette at the strange arm above the head routine; it isn't something that I felt relevant up until reading your post; but I too had that experience... Did any one else ?? I always laid on my left side then a few nights I woke on my back with both of my arms touching the headboard 😳?? I have FS in my right side but my left side is having an occasional nervous ache... I'm also interested in hearing about the virus , this isn't something I had heard of before ; and worth investigating further ..

    Like jenn I had a lot of stress prior to onset and I am definately having hot flushes and night sweats; so there is a definate link (in my opinion). There is also arthritis in my family and diabetes , but I am not affected as far as i am aware..

    I work at a desk , write in support plans and use a computer and have pushed many wheelchairs .

    I am concerned about getting the condition in my left shoulder also , but Clair I believe it only affects a shoulder the once it should not return ; which I suppose is strange in its self ... Seeing as we face stress daily , and the menopause can last for years...

    As confused as ever, but it's good to communicate ; I'm glad you are all finding the discussion interesting .

    Take care Cindy xx

  • Chocolatebabz
    Chocolatebabz cindy_45475

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    Hi I'm Barbara, 43 year old British Expat in Houston Texas.  I've had this since August 2014.  Have had three steroid injections which gave temporary relief, 20 pt visits which again helped a little and am currently taking 15mg maloxicam daily.  Can get my arm up to. 45° angle now and reach in the back of the car - can even get a ponytail in if its first thing in the morning.  Don't fancy an operation so I'm stubbornly waiting it out.  The excruciating pain days are behind me I hope.
    • cindy_45475
      cindy_45475 Chocolatebabz

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      Welcome Babara ,

      Glad to hear that you are nearing the end of this awful condition; I'm with you with the 'stubbornly waiting it out' the thought of going under the knife just terrifies me, so I'm coping with pain relief , tens machine; hot water bottle and occasional massge.

      How did you FS come about ; if you don't mind me asking ?

      Cindy

    • Chocolatebabz
      Chocolatebabz cindy_45475

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      It started about a month after I got back from vacation and to be honest at the time I couldn't pinpoint a cause.  Later of course I was searching my brain for a reason, I hadn't fallen or had an accident *but* I did go clay pigeon shooting.  It was the first time I had fired a gun (or held one in fact) and the back was pressed hard against....you guessed it my right (and now frozen) shoulder.  It didn't hurt at the time so I didn't correlate the two but now I have my suspicions.  My dr gave me an x-Ray and a few months later an MRI just to check it wasn't anything else but there is nothing to see - no bone spurs, no tumors so frozen shoulder it is.  The pain was so acute to begin with, I could never have rolled over on my right side or reached for my bag in the back of the car, so I know it's better than it was and I can get it up to reach cups in cupboards.  I still have limited range of motion anything beyond that height, but I hope it will keep improving.  I *may* also be slightly pre-menopausal (not diagnosed) but my periods have been a wee bit erratic this past couple of years so can't rule out hormones/estrogen etc.
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