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How long after the "de thawing stage" until your pain free?

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joan27950
joan27950

Hi everyone,

I hope you're doing well, and that my message will give you all some hope.  I'm "de thawing"....thank God.  In the last eight weeks, after some very INTENSE physical therapy, my range of motion is at about 90%. I "Froze" back in October of 2014 after being in a sling for a long period to recover from a broken collarbone. I was in a carr accident victim back in August of 2014. I've been battling trying to heal for a long time now.  I continue to have issues with my neck also.  My question is this....how long after your frozen shoulder de thaws, and you regain your range of motion, do you continue to have pain and that horrible feeling down your arm?  I'm trying to figure out if this continued pain I'm feeling is normal for frozen shoulder, or is it something else. I have a small rotator cuff tear, but the orthopedic doesn't seem overly concerned. I also have two buldging discs at C5 and C6. Anyhow everyone, there is hope for the frozen shoulder part. It's wonderful to be able to move better, and I'm grateful for that.  I just want to be pain free, so I'm wondering when that part happens?  Can anyone on here that's recovered from a frozen shoulder answer that for me?  Thank you and God Bless you all.

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  • mymaude
    mymaude joan27950

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    Hi Joan. You've had a rough time that's for sure. I am one of the lucky ones as my FS only lasted 16 months (6 months freezing OUCH!) Yours doesn,t seem to have lasted very long and as the bad pain is during the freezing stage and should diminish from then on I would be very suspicious of something more serious going on and if I were you I would go back to your doctor and ask for further xrays and scans. Good luck.
    • alison44235
      alison44235 mymaude

      Posted

      To Joan and mymaude. Did you both have scans soon after your injuries? I am three and a half month into this horrible condition and it is just getting worse. More pain and more frozeness (if that is a word) I am going to have a scan in 2 months no appointment as yet and then going to see ortho doctor after that. This as far as I am concerned is not good enough. My husband and I are argueing a lot about this. i need my scan next week, I am going to speak to my doctor on Monday and insist, 
    • mymaude
      mymaude alison44235

      Posted

      Hi Alison. I am astounded at the number of doctors who know so little about this condition. I was so lucky that I live 5 mins away from one of our top ortho hospitals and that my GP had spent two years working there and knew exactly what was wrong. I didnthave a scan just a simple test by my GP who immediately referred me. He held my elbow by my side with my forearm out in front of me then pushed my hand gently outwards. When I yelled (and I did yell lol) he just said 'there you go its FS'. I had an xray but only to rule out other damage and I believe that scans cannot conclusively prove it either. The freezing stage can last 9 months or more and the pain is horrific, I had many times when i, quite literally, collapsed on the floor unable to function because of the pain. Once you are at the frozen stage life does get more bearable pain wise even though you lose ROM. I was able to keep working and riding which I think went a long way to me getting better sooner. I did have hydrodilitation followed by physio which was not entirely successful and i declined any further surgical intervention and just managed the pain with the help of my GP. Unfortunately, silly me, I had a fall last November and suffered an AC dislocation on my frozen shoulder but my physio has been ace and so far it has not started to re freeze (thank god). Sorry I've rambled on. Go and stamp (but not too hard, it hurts) at your GP and insist on a referral as you need a better understanding of what you are dealing with and the help available, and there are plenty of options to deal with this wretched condition. Good luck. xxxx
    • alison44235
      alison44235 mymaude

      Posted

      Thanks. I  think I do need good luck, had none at all so far.
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