Hydrodylitation

Really?? I'm 6 weeks post op this week for a full thickness rotator cuff tear repair. I have had to wear a sling for 6 weeks no shoulder movement to allow the repair to knit. I start physio this week, which will be gentle and have been told it is a 12-18 month recovery time till I'm back to normal range and motion.

how have you gotten a frozen shoulder after surgery?

did you immobilise the shoulder after your surgery?

hope you get a solution soon 😄❌❌❌

Hi tracey ive had fs since dec/jan and had lots of osteo appointments, then had 2 steroid injections, then was supposed to have hydrodilitation last week but they decided i had to wait for 3 months. Im petrified of it tbh as one of the steroids had lots more fluid than normal and it was painful. But they wont do anything else here first, hydro or nothing. Can have op after if it doesnt work. Let me know how it goes..x

This has been a very informative thread! The things that stood out the most to me was when you said that her frozen shoulder is more painful than a rotator cuff tear! People just don't have any idea how painful FS is!! It needs a more ferocious name! And then " it's a wonder I don't rattle"....Lol!! SO true Thanks for posting!

Hi Tracey

Similar to you i have a job involving heavy manual work. Jan/ February of this year I stared to experience pain in my shoulder that progressively got worse. I was diagnosed with an impingement and started physiotherapy.  The pain continued to get worse and like you I was unable to sleep at nights due to the excruciating pain, plus my shoulder was stiff.  I decided to get a second opinion and saw a surgeon who diagnose a frozen shoulder.  I received hydrodilatation 3 weeks ago and thankfully the pain was so much better within a few days, it was such a relief.  I was advised to have regular intense physiotherapy of which is am doing along with exercises at home given to me by the physio.  The intense therapy is uncomfortable but I am gaining more movement in my shoulder already.  The hydrodilation injection was uncomfortable for the duration of the injection but otherwise ok.  I hope this is helpful to you. Good luck  with yours I hope you have the same results as me.

Hi Debbie

I would say it was uncomfortable and slightly painful at times from the pressure you feel as the fluid is injected in.  I did feel the pop which was momentary.  I thought it was going to be more painful than it actually was.  I persevered and had it all injected on the one occasion, they did give me the option half way through of returning for the remaining amount but I managed to tolerate it.  It felt so much better very soon afterwards.  Persevere if you can,  I concentrated on my breathing and that helped me.

i would definitely have it done again.  Hope this helps.

 

Hi I have had a frozen shoulder since jan2014 and have been having regular intense physio since then, physio has worked but only got my shoulder to about 75 % so physio said for me to be referred back to orthopaedics to see where we go from there, I was referred back a few months ago and the doc suggested that I have hydrodilation which I agreed to I had this on thursday(7/5/15) it was very uncomfortable to have and was told by the doc doing it to let him know if it became unbareable and he would stop, I did tell him but he carried on anyway, the pain afterwards was the same as it was before I had it which wasnt too bad, it was the same the day after as well and I managed to get my arm above my head which I hadnt done in ages, then come Sunday I was in agony and have been ever since , I went to physio on monday and she couldn't understand why I was in so much pain, yesterday I cried nearly all day.I phoned the xray dept who spoke to the doc who did it and he said it would pass just take some painkillers which I have been doing and nothing seems to touch it, I took 500mg naproxen morning and night , codine phosphate, paracetamol, nurofen and 5 ×10mg amytriptiline at night and was still crying out in pain am at my wits end