Menopausal Frozen Shoulder

It took me  a year and a half to actually get a diagnosis of my shoukder pain and had to get a second opinion after bring told nothing they could do it ended up being tendonpathy and arthritis I eventually had a steroid injection after many months  suffering but did help you can have up to three a year

I am 50 years old and had shoulder surgery 2 months ago. I was diagnosed with fs 6 weeks post op. I think I will look into hrt!

hi not sure whats wrong but if i hang washing out and then fold the washing my shoulders and hands hurt really bad it aches then it goes away it seems more painful if i am peeling potatoes or other veg fruit hurts my hands and washing up too i have to stop half way though and sit down rubbbing my hands together what do you think it is please 

Lesley you may have just solved the mystery i have with my shoulder. What you say about ladies with no issues etc with menopause and hot flushes etc and now bam,.my shoulder mysteriously started becoming painful and recently, some days prevents me doing normal chores and showering etc. i am so happy to read your post and will now consult my doctor and explain.

 

Hi Lesley andmy fellow FS sufferers.

My frozen shoulder started in Jan this year and within 2 months I probably only had 50% range from my other shoulder.  Until recently the pain was terrible but it has started to relax on that issue but my range still has not improved despite several sessions with a Physio Therapist and a cortisone injection.  Today I went to see a second Orthopedic surgeon that has suggested I have a shoulder arthroscopy.  I know I'm preaching to fellow sufferers who already know the procedure but I would like some advise.

im 47, still have my periods but not sure if I'm menopausal yet.  I live in a very hot humid all year round country so it's hard to tell if I'm having a hot flush due to anything other than the weather.

Sorry I hadn't finished with my reply.

I have noticed my general body temperature has increased but other than that, being a little grumpier with a frozen shoulder, I have no other symptoms. 

Please woudk you advise me if I should be taking HRT at this point to help with my frozen shoulder ?  Aged if so what are the side effects ?

Im sure my husband thinks I'm a wimp about the pain I complain about from my shoulder but I'm sure he will be close to dying if he ever gets one !

Thanks

Andrea

 

Andrea, I have not posted to this site in some time, but I just wanted to encourage you that this miserable condition does get better with time.   The pain can't be understood by anyone that hasn't had it.   I ended up with frozen shoulder in both shoulders.  The second was not as bad.   First started in spring of 2013, second a few months later.   It took about a year and I would say I am 90% better.   I don't know if this is as good as it will get, but I will take this.   I am convinced that therapy and corisone make no difference with recovery.  I felt therapy made matters worse.    I was 48 when it all started.   It will heal!   Just take patience and pain tolerance.    

Hi Leslie,

Nice to heard from you. I just have one question that many of us would like to know..

I understand your frozen shouldera are recover by now. Does all the symptoms of menopausal temdonitis desapair at the same time.

I question this because beside my frozen hip, seems like im dealing with other minor but still bothersome problems of menopausal tendonitis.Will this discomfort disappear after menopause or after my frozen hip get resolve or the symptoms continue and slowely fade away, it will ever disappear completly?

I just dont want these tendonitis killing. me after I finish dealing also with my frozen hip.

Thanks a lot for your attention to this question seems like you are perfectly fine now.

Thanks a lott and all the best.

Hello Lesley,thanks for your advice.i'm 54 years old and have had the horror of having a frozen right shoulder. Been 2 months now of sleepless nights....(by the way its amazing how the human body can still functon on huge sleep loss)

Hard for people to understand the pain! will look into the HRT,but with cancer in my family not sure if the doc will be keen.

Just wondering how you are doing now?

Hope life is painfree and back to normal.

God bless

from Kath

 

By the way my heart goes out to all of YOU who are going through this....keep going and may you all recover speedily from this horrible condition. 

Oh this is so interesting, the hormonal thing!  I had a hysterectomy at age 45.  Never had a hot flash, was like I went right into post/menopausal.  No need for harmone replacement.  At age 62 I got my first frozen shoulder which was from an injury.  Here I am at 65 with frozen shoulder in other arm.  I heard from an accupuncturist that we have to keep our shoulder lubricated and she recommended magnesium.  This all makes sense, but why did it take till my 60's???, if it is hormomal.

I'm on my fourth frozen shoulder. The 1st I suffered through for months thinking it was a torn rotator cuff injury & went to the Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. (after the painful stage was almost finished) but only received a cortozone injection, which relieved my pain & allowed greater movement for a few days only. It went away after about 1 year, but then I was still lifting weights as soon as the pain lessened enough for me to tolerate it. My OB/GYN (a woman my age) also suffered a frozen shoulder & we discussed the misery at my appt. - it came up when she wanted me to place both my arms straight up over my head for the breast exam). The 2nd occurred after a lugged a huge bag of trash and had to swing it up over my shoulders to get it into the community trash bin. It was so painful that I was taking Ibuprofin for a long time but I suffered from protracted migraines during periomenopause for about ten yrs, so I was already used to relying on pain meds for relief. I never went to the Ortho for that FS & once again I thought I had a rotator cuff injury. A fall off the treadmill that wrenched both arms over my head resulted in excruciating pain in my bad shoulder, a loud cracking, and my adhesions were apparently broken. When the 3nd frozen shoulder happened, I went straight away to the Ortho, who had me go to physical therapy. I took 800 mg of ibuprofen 2 hrs before the appt. & felt sick to my stomach anyway from the pain I experienced. I resorted to using the focus & breathing exercises from labor to get through the sessions where the therapist bent my arm in numerous positions in an attempt to break the adhesions manually. During the 6th session I thought I had a stroke since my ears began burning & face and both were sunburned red - for no reason. I felt unwell, stopped the session and just rested until I could leave. I can't believe that the Dr.s have patients endure such pain during physical therapy. I heard others screaming & shouting & for my first visit I was laid out in the middle of the exercise room. It was horrific. I did research and discovered that there was an effective treatment for Dupuytren's contracture (my grandfather suffered from this) and it was in end Stage 4 trials for treatment of the adhesions in frozen shoulder. Collagenase injections (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) (Xiaflex, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Malvern, Pa.) are used for Dupuytren's & it is similar to frozen shoulder in that there are bands of scar tissue that need to be broken/dissolved/released. I am awaiting its use for frozen shoulder by my Ortho Dr.