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So achy

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jane63977
jane63977

Hello again . Yet another problem ! Since Monday my right shoulder and arm has been really painful and stiff , but now it seems to be travelling all the way across to my other arm . Yesterday my left wrist felt so weak and painful at times that I thought I would have trouble picking things up . At first it felt like I had slept funny and that was the cause of this , but now I don't know , as this is the third morning of waking like this . I feel like an old woman and I'm not 50 until august . I'm fed up of feeling generally under the weather most days . Is this all normal ? Lots of love Jane

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  • jane5216
    jane5216 jane63977

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    Hi Jane, I had this (or something similar) on and off for a while.  It happened with my ankle too, one day I actually had to walk with a stick because I couldn't put any weight  on it - and only just 50. I was convinced it was something dreadful like MS but now I suspect it's just part of the joyful package that is the menopause. Love (other) Jane xx

  • bobbysgirl
    bobbysgirl jane63977

    Posted

    Hi Jane, yes that sounds horribly familiar. Since meno, every old injury has come back to haunt me!

    I used to go horse riding and have injured my neck, right shoulder, knees and back (three times!) Since meno they are all plaguing me!

    Last night was awful, I just could NOT get comfy.

    Epsom salts baths do help, as do magnesium malate and devils claw supplements, but not as much as I'd like!

  • natalie86711
    natalie86711 jane63977

    Posted

    I get the same feeling every month it seems before my period,  hips , arms , feet everything seems too achy badly, I am 47 this year and I truly feel your pain. 
  • cindy1957
    cindy1957 jane63977

    Posted

    Hi Jane. I too have a achy shoulder, mine is my left one goes down to the elbow, also my left breast feels it but I hope it's just a pulled muscle in there. Not near my heart the pain so that's a good thing, so probably just a pulled muscle or menopause issue, who knows, I'm 60 and I just want to feel normal again too, hopefully soon, been 9 years of this, well not the whole time of anything other than hot flashes till now! Good luck!

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