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Swollen and extreme pain in shoulder.... waiting for surgery, need help!!!

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feliciadawn
feliciadawn

Hello,

I am waiting for surgery in the next month or two to fix a torn labrum (due to continued dislocations) and bicep tears. In the meantime i have been in an extreme amount of pain and my shoulder/arm have been swollen. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions to help alleviate pain/discomfort/swollen shoulder, etc. any help will be extremely helpful!!!

Thanks!!

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  • ricochetred
    ricochetred feliciadawn

    Posted

    My Dr gave me a cortisone shot but it was 3 months before surgery. If your surgery is in a month it might be too close to surgery to do cortisone but you could ask. I would highly recommend cold packs and if your Dr is ok with it, anti-inflammatory usually up to a week before surgery. I hope your find some relief!

     

  • Anonymous111
    Anonymous111 feliciadawn

    Posted

    You can certainly take paracetamol and NSAIDs. You could ask you Dr for a steroid/LA injection if that isn’t cutting it.
  • droopyshoulder
    droopyshoulder feliciadawn

    Posted

    What is your doctor prescribing you to do in the meantime?  Secondly, I would use this time wisely to research your condition and the procedure to understand exactly what they are going to do and whether it will achieve your goals.  Don't assume they automatically know what they are doing.  And if you have had multiple dislocations and you made it through, what did you do those first few times to cope?

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