Tendontitis calcification shoulder
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Hello ladies,
I couldn't stand the pain on my shoulder during last night and I went to emergency rooms.
My official diagnosis is tenonditis calcification on my right shoulder.
Has any lady sth similar?
the doctor said that there is inflammation on my shoulder because my cells are trying to eat and absorb the calcification.
I am afraid because according to some internet articles this kind of tendonitis is more common in people with diabetes! I do not want to develop diabetes but since peri started my glucose blood sugar levels have been affected.
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Guest evi75119
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Sounds like frozen shoulder to me. I'm now dealing with it for the second time in my other shoulder. No diabetes for me, just whacked perimeno. Hate to say it takes a long time to go away. Advil helps if you can take it, sleeping with a pillow under your arm might help. Look up frozen shoulder or AC shoulder. #1 meno symptom in japanese women above hot flashes. Def related to declining hormones.
evi75119 Guest
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I cannot move it at all. All of a sudden, an unbearable killing pain without break.
I took paracetamol for two days in order to bear the torture.
Today, the doctor prescribed me two painkillers .
How long does it take? I know it depends on the patient but average time is about 2 weeks?
I have lost my sleep due to this.....
Guest evi75119
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Were you taking any kind of antibiotic like ciprax? Sometimes floroquinolones can cause tendon ruptures.
If not, and if you didnt have any kind of injury, I'd assume its FS. The long explanation you posted sounds like a scientific one, but sounds like FS too.
Usually starts in the non dominant shoulder.
The freezing stage is excrutiatingly painful.
Took mine about 2 years to completely clear up. And then to the day it started in my other shoulder. My doc thought it could be cured in 4 weeks with cortisone shot and physio therapy. But no such luck.
I agree that accupuncture helped a little.
cindy_45475 evi75119
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Hi. I'm not medically qualified but this sounds like frozen shoulder to me too. I am a frozen shoulder survivor. had it both sides. there is a Frozen shoulder forum on this site to. FS takes a long time to heal ranging from a year to three. I found a heat pad helped; TENS machine and pain killers. i do not have diabetes but i do strongly believe that it is hormone related. wishing you a speedy recovery
evi75119 cindy_45475
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first of all thanks for the reply and your wishes!
1-3 years? I am praying for a miracle recovery. The pain is so stabbing and acute!!!For the last trhee days I am wearing the same t shirt and now I want to wash my hair and I cannot.....I ran to the hospital without even combing my hair.
I just found the following useful information on the Internet :
Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff is a common disorder which predominantly affects females, generally between the ages of 30 to 60 years. The presence of calcium deposition in the rotator cuff varies widely, with reports of mineral detection by radiographs in up to 20% of asymptomatic shoulders.
Theorists of reactive calcification state that mineral deposition is an actively mediated process that can be subdivided into three stages: pre-calcific, calcific and post-calcific. The pre-calcific stage is characterized by fibrocartilaginous metaplasia of predisposed tenocytes into chondrocytes in relatively avascular areas. The calcific phase can be further subdivided into the ‘formative’ phase (calcium deposition into matrix vesicles that coalesce to form foci of calcification), the ‘resting phase’ (termination of calcium deposition), and the ‘resorptive phase’ (phagocytic resorption of the mineral deposits and debris by multinucleated giant cells). Finally, the post-calcific phase is characterized by healing through scar maturation and type III collagen replacement by type I collagen, with subsequent longitudinal fiber realignment.
Identification of stage can often be made based on clinical symptoms. Severe, acute pain is typically seen in the resorptive phase. Patients will describe waking with a sharp, stabbing pain in the shoulder, in the absence of any inciting trauma or overuse.
The pathophysiology behind the acute pain of the resorptive phase may be due to two possible mechanisms. During this phase, the deposits’ consistency is paste-like, and can rupture into the subacromial bursa causing an inflammatory bursitis. It is also likely that during the resorptive phase, local edema and cytoproliferation raise the pressure within the tendon substance, directly triggering pain.
Correlations with systemic or other focal disorders such as diabetes or adhesive capsulitis have been suggested but never scientifically proven. However, an increase in HLA-A1 has been observed in patients with this disorder.
cindy_45475 evi75119
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Hi. I don't know about calcification tendinitis? whether this is the same as FS or not ? all I can report is that there are 3 stages to FS FREEZING ( the extremely painful unable to move your arm behind your back ; wash hair shave armpits stage) FROZEN where movement is still limited but the pain is less intense and THAWING where movement slowly returns and pain is at a minimum. each stage for me took 4 months but I have heard of others that have taken longer, and some have reported that it took a whole 3 years to get full range of movement back. these stages cannot be rushed or altered, and everyone copes the best way they can. like I said there is LOTS of information on this site which was a life saver when my FS was at its worst.
kelly55079 evi75119
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Hoping for a quick recovery for you (and me)!!! My mom had FS and I remember it was so very painful-- she went to PT for it or even chiropractor.. Look into acupuncture too--sometimes it does help!! I developed tendinitis in my foot about a month ago--- I'm resting a lot but it's not getting better. Take Care!!!