Two Shoulders at Once! Really??

I'm also in Canada. I had read on the forum earlier that Xiaflex was approved by the FDA (USA) so I wrote to Health Canada last week. It was approved here November 2015, but not for us: "As per records and Product monograph, XIAFLEX (DIN 02388316) is approved for the treatment of adult patients with Dupuytren’s contracture with a palpable cord." It will be interesting to see if your doctor is open to it anyway.

I needed to be on codeine for 3.5 months so I asked for it without Tylenol. That way I could choose to take the straight codeine with either Tylenol Ultra for day (it has caffeine) or a muscle relaxant at night. My doctor offered me regular codeine & long-acting too, both in the lowest dose, so I could manage the pain as needed. Such a difference once I got that prescription, though it's better to be done with this altogether of course! 

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I just received my second steroid injection in the last three months. The first was cortisone, followed by Toradol, an NSAID injected into the joint, about a month later. Neither seemed to work. This time we went with the Depo medrol, just yesterday, or Friday, because it's now 3:17a.m., and I actually can't sleep. I am sore from the injection, but my pain is better if that makes any sense. I seem to be getting relief, much earlier than expected. Fingers crossed. Many of the studies I've read, say that Depo is their first choice. My left arm has very limited ROM, from a previous severe fracture of the proximal Humerus at the surgical neck. I had the,"joy," of one of my doctors at the famous Massachusetts General Hospital tell me my pain was all in my head! Long and very limited recovery there.

So I am being the most compliant patient ever, with a new orthopedic surgeon. I REALLY want to get as much ROM back when this FS is finally resolve. Good luck to you! The Depo seems to be the one that ma helpn me be on my way to recovery. Fingers crossed for you, too.