Re: [IPk] Frozen shoulder
Sarah
That's the point - so did my sisters tests. The tests are not definitive. There
is a certain percentage of people that always record negative tests for
inflammation and the RF. Have you seen a rheumatologist? Mine can tell just by
touching the affected joint
Regards
Beverley
----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Haywood [mailto:email @ redacted]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 03:27 PM
To: email @ redacted <email @ redacted>
Subject: Re: [IPk] Frozen shoulder
Hi Beverley,
I have been tested recently for RA, as I have this constant joint pain, but
tests came back negative - thankfully.
Many thanks,
Sarah
________________________________
From: "Smith, Beverley" <email @ redacted>
To: "'email @ redacted'" <email @ redacted>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [IPk] Frozen shoulder
Hi Sarah
This happened to me 9 months ago. I have rheumatoid arthritis but am treated
by
steroid injections when it flares up. No other drugs. I was diagnosed 12
years
ago with a very high rheumatoid factor in the blood. My sister, who has it
far
more severely and takes a cocktail of drugs with a variety of operations, did
not have a raised rheumatoid factor, when she was diagnosed. It can be hard
to
diagnose. My joint pain is usually in the balls of my feet (walking on
concrete
can be painful), ankles and fingers. 9 months ago however I woke up with
excruciating pain in my shoulder. I could move it in some directions pain
free
but in others I would almost vomit with the pain. I thought it was frozen
shoulder but rheumatologist said it was another RA attack (inflamation of the
capsule) and fixed it with another steroid injection. It has not bothered me
since.
Regards
Beverley
----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Haywood [mailto:email @ redacted]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 02:45 PM
To: email @ redacted <email @ redacted>
Subject: Re: [IPk] Frozen shoulder
Hi Nanette,
I agree with you - lets hope its not frozen shoulder... But I have been told
that sometimes sufferers only realise that they have it when the pain becomes
very bad and that they may have lived with it until the point where it is
unbearable. I must say I do suffer with joint and muscle pain generally, that
no-one can get to the bottom of, but it is more like a constant ache rather
than the pain I am feeling right now, so maybe my usual joint aches could
have
hidden the shoulder problem as it was developing - just a thought.
I really haven't ever felt pain like it and I am have more than my fair share
of painful injuries over the years...
Did yours ache all the time, but become much worse when you used it in a way
that was restrictive - like getting dressed etc?
Thanks for your advice, Nanette, I will keep you posted!
Sarah
________________________________
From: Nanette Freedman <email @ redacted>
To: email @ redacted
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [IPk] Frozen shoulder
Hi Sarah,
First of all sympathy for your pain.
As a former frozen shoulder sufferer (I've had it twice) I would
question if this is indeed frozen shoulder, though can't rule it out.
Apart from anything else in my experience frozen shoulder did not
start suddenly from one day to the next, but rather the pain got worse
slowly and relentlessly over a period of weeks, remained severe,
particularly bad at nights, for months, then gradually started to get
better. It was always less painful in the water - hot showers, and
also swimming, really helped, though if I were to accidentally to bump
into anyone or anything in the pool, even slightly, the pain was
indescribable.
best of luck
Nanette
On 21/03/2012, Diana Maynard <email @ redacted> wrote:
> Hi Sarah
> It could be frozen shoulder (and there are lots of people on here who
> have experience of that) but the symptoms also sound identical to a
> dislocated shoulder....I've dislocated mine a couple of times (it's
> always gone back in by itself luckily) - basically it's a torn ligament.
> It seems unlikely but I suppose it's possible you could have done it in
> your sleep!! If so then it'll start to ease in a couple of days.
> Meanwhile I suggest taking some good painkillers and put ice on it for a
> couple of days, and see what happens.
> Di
>
>
> On 21/03/12 13:49, Sarah Haywood wrote:
>> Hi all!
>> A quick question for you all....
>> I woke up in the night to the most excruciating pain in my left
>> shoulder.....
> > When I got up, I struggled to get dressed, pulling up knickers and
tights
> was
>> so painful.
> > It is my left shoulder ( I am right handed). The pain comes when I do
> anything
>> that involves moving my arms towards the back of my body or pulling
>> trousers,
>> tights etc up. It hurts to put something in my back pocket.... The actual
> > shoulder joint aches/throbs at a low level all the time. laying on it
was
> very
>> painful.
>>
>> I have had no shoulder pain previously to this, it suddenly happened
>> over
> > night. I cannot describe the pain, it is so bad - and I take pain pretty
> well!
> > My question to you all is, could this be a frozen shoulder, it seems to
> fit
> the
> > symptoms I found on the Internet, but I can still use my arm anywhere
> forward
> of
>> my body with no pain, I can also lift my arm up and brush my hair (if I
>> had
>> enough to brush!)
> > Has anyone else had the same experience - I'm sure some of you must have
> seeing
>> as frozen shoulder is another condition that is enjoyed by diabetics!!
>> Many thanks,
>> Sarah
>> .
> .
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