Fuck, ouch.

[PickleMyPepper]

I was getting the shopping out of the boot earlier, lifted a crate of water out with one hand and felt a horrible sensation in the muscle round my shoulder.
It sort of 'popped' then I felt a burning sensation, followed by agony.

I've tried ice, heat, ibuprofen and co-codamol (30/500 that I'm prescribed for another problem) but nothing is touching it.
I went to put some voltarol gel on the area but touching it is agony.

It's been 7 hours now and I can't move my arm properly without pain shooting around the area.

Anyone got any ideas? I'm going to ring the GP in the morning for an appointment but I am not looking forward to sleeping tonight.
I haven't even been able to get pyjamas on because I can't lift my arm

Please tell me it's nothing serious (I know you can't, but anyway...)

You need an x-ray.
Go to A&E.

Rotator cuff is really painful, I did mine taking my fat bastard cat to the vet.

I’d go in!

I would just go. It can take hours to get a call back then they'll send you along anyway.

You need to go in case it's dislocated. Good luck.

Go to A&E. When I have been to GP with a shoulder injury they sent me straight to A&E.

You could be waiting hours for 111 to ring and they'll probably direct you to A&E anyway, an out of hours doctor can examine you but unlikely to have access to X-ray if needed. I'd head straight to A&E if I were you op.

Last time i phoned 111 they didnt call bacl until the next morning
You need A&E

A&E pronto, OP!

That sounds bastard painful.

Wouldn't it have been a deep clunk type noise if it dislocated?

Can shoulders really dislocate that easily?!

I hope you get yourself sorted OP.

I read about frozen shoulder on here recently, I'm guessing that's not it?

Sounds very painful. Hope you get sorted x

On the way to A&E now.

I tried to get comfortable in bed but it was basically impossible, moved gently to rearrange my pillow and felt something drop round my shoulder, like a movement - made me physically sick because of the pain.

Awful, bastard injury.
Thank you for your messages.

I'm hoping they'll knock me out before touching it

Ah yeah, trying to lay down. Fuck.

I hope you're ok OP and the wait isn't too long.

Hope you get it sorted OP.
A friend of mine fell in the street in early Dec and hurt a shoulder. After an hour of pain went to A&E (very difficult as friend is Autistic and struggles with such places). It took a further 6 hours to be investigated, and friend had to be sedated to allow them to put shoulder bacj into place. Friends is still having problems with movement.

Sorry about typos, hopefully it makes sense.

Glad you're going to A&E, I'd go so they can give you something stronger for the pain, if nothing else! Hope you get sorted soon

I did this and had torn the rotator cuff. Identical pain. Hope they see you soon

Good decision OP. Hope you're seen quickly and soon feeling more comfortable.

If it is dislocated, OP, having it put back in will reduce the pain enormously almost immediately (though it will be a bit sore for a while, as it wasn't put straight back in - but it won't be vomit-inducing pain, just a bit tender). With a bit of luck, this is what it is - rotator cuff is a different kettle of fish, unfortunately.

Good luck OP. Doesn’t quite sound like a dislocation to me, because you implied you could move it (painfully), when I dislocated mine I literally couldn’t move it, hopefully it is though because they’ll be able to pop it right back in and the pain will subside.

Fuck that sounds utterly horrific. I remember vomit-inducing pain from when I dislocated my knee cap whilst running.

Hope you get it sorted ASAP also hope they give you ALL the drugs

Good luck xx

Sounds awful. Good Luck at the Hospital op

Ouch. Good luck OP, hope they reduce your pain ASAP.

Good luck