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Frozen shoulder hell - please help

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Monr0e · 02/11/2021 07:55

I was diagnosed with frozen shoulder last week after 2 months of constant, sometimes unbearable pain and massively reduced movement in my right arm.

I was originally diagnosed with trapped nerve in my neck, followed by suspected rotator cuff tear before seeing a specialist physio who said she is 99.9% certain it is frozen shoulder.

I've never known pain like it. I've been managing in the day with pain relief but nights are the worst. I fall asleep initially but wake around 2am with the pain then spend most of the night awake trying to find a comfortable position to fall back asleep in. I'm shattered. And I start a new job tomorrow.

Anyone who has been through this, if you have any tips at all, please please share. And let me know if there is any light at the end of the tunnel.

OP posts:
uggmum · 03/12/2021 00:33

I have suffered with frozen shoulder for the last 11 months.
I had countless drugs and physio.
I had an injection which did help a bit.
I finally had surgery which, with a further injection and a lot of painful exercises has really helped.
Although my movement is not fully back to normal. The pain is so much better.
Unfortunately my other shoulder has started the freezing process. I am now fighting it as much as I can. My movement is very limited and it's so so painful.
I am having a scan and an injection in a couple of weeks. I really want to avoid another operation.
I never realised how painful a frozen shoulder was until I had one. It's just awful.

uggmum · 03/12/2021 00:35

And I am on MN at this time of night as it's so bloody painful I just can't sleep!!

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