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Shoulder/collarbone pain. Help

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ForevermoreAnxious · 29/12/2023 22:12

For the last few days ive had a horrible pain in my left shoulder, more like my collarbone, clavicle. Its so sore and at times sharp. I had a huge panic attack last night because the pain was so bad and I thought it was heart related. I do however have bad health anxiety. I'm inclined to think it's muscular just because it hurts more on movement. I had something similar in exactly the same place last year and I was referred for an MRI... I'm still waiting. It calmed down but now it's back. I'm not expecting anyone to diagnose me, I'd just like to know if you have had anything similar and what it was or of you can relate also for reassurance or hay its not my heart! No other symptoms except my huge panic attacks last night! (Not new for me, I do suffer badly)

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ForevermoreAnxious · 30/12/2023 17:38

Movinghouseatlast · 30/12/2023 16:14

Frozen shoulder at the beginning is just pain in the shoulder before you lose any movement, the agonising pain comes later.

I had full range of movement and just a sore arm/ shoulder for around 2 months before I stopped being able to do those things.

There is a frozen shoulder support group on Facebook and lots of people draw the very circle you did when describing where the pain is.

In a nutshell, frozen shoulder develops over time. What you describe is exactly how mine was at the start.

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Thank you. This would explain a lot. The pain is very gradual. Sometimes it's not there and sometimes it is. But I feel like it's definitely movement with my left arm/shoulder that makes it worse. I think I doubted the shoulder because the pain is in the clavicle kind of above the breast in that generalized area.

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