Problem after rotator cuff surgery

sbalch210712 over a year ago

to both of you, take it from someone who has had eight of them and needs a shoulder replacement. The surgery is painful but I found that if you are still having that much pain have a repeat MRI to make sure and if the doctor says the MRI is normal get a copy and read it yourself. My first one that is what happened and after 6 months of PT and it still hurt I got a copy of that MRI and it said they thought there was a retear and the doctor never caught it and now it's a mess and the other shoulder is right behind it from overuse. If you think there's something wrong demand a MRI don't be like me and be on total disability from a 2cm tear.

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Solutionca over a year ago

Relax as too soon to worry. I developed frozen shoulder while in the sling and had a lot of pain for 4 to 5 months and was not feeling decent for 7 or 8 months and not good for a year. Now 18 months later im 90% and normal activity. ,minor discomfort nowcand then but no biggy. Good luck. Btw surprised you're in pt so soon.

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ramsez745 over a year ago

well the back of my shoulder was frozen, went in thursday january 05, 2012 for the doctor to break loose the shoulder, now its been 5 1/2 months since the operation i'm in more pain than the day of the operation, doctor wants to do another mri feelings something is wrong NO S--T will let you know after the mri ramsez

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sbalch210712 over a year ago

THere's a difference between a little pain and the pain u get when it comes apart or retears. You can't sleep and function properly. I hope u find out what's wrong. I've been kicked out of PT six times because they can't get my arms to get better. You have taken the right step by getting a repeat MRI Let me know

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RAMSEZ745 over a year ago

to sbalch:

I will let you know about the m r i but i feel that something else is wrong, another tear or something since i last posted my arm is getting nerve pain from my shoulder down to my wrist can't hardly do any exercises and i'm on percocet 20mg a pop just to move around and sleep. ramsez

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sbalch210712 over a year ago

always listen to your gut feelings they are usually right and please let us all know what you find out. there's alot of people dealing with these same issues and the more info we have maybe just maybe it might help someone else. Good luck

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ramsez745 over a year ago

to sbalch
going tomorrow morning to the doctor, i'm in more pain than after the first surgery going to push for another M R I something has got to be wrong arm hurts down too and including my wrist and hand ramsez

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Guest over a year ago

Good Luck make sure he does a repeat MRI let me know how it goes

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ramsez 745 over a year ago

to sbalch
went to doctor this morning, he did an x ray and stated that was going for an MRI within a week stated that i had arthritis and what appears to be a soft bone at the ball portion didn't want to say anything else till the MRI keep in touch RAMSEZ

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Skipper over a year ago

I had my rotator cuff surgery 3 months ago. Complete tear 4 screws used. Pain was very intense for about 2 1/2 months. Needed pain medication but the only thing I found that help was ICE lots and lots of ice. No sleep averaged about 2 hours exhausted very irritable. Shoulder pain was bad I also suffered from horrible pain in my shoulder blade felt like someone had kicked me very tender to touch ice helped still icing after 3 months. Muscle spasms rear shoulder and upper back area starting to get a little better still there after 3 months.

If you are going to have this surgery asked the surgeon there pain management plan. I did not an regret it. My surgeon Idea was percocet one week after surgery then vicadan. He acted like I was faking the amount of pain I was in. He was a good salemens prior to surgery convince me he was a compassionate person, he was not. He dismissed everything I told him I was going through as if patting your child on his head after falling off there bicycle. Was not taken serously. I had to be a ass to get him to take listen.

I understand this is a long recovery process and I am going to hurt. As of now I have stop taking prescription pain medication I need a clear head for work. I'm still in pain. Good luck to you If your going through this or about to.

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ramsez745 over a year ago

hey skipper
I know what you are saying its been 4 1/2 months since my surgery and a second procedure to unlock the back of my shoulder was 3 weeks ago and I feel as bad today as the day after the surgery, my surgeon doesn"t like giving me percocet but i fuss until he gives it to me but now he is giving me tranodol which is about 1/2 the power of percocet going in 6 days for another MRI will let you and sbalch know what they say ramsez

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angieplat over a year ago

i too had this surgery Aug. 2011. my surgeon told me to stay in front of the pain( translation: take meds before the pain gets really bad and every 6 hours , this helped me a whole lot, good luck.

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guest over a year ago

I have the same exact situation you have, except I had my surgery in '08 and last night I slept a total of 3 hours due to this pain in my neck, shoulder and arm. Both my rotator cuffs were torn, I had the left one fixed and it hurts worse than the one that was not fixed. I can forecast when its going to rain. Its so frustrating.

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Guest over a year ago

Had this surgery 11 years ago and it is the most painful of all surgeries I have had. Pain is coming back and am having blocks. Hope it is not another tear.

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Guest over a year ago

Hey skipper & sbalch
went for my MRI and guess what they found, one of the screws that the doctor had put in came out and migrated up to the top of my shoulder resting on the nerve!!!! The doctor called me in earlier and
I'm going back under the knife this friday will let you know what happens ramsez

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