Hi i'm quite new here but keep lurking now & again!
It's 1.15am uk time i should be asleep but the pain in my
right shoulder just wont let me. I went to the docs on monday
& he gave me a cortisone injection I thought it was working
by tuesday pm but that must of been wishful thinking! I
have been taking my codeine but thats not helping
Hi Jay - I really think you should call your rheumy and give him a heads up on this - he may add meds or change meds - do you take prednisone??? My shoulder is where my RA started and it is where I almost always flare first!!! The pain is awful. No position is really comfortable but I have found using a pillow to rest my arm on and keep it away from my body helps along with ice packs and/or heat pads. Ice actually works better for me. Now call the rheumy when you wake and up and keep us posted as to what he says. Feel better soon!!! Hugs and good vibes.Jay, I had severe problems with my shoulder before I was dx with ra. I had six cortisone shots (3 in each shoulder) in less than 1 year. For me the cortisone only helped to loosen up the shoulder so I could go to the physical therapist. The have you do a lot of seemingly silly range-of-motion exercises that in the end, work amazingly well. Some of the exercises are simple, lay on your bed, rest your arm over the edge and move it back and forth, then in and out. Or just let bend over and let your arm hand, then go in small circles - clockwise, then counter clockwise. These simple exercise really helped me out. There isn't enough codiene in the Alfganistan poppy fields to take the pain away - only phyical therapy worked for me. Good luck.Thanks! I will let the RD know how i have been this week
It's a week today since the problems with my shoulder started
it was both to start with but the left got better after 2 days & the right
just got worse
When the RA is bad in my shoulders I am CRABBY and have a terrrible time sleeping. I have no advice, but I sure can empathize. Good luckI hope you can move your RD appt up. I feel for you. I have some sleeping aids on hand to help for times when pain keeps me up for too long. I hope you get some relief and some much-needed sleep! Love and gentle hugs, J
I have been using formula herbs to stop pain and cleanse the toxic from the body.
Lift up or slight movement of hand can trigger pain. When sleeping cannot turn to one side. All these problems take about 2-3days to clear using formula herbs to cleanse.
One can try anything BUT most important is it can work. Result is the ultimate reality.
Can you have arthoscopic surgery to repair that rotator cuff? Rotator cuff tears are extremely painful even when the person does not have RA. While it is not so easy to get rid of RA, a rotator repair is possible. One thing wrong is better than 2.