Hi Firewalker,
I got used to getting up/disturbed at night when my children were small (now all grown up) and I rather hoped I'd never have to go through all that again, however, I seem to have gone back into 'mum of small baby' mode and I've just got used to it... I've been under a 'pain consultant' for about 5 years now and seen so many 'specialists' I've lost track! I've tested everything from strong meds to Tens / acupuncture / physio etc etc... and now got to the stage where I feel there's no fight left in me so I may as well just take each day as it comes
The last time I saw him he sent me off to 'relaxation classes' and told me to "Meditate your pain away!!"
I went to one of the classes but lost the will after listening to someone banging on about "If it hurts, don't do it" and "Get up 30 minutes earlier each day in order to give yourself enough time to do things more slowly!"
Hi Jemima,
OMG - I hate jarring (dunno whether to vomit or pass out).
Was standing on a bus the other day when it lurched forward and I grabbed a nearby rail
Yes, I had a GP that told me to 'work through the pain'
but my specialist said under no circumstances do anything that hurts. My current physio told me not to over-do it and make it sore.
I do understand that I need to keep the muscles etc moving (got resistance bands for training my left arm muscle) but most days it simply hurts too much. On 'good' days I can do a few exercises, so I just have to play it by ear.
I have my 3rd cortisone jab on 30th to look forward to (!) but I'm not hopeful. I guess he'll then want to see me in another 4 weeks for a further follow-up to discuss other options....whatever those will be.
I'd like an MRI to rule out anything else (ie: arthritis) but I may need to push hard for that.
I see my physio again in 3 weeks tims and she's given me a few gentle exercises to get on with (shoulder shrugging, 'jazz hands' and a few others) so I'll see how that goes.
It's just frustrating that it's dragging on and on and on......(on top of the other chronic pain I'd been suffering).
On top of that......there's all the meno stuff!!
xxx
UPDATE:
Can't have 3rd jab as 1st & 2nd didn't work.
I can wait 2+ years to see if it gets better by itself
I can have acupuncture (said "yes" cos it's on NHS, even though it didn't help in the past).
I can be referred to a surgeon (which I agreed to) to discuss an operation, although he's apparently likely to refuse it as I do have SOME movement in my left arm .....
If he DOES agree (and I accept) there's obviously all the issues surrounding operations to think of, plus, a LOT of physio afterwards.....and it may not work / may make it worse....and it won't happen before xmas anyway!
He said an MRI/Xray was pointless.
Ugh....
xxx