shoulder

Author Subject: shoulder
Patrick Posted At 08:10:28 05/25/2001
I INJURED MYSELL AT WORK LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. MY RIGHT SHOUDER DISLOCATED. THE PAIN WAS ALMOST BAREABLE AT THE TIME BUT BY THE END OF THE SECOND DAY I COULDNT EVEN PICK MY ARM UP FAR ENOUGH TO PUT MY HAND IN MY POCKET. AFTER THERAPY AND DRUGS THE DOCKTOR IS NOW SAYING SURGURY IS THE ONLY MEANS REMAINING. I HAVE OPTED NOT TO HAVE SURGURY, HE HAS EXPLAINED THAT FOR THE MOST PART IT WILL BE EXPLORATORY IN NATURE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A MASS IN THE LOWER AREA OF THE JOINT. (HE THINKS IT IS A POCKET OF FLUID CAUSED BY THE DISCLOATION BUT WANTS TO CHECK IT OUT ANY HOW) #1. WILL NOT HAVING THE SURGURY COMPLICATE MY CASE WITH WORKMANS COMP? #2. WILL THEY TRY TO SAY THAT THE MASS IS THE REASON FOR THE PAIN.
I STILL CANT LIFT OVER MY HEAD, (CAN HARDLY LIFT MY ARM OVER MY HEAD) CANT THROU A FOOTBALL OF BASE BALL WITH MY 3 BOYS AND STILL HAVE MORNING (EARLY)AND EVENING PAIN DAILEY. (IT IS BAREABLE AND I DONT WANT TO RISK MORE PAIN AND THERAPY WITH SURGURY AT THIS POINT ) I JUST WANT TO BE FINISHED WITH THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THAT IF I HAD BEEN INJURED ANY WHERE BUT WORK I WOULD BE HEALED MONTHS AGO.
Patrick Re: shoulder (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 11:01:08 05/26/2001

BTW...I live in California
Lori Re: shoulder (Currently 0 replies)
Posted At 13:37:21 06/19/2001

My fiance had shoulder surgery three months ago and I found out after the surgery that the Dr. said that the pain might never get better and probably would never go away. Now he is having to take more time off of work because he can barely lift his hand again. Before the surgery he saw his regular Dr. and a specialist. They both spent about three months giving him pain medicine and telling him that there is nothing that they can do. Finally after six months they gave him an MRI xray and they still couldn't tell him anything. Finally their last resort was surgery. Well the pain has been just as bad and it was two months before they had him do physical therapy. They are still telling him that the pain will be just as bad for the rest of his life. Why did he even have surgery? It doesn't even seem like they ever knew what was wrong with him. Unfortunately, American Medicine doesn't want to look into alternative therapies for ilnesses and injuries that it can't even explain. And the Doctor's could care less whether you feel good and are taken care of or not. Healthcare in our country mainly benefits our government and Doctors, they collect taxes and make a ton of money for not making patients better. Just so you know, if you live in California you can get acupucture under Worker's comp. Good Luck and don't let those Doctors boss you around. Tell them what they have to do for you. Sorry, though, I would't know what that could be.

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