I have pulled a muscle?? in my left shoulder and it is very painful. After 3 days and nights, I couldn't stand it any longer so went to the Dr. today. He gave me a cortisone injection and also oral cortisone and strong pain tablets. If it is no better after 3 days, I have to go and have it x-rayed. Also, I am not allowed (or able) to drive the van until it is better as it hurts to change gears.
I was feeling quite sorry for myself 'cos I intended to do my first shakedown trip in a few days....but when I read and hear of the plights of others and the positive attitude that they have, it really puts things into perspective. I am only having a minor setback.
Cheers. Pam.
Ma said
10:37 PM Jul 28, 2011
Guess I know where you are coming from Pam.............
Happywanderer said
10:57 PM Jul 28, 2011
Look after yourself Pam. Norma (Shadyandme) has had similiar and that put her back 3 weeks on getting away too. She posted tonight she is on her way heading north, she rested up totally and it has worked. Do what the doc says and hopefully it will ease up for you. Have you tried Elmore Oil. I use it on my aches and pains all the time.
jonathan said
12:13 AM Jul 29, 2011
In the last 10 years, I've had to get over what is termed as having a "cold shoulder" .. first in one shoulder then in the other ..
Boy .. was that an experience .. but eventually managed to regain most of my flexibility but did lose a lot of the strength I previously did have ..
Those that have experienced this will know how little can be done to alleviate the problem. It simply takes time for the situation to slowly improve ..
Jon
Travel Bug said
09:46 AM Jul 29, 2011
Thanks for your kind thoughts guys. The cortisone has kicked in and I feel much better today. Just shows me that I should have visited the Dr. earlier. I have a tendency to believe that these things will "disappear" of their own accord....but unfortunately, that only works sometimes
Jon, you must have been in a lot of pain and had "heaps" of physio to overcome your shoulder problem. Glad that it is ok now.
Cheers. Pam.
milo said
03:14 PM Jul 29, 2011
thats no good Pam, hope your feeling better,.. i so much prefer auto to manual, and i love our auto manual mh, triptonic, is that the word?
Beth54 said
04:35 PM Jul 29, 2011
Seems there's a few of us in the wars Pam. We'll all rest up together and empathise together.
Gotta get back on the road! Places to see, people to meet!
Travel Bug said
04:53 PM Jul 29, 2011
Beth54 wrote:
Seems there's a few of us in the wars Pam. We'll all rest up together and empathise together.
Gotta get back on the road! Places to see, people to meet!
Distance divides us a bit at present but at least we can all empathise via the Forum.
When we all finally meet up.....
WATCH OUT WORLD!!!!!
Travel Bug said
04:59 PM Jul 29, 2011
Milo, thanks for your kind thoughts.
I bought a manual because I figured that being an older model, (the van...not me of course.... ) that if anything went wrong, it should be easier and cheaper to fix.
I hope that my reasoning never needs to be tested.
Safe and happy travels to you and your Dad.
milo said
05:42 PM Jul 31, 2011
thanks Pam, taking the tardis in on tuesday for full service and getting the genni checked out too..
then slowely start getting ready for the big trip
vik351 said
11:41 PM Jun 23, 2016
New shoulder...
Being in the trades (plumber) sure takes it's toll on ya... Looks like my bone on bone shoulder is makin a wuss outa me... starting to hurt and click more and more...
Off the tools now and I'm not sure if it is just the winter making it feel worse...???
Anyone had a shoulder job done on here with a bit of a story for me...???
Had an xray a while back and the dock said not lookin good...ya can see it is bone on bone sorta thing. Going to have more tests done tomorrow,xray's etc but it's looking like a op coming up...
Might as well make it the year of the knife, just had a open hernia op 4 weeks ago and can still feel where the fly wire went in...!!!
Reckon I should stop reading Dr Google about it... some say good some say bad, do it this way, na do this...
Will get the tests out the way then off to a shoulder bloke I spose and see what they reckon...
Any thoughts folks would be good...!!!
vik... thanks
Aus-Kiwi said
09:35 AM Jun 24, 2016
Cortisone doesn't actually fix much . It takes inflammation away and is pain killer . Rest and support shoulder . Especially sleeping . Take it REAL easy as the damage is still there even though 80% of the pain has gone .. If it's muscle damage ? Or tendon tear ? Find out through scans .. Different ways to cure ..
vik351 said
11:07 AM Jun 24, 2016
Yea to Cortisone ... did nothing, dock said give it a go... ya neva know... I tried one of those Dr Google shoulder straps, good for the brain thats about all...
Me thinks I've worn out the elbow welcome ,not enough shark fin soup...!!!
Got what they call "tennis elbow" (Plummers elbowFFS...!!!) back in the 1990's,shoulda changed jobs then,prolly the first warning sign of give the arm a rest... not for Super man here...!!!
Now I'm super stuffed... Ah well get the scans etc done today and just go from there... Wonder how light Merc Sprinter power steer is...???
vik...
Aus-Kiwi said
12:44 PM Jun 24, 2016
Try turmeric ? In tablet or in food . I think it's helped me ?
vik351 said
01:37 PM Jun 24, 2016
Been there done that... I'm on the facebook turmeric page ,lots of good stuff on there. I was taking it every morning in a squishie drink,fruit etc in one a dem bullet blender things... just made stuff yellow...
vik...but no cure...!!!
Aus-Kiwi said
02:47 PM Jun 24, 2016
Then next step is operation . In most cases it's clearing grissle off tendon or nerves .. Or re attaching tendon to bone.. Rotator cuff etc ., The thing is NOT to get old !!
vik351 said
10:02 PM Jun 24, 2016
"All plebs must work longer and harder till your 70" said the big fat pollie suckin on a Cgar in his air conditioned office cooling off with a gin and tonic...!!!
Should find out on tue the real story then. not lookin forward to it , heard recons can pop out, wear out,not work 100% etc etc... Dr google is your enemy...
I have pulled a muscle?? in my left shoulder and it is very painful.
After 3 days and nights, I couldn't stand it any longer so went to the Dr. today.
He gave me a cortisone injection and also oral cortisone and strong pain tablets.
If it is no better after 3 days, I have to go and have it x-rayed.
Also, I am not allowed (or able) to drive the van until it is better as it hurts to change gears.
I was feeling quite sorry for myself 'cos I intended to do my first shakedown trip in a few days....but when I read and hear of the plights of others and the positive attitude that they have, it really puts things into perspective. I am only having a minor setback.
Cheers. Pam.
Guess I know where you are coming from Pam.............
Do what the doc says and hopefully it will ease up for you. Have you tried Elmore Oil. I use it on my aches and pains all the time.
In the last 10 years, I've had to get over what is termed as having a "cold shoulder" .. first in one shoulder then in the other ..
Boy .. was that an experience .. but eventually managed to regain most of my flexibility but did lose a lot of the strength I previously did have ..
Those that have experienced this will know how little can be done to alleviate the problem. It simply takes time for the situation to slowly improve ..
Jon
Thanks for your kind thoughts guys. The cortisone has kicked in and I feel much better today. Just shows me that I should have visited the Dr. earlier. I have a tendency to believe that these things will "disappear" of their own accord....but unfortunately,
that only works sometimes
Jon, you must have been in a lot of pain and had "heaps" of physio to overcome your shoulder problem. Glad that it is ok now.
Cheers. Pam.
i so much prefer auto to manual, and i love our auto manual mh, triptonic, is that the word?
Seems there's a few of us in the wars Pam. We'll all rest up together and empathise together.
Gotta get back on the road! Places to see, people to meet!
Beth54 wrote:
Seems there's a few of us in the wars Pam. We'll all rest up together and empathise together.
Gotta get back on the road! Places to see, people to meet!
__________________________________________________________________
Couldn't agree more Beth!!!!
Distance divides us a bit at present but at least we can all empathise via the Forum.
When we all finally meet up.....
WATCH OUT WORLD!!!!!
Milo, thanks for your kind thoughts.
I bought a manual because I figured that being an older model,
)
(the van...not me of course....
that if anything went wrong, it should be easier and cheaper to fix.
I hope that my reasoning never needs to be tested.
Safe and happy travels to you and your Dad.
then slowely start getting ready for the big trip
Being in the trades (plumber) sure takes it's toll on ya... Looks like my bone on bone shoulder is makin a wuss outa me... starting to hurt and click more and more...
Off the tools now and I'm not sure if it is just the winter making it feel worse...???
Anyone had a shoulder job done on here with a bit of a story for me...???
Had an xray a while back and the dock said not lookin good...ya can see it is bone on bone sorta thing. Going to have more tests done tomorrow,xray's etc but it's looking like a op coming up...
Might as well make it the year of the knife, just had a open hernia op 4 weeks ago and can still feel where the fly wire went in...!!!
Reckon I should stop reading Dr Google about it... some say good some say bad, do it this way, na do this...
Will get the tests out the way then off to a shoulder bloke I spose and see what they reckon...
Any thoughts folks would be good...!!!
vik... thanks
Yea to Cortisone ... did nothing, dock said give it a go... ya neva know... I tried one of those Dr Google shoulder straps, good for the brain thats about all...
Me thinks I've worn out the elbow welcome ,not enough shark fin soup...!!!
Got what they call "tennis elbow" (Plummers elbowFFS...!!!) back in the 1990's,shoulda changed jobs then,prolly the first warning sign of give the arm a rest... not for Super man here...!!!
Now I'm super stuffed... Ah well get the scans etc done today and just go from there... Wonder how light Merc Sprinter power steer is...???
vik...
Been there done that... I'm on the facebook turmeric page ,lots of good stuff on there. I was taking it every morning in a squishie drink,fruit etc in one a dem bullet blender things... just made stuff yellow...
vik...but no cure...!!!
"All plebs must work longer and harder till your 70" said the big fat pollie suckin on a Cgar in his air conditioned office cooling off with a gin and tonic...!!!
Should find out on tue the real story then. not lookin forward to it , heard recons can pop out, wear out,not work 100% etc etc... Dr google is your enemy...
vik...