Posted By Kathy on October 12, 1998 at 10:54:40:
My name is Kathy and I am a 41-year-old woman with pain
concentratedConcentrated phillips milk of magnesia in my right
shoulder shoulders intensive treatment
Shoulder arthroscopy
Shoulder pain and radiating to my upper arm and
armpitArmpit lump area. I also have
numbnessNumbness and tingling and tingling traveling down my right arm to my little
fingerAmputated finger
Amyloidosis on the fingers
Clubbed fingers
Cryoglobulinemia - of the fingers
Finger pain
Herpes zoster (shingles) on the hand and fingers
Janeway lesion on the finger
Kawasaki's disease, peeling of the fingertips
Nail abnormalities
Replantation of digits
Ringworm, tinea manuum on the finger. This pain and
numbnessNumbness and tingling intensifies on movement of the shoulder such as lifting my arm across my body. It also is very uncomfortable to sleep at night. I can not lie on my right side as it causes increased pain and numbness to the arm. When lying on my left side, it is difficult to get my right arm comfortable as it will be numb and cause pain. The most comfortable position is lying on my back. However, this will still cause numbness and tingling depending on where I position my arm. I consulted an orthopedic surgeon who ordered an x-ray of the shoulder. The x-ray was normal. After an examination, he diagnosed an inflammation in the joint area and prescribed Motrin 400-mg BID and physical therapy. After evaluation by the physical therapist, he felt that there might be a nerve being pinched somewhere. After 4 physical therapy treatments with ultrasound and cortisone treatments, there is no improvement. In fact the condition is getting more uncomfortable with more intense pain in the shoulder area. Should I continue seeing an orthopedic surgeon for this problem or should I consult a neurologist? What further tests would you recommend? What neurologist could you recommend that I see at the CCF if I were to seek care there? Thank you for your reply.
