First off, since this happened at work and they seem to be ignoring you, go ahead and see a lawyer, then talk to your supervisor at work, and before that talk to your supervisor at work and explain that you were hurt on the job, still in pain, and using the arm makes the pain worse. Put it in writting to your employer. Go back to the same doctor and compain of the pain. Say you want a MRI done so you can see if it's a pinched nerve or not.Get a referral for a bone doctor and for a neurologist. Right at this very moment I'm having the same pain shooting down my arm....I'm going through the hoops presently to get to the right doctor. I was prescriped oxycodone for the pain then I com-plained to the doc that it wasn't working an I wanted a nerve pain medication and they gave me gabapentin. It worked for a minute, just long enough to get to sleep for a few hours.
Document everything because your job/livelyhood depend on it.
Best of luck!
I feel your pain!
It all comes from Atibiotic such as Cipro. And may be you have Artheritis.
I had an MRI and the results came back showing no tear. I have no trouble moving my arm MOST of the time but the pain is constant and at times very severe. Nothing I have taken has any effect on the pain. I had a cortizone injection this morning and the doc says it has something to numb you that takes effect very quickly. So far nothing. It hurts terribly. No tear, no carpal tunnel. How can something be this painful for such a long time and there be nothing there? I'm so frustrated.
Hi.
Generally, rotator cuff tears do not particularly heal well as time goes on. However, even without total healing, symptoms can resolve.
Initial treatment of rotator cuff tears involve anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone injection, and physical rehabilitation.
Surgical treatment procedures include open repair and arthroscopic repair. These are indicated in cases where conservative treatment has failed, severe presentation of symptoms, and large tears. This is best discussed with your surgeon.
Hope this helps.
If there is a tear somewhere does it heal on it's own and how long does it take?
Thank you. I have never had an MRI done either time it was hurt. Just a nerve conduction test. I'll ask that one be done on me.
Hi.
Has an MRI been performed to check your shoulder? Your shoulder symptoms seem to suggest either a rotator cuff tear or an impingement syndrom (bursitis), although rotator cuff tear may be more likely, especially with the finding of weakness in the affected joint.
Were both active and passive range of motion tested? In bursitis, active and passive range of motion is commonly reduced but "passive" range of motion can be normal in rotator cuff tear, which might be what your physician noted.
You should talk to your physician about this and the possibility of an MRI being done. If rotator cuff tear is present, it could be seen on MRI.
Good luck.