Shoulder Injury and Arteries

[scotty166]

Hello. Long story (going on for five years) but shall try to make it short. Five years ago I had a bike accident and humerus fracture. I developed Morbus Sudeck shortly afterwards. I did intensive physio. which helped with certain movements but I was still left with a frozen shoulder. An MRI shortly after the accident indicated that my Biceps tendon appeared to be divided in two (in Sulcus) which they said could be normal.No further tests were done. Have had a great many "strange" things happening since then (pains across my chest, throbbing in my neck, memory issues, dizziness, etc.). I decided to have a CT scan of my chest done, which showed thickening of the brachio cervical artery. An MRI showed thickening of my carotid artery "consistent with Fibromuscular Dysplasia" and several lesions in the frontal part of my brain consistent with small vessel disease.
I felt okay before this accident - no circulation or memory problems. Can there be a connection or am I just unlucky that my body seems to be falling to bits all at the same time....?

[Michael L Gross, MD]

Its really imposible to say if what you are describing is related to your bike accident, although I doubt it. But, I would recommend seeing a neurologist either way.

[scotty166]

Thanks very much for your reply. I shall take your advice - which, incidentally, is greatly appreciated. To be honest I didn´t know what to do. Thanks a lot.