Is this tendonitis or something else

[glasshouse37]

I fell a year ago; breaking my fall with my right arm, since then I have had bone fragments removed and a small tear repaired in right shoulder. I continue to have swelling from my neck around my shoulder blades, my right breast and alway down my right arm. I have discoloring around the elbow and pain when bending. My doctor have said tendonitis has set in and gave me shots and imflammatory meds. My arm is heavy, sensitive to touch and the viens in my right hand continuously inflamed..I've had a EMG on the lower part of my right arm and it's shows no nerve damage. My arm is heavy and throbs with pain. Sometime it hard to breath. It causes me to sit and stand crooked. Should I accept tendonitis or should I push for further investigation of these symptoms. Could there be other things going on

[glasshouse37]

Thank you for you  advice. I do see inflamed vessels under the skin, especially on my right arm and hand. There are three vessels that stays pushed out/ inflamed in my right hand. The doctor look at it and move on...no matter how much I've been complaining. When I fell I also suffered a cervical sprain and a small annular tear in my L-5. Lately, I've been hearing this clicking/popping sound when I turn my head left or right. It's becoming more irritating and seem to be assisting the bad headaches, Easter Sunday was a doozy, I just had to lay down. I plan to do some research on angiography and talk to my NEW doctor. Thanks you

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

I was suspecting a cervical spine injury/bulging disc, but since the EMG is normal, that looks less likely.

But what I would do in this case is rule out any blood circulation problem. The blood vessels may be injured either due to the initial fall or the surgery. You could ask for an angiography to rule out a dysfunctional blood circulation.

Can you see any inflamed vessels under the skin on the arms?

Regards