rotator cuff surgeries

[Mickey50]

What is happening NOW??? Really getting sick of this. In the past year had 2 open rotator cuff surgeries and 1 arthroscopic surgery. Both left and right arms. Physical therapy put tremendous stress on my neck, so I ended up in therapy for that too! Now, when I try and liff my right arm,
it shakes. I do have a compressed disc on c6&7, also lab reports from surgery show arthritis in both shoulders and right shoulder had been recently hemorraging. I am going to lose my job of 17 years if I cannot get the shoulder back to normal. WHAT DO I DO NOW??? On borrowed time!

[star queen]

Workers compensation should be paying for any doctor you wish to visit with as long as that office will take the worker's comp payments.  You can select your own doctors, even if you have to out of town to see them.  Research your area and see who is the best for spinal and shoulder injuries.  Call the offices and see if they take worker's comp.  If they do, call your case manager and have them arrange for your visit.  Don't go to doctors you don't like or who are not the best since you don't have to.  Workers comp wants you to see who is cheap, but remember you can see who YOU want to see.  good luck

[Mickey50]

thank you for the info. I am a female that has been doing custodial work for years, and now I am paying the price I guess. I have appointments sheduled with the comp doc, the surgeon and neuro - its all a waiting game and then will probable have to make appt. for new tests from those guys, if they will approve them. Also started seeing pain magagement doc. All of this is such big business, I feel like a hockey puck!!
PS - do you know how I can keep track of questions I have responded too? My computer freezes up alot and have to always start over, but it hard to find people I have responded to on the sites, do I just have to write them down? The mymed thing doesn't seem to to it, only responses to questions I have asked.
thank you

[star queen]

You have had quite a time of it.  For your neck, compressed discs will affect your strength and lifting abilites of both arms.  I have no idea what you do for a living, but you need to rest the arms and allow the muscles to heal. Hemorraging isn't a good thing.  For the arthritis you can have the orthopedist inject a substance into the joint that will allow more gliding in the joint and relieve the arthritis and inflammation.  The shots are done in a series of 3 and are pricey.  Like most things, they mostly work, but not on everyone. Know that the first one doesn't seem to work well at all, but by the 3rd one you should be feeling better. If you are unhappy with the ortho you see, get a second opinion from a doc that specializes in cervical spines and see another one that specializes in arthritis.  Most ortho see any injury, but has a specialty that they do.  You may have to just call offices and ask what the doctor specializes in.  If you can find one that is "Board certified" in the field you require, that would be the best one to see.  good luck