I fell and broke my arm a couple of wks before Christmas. It is right above the wrist (the ulna). I had a cast almost to the elbow for 3 wks. It is still swollen and I'm doing therapy. Now I have tendinitis right below the shoulder. It is so painful......it keeps me awake at night. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to try & help it?
Thanks so much,
Connie
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Hi Connie,
I'm sorry to hear that you broke your arm. I had that happen over 10 years ago, while my MC was still active. And mine also broke just barely above the wrist joint. I was lucky though — it wasn't my dominant arm that broke. That could be especially unfortunate with MC.
From your description it sounds as though you may have your rotator cuff tendonitis. I have that occasional problem too, due to falling out of a tree over 20 years ago when a limb broke.
I only have the problem if I try to lift too much weight too high (especially lifting above shoulder height), and then I regret that I irritated it for a couple of weeks. My pain is usually not too bad, just persistent. I always just tough it out. But your therapist should be able to help you with certain exercises that can help. Here's a link to a little info on it if you haven't already seen this:
http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00032
What bothers me the most at night is that no matter how I position the arm, it will still hurt. And as you say, that definitely can make sleep difficult. I have never tried a cortisone injection (not for rotator pain at least), but that might be an option when the pain is preventing you from sleeping. I'm bet your PCP is familiar with that procedure.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I hope that you can get some relief soon.
Tex
I'm sorry to hear that you broke your arm. I had that happen over 10 years ago, while my MC was still active. And mine also broke just barely above the wrist joint. I was lucky though — it wasn't my dominant arm that broke. That could be especially unfortunate with MC.
From your description it sounds as though you may have your rotator cuff tendonitis. I have that occasional problem too, due to falling out of a tree over 20 years ago when a limb broke.
I only have the problem if I try to lift too much weight too high (especially lifting above shoulder height), and then I regret that I irritated it for a couple of weeks. My pain is usually not too bad, just persistent. I always just tough it out. But your therapist should be able to help you with certain exercises that can help. Here's a link to a little info on it if you haven't already seen this:http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00032
What bothers me the most at night is that no matter how I position the arm, it will still hurt. And as you say, that definitely can make sleep difficult. I have never tried a cortisone injection (not for rotator pain at least), but that might be an option when the pain is preventing you from sleeping. I'm bet your PCP is familiar with that procedure.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. I hope that you can get some relief soon.
Tex
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Connie
sorry to hear about the fall
I hope you had people to help out and cook you MC safe meals.
my only suggestion is to increase Vit D3, magnesium, Vit C to reduce inflammation and optimise healing
I find magnesium spray on neck and shoulder area can help with discomfort.
sorry to hear about the fall
I hope you had people to help out and cook you MC safe meals.
my only suggestion is to increase Vit D3, magnesium, Vit C to reduce inflammation and optimise healing
I find magnesium spray on neck and shoulder area can help with discomfort.
Gabes Ryan
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Thanks Gabes and Tex,
I have had the injections in my hips for bursitis Tex, and right after that was when I found out about my MC. After I cut out gluten I never had another problem with that. Yea!!!!
I may suggest the injection if this doesn't improve. Thanks again and yes I'm right handed and it was my left. Thank goodness with it being the Christmas season and all.
Love,
Connie
I have had the injections in my hips for bursitis Tex, and right after that was when I found out about my MC. After I cut out gluten I never had another problem with that. Yea!!!!
I may suggest the injection if this doesn't improve. Thanks again and yes I'm right handed and it was my left. Thank goodness with it being the Christmas season and all.
Love,
Connie
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Connie,
l had a few bursitis episodes over the years (long ago) also. Bursitis is caused by calcium deposits in the wrong places, so I'm pretty sure that it is caused by a deficiency of magnesium or a deficiency of both magnesium and vitamin D, as we discussed in this thread.
Thinking about what you posted, I sure hope that the cortisone injections didn't cause your MC. I have a hunch that the high levels of calcium in circulation (as evidenced by the bursitis) was due to a magnesium and vitamin D deficiency, and the chronic inflammation resulting from the excess calcium (that is, calcium that couldn't be properly utilized) may have triggered your MC.
IOW, I'm suggesting that bursitis may an unlisted symptom of magnesium deficiency. Or I could be all wet.
Love,
Tex
l had a few bursitis episodes over the years (long ago) also. Bursitis is caused by calcium deposits in the wrong places, so I'm pretty sure that it is caused by a deficiency of magnesium or a deficiency of both magnesium and vitamin D, as we discussed in this thread.
I wonder if your current shoulder pain could actually be due to bursitis rather than tendonitis. If it is, I'm not sure that supplemental magnesium would remove the displaced calcium, but it might, and it could certainly prevent it from becoming worse or happening again. Cortisone and corticosteroids have basically the opposite effect of magnesium — that is, they prevent calcium from being absorbed into the bloodstream from the intestine and flush it out of the system. Magnesium enhances absorption, but prevents it from precipitating out to be deposited in joints, and anywhere else where it shouldn't be.Yes, when we are magnesium deficient, the body can't get calcium out of the blood properly, to use it to make new bone tissue and so it builds up and goes to the wrong places and corrupts the way various systems of the body operate.Lilia wrote:In my 20's I moved to Paris, and French people don't drink cow's milk as we do in Norway, and my digestion was fine. As soon as I got back to Norway, the C started again. But, I didn't see the connection.
Doctors know that calcium can be constipating (some even prescribe calcium supplements to control MC), but they don't seem to realize that the problem is caused by a magnesium deficiency.
Thinking about what you posted, I sure hope that the cortisone injections didn't cause your MC. I have a hunch that the high levels of calcium in circulation (as evidenced by the bursitis) was due to a magnesium and vitamin D deficiency, and the chronic inflammation resulting from the excess calcium (that is, calcium that couldn't be properly utilized) may have triggered your MC.
IOW, I'm suggesting that bursitis may an unlisted symptom of magnesium deficiency. Or I could be all wet.
Love,
Tex
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Connie,
I'm sorry that it didn't help. That may mean that you were right . . . its could be tendonitis. But even so, a cortisone injection should have reduced the inflammation.
I don't understand why it didn't help.
I hope that rest and therapy will allow it to heal as soon as possible. It's just a shame that everything that happens to us seems to take way too long to resolve.
Tex
I'm sorry that it didn't help. That may mean that you were right . . . its could be tendonitis. But even so, a cortisone injection should have reduced the inflammation.
I don't understand why it didn't help.I hope that rest and therapy will allow it to heal as soon as possible. It's just a shame that everything that happens to us seems to take way too long to resolve.
Tex
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Well, I'm here with an update. I was still having so much pain that I had a MRI with contrast. It is (or so they say) a partial tear in the shoulder. I started with a different therapist which I love. They say they will treat it with Naperson, which has not hurt my stomach, therapy and injections. Once again the injection didn't help one bit???? My physical therapist is really stretching my arm and joints and helping me to get my strength back.
Love,
Connie
Love,
Connie
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Connie,
I'm kind of surprised that the naproxen (an NSAID) hasn't triggered MC symptoms. Apparently you must not be sensitive to it. But that's a heck of a note that the injections never work for you.
It's good to hear that you're finally making some progress. Something like that can be mighty slow to heal.
Thanks for the update.
Love,
Tex
I'm kind of surprised that the naproxen (an NSAID) hasn't triggered MC symptoms. Apparently you must not be sensitive to it. But that's a heck of a note that the injections never work for you.It's good to hear that you're finally making some progress. Something like that can be mighty slow to heal.
Thanks for the update.
Love,
Tex
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