Kiwi Phil
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This is my situation.
5 yrs back I find I can't use a screw gun. The force I apply to drive the screw into steel gives me a real bad and sharp pain in the muscle half way between shoulder and elbow.
Pain stops and disappears really quickly.
I tell the Dr, he takes a note, and says rest it.
Every 6 months when I go to get a check, I tell him it is getting worse, and 1 yr back I tell him it is really bothering me....take 1 daily ani-inflammatory...so I do.
3 mths back it's real bad, so he gets the shoulder x-rayed and I ask what to do....take 2 anti-inflammatory and try the physio.
She says she needs an ultra sound to help her.
I ask...why my shoulder....it's me $#@!^% arm that's sore... ".no dear, the pain is being transferred, I think".
I go to the Dr, get the referral, and before I can make an appointment for the results, I get a letter telling me to come in.
Dr asks....how long you had this....probably 5 yrs....he gives me the disbelieving look, and says..... go back and get a ultra sound guided injection.
I tell him the outfit he sends me too is $20 dearer than the opposition, plus they can't see me for 6 weeks, can you refer me to the opposition.....no comment.....so I go to make the appt....no luck....ring back in 6 weeks and make appt......so back to the opposition....no worries....straight in......(did the same with the 1st ultra sound).
(have learnt his Diagnostic outfit short of Drs.)
I tell you what, those deep injections are no fun.
Made me curl my toes up tight.
Right, my question....at last.....anyone else been down the same path as me.
Dr says something about calcifications. I can't be the only one on this board that has suffered from this condition, so would some of you blokes like to share your experiences, and solutions, and outcomes, with me please.
About the Dr.....well I am thinking.....I watch his daily routine while I wait......one snotty kid after the other, broken old bxggars like me, and grossly overweight people, treading a path into his room.....about one every 10 mins....so I am guessing his life is more miserable than mine.......but having said that, maybe I should look for a young enthusiastic Dr.
One who at least believes me when I say I got to brush my teeth with my right hand, and I got to buy a proper lefty guitar as I can't play the R upside down now cause it hurts like hull...... cause the left arm is so bad (I'm a lefty).
Sorry for the long story, but as I said, I can't be the only one like this.
As my optimistic mate says....if you ain't got it yet, you will get is soon.
Cheers
Phillip
5 yrs back I find I can't use a screw gun. The force I apply to drive the screw into steel gives me a real bad and sharp pain in the muscle half way between shoulder and elbow.
Pain stops and disappears really quickly.
I tell the Dr, he takes a note, and says rest it.
Every 6 months when I go to get a check, I tell him it is getting worse, and 1 yr back I tell him it is really bothering me....take 1 daily ani-inflammatory...so I do.
3 mths back it's real bad, so he gets the shoulder x-rayed and I ask what to do....take 2 anti-inflammatory and try the physio.
She says she needs an ultra sound to help her.
I ask...why my shoulder....it's me $#@!^% arm that's sore... ".no dear, the pain is being transferred, I think".
I go to the Dr, get the referral, and before I can make an appointment for the results, I get a letter telling me to come in.
Dr asks....how long you had this....probably 5 yrs....he gives me the disbelieving look, and says..... go back and get a ultra sound guided injection.
I tell him the outfit he sends me too is $20 dearer than the opposition, plus they can't see me for 6 weeks, can you refer me to the opposition.....no comment.....so I go to make the appt....no luck....ring back in 6 weeks and make appt......so back to the opposition....no worries....straight in......(did the same with the 1st ultra sound).
(have learnt his Diagnostic outfit short of Drs.)
I tell you what, those deep injections are no fun.
Made me curl my toes up tight.
Right, my question....at last.....anyone else been down the same path as me.
Dr says something about calcifications. I can't be the only one on this board that has suffered from this condition, so would some of you blokes like to share your experiences, and solutions, and outcomes, with me please.
About the Dr.....well I am thinking.....I watch his daily routine while I wait......one snotty kid after the other, broken old bxggars like me, and grossly overweight people, treading a path into his room.....about one every 10 mins....so I am guessing his life is more miserable than mine.......but having said that, maybe I should look for a young enthusiastic Dr.
One who at least believes me when I say I got to brush my teeth with my right hand, and I got to buy a proper lefty guitar as I can't play the R upside down now cause it hurts like hull...... cause the left arm is so bad (I'm a lefty).
Sorry for the long story, but as I said, I can't be the only one like this.
As my optimistic mate says....if you ain't got it yet, you will get is soon.
Cheers
Phillip
