My back hurts
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What fun we have...I can't do anything simply or easily.
I saw my doc on Friday (had to get a bi-annual DOT physical), anyway, I mentioned this problem. The pain has been gone but I lack strength & full control above shoulder height. Since I only go to the doctor if I'm dying or my job is in the line, I've just put up with it.
It turns out he's a non-practicing D.O., which could be handy. After about 30 seconds of fiddling around, he say my shoulder blade isn't staying put when my arm moves. I somehow slipped it past the muscles that hold it in place & the (most likely) only fix will be surgery. "Here", he says, "go see my orthopedic buddies across town & pay them major bucks to tell you what I just told you, (probably)".
I told you it hurt.
I just recalled I started this thead. I thought it has only been about 6 weeks. My how time flies.
I saw my doc on Friday (had to get a bi-annual DOT physical), anyway, I mentioned this problem. The pain has been gone but I lack strength & full control above shoulder height. Since I only go to the doctor if I'm dying or my job is in the line, I've just put up with it.
It turns out he's a non-practicing D.O., which could be handy. After about 30 seconds of fiddling around, he say my shoulder blade isn't staying put when my arm moves. I somehow slipped it past the muscles that hold it in place & the (most likely) only fix will be surgery. "Here", he says, "go see my orthopedic buddies across town & pay them major bucks to tell you what I just told you, (probably)".
I told you it hurt.
I just recalled I started this thead. I thought it has only been about 6 weeks. My how time flies.
haaaaaaaaaaaa I was pretty close innit?Leslie said:I did that once...it turned out to be a torn muscle under the shoulder blade...hurt for weeks and still isn't right i.e. i can't lift anything over my head, hurts when I use it much at all.I hope that's not what you got.
MRI & EMG scheduled for Friday.
The D.O. spent 5 minutes with me & told me I was weird. Go figure. Something about it appears to be one thing but the most obvious symptom (pain) doesn't exist. No kidding, if I knew the problem I could have fixed the problem. Stupid quacks. Educated guessers, at best.
I'm gonna spend 2 grand or more & the quack will tell me it's not serious enough to require surgery & time (+ a little rehab *kaching*) will fix it.
The D.O. spent 5 minutes with me & told me I was weird. Go figure. Something about it appears to be one thing but the most obvious symptom (pain) doesn't exist. No kidding, if I knew the problem I could have fixed the problem. Stupid quacks. Educated guessers, at best.
I'm gonna spend 2 grand or more & the quack will tell me it's not serious enough to require surgery & time (+ a little rehab *kaching*) will fix it.
I didn't ever do diddly squat for it...I occasionally have pain (like today), but mostly using my arm/back I just have a feeling of "odd" or "doesn't quite feel right". Go do what it is they say to do...if you can get some rehab prescribed/covered by insurance out of it I say do it.