Shoulder pain

Endie

Hi I'm new here and recently diagnosed with Arthritis in my shoulder. I can not sleep on that shoulder and I am finding it difficult to move it in certain places. I do have a bone density scan appointment in Feb. Anyone have the same and could help on pain management please.

Barbs1

hi, I feel your pain literally and am awaiting shoulder replacement surgery. I use local anaesthetic plasters on my shoulder every night prescribed from my gp. They are quite affective. I’ve found capsaicin cream is also quite good although it’s hard to get sometimes as there’s a general shortage at the manufacturers. You can have a steroid injection too but it never worked for me but a lot of people found it does help

Endie

Barbs1 thank you for your reply. I will ask my Dr about tge patches. I wish you all the luck with your op when you finally get it. X

noddingtonpete

Hello @Endie and welocme to the Online Community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will your experience as well.

Our website has lots of useful information about arthritis, treatments and hints and tips and I would recommend having a look. I've put a couple of links in below to help, which I hope will be of some use.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/shoulder-pain/

and

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/managing-symptoms/managing-your-pain/

Please let us know how you ae getting on

Best wishes

Peter

Endie

Hi Peter thank you for that I will take a look.

frogmorton

Another shoulder person here too just wanting to show my support.

Have tried injection after physio it lasted less than a week😕 Think I might have to brave an MRI or an ultrasound. Find out what's really going on.

Those lidocaine patches sound worth a try though…. @Endie if they give them to you will you let us know please? Thanks

Toni x

Wendy8482

Hi I'm new on hear I've got arthritis in my shoulders and spine I've recently had a scan and it sys I have a lucency I'm worried sick as it says on goggle it co be cancer x any one else had thisx

frogmorton

@Wendy8482 don't worry yet! Dr Google is so annoying it can scare the life out of you.

It can mean a rotator cuff tear (which physio originally said I had) a cyst all sorts. Is your Dr proposing furter tests such as an MRI to check for sure what it is in your case?

Take care

Toni x

noddingtonpete

Hello @Wendy8482 and welcome to the Online Community forum. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that will be your experience as well.

As @frogmorton says is your GP pursuing this to find out what is happening? If not I would go back and ask for more tests or a consultancy appointment. Also have a look through the following from our website which I hope will be of interest.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-oa-of-the-elbow-and-shoulder/

and

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/osteoarthritis-oa-of-the-spine/

Please let us know how you are getting on.

Best wishes

Peter