Severe Arthritis pain

AnnieBoo

hi all I have recently had X-rays on my neck and shoulders and the Doctor has told me the results are very bad my left shoulder and the back of my neck are the worse parts and he said Eventually i will have to have an operation on my left shoulder. I am on Tramadol and paracetamol and Pregabalin which I have just had upped from 50mgs to 100mgs twice daily But the thing is none of these seen to be working I have had 2 steroid injections in my right shoulder which is the one I am having the most pain in at the moment as the steroid injection in my left shoulder has worked the pain from my right shoulder travels all the way down to my elbow and i have pain in my right wrist/hand because I have pain in my neck I am getting headaches and pain in my ears I am in constant pain what can I do please

Ellen

Hi @AnnieBoo welcome to the versus arthritis online community.

I see from your post that you have a recent diagnosis of Arthritis in your neck and shoulders. I wonder whether you have read any of our information about osteoarthritis (OA)? I am going to post a few bits in here for you to look at in case you haven't:

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

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

You must feel pretty discouraged that a steroid injection helped your left shoulder, but not the right one. Having shoulder pain myself you have my sympathy it is very difficult to live with. Have you been offered any physiotherapy for your arthritis at all?

I apologise for bombarding you with information but managing pain is key for most of us with the condition:

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

Finally I am so glad you have found us because here everyone understands pain and our members can share anything to help you I know they will.

Best wishes

Ellen.

AnnieBoo

hi Ellen yes I had pysio several years ago but it didn’t work they recently sent me back to pysio but they said they can’t do anything for me 😘