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Hi,
I was diagnosed with a partial tendon tear in my left shoulder.
It was very painful and I did get a cortisone shot initially but also went to physical therapy for a good year. It is working fine but can get tweaked by carrying too much weight . Do everything you can first to avoid surgery!
But, if you have Osteoporosis, corticosteroids can affect calcium absorption I believe. I should double check.
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i disagree with your belief to first do everything to avoid surgery. That is what i did and it resulted in a much worse injury that a top conplex shoulder surgeon in NY at HSS was the only surgeon i saw who felt he had the expertise to suceed. There were complications and it took years to heal. My surgeon told me the idea to try everything else first including lots of physical therapy contributed to the complexity of my surgery and my long complicated recovery
I went for the steroid shot in the shoulder. It has given me much relief AND (hopefully not temporary) I'm slowly getting use of my arm back. It's a nerve issue and maybe it just needs more time to come back? I am 6 weeks post op from cervical fusion. Anyone else experienced this?
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I am interested from posters on what the signs are for rotator problems.
I had COVID, then sinus infection, then bronchitis and had to stop my daily water aerobics for over 2 months. When I came back I think I over did it and did not take it easy and did something to my right shoulder. I get pain when I lift it in certain directions from inside the joint.
I I lift something straight up with arm extended and or straight back it hurts. Is this what others have felt? I have an upcoming appt. at Mayo to see what is going on. I think it is arthritis as am having some issues in middle back as well.
As I was told many decades ago by a father-in-law "Getting old sucks." Boy was he right!
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Good work on the PT and other exercises to strengthen your shoulder and avoid surgery. I'm bone-on-bone in my left shoulder and cortisone helps sometimes, sometimes not. I am in the gym everyday and work with a trainer who knows how I can still do exercises for my arms without aggravating the shoulder.
It's not always painful, usually when I'm doing an unusual or rarely used motion, as you note. I can feel the bones slide against each other once in a while, but rarely with pain.
As long as I can lift my arm straight up over my head, I'll postpone surgery. I've had both knees replaced with great success.
All the best to you Meri!