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@suzanne2 You are in a lot of pain due to a fall where your shoulder was hurt and you are looking for answers.
You'll notice that I moved your discussion to the Bones, Joints & Muscles group. I did this so you could more easily connect with members like @lotsofpain @ess77 @artscaping @faithwalker007 @angelameyer @avmcbellar @happyat76 @suz55 @carolasc that may be better able to answer your question about shoulders/joints specifically.
Because of the unknown nature of your injury I have linked a few discussions below related to the shoulder.
- Tear in shoulder labrum https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tear-in-shoulder-labrum/
- Shoulder Bursitis https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/shoulder-bursitis/
- Hip and Shoulder https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/hip-and-shoulder/
It sounds like you don't believe seeing a provider would be helpful because you are not, "going to get any pain medication." Besides the pain I'm wondering if you've considered that you may need imaging in order to rule out broken bones, torn muscles, the need for surgery, etc.?
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@erikas Thanks for the connections. You have given me a lot of information that I hadn't considered. I called my PCP office yesterday and was told they have no means to x-ray or image at their office so that would mean the ER. I feel like because of COVID the ER rooms here are a zoo on weekends so I am trying to be gentle in hopes it will improve. West Michigan is having a huge increase in COVID cases, and where I teach is finally seeing cases and teachers and children are having to quarantine. I know this is off topic but I am honestly not looking forward to this coming week of teaching kindergarten. Between the virus and my shoulder I could use an early Christmas break!