Curse you shoulder, says my elbow...

Thit! No painkillers? when I had a frozen neck I used and still use a hot water bottle - lasts longer than a heating pad. I am so sorry that you are in pain. I do not do pain well. I hope that you will get better soon And get something for the pain.

Darn those pains at times, well you tell the elbow to stop screaming as if it does not the shoulder might just want to out speak the elbow and well that would make for a great story but a painful one at that. Codeine sounds about right to keep the elbow and shoulder in tip top silence at least for the moment.

Actually, they are both beginning to make my elbow beg for attention--copycat that it is. I am just stiff all over from lack of activity, but I am having sympathy pains. I am also visualizing little mouths and eyes on both your shoulder and your elbow, and wondering how you will ever get to sleep.

I feel for ya know what you are going thru hugsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

hi dawn oh that makes my bum shoulder ache just thinking about it when the new grad therapist was doing that to me. I honestly thougnt she had twisted my arm clear around backwards when I yelled that I did not do backwards arm she laughed and twisted it around in front. after this therapy they put a heating pad on it. but it hurt all the way bome on trhe bus until I took three ibuprofen instead of two. finally it quit.so what did I do I got up and started typing mylotting and I was in so much pain I yelled and my son came in and said put a hot water bottle on it. fine as if I had a hot water bottle lol so I wrung out a towel in hot water and sat on the toilet and keep reheating it. finally the ibuprofin finally really kicked in but for awhile I could not type.. gosh I hope your shoulder and elbow get better soon Dawn I feel for you really. I have been there. I wonder if all that manipulation is really all that good for ones frozen shoulder? I know my insurance stopped my therapy so I still cannot use my left arm for much but typing as I can raise my hand to the level of the keyboard. lol

Did they prescribe some very strong pain killers to you by chance? Poor thing. Tell the elbow to scream lower at the shoulder. Body parts screaming at eachother. Ugh! Elbow screaming at the shoulder. Now is it really the shoulders fault that it got hurt and let the elbow down?

Hi Dawn would Pain Killers not help you because it sounds like you are in quite a bit of Pain there I do hope that it will ease for you and that you can get some rest

Dang! I hope today things are feeling a bit better but if you are like me the next day is when it really hurts! Maybe someday they'll stop their fighting and give you some peace!

oh you poor girl. i know the feeling. having had both elbow pain and my shoulder dislocated in my youth. hope its better soon for you. hugs, bon

Hey dawny~ Sorry about your elbow-shoulder battle. I broke my right shoulder and I do remember the terrible torture I was put through three times a week to "fix" the break. I believe they called it "Physical Therapy". All I know was that I was screaming, and so was my shoulder and all parts of the arm, including the hand! And it was Winter and I had to take the bus home and walk up the hill. Thanks for the fond memories. I hope your problem clears up faster than mine did~

Certainly sounds like a time when you need some pain pills. Seriously though, I've been through a lot of pain in my life and I honestly think that the pain that I had when I was in labor was nothing compared to the pain that I had from a herniated disc in my back or even from my worst bout with TMJ. None of those times did I curse anyone because I was in pain, and no, I didn't curse my husband when I was in labor either because I really didn't think that it hurt too bad (I didn't have epidurals either).

When I get those, and I couldn't get the either the elbow or the shoulder to compromise on the pain, I use the mentholated creams to cover both. It is very soothing as the warm(or the cool) sensation takes effect. Of course, the nose then starts screaming! Sometimes it even get other noses to start screaming!

Can you actually hear that screaming, Dawny?

Let's hope it gets better soon... How often do you have therapy? How long are they anticipating you'll have to go? Here's wishing you a better next visit...