Hi Iffynah, Your words sound way too familiar, even though it's been 12 years ago. My frozen should came right after surgery. I was sent to rehab specialist and had nearly 100 physical therapy sessions under her care. Never was diagnosed with RSD for 4-5 years later. They therapy was really torture sessions. strapped down to a table. I had massage therapy right before the physical therapy (paid for it on my own) and glad I did as felt it got me thru faster. We were getting ready to move when I was just finishing up the therapy and got my range of motion back. They warned me it might move into the
other shoulder. Within 6 months, it did. But was wasn't near as frozen, so didn't take long. I did have a couple cortisone injections.Something I was very glad I didn't do--was
about half way thru the first totally frozen shoulder, they sent me to an orthopedic surgeon who wanted to operate and break my shoulder. I told him I would take the slower method of therapy. I still use a cylinder styrofoam to stretch out my shoulders and back. It wasn't till I injured my hand (same first shoulder) that I was diagnosed with RSD. It used to be called hand-shoulder syndrome. I know getting the use of my shoulder was a long process but worth all the pain. I did take darvocet before the therapy. Hope you get some cooperation to help you thru the pain of the therapy. Please let us know how you are doing. They said it wasn't unusual to get it in the other side, but think about it-RSD mirrors to the other side of body when it spreads in some cases. My present DR. a neurologist, said that's when I first got RSD , following the surgery and next day arm was swollen the the knife like pains thru my shoulder and back., then froze up. Take care. Loretta