[PuppetGirl]

Hi everyone. I am new to this site. I will try to be brief on my history:

I was injured, at work, in April of 2007. I tore my right rotator cuff in 3 places. I lifted approximately 250 boxes of files (about 50 lbs each), up and over my head (I am 5 feet tall). I was told by my manager to "go home and sleep it off". It continued to hurt, and 2 weeks later, I was forced to do the same thing, again. Again, I complained, and got the same response. I was in such pain, I called in sick and went to the doctors, who at that point, pulled me out of work and sent me to PT. Didn't work. Had an MRI and was told I needed surgery. 5 months later, finally got approval. Had 1st surgery. Went to aggressive PT and ended up with Frozen Shoulder. Had 2nd surgery 6 months later, followed again by aggressive PT. Had another MRI and was told I had several problems and a 3rd surgery was required. Had that in October 2008 followed by IMMEDIATE - same day as surgery - aggressive PT. The pain is worse, not better. I have limited ROM, cannot lift my arm higher than waist height, no weight bearing, and haven't slept in a bed since the injury. I saw a neurologist last Summer who said he felt strongly I had RSD and to discuss treatment w/my ortho. My Ortho does NOT believe in RSD. He just wants me to be treated at a Pain Clinic. I was given a 68% loss of use. I started seeing my PCP for pain management. He has me on 400mg Neurontin per day, 30 mg of Cymbalta,1600 mg of Ibuprofen 3x's a day, and 600 mg of Tramadol 3 x's a day. None of this helps. The pain has always been, and still is in my right shoulder, up my neck, down my arm to my hand, across my chest and upper back. It is a god awful burning pain. My PCP thinks I am crazy, as does my ortho. I am trying to get into the Neuro doc that diagnosed me, but don't know what else to do. I am NOT crazy! I also have such severe swelling in my shoulder/chest area, that it is extremely painful to wear . . . undergarments . . . and even a shirt hurts. Not sure what else to do seeing as all the docs think I am crazy. Oh yeah, I also have discoloration to the back of my right shoulder, which has spread across my upper back and almost to my waist.

I have always been active with my family, loved doing yard work w/my husband. I even picked up doing extra when my husband had open heart surgery 3 1/2 yrs ago at the tender age of 42. He is permanently disabled, as I am on my way to same.

Any thoughts / input w/be greatly appreciated.

Thank you all in advance.

PuppetGirl