[Stoney]

Tore Rotator Cuff 3 Times.
tore rotator cuff 3 times now in 2 years. still in pain
I tore my right rotator cuff and biceps tendons in a work related injury almost 2 years ago.
Had first surgery in Mar 2013. Had several months of PT and 5 days of work harding before i was forced back to work.
Retured to work, worked about 4 months and the pain continuously got worse. Went back to Drs. Had another Mri. Both were tore again
Had second surgery in Dec 2013. Dr. Fixed cuff again and re-anchored my biceps tendons. Also told me that he move tge anchor in my arm down more and that i should be pain free.
Went back to work Feb 2014. Worked about 5 months. Pain came back and continuously got worse. Returned to Drs. Explained my sisituation to him. He told me that there was nothing more that he could do for me. Dr. Sent me for a Flexible Capacity Test to determine if i had a disability rating. Dr. Did not reexamine me, or send me for another Mri. Just referred me to a,second opinion Dr.
I seen the second opinion Dr about a week later. The Dr examined me, ask me a few questions and said that be could help me. He did not send me for a Mri. Either. He wanted to do exploratory shoulder surgery on me.
So the next week when i arrived at work in the morning i let them know that i was going to have th have yet another surgery. That night i was terminated on some B.S fighting issue. ( like id try and pick a fight with only one arm to defend myself with.) They told me: WE JUST DONT HAVE ROOM FOR YOU HERE ANYMORE.
Now im jobless, had the 3rd surgery Aug 2014...
Been though several months of PT. Pain will not go away. Now i have alot of pain and new symptoms. Severe headache spells. Headache all the time..starts in the back of my neck at the base of the skull and goes all the way,to front of head behind eyes. Eyez get throbbing and really blood shot. Neck pain in the right side, right shoulder blade pain. Hands get very cold and numb sometimes. I also received nerve blocks with all 3 surgeries. but last nerve block was different. Dr struggled getting the block in. He tried at least 3 times before he was successful. also, 2 previous block wore off later the same night of surgery. last block face was still numb 2 days later??
I have told PT Dr about these issues and he has some other excuse for all my symptoms.
Noticed a sharp pain in the front of my right shoulder about 2 weeks ago after starting some new exercise.. Told him about that, he said just scar tissue breaking up.
Now, cant sleep in bed again, sharp pains in shoulder, but great ROM.. Shoulder blade hurts like hell. Head is killing me. My hands go so cold i wear gloves indoors sometime.
Now my left shoulder is hurting me too. I figured this would happen since ive been doing everything with my left arm and shoulder for 2 year now!!
Went back to Dr last Tuesday, 3 weeks early to let him know about my pain and that i was miserable. They examined me. And told me that my issues WERE NOT COME FROM MY RIGHT SHOULDER OR ROTATOR CUFF. THEY FIXED MY SHOULDER....
Dr. Ordered a EMG test. He said that worker comp probably will not pay for that test. Now, still wait to hear from,worker comp. Dr would not give me nothing for pain. No muscle relaxers, no know. Said to just keep working hard at PT. Im miserable and im ****** off. He didnt even send me for anothe MRI knowing my shoulder history.....
It seems like if i walk for a while it starts hurting, if i sit down to long it starts hurting. Any arm movment it hurts. PT is killing me and they are trying more strengthening exercises. They arm pulleys, trap pull downs, some sort of weird pushups.. I waz in so much pain last week i got sick to my stomach. Dr, PT Dr, is not listening to me at all..
Im in alot of pain and miserable here. I cant get comfortable, cant relax, cant sleep/rest.
Can anyone please help me out here??????
Sincerely: Hurting Southeastern Indiana man

[Lara]

Hello,

I just wanted to welcome you to the NeuroTalk Support Groups.

I'm sorry that you're in so much pain and have lost your job on top of that.

I see you've also posted on the TOS forum. Hopefully some of the members there who are familiar with your symptoms and type of surgery will have some suggestions and information for you.

FYI there is a forum here to discuss " any topic related to one's employment and unemployment, worker's compensation, and job." if you ever need that.

Layoffs, Unemployment and Worker's Compensation

[Kitt]

Welcome Stoney.

[Stoney]

Originally Posted by Kitt

Welcome Stoney.

Thank you for nice WELCOME
Also thanks for the info about being unemployed.
I hope there is someone out there in this form that can help me.

[Darlene]

Stoney,

Hello and welcome, happy to see you have come to be with us, it a great place to be. As you can see we have a great number and caring fellow members here, where you have find a supportive and relaxing place. Have fun looking into the different forums. Our shoulders are here for support in many ways.

Please keep us up to date on your condition. Again welcome, looking forward to seeing you around. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Darlene