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06-02-2014, 02:20 PM | #1 | ||
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Hello Everyone. I hope and pray all is well with you all.
It's been a while since I've written anything, but I've been doing my PT. Thought I would give you guys a quick update, and leave some questions hoping someone can answer them. First, many of you know I had a rib resection and scalenectomy on my left arm in Dec of last year. Had two previous surgeries on right arm, which was not successful. I've been dealing with TOS for 21 yrs. Okay, as stated above I've been doing PT. Well PT was NOT successful. I can't only lift my left arm only halfway. The arm will not lift up or go over my head. My PT thinks the arm is in a frozen state. They call it, "Frozen Shoulder". Also, when the PT was doing all the procedures on my left arm, he notice while performing the strength test for both arms, my right arm strength is down to 5. Basically this means my strength is almost gone in the right arm. I still have swelling in both arms and chest areas. Especially around the incisions. The pain decreased just a little, but still painful. I still can't sleep. Only 3 hours of sleep. The PT notice I was not getting better and we decided to stop all treatments. By the way, he told me about this TEN machine, so I purchase one. Your insurance should cover this. I also was informed by this sales guy at my doctor's office about a machine called, Flexitouch. It suppose to help with the swelling, but it did not help, so I return it. The ten machine gives me a little relief. It's a stimulation machine. I'm seeing an Orthopedic doctor next week regarding this shoulder issue, and I will see my doctor in about three weeks. My doctor and I have a lot to discuss. :0) Can someone answer this question? 1) Have any of you experience a frozen shoulder after your surgery? If so, what did u do to get your arm to move again. Sorry for the long post, and I will keep you all updated. My doctor did inform it could take a 1 1/2 before I get better. So I'm being patient with the process. You all be bless, and we need to continue to fight this TOS. Thanks |
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06-02-2014, 05:48 PM | #2 | ||
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I'm sorry you didn't have much luck with PT. I had the same experience of having PT hurt rather than help. I hope the next 12 months go better for you.
Take care, Kelly |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | 20YrsTOS (06-02-2014) |
06-02-2014, 10:21 PM | #3 | ||
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I haven't had rib resection or frozen shoulder. I have a TENS and I love it though. Glad it is providing you some relief.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | 20YrsTOS (06-02-2014) |
06-10-2014, 06:19 PM | #4 | ||
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I had a frozen shoulder going into my surgery. However the frozen shoulder was on the left side and the surgery on the right. The PT "unthawed" it by moving it to it's limits and it went away over two to three months. It was painful but similar to PT after a shoulder surgery. It seems it would be tricky on your surgery side but that is the only way to improve it.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | 20YrsTOS (06-12-2014) |
06-12-2014, 11:00 PM | #5 | ||
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06-16-2014, 09:31 PM | #6 | ||
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Dr. Gelabert (UCLA Vascular Surgeon) has brought this up before as a concern after rib resection or scalenectomy if you aren't moving your shoulder joint enough post-op. My fiancé had bicep reattachment and during recovery suffered Frozen Shoulder - it was awful! Through PT and chiropractics (we have a no-cracking chiro here) he was able to get close to his previous ROM. I wish you lots of luck, it is not an easy recovery but it is possible.
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"Thanks for this!" says: | 20YrsTOS (06-16-2014), Sea Pines 50 (06-16-2014) |
06-16-2014, 11:44 PM | #7 | ||
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06-17-2014, 04:03 PM | #8 | ||
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I ended up with both a winged scapula and a frozen shoulder as a result of my rib resection. I'm nearly 5 months out. I did PT for about 2 months, and got some improvement, but I still have a long way to go. I had to put PT on hold because it was just too painful and I could no longer tolerate pain meds. I'm hopeful that it will eventually get better.
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06-17-2014, 10:43 PM | #9 | ||
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06-18-2014, 08:07 PM | #10 | ||
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