It was about late March, early April of 2019 when I started feeling pain in my right shoulder, I ignored it for several months, even went to Jamaica in October for my high school reunion. Suffice to say, in November, I ended up in the ER as I could not bear the pain anymore, as the months went by the pain had gotten progressively worse. I was X-rayed and told to follow up with an orthopedic doctor as I “might” have a rotator cuff tear. In early December I saw an Orthopedic doctor who sent me for a MRI. At the follow-up appointment with the Orthopedic doctor I was diagnosed with “Frozen Shoulder”. This was the first time I was hearing this term. Below are the symptoms I found on the Mayo Clinic’s website. This is for informational purposes ONLY. If you are feeling pain, see your doctor.
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Frozen shoulder
Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint. Signs and symptoms typically begin gradually, worsen over time and then resolve, usually within one to three years.
Symptoms
Frozen shoulder typically develops slowly, and in three stages. Each stage can last a number of months.
- Freezing stage. Any movement of your shoulder causes pain, and your shoulder’s range of motion starts to become limited.
- Frozen stage. Pain may begin to diminish during this stage. However, your shoulder becomes stiffer, and using it becomes more difficult.
- Thawing stage. The range of motion in your shoulder begins to improve.
For some people, the pain worsens at night, sometimes disrupting sleep.
Causes
The bones, ligaments and tendons that make up your shoulder joint are encased in a capsule of connective tissue. Frozen shoulder occurs when this capsule thickens and tightens around the shoulder joint, restricting its movement.
Doctors aren’t sure why this happens to some people, although it’s more likely to occur in people who have diabetes or those who recently had to immobilize their shoulder for a long period, such as after surgery or an arm fracture.
Age and sex: People 40 and older, particularly women, are more likely to have frozen shoulder.
My words: The pain worsening at night, is an understatement, for me, most nights I do not get more than 2, maybe 3 hours of sleep. Even after getting corticosteroids injected into the joint capsule and doing physical therapy. Now the doctor is talking surgery. Don’t know that I am ready for that. ::) The cause for me is unknown, as I do not have diabetes, not since my annual physical in December of 2019, which was after the diagnose of “Frozen shoulder”, I did not have recent surgery. So I guess it must be my age…I am over 40…Well, it’s as they say, “it comes with age”…. LOL!…
Until next time peeps. #liveLoveLaugh
Wow! I’m wondering if i have a frozen right hip lol. First time hearing of that diagnosis you live and you learn. They said it will resolve within one to three years so take surgery off the table in JESUS name.
Girl, I’m praying about it that I don’t needs to have the surgery. But it hurts like he2sticks. My left shoulder is not affected. That is why I couldn’t actively participate in the activities at the reunion. Pray for me!
😁I don’t know about the frozen hip. lol!