I know it is so frustrating not to be able to do the least thing.
I have this same thing happen to me, but I dont have the cuff tear that you do which I would guess is causing you the pain to lift yor arms.

For me, not being able to be "human" as my husband and I call it, just to do a simple think like sweep the floor can be overwhelming.

I am sorry you are having such a rough start.

My ortho doesn't agree with the radiologist who read the MRI. He still thinks it's just tendonitis with a couple fluid pockets which he showed me. He also pointed out that the tendon is stretched very tight...not sure what that's supposed to mean as far as treatment.

Anyway, it's caused painful spasms and made my neck as bad as it's ever been. I called and left a message for the ortho last Thursday...still waiting.

It looks like you need another opinion, when you have two doctors saying two different things it is time to get that third and cross your fingers he says one of the two DX and does not come up with his own.

If it is tendinitis then I think some form of PT might help not sure I am thinking of when I had tendonities of the wrist and that is what was the course of treatment. Now for me it really did not last long a few weeks and it was completely gone so not sure if that happens with everyone or not. Of course it comes back every now and then it is a pain in the butt.

I know the feeling of just wanting to do the very basic things without having to pay the piper.

arrrggghhhh..not fair is it biggest hugs..I have a board in my hall of all things its made up of quotes /pictures..I have a picture which was sent by my friend..its a map of where I live and theres a woman with wild hair my friend put an arrow pointing to her saying it was me..I sat there and laughed when I received it..

i hope you can get another opinion to insure best possible treatment and relief. i know what you mean. i have hair color setting in the cabinet waiting. when i had my hair cut the woman said you really need to do your color, but she wants $30 to put on the color i bring. i keep thinking i'll feel up to it, but it's still sitting there. frustrating that i could've done that without thinking before. just take it easy physically and mentally as hard as it is. hope you can enjoy your day.

Cherry, My first diagnoses was tendonitis. I didn't treat it properly and I ended up with widespread body pain if you can believe that.
Your pain sounds so much like mine. Did the doc ever give you a round of steriods? Mine did and said sometimes that will clear it up. For me it didn't but might be worth a try.

The ortho only gave me a steroid shot and left it at that. He never returned my call from last Thursday when it was clear that it had made me much worse. I called my PCP's clinic and got a script for muscle relaxers from the doc that was in. She refused my request for a steroid taper, but gave no explanation. I know why, though. It's because my bones are at the Osteopenia stage and they don't want to compromise them further.

It was worth a try.

Serenity...you're lucky you even found a hairdresser willing to apply a color you provide yourself. We aren't supposed to use anything we don't have an MSDS on! Besides the fact that the results can't be guaranteed if it came from a box at the drugstore. I had a woman who wanted me to use her color instead of paying for me to do it with my color line. I explained that I couldn't do tat and the next time she came in, her hair was black like shoe polish with several areas she had missed! She lets me do it with my producs, now.

I understand about not having the money for extras. I'm there, now. Maybe you could get a friend to help you with that.

I want so much to be able to get back to work in my salon...so do my clients. I can only go so long without an income.

Enough typing...ouch,

Cherry
xoxo

Serenity, I wish I could put it on for you.s That is one thing I can still do... I cut my mama's hair, my hubbys, mine and put color on my mama's. We used the colorsilk brand that is about 2.50 a box and it looks like a million bucks.
I went through a period, Cherry, I couldn't do any of this but I got a little better if I don't over do. Don't give up. You went to long and too hard and now your body has to rest. Have hope, I am praying for you.

Im growing mine long ..its a way to my conditon Im fighting you..my hair has lovely curls ..I decided to put a colour in ..it had brown on the box..LOL in a rush my hair has turned out red..lucky people say its nice..what a life

Jokey, I agree with keeping it long if you like it like that. I was so hot the other day I thought of cutting mine, but then I said, "no, I am not going to cut it because it is hot."

I did trim it and I like it much better.

I am glad the red tint worked out. Sounds lovely.

thankyou Paulina12..I had it long and it had natural curls it was before my illness took its grip..I sort of want to have it like that again it is a kind of goal to try and help me feel a little better.something for me..Its just gone through what i call cant do nothing with it stage..but I got excited when It all could be tied up and curls fell around my face..

Cherry I know how you feel the tendons in my shoulder are ripping and tearing it hurts like hell. No amount of morphine can take this pain away. I have this problem in both shoulders into both elbows, hips, butt, knees, ankles, feet and wrist. it's horrible. I swear I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. Next time you talk to your doctor ask him about enthesopathy of the tendons.It only shows up on MRI. For me steriods, injections, prolotheraphy and PT did nothing but make me worse. Ice helps temporarily and voltaren cream. I hope this is not what's wrong with you. It can be missed diagnosed as fibro but it's not muscular or nerve damage. It's purely tendons that are deteriorating and it spreads throughout the whole body head to toe. Total rest, pain meds, ice and voltaren has kept me alive. Please tell me do you have the same kind of pain in other areas? If so where?

Healing hugs, Marci sorry so long.

thanks friends for the offer to color. i use the same one and had friends do it before i moved. i know that's it's not kosher for cosmeticians to do that, but even $30 is more than i can deal with now. who cares anyway. would jsut be a nice treat.
back to topic, have you tried lidocaine patches - techinically it's topical, but it seems to keep the skin cool and reduce some of the intensity of the nerve pain. they help me in certain places. this may be TMI, but my pain radiates from my back to the front and ends up in my right nipple which feels likes it burning off. the only thing that gave me real relief was steroid epidurals which they stopped b/c of osteoporosis.
hang in there all.

Hi cherry, sorry to hear that you're hurting. Sometimes I break the rules too in my frustration to get something done or have some fun, and then there's heck to pay. I hope you recover quickly. Does ice or heat help at all? I get trigger point injections (no steroids) and have a tens unit too. Pt made things worse except for ultrasound but it never helped long enough to justify the cost. Hang in there! Raggedy

Ha Ha, I also have had a box of hair color in my hall closet just waiting for me to do. I dont have the money to pay for it at the salon mine it is about 60 bucks after tip so I thought I would do it myself and it is still sitting there waiting.