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I finally had my appt with the Orthopedic / Sports Medicine Dr. She came in and introduced herself and then proceeded to give me a lecture re my pain med regimen. Okay I just met this Dr . Folks I take 0 to 2 pain pills a day - if I need to take more because something flares up or something like this left arm mess happens I go see my Dr. She said you are getting angry - I said of course I am A) my pain med regimen is between me and my Dr and none of your business and B) I will never ask you for pain meds , now I am done talking about this I am here to have you look at my arm.
Anyhow, the rest of the appt went fine. After a painful exam my diagnosis is tendinitis of the medial and lateral elbow and the radial head is not broken. I do not have to wear the stupid sling anymore - she said the sling was actually making it worse. I have this wrist/ arm contraption I have to wear now all the time except showers and can be removed for icing if I dont move my hand or wrist . I see her again in about a month and until then continue to elevate, ice (I still have swelling), and rest the arm frequently and dont do anything that hurts it. She also ordered Volteran Gel - I have to still pick it up. Things would be a bit easier if I could take anti - inflammatorys , but cant I would be very Gastric sick for weeks if I did that.
I decided not to fire her for now, because the rest of the appt went fine. If there is a repeat of a lecture re my pain meds next time , I will be done with this Dr.
Anyhow, the rest of the appt went fine. After a painful exam my diagnosis is tendinitis of the medial and lateral elbow and the radial head is not broken. I do not have to wear the stupid sling anymore - she said the sling was actually making it worse. I have this wrist/ arm contraption I have to wear now all the time except showers and can be removed for icing if I dont move my hand or wrist . I see her again in about a month and until then continue to elevate, ice (I still have swelling), and rest the arm frequently and dont do anything that hurts it. She also ordered Volteran Gel - I have to still pick it up. Things would be a bit easier if I could take anti - inflammatorys , but cant I would be very Gastric sick for weeks if I did that.
I decided not to fire her for now, because the rest of the appt went fine. If there is a repeat of a lecture re my pain meds next time , I will be done with this Dr.
It sounds like you and your dr have a good relationship. Hopefully, you will have a good one with your PT.
Gentle hugs
Regardless, I believe if you don't click with your doc you should fire them anyway and find one you DO click with. Hope your arm starts feeling better soon!
Glad you finally have some answers though.
I also have tendinities and bursitis in my left shoulder along with carpal tunnel in my hands and wrists really bad. I had 2 nerve conduction tests and told the second neuro doc to not chalk it up to fibro...I wanted a detailed report. Finally found someone who did their dang job. However, I am having serious numbness and constant tingling in my entire left arm now, so will be shopping for a new shoulder ortho doc as the other one didn't give me the time of day. I fell on it a couple years ago and no physical therapy has helped me so it's time to look for some real solutions this time around. I am thinking of not even telling them I have fibromyalgia and just let them do work up on me to see what they find. Sometimes I think it clouds their judgement whether they are willing to admit it or not. It could also be the bursitis causing my symptoms but I need a definitive answer. Tired of the guessing game and tired of medicating to get through the day.
Good luck to you and here's a big..... "I'm with you!"
JP
I guess she feels it's her public (health ) duty to warn you about the use and diversion of opioids. Well, it's all about HER and nothing to do with YOU. Try not to take it in so much. It's meaningless in your case.
Hugs.
I responded to the pain med issue in your other post.