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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Getting a dull ache shooting down my arm from where my arm starts to my wrist and the bone is grinding against my shoulder. Anyone else had this?

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Have you done anything to your arm? It might be a trapped nerve or anything.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do you get a numby ache too at top of bicep as wel as the shooting pain? I get it all the time. Doc told me it was a frozen shoulder and physio is only thing to help it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you been overdoing it with a wand ?

Could be numb due to excess vibrations. - or a repetitive strain injury!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

As far as I know I've never done anything to it, no I don't have a numbness ache but it plays up when I crochet and when I go to sleep (I sleep on my right side), When I rotate my arm I can feel it grinding. My right does the same but never had a problem with that one.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Have you been overdoing it with a wand ?

Could be numb due to excess vibrations. - or a repetitive strain injury!

it's been happening for years but I've only experienced pain over the last few days, no it's not numb

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Have you been overdoing it with a wand ?

Could be numb due to excess vibrations. - or a repetitive strain injury!

it's been happening for years but I've only experienced pain over the last few days, no it's not numb"

Crochet is a repetitive action so it may be exacerbated by doing this. If it's causing pain go and get it checked and it may be a quick referral to physio. As you can make self-referrals to physio you could just ask about that if you don't want to see the doctor.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sounds like impingement in your shoulder. You can get physio and sometimes steroid injections if its really bad.

If it doesn't wear off or gets very bad see your gp for an xray and/scan and there are various meds that help the feeling in your arm.

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By *reelove1969Couple
over a year ago

bristol

id be very careful .... it could be a nerve problem ..ive had a similar thing lately and one doctor has told me its radial nerve lesion and another that it is carpal tunnel syndrome ..the bottom line is they both think i may lose the use my arm permanently so get it checked out fast !

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Have you been overdoing it with a wand ?

Could be numb due to excess vibrations. - or a repetitive strain injury!

it's been happening for years but I've only experienced pain over the last few days, no it's not numb

I've been crocheting for a year and its only bothered me a couple of weeks ago but just put it off to doing too much of it which is why I haven't done it since. And then this pain started so gonna give the doctors a ring tomorrow

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By *adyGardenWoman
over a year ago

LONDON (se)

"Getting a dull ache shooting down my arm from where my arm starts to my wrist and the bone is grinding against my shoulder. Anyone else had this?"

Trapped nurve

Bloody horrible and painful

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By *atelotmanMan
over a year ago

Chatham

Sounds like you have the same thing as myself,I have tears in an around the shoulder,causing pain an numbness the length of my left arm. being having treatment for a year now,at times pain so back forced me to give up work,so get to the doctors asap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do you get a numby ache too at top of bicep as wel as the shooting pain? I get it all the time. Doc told me it was a frozen shoulder and physio is only thing to help it. "
i ve had a frozen shoulder for two yrs now...tried physio...exercises they gave me helped a bit..i had acupunture whismch again helped a bit but basically its not pain free. cld go down otger routes but there s a chance its not going to be successful.

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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago

North of The Wall - youll need your vest

Rotator cuff?

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Symptoms of a rotator cuff injury include:

pain in your shoulder (or that moves down your arm), particularly when you raise or lower your arm

difficulty placing your arm behind your back

pain at night, particularly when you sleep on the affected side

a feeling of weakness in your shoulder when you lift or rotate your arm

a clicking or snapping sound when you move your shoulder

The pain may come on gradually if you have tendinopathy, but your pain may be severe and sudden if you tear your rotator cuff because of a fall.

These symptoms may be caused by problems other than rotator cuff injuries. If you have any of these symptoms, see your GP for advice.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Do you get a numby ache too at top of bicep as wel as the shooting pain? I get it all the time. Doc told me it was a frozen shoulder and physio is only thing to help it. i ve had a frozen shoulder for two yrs now...tried physio...exercises they gave me helped a bit..i had acupunture whismch again helped a bit but basically its not pain free. cld go down otger routes but there s a chance its not going to be successful. "

It's the 'numby' ache that does my nut in! Bdn to physio a couple times, but as you say, it doesn't help whatsoever, lol.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Rotator cuff?

Copied because I cant be bothered typing it all out

Symptoms of a rotator cuff injury include:

pain in your shoulder (or that moves down your arm), particularly when you raise or lower your arm

difficulty placing your arm behind your back

pain at night, particularly when you sleep on the affected side

a feeling of weakness in your shoulder when you lift or rotate your arm

a clicking or snapping sound when you move your shoulder

The pain may come on gradually if you have tendinopathy, but your pain may be severe and sudden if you tear your rotator cuff because of a fall.

These symptoms may be caused by problems other than rotator cuff injuries. If you have any of these symptoms, see your GP for advice.

Also if someone places their hand on the affected area of the cuff, it hurts like a bitch when they move it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I would agree with others of an associated rotator cuff injury, i have torn my ssp tendon which is part of structure of cuff and have been waiting for an operation now 6 months and won't be till other side of new year, also upto about 6 months recovery after op !

Pain, weakness, aching especially at night, and hurts like hell after carrying things ! Get good pain medication, might be worth considering asking doctor for Tramadol hydrocloride, and a old fashioned drug called amitriptlyne last one alters your perception of pain, helps you sleep an is very effective with nerve pain, with doses upto 50mg but doctor needs to be consulted as if you have pain meds then you can continue to keep the shoulder/arm mobilised and avoid a frozen shoulder developing !

Hope it helps...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I would agree with others of an associated rotator cuff injury, i have torn my ssp tendon which is part of structure of cuff and have been waiting for an operation now 6 months and won't be till other side of new year, also upto about 6 months recovery after op !

Hope it helps..."

Thank you! I'm already on 500mg of naproxen already so I shall see what they can do!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yes used the naproxen but its not much better than taking paracetamol, maybe if it's really causing mobility probs you need to get the pain threshold better. You would also benifit from some anti inflamities as well is it could be you have inflamation in the joint too. You ought to get it sorted as the frozen shoulder soon comes along then it can take nine months+ sometimes requiring an operation to release it, i'm only saying as i have suffered with other shoulder 15 years ago and the memory is till very much alive !

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"yes used the naproxen but its not much better than taking paracetamol, maybe if it's really causing mobility probs you need to get the pain threshold better. You would also benifit from some anti inflamities as well is it could be you have inflamation in the joint too. You ought to get it sorted as the frozen shoulder soon comes along then it can take nine months+ sometimes requiring an operation to release it, i'm only saying as i have suffered with other shoulder 15 years ago and the memory is till very much alive !"

Naproxen is an anti-inflammatory. It shouldn't be taken with other anti-inflammatories (including ibuprofen/nurofen) unless instructed by a doctor.

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over a year ago

"Getting a dull ache shooting down my arm from where my arm starts to my wrist and the bone is grinding against my shoulder. Anyone else had this?"

Left or right

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did'nt realise it worked as an anti inflammatory, it just did'nt work for me in helping pain control... I stand corrected..Thanks.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Getting a dull ache shooting down my arm from where my arm starts to my wrist and the bone is grinding against my shoulder. Anyone else had this?

Left or right

left but I sleep on my right side

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes I have. It sound like you have the same as what I have. and will need a subacromial decompression. http://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article.asp?article=49

I had the same shooting pains it got so bad I could not hold on a pen. They do not know why but over time you can get a build up of bone where it should not be, this can lead to the ligaments been damaged or the bone pressing on nerves.

They can remove some bone that will give everything more room to move and clean any lose bit out as well. I had my done as a day ops.

The problem they make you jump a lot of hops to get the op. They will try a number of injection first to see if they work. This after they work out what is wrong with you. I think you need an MRI scan the one in the very big machine sorry cannot remember that it is call.

Go to your doctors and push hard and keep pushing till they fix it.

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