shoulder pain after neck fusion HELP! Posted: 06-17-08 09:42am
I am 39 yr old female. Had neck fusion at
c-5 c-6 this year. I went into neck
surgery and when I woke up had awful
shoulder pain. After 6 weeks my neck
doctor sent me to a shoulder doctor who
told me I suddenly had a torn shoulder and
he did shoulder surgery on my right arm. I
NOW have awful pain in both
shoulders........ I can not seem to
understand why???? I need to know what
test need to be ran to find answers. I
don't sleep well and stay in awful pain. I
am in physical therapy for my shoulder
however, this is killing me. I can't
understand what is going on I did not have
this pain before the fusion with plate.
NOW I have pain every minute in top of
shoulders and biceps. What do I need to do
to locate the problem???? My pain is
getting worse daily.
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RichT
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Posted: 06-17-08 21:38pm
Hello Wendy,
It hurt, REALLY HURT to read of the pain
that you are in.
May I ask what non-invasive techniques
your doctors tried before you had surgery?
Sorry but I get this very uneasy feeling
that your doctors put you into the OR much
too quickly.
Wendy, PLEASE seek the advice of other
spinal surgeons and shoulder specialists.
Seek out the very best ones that you can
find in your area. I sincerely believe
you need second and yes third opinions in
this matter.
Regarding physical therapy - PT can really
help and has helped me. However, my
therapist has always said that if a given
exercise causes me pain to let her know
immediately and she will stop that
exercise.
