u/ConversationJust1356

I am desperate for any advice or just support. I started developing some shoulder pain back in December, but I thought nothing of it. I thought I just slept wrong. Over time it only got worse and I started feeling some tingling down my arm. I went to Urgent Care where they told me that it was a simple muscle spasm and prescribed me steroids and muscle relaxers (without even doing a thorough exam she just poked my shoulder and said yea it’s tight 🙄) Anyways, I was hesitant about taking steroids but was desperate for some relief. That didn’t help at all. I started getting massages and it also didn’t help. After waiting a while I saw a NP and got referred to Ortho. The orthopedic said that she doesn’t know that cause and can’t help because it seemed like an issue in my neck and not shoulder. She gave me a steroid shot (forgot the name) which completely got rid of the pain for a week or so. She also referred me to neurology but I am still waiting on that appointment because they were all booked up. Fast forward to March, I woke up with extreme shoulder pain and shooting nerve pain down my arm. I have a high pain tolerance but it was the most painful thing ever. I pushed through for a day or two then just couldn’t. I was in class and couldn’t sit or move my arm. I ended up going to the ER and they couldn’t do much. They tried to manage the pain but none of it worked. A day later, I went to a different ER because I couldn’t even lay down or function because of the pain and also couldn’t wait for any doctor’s appointments. I got medication for the pain and started physical therapy a couple of days after. I did PT for two weeks and everything went back to normal after that. There was a bit of weakness in the arm but nothing major and most importantly no pain or nerve issues. That was a week ago and the physical therapist said I was good to go and to just keep doing my exercises. Yesterday morning I woke up with tingling and the shoulder pain is coming back. My xrays and CT scans look good. I’ve been to too many doctors at this point. I don’t lift heavy loads at all and cannot think of anything that would’ve caused this. I am genuinely so lost and this has affected me mentally and I don’t know what to do anymore.

I am desperate for any advice or just support. I started developing some shoulder pain back in December, but I thought nothing of it. I thought I just slept wrong. Over time it only got worse and I started feeling some tingling down my arm. I went to Urgent Care where they told me that it was a simple muscle spasm and prescribed me steroids and muscle relaxers (without even doing a thorough exam she just poked my shoulder and said yea it’s tight 🙄) Anyways, I was hesitant about taking steroids but was desperate for some relief. That didn’t help at all. I started getting massages and it also didn’t help. After waiting a while I saw a NP and got referred to Ortho. The orthopedic said that she doesn’t know that cause and can’t help because it seemed like an issue in my neck and not shoulder. She gave me a steroid shot (forgot the name) which completely got rid of the pain for a week or so. She also referred me to neurology but I am still waiting on that appointment because they were all booked up. Fast forward to March, I woke up with extreme shoulder pain and shooting nerve pain down my arm. I have a high pain tolerance but it was the most painful thing ever. I pushed through for a day or two then just couldn’t. I was in class and couldn’t sit or move my arm. I ended up going to the ER and they couldn’t do much. They tried to manage the pain but none of it worked. A day later, I went to a different ER because I couldn’t even lay down or function because of the pain and also couldn’t wait for any doctor’s appointments. I got medication for the pain and started physical therapy a couple of days after. I did PT for two weeks and everything went back to normal after that. There was a bit of weakness in the arm but nothing major and most importantly no pain or nerve issues. That was a week ago and the physical therapist said I was good to go and to just keep doing my exercises. Yesterday morning I woke up with tingling and the shoulder pain is coming back. My xrays and CT scans look good. I’ve been to too many doctors at this point. I don’t lift heavy loads at all and cannot think of anything that would’ve caused this. I am genuinely so lost and this has affected me mentally and I don’t know what to do anymore.