Topic: i just heard about another lyme patient who had rotator cuff surgery that failed
lpkayak
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the sx are what many of us are experiencing and apparently show up enough on mri or exam to warrent surgery but the surgery is done...it has a high rate of success...but with lyme ppl it tends not to work
this happened to my sister years ago and a long the way i have heard of other ppl with lyme it happened too
this is my worst pain now...but i dont dare do surgery
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Tincup
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Tried physical therapy kayak? Might be helpful. For me it was.
Or, you could stop paddling that kayak back and forth through the rapids. That might help too!
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Do you have a tear a partial tear? Or do you have shoulder impingement syndrome? Either of these can be done with arthroscopic surgery. I had it done glad I did. I do remember how hard it was to sleep before surgery. Mine didn't fail. See if you can find a good sports medicine doctor.
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randibear
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my shoulder injury was from lifting a heavy table.
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lpkayak
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Oh man i wish it was from paddling. It started two years ago. Twelve weeks of pt with two different ones made it worse. A topical stertoid put me down for weeks
I havent paddled since second knee replacement(revision) on one of my two fake knees a few years ago
Shoulder got so bad from shoveling 7' snow this winter i gave in and sold camper and im trying to sell truck
The ortho said normal arthritis for my age...really? Unable to sleep in bed most nights?
I had third opinion appt with better sports med guy...but couldnt get there cuz of snow
Seeing him is on the list but didnt make it happen yet
Im glad someone had successful surg
I know others on here and a close friwnd going thru same thing
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lpkayak
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I know how good the surgeon is is real important
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Marnie
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Muscle weakness, particularly of shoulder external rotation, is common
after rotator cuff repair surgery.
***Neuromuscular electrical stimulation has been shown to be an effective adjunct in the enhancement of muscle recruitment.***
PRIOR to my husband's rotator cuff surgery, his doctor ordered electrical stimulation testing to assess whether or not the surgery was necessary. That testing was quite uncomfortable.
The procedure was called a nerve conduction study. Without the surgery (it was successful), he would have lost all feeling in his hand on the effected side.
He doesn't have lyme. He had a VERY good surgeon.
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lpkayak
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I have tried to do that test 4 times. The first showed a problem but it was so long ago i dont remember what.
All the others could not be finished. I was in si much pain they said it was inhumane
When i am feeling better frim current cold/bronchtis/virus...what ever it is
I plan to get to better ortho surgeon. First one didnt even do mri. My knee doc is mad about that. He thinks i should have mri and possibly bone scan
Its interesting i just took my furst doxy for this bug and immediately both rotators are hurting...before it was only one. That one is real bad i cant even hold phone ...i can hardly use arm. Its just hanging
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I am in the long process of frozen shoulder treatment.Maybe they addressed this for you in PT, but I would make sure you get your posture as good as possible before considering any surgery.
Poor posture equals poor shoulder position, surgery won't correct that. I fight it all the time, soo tired, hard to keep myself in a good position, always slumping, but trying not too.
Also found seeing a chiropractor who specializes in ART (active release technique)helped me get some of my range/function back.
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Marnie
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I need to be honest.
In the case of ligaments and ***tendons***, collagen and elastic fibres predominate structurally. They are also the ***structures that are targeted by Borrelia.***
"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3751012/
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lpkayak
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I have been thinking about what marnie said for years
Rotator cuff area is a perfect playground for Bb i dont know if thete is anoth er place in the body similar in structure
Its really like back to the basics. The little screw things re as lly like the consistency because they can move easier
Im glad marnie said thst and left a link. I am overwhelmed now with so much info ciming in but i oftengo back to simple concepts/ideas that have been shown along the way. By our scientists
I know im not makng sense i had a hard day and have meds in me my body isnt used to...but i love the way she got the point acros sx with so .few.words and easy to understand
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