Progress - Shoulder and Pain

[fossyant]

Finally got the Pain Consultant's report - all 20 odd pages via my Solicitor. This should be the last specialist report needed (3 years since the accident).

Mechanically - no more surgery needed. Mechanical pain wil reduce over time (11 months since op).

Nerve and muscle pain (chronic) - looks as though this is down to myofasical pain - numerous trigger points in my back, shoulder and neck - as picked up by my physio and acupuncturist as well.

Treatment - injections to affected muscles (I don't like) , followed up by physio and acupuncture. 12 months for a 50% improvement, 3 years for 75% improvement, but with 25% being permanent - i.e. on-going niggles.

Cycling can be built back up - progress will be slow.Lifting heavy weights will be a problem !

Speaking to the solicitor this afternoon to discuss getting an on-going treatment plan agreed with third party insurers - hopefully I'll get this ASAP now (4 month since my last report).

What a 'flippin' mess !

 

[totallyfixed]

Feel for you fossy as I too have a shoulder injury from about 4 years ago after going through the back of a car. It is a lot better now and doesn't affect my cycling but I still can't stretch my arm above my head for more than a couple of minutes. Best advice with hindsight I could give is to swim as much as you can, don't let too much scar tissue build up, good luck.

 

[ttcycle]

Foss, I hope you get your treatment plan sorted mate. I really do feel for you and hope it improves as much as it can.

 

[fossyant]

Well, it's still not happening. Solicitor needs to go back to Specialist to ascertain exactly how much treatment I'll need - e.g. weekly for a year, once a month for next two and once in a blue moon after ? Who knows. He didn't specify, and we can't get any further. Looks like the only way forward is get the 'figures', get a value (£) and settle. Can't seem to get an agreement of say a few months on a treatment plan whilst the legals are being sorted.

Still seeing a physio privately when I can fit appointments in, and have had positive results from the acupuncturist, but she's off at the moment ! Don't want to be shopping about with physio's/acupuncture as it all needs to be done in the same practice to monitor results.

 

[fossyant]

FFS - NHS Pain Consultant wants me to take pregabalin for a few weeks to dull the nerve pain - he'll then inject my trigger points with steroids. Sent a ranting email to solicitor to get this all sorted out ! NHS will not let me have physio as I've got good movement.

 

[ColinJ]

Feel for you fossy as I too have a shoulder injury from about 4 years ago after going through the back of a car.

I also have an injured shoulder so I feel your pain! Mine was so bad at first that I struggled to put my arm over my guitar or into a shirt sleeve. It's not bad most of the time now but certain things can trigger the pain and stiffness off so I have to be careful.

I hope you get to that 75% recovery point (and hopefully better than that) as quickly and painlessly as possible.