PT made me cry today...

Gosh Jojo
Your eyes are AMAZING!

Hihii, you made me laugh. Imagining being a brat and crying during chemo.
Actually, I think chemo would be even worth a hissy fit. You know the whole
package, kicking and screaming, I am sure it would be a great relief.

I am so sorry for all the pain you are going through Jojo and you do it so
gracefully and with a great sense of humor.

Hugs,
Ayse

hoop77 said:

Bless your heart, does it
Bless your heart, does it ever end????? So sorry you are having arm pain. I'm sorry, but I can't offer any advice, just wanted you to know that I'm thinking of you and wishing your pain away...
Hugs,
Laura

Jo JO the only advice I can
Jo JO the only advice I can offer and maybe you already do is to take pain meds 30 minutes before therapy to ease the pain. I am so sorry to hear that you are having to go through all of that. Wishing you a speedy recovery and minimal to no pain through your next PT treatment.

Hugs
Paula

ms.sunshine said:

son of a gun
I know it hurts. Has the pt given you exercises you can do at home to keep your arm/shoulder loose. Also how do you sleep on your arm. I know if I sleep on my arm a certain way it will feel stiff and hurt until I work the stiffness out. I hope you get this worked out and soon.

I have shoulder pain, hard
I have shoulder pain, hard to lay on either side. it hurt when the PT stretched it, now I do my own stretches, but not to the point of tears. I had tendonitis in my calf, they used iontopheresis (sp) it its a topical cortisone, with electric current. sounds bad but not, and it cleared in up in no time. wonder if you can get massage?

Maybe you need to hop back
Maybe you need to hop back on that stripper pole, jojo, and work that arm out!!
I surprised my onc at my last appt, he's such a nice guy, like a grandpa, just a sweet old man, very soft spoken...and he asked me how i'm doing and before i could even think i just blurted out "i feel like stomped SH*T!"
i love your pic with those beautiful eyes of yours!!
*hugs*
Heather

Yes, I had to see a PT to
Yes, I had to see a PT to get my arm moving after surgery. It was not fun and the first day I saw a small tube taped to the wall (smelling salts). One appointment was the worse and I almost passed out. Then I knew what the little tube on the wall was for. Once your arm has movement again you won't have to go. It's surprising how fast something freezes up if you don't use it. It is getting better? Right?

jo jo said:

Marcia so your was from the
Marcia so your was from the surgeries too...??
I havent got that bad yet to wear i wanted to pass out just cry like a big baby...i have a pretty high tolerance when it comes to pain...but this hurts!! Mine froze cuz i was told by my docs to not move it cuz of infections on that side and now that im supose to use it i cant. Right now its not any better yet...but at least its not getting worse.

JoJo
it's hard to take you seriously looking at those eyes! But seriously, I broke both my shoulders 4 years ago and have no humeral head on the left and a reverse total shoulder on the right (prosthesis). I do pt at home to this day and after the Neulasta shot I ache from shoulder to shoulder. I have to sleep on my back so I don't dislocate the right shoulder. Even though you hate taking drugs a little extra strength Tylenol could help. I always forget when to use ice vs heat but ask your pt. My dil made me a shoulder shrug you put in the microwave and it feels wonderful on my aching shoulders/arms. The important thing is to keep moving your shoulder even in every day type of things like reaching. Use weights too. Hope you feel better or just have another cry......
{{hugs}} Char

CypressCynthia said:

Yes, I had a totally frozen
Yes, I had a totally frozen shoulder and PT warned me that it would hurt as they have to break up the adhesions in the shoulder. I used to take my pain meds about 1/2 hr before going. After about 3-4 visits, my shoulder was better enough where I no longer needed pain meds to go.

I know a mastectomy can be a contributing factor to frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis). I don't know if you had a mastectomy, but, if so, I am sure it can contribute to other shoulder problems.

Believe it or not, shoulder problems (especially frozen shoulder) are also associated with thyroid problems--especially hypothyroidism, which is fairly common in women.

I hate that you were hurting and hope you feel better soon. BTW, you have the most beautiful eyes ever!

P.S.
I forgot to say that my PT was completely successful. They fixed me and I have never had another problem. I did every exercise they ordered me to do at home and I still do them from time to time to keep that shoulder moving. It has been about 12 yrs now. So don't give up!

jo jo said:

Marcia so your was from the
Marcia so your was from the surgeries too...??
I havent got that bad yet to wear i wanted to pass out just cry like a big baby...i have a pretty high tolerance when it comes to pain...but this hurts!! Mine froze cuz i was told by my docs to not move it cuz of infections on that side and now that im supose to use it i cant. Right now its not any better yet...but at least its not getting worse.

Yes, my problem was that my
Yes, my problem was that my surgeon didn't give me exercises to do after the radical modified mastectomy. I babied that side and because I barely moved it the shoulder froze up. I ended up having 9 appointments when they wanted me to have 11 but I was much better. Now I stretch my arm everyday just to keep it limbered up. Hang in there.