Re: Shoulder pain, etc.
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon May 25 14:44:11 2009
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At Sun, 24 May 2009, mags wrote:
>
>I've had a recent Essure procedure done as I am not healthy enough to
>have more children (blood clotting issues, etc). Well, I also have had
>endometrios. . .when the Essure procedure was done, my doctore was
>unable to get the spring in correctly in the right tube. . .he even
>broke the first one! When he finally did force it in, it was soooo
>painful I thought I would die. The spring ended up piercing my tube and
>curling up inside, scarring in that position (seen on the HSG). Anyway,
>from then on, every time I have my period, one day before (and for about
>two days), I'm in DEBILITATING pain in my left shoulder, neck and jaw.
>My left arm also goes weak. This has happened every month and I'm in
>tears. Pain killers do NOTHING. I realize it's probably a combination
>of both my endometriosis AND the stupid crooked spring making things so
>bad. I can't take this anymore, I will be finding a new doctor soon to
>take care of this because I can't live like this, I can't think
>straight, I'm in tears. . .I've been searching for others who've had
>this problem!
>
>At Tue, 25 Nov 2003, Julie wrote:
>>
>>I have suffered from shoulder pain for years and have been diagnosed and
>>undergone surgery & medical treatment for endometriosis. It was not
>>until after I had surgery and switched doctors, that my Ob-gyn mentioned
>>the possibility that I have endometriosis on my diaphragm. I was lucky
>>enough to get pregnant through in vitro & the shoulder pain disappeared
>>while pregnant, but has started again (while I am nursing).
>>Unfortunately, during the surgery that I had in 2001, the doctor did not
>>check the diaphragm. I have attached a link below to Dr. Redwine's
>>website regarding diaphragmatic endometriosis (Perhaps this information
>>will give you a little more leverage when talking to your doctors about
>>this...And you should switch doctors if it doesn't)
>>
>>If the link doesn't work for some reason, do a yahoo search on
>>"endometriosis shoulder"
>>
>>http://www.endometriosistreatment.org/html/reprint9.html
>>
>>--
>>Julie
>>
>>At Sat, 11 Oct 2003, JudyABall wrote:
>>>
>>>October 9,2003
>>>
>>>I have the shoulder pain that all of you described and I know based on
>>>conversation with my sisters and friends that many women had suffer both
>>>shoulder and pelvic pain the day before or during their menstrual cycle.
>>>I know that I have endometriosis because whenever I get pregnant all my
>>>pains goes away. The O.B. Gyn. that I am seeing right now agrees with
>>>me. At first, my doctors say that people with endometriosis can not
>>>have baby. Therefore , if you have baby you don't have endometriosis.
>>>He wants me to either do Laprascopopy or taking Lupron to shut down my
>>>cycle to avoid having the symptons of endometriosis. I don't want to do
>>>the Lapracopopy because it is much more invasive procedure and many
>>>women that had it done say the endometriosis comes back anyways after a
>>>while. I have read some remedies book that says that during the
>>>menstrual cycle stop washing your head completely until the cycle ends
>>>and don't drink or eat anything cold during the cycle will alleviate the
>>>symptons of endometriosis. I found this to be very effective. However,
>>>I think the minute I break the cycle by washing my head or eating
>>>something cold the symptons do come back. Then , they go away if I
>>>followed the regimen. Hopefully this suggestion will alleviate some
>>>suffering from other women.
>>>
>>>--
>>>JudyABall
>>>
>>>At Wed, 16 Jan 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>At Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Kari wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi. This is the first time I have ever done this before, but my dear
>>>>>co-worker found this site and told me I should check it out. I can't
>>>>>believe this. You all have it too! I have been telling doctor after
>>>>>doctor about the intense pain in my left sholder during my period, and
>>>>>they just laugh me off. They all say, "that's a new one on me.. your
>>>>>fine. Take some tylonol." The pain is graphic. I don't even know what
>>>>>I am saying when I am in that state. My husband, God bless him, says
>>>>>that I just cry out that I want to die. This happens EVERY MONTH!!!
>>>>>
>>>>>Is there anything I can do? I put ice on it, then heat. I put muscle
>>>>>relaxing cream on, I take tylonol and stay immobile. I HATE to lie
>>>>>down. The pain doubles! It starts toward the evening of my first day,
>>>>>then intensifies over night. The next morning I can't even move. Then
>>>>>by the afternoon of day 2 the pain is tolerable.. and gone by the end
>>>>>of day 3. It is a 48-72 hour cycle.
>>>>>
>>>>>Is there anything I can do or anything I can say to the doctor so that
>>>>>they might take me seriously.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thank you. And, sorry this is so long.. I just am so happy to have
>>>>>someone to talk to about this!!! Thank you again.
>>>>>-kb
>>>>>
>>>>>t Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Joy Schutzman wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Yenta and Cherie,
>>>>>> I get almost everything that you just described! I get the
>>>>>>chest/diaphragm pain...I even went to my doctor thinking that it was a heart
>>>>>>condition, but they couldn't find anything with X-ray, and told me not to
>>>>>>exercise for awhile. But it comes and goes. Every once in awhile I have chest
>>>>>>pains. I also get pains in my shoulders, like the two of you. I tend to blame
>>>>>>them on weird sleeping positions, or tension, but I'm not really sure what they
>>>>>>are! I haven't been too concerned with them, as the lower ab and lower back
>>>>>>endo pain is on the top of my pain list lately.
>>>>>>Hope you get some answers! Joy in CA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>yenta wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> YES!!!!! I, too, have the left shoulder pain as well as an upper left
>>>>>>> chest pain which comes and goes -- sometimes severe with flareups,
>>>>>>> burning pain under left armpit on left side of chest/diaphragm flares
>>>>>>> occasionally, and left and right diaphragmatic pains at lower ribs which
>>>>>>> also comes and goes. You are not alone!
>>>>>>> Y.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At Tue, 13 Apr 1999, T wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Six months ago I had my 2nd laporoscopy. I have stage 4 endo and am
>>>>>>> >on bcp (not continuous). The last couple of months when I have my
>>>>>>> >period, I have the usual lower back pain but now I also have pain in my
>>>>>>> >left shoulder blade. Has anyone else had this
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> >Cherie
>>>>>>>
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