Help Wanted: Suggestions for Rotator Cuff Pain-going on 5 day fishing trip

[LadyFisher]

By hook or by crook Jim, have a wonderful trip. Alternate heat and ice, about 30 min. each until you are sick of doing it. The pain will probably be a lot better by then.

[gobrock]

I'll prefex this first by saying it needs to be assessed by a physician.

Based on your discription "over time" and without exam and past history information, I would suggest it is a chronic tear which develops over a period of time more so than an a acute tear which tends to happen as a result of a sudden, powerful movement. Cronic tears usually occur at or near the tendon, as a result of the tendon rubbing against the overlying bone.

Ladyfisher advise is as good as your going to get in the next 5-8 days and add a sling, unless you are open to having a steriod injection which will enhance healing period.

best of luck

[cdpaul]

if i have pains like that from fishing or sports i put icy hot on it. Sooths the pain for a little while but then you have to re aply it

[Steven McGarthwaite]

A person should not treat themselves, when there is a injury that prohibits them from carrying out normal body movement functions. That is what medical doctors are for! See your family General Practiioner, it is he/she, that will determine what is wrong, and if you need to see a specialist/ specialists. Get qualified medical help, do not try to treat something that you have no knowledge of, and by treating yourself and procrastinating seeing your family doctor, you have a greater chance of making the injury worst than better. Your health is more important than going on vacation.....

My daughter boyfriend is going in for surgery this coming week, because of numbness in his finger tips, for repetitive injuries from keying on a computer keyboard as part of his job with Comcast. Hopefully the surgeons will be able to correct the problem. Otherwise they will have to then do more radical surgery that is more dangerous, but will have to be done, otherwise he will lose all feeling in his fingers forever

Do not treat yourself, you have a fool for a patient, and a someone unqualified as a medical Practiioner! !~Parnelli

[rizeye]

right now, use ice after use. before use use heat. the only thng you can control now is the inflamation in the joint and that's what the ice will do. the heat is to loosen the tssue so as not to aggravate the joints as much and thereby causing more inflamation. the allday heat pads can also help keep things loose. i would also suggest motrin (ibufrofen)sp? to help keep the inflamation and pain down. so even if it feels good after a day of fishing, ice your shoulder down as sson as you can. but in the long run you need a dr. to examine and prescribe a plan maybe even surgery.

[herefishy]

Try a good massage therapist, Jim, they can do wonders.

[flyfishfairwx]

Celibrix, Baclofen, T3's and what everybody else said, The fist three have enabled me to fish and not put a bullet to my head, after two hours.

I am not saying to use any specific med, just see your doc and get what is right for you!

I have had my R shoulder operated on , my L Knee operated on, Broken my R wrist in two places, 2" of my left calf torn out, R knee has petalla Femoral syndrome, AO of my lower spine, Bulging disks and parts of the disks broken off, Both feet have Planter Facitious and Pes Planus, and I just broke my ring finger in 3 places 4 weeks ago, had it operated on and 2 Lag Screws, 15 + stitches and 24 years in the Army....

All that to say see the Doc get fixed and carry on with life, if you delay then that is just time NOT WELL SPENT!!!!

[Ralph Tomaccio]

Ask your doctor about cortisone shots. It's temporary relief, but it lasts a lot longer than pills.

[Gemrod]

Well, trip didn't happen. Went to pick up friend and head out and he couldn't go. Family problems. Bummer.

Anyway, I still am in need of the rotator cuff problem information....so thank you everyone for the suggestions and information. I surely needed the information, and still do. I am going to have to face this repeating rotator cuff problem once and for all.

Thank you all again for the help. Very much appreciated.

Jim

[Clay]

Sorry about your big fishing trip. See a doctor but before you go get some more education on the condition with these two sites that I use often: http://www.webmd.com/search/search_r...&query=rotator cuff. I like the Web MD site and the Mayo Clinic site here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/search/search. The links should take you to the search results for rotator cuff on both sites. Again, use the sites WITH your doctor's apt. Many times by reading before you go you will have the knowledge to ask the right kinds of questions. Make a list of what you want to ask BEFORE you go to the doctor. My wife is usually in the driveway leaving the doctor's office and says, "and I wanted to ask him ....." The list will help you get organized and will save you some money by not having to set up another apt to ask what you should have asked the first time around.

Rick