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[pantryslut]

Pain. My shoulder really fucking hurts this week, partly because I have gone cold turkey on the analgesics. This is how much it hurts whenyou're not doping yourself up on ibuprofin all day, I tell myself. It's good to know that, to have a baseline. Here is your baseline. Hello, baseline. Also, today, just for fun, I am having a small RSI flareup in my right hand, with pain and tenderness especially along the first two fingers and their attendant tendons. This is a new thing, actually, since usually I just have wrist stiffness. I am doing stretches. I am taking it easy. I am rolling my shoulders and making fists and splaying my fingers, but not too much. I am examining the bruise on the backside of my right hand and wondering if it is incidental or related. I am eyeing the bottle of ibuprofin in my drawer. I am eyeing the bottle of acetaminophen next to it as well.

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[black-pearl-10.livejournal.com]

My poor tiger honey bear.

[19-crows.livejournal.com]

Aw, sorry to hear this.

Do you have insurance where physical therapy's an option? Is the pain from something it might help?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I did a course of physical therapy for this shoulder a couple years ago. The stretches etc. I was assigned seem to keep it from getting worse, but it doesn't get better any more these days.

Ditto for the RSI's, except that they're no longer chronic, just occasional flare-ups.

I'm making plans toward trying some alternative medicine things soon.

[19-crows.livejournal.com]

Ah, sorry to hear it. I wondered because I have shoulder pain that didn't get better with PT, and just found out I have a torn (actually frayed) rotator cuff which will probably need surgery. I'm not looking forward to that but getting rid of the pain will be great.

Good luck to you.

[m-dash.livejournal.com]

You don't need someone from outside SF to tell you this, but acupuncture worked very well for some serious joint pain I was experiencing.

I'm sorry you're hurting.

[fattest.livejournal.com]

how come you gave up the analgesics?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I've heard from a couple different sources that ibuprofin may interfere with conception/implantation.

[fattest.livejournal.com]

Ah.

Not that you asked, but one thing that helps me have less pain is drinking lots of water. Also avoiding coffee, red wine, sharp cheese & chocolate.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[billbrent.livejournal.com]

pssst ... those are *all* my favorites ... good thing I have high pain tolerance. ;-)

BTW, greetings and salutations! Sorry to hear you're in pain. Blargh.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Hi Bill! Good to see you around these parts!

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I forgot to add: acetaminophen is OK, but it tends to do very little for my shoulder anyway.

I took two a little while ago regardless. Here's hoping.

[whittles.livejournal.com]

get two tennis balls and put them in a sock. Tie the sock shut, tight. You can lie on this in various spots between your shoulder blades, on your neck, in that pocket between your arm and your torso if you lie on your side. It's cheaper than a massager from one of those fancy stores and just as effective.