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PRAYERS NEEDED FOR FREEPER MAMAB HEALTH
6/19/07 | ALPHA-8-25-02

Posted on 06/19/2007 3:25:37 PM PDT by alpha-8-25-02

"I have tried to post a health thread for prayers but can not get it to go through. So, will you start one for me? Pretty please.

I have been having terrible pain in my right shoulder down to the finger tips. I fell Sunday afternoon and hit that arm on the commode. I have not been able to get any sleep because of the pain.

I went to the doctor today. I knew when I was close to his office what was wrong and I was right. I have a torn rotator cuff again. This is about the worst pain I have ever had. He gave me an injection and told me to use a sling for a couple of weeks. I have to call the office Friday to let them know how I am doing.

I had this several years ago and had to have surgery which was not that bad. I have too much going on right now to be hurting like this. ILA starts soon and we leave on our trip on the 3rd. I have to be able to use both arms on this trip.

Please say a few prayers for me. I really, really need to get some sleep.

Thanks ever so much. Mamab


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To: MamaB
May God hold you close to Him now and guide the medical people who will care for you. May He give you peace and strength as you endure this trial. May He restore you to complete health in His service, in Jesus' name.

Carolyn

41 posted on 06/20/2007 4:42:04 AM PDT by CDHart ("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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To: alpha-8-25-02; MamaB

Prayers for MamaB!


42 posted on 06/20/2007 5:59:39 AM PDT by silent_jonny (staying & praying)
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To: alpha-8-25-02

The injection is probably cortisone. I hope that helps. I pray that MamaB finds relief from the pain. If surgery is required, I pray for the doctors who will perform it as well as MamaB.


43 posted on 06/20/2007 6:55:25 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte
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Praying this Morning for your Quick Healing and Relief from Pain.


44 posted on 06/20/2007 8:17:23 AM PDT by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!!)
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To: MamaB; alpha-8-25-02
Joining your FReeper family in prayer that the Lord will give you ease and calm and rest, and that His healing hand will be upon your shoulder, to the everlasting Glory and Honor of His Name. Amen ...
45 posted on 06/20/2007 3:55:20 PM PDT by Pegita ('Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His word ...)
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To: alpha-8-25-02; All
Hey,

I just wanted to say thanks for the prayers. I wanted to update y’all. I have a doctor’s appt in B’ham Monday with my surgeon. We all think I will have to have surgery again and that is all I need. My arm hurts from the middle of the shoulder down to my finger tips. It has been keeping me from sleeping. Do y’all know how hard it is to type when it feels like your arm and hand are on fire? Not very easy! Thanks again.

46 posted on 06/21/2007 12:15:36 PM PDT by MamaB
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To: alpha-8-25-02; MamaB

Tell her to have her neck checked too. I have a torn rotator cuff and that doesn’t give me pain down to my fingers. I have a couple bulging disks in my neck however, and THAT does. The pain running down that far to your fingers is almost certainly nerve pain, not ligament pain (as in rotator cuff tears). I have to be pretty careful not to aggravate them. An MRI should be able to show the discs.

I suppose it’s possible that inflamed rotator cuff tears may put pressure on the nerve that goes down to the fingers, but it seems unlikely. I also have a chronically inflamed tendon or fascia or something on the back of my shoulder blade that tends to ache all the way down to between the carpal bones. That I think is inflamed tendon and muscle pressing on nerves. It’s irritating because it takes so little to get it going. (e.g. driving a car or the lawn tractor, sleeping wrong, etc.) and so much babying to get it to settle down.

Physical therapy was a great help to show me how far back I *wasn’t* keeping my shoulders! (voi!!! But letting them hang too far forward causes the nerves and everything in there to be subject to too much pinching/pressure) and to build up the rest of the muscles so that the injured ones don’t take so much stress, while minimizing side effects like headache and shoulder pain. But it’s a pain to have to keep up with it.


47 posted on 06/23/2007 8:21:00 AM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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Even though you’re in a sling, make sure you keep the area motile or you’ll end up with frozen shoulder. That’s why I’d recommend getting your doc to recommend physical therapy. You need to keep the shoulder range of motion going while it’s healing but without causing further irritation. That’s not always easy.


48 posted on 06/23/2007 8:22:28 AM PDT by Terriergal ("I am ashamed that women are so simple To offer war where they should kneel for peace," Shakespeare)
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