I was wondering if anyone has had any success in an alternative to rotator cuff/shoulder surgery and what that alternative is?
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I had the right shoulder done about 20 years ago and it started acting up a few months ago.
The left shoulder is really bad but I am 81 and do not want to go through that replacement again.
The surgeon I saw gave me the following news, which I was sad to hear. The discs that they put in for the replacement do not last forever and the one in my right shoulder has worn down, which is what is causing the pain.
The Doctor said they could go in and replace just the worn part and I said no. I will live with it the best I can for now. I refuse to have any surgery done because I no longer trust the hospitals. It would take a life or death situation for me to go and I would be worried forever after that they gave me that damn jab.
BUT, the left shoulder is bad and he suggested a replacement. I asked him if he could do the cortisone shots for now. He agreed but when I asked him if he could do the right shoulder, he said NO! It is dangerous to inject cortisone into a replaced shoulder as it appears to cause infections.
So I use DMSO on both shoulders although I get the cortisone shots about every two months in the left one.
They don't make the pain go away, but they do subdue it enough for me to get work done.
Good Luck!
Warning: cortisone may or may not work for a time, but it always degrades the tissue. IMHO it is not worth it. YMMV,
I know. I did a ton of research on it, and the Doctor told me of the side effects, but in all honesty - at 81, the shoulder is degraded now to the point that I know a replacement SHOULD be done. I just do not want to go thru the surgery and rehab.
I did enough of it for the other shoulder, the hip, the neck, and I am just a skeletal that has deteriorated after too much time working outside for hours and doing things that is frowned on by other women. Shoveling, oil changes, installing appliances, Installing overhead lights, etc. And I am a OCD person so everything I ever did HAD to be perfect-at least as perfect as I could make it.😄
My husband and I are very healthy for our age. He still works part time at Home Depot after years with the Pipe Fitter's Union. And I still do as much as I can taking care of a home that is 3600 square feet. My oldest son told me I am in so much pain because I am always cleaning. 🤣 But it does keep me going.
So the x-rays show my shoulder is bone on bone and the shots do work for a short time. So I take that short time to do what I can and then pray to GOD for miracle shoulders. 🙏
When the time comes I will simply quit and hope that I was able to finish what needed to be done, as an OCD person. Until then, I will put my pain in the hands of the Holy Spirit.
God Bless!
~Aumone