Feckin Useless Doctors

As I mentioned in a previous post, my brother in law had serious shoulder problems. He was recommended to find a good sports physio who works with rugby players, as then they are used to dealing with scrum inflicted shoulder issues. He did, and found it of great help, and the physio identified the cause of the problem which then enabled my brother in law to get surgery to fix it.

 

Sorry to hear about your shoulder mate (and now you Wayne!).
Hope it gets sorted soon

 

Sorry to hear you're suffering Dilli, hope you get sorted soon mate.

 

Sorry to hear about your shoulder problems Dilli and anyone else who’s struggling in these trying times(including Wayne obviously)

As we all get older our bodies start to wear out especially if we’ve led a full and active life.

 

Dude don't go near one of those charlatans.

 

And in New Mexico as well.

 

Bloody hell, that's a bit of a sweeping statement!

 

And here in Arizona, too, Dilli.

I hope and pray that you can get to the root of this debilitating problem and pronto, Dilli. I don't know how the health care system works there but it's probable that a GP won't be able to deal with what's ailing you. That would be the same in the U.S. unfortunately. And I don't know for sure but I strongly suspect that getting from a GP referral to a specialist would be slow going during the pandemic here as well as the UK. Heck, I've known my orthopedic surgeon for about 25 years and he's a friend of Mr. Sandi and me and I still had to make a follow-up appointment with him two months out. It's just not right.

That your symptoms match up with the possible diagnosis that Shaun64 discussed and that's described in the link below may provide you with a self-advocacy arsenal and the ability to apply some pressure. I'm sure that it's incredibly frustrating to be continually be put "on hold" when you are clearly in pain, miserable, and debilitated. I am so sorry you feel so crappy. I'll be praying for you, my friend.

https://practicalneurology.com/arti...euralgic-amyotrophy-parsonage-turner-syndrome

 

But some "wear and tear" can be medically addressed, Dilli. Don't give up!

 

Sending you to the musculo/skeletor crew is the standard cheap first route. You've had good advice on what to do and you've ignored it. You're now paying the price. Sorry to be harsh but you know I want the best for you.

 

Ok then. My last word is brandy. Half a bottle should do it. Much better than any other spirit. Honest.

 

My wife has had two total knee replacements. About two years after the first was done, the other knee went the same way, much much pain, she knew the score. She went down the usual physio/skeleto path and got to see the top physio chap who said there was nothing wrong with her knee FFS !!!!!!!!
She pressed and pressed and got to see the surgeon who had done her first knee replacement. He said there was no cartilage left in that knee and in no time at all he replaced her knee. So how can you get from "nothing wrong with your knee" to "you need a new knee" ?
Doesn't give me any faith in physio's.