Get off the heating pad. Use ice.. I'm going through the same with elbow. Just came from Ortho Dr. Friday. > Roy Ulrich wrote: > > Help! Anyone got experience with a BAD case of bursitis in your tuning > shoulder? Aspirin, Advil, and a new anti-flammatory (200mg once a day) > are not cutting it. I'm out of commission until this gets fixed, if it > can be. Experience with cortosone shot? I seem to remember hearing > that it's more painful than the never ending throb in the shoulder > itself! I'm cancelling tuning appointments as after the one I did > Friday, I have virtually NO use of my right arm. Heating pad, aspirin, > etc. are seeming to have no effect. This has plagued me for 2 or 3 > years but has never been this bad - did I wait too long? After 3 days > of being able to do nothing than download movies from the dish and > fight with the heating pad, I'm about ready to go for an amputation > from the neck down - above that point seems to be the only working > part and there are those that will argue that point. Any suggestions > greatly appreaciated before I make an appointment tomorrow. Hey. > Thanks. > > Roy Ulrich
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