Bursitis

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

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