He said that any surgical intervention will absolutely make the pain worse, so there's no way he would do it (this includes the movement under anaestetic).
Apparently, the frozen shoulder is due to inflammation in the joint and it will definitely improve - ie it will unlock in time, not that the pain will stop. It takes a year to 18mnths though, and no amount of exercise will help - all i can do is wait. And I'm having trouble believing it anyway.
Exercise won't actually make things any worse (ie it won't damage anything) but it will continue to make the pain flare, so it'll be about me getting the amount right.
He gave me a cortisone injection in my shoulder try to reduce the inflammation. It can take a month to work; no idea yet if it's helped, but pain levels have been hideous since.
He also said my shoulder isn't actually dislocating, it just feels that way.
The GP had already recommended going back on a low dose of slow release morphine, with the quick release top up. I never wanted to go back on that awful stuff, but had no choice, as the pain is going up and up. I'd already got stuck several times, including in the loos at work, when it got so bad I couldn't move.
The rising pain levels have led to the depression getting a lot worse too, not helped by the increasing number and amounts of drugs.
So basically, nothing's changed, except perhaps there is a time frame But only for one small part of it, and with no guarantees. And still no hope with the pain itself.
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