What can be wrong with my shoulder?

Question

This is a follow-up from a previous post, if you want more detail.

I injured my shoulder in 2011 falling down some stairs. I suspect I dislocated it but it popped back into socket right away so I didn't seek treatment. I had still experienced a lot of pain and have ever since experienced minor occasional pain in my shoulder blade I assume is from that.

Last week or the week before, I was pushed, almost punched in the chest right on the border of my shoulder at a concert. It was hard enough to knock the wind out of me. It was sore for a few days in the same achy way my shoulder had hurt the last 8 years so I suspected it just irritated an old injury. It was probably a 3/10 pain-wise.

A few days following the hit, in the same exact spot, my son's head hit me while he flailed in protest like toddlers do. The pain was instantly EXCRUCIATING. I couldn't even inhale, it hurt to just think. The pain radiated from my chest down to my finger tips. After a little bit, I could move it again but the pain was an 8/10. I couldn't sleep well for the next few days. I got an X-ray done shortly after posting my first question, and it isn't dislocated or anything. The X-ray was a dead end. The pain had subsided some, though with the loss of pain I gained a loss in mobility.

I made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon but that isn't until September 9th. I'd say it's back at an 8/10. I'll add more detail in an answer.

Pearl L · Answer

you need to go see your doctor and get it checked out

seedy history · Answer

If your insurance will accept it, please seek aid from a physical therapist before you seek surgical solutions!  There are a lot of things that a physical therapist can help to direct the body to heal without cutting it open.  Who took the Xrays? Who read them? My husband has had 14 orthopedic surgeries, including total shoulder replacement and, every time, he sought therapy AFTER surgery instead of  first trying it beforehand. Please, try therapy FIRST!

alexis · Answer

The pain was a 2/10 the last couple of days, but it is back at an 8/10 now. The pain ever since my son hit it sometimes feels burny, almost like a muscle cramp. Other times like now it is just an achy pain in my joint. Where I was hit is still tender as well. If my sons jump on me or something, the pain gets worse.

If someone can tell me what it may be, I might just go to the emergency room though being a hypochondriac I'd like to avoid that if it is something that can't be helped like a bruised muscle or something. But if it may be something that can cause further damage the more I use it, I will go.

What can be wrong with my shoulder?

Trending Questions