meara - I've had cortisone shots in my hip and they helped quite a bit with the pain, but they only last about 3 months. Or to be more exact, they help really well for about a month and then slowly wear off over the remaining two months.

Good luck. I've never had a frozen shoulder so can't comment on that part.

No one ever gave me a shot for my frozen shoulder, and the PT got me like 75-80% better?

Ouch, meara. Other than that I got nothing.

Also mommy doesn't make things as fun as daddy does.

Oh I remember those days well. It was very frustrating for all parties.

I never saw an MD, I went to my chiropractor for my frozen shoulder last year. He did wonders for me. And when ibuprofen wouldn't even touch the pain, I got edibles and a tincture from MedMen (lowest THC I could find) for the pain. Good luck. That MFer was about the worse pain I've ever known.

Meara! I went to the same ortho that the Celtics used (I didn't know it at the time), and the doctor said: without treatment it will resolve itself in a year or so. But with a cortisone shot and PT, it will resolve in 6 months or less.

And I said, "I'm too young not to be able to reach the top shelf! Let's do it!"

I really only had pain for about a week -- but then I just couldn't raise my arm much above shoulder level (which is why it's called frozen shoulder, I suppose!) -- it wasn't painful, it just wouldn't MOVE.

The PT really did start loosening it up and noticeably fast, probably helped by the fact that I actually did the exercises on my own. The sessions had both warm compresses, cold compresses, and session with some mild electrical stimulation of the muscles. Not sure what the hell it was that worked out of all that, but it really did seem to help.

Anyway, years later, I can still reach and scratch the point of my shoulder blade on the opposite side of my back when I feel like it, so all is well.

That's awesome, Theo! For me the reason I went to the doc is I'm still having significant sharp boulder pain when I make certain motions/put weight on it in certain positions, and it's been three months since it started and hurts more, not less! The range of motion is super secondary, for me—it's not convenient, but it's not the worst (since right now I'm not dancing and I'm pretty ambidextrous!)

I'm still having significant sharp boulder pain when I make certain motions/put weight on it in certain positions, and it's been three months since it started and hurts more, not less!

I've been having similar pain in my shoulder, reminding me of the tendonitis I used to get back when I played softball. I figure it'll go away eventually, like it used to. Meanwhile I've just been using my left arm for stretchy motions. It's tough gettin' old.

Well, DX, apparently if you avoid certain positions for a long time your shoulder can decide just not to do those ever! Boo. I had figured the pain would go away after a couple weeks of not weightlifting but instead it kept feeling worse. Fingers crossed the cortisone kicks in tomorrow or the next day.

Petty toilet paper problems with roommates who never bought any: I kept a private stash in my room and helpfully left a scant handful of McDonalds paper napkins. Those freeloading jerks ate my peanut butter and used my bath towel. It was like living with animals. Of course that household fell apart after I left with my kitchen ware and ability to remember to pay the phone bill,before it was shut off.

Ouch, meara. Shoulder~ma.

And oy, Katerina. People are the worst.

Edited to add: at work, waiting to wake up. It'll happen at some point, right?