Frozen Shoulder Relief - pain extending to forearm and hurts bad at night

Bones, joints and muscles
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I need recommendations for nighttime relief especially.

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Yes nighttime can be really bad. I got some relief by lying on unaffected side with a pillow across my chest and side for my bad arm

/shoulder to lie on plus strong painkillers from GP... I took co codamol. 

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I am towards the end of this horrific pain.

I had surgery after ignoring the pain waiting/hoping it would go away.

I found icing shoulder, ibuprofen, I took Percocet.

Pillows!

I have so many pillows  in my bed.

One under efftected shoulder, if you are on your back,

If youre a side sleeper, prop them under arm that is in pain.

If you ice, dont leave on skin more than 20 minutes.

Wait an hour between icing

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boy I wish I could recommend something.  I have tried sleeping pills, OTC pills like Aleve and advil, tylenol and truly can't get relief.  I can make it through the day mostly with an aspirin or an advil but night seems to be very problematic.  This really is a very unpleasant situation to say the least.

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Try Tylenol pm

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Thanks.  

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Thanks so much.  What type surgery did you have and did it help?   Is your arm back to normal?  Thanks

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I also struggle with a lot of discomfort at night. Have you tried taking Advil? I may take one tonight and see if it helps. Good luck.

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Thanks took a half of a muscle relaxer.  Advil upsets my stomach.  Thanks and hope you get better.

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What type surgery did you have?  Did it help?  Thanks

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I had MUA. Manipulation under anesthetic. My surgeon recommended surgery because I had absolutely no movement at all.

The pain was beyond excruciating, burning, stabbing, randomly at every part of my left arm.

I couldnt even carrry on a simple conversation because the pain was out of this world.

I had surgery with a partial nerve block.

So after surgery, my arm was like dead weight. No feeling whatsoever.

I slept well for 2 nights, continuing 600 mg of Ibuprofen twice a day, a prescription. Also Percocet as directed.

The day after surgery, I was at PT, with no feeling and they moved my arm full range.

When the nerve block wore off, I had quite a bit of pain and had PT everyday for about a month.

Gradually the pain has eased up.

I dont have full range, but I am able to sleep and go to therapy 3 times a week.

Definitely a long-haul situation.

I can do laundry, disges, drive, even pull my hair back, even though its cockeyed... of center.

Ive been off work since January.

Slowly getting better.

Hope this helps.  

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Keep up the good work with the exercises on the days you don’t have a PT appointment.  It’s a long road  to get those muscles back.   You’ll get there one step at a time.   Today you pulled your hair back.  Tomorrow you’ll be able to cut your own food.   

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So it looks like a moderater deleted my comment about CBD oil.

Look it up.

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Wow thanks.  I do have some movement and most days are not really bad, but boy how I dead bedtime....lol.  Gonna see my doc Wednesday and see where we go from here.  Thanks

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Yes nighttime is really the hardest part.  sleeping is really a challenge and more often than not I am exhausted when morning comes.  Somehow I get through the days though grumbling a lot.  Tylenol PM only works once in awhile.  Just a crazy hard to deal with situation.

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Try using a small throw pillow between your arm and body 

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Thanks and will do that.