Calcific Tendonitis
Filed Under (Mundane) by Amy on 06-21-2007
I’m back from the orthopedic specialist and I have a diagnosis! Calcific tendonitis, which is a fancy word for calcium deposit in my shoulder. The course of treatment is a week of steroids – if that doesn’t help, then we’ll go to a cortizone injection, and as a last resort, surgery to remove the calcium.
I hope I don’t have any adverse reaction to the steroids. I’ve never taken them before, but it seems like you always hear horror stories about them. Speaking of adverse reactions, my body is not taking kindly to my new rhinitis medications. I’m taking Astelin and Nasonex (both nasal sprays) and the Astelin leaves a really nasty taste in my mouth for a couple of hours and (I think) has given me a headache. I also just feel drugged and out of it. I don’t know if I’ll be able to continue with the meds if I continue to react like this.
A diagnosis about my shoulder is good, though. I’m excited about that and glad there’s an end in sight to the pain. It’s been hurting something fierce today.
Calcific tendonitis. Ouch! It attacked me about 6 weeks ago. So painful! I took oral prednisone and that helped take the inflammation down until they wore off. At least the range of motion is still better than at the beginning. Had a cortisone shot last week. Yesterday was the first visit to a physical therapist. Shoulder has remained pretty sore and achy. Hoping the physical therapy helps. Another 2 months and back to the specialist for more x-rays to see how it’s progressing. 15 years older than you so hope you recover more quickly! Just wanted to share stories. Take care! Diana
Oh my goodness, Diana – you’ve really been through the ringer. I am hoping the prednisone does the trick for me and I don’t need to pursue any further. How painful was the cortisone shot?
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