Talk to a rheumatologist. Arthritis gets thrown around like “chronic lyme’s”

Jul 15, 2021
5:04:42pm

StalwartBraveTrue Intervention Needed

At times. Make sure you’re getting a proper dx from a rheum doc. Lots of things can cause shoulder pain.

Then hit up a PT.

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Advice please. Diagnosed with arthritis in the shoulders.

Y-Zag

7/15/21 4:18pm

Take Tylenol before bed

Slim

7/15/21 4:20pm

Nope, not enough. I sleep for maybe an hour.

Y-Zag

7/15/21 4:20pm

Tylenol doesn't do a whole lot for arthritis

Jimo Dashen

7/15/21 4:24pm

No other pain medication has a better safety profile tho

Slim

7/15/21 4:28pm

One can learn to sleep in different positions.

ReyOso

7/15/21 4:23pm

No arthritis here, but I would often wake w/shoulder pain until I started using

Thrill

7/15/21 4:46pm

Talk to a rheumatologist. Arthritis gets thrown around like “chronic lyme’s”

StalwartBraveTrue

7/15/21 5:04pm

You don’t need to see a rheumatologist to diagnose osteoarthritis

Slim

7/15/21 5:15pm

Likely true but osteoarthritis gets used a lot for things that aren’t.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/15/21 5:23pm

I trust my doctor. I've had other shoulder issues in the last year.

Y-Zag

7/15/21 5:18pm

This is a horrible take

cougarBee

7/15/21 5:39pm

This has been my experience as well.

Slim

7/15/21 6:13pm

Hahaha. You are absolutely correct. I was thinking of rheumatoid arthritis.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/15/21 8:59pm

Not good advice. Shoulder arthritis is an easy call for someone who see it

HoustonCougar

7/15/21 8:48pm

You could try out a shoulder relief wedge pillow like one of these

Reasonable1

7/15/21 7:00pm

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