[JWP]

Hello Friends,

It has been a while since I've posted.

I just found out that I have two torned liagments in my left shoulder. (I shoulder was hurting (mildly) for over a year with no explanation. Finally, I got an MRI). The ortho doctor wants to operate immediately and told me that if I propone it, he will not be able to fix it. I don't want an operation because the pain does not bother me too much for now. Can physical theraphy help? It seems like my right shoulder is now having the same kind of pain too. And I am also having back pains.

Also, three years ago, my achilles tendon in my right leg ruptured spontaneously. Because my doctor and I could not figured out what the pain was from for over eight months, all the ortho doctors that I saw said they will not be able to fix it because I waited too long.

Does lupus cause the deteroriation of the ligaments and tendons? Is there a fix for this besides operation?

I feel like I am 100 years old when I tried to get up from sitting or lying down. :sad:

Please tell me what to do. Thanks.

 

[JWP]

Thanks Karen and Maia for your reply.

I have been on prednisone for 35 years!! I have finally got it down to 2.5 mg every other day this past two months because I am supposely in remission....finally. Unfortunately, my body is fighting it. I am very tired, my body aches, no appetite (for once in my life) and now I discovered these torn lignaments in my shoulder. I think when I was on the higher dose of prednisone, it was hiding the pain.

As for my rupture achilles tendon, I saw three top orthos in LA. Two recommended not doing it and one said he could try but the chance of it working was questionable. I opted not doing it because I did not have six or more months of being in a cast and not be able to drive. At that time, I was going to China in less than two months to pick up my adopted daughter. I now walk with a slight limp and I cannot run. After two years, the pain in my achilles finally subsided.

As for my shoulder with the torn ligaments, if I can function, I can live with the mild pain, just like my leg. In the mean time, I am trying to find another shoulder ortho to see what my options are. Does anyone have a recommendation for a shoulder ortho in LA?

For now, how do I protect my other ligaments, tendons from degenerating?

Judy