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Suggest Treatment For Severe Shoulder Pain

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Posted on Mon, 24 Nov 2014
Question: My husband has severe shoulder pain and the doctor will not prescribe anything but tramodol and that does not help. Both shoulders are worn out and he is too old for surgery. He is 82. He has been taking 3 Advil in the morning, 2 Tylenol at noon, and 3 Advil at dinner but the pain is still very bad and he is looking for something else.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (38 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I think he can opt for surgery

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I would suggest you to encourage him for surgery. I do not think that eight years old is not a contraindication for surgery.If there is complete loss of cartilage than taking pain killer is not going to tackle this issue. and these pain killers will also have side effect.
So I would recommend you to opt one of the surgery.
1. Arthroscopy debridement of the shoulder- It will provide good pain relief, and it is not a big surgery.
2. Shoulder replacement- This is slightly bigger surgery but even this can be done with due consideration by anesthetist.
3. Steroid injection can be given for pain relief.
I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions.
thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma

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Suggest Treatment For Severe Shoulder Pain

Brief Answer: I think he can opt for surgery Detailed Answer: Hello, I have studied your case and I would suggest you to encourage him for surgery. I do not think that eight years old is not a contraindication for surgery.If there is complete loss of cartilage than taking pain killer is not going to tackle this issue. and these pain killers will also have side effect. So I would recommend you to opt one of the surgery. 1. Arthroscopy debridement of the shoulder- It will provide good pain relief, and it is not a big surgery. 2. Shoulder replacement- This is slightly bigger surgery but even this can be done with due consideration by anesthetist. 3. Steroid injection can be given for pain relief. I hope this answer will be helpful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. thanks.