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How Can Severe Pain After A Rotator Cuff Surgery Be Treated?

Yes I hope so I had town rotator cuff surgery on 3/2/16 every thing went great a month later I was admitted to the hospital foe what I believe was a RA flare. Since then I ve been in agony and the surgeon says I have an infection he put me on keflex with no results. Is it really possible to be a 10 on the pain scale from an infection? R shoulder
Wed, 12 Sep 2018
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Hi,

There is a possibility that you can get infection after this surgery. So you may need some investigations to confirm that whether you really have infection or not. So kindly follow your doctors advice.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Muthu Krishnan, General & Family Physician
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How Can Severe Pain After A Rotator Cuff Surgery Be Treated?

Hi, There is a possibility that you can get infection after this surgery. So you may need some investigations to confirm that whether you really have infection or not. So kindly follow your doctors advice. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Muthu Krishnan, General & Family Physician