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Severe Shoulder Pain And Swelling In Collar Bone. Painful Upper Spine. Sclerosis In Shoulder. Suggest

I have been suffering from shoulder pain for past one year and it has worsened over time. It started off as once a week only but now it affects my lifestyle and I am unable to drive, use laptop or sleep comfortably etc. Over time movement in my shoulder has restricted and now I can't move my shoulder without pain; also the movement in my arm is restricted- I am unable to raise my arm above my shoulder.
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> The pain spreads down to my collar bone and there is a small lump/swelling on my collar bone where it meets the breast bone. There is also an area on upper section of my spine which is extremely painful when touched. I have had multiple shoulder X-rays and had a collar bone X-ray too but nothing appeared on them, however the most recent shoulder X-ray shows sclerosis in my shoulder.
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> More recently my shoulder pain has worsened and shoulder seems very stiff. Also, what i noticed is that I have sharp pain , almost like a pin prick, just below my collar bone multiple times a day.
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> I have seen my doctors on many occasions, and now it feels like I am wasting my time because there is no progress at whatsoever. My condition has gone from bad to worst and now it's affecting my day-to-day routine. I feel like I am now addicted to painkillers and at times pain killers don't even make a difference (have been previously given morphine).

Also, recently I have noticed that middle area of my back is extremely painful specially when touched. This was the case for past few months, however it is now more painful when i wake up in the morning and it is painful without the pressure whereas before it was only painful when touched.
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> I would be extremely grateful, if there is anything you can suggest that may alleviate my pain.
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Thu, 27 Jun 2013
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Orthopaedic Surgeon 's  Response
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain that you have in your back and shoulders is likely to be due to polyarthritis or a chronic disorder like MS. This needs a direct clinical evaluation by a rheumatologist for management.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Severe Shoulder Pain And Swelling In Collar Bone. Painful Upper Spine. Sclerosis In Shoulder. Suggest

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The pain that you have in your back and shoulders is likely to be due to polyarthritis or a chronic disorder like MS. This needs a direct clinical evaluation by a rheumatologist for management. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Praveen Tayal , drtayal72@gmail.com