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excrutiating pain in right shoulder blade area, started 2months ago, goes away for a week then comes back . ive have blood tests, x rays, regular scan and hida scan which showed very slight inflamation of gallbladder. surgeon said he would like to do one more test (what?). no stones showing. no vomiting or stomache pains. surgeon not sure it warrants surgery. help!
Hello, I have studied your case. I agree that some of the gall bladder conditions can give rise to symptoms in shoulder region still there is chances of some shoulder pathology also which can cause pain. So I would suggest you to get MRI of the shoulder joint to make sure if there is any nerve compression or arthropathy which is causing such pain. If there is nerve compression in the neck than cervical spondylitis can also give rise to such symptoms. You may need physiotherapy of surgery of the shoulder joint accordingly. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. thanks
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Suggest Treatment For Shoulder Blade Pain
Hello, I have studied your case. I agree that some of the gall bladder conditions can give rise to symptoms in shoulder region still there is chances of some shoulder pathology also which can cause pain. So I would suggest you to get MRI of the shoulder joint to make sure if there is any nerve compression or arthropathy which is causing such pain. If there is nerve compression in the neck than cervical spondylitis can also give rise to such symptoms. You may need physiotherapy of surgery of the shoulder joint accordingly. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. thanks