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Annville, PA

I was just diagnosed in July of this year. My flares and pain went from once in a while to now constant pain of some kind every day. For the last week I’ve had severe shoulder pain where I can’t lift my arm without extreme discomfort. Also when laying down at night to try and sleep my arm gets numb. Anyone ever experience this?

September 9, 2019
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Members validated the original poster's experience of sudden, severe shoulder pain and nighttime arm numbness, with many describing nearly... Read more

Members validated the original poster's experience of sudden, severe shoulder pain and nighttime arm numbness, with many describing nearly identical symptoms that appeared rapidly and without warning. Several members shared practical strategies that have brought relief, including ice packs with compression wraps, alternating heat and cold therapy, lidocaine patches, Biofreeze, cortisone injections from an orthopedist, and gently lifting the affected arm overhead using the other arm to reduce pain.

A myRAteam Member

Yes I have experienced this too, ugh!

September 14, 2019
A myRAteam Member

Exactly! My husband looked at me like I was crazy. No one in my family understands. No one has an auto- immune disease either.

September 9, 2019
A myRAteam Member

Please work with h your rheumatologist to find the right medication regimen that works for you. Each of us have found different meds that work well but you are a unique being.

September 10, 2019
A myRAteam Member

AmyRN09

Sounds like a pinched nerve in your shoulder. See a orthopedic MD. I had the same problem,received cortisone shot which helped.

September 10, 2019
A myRAteam Member

Thank You I’m having a hard time lifting my arms but I am doing some exercises that gets them up a little further each time without so much pain I have this habit of tightening up everything hoping it won’t hurt bad idea. Learning more and more everyday

September 30, 2019

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