Amateur diagnosis reqd, arm trouble

[Lord Tyrion]

About 7-10 days ago I started to get pain in my upper arm. It is the outer area, top of the arm, the top most muscle area. I thought I'd just slept oddly on it but it is not going away.

I can move my arm up and down without issue but outwards ie to put your arm in a shirt or coat sleeve, is painful. The pain feels as though someone has punched me in that area, possibly even with a knuckle sticking out to make it a sharp pain.

I know I could ring to see a doctor but frankly I'm sure they are rammed and I reckon on here people must have had every arm and shoulder injury known to man.

What is it likely to be? Once I know that I can Google the appropriate exercises to do.

The surgery is open..............

 

[tugglesf239]

Covid jab?

I was ok after my first but my 2nd AZ jab wrote my arm off for three months.

Felt muscular but any attempt to massage the area resulted in my shreiking like a wounded donkey.

Better now but I could not lift my arm parallel to my shoulder without a little bit of wee coming out ?

 

[Imurg]

I had something similar in my cricketing days..
Doc said I'd tweaked a tendon
Mine settled in about a week.
The test she did was to push the bad arm away from you while holding it in place with the good one
The pain was there..that was the diagnosis

Of course it's likely to be something much more serious than that but happy to help

 

[Foxholer]

Snoring been keeping the missus awake?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Covid jab?

I was ok after my first but my 2nd AZ jab wrote my arm off for three months.

Felt muscular but any attempt to massage the area resulted in my shreiking like a wounded donkey.

Better now but I could not lift my arm parallel to my shoulder without a little bit of wee coming out ?

Months since the jab but yes, I had that same pain. Not since though so I suspect not that. Very similar though ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I had something similar in my cricketing days..
Doc said I'd tweaked a tendon
Mine settled in about a week.
The test she did was to push the bad arm away from you while holding it in place with the good one
The pain was there..that was the diagnosis

Of course it's likely to be something much more serious than that but happy to help

Did you have to do any exercises or did it just resolve itself?

I've readied myself for amputation so anything less is a bonus ?

 

[Imurg]

Jeez..it was 30 odd years ago....
No, I think rest was the answer but then I was young(ish) and everything healed quicker..
I think your days are numbered

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Jeez..it was 30 odd years ago....
No, I think rest was the answer but then I was young(ish) and everything healed quicker..
I think your days are numbered

I've done a quick Google and looking at the description and diagrams given your diagnosis looks pretty good Dr Imurg ?. I'll let the Internet take it from here, what could go wrong ?.

It looks like ibuprofen, gentle exercise, heat, gentle massage, ideally rest. Rest is out of the window, I've got some great golf lined up so I'll be banking on everything else ?. Nothing heals quickly now, those days are sadly gone.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I reckon amputation is the only answer.

 

[RichA]

Paracetamol and hard liquor are your best friends for this one, if rest isn't on the table.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I reckon amputation is the only answer.

Paracetamol and hard liquor are your best friends for this one, if rest isn't on the table.

I'll try @RichA suggestion first, the buzz saw as a back up if necessary @HomerJSimpson

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'll try @RichA suggestion first, the buzz saw as a back up if necessary @HomerJSimpson

HID said something about a blunt rusty knife

 

[Lord Tyrion]

HID said something about a blunt rusty knife

? Could I not have a non rusty knife?

 

[ColchesterFC]

I'll try @RichA suggestion first, the buzz saw as a back up if necessary @HomerJSimpson

Not that I'm trying to tell you how to live your life, but can I suggest that you don't immediately go from Rich's suggestion to Homer's. Mixing hard liquor and buzz saws might not lead to the result you're looking for.

 

[RichA]

Not that I'm trying to tell you how to live your life, but can I suggest that you don't immediately go from Rich's suggestion to Homer's. Mixing hard liquor and buzz saws might not lead to the result you're looking for.

Ffs. Where's your frontier spirit?

 

[SocketRocket]

Could it be Polymyalgia. Although that's normally in both arms. My wife had it and the symptoms were similar to yours.

 

[jim8flog]

Better now but I could not lift my arm parallel to my shoulder without a little bit of wee coming out ?

Something seriously amiss with your anatomy?

 

[Pathetic Shark]

If you'd spent 10 years pitching like I did in the 1990s, it could be something like Rotator Cuff. But unlikely in your case.
My elbow still protests any time I try and throw anything now.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If you'd spent 10 years pitching like I did in the 1990s, it could be something like Rotator Cuff. But unlikely in your case.
My elbow still protests any time I try and throw anything now.

Or get your wallet out to buy a round

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Happy to buy one for my friends. Which is why you're still waiting