Update...ecided To Take A Quick Shower Last Night...........midnight.......update Hi Again Sorry To Be A Pain. But This Is Just A Qucik Update On My Question The Other Day When I Had A Fall In The Shower And Hit My Back Between My Shoulder Blades. The Low

[lilacben]

Thought I would let you know sqad the update. Has now been 12 days since I had the fall. Went to see doctor and told to take paracetamols ans some gel to rub in. Have done this but still in terrible pain around my left shoulder blade. When I lean against anything it hurts and at night have trouble sleeping and laying on or turning over...infact any movement hurts it.! There is a constant ache as well as sharp pain when I move my shoulder or neck. Could it still be the muscle do you think.? Many thanks. Brenda xx

[jno]

pain 12 days after a fall, I'd be seeing a doctor (with respect to Sqad, who can't actually examine you). Or an osteopath if you have one.

[tonyav]

Agree with that jno, get back to the docs if I were you, Brenda.

[Sqad]

\\\\Could it still be the muscle do you think.?\\\

Yes i do think that it is muscular and using the shoulder muscles every day, it will take time to settle.

As you know, I am not a great paracetamol man and i have little confidence in gels, so unless you are taking 1,000mgms of paracetamol up to every 6 hours if neccesarry the pain will not improve.

[lilacben]

Thankyou to you all for your replies.
sqad should I take ibuprofen instead? And yes the gel just stains everything it touches but other than that it is useless.! Brenda x

[anneasquith]

why not return to gp, if analgesia not working.

[Sqad]

Whatever you take, paracetamol or Ibuprofen, it must be a dose that relieves the pain.

Ibuptofen 600mgms or Paracetamol 1,000mgms , the choice is yours.

[lilacben]

Thankyou again. Brenda x

[boxtops]

Brenda, why don't you go to the doc, just to ease your mind? Advice on here is a good thing but it doesn't beat getting a proper physical examination.

[lilacben]

boxtops I did go to the doctor and she gave me paracetamols and gel.......both of which do not seem to help a bit. So will take ibuprofen instead now. thankyou Brenda x

[slaney]

The fact that the pain is not settling after 12 days suggests that this is more than just muscular.
I know you have already seen your doctor, but that was just after the injury.
I would see your doctor again and let her re-examine you, as you may need an Xray.