stephanie n
New member
Hi All, I was in a car accident involving a semi truck about a week and a half ago. I was blessed to come out okay with the exception of some shoulder pain. I went to the doctor. (had to see the PA, doc was out for the day) She diagnosed me with muscle pain and sent me home with pain meds. (I am highly allergic to anti-inflammatories). They told me to come back in a week or two if I am not better. By Tuesday I could not take the pain anymore so I called the doc and came in on Wed. (it had been 6 days since the accident by now). He immediately looked over the x-rays and stated that I had an AC separation (torn ligament). He prescribed one week off of work (I am a server), limited mobility and some use of a shoulder sling. He also wants me to go to physical therapy. I am to schedule my first appointment tomorrow.
I am also experiencing some pain radiating down my arm, pain in my upper shoulder and into my neck. I am having some numbness and loss of control of my fingers. He mentioned that I could have some damage to my neck area, but it would be only 2 of my fingers that would be useless not all four. I am worried to go to physical therapy. I am afraid that I damaged my arm further since the first set of x-rays and that I will damage it further in therapy. I wake up with little pain but by the end of the day I am in severe pain, even with the meds that he gave me. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone, and do you know whether or not it is normal to have pain all the way down the arm with numbness. Also when I try to lift my arm a certain distance I drop whatever I am holding. For example, I tried to hang some clothing on the rack in my closet and dropped all the hangers before I got to the bar. Any help and advice would be appreciated! Thanks so much!
I am also experiencing some pain radiating down my arm, pain in my upper shoulder and into my neck. I am having some numbness and loss of control of my fingers. He mentioned that I could have some damage to my neck area, but it would be only 2 of my fingers that would be useless not all four. I am worried to go to physical therapy. I am afraid that I damaged my arm further since the first set of x-rays and that I will damage it further in therapy. I wake up with little pain but by the end of the day I am in severe pain, even with the meds that he gave me. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone, and do you know whether or not it is normal to have pain all the way down the arm with numbness. Also when I try to lift my arm a certain distance I drop whatever I am holding. For example, I tried to hang some clothing on the rack in my closet and dropped all the hangers before I got to the bar. Any help and advice would be appreciated! Thanks so much!