Q: Shoulder pain after c5-6 fusion
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wendy587
on June 14th, 2008
New User
Neck and Shoulder pain after C5-6 fusion
I had fusion at c5-6 five months ago. When I awoke from the surgery I had awful shoulder pain. I was in recovery screaming my shoulder and bicep was killing me. When I went to neuro for post op he sent me to a doctor to look at my shoulder. I did not have shoulder pain before the neck surgery however, now I have pain in both shoulders. Eight weeks ago I had slap and rotator cuff surgery because I was told my shoulder was torn. I am not getting any better! It was my left shoulder they operated on however, now both are hurting without any relief. I don't know how my shoulder was torn bad enough to have to have slap and rotator cuff repair without knowing it........I woke up after neck surgery this way! If i indeed had this type injury I would have known it now that I have spoke to other doctors! I don't know if something happen to me on surgery table, or I never had a tear in my shoulder, now that both are doing the same thing. Could the plate be pinching a nerve? I am in awful pain, the shoulder surgery post op is wearning me out & now the right has started the same. The pain is in the bicep and in the rotator cuff area on both arms. HELP Thanks
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