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Perspectives of a patient and a physiatrist on neuralgic amyotrophy
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NSTL
Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc
A patient’s perspective The pain in both shoulders started around midnight and got worse as the night went on. It felt like someone was stabbing me. No matter what position I was in, I couldn’t sleep. In the morning, I went to work. The pain was bearable, but when I picked up something a little bit heavy, it felt like somebody was trying to pull my arm out of the socket. At that point, I realized, “Okay, this isn’t just aches and pains.” At the first hospital, they didn’t really know what was wrong with me. The doctor was thinking maybe shingles. They gave me some steroids and Tylenol 3s and sent me home. The pain got worse throughout the day. Again, I couldn’t sleep. In the morning, I called my family doctor. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, he just right lower forearm. I couldn’t lift anything. My fingers and thumb felt paralyzed. I’ve always had a good grip, but I just had nothing there. That was scary. I ended up quitting my job in a stockyard because I couldn’t do it. I became selfemployed. I had no insurance, so I was worrying about money. I wanted someone to tell me what was wrong. The specialist thought I had something called Parsonage-Turner syndrome. He said this thing could heal itself, or it might not, but it’s a long process. And I was just like, “Well ... ?” A few months later, he did a nerve test and realized the nerves weren’t connected in my arm.
NSTL
Cma-Canadian Medical Assoc
