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Grr! it happened again! If i hit backspace anytime whilst writing to this forum, boom its lost!
Anyways, i was wondering if any of you guys have experienced this, or know someone who has;
Last week my uninjured shoulder suddenly developed sensory loss on the top and front around pectoral area, and a little on my neck. ANY clue on this? After it didnt clear i went to my GP who confirmed it, sees no motor activity affected, and has referred me back to my ortho in Leeds, no idea when that might be. There feels something a bit tight and not quite right under the collarbone on that side, my GP reckons i may have just been overdoing it (which i admit i have, decorating stuff, doh!)and i hope he's right. i worked like a dog to get my injured arm working the max it could and now the thought of symptoms appearing on the good arm, is nagging at me - someone tell me it's just gonna go away - or i'll SULK!! ;O)~

Be careful there Dave....I don't think I would care for that one bit. I've had the joint pain in the un-injured shoulder since the accident but never a loss of sensation. You are doing right to get it checked out. Do you think it may be something from your accident that is just now manifesting itself? I know it's been over two years for you, so that's probably not the case. Overuse seems more probable. Whatever it is, I hope it's nothing serious. Just hope it can be corrected with a little r&r. I know you don't need something like this cramping you again......bad enough as it is.

Here's to it being short-lived, so you can get on with your life. Take it easy,

George

Hi Dave,

It sounds like overuse to me. My son is the one with the BPI but I work at a computer terminal and incoming phone calls at a newspaper about 45 hours a week and every once in a while end up going to physical therapy because of nerve obstruction/pinch and stress/tension build-up. Anyways, I get the pain in the arm, the tingling in the fingers, etc. Sounds to me like you need some nice whirlpool bath action and a little massage therapy real soon!

thanks for the replies and advice, the nerve obstruction thing sounds about right,, a good excuse to spend less time on the puter, ill never make an office boy thank gawd! Now ill just ask the NHS to install a hydrotherapy unit at my house and its sorted! ;O)