Paulette,
I hope you find out what's wrong. I have the same pain that is
very intense, I have Lupus, Polymyositis (muscle disease), and
I'm a type 1 diabetic. I started having the same pain in my left
upper back that went all the way through and also radiated down
my left arm. I first thought it was a pinched nerve but it got to the
point that I was having trouble breathing. I was put in the hospital
and the dr's thought I had a blood clot in my lung. The Rhumy that
was brought in said it was my muscle disease constricting my lung
and the lupus was attacking the lining of the lung. She gave me 3 shots
of steriods in the trigger points of the pain, but that shot my blood sugar
up to stroke level and they had to slam me with alot of insulin. It took a
good month for the pain to ease. That was in March, now the pain is
severe again and Im not getting any relief from the drs because I'm
limited on what I can take, so its just painkillers. I'm hoping you dont
have as much going on with your condition but you described how my
pain started so I'm interested in at least knowing what you find out and if
you find anything to relieve the pain. Sorry this was so long.

Hello all,
Just needed to whine a little. Here I am having a performance on Wed (Dress
Rehearsal) and the real deal on Sunday, Dec. 11 with 2 performances.
And.... I have this pain/ache in my upper middle Shoulder area that is about
to get the best of me. It may be tension or a bad result of a massage I had
last Friday. Sometimes the pain radiates down the back side of my left arm
making it feel like my shoulder is out of socket. My chiropractor says that
she can fix me. 2 visits have not done it yet. Thank goodness I have good
insurance. Maybe it has to do with the additional practicing I'm doing. I
think it has to do with my computer desk job that I have only been doing 20
+ years. The only thing that will help is loritab and anti-inflammatory make
my ears ring. Thank goodness this is Friday. Go home and chill out.

Thanks for letting me rant,

Paulette