Problem with my shoulder.. should I be worried?

Question

A little while ago, I fell backwards out of my computer chair and landed on my right side, and from then on my shoulder has hurt. Recently, I have noticed it popping a lot, and its extremely loud and painful. Lately, it has been sooooooooo painful and hurts when I breathe. My mom is just blowing it off, but I am really worried and it is hiking up my anxiety.. could it just be bursitis? I have bursitis in my knee, andkles and hip on my right side. If you have any questions I will respond... PLEASE help.. should I be concerned?

How do I convince my mom to call? The incident happened a little while ago....... but i dk... ugh....... i am miserable

My mom will just think I want to go to the doctor........ cause she is like that......ugh

I am only 13.. and My "doctor" is just a clinic... and they all tend to think I over exagerate.... also when I move my hshould up and down it has this grinding feeling if my hand is on it i can feel it.. not smooth as my other shoulder..... and it hurts all the way to my neck

All good answers..... but any advice on the going to the doctor's situation??

My neighbor is actually an ER Doctor/nurse.. but I barely see her. I am just woried and anxious, and school does start soon, and i have a panic anxiety disorder and this is really affecting it!

Answer 1

NO BURSITIS. I have bursitis and it comes from underexercising, which is not your case. I'd question the bursitis diagnosis, because bursitis is for the overweight and older people. Arthritis maybe. Anyway--

This is clearly an injury-type problem. You need an x-ray, right now. If something's broken, and it probably is, it could be growing back together in an improper position.

A friend of mine fell out of bed and landed on her right side. Somehow, she broke her shoulder. I think you may have done the same thing.

In the meantime: RICE

Rest
Ice (20m on/20m off)
Compression (ace bandage)
Elevation (above heart)

This nemonic will work for any closed-type injury or sprain.

Good luck, honey.

TX Mom
Debbie
Not a medical advisor

Insist. Call your dad if necessary. Call grandma, aunt Betty, anybody with some pull with your mom. Do you know a neighbor who's a nurse or a doc or an EMT? Bring in the neighbor, old Mrs. Smith, who wouldn't be frightened to tell your Mom, get her to a dr. Cry, let her try to manipulate your arm and let her see what happens when she does.

Does school start soon? Go straight to the nurse's office and have the nurse tell your mom it's urgent.

Answer 2

Bursitis, as I'm sure you know, tends to burn, or be uncomfortable.

Chances are you mildly dislocated it, which stretches the tendons and ligaments, and allows it to move around more freely.

That alone, I would not be worried about, but since there is pain, you need to get to a doctor. I'm an army medic, and any time there is pain with something like that, it needs to be looked at. You never know what hidden problems there might be. Cartilage, tendons, ligaments, bones, bursa sacks, muscle tissue, so many things in there that something could be wrong with.

If it hurts, get it looked at. Don't be worried, shoulder injuries are common and easily treated, and very often just go away, but that's not ALWAYS the case.

Just go have it examined. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

I would try talking to your mom and telling her that it is really sore and you want to go to the doctor. I think you might want to get it checked out just to be on the safe side.

Answer 4

first few days no.
if it gets worse go check it out.
some things are serious!!!

Answer 5

you could have dislocated it.. maybe you should check it out.