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Originally Posted by UConnJulie
What exactly did they tell you about the old shoulder injury when you did it?
Was it a shoulder separation? Or something else?
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I didn't go to the doctors. I didn't have health insurance at the time, and it really didn't seem all that bad when it happened. What happened was that I was running on the field and went to tackle someone and lowered my shoulder and I must have hit shoulder or head right on the outside of my left shoulder. It was painful, but it wasn't all that painful. I had only just recovered from injuring my right shoulder. When I hurt my right shoulder it was excruciating, swollen, and throbbing. It hurt for a few weeks and then was better. When I came back was when I injured the left shoulder, and it really didn't seem as bad. So, I wasn't too concerned. But, unlike the injury with the right shoulder, the one with the left never seemed to get better. My range of motion didn't get better for a couple of years.
Later when I did have health insurance I had an x-ray on the shoulder and was told that it was clear. The doctor stated that it was possible that there was a slight separation that wasn't picked up on the x-ray, but it was entirely speculation.
I hope that this gives you some info that you can use.
Earlier you asked whether it was really the shoulder or the back. The reason why I've always thought that it was the shoulder is because of the initial injury, and the fact that the pain only occurs when I move my arm or shoulder. It does hurt a tiny bit when I tilt my head but I'd never really noticed it until you said something. I don't notice pain when I turn my head, turn my torso, bend my spine, etc.