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rotator cuff tear sm/med impingement syndrom

N 5-3 02 I HAD A WORK ACCIDENT WERE I FELL OFF A 10′ LADDER AND ON MY WAY TO GROUND TO STOP MY FALL I REACHED OUT WITH LEFT ARM AND GRABBED HOLD OF PIPE AND HUNG BREIFLY BUT WITH THE WEIGHT AND FORCE OF FALL ICOULD NOT HANG ON AND FELL TO GROUND. I WORKED FOR APPROX. 22 DAYS BUT WITH THE TYPE OF WORK IM INVOLVED IN COULD NOT TAKE THE PAIN AND SOUGHT MEDICAL HELP. DR. DID MRI AND FOUND SMALL TEAR AND ORDERED PT WHICH I WENT THROUGH 12 WKS WITH NO RESULTS. DR. THEN ORDERED SURGERY 9-12-02 TO FURTHER REPAIR TEAR AND SHAVE BONE SPUR AND PULL THINGS BACK INTO PLACE, RESUMED PT AFTER SURGERY STARTING 9-23-02 WAS TOLD SURGERY WAS SUCCESS BUT IM EXPERINCING SAME IRRITATIONS/PAIN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ZERO STRENGTH IDENICAL TO CONDITION AT END OF FIRST ROUND OF PT. CAN I EXPECT THIS CONDITION TO LAST? MY ARM AT REST FEELS SUPER BUT LIKE ISAID EXTREME WEEKNESS AND DROOPING OF SHOULDER. PLEASE GIVE ANSWERS OR SUGGUSTIONS SO I CAN FIND OUT WHY AND HOW TO HEAL. THANK YOU

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