Any suggestion for suffering from severe calcification?
Patient: Hi, I was referred to an Orthopedic Surgeon when I was 12 for severe shoulder pain. I had an MRI and results came back that I have calcification and Tendernitious. I am now 19 and I again have severe shoulder pain and just had an ultrasound which indicated that the Calcification has gotten worse. I was wondering if I should have been referred to the Orthopedic Surgeon back then, and if so, if there is anything that an Orthopedic Surgeon can do for this? Doctor: this is most probably acute on chronic calcific tendinitis, now its in active stage you should do rest, physical therapy, non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs for 2 weeks, this will last for 4-6 weeks,if no benefit you can do excise the calcification either arthroscopically or open surgery.