Originally Posted by virtualbernie
My left shoulder has been aching for months now. I can't lift it past just below shoulder high and can't sleep on my left side -- if I roll over to that side it wakes me up. I've started taking ibuprophen in the morning so I can move it without pain. Been putting off going to the doc because I don't want her to tell me to stop sewing so I just grin, take ibuprophen and bear it. :)
Sad news could be torn rotator cuff. My right shoulder was the same and had to have surgery, 2003, now it's great. I used ice a lot 'cause heat made it ache more.