Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Need some quick advice...arm injury?

Hey Guys,

Sorry again for hardly posting...I've really hurt my left arm and typing hurts like crazy but I have been reading and thinking about all of you. I'm so behind on my posts/emails etc. it's pathetic.

Anyways, decision time. I've never broken a bone, sprained something etc. in my life but I seem to have really hurt my arm and need to make a decision about whether to go to our local urgent care center. I don't want to go because it's connected to the system where I see my doctor so it says there that I have "pain disorder" (i.e. I manufacture pain due to psychological problems or something - doesn't mean I'm a faker, just that I feel psychological pain physically or something). Anyways, this happened Thursday night...I was having one of my terrible freak outs and tried to lock myself in the bathroom and my bf grabbed the back of my sweater and tried to pull me into him to hug me and calm me down.

I was on my sedatives, really overtired and really freaking out and I slipped and my shoulder hit the bed (a bed of all things!). I figured it would be fine and it only hurt a little that night...but since then has been getting progressively worse...to the point where I can even lift my arm up horizontally now. I can use my forearm without too much discomfort but my bicep (sp?) and shoulder are toast.

What do you think I should do? Could it just be muscular and I should just wait it out or should I have it checked out?

Thanks

Kelly

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