SouizQ, I think I missed your bit about frozen shoulder. I had that, and it was a pain in the butt, not being able to lift my right arm... but when I did my research I read that women in peri-menopause are most at risk, and that it goes away on its own after a few months.

I had gone to a doctor who cluelessly wrote me a prescription for a pain medication that I never took, but after I read that it goes away by itself, I just waited it out and it did go away.

Of course I am not offering medical advice to you because you may have a completely different thing, but your mention of "frozen shoulder" perked up my ears, so I thought I'd share my experience.

Thanks for your insight Catherine. It was felt by my surgeon that the frozen shoulder is getting in the way of healing from the surgery last summer. I've already been through two courses of PT for it, plus all of the stretches and exercises I do at home every day. It really is a very painful and annoying condition! And hearing that it can take up to two years to resolve....ugh...I'm already so weak in my upper body now.