Hi, I recently injured my shoulder - rotator cuff partial tear with bursitis. I had a cortisone injection. Settled for about a week and a half. Then pain and limited movement came back. Now about four week later my shoulder is just as bad as it was. Noticed unusual swelling underarm and in back -trunk area. I have been told its is lymphedema and I am booked for another ultra sound to try and see why I have developed this. I would like to know if the cortisone injection could have caused the lymphedema or is the lymphedema a sign of something else being wrong.
HIIT couldn't be due to cortisone. Since there was bursitis too, refilling of bursae around shoulder may be one of other possibilities, although, if your doctor says lymphedema, he may have examined you to know the real picture. Blocking of lymphatics, although rare, is a possibility, due to swollen bursae producing pressure and blockade in lymphatic channels. Anyway, ultrasound/MRI may be necessary to identify the cause and its location. Swollen lympadenitis (inflammation of lymph nodes may also be blocking cause of lymphatic channels.Let's wait what your doctor comes out with after tests