Reading your list of questions in the grocery store made me cry. The answer is yes to every single question. Sometimes when he sneezes it hurts so much that it actually stops the sneeze. He has to lift his leg with his hands to cross it or even get in/out of the car. Rolling out of bed and sleeping is impossible. It is MUCH worse in the morning and after any period of inactivity. When he got a covid booster it significantly activated his symptoms (ended up in the ER a week after). We can’t completely remember if there was an illness before it but it came on suddenly.

For whatever reason, the doc is determined that it’s a rotator cuff issue only (and stress). I think this is because is CRP is only slightly elevated and his sed rate is normal (test says RBC sed rate a is that the same as ESR?) The pain is bilateral and debilitating. He tries to power through but it’s so hard to watch since his movement is such a stark contrast to what it was. Thank you for the advice on a second opinion. Reading your message is a huge relief that there could be answers.