ac separation question

[working dog]

this last september seperated my ac in my shoulder...there was bad pain for a while ..i didn't see anyone about it..no health insurance..well i thought it would heal it's self..but it's not doing very good..lots of pain when i sleep or work..also very weak in this shoulder... i have hep c which may make this take longer then normal to heal..i also plan on going on chemo or the hep this year ....when i read about the 3 stages i see it says 12 weeks to heal...when this happend it was a very load long sound that lasted for probably a full second..i believe i should get x rays to see whats up...i'm gettting worried about the future if i'm distroying something in there...or do i just give it a couple years to heal?? there is a pretty big lump like a bone sticking up on my shoulder but i see in pictures on the net and the lump seems common..any input???thanks...billy

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

Till you have Hepatitis and jaundice and your liver functions have not got back to normal you cannot have fat and you should always restrict protein.

I would suggest you to check your liver function tests and then plan a diet accordingly.

Take care!

[working dog]

thanks a lot...i do take very good care of myself..i don't drink..don't smoke..eat as good of a diet as i can..i'm the right weight..the thing thats funny is i can get some real nasty cuts...some deep with lots of stiches and they heal really fast..but my breaks or sprains seem to take forever..now that i'm writing this out i wonder if it's not enough calcuim in my diet...i haven't been eating much red meat for the last 4 years..although this hep c always seems to have "stuff " going on and i am 57 years old....so i don't know..could be a combo of age and hep c..thanks again....billy

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

I would suggest you not to exert the effected shoulder and go for scans for a proper diagnosis. Do not do any weight lifting till properly diagnosed. If required go for both X-rays and MRI and then follow up with an orthopedician.

Active infection with hepatitis C will surely take time in healing and I would suggest you to take all dietary precautions for hepatitis C and follow up with a specialist.

Take care!