I have a bad knee and had surgery just under 2 years ago. well i end up with arthritis in my knee from the surgery or damage not sure which. Well last winter i fell on my right shoulder and being a big guy it hurt like crap.
I have been in pain for a year now. My doctor has gave me cort. shots in my shoulder plus one in my butt (why i have no idea). It still hurts. Even more so since i had to stop taking the large amonth of vicodon so i can hunt. Even with the pain pills it hurts. heck even they help my knee.
It has gotten to where it hurts if i sit in the car with my arm up on the seat next to me.
I am to the point where i need to go to a crossbow so i can bow hunt.
Here is my issue. I like my doctor he cares alot and is not one of the doctors who says it hurts lets cut on it. Infact he is just the other way. He holds off on the costly and painfull surgerys and test. But at this point my shoulder has hurt for a year and no XRAY no MRI he just feels it and says it will stop it is just some tendanitis. Well a year later still hurts even worst most of the time. He says it is because i am bow hunting and pulling my bow so much. I guess he know body builders who has the same pain when they lift.

Put it even hurts into my neck and my other shoulder.

Should i ask for a xray or mri or just let him do what he thinks is best.
I figured i would ask here since most of you deal with pain and doctors on a normal basis.
Thanks alot guys good hunting.