 [ Symptoms ] can not get proper medical care help  husband having debilitation shoulder pain x rays show nothing just diagnosed with osteoperosis the reason for test was mutiple fractured ribs they did not see on x rays found those on mri he is 38 has spinal stenosis degenerative disc disease doc will not order mri for shoulder cause nothing on x ray we reminded doc they had to do mri to find rib fractures doc told him if pain gets worse go to er er said he needed to see doc wtf what specialist do we tell the doc to refer him too [ Disease ] i am sorry you are going through this navigating the health care system can be very frustrating indeed let me start by saying osteoporosis in and of itself can be quite painful therefore it is possible there is nothing else wrong with your husband is shoulder still i can understand your concern and desire to get further testing done try not to be too hard on your husband is physicians part of the problem may be his insurance carrier if nothing showed up on x ray your husband is insurance may not cover an mri that is not the doctor is fault that is just the rules set forth by the insurance company that said if you want to push for further imaging studies ask to be referred to an orthopedic surgeon a shoulder fracture may require surgical repair so it is not necessarily an unreasonable request i wish you and your husband all the best in getting this sorted out