Hi, I am a female 53 yrs young. I had Lumbar spinal Fusion on 10/11/2016. I am now having alot of pain ( ## 8 ) all day and night since the surgery from a ball of fluid in my left abdomen. My surgery was Anterior on 10/07 then my back on the 11th, 2016. this pain started from the time of surgery. I was readmitted to hospital on 10/30/2016 for 3 days when they were planning on doing a PROCEDURE to release the fluid but then sent me home because they said it might be too dangerous to do this PROCEDURE. Well I have heard nothing from the surgeons since then but still have Extreme pain in the same area plus every morning the pain goes down my left leg for the first few hours I am awake. I am miserable all through the night Every single night and I wake up crying. can you please tell me what this could be? Thank-you
I am 19, female and diagnosed Anorexia nervosa binge purge subtype – in the past week I have been having sharp pains in my left collarbone region and upper left rib cage which I am sure is my supraclavicular gland – it is only my left collarbone that causes real discomfort whenever I hiccup, stretch, attempt to purge etc. the rib hurts when I try to breathe deeply. I have had a rare, sporadic mucus cough, it is not persistent it happens when I eat or randomly I will inhale and have to cough and clear my airway of the mucus. This started a few weeks ago I believe it is caused by accidentally aspirating my vomit a few times before it began. Is this an infection or should I be worried about possible stomach or esophageal cancer?
I have a bulged disc in my back. Lumbar region, L4 and L5 to be exact… I’ve been dealing with extremely bad flare ups for 2 years now. Every time I go to the ER they just pump me with narcotic pain medication and send me home. They say because I am 18 there is nothing they can do, but keep me on gabapentin and anti-flammitories I have tried physio therapy, inversion tables, exercise. I don’t know what to do anymore, I need advice on what to do to take this into my own hands.
I am a 31 year old female, I have had 2 previous discectomy operations at L/45 in 2011 and L3/4 in 2014 with a known slight herniation back on L4/5 on my last MRI scan in February. I am currently in severe pain in my lower back with is painful to touch around disc area. I have pain in my buttocks, ankle and underfoot, I get pins and needles and have lost all feeling in my right leg 3 times in the last 2 months. Also my urine is coming out extremely slow. Some advice would be much appreciated
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I am currently suffering with bad neck due to bad posture my doctor says! This has been for the last 10 weeks I am really suffering and spend most of my day lay on hard floor. I have been to see a osteopathy 3 times and I don’t seem to be getting any better! This has traveled to my jaw on occasions. It’s basically ruining my life. I am going on holiday in 4 weeks so now really worried I won’t be able to travel as I can’t sit down for very long. Is there anything that can help me? Painkillers of any strength do not work nor anti inflammatory
I am a 40 year old male. I am healthy and active and on no medications. I have been having right knee issues that come and go. The knee will occasionally catch, at which time a minor adjustment with my hand kind of unlocks the knee for free movement again, but this seems to cause some pain, swelling, and stiffness for the few days that follow the catching. The pain is pretty mild. I do jog and lift weights fairly often, but have not been putting the knee through too much stress. I am attaching an mri report that I had done a few days ago and will have to wait some time before seeing an ortho. I am at work full duty (police officer), but had the mri due to twisting my knee slightly at work recently, that again caused some tightness and swelling. Currently the swelling is down and it feels pretty good, but there is quite often kind of a bone on bone sensation when I walk. Looking for advice but most importantly, does this look like a report that will lead a dr to suggest surgery or are there less invasive ways to deal with this? Thank you.
20 female. Swelling in the center of my lumbar spine above my buttocks. It is accompanied with back ache around the area or as you could say the part where your spine curves inwards. It feels like someone is putting pressure on my spine and it’s going to snap. I also sometimes get the ache at the top of my spine just below my neck and a trapped nerve in between my shoulder blades.
i am 19 years old and currently suffer from rheumatoid arthritis i have tried 3 types of medications and seem to be getting no where recently my symptoms have gotten so severe its making me worry about my safety. I have felt pain in my neck and right shoulder for more than a year everyday i am in severe pain. The past 3 or so months have gotten so extreme i am now dealing with migraines , blurred vision, lightheadedness , nausea , and numbing of my right arm and coldness of both my hands , this has been every single day . This morning i woke to my hands frozen and the top of my spine in excruciating pain along with pain in shoulder neck and lower back part of my skull. What do u think i have ?
I’m 30 years. I have a problem with the disc discrosion CD4-CD5 of the cervical spine, i have headache, arms paralyzed,I would like to ask if the solution is operation or there are other treatment like taking medicine, I have also a cyst of pituitary gland . Thx
Hi doctor I’m 24 and male, and I’m taking no medication.
It’s been 6 weeks since I had my surgery to my acl and meniscus on my right leg in which I had a hamstring graft…
to day I went up the stairs a little faster than usual and a massive pop went behind my leg which was very very painful I would say 7/10 pain
It happened on my right leg where my leg bends which I think might be the Semitedinosus.
I can walk on my leg fine but I’m in pain when bending down!
What could this be?
Hello I’m a 24 year old female. I am 5’5″ and weigh about 260lbs. I know I need to loose weight but I have a BIG problem that conflicts. I also have PCOS.
The main issue though is my back. I have been an Equestrian for about 21 years now but for the past year I have not been able to ride or compete.
When I was about 8 I had a really bad accident and my horse flipped on top of me. Didn’t notice much pain in my back til I started marking band. When we got it checked they said that I had Scoliosis with a 19° curve of my spine and at that time I had 2 bulging disc in lower back. Well then 2 years ago I slipped and fell on ice.
I did 6 weeks of physical therapy and then got a Epidural Steroid Injection. It worked a little then the following year I twist weird at work dealing with a large dog ( I am a dog groomer) and then saw Dr again and he did an MRI.
He found out that the 3rd disc that was going bad….has now herniated the whole way out, and the disc above it herniate half way and the one above that isbstill bulging.
The only thing Dr did was put me on 75mg of Diclofenac twice a day. Worked at first but has not done too much good recently.
Recently I have so much pain in my lower back, hips, knees, and ankles. It is affecting my job and my life. I can barely walk, sit, or stand, and I have an extremely hard time sleeping. It is mainly on the left side but I get some pain on the right. I also have numbness on my right calf and foot.
So my question is ….
What are my options? The pain is very extreme and almost to the point where I can’t do much of anything. I DO NOT want to take a bunch of pills or do physical therapy again. But I also don’t wanna jump into surgery.
I’m just trying to figure out my options and go from there .
I plan on talking to a different back specialist very soon.
I have in closed a picture of the left side is my back in 2012 and on the right side is my back now in 2016.
Hi, I’m a 27 year old male, healthy and fit. I hurt my back in 2010 deadlifting, the doctor thought it was either a herniated or bulging disc, I had sciatica in both legs. This lasted for two years, my symptoms got real bad, it was almost the exact description of cauda equina where I would feel like I don’t have control over my bowels and urine though I never lost control of either. I would feel like I have to urinate all the time along with the sciatica pain. Then after 2 full years I was given an MRI, it was negative. I started physical therapy and the sciatica went away. Now 6 years sicne the injury I am still having abdominal issues. My abs cramp up and it feels at times like my stomach is protruding towards the top and other times at the bottom. Then at times it goes flat. Even then though it feels like my stomach or intestines are spasming. I pass bowel movement too often and sometimes have diarhea through not common. I feel like I have to go pee even after i go pee at times. This is also causing erectile dysfunction i.e. I don’t get an erection easily and cannot maintain it long enough for intercourse. MY lower abdominal area feels like it’s spasmed. I was diagnosed with stiff hamstrings, stiff hip flexors (psoas major) and a possible tear in my rectus abdominus at some point which has been repaired with scar tissue making it stiffer than usual. I am working on stretching regularly to build more flexibility. The lingering issues are: stomach prortudes after urinating and showering for a few minutes, trouble getting and maintaining an erection, lower abs feel like they are spasming (stomach/intestines), there is a belt across the lower abs that feels tender to the touch almost as if it’s torn and everything under it feels like it’s spasming. I don’t know what to do, is my rectus abdominus causing all this? Is it torn? what should I do?
I am a 41 year old female. I have been having pain in my mid back mostly leftnside but does move to the right. I also have pain in my lower left rib cage. Lately the pain seems to move from left to right in my back and both sides. What could this be cause by. Oh and sometimes the pain is stabbing.
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