Something went wrong with my throat. For 4 months now i feel a lump in my throat. I try to swallow or take it out, but it’s impossible. The feeling is all the time present. There isn’t any kind of pain, but it’s irritating. I try to cough to take it out and this provokes vomiting or voice changing. I prefer to eat or drink something hoping that it will go down. NO, it is there at the end of my nose, driving me crazy. Please, give an advice.
Hi, I popped my knee cap outwards about 7 years ago and hit it back in and never went to a dr but its been tender from then till now and around 3 weeks ago a dog jumped onto a couch i was kneeling on and jumped on the back of my knee. It swelled right away and has gotten worse over the last few weeks. My whole leg is now swollen. I saw a dr 2 weeks ago who gave me tablets to reduce the fluid but its worse. Could you please suggest anything to reduce the swelling and pain?
Hello. This is regarding my coccyx. I had an accident 18 years ago where I broke my tailbone when I was 13. Unfortunately, my parents didn’t believe me when I complained of the pain, so it went untreated for about a year before I was finally examined as I was not able to sit for more than 10 minutes at a time. When I was examined, the doctor found evidence of my coccyx being broken and a lot of scar tissue. I was told that if it had been treated immediately after the break, I would be in much better shape. They told me that the pain would diminish as time went on, and it did. But it wasn’t until recently after losing over 100 lbs did I realized that the pain was minimal due to fat cushioning my tailbone. For the last two months, I’ve been in a lot of pain while sitting and sometimes lying down on my back. I have to sit on cushions or sleep on my side as a result. Otherwise, I get sharp, stabbing pain, or my lower back will seize up and I’m unable to move from a sitting position until I push against chair arms or a table in front of me to pull myself up. I also feel like my lower back is overcompensating and it has become very sore and feels weak. I take about 500mg of paracetomal a day, but the pain doesn’t abate.
Is the pain still from scar tissue? What kind of treatments should I ask for from my GP? Do I need physiotherapy? Is there anything I should know before seeking treatment?
my back I have cervical stenosis I have ruptured discs , arneal tears. And many more problems with the lumbar .doctor say I’m too young to get surgery and that it would just keep going down and down the disk I’m 29 . and getting epidural s in my lumbar twice no relief and I get really really bad after I take tramadol neurontinon I have nerve pain I have such bad lower back pain that I can’t Walk or live a regular life. When I do basic things even small things my back will be out and I will have to go to the hospital and get shots do u have any advice please
My 12 year old boy was recently diagnosed with mild Pectus Excavatum. He’s having NO symptoms or difficulties. About a month prior to the diagnosis we had bought a brace for his posture. It’s worn similar to a backpack with a strap around the ribs. My question is..should we continue to have him wear the brace, and if so how often/long? We want to still help his posture if we can but don’t want to make the PE worse. His posture is definitely not the best but we wonder now if it’s not as bad as we thought but the PE is making it look worse.
I have a severe pain in my calf. Feels like a really bad charlie horse but more intense. Started a couple weeks ago as a small uncomfortable pain. It is now to the point where it hurts to walk and hurts to touch. It is swollen about twice the size of my other calf. And it is not hot or warm to the touch.
My knee keeps swelling and it feels like I have fluid on my knee. What causes this and how can I get rid of it?
i have been getting a pain and stiffness in both my Achilles whenever I get up from a rest, for example after sleep or after a meal, a journey sitting down etc, making it difficult to walk, it only lasts around 5-10 mins each time. It started last winter when I worked in a ski resort and snowboarded a few times a week it then stopped for a while then it started again, and most times after a sit down a few months ago, I’m not a runner or anything. Is there anything I should be worried about or anything I can do ? I can’t really get to a doctor at the moment
I am having extreme knee pain. A few weeks ago I knew I had Osgood Sclatters, but now it is wide spread pain all over my knee, and my knee is now locking out. I am a competitive gymnast, and also have had problems with fatigue and loss of appetite What does this sound like?
Hello my name is … I needed a second opinion I got in a car accident a little over a year ago and had a plate and screws put in my forearm I’m a very active person that loves lifting weights. I’m really considering getting it removed because I do get discomfort when I workout now and i get a stiff aching pain in my arm. My doctor said he would remove it just told me there is a risk of re fracture and numbness . Could you give me any advice?
Been suffering from sesamoid pain for 1+ year. Diagnosed as bipartite sesamoid fracture. 19 years old so podiatrist hesitant to do multiple cortisone shots. Had one done that lasted for 4 months pain free back to normal activity. was in boot for 4 months post initial injury. Now limiting walking and compensating by walking on the lateral aspect of foot. pain on palpation. Feeling some strain in lateral ankle with inversion. pain with extension of first metatarsal. wearing orthotics with cutout beneath first metatarsal and hard soled sneakers daily. Also stretch gastroc/ soles 3 times/ day. No relief. Ice and take advil when a high walking day. Use kinesio taping method physical therapist showed me that is no longer helping any. What else can be done.
hello doctor I am … I have acl torn i am 23 years old and my questions are :
is this tear partial or complete and if partial how much of it is torn ?
does it require surgery ?
i have positive drawer test and positive pivot shift test
So, I recently discovered about a month ago that two vertebrae in my lower spine are compressed together (shown in the x-ray, vertebrae L4 and L5). Because of this, I could barely lift my left leg off the ground, it hurt on my upper/outer butt area. It was ok if I bent my knee, but I can not lift my leg when it is straight. Walking too much hurts extremely bad and so does sleeping(when I readjust). I started going to the chiropractor about a month ago and he said that my spine is probably pinching nerves on my left side. I ve been going there twice a week for a month and a half but some new problems showed up. About a week ago, my same left leg started to fall asleep. This happens everyday now constantly coming on and off throughout the day. The numbness/ pins and needles go from my upper left butt all the way down my leg and to my foot. I have no idea what is going on and I would appreciate anyone s help!
Close to two weeks ago I fell down a flight of hard wood steps extremely hard. I was at a party and had a few cocktails and from what I can remember it was a plank type fall backwards, my bottom cracked the bottom step and I fell back and cracked my head on the floor/front door. I had and still have a very large lump with pain on the top of my head and to the left. I can’t see bruising on my head due to my hair, however, a friend saw behind my ear it was all bruised but I have no pain in that area. In the past week I’ve started experiencing numbness/tingling on my arms, legs. I also am experiencing a lot of numbness on my lower stomach. I could equal this feeling to a few hours after you have novocaine and it’s wearing off.I’m guessing i have swelling from the fall that is hitting some major nerve?
So I’m wondering if I’m developing Osteoarthritis, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, or just a RSI.
Relevant background information:
I’m 27 years old, a computer programmer, and I play a lot of video games with a keyboard and mouse in my free time. My grandmother on my mother’s side has Osteoporosis.
Symptoms:
A few months ago after a couple 80 hour work weeks, I started having issues with my elbow. For awhile, the right side of my forearm, my ring and pinky fingers were feeling almost stiff (I don’t really have a good way to describe the discomfort), and occasionally my pinky would experience tingling, numbing sensations. On occasion, my elbow would suddenly lock up, and when I moved it, the unlocking process involved sharp pain and a large crack right at the joint.
After the long work weeks stopped, the pinky/ring finger issues went away, my forearm has mostly been less stiff, but the occasional elbow issue still occurs, just less frequently.
Now, in the last month or two, my hands have started cracking a lot (numerous times a day mostly in my thumbs), my hands feel stiff a lot, and ache on occasion. I’ve also had a lot of other bones that never normally crack (like my knees, shoulders, hips, etc.,.) start to crack a few times daily as well. My wrists crack profusely (although that’s not new), but ache quite more than usual.
And although I’ve been worrying about hand weakness on and off for years, (when I laugh really hard, I lose the ability to grip objects I’m holding or make a fist for a few minutes after), I’m having a hard time opening water bottles lately to a point where I need to ask someone to open it for me. Yesterday I even had to have fiance open one of those little clear capped ones. The kind that you sometimes accidentally open if you put them in your bag and the friction of moving around alone can cause the contents to spill out.
And a few weeks ago, I was at the doctor’s office and they wanted me to fill out forms on paper, and granted, I know in this day and age we write so little that of course our hands get tired after writing a lot, but my hand got so weak it actually “crumpled in” around the pencil after the third or fourth page, like I couldn’t even hold the pencil anymore. And arguably, it wasn’t like I was writing a paper, it’s writing a few sentences here and there explaining things and checking boxes, but my hand didn’t have the strength to finish.
But – again worth noting, the elbow that cracks is on the same side as my writing hand.
I did do the paper grip test at home a few months ago, and again today, and passed just fine. So again, I’m wondering if it’s CTS causing hand weakness, why am I not having issue with the paper?
