Question: Caregiver..needs pain to stop to keep her job

Hi, I work as a caregiver for years. I lift them with assistance of other caregiver when they fall. But for the last 4months my right shoulder been hurting when i extend it certain ways. Its difficult to lift arm above half way or extend backwards. It started on my right shoulder blade and crawled down later to just above my elbow. Just a couple weeks ago,my left shoulder started to hurt too,but not as bad as my right one. My joints on tows and fingers are stiff but not too bad yet. My left middle finger sometimes hurts when bending. I don’t know if it started because I’ve been gaining weight within the year or because I’ve been using my right side of mouth for about the same time my shoulder began to hurt after few dental appointments. My period been changing the last couple times and i take ibuprofen;it’s been less,but usually super heavy. I have had dandruff that comes and goes for seems to be monthly or so. That started about 3years ago after taking antibiotic due to UTI. It made me weak and tired also. A few times the dandruff crawled down from scalp all the way to sides of my mouth. My doctor prescribed me with a lotion for scalp and cream for face which help but it won’t cure the root of whatever causing it. I had a blood test and mostly turns out ok except i have prediapedic and needs to take iron pills. I can’t really take iron pills coz it gives me bad diarrhea lots of times at home and at work too. I know it sounds confusing, I’m confused and hurt too.
So here’s a short history of my health issue. Before my UTI, i never was sick. My only problem was extreme heavy period. I am now 36years old test needs help figuring out a way out of pain. I need the pain to go away coz i need my job. Any help is very much appreciated. Thank you.





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Question: Pain and stiffness in my hands…I have very limited resources

For some weeks I have been experiencing pain and stiffness in my hands in the morning. Eventually the pain in my right hand has almost gone away while my left hand has gotten much worse. The pain does not seem joint-related – being mostly in the palm when I try to close my fingers as in making a fist. I am unable to make a fist – the stiffness prevents my fingers from closing. The pain can be significant. After I move my fingers several times I can get improved movement but never full movement and the pain in the palm still remains. Taking Aleve eases the pain without movement but making a fist is still very painful. This pain is somewhat disturbing because I cannot imagine a cause that is easily resolved.

I am a 64 yo Male, obese, diabetic, and with mobility problems linked to a spinal MRI that resembles a train wreck (lumbar) I have had two rounds of epidural steroid injections that helped me regain the mobility I have now. I also experience frequent instances of numbness/tingling (going to sleep) in my left arm than could be related to the hand pain but I cannot make a connection.

Do I need to see a doctor and if I do what specialty should I choose first? I have very limited resources and only Medicare coverage.





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Question: Doctors don’t know what’s wrong?

Please help! Auto-immune/Arthritis question: I’m a fit and healthy 33 year old man, but my doctors aren’t able to figure out what is wrong with my left hand and right foot. I have pain, inflammation and swelling for the past 3 years and often need a crutch to get around. The pain is in my left palm and the pad of my right foot as well as the Achilles tendon, sometimes i have lower back pain and extremely stiff neck muscles. 10 years ago I had a bout of reactive arthritis that went away completely. I seem to feel better the less caffeine/cocoa powder/coffee I have. I’ve also had a scaly patch on my right ankle that comes and goes. Do you know what could be wrong with me?





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Question: Soreness in both my thighs and knees

I am a 49 yr old male, in good shape and used to physical activities. Last four weeks I’ve had a soreness in both my thighs and knees, but only when I flex the muscles. Standing or sitting I feel nothing, but sitting down is very painful, from the knees and halfway up the front of the thighs. It is very similar to the soreness you get the day after a hard workout in the gym. No swelling, no fever, no rash, no hot areas. No medication and no activities for weeks, but the pain still remains.





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Question: Pain returns after tethered spinal cord surgery?

In 2009, I had a surgery of a tethered spinal cord, with a lipoma of the filum terminalle.
A few months ago, I started having strong back pain again, headaches (diagnosed as tension headaches), muscle spams in my legs. More recently, i started having a very strong pain in my legs. It is stronger closer to my hips and it extends through my legs.
I haven’t taken an MRI in around 3 years.
Should I go to a neurosurgeon? Do you think my spinal cord has rethered, since i have grown quite a lot since the surgery?





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Question: Bad pain in my thoracic – orthopedic doctors baffled

Have pretty bad pain in my thoracic, neck too but thoracic is very bad. The pain goes through to my chest and this is on the left side. Have done stress test and EKG to rule out heart. Have done xrays AND MRIs and each area, lumbar, thoracic and cervical. I’m a 54 year old male and these images show not much more than degeneration of about a 60 year old. I also have some tingling on my left side and under my left armpit. Just had facets injections at T5-T7 with zero results. 12 years ago I had a herniated disk in low back, had epidural and has been relatively ok in low back. Occasional minor pain but nothing major. ALOT of pain in my thoracic near shoulder blade….worse when sitting or trying to reach up or behind my back. I’ve been to 3 different ortho doctors and all are somewhat baffled.





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