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question:I am a 50 yr old male with a history of right leg injury ( patellectomy, fractured femur- 30 yrs ago) recently reinjured my right leg... Got steroid shot in hip and knee. Now i have severe tingling, burning to my right thigh , groin down to my knee. What could be causing that burning and should i see a neurologist?
answer:HiBurning and tingling sensation suggestive of neural involvement. As you reinjured your leg it may be local neurological involvement or it may be due to spinal involvement. You should get radiograph of injury site to see the extant of involvement and mri of spine to exclude the spinal cause. Local consultation better help you after examination which locate the level of involvement. Thanks
question:I have chronic leg pain in my tibia. I need to use heat pads at night when the pain interferes with sleep. I don t kntice it during the day. As a child I used to have bad leg aches so painful my dad would rub my legs. I have some arthritis/. including trigger in my right pinky, a recent development. X=rays showed some bone growth. In the past 15+ years I have had episode of Plantar s Fascitis, De Quarvain s Tenosynovitis, and another triggerfinger. I am 86+5months and in very good health. I had an episode of Hyperthroidism whichhas been in remission the last3+ years. I will see the priimary care MD this afternoon.
answer:hi, i appreciate your concern.leg pains for long tome at your age seems to be due to cacium metabolism problem and /osteoporosis,may be associated vit b12,and vit d deficiency.it is suggested to get yourself evaluated for all above ,by ur orthoexpert,warm fomentations, pain releaving local application creams and neurovitamins, may help for the time being. thanks. i will be happy to answer any further quary.
question:Hello I have had numbness on my left anterior thigh so I went to a chiropractor and she worked on me twice. Afterwards I got pretty bad bruises on my legs so the chiropractor referred me to a medical doctor. He ordered blood work for my platelets etc. and the blood work all came back normal. If I had some sort of std like HIV or something would that have shown up in the bloodwork?
answer:hi i appreciate your concern.numbness in the thigh is most probably due to nerve pressed at groin level.it is seen more in fatty bulky abdomen people,usually doing sitting jobs.it is advised to get yourself checked by your ortho expert,at the same time reduction in weight,and abdominal wall toning up may help along with neuro vitamins.thanks,i will be happy to answer any further quary.
question:Hello, i recently went to the Er this past sunday and recieved a shot in my upper left thigh of muscle relaxer. Well something was not right after my shot. Immediately my thigh started getting numb above the shot area. It is completely numb above my knee. What could this be? And is this normal. I still have it and its going on 3 days. I am worried.
answer:hi i appreciate your concern.as per your description,i learn that some medicinal injection was given in muscle of ur thigh.developing numbness shows that nerve suppling that muscle is affecting ?probably due to chemical in inj.it is advisable to consult your neurophysician at the earliest to find out type and nature ,extent of damage if any.thanks.i will be happy to answer further quary.
question:I hit my shin on a chair at school and it hurt for a while then went numb. Now 32 and a half hours later my shin is still numb but when I press the area it leaves a dent for a few minutes where I pressed it. On the other shin that s fine I pressed the same area and there s no dent so it obviously shouldn t be there. What s wrong with my shin and what do i do? Help please!
answer:Hello, I have studied your case. As per your history there can be some differential diagnosis,There can be involvement of lateral fibular [peroneal] nerve which may lead to leg numbness and burning sensation.EMG-NCV [NERVE CONDUCTION STUDY] will help in diagnosis.Another possibility of muscle spasm leading to sudden onset of symptoms.Clinical examination and muscle relaxant will help in early recovery.Physiotherapy like ultrasound and TENS will help.Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health.Take care
question:I have experienced many life changes in the last year and have been having pains in my stomach and chest area. I am going to the doctor tomorrow but until I took this stress test I did not realize how many thing had happened this year. Can all this be Psychosomatic?
answer:Hello!I read carefully your query.The symptoms you describe (stomach and chest pains) might be related to:-Heart disease.When a patient present to me with chest pain/stomach pain the first thing I try to rule out are life-threatening conditions(such as heart disease).You should run some tests in order to exclude this possibility such as :-ECG,Stress test,Heart ultrasound.-Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),Peptic ulcer disease or Hiatal hernia.In these conditions the pain is worse after meals and during night.The diagnoses can be confirmed by upper GI endoscopy.In these cases eating small meals,avoiding spicy or greasy foods ,raising the head of your bed and taking antacids can help relieving the symptoms.If the symptoms are severe you may need PPI drugs (Pantoprazol).-If heart conditions,GERD,Peptic ulcer disease,Hiatal hernia are excluded by investigation then it is possible that your symptoms are due to stress and anxiety.I suggest to consult a physician and get examined in order to determine the right cause of your symptoms.Hope my answer has helped.Take care.Dr.Rovena