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Suggest Treatment For Constant Back Pain

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Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2016
Question: having constant pain in lower back area . went to doctor blood work came back with high red blood cell count any thing that would correspond ?
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Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
please provide the details

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

please upload the reports you got and also whether you smoke or not and if you have any medical history (for example hematologic conditions).

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (9 minutes later)
don't smoke or drink. I don't have the report no medial history 5'6 200 lbs workout regular train jujitsu never had a back issue.also something was mentioned about hemoglobin sorry so vague but all that was said to me was stop anabolic steroid use . have not used in 4 weeks only test enathanate 500ml per week prior to that.also something was mentioned about hemoglobin sorry so vague but all that was said to me was stop anabolic steroid use . have not used in 4 weeks only test enathanate 500ml per week prior to that Brief Answer:
without the report I can only give you a general opinion

Detailed Answer:
If you have some numbers to give me, like your hematocrit for example, I would be able to provide a more personalized opionion instead of a general one. If your red blood cells are more than normal then the following conditions may apply: various anemias (thalassemia is a classic example), myeloproliferative disorders (polycythemia vera), dehydration (this is a false elevation because it reflects the decreased water content).

Regarding back pain, there are many potential causes. The most common one is various disorders of the spine like a herniated disc, osteophytes, muscular or tendinal injury, etc. Less common causes include vertebral damage like a fracture which may be caused by injury or be a pathologic one (without injury). Your doctor should detect the suffering anatomic structure and perhaps order radiological tests. Depending on the involved structure further testing might be required.

Certain clinical information might be helpful to determine the diagnosis. For example, do you have any symptoms on the legs (like numbness/pain/weakness)? Do you have localized pain or is the location of pain kind of vague? Does lying down or anything else (what?) relieve the pain? Please provide as many details as you can.
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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis

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Suggest Treatment For Constant Back Pain

Brief Answer: please provide the details Detailed Answer: Hello, please upload the reports you got and also whether you smoke or not and if you have any medical history (for example hematologic conditions).