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Suggest Treatment For Pain In The Back And Buttocks Of A Diabetic
Question: My mom is 83 with Parkinsons and diabetes. Her upper thighs in the back and buttocks have been very painful for her and it is hard for her to walk and get up and down. I noticed today they are dark purple so looking to see what it might be because I am worried. she has a doctor appointment with her parkinsons doctor in 2 weeks but wondering if this is too serious and I should get her in before that. Thank you
Brief Answer:
Mother with diabetes
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your question. I do not believe that the discoloration of your mother's skin has anything to do with her Parkinson's disease and I don't see the exact connection with diabetes either, however, purple is not the normal color of skin and so something is going on which is altering circulation or your mother may have suffered some type of falls or falls if she is not in your presence on a constant basis. Other than that other things that could cause discoloration of the skin would be liver and/or renal dysfunction especially if she is dehydrated and poorly ingesting food and liquid.
Pain as a solo symptom that affects the buttocks and back of the thighs is generally associated with some type of lumbar radiculopathy where nerves exiting from the spinal cord are being compressed such as at the L3 or L4 levels. Therefore, an MRI of the back would be in order but more than that I would agree with your sense that if this is something new for her and it's not getting better that you may wish to have things checked out at either an Urgent Care Center or maybe ER in case she is suffering from a vascular compromise or from bad dehydration or having subcutaneous bleeding that is collecting in the buttocks and legs for some reason.
You are welcome to take some digital photographs of the discolored areas of your mother's buttocks and thighs and post them as .JPG files if you choose to return a response and I'd be happy to look at them.
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This query has utilized a total of 15 minutes of professional time in research, review, and synthesis for the purpose of formulating a return statement.
Mother with diabetes
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for your question. I do not believe that the discoloration of your mother's skin has anything to do with her Parkinson's disease and I don't see the exact connection with diabetes either, however, purple is not the normal color of skin and so something is going on which is altering circulation or your mother may have suffered some type of falls or falls if she is not in your presence on a constant basis. Other than that other things that could cause discoloration of the skin would be liver and/or renal dysfunction especially if she is dehydrated and poorly ingesting food and liquid.
Pain as a solo symptom that affects the buttocks and back of the thighs is generally associated with some type of lumbar radiculopathy where nerves exiting from the spinal cord are being compressed such as at the L3 or L4 levels. Therefore, an MRI of the back would be in order but more than that I would agree with your sense that if this is something new for her and it's not getting better that you may wish to have things checked out at either an Urgent Care Center or maybe ER in case she is suffering from a vascular compromise or from bad dehydration or having subcutaneous bleeding that is collecting in the buttocks and legs for some reason.
You are welcome to take some digital photographs of the discolored areas of your mother's buttocks and thighs and post them as .JPG files if you choose to return a response and I'd be happy to look at them.
If I've provided useful and helpful information to your questions could you do me a huge favor by CLOSING THE QUERY and be sure to include some fine words of feedback along with a 5 STAR rating? Again, many thanks for submitting your inquiry and please let me know how things turn out.
Do not forget to contact me in the future at: www.bit.ly/drdariushsaghafi for additional questions, comments, or concerns having to do with this topic or others.
This query has utilized a total of 15 minutes of professional time in research, review, and synthesis for the purpose of formulating a return statement.
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