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What Causes Pain In Back Radiating To Leg And Toe?
Question: My mother aged 65 has Blood pressure and diabetics.Since last one week she is having problems with back pain.The pain is only on one side of back down upto the leg and sometimes upto the toe.She has been taking bedrest and on medication after consultation with a doctor.But the drugs she is using makes her sleepy and she is having pain in jaws when she yawns.I am not able to figure out the reason for pain its been for more than 2 weeks.doctor is also not sure so i am supecting the drugs she is using.I am listing those below please shed some light on this problem.
Her blood sugar levels are 166mg before breakfast and 336mg after breakfast.
Tablets are
1.fepace-od
2.lexcita-c
3.onglyza 5mg
4.amary 1mg
pls help. She is always sick usually but never had this problem.
Her blood sugar levels are 166mg before breakfast and 336mg after breakfast.
Tablets are
1.fepace-od
2.lexcita-c
3.onglyza 5mg
4.amary 1mg
pls help. She is always sick usually but never had this problem.
Brief Answer:
Symptoms are suggestive of sciatica.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Mr XXXXXXX
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your mother's current symptoms, details of diagnosis and treatment.
Her symptoms are suggestive of sciatica, due to compression of nerves in the lower back (lumbar region). This nerve compression usually occurs due to slipped disc and nerve pinching.
The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing MRI scan of lumbo-sacral spine.
Medications such as pregabalin or gabapentin capsules may help her get relief from nerve pain.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Symptoms are suggestive of sciatica.
Detailed Answer:
Hi Mr XXXXXXX
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your mother's current symptoms, details of diagnosis and treatment.
Her symptoms are suggestive of sciatica, due to compression of nerves in the lower back (lumbar region). This nerve compression usually occurs due to slipped disc and nerve pinching.
The diagnosis can be confirmed by doing MRI scan of lumbo-sacral spine.
Medications such as pregabalin or gabapentin capsules may help her get relief from nerve pain.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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