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Severe Pain In Back, Hip, Left Shoulder, Left Arm. Had Lower 5 Dissection, Gastric Bypass. Reason For Pain?
HI I HAVE HAD ALOWER 5 DISECTION OF WHICH IT GOT RID OF MY TRAPPED NERVE BUT THE PAIN IN MY BACK WAS STILL SEVERE , I PUT LOADS OF WEIGHT ON AND ENDED UP HAVING A GASTRIC BYPASS , THE PAIN IN MY BACK IS STILL HAS SERVER AND NOW IM SUFFERING WITH MY HIPS WITH PAIN AND IVE STARTED TO HAVE A PAIN IN MY LEFT SIDE THAT GOES UP INTO MY LEFT SHOULDER AND DOWN MY LEFT ARM BUT MY DOCTOR DOESNT KNOW WHY IM GETTING THIS PAIN CAN YOU SURGEST SOMETHING
Wed, 22 Aug 2012
As you have gastric bypass , I advise you not to take any analgesic. Please wear cervical collar to maintain the neck in neural position. As you have not mentioned the date of previous surgery, I suggest you to repeat MRI scan of cervical spine and one ct scan of thorax
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Acupressure and Magnetotherapy;-
yours pain in arm ,shoulder and back(Disc slip) can be alright by acupressure treatment with in ten days or so if you visit physically , however you may get releif if you place south polesof med power magnet to the paining back ,hip and shoulder twice a day for ten days and reportover phone.
yours pain in arm ,shoulder and back(Disc slip) can be alright by acupressure treatment with in ten days or so if you visit physically , however you may get releif if you place south polesof med power magnet to the paining back ,hip and shoulder twice a day for ten days and reportover phone.
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