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Question: I'm having severe leg pain in both legs. It's almost unbearable. Also, I have a general feeling of being "uncomfortable " I dont know how else to describe it. I don't know if it's related but my hands have been very swollen the last few days. If you have any suggestions that could help it would be appreciated.
Brief Answer:
Undiagnosed sever leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Brief Ans-Undiagnosed sever leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Hi Dear,Thanks for the query to HCM.
Read and reviewed your query in concerned to your health concerns.
Things are yet to be explained with missing links in your story.
What I could understand from your query -that you have swollen hands followed by severe leg pains,with a-general feeling of discomfort.
Pleases Update more details-
I need to know more from you.
Please give more info-on further lead questions to help you more-
How long you have swollen hands?Any pains?What medicines you are taking currently-or lately in the past?
Since when you have general discomfort?is it malaise/fibromyalgia in morning?or it no good feel with stomach?When you moved your bowels last?
Any problem with sleep?
What are other illnesses you have?and what are the medicines taken for that?
is it the heaviness in the head/or nausea with it?
Do these Severe leg pains accompany severe work stress?Has your weight increased lately?Is your body swelling all over lately?
Do you have Varicose veins in legs?Any back pain problem with bilateral leg pains.?
How long you need to be on your legs for your days work?
Update list of medicines-you are on currently and stopped lately?
Do's Suggested in the current situation-
These above suggestions- are general suggestions on the given complaints.See if they could be useful in your case,as for final suggestions-I will need more information and few interactions,because you are unable to give more details,as perceived from your submissions.
-Get Bowel flush outs with scripts from your family doctor.
-Reduce weight and take rest-to reduce leg pains
-Venous stockings if-Varicose Veins.
-Get Cap Vit E and Tab-Zincovit supplements and review after-1 week,if they resolved.
-Pain killers-Like Tylenol plain-1 x 2 times -SOS only.
-See if adding brisk walk-for 1 week-brings any pain in leg pains.
Review Appointment-
I am awaiting to get more details from on the given lead queries,to help you more.
If you want to update more details and ask more update queries ,
You are most Welcome herewith !!
Good Day!!
Wishing Good Healthy Life in time to come!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Undiagnosed sever leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Brief Ans-Undiagnosed sever leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Hi Dear,Thanks for the query to HCM.
Read and reviewed your query in concerned to your health concerns.
Things are yet to be explained with missing links in your story.
What I could understand from your query -that you have swollen hands followed by severe leg pains,with a-general feeling of discomfort.
Pleases Update more details-
I need to know more from you.
Please give more info-on further lead questions to help you more-
How long you have swollen hands?Any pains?What medicines you are taking currently-or lately in the past?
Since when you have general discomfort?is it malaise/fibromyalgia in morning?or it no good feel with stomach?When you moved your bowels last?
Any problem with sleep?
What are other illnesses you have?and what are the medicines taken for that?
is it the heaviness in the head/or nausea with it?
Do these Severe leg pains accompany severe work stress?Has your weight increased lately?Is your body swelling all over lately?
Do you have Varicose veins in legs?Any back pain problem with bilateral leg pains.?
How long you need to be on your legs for your days work?
Update list of medicines-you are on currently and stopped lately?
Do's Suggested in the current situation-
These above suggestions- are general suggestions on the given complaints.See if they could be useful in your case,as for final suggestions-I will need more information and few interactions,because you are unable to give more details,as perceived from your submissions.
-Get Bowel flush outs with scripts from your family doctor.
-Reduce weight and take rest-to reduce leg pains
-Venous stockings if-Varicose Veins.
-Get Cap Vit E and Tab-Zincovit supplements and review after-1 week,if they resolved.
-Pain killers-Like Tylenol plain-1 x 2 times -SOS only.
-See if adding brisk walk-for 1 week-brings any pain in leg pains.
Review Appointment-
I am awaiting to get more details from on the given lead queries,to help you more.
If you want to update more details and ask more update queries ,
You are most Welcome herewith !!
Good Day!!
Wishing Good Healthy Life in time to come!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
My hands have been swollen for about a week.
I do suffer neck pain due to 3 displaced disc. I take a lower dose of Lortab and a muscle relaxer.
The general discomfort and leg pain started this evening.
I normally feel well in the mornings.
I have had some stomach pain after eating this week. I take zantac twice a day everyday. I have regular bowel movements. Normally every morning.
Sleep is okay.
I do sometimes get lightheaded.
I am an insulin dependent diabetic. glucose levels have been okay.
I am currently not working. However, I do care for my best friend about 3 days a week. He is a paraplegic.
No varicose veins
I do have some mild back pain
I also take vitamin E and D
I am overweight.
You suggest taking walks but if I walk much I have really bad leg cramps in the calf area. The leg pain that I'm experiencing now is mostly in my thigh area.
I hope this answers all of your questions.
Thank you.
I do suffer neck pain due to 3 displaced disc. I take a lower dose of Lortab and a muscle relaxer.
The general discomfort and leg pain started this evening.
I normally feel well in the mornings.
I have had some stomach pain after eating this week. I take zantac twice a day everyday. I have regular bowel movements. Normally every morning.
Sleep is okay.
I do sometimes get lightheaded.
I am an insulin dependent diabetic. glucose levels have been okay.
I am currently not working. However, I do care for my best friend about 3 days a week. He is a paraplegic.
No varicose veins
I do have some mild back pain
I also take vitamin E and D
I am overweight.
You suggest taking walks but if I walk much I have really bad leg cramps in the calf area. The leg pain that I'm experiencing now is mostly in my thigh area.
I hope this answers all of your questions.
Thank you.
Brief Answer:
Undiagnosed severe leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Brief Ans-Undiagnosed severe leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Hi Dear XXXXXXX !! Thanks for your updates.
I was wondering why you are confused to tell more details about your severe leg pains.So I took special efforts and reviewed your past history since Aug,2015-in past 9-10 months,to resolve this problem from you.
Summing up Your complex health issues-
To my XXXXXXX What I found that the fault is not with you,but with multiple confusing ailments-centring around your obesity, with accompanied diabetes/hypertension, added cervical disc prolapse with spinal stenosis and steroids for it and epigastric pains lately in XXXXXXX 16.
Reasons for your Severe leg pains and uncomfortable feel with swollen hands-
a-of severe leg pains-its mostly due to the uncontrolled diabetes, giving rise to leg cramps. This is mostly due to the? early IBS with Acid reflux you suffer lately since XXXXXXX 2016.I would suggest to Consult endocrinologist / or Physician and if need be Surgeon - fix an d diagnose the undiagnosed-?IBS health issue and re-adjust IBS induced- loss of control of diabetes you have, which seems to be mainly contributing to your severe leg cramps-
Most important- STOP stressful walking for few days, but you can continue with 20 minutes walking,for health reasons.
Reduction in obesity-is a priority-for which you should Consult with a team of Physician with nutritionist- as its adding to your leg pains, by virtue of-low back ache, with ? prolapsed disc-with ?Sciatica, for which you need to consult with Orthopedic Surgeon and get it investigated.
b-Your hand swelling needs to be attended with NeuroSurgeon as it could be related to the ?Steroid treatment you are on for the Cervical disc prolapse with spinal stenosis.
c-Your general discomfort-I would Suggest you to reduce on multiple medicines and would ask you to be careful about the ?IBS, which is complicating your diabetes/obesity and low back, which need further investigations,as its still not investigated.
In such a complex scenario,It would be better to be under cover of your-Physician and to continue with split suggestions for the multiple disease ailments , being treated with multiple expert doctors.
To conclude,I understand your confusion and I feel Concerned about the complex health issues you are going through.
3 Imp-Alerts for your fast recovery-
So in brief, I would suggest as follows-
a-For severe leg pains-Check with Orthopedic and investigate for missing lumbar disc prolase and -Check up with Physician and if need be with Endocrinologist-to Correct ?undiagnosed IBS with acid reflux and readjust insulin doses,to control the sugar levels strictly-as it is adding to your leg pains
and Reduce the stressful walks -and reduce it to comfortable walk for 2o-30 minutes daily.Reduce work stress also, if any.
b-Check for the hand swelling- with attending NeuroSurgeon and with your neurologist-who is-controlling steroid treatment for cervical issues, if any.
c-Discomfort lately seems to be related to your severe leg pains, added up by
multiple pain killer medicines and other medicines which you seem to be taking, but not mentioned in your submission in this query.
Next appointment for Review-after 2-3 weeks
I would ask you to work on these lines suggested and come back to ME for a review on the updated progress you would experience,after a period of 2-3 weeks.
Dear XXXXXXX Hope this comprehensive and detailed reply would help you to resolve your health issues with help of your doctors there.
Welcome for any further query in this regard.
If need be, update any health issue 24 x 7 by a direct question to ME, at following HCM link-http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=70229
Dear, if satisfied, Don't forget to close this query with YOUR pleasing feedback comments to rate this reply and service, to boost the morale of incoming Emergency patients like YOU, at HCM services.
If you want to update more details and ask more update queries ,
You are most Welcome herewith !!
Good Day!!
Wishing Good Healthy Life in time to come!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
Undiagnosed severe leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Brief Ans-Undiagnosed severe leg pains/ Under Evaluation
Hi Dear XXXXXXX !! Thanks for your updates.
I was wondering why you are confused to tell more details about your severe leg pains.So I took special efforts and reviewed your past history since Aug,2015-in past 9-10 months,to resolve this problem from you.
Summing up Your complex health issues-
To my XXXXXXX What I found that the fault is not with you,but with multiple confusing ailments-centring around your obesity, with accompanied diabetes/hypertension, added cervical disc prolapse with spinal stenosis and steroids for it and epigastric pains lately in XXXXXXX 16.
Reasons for your Severe leg pains and uncomfortable feel with swollen hands-
a-of severe leg pains-its mostly due to the uncontrolled diabetes, giving rise to leg cramps. This is mostly due to the? early IBS with Acid reflux you suffer lately since XXXXXXX 2016.I would suggest to Consult endocrinologist / or Physician and if need be Surgeon - fix an d diagnose the undiagnosed-?IBS health issue and re-adjust IBS induced- loss of control of diabetes you have, which seems to be mainly contributing to your severe leg cramps-
Most important- STOP stressful walking for few days, but you can continue with 20 minutes walking,for health reasons.
Reduction in obesity-is a priority-for which you should Consult with a team of Physician with nutritionist- as its adding to your leg pains, by virtue of-low back ache, with ? prolapsed disc-with ?Sciatica, for which you need to consult with Orthopedic Surgeon and get it investigated.
b-Your hand swelling needs to be attended with NeuroSurgeon as it could be related to the ?Steroid treatment you are on for the Cervical disc prolapse with spinal stenosis.
c-Your general discomfort-I would Suggest you to reduce on multiple medicines and would ask you to be careful about the ?IBS, which is complicating your diabetes/obesity and low back, which need further investigations,as its still not investigated.
In such a complex scenario,It would be better to be under cover of your-Physician and to continue with split suggestions for the multiple disease ailments , being treated with multiple expert doctors.
To conclude,I understand your confusion and I feel Concerned about the complex health issues you are going through.
3 Imp-Alerts for your fast recovery-
So in brief, I would suggest as follows-
a-For severe leg pains-Check with Orthopedic and investigate for missing lumbar disc prolase and -Check up with Physician and if need be with Endocrinologist-to Correct ?undiagnosed IBS with acid reflux and readjust insulin doses,to control the sugar levels strictly-as it is adding to your leg pains
and Reduce the stressful walks -and reduce it to comfortable walk for 2o-30 minutes daily.Reduce work stress also, if any.
b-Check for the hand swelling- with attending NeuroSurgeon and with your neurologist-who is-controlling steroid treatment for cervical issues, if any.
c-Discomfort lately seems to be related to your severe leg pains, added up by
multiple pain killer medicines and other medicines which you seem to be taking, but not mentioned in your submission in this query.
Next appointment for Review-after 2-3 weeks
I would ask you to work on these lines suggested and come back to ME for a review on the updated progress you would experience,after a period of 2-3 weeks.
Dear XXXXXXX Hope this comprehensive and detailed reply would help you to resolve your health issues with help of your doctors there.
Welcome for any further query in this regard.
If need be, update any health issue 24 x 7 by a direct question to ME, at following HCM link-http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=70229
Dear, if satisfied, Don't forget to close this query with YOUR pleasing feedback comments to rate this reply and service, to boost the morale of incoming Emergency patients like YOU, at HCM services.
If you want to update more details and ask more update queries ,
You are most Welcome herewith !!
Good Day!!
Wishing Good Healthy Life in time to come!!
Dr.Savaskar M.N. XXXXXXX Surgical Specialist
M.S.Genl-CVTS
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Sonia Raina
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