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How To Get Rid Of Elbow Pain?
I got up last Tuesday with a pain in my elbow I thought I slept bad and with to work when I got home it still hurt I put a medicated bandage on it and went to work the next day more pain my boyfriend gave me an aspirin wand rub it went to work on Thursday ( I drive for my living ) at the end of my shift I was in so much pain I had to ask someone to help me put my jacket on even while they help me it was worst I got a ride home every bump on the road I felt through out my entire arm from shoulder to fingers my elbow was swollen, red and felt hot when I got home he looked at my elbow and said lets go to the ER when I got there they gave me a shot to easy the pain and told me to take ibuprofen 600 mg as needed they took an x-ray it was negative that was Thursday night most of the swelling has gone down and the pain has lessen I can move my arm without a lot of pain but my elbow sill hurts it went from a 10 in pain to a 3 what's the problem ?
Sat, 8 Mar 2014
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I have gone through your query.Your problem is most likely an attack of acute gout.It is usually diagnosed by clinical findings of, like your characteristic red swelling with intensive pain of elbow region with laboratory findings of increased uric acid in blood. For acute attack i treat my patients with ibuprofen or indomethacin and colchicine till the symptoms subside.If uric acid is chronically elevated i give allopurinol or febuxostat for little longer time therapy.If uric acid is increased you should avoid meat and fish in high quantity,should completely avoid organ meats like liver.Hope this may help you.
Let me know if you have any further query.
Thank you for asking HCM
I have gone through your query.Your problem is most likely an attack of acute gout.It is usually diagnosed by clinical findings of, like your characteristic red swelling with intensive pain of elbow region with laboratory findings of increased uric acid in blood. For acute attack i treat my patients with ibuprofen or indomethacin and colchicine till the symptoms subside.If uric acid is chronically elevated i give allopurinol or febuxostat for little longer time therapy.If uric acid is increased you should avoid meat and fish in high quantity,should completely avoid organ meats like liver.Hope this may help you.
Let me know if you have any further query.
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