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Suggest Remedy For Pain In Back
hallo,Am 29yrs old with a height of 166.I have this pain which start in my right lower back,then to my hips and now going down to my legs and to both legs.when i sit the pain is not there at all,when standing the pain is worse and now i cant walk for more than 5 minutes without sitting down not even standing for a while and problem when sleeping or lifting amything.It started 4 months after having my baby then I thought it was epidural and the doctors says no.Some told me I have disk location,vain inflamation ,lumbago which they claim was to go in six month naturally.they just send me to the physiotherapy which just worsen it even more and give me alvedon and diclo which never release any pain .when sent to mri after 18 months they said that it was something that they have never seen before in the whole sweden.then they did all the test including the tb and hiv which were both negative.then they did the punchture on the affected area on the back and they say that it was TB in my lower back.now am on TH medication but walking is still like going to hell.my legs get to much numbs ,restless ,weak and so heavy until I have to sit and rest.cant go to stairs or even just a slightly hill.Will I ever get well and be able to walk again normally?.And is it true this thing was never caused but epidural?And can you have pain in the back and not in any other part of the body?because they say i dont have in the chest and that it is TB that i cant spread to any other person.
Mon, 16 Feb 2015
Hi,
The pain you are experiencing is from that of a pinched nerve. It could be due a number of causes like bulged or herniated disc, wedge compression, vertebral collapse fracture or TB of spine or other cancers. You also mentioned that it was diagnosed to be from TB of spine. Has it been confirmed by a tuberculin skin test or a biopsy of the vertebrae affected? If on taking TB medications, the pain or numbness do not begin to resolve with in 2-3 months then it is most probably not TB spine. Yes it is true that TB spine is nontransmissible unless there is direct exposure to the infected tissue without proper gear. You should first consult with a spine specialist and get the diagnosis confirmed before going ahead with taking medications. Radiological confirmation is not the gold standard. Culture of the tuberculous bacteria is the gold standard test.
The pain you are experiencing is from that of a pinched nerve. It could be due a number of causes like bulged or herniated disc, wedge compression, vertebral collapse fracture or TB of spine or other cancers. You also mentioned that it was diagnosed to be from TB of spine. Has it been confirmed by a tuberculin skin test or a biopsy of the vertebrae affected? If on taking TB medications, the pain or numbness do not begin to resolve with in 2-3 months then it is most probably not TB spine. Yes it is true that TB spine is nontransmissible unless there is direct exposure to the infected tissue without proper gear. You should first consult with a spine specialist and get the diagnosis confirmed before going ahead with taking medications. Radiological confirmation is not the gold standard. Culture of the tuberculous bacteria is the gold standard test.
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