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What Causes Pain In The Upper Left Back When Diagnosed With Polyneuropathy?

I began to experience sharp , burning pain in my left upper back area. What felt like underneath the shoulderblade and toward the spine. About the size of a grapefruit. Very painfull without injury. No matter any attempts to do bear hug stretching on my knees stretching any way I could. Heating pad. Nothing has helped. The pain is incredible I am on several medications to include .Baclofen, Duoloxetine, Lyrica 300 mg x2 daily. Fentynil patch 25 mcg x72 , Maloxicam, Oxycodone 10 mg x2 daily. Way too many Ibuprofin and way too many Tylenol. All of which brings pain under only tolerable control. It has been now 8 days since it started. No improvement. At around the same time I began to experience severe stinging, burning , itchy left underarm. The pain was like deep scratches from a cat. With sweat building in. Burning itchy pain began left upper ribcage under arm and goes down the inside of .my arm about 1/3 the way down. It has improved about 50 % but now the skin has become all numb. Numbness in those same areas but seems to be spreading around the back of my upper arm. I have a very severe case of diagnosed polyneuropathy. Which I diagnosed wiith about 7 months prior to the onset of type II Diabetes. I have this in both hands and wrists and both legs and both feet. .
Wed, 24 Apr 2019
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Hi,

Upper and middle back pain may be caused by Overuse, muscle strain, or injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support your spine. Pressure on the spinal nerves from certain problems, such as a herniated disc.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Monish De, Oncologist
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What Causes Pain In The Upper Left Back When Diagnosed With Polyneuropathy?

Hi, Upper and middle back pain may be caused by Overuse, muscle strain, or injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support your spine. Pressure on the spinal nerves from certain problems, such as a herniated disc. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Monish De, Oncologist