| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Hip replacement on both sides | 8/20/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I am a 45 year old male facing the prospect of hip replacement on both sides due to advanced ...
A: I feel so badly that you are in such pain. Bone pain is terrible and I also have necrosis and that ...
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| excrutiating back pain | 8/19/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: im desperately in need of answers. i have always had a large chest a 38 DD but never any back ...
A: I never heard of BP meds causing this. I wouldn't call them "attacks" from a medical standpoint but ...
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| Cuboid fracture | 8/18/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I am to have no weight bearing for 4 weeks. If I walk on only the heel of my foot and do not put ...
A: Carol If A doctor suggests that you are non weight bearing, it is my understanding that no weight ...
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| excrutiating back pain | 8/18/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: im desperately in need of answers. i have always had a large chest a 38 DD but never any back ...
A: Britt, It does kind of sound like the type of pain women get with a large chest. Sometimes it is ...
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| TFCC tears | 8/17/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: I have been dealing with wrist problems since a fall back in 9/2005. It was treated as a sprain and ...
A: Vickie, I think you will need the surgery, but it just depends on how much pain and decreased ...
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| injury to hamstring | 8/16/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: I am a very active person. Most every day, I will get in 2 to 4 hours of physical activity. It will ...
A: Vicki, I'm glad it helped. No I am in TN. You did a good job of describing what is going on and it ...
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| injury to hamstring | 8/15/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: I am a very active person. Most every day, I will get in 2 to 4 hours of physical activity. It will ...
A: Vicki, Hamstring injuries are one of the most frustrating injuries to get over. I get tired just ...
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| Hip repair surgery | 8/14/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: At the end of May I had hip repair for fractured left hip. A stainless steel plate was "implanted" ...
A: You meed to speak with your doctor and find out which components were used in the socket, liner, and ...
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| Rib cage abnormality | 8/13/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: My 13 year old son has developed a pronounced difference between the left and right side of his ...
A: D, It is probably just pectus carinatum or "pigeon Chest". It is more common in boys and happens ...
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| Post-Fracture healing persistent pain 5th Metatarsal | 8/12/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: My wife had a fracture in her 5th metatarsal in Dec 2006. The doctor recommended a cast for her, ...
A: Karthik, This is a Jones fracture and are classified by 3 types I, II, III..I'm assuming she had ...
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| Hip Strain | 8/11/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: My wife (63 years old) recently had severe pain in her right leg. She is not an athlete. The ER ...
A: Did the doctor take an X ray to be sure she didn't injure a bone or to make sure she does not have ...
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| Partial Thickness Tear of Scapholunate Ligament | 8/8/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: The MRI Report Findings are the following. I am 28 and would appreciate assitance on your thoughts ...
A: Prarthit, You are looking at surgical repair. You have torn the ligament between to bones in your ...
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| Wrist and thumb pain | 8/6/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: I have extreme pain and swelling at the thumb base and wrist. I grasp alot(7 1/2 hrs a day,5 days a ...
A: Lynne, I guess you don't have to see the surgeon..they should have explained that you are seeing a ...
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| my knee | 8/5/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: im not sure if u can help me but i hope u can after hurting my foot/ankle snowboarding i felt ...
A: Scoped means sugery..endoscope through small holes using cameras. If you get it repaired there ...
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| slight groin and gluteus pain. Hip revision | 8/4/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I recently had a hip replacement revision surgery (4 weeks ago) on my left side, and I am ...
A: Congratulations on doing so well after only four weeks! I tend to agree with you that the pain you ...
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| possible (probable?) herniated disk | 8/4/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: While running a month ago (I had just started a serious running exercise routine), I felt a "twinge" ...
A: Nick, Xrays are okay..but won't tell you a whole lot in this case esp since you are 28..you really ...
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| Hip Revision | 8/3/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I'm going back to my original orthopaedic surgeon tomorrow to try to determine the source of my ...
A: To ease your fears a bit, revision surgery is not as complicated as it was in the past. In most ...
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| Hip replacement | 8/3/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I have been advised by my surgeon to have a total hip replacement. I am 48. I was born with CDH ...
A: For the most part, THR surgery is elective, unless there is an underlying problem which makes it non ...
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| my knee | 8/3/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: im not sure if u can help me but i hope u can after hurting my foot/ankle snowboarding i felt ...
A: Stella, You will most likely need to have that knee scoped and repaired. It has been several mos ...
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| leg length difference | 8/2/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I had total right hip replacement 4 months ago. The recovery went well. The problem now is that my ...
A: Kimberly I have several suggestions that might help you measure your leg length on your own. From ...
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| wrist cracking | 7/31/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: I've been playing guitar about 20 years. About 10 years ago I noticed that my left forearm/wrist ...
A: Mike, I play acoustic and electric guitar some..so I know the awkward position of the wrist and ...
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| foot problem post injury | 7/31/2008 | Dr. Timothy K. Durnin |
Q: small puncture wound top of foot just below base of 4th toe,on piece of metal mesh. No problem until ...
A: I would definitely keep an eye on it and make sure a physician monitors the site for sepsis. Keeping ...
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| My son's ankle | 7/30/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: All of a sudden my son can't move his ankle upwards. If he puts his heel on the ground, he can ...
A: Dawn, I would take him in to be evaluated since there was no known trauma and it is painless. It may ...
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| hip replacement at 26 | 7/29/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I was in a car wreck and ended up having- among other problems- the need for a total hip ...
A: Revision surgery is performed when the original hip has worn out and needs to be updated. Most ...
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| hip replacement at 26 | 7/29/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I was in a car wreck and ended up having- among other problems- the need for a total hip ...
A: You had a nice long life of the replacement if it lasted for 13 years. That is about the same ...
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| Hip Replacement Surgery | 7/29/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: My mom had total hip replacement surgery about two and one-half years ago. Her new hip has been ...
A: Kelly Your mother needs to go to the doctor to get checked out. Just this morning the New York ...
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| scapula muscle pain | 7/27/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: I have had pain for about 13 months in my scapula muscle. I am 20 years old and a very active ...
A: Matt, You have done about all you can do..it sounds like?..I guess I would go back to shoulder ...
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| Biceps pain - I have my answer...and a few questions | 7/26/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: I got my rather unfortunate answer from MRI yesterday and have just a few questions regarding that. ...
A: Yes I think I remember..the "pristine" bicep tendon?? 1)If I've not gotten better (and really I've ...
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| wrist pain/overuse | 7/25/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: My 10 year old daughter does competitive gymnastics (10 hrs/week) and has been suffering from wrist ...
A: Leslie, Yes, I think your ortho is correct. You probably mean that she has pain with hyperextending ...
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| hip replacement | 7/23/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: sharon, i have a question. i had my right hip replaced april 4 2005 and am scheduled to have my ...
A: As someone in menopause too, I understand exactly what your concerns are. I am not on hormones as I ...
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| more | 7/23/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I justhave a few more questions. I do have some pain and stiffness with weather changes, and is it ...
A: Having pain and stiffness according to the weather, is not necessarily due to your hip replacement. ...
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| more questions | 7/22/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: Sharon you have been so good to me, I have a few more questions. I have been almost going all day ...
A: Hey Susan It's my pleasure to speak with you and I hope I am answering all your questions. You ...
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| Hip pains | 7/21/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I'm only 14 and i ran in a cross country race yesterday. During the finish i felt a painful pull in ...
A: If you have not already spoken to your parents about your concerns, I urge you to do so. Injury to ...
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| Is it internal injury? | 7/21/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: Last friday, i was pushed and hit hard on a table on my upper chest where the pendant of my necklace ...
A: cmy you didn't say your age?, but it would be unlikely if you are in your 20-40s that it would brake ...
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| shoulder pain | 7/20/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: Ihurt my shoulder at work when arm was pulled into grinding machine after bone scan dr said a ...
A: Mary , That does sound a little odd. Usually an MRI would be ordered not a bone scan? You have 7 ...
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| swelling | 7/19/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: Is it unusual to have ankle swelling also six months post op when activities are high..or after a ...
A: It's an awful surgery and I give credit to anyone who goes through it without skipping a beat. When ...
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| strain | 7/19/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I must not have asked the correct question in my previous post .Im six months out from second Hip, ...
A: This clarifies things a bit more for me. Six months out is still a relatively short time and we all ...
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| post hip replacement surgery pain | 7/18/2008 | Sharon Davis |
Q: I am 8 years out of hip replacement surgery ( both hips) for hip dysplasia. For a few years, I was ...
A: Several issues in your question raise red flags in my head. Although eight years for a hip ...
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| If Ice and pain reliever doesn't work? | 7/18/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: If Ice and pain reliever doesn'twork for the pulled muscles? Would it be a good time too see my ...
A: Robert, You would have to be more specific as to what muscle, how, when you injured it what have you ...
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| What is the best treatment for muscle pull in the different part of the body? | 7/17/2008 | Joe A Shaw PA-C |
Q: What is the best method to treat muscle pull in all my body?Is paraffin good for muscle pull?
A: Robert, The tried and true method to treat a pulled or strained muscle is RICE. Rest the body part ...
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