AboutMargot RN BScN GNC Expertise Please feel free to ask anything, but the more specific you are, the easier it is for me. Please share as many details as you are comfortable doing. I do check my Emails daily Monday through Friday so you should receive an answer within 24 hours on most business days. Thanks.
Experience GERONTOLOGY (NURSING ISSUES RELATED TO THE ELDERY) I have 20 years experience working with the elderly. I would be pleased to offer any assistance I can. My areas of expertise include: Gerontology / Geriatrics, Long Term Care, Community Nursing, Palliative Care, Private Nursing Services, Intermediate / Extended Care. I also have a personal interest in Homeopathic and Eastern Medicine. If I can not answer your question I'll do my best to direct you to an appropriate resource. Thank you. Experience in the area 20 years of Long Term Care and Community Nursing, specialising in Geriatrics, Gerontology and PalliativeCare.
Education/Credentials Registered Nurse , Certified Gerontological Nurse, Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Question QUESTION: I am 65yr man suffering from pain at night in the back of upper left thigh.pain comes around 2-3am and completely disappear at morning.pain is cramping in nature,not radiating.i am diabiatic control by diet,HTN control by ACE inhabitor.I had operation anterior resection of rectum for pappilovilous adenoma with mild displasia.on X ray thigh-normal,resent colonoscopy-normal. would you please give me advice?
ANSWER: Hello,
I wonder if you might be experiencing a Hiatal Hernia or GERD? I would try putting 4-6" blocks under the two feet of your bed at the top f the bed (so the bed is higher at the head end than the foot end).
You can refer to the links below for more detailed information and perhaps discuss it with your family doctor.
Wishing you all the best, I hope this helps.
Margot
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QUESTION: For Your Kind information, my pain is over back of left thigh.I have no epigastric or chest pain like GERD symptom.
Answer Sorry about that, somehow I missed the word "thigh" and thought it was "night time pain".
Have you ruled out sciatica? Gentle stretching for 10-15 minutes prior to bed should help lengthen and relax the muscle and help prevent sciatic discomfort.
My other worry is nerve pain due to your diabetes in which case you need to discuss this with your endocrinologist for follow-up.
