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| Sciatica | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I am male 25yrs old. I am suffering from sciatica. I have been taking pain relief pills for the past ...
A: In addition to the pain from sciatica, depending on the type and degree of impingement on the nerve, ...
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| rib pain | 2/11/2008 |
Q: I am 33 weeks pregnant and have had issues with pregnancy induced asthma which has led me to have a ...
A: As you said, ribs are a difficult injury to do much about. I think you're on the right track. After ...
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| chest and back pain | 2/7/2008 |
Q: I am a 19 year old male. I weigh about 150 and am about 5'8". For the past 3 to 4 months I've been ...
A: First let me make sure you understand that I'm a psychologist, not a medical doctor. Any answer I ...
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| lower back pain from internal scar tissue | 2/7/2008 |
Q: Good Afternoon - about ten years ago I had liposuction to get rid of fat around my obliques. If I ...
A: First let me make sure you understand that I'm a psychologist, not a medical doctor. Any answer I ...
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| Stress | 2/6/2008 |
Q: Hey I'm 13 and stress has been ruining me. In grade 7 I coped with stress by beating others so the ...
A: It's very hard to tell sometimes whether your depressed because of your declining social and ...
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| sciatic nerve | 2/2/2008 |
Q: i have been in a lot of pain for the last month with my sciatic nerve. i have had this twice before ...
A: Sometimes the sciatic nerve can become irritated from pressure on it, such as sitting the wrong way, ...
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| Pain in feet | 1/31/2008 |
Q: I was burnt at the age of 15 months . Got 3rd degree burns. Was told never to walk or wear shoes. ...
A: Lisa Thanks for your question. I thought I had answered this a couple days ago, but apparently it ...
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| Internal scar tissue in buttocks | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Two years ago I pulled both hamstrings. I did not manage the injuries properly at the time i.e. ...
A: This is a very good question. From what you're describing it does sound like an issue with scar ...
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| Pain after Electric Shock | 1/24/2008 |
Q: Yesterday while turning on a light switch I received a pretty strong electric shock. I had immediate ...
A: Although I'm not a medical doctor, from what you're describing I'd say the shock traumatized a ...
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| Scar tissue | 1/21/2008 |
Q: Almost a year to the day I had a Hysterectomy along the same line as my Caesarian 13years ago. ...
A: I would suggest you go to the doctor and be checked, and get advice on how to proceed. Significant ...
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| Chronic pain in upper extrmities | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I am hoping maybe you an give a fresh view on this. My husband is 44 years old and until 2002 in ...
A: I am really sorry to hear your husband is having so many problems. I want to start by saying that ...
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| stoppage of an effective long term treatment without reason | 1/11/2008 |
Q: As a RN, you know how pervasive and awful pain can be. My wife suffers from Chronic Myofascial pain, ...
A: Todd Thanks for your question. I notice you mentioned an RN, and I just wanted to be clear that I'm ...
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| Chronic pain | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I have been for numerous Craniotomies. Many side effects including HRT, Thyroid medication and ...
A: Candice Thanks for your question. I am sorry to hear that you're having such extreme difficulty, ...
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| back pain and pregnant | 1/2/2008 |
Q: I am 4 months pregnant with my second child and have had really bad back pain for 4-4 1/2 months. I ...
A: Congratulations on your pregnancy, but sorry to hear about the back pain. An MRI is certainly not a ...
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| duragesic for pain not showing up in drug screen! | 1/1/2008 |
Q: I take adderall 30 mg i time per day for add. and duragesic 50 one patch every three days. two parts ...
A: Very interesting question. I don't know that I've ever heard of Adderall masking the presence of ...
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| Problems After Rhizotomy | 1/1/2008 |
Q: Dr. Hughes, A few months ago, my doctor sent me for a MRI which indicated I had couple of bulging ...
A: which is not too long at all. Sorry to hear about the severity of your situation. I don't have a ...
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| Leg pain | 12/26/2007 |
Q: i went on the net and it had said it was a pinched nerve could that be? Some days i will have no ...
A: What you're describing sounds most like what's called a "radiating" pain that may actually be ...
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| COSMETIC SURGERY - NERVE DAMAGE / FOREHEAD PAIN | 12/18/2007 |
Q: Cosmetic surgeon damaged forehead muscle/nerves and have taken eight Tylenol daily for more than ...
A: Three years is a long time to be struggling with this, so I know you must be very frustrated. ...
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| PAIN IN MY RIGHT ARM | 12/15/2007 |
Q: THERE IS A PAIN IN MY RIGTH FORARM/ THE PAIN STARTS WHERE MY THUMB IS AND ENDS AT MY ELBOW. IT IS ...
A: It sounds most like some type of radiating pain, which basically means there is some pressure on a ...
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| chronic back pain -many questions | 12/10/2007 |
Q: i am in constant high level of pain my doc says i have degenerated disks and i dont really kno if ...
A: Sam Thanks for your question. It's not too long, especially given all that's going on with you. ...
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| head question again | 12/9/2007 |
Q: what type of pain would a brain aneurism would present. because the type of pain i'm having is very ...
A: If it were an aneurysm, it would be inside the skull, and you would not be able to feel anything on ...
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| head question again | 12/9/2007 |
Q: what type of pain would a brain aneurism would present. because the type of pain i'm having is very ...
A: Most aneurysms don't present with any symptoms until the burst, and then of course, the symptoms are ...
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| shoulder pain | 12/7/2007 |
Q: I recently visited my doctor about shoulder pain and he thinks that I may have tendonitis of the ...
A: You did not misunderstand. The maximum recommended dose for over the counter use is 1200 mg daily, ...
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| scoliosis,back pain, numbness | 12/4/2007 |
Q: I was diagnosed with scoliosis about 14 years ago. Ideal with the pain that I have off and on. I ...
A: In general for pain I suggest a number of things, some of which you may already be doing. These ...
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| LOW BACK PAIN | 12/2/2007 |
Q: WHICH TYPE AND BRAND MODEL MATTRESS IS THE BEST FOR LOW BACK PAIN?
A: Buying a mattress is very confusing for most people. Because of the way they market mattresses, the ...
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| Aching in right upper arm and sholder | 11/30/2007 |
Q: I started having a very slight ping like feeling in my upper right arm the begining of Oct. of this ...
A: I just noticed this question in the "question pool" of unanswered questions and thought I would ...
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| 14 day headache | 11/19/2007 |
Q: I'm a 22 yr old healthy male. I woke up tuesday morning at 6 am, which was 14 days ago. I was ...
A: I'm glad you got an appointment for the CT scan. Sorry this is going on so long, I think when you ...
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| pulsating pain in neck | 11/19/2007 |
Q: GOOD AFTER NOON, I AM SUFERING PAIN IN MY NECK FROM LAST ONE YEAR INITIALLLY IT WAS NOT ...
A: Gurpreet Sorry to hear you have had this pain for so long. I will need some additional information ...
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| unusual Back pain | 11/13/2007 |
Q: Hughes, I am a 28 year old wife and mother of 2. All my life I have suffered from some sort of back ...
A: This does sound unusual; I think I have had maybe three clients that have had these types of ...
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| ab pain | 11/9/2007 |
Q: for about a week now I have had pain in my abs it is mild and tends to be in the belly button area ...
A: Hey Josh With the pain being mild, I'm not going to hazard too much of a guess here. The two things ...
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| headache 4 days | 11/9/2007 |
Q: I'm a 22 yr old healthy male. I woke up tuesday morning at 6 am, which was 4 days ago. I was ...
A: Sorry to hear about this. As I always remind people, I'm not a medical doctor, so my answers are ...
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| Pain from ureter reconstruction | 11/6/2007 |
Q: Last November i had to have my ureter reconstructed do to damaged from a kindey stone. Since then i ...
A: First let me say that I'm not a medical doctor, and that my answer is based on my work with chronic ...
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| chronic neck pain after fusion | 11/3/2007 |
Q: my primary doctor prescibed me cymbalta for mt depression from chronic pain for las year, injury 1 ...
A: First let me say that I am not a medical doctor, but a psychologist, so my answer is based on my own ...
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| back and neck pain | 10/14/2007 |
Q: i have chronic neck, shoulder and back pain. i have 2 questions... what are some pain management ...
A: Your questions are very good, because a lot of people can't afford some of the alternative ...
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| lower back pain | 10/7/2007 |
Q: just want to start by saying thank you for volunteering your time to answer questions. so I've been ...
A: I see this question has been pending for a couple weeks, so I will pick it up. I hope you're better ...
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