HELP!
what are the symptoms and what tests will the physical therapist use to check?????
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My sister is undergoing a biposy tomorrow to see if she has cancer.
She’s had bone pain in her arm for over one year now. One doctor diagnosed it as an arthritic joint in late 2005. Another put her on anti-inflammatories and physical therapy for bursitis/frozen shoulder in October of 2006. The drugs alleviated the bone pain a little bit but the shoulder joint and back and spine remained very achey. She looked uncomfortable and pale all of the time and I kept telling her that maybe she should see another doctor.
She finally went to a different doctor last week when she noticed some swollen lymph nodes in her neck. Her blood tests revealed that she’s very anemic.
Do anti-inflammatories delay a correct diagnisis of cancer by masking/reducing bone pain? She’s been looking unwell for a long time and unfortunately, her doctors only viewed her as a body part (in this case a shoulder) instead of a whole person who looked quite obviously, unwell. I’m just terribly worried about her
My feet and legs have been swollen and numb for about two or three months and the pain is not getting better, even with physical therapy. I have tried everything that the doc, recommends, but nothing is working and they don’t seem to have any answers! They’ve done blood tests and an x-ray so far and have found nothing wrong. The pain is getting worse, and I am trying to find out what this could be.
I drink 3-4 times a week but lately more frequently. I don’t wake up craving alcohol though. It’s always later in the day, usually after work. I drink about a 6-pack and a pint of Rum over several hours. I do often don’t remember what I’ve done and I’ve done some embarassing things. I’ve also become very agressive lately when drinking when I always was a happy drinker. LUCKILY, I always have a sober driver. Lately, I’ve been very edgy and nervous. I get angry at the drop of a pin. I’m scared that I need help. Are there meds. that help if I quit with your nerves? I don’t want to go to a rehab because I don’t have insurance and I don’t want to lose my job. I also have an anxiety problem to begin with and take Xanax for my nerves. I know the combo. of Xanax and alcohol is bad and makes the alcohol much stronger. Oh, I’m a woman in my early 30’s. I’m 5′7 and 125 lbs. so I’m not a big person who has a huge tolerance although it seems like it sometimes.