Suggest Treatment For Pain And Numbness On One Side Of The Body

Posted on Wed, 3 May 2017

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Question : My mom (84 years old) has a pain on one side of her body. The pain is not relieved by pain medication (hydrocodone). She does not have numbness or weakness on that side. She had a stroke in January of this year. She does has peripheral neuropathy. She is not diabetic. Should we go to the emergency room?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Gopal (52 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
If pain is of recent origin , Take her to ER.

Detailed Answer:
Hi ,I am Dr Gopal Goel, Orthopedic Surgeon.
With History of stroke in January and one sided body pain , I am inclined to think that the cause could be in her brain, related to stroke like a hematoma or ischemia .I would suggest a CT Scan ASAP. If the pain is recent in origin, then take her to ER , else get a CT Scan first and consult a neurologist.
Thanx for the question. Please feel free to ask any other question.

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