What Causes Constant Pain In Upper Left Leg, Thighs And Elbow After Delivery?

Posted on Mon, 22 Feb 2016

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Question : Hi Doctor,
My wife is 28 years old. We have a baby boy of 18 months old delivered by C Section.

My wife is complaining of constant pain from in UPPER PART of LEFT LEG from THIGHS till ELBOW. Sometimes she feel sharp pain and she feels some NERVE got pressed or something like that. She is suffering with this problem intermittently for over a month now.
She sometime feels pain in the chest area similar to heart-burn like sensation.
What can be the possible causes of the problems?

Thanks a lot for your help.
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
See orthopedic surgeon

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.

It seems that a nerve is getting pressed at the backbone. Most such back pains resolve in one month. Try precautions like avoid lifting heavy weights (child), use semi-hard (or orthopedic) mattress, take adequate rest, avoid prolonged sitting in office or at computers, take calcium supplements and appropriate pain killers like ibuprofen, etc.

Since pain has not resolved in one month, I will suggest that you see an orthopedic surgeon for further tests.

Dr Vaishalee

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar