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History Of Spinal Fusion Surgery. Pain And Inflammation In Feet And Hands. Help
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I had Spinal Fusion surgery in 2001. From then on I maybe 2-3x a year I would get burning pain and inflammation in my feet and hands. Lately in about last 5 mos. the occurrences have become more often and in the past month my feet especially have been in pain... standing, seating or even laying in bed( if any part of my feet would be touching the mattress). They would feel best raised but I could still feel slight burning and stiffness. I don't know if I should go see my back Doctor because that was a on the job injury or my family Doc.
Please help....thank you for your assistance.
I had Spinal Fusion surgery in 2001. From then on I maybe 2-3x a year I would get burning pain and inflammation in my feet and hands. Lately in about last 5 mos. the occurrences have become more often and in the past month my feet especially have been in pain... standing, seating or even laying in bed( if any part of my feet would be touching the mattress). They would feel best raised but I could still feel slight burning and stiffness. I don't know if I should go see my back Doctor because that was a on the job injury or my family Doc.
Please help....thank you for your assistance.
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Sat, 6 Jul 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Your symptoms are suggestive of neuropathic pain.
It may benefit to consult your doctor and discuss, as these may be related to your earlier problems.
In addition, you may need to do nerve conduction studies to look for peripheral neuropathy.
You would benefit from pregabalin capsules.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
Thank you for posting your query.
Your symptoms are suggestive of neuropathic pain.
It may benefit to consult your doctor and discuss, as these may be related to your earlier problems.
In addition, you may need to do nerve conduction studies to look for peripheral neuropathy.
You would benefit from pregabalin capsules.
Please get back if you require any additional information.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
My blog: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.com/
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