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Should I See A Doctor If There Is Recurring Tingling In Left Arm, Sharp Pains Behind Left Eye Considering Having Degenerated, Herniated Discs And RA?
My fiance' has been complaining of recurring tingling in his left arm and sharp pains behind his left eye, that's just started. He has been previously diagnosed with degenerative disk, a herniated disk , and RA. He has also been over stressed as of lately and notices that these symptoms surface with the stress. Should I force him to make an appt or work on stress management at home?
Sat, 25 Jan 2014
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
Based on the symptoms of your fiancee, I would first like to reassure you that there is no need to worry.
The symptoms are most likely due to pinched nerve in the neck region, which can cause pain in the neck, which can radiate to arms, associated with tingling.
As you suspected, stress is aggravating his symptoms.
You could manage his stress, and start him on pregabalin capsules. This would make him feel better.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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Thank you for posting your query.
Based on the symptoms of your fiancee, I would first like to reassure you that there is no need to worry.
The symptoms are most likely due to pinched nerve in the neck region, which can cause pain in the neck, which can radiate to arms, associated with tingling.
As you suspected, stress is aggravating his symptoms.
You could manage his stress, and start him on pregabalin capsules. This would make him feel better.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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Hi, Welcome to Health care magic forum.
It appears to be the pain due to the degenerative disc disease, the pain behind the eye may be due to the strain of the eye.
I advise you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. You may need to have an M.R.I. for diagnosis.
I usually prescribe to my patient with such symptoms neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days, and then periodically. ofloxacin, and diclofenac sodium, and paracetamol.
If eye pain is relieved O.K. other wise opthalmic surgeon is to be consulted.
Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.
It appears to be the pain due to the degenerative disc disease, the pain behind the eye may be due to the strain of the eye.
I advise you to consult an orthopedic surgeon for diagnosis and treatment. You may need to have an M.R.I. for diagnosis.
I usually prescribe to my patient with such symptoms neurotropic injections for 10 consecutive days, and then periodically. ofloxacin, and diclofenac sodium, and paracetamol.
If eye pain is relieved O.K. other wise opthalmic surgeon is to be consulted.
Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you.
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