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Suggest Remedies For Chronic Pain In The Upper Part Of The Body?

Hello. I am a 53 year old female, type 1 diabetic for 38 years. For more than 8 months now, I have had chronic pain in my upper part of body that gives me headaches and even disables me from driving. the pain is set at par with low dose percocet 5/325mg and 800mg ibruprofen tabs. I m extremely tired all the time, depressed have been to a primary, orthopedic, rheumatologist, pain specialist and diabetes doctor...and have had many blood tests, exrays and tests....so many that I can t even think straight. My quality of life is gone and just want to live a normal life without pain meds....just need answers on why I hurt and feel so bad. Can you help?
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Hi,

Noted your history related to the pain in the upper body, headache, inability to have normal life, unable to drive and so on. Diabetes for more than 38 years can cause many problems including affecting the general well being, neurological problems and so on.

You have already consulted the Orthopedics Surgeon, Rheumatologist, Diabetologist and so on and have undergone most of the blood tests the reports of which are not available for me to study. The commonest cause I can think about your problems may be in the stress and anxiety that you re carrying, the disabilities adding on the same and causing too.

This may be like a fibromyalgia which has the same cause. Hence if all the investigations are within normal limits then I would advise for a clinical evaluation by a Psychiatrist too and get treated accordingly.

Obviously the diabetes and other medical conditions must be kept under good control to have best results. Also you can try yoga, and other natural remedies too.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant,
ENT & General Surgeon
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Suggest Remedies For Chronic Pain In The Upper Part Of The Body?

Hi, Noted your history related to the pain in the upper body, headache, inability to have normal life, unable to drive and so on. Diabetes for more than 38 years can cause many problems including affecting the general well being, neurological problems and so on. You have already consulted the Orthopedics Surgeon, Rheumatologist, Diabetologist and so on and have undergone most of the blood tests the reports of which are not available for me to study. The commonest cause I can think about your problems may be in the stress and anxiety that you re carrying, the disabilities adding on the same and causing too. This may be like a fibromyalgia which has the same cause. Hence if all the investigations are within normal limits then I would advise for a clinical evaluation by a Psychiatrist too and get treated accordingly. Obviously the diabetes and other medical conditions must be kept under good control to have best results. Also you can try yoga, and other natural remedies too. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon