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Suggest Treatment For Numbness And Pain In Hands With Swollen Feet
Dear sir my name is yasmeen . i am a diabetic patient and i have blood pressure also , some times it becomes high and my age is 50 years . my hight is 164 cm . my right hand is frozen and left hand hand is also frozen and i have shown ortho specialist, due his medicine right hand movent has improved but left hand there is no movement and always remain pain . there is swelling in my both legs since my marriage and i have two sons and bothe are healthy . this left hand shoulder problem is increasing day by day . some body is telling it is cardiology problem and some body is telling it is ortho problem . i have shown so many doctors but there is no relief in left hand shoulder . whole night i can not sleep . please advice us and due to all this disease ,some times I go in depression also and please tell us which is the best hospital in INDIA OR ABROAD WHERE I CAN ADMIT AND GET TREATMENT . YASMEEN brgds
Thu, 11 Feb 2016
Tha k you for your query.
Really sorry that you are going through the this.
I would like to help you . if you could clarify a few things for me, I could help you better.
1) how long have you been diabetic and hypertensive and on medications?
2) what medications are you on and have your been getting regularly checked in order to see if those medicines are keeping you in good control of you sugar and pressure levels?
3) is your kidney function being regularly monitored?( medications taken for your diabetes and hypertension can affect your kidneys)
4)are you overweight?
5) the swelling on your legs, do you have it since marriage or after your pregnancies? and do they form a dent when you apply pressure on it?
6) any discolouration or altered sensation on your hands and feet?
7) the pain and stiffness( frozen as you described)on your hands and and shoulder , is it more in the mornings and better during the day?
8) do you have any pain along your neck?
The pain in your arms and shoulder is more likely arthritic or neural.
Arthritis can affect multiple joints and cause pain and swelling and numbness as a result. Cervical spondylitis ( narrowing of the space between the spinal bones of the neck that causes nerve compression) can also cause pain and numbness along your arms and fingers.
I recommend X-rays, and ortho consult and blood tests to rule out rheumatoid arthritis .
If you have breathing difficulty, palpitations, digestion problems, chest pain, sweating, or even a vague discomfort, you should get checked by your doctor for any heart related issues.
neuropathy due to un controlled diabetes could result in altered sensation and numbness starting on your extremities.
Since your risk for cardiac events is high, it is advisable to have a cardiac consult and follow up every 6 months if asymptomatic , or more frequently if you have relevant symptoms.
However , I feel that your current problem is arthritis or neural and I would suggest an orthopedic and neurologist opinion.
hope I've helped.
please get back to us if you need any clarification
wish you good health
Really sorry that you are going through the this.
I would like to help you . if you could clarify a few things for me, I could help you better.
1) how long have you been diabetic and hypertensive and on medications?
2) what medications are you on and have your been getting regularly checked in order to see if those medicines are keeping you in good control of you sugar and pressure levels?
3) is your kidney function being regularly monitored?( medications taken for your diabetes and hypertension can affect your kidneys)
4)are you overweight?
5) the swelling on your legs, do you have it since marriage or after your pregnancies? and do they form a dent when you apply pressure on it?
6) any discolouration or altered sensation on your hands and feet?
7) the pain and stiffness( frozen as you described)on your hands and and shoulder , is it more in the mornings and better during the day?
8) do you have any pain along your neck?
The pain in your arms and shoulder is more likely arthritic or neural.
Arthritis can affect multiple joints and cause pain and swelling and numbness as a result. Cervical spondylitis ( narrowing of the space between the spinal bones of the neck that causes nerve compression) can also cause pain and numbness along your arms and fingers.
I recommend X-rays, and ortho consult and blood tests to rule out rheumatoid arthritis .
If you have breathing difficulty, palpitations, digestion problems, chest pain, sweating, or even a vague discomfort, you should get checked by your doctor for any heart related issues.
neuropathy due to un controlled diabetes could result in altered sensation and numbness starting on your extremities.
Since your risk for cardiac events is high, it is advisable to have a cardiac consult and follow up every 6 months if asymptomatic , or more frequently if you have relevant symptoms.
However , I feel that your current problem is arthritis or neural and I would suggest an orthopedic and neurologist opinion.
hope I've helped.
please get back to us if you need any clarification
wish you good health
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