Bone, Joint and Ligament Problems

Bones can’t move without joints and ligaments. Discuss all bone, joint and ligament alignments in this forum. They include but aren’t limited to osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, Osteogenesis Imperfecta, osteomyelitis, fibrous dysplasia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, cervical spondylosis, ankylosing spondylitis, infective arthritis, ligament sprain, tendonitis, and ligament inflammation.

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Improved after stopping allergy drops

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This is just an update to my previous entry. I took allergy drops for about two months last spring, and got increasingly worse muscle and joint pain the longer I was on them. My primary care doctor said to stop them, as he suspected they were messing with my immune system. I stopped in the...

by Silver Grizzly over a year ago

over a year ago by Silver Grizzly

Hammer toe and hallux osteotomy recovery

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I had surgery for a hammer toe and to fix my big toe from growing inwards on September 6th. The recovery has been a nightmare with constant severe pain from my Lupus not liking the pins. I had the pins removed Monday and the pain has lessened but not compleatly gone away. I want to know if anyone...

by Axx007 over a year ago

over a year ago by Axx007

have a lump under my lower right rib

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i am not in pain but i am worried that it could be harmful. doctors constantly telling me it could be fattie tissue yet no one suggest test done. please let me know my options. thank you so much i have grandkids and cancer run in both side of family

by maira over a year ago

over a year ago by maira

how long to wait between bunion surgeries?

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I had bunion surgery on my left foot exactly 1 week ago. The first few days I was kinda numb, I think, and had a false assurance that I could do more than I should have. I was given a much-deserved scolding by my doctor at my 5-day post-op visit. Even though my x-rays looked almost identical, I...

by Runningmom over a year ago

over a year ago by Runningmom

Intense pain in center below sternum - wraps around to back

I have been getting this pain on and off since April. At first it started out kind of intense and went away after a half hour or so. Now it lasts for hours and I cannot take it anymore! It starts in the center right below my sternum. The pain is SO intense, I do not even know how to describe it. It...

by rachaelmarie88 over a year ago

over a year ago by rachaelmarie88

Pain in my right hand, pointer finger.

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Pain in my right hand, pointer finger. I was playing my trumpet today, and it just started all-of-a-sudden hurting real bad. That was about 8 hours ago. The pain isn't nearly as bad now, but hurts when i bend my finger. I actually am starting to feel pain from typing this......

by branto123259688 over a year ago

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HYPERTENSION N BLOOD PRESSURE

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Dear All, i am hypertension patient from the last 2 years normally my blood pressure is within limits 80/140 75/130 i take medicines Concor 2.5 mg Dr Also recommend LowPlet but i take this LowPlat not regularly sometime my blood pressure increase even i take medicnes...

by vetphar over a year ago

over a year ago by vetphar

Burning, radiating pain in the left bicep area with some pain on the left side of the neck

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About a week ago I noticed that I was having some alternating pain in my left arm (bicep) area. It comes and goes, so I've just been ignorning it and dealing with it. (it is uncomfortable at times). Now a week later, starting today I'm having pain in the left bicep area that feels like a...

by Gina over a year ago

over a year ago by Gina

shoulder sublux after stroke

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Hello My name is Robert and my girl friends name is Sharon.Sharon had a stroke april 4th 2012 This is where my story begins That crazy day in april when our lives changed forever. The ER ...man what a scary place...not much compassion there they deal with death every day and it shows they do what...

by subluxsling256886 over a year ago

over a year ago by subluxsling256886