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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.

Osteoporosis & Steroids

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Hi, my friend from a gym was taking steroids for a long time, and yesterday he found out that he will never be able to work with the weights again. The steroids caused him an osteoporosis, and his bones became very weak. I am scared, because I started to use steroids few months ago. I am now 23...

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Osteoporosis & Colitis

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Hi, I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis two years ago. I am treating it with the medications that a doctor prescribed me. However, it turned out that all this time this therapy was leading to osteoporosis. Why did this happen?

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Tendonitis treatment

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Hi. I`m 34 yo male. I`m a sportsman and most recently I`ve experienced some mean pain while I was running. Now, every time I move my leg I`m in pain. Went to a doctor and was diagnosed with tendonitis. I know that tendon is the structure in my body which connects muscles to the bones, but don`t...

by User avatar Guest

Pain Just Below Right Rib Cage

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Hi. I`m 25 and for the past few month I`ve been experiencing some dull pain just below right rib cage. The pain goes from the front to my mid back. I drink and the pain occurs mostly after that drink. The doc couldn`t found a thing that is wrong with me. Anybody with a same experience?

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Need advise, both legs and feet swelling!

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My legs began swelling yesterday while traveling home in an RV after 3 days of traveling ( and parking). I'm taking Lyrica for facial shingles too. Have taken it for 7 weeks now ( 300 mg. daily). I had forgotten to take my hctz (water pills) with me so missed 3 days of them. I'm wondering now if...

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whoe body numbness and pain

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In the past week I've been experiencing numbness in from my breast area down to my feet all the way around. I have Diabetes & MS - Intermittent Relapsing. My neurologist said I was having a Relapse. I think it's more than that. I feel like there's a tourniquet around my ribcage and both...

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Age and knee replacement

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Hi! I have knee osteoarthritis. I am 55 years old woman. How do I know when I'm ready for knee replacement surgery? How long will a knee replacement last? Tell me something about age and knee replacement.

by User avatar debelak1405

Osteomyelitis e-coli infection diverticulosis

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A 70-year old with an arthitic hip suffered osteomyelitis in the hip socket, reducing the length of her leg bone by 2". The doctors said that the osteomyelitis was caused by an e-coli infection, which they treated with 6 weeks of infused antibiotics. They never figured out where the e-coli...

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ACDF and Hospital Stay

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For how long is hospital stay required after ACDF? My mom will have ACDF next week, we asked the doctor, but he wasn’t precise. We are all worried and we would like to be prepared. Nay help will be appreciated. Thank you!

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swollen feet and ankles after having a baby

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2 days after having a baby my ankles swelled. i sat as often as possible and put my feet up, now on the third day my feet, right up to my toes are swollen. what can i do to relieve this ?

by User avatar n d