General Medical issues thread

[JohnK]

Where are the pain areas?

From shoulder area down upper arm, elbow then forearm. I can follow the tendon when I massage her arm. Some spots are more tender than others.

 

[Quickstatus]

I can follow the tendon when I massage her arm

There are no tendons going down the arm
Tendons are just the bits on either ends of muscles that connect the muscles to bones

Maybe need MRI shoulder.

 

[Flyfrequently]

My dad got a heart bug yesterday. Like a holter monitor but less leads and is used for 28 days, so more data. Has anyone used on of these?

https://heartbug.com.au/

My friend had one ( hx of AF) as part of a 2 year research program through RMH - no feedback from her or the study.
Wishing your Dad well @Freq Flier 2013

 

[JohnK]

There are no tendons going down the arm
Tendons are just the bits on either ends of muscles that connect the muscles to bones

Maybe need MRI shoulder.

I'm confused then.

What runs down from the shoulder behind the biceps and then from the elbow down the forearm. Nerve? It's like a chord. If it's touched it can become sensitive.

Did not respond to gabapentin, ibuprofen or paracetamol but responded to Tramadol both at the 100mg and lower 50mg dose.

Need to go back to GP and show them affected area and then let them decide next course of action.

 

[Quickstatus]

What runs down from the shoulder behind the biceps and then from the elbow down the forearm. Nerve? It's like a chord. If it's touched it can become sensitive.

Not a nerve not a tendon
Behind biceps could be triceps.
Hard to know without seeing and examining

See GP.

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

Not a nerve not a tendon
Behind biceps could be triceps.
Hard to know without seeing and examining

See GP.

Would it be more of a physio thing?

 

[Quickstatus]

Would it be more of a physio thing?

Need a diagnosis rather than self diagnosis

I thinking rotator cuff referred pain. Maybe infraspinatus. Or could also be pinched nerve C7,C8. Triceps tendinitis possible but these tend to be localised to one spot rather than whole arm

 

[JohnK]

So we're back in hospital with pyelonephritis.

Urology outpatients knew on 23 May that wife had bacteria (e-coli) and chose not to prescribe antibiotics. Argh. Spoke to them 2 weeks later and they were trying to work out what to do next.

Went to GP on Sunday and another urine test confirms bacteria again. We couldn't go back to GP until this afternoon but GP called wife this morning and sent through script for Keflex but at this stage wife dizzy, nauseous and vomiting, shivers, fever, right flank pain and down in dumps.

@Quickstatus we sometimes don't need to wait for GP or specialist to prescribe antibiotics. I told wife to start Keflex 3 weeks ago and she ignored me. If we did start then we wouldn't be in this mess. I missed the trigger that wife felt itchy and in pain urinating. I'll get the Keflex and it can sit in my medicine cabinet.

The arm pain has taken back seat until weekend.

 

[RooFlyer]

we sometimes don't need to wait for GP or specialist to prescribe antibiotics. I told wife to start Keflex 3 weeks ago and she ignored me.

Well, you do but you just choose not to. There are many types of antibiotics suitable for different types of infections. Even if one might be suitable for an infection, another might be better.

I can’t get over the possibility that you are constantly coming on here with issues and problems and pain might be related to the fact that you keep self medicating and self diagnosing.

And I recall in previous posts, even when you see a doctor, you don’t necessary follow their advice.

 

[Katie]

Had an MRI the other week on my lumbar spine. Have the report, but not seeing the ortho for a couple of weeks.

Love this line (sarcasm) - it's making me feel very old! "Dessication of the intervertebral disc with marked loss of height"

I prefer any dessication to be of coconut around my rum balls!
I'm feeling better knowing there is something real after about a year of back and hip pain. Even if seems to mean acknowledging I'm getting older! Which is preferable to the alternative.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Had an MRI the other week on my lumbar spine. Have the report, but not seeing the ortho for a couple of weeks.

Love this line (sarcasm) - it's making me feel very old! "Dessication of the intervertebral disc with marked loss of height"

I prefer any dessication to be of coconut around my rum balls!
I'm feeling better knowing there is something real after about a year of back and hip pain. Even if seems to mean acknowledging I'm getting older! Which is preferable to the alternative.

Remember that every MRI on "elderly people" will find a host of issues. Whether they actually cause any physical pain etc or are abnormal is to be debated with a sane specialist who doesn't want to overservice. And I'm not touching the coconut!

 

[Quickstatus]

Dessication of the intervertebral disc with marked loss of height"

Everyone's intervertebral discs desiccates to varying degrees as they get older. That's why we are at our tallest when age 30-35.

 

[Flashback]

Everyone's intervertebral discs desiccates to varying degrees as they get older. That's why we are at our tallest when age 30-35.

Damnit, I've started to get shorter then. Does exercise make any difference?

 

[Quickstatus]

Does exercise make any difference?

No, nor hanging upside down

 

[drron]

Well, you do but you just choose not to. There are many types of antibiotics suitable for different types of infections. Even if one might be suitable for an infection, another might be better.

I can’t get over the possibility that you are constantly coming on here with issues and problems and pain might be related to the fact that you keep self medicating and self diagnosing.

And I recall in previous posts, even when you see a doctor, you don’t necessary follow their advice.

And even if it is the same infection in the same person and the bug grown is the same doesn't mean the same antibiotic should be used. In fact the use of the same antibiotic over and over increases the chances that the bug will develop antibiotic resistance and in the worst case scenario you develop a multi resistant organism that can no longer be treated with common antibiotics.

 

[prozac]

... And I'm not touching the coconut!

Then I won't touch on the rum balls.

 

[JohnK]

And even if it is the same infection in the same person and the bug grown is the same doesn't mean the same antibiotic should be used.

@drron it really isn't difficukt to choose an antibiotic. I can cycle through them just as easily as a doctor.

My point was Urology outpatients chose to do absolutely nothing with confirmed bacteria in urine. What do they expect will happen? Body will fight bacteria without assistance? In my mind this is incompetence. You can think what you want.

Our GP showed some concern and called wife but prescribed Keflex which is what is usually prescribed for UTI.

Hospital gave wife 1 dose of intravenous tobramycin followed by Augmentin x 3 per day for 10 days and discharged her.

Had wife listened to me we would not be in this predicament today. Doing something is much better than doing nothing.

Hospital also did ultrasound this morning. Is there a difference between pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis. Both very dangerous if left untreated which is why Urology outpatients lack of action stuns me.

 

[Aeryn]

Yesterday at lunch I notice a tremor in my right hand when using chopsticks, i.e. i could not keep my hand totally still but could still use the chopsticks to pick up food no worries. Never happened before and all is back to normal now.

At what point should I be worried and get to GP quick smart?

Noting I've been under a lot of stress and haven't been sleeping or eating that well.

 

[Quickstatus]

Noting I've been under a lot of stress and haven't been sleeping or eating that well.

How much coffee.?

 

[Quickstatus]

pyelonephritis

It sounds like your wife is getting recurrent infections.

Have you considered a consult with a urologist and/or a gynaecologist?