Feel the Hurt - FAQ for Pain

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Interesting LC'er

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I found out this past Mother’s day that my stepsister joined the ranks of the LC’ers. This is surprising, as she’s rail thin. (I hate her. Well, not really but I do envy her.) She’s had chronic back problems for the past five years. She swears up and [...]

Blood..

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Nestor wrote: > I have a question.. I’ve had left sided chest pain (sometimes upper > abdominal pain) for years, with no answers.. Lower G.I., upper G.I., > Abdominal CT scans, countless blood tests, etc…I’ve had so many > tests run… I wanted [...]

rib/breast/shoulder pain..dr's explanation

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((Julie)) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks everyone for your response…went to the surgeon and his explanation is just breast pain! He said if I cut out caffein it would go away! On the other hand he did say on a scale 1-10 my breast [...]

Lupus and Kidneys

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I was wondering, in cases that the kidneys are involed with lupus, are there any physical symptoms one should be aware of? Such as pain or infections for instance. I haven’t been diagnosed with anything yet, but my Rheumy is looking into RA and/or lupus. I’ve had problems with kidney and [...]

Pain Control

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Hi     I never had to spend the night…..BUT the second lap I had , I should of stayed. I had to call my doctor at 8pm…to tell him I was unable to pee…..he told me to go to ER……they would be waiting for me. The hospital from my house, [...]