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What Causes Generalized Pain In Chest, Arm, Fingers And Knee?
Question: Hello, for the last 8months I'll have rib area pain,fingers bones pain,shoulders,knees and chest pain while moving. When I'll touch my rib where is paining I feeling some small bublle or something like that inside..is it cartilages? Also IN the mornings when I'll wake up I feel strong chest or rib pain then I'am moving it's a long time like that,and I'll have my arm fingers pain sometimes joints and knee bones pain..what it can be, my gp don't send me anywhere thank you.
Brief Answer:
cause of pains
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Thank you for writing on health care magic
Well the sort of pains you are having Is widespread and we need to figure out the exact cause for it.I would like to ask you a few queries before guiding you further:
1. Do you experience swelling as well
2. When is your pain more..at work or rest
3. How do you feel in the mornings when you wake up. Is it more or less
4. Any difficulty in turning position in the night
5. Any history if weight loss or apetitie loss or fever
6. Any other unusual symptoms
Do let me know these queries. We need to figure out if it is inflammatory pain or some other form of pain we are dealing with. The management differ accordingly.
Await your reply
Regards
Dr naval
cause of pains
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Thank you for writing on health care magic
Well the sort of pains you are having Is widespread and we need to figure out the exact cause for it.I would like to ask you a few queries before guiding you further:
1. Do you experience swelling as well
2. When is your pain more..at work or rest
3. How do you feel in the mornings when you wake up. Is it more or less
4. Any difficulty in turning position in the night
5. Any history if weight loss or apetitie loss or fever
6. Any other unusual symptoms
Do let me know these queries. We need to figure out if it is inflammatory pain or some other form of pain we are dealing with. The management differ accordingly.
Await your reply
Regards
Dr naval
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Dr. Pradeep Vitta
Thank you for response.
1.Well I don't see swelling at my body.
2. I Think it's more when I'am resting,but it's not paining verry strong,it's just when I'am changing position then I'll get chest or rib pain.
3.When I'am waking up I feel chest or rib pain. But knee and bones pain I feel while moving.
4.In the night I'am not have problems.
5.Well my weight is the same,but about one month I'dont want eat so much,thenI'll get weak. But if I start eat I can eat a lot.
6.I'll have a lot unussualy symptoms, like,balance issues it's feel like ground is moving or floating sensation,also head pressure heavy body feeling,but I'am not sure it's somehowe related to these pain i bone and chest which I'll had. But most I feel tension in my right rib and chest.
1.Well I don't see swelling at my body.
2. I Think it's more when I'am resting,but it's not paining verry strong,it's just when I'am changing position then I'll get chest or rib pain.
3.When I'am waking up I feel chest or rib pain. But knee and bones pain I feel while moving.
4.In the night I'am not have problems.
5.Well my weight is the same,but about one month I'dont want eat so much,thenI'll get weak. But if I start eat I can eat a lot.
6.I'll have a lot unussualy symptoms, like,balance issues it's feel like ground is moving or floating sensation,also head pressure heavy body feeling,but I'am not sure it's somehowe related to these pain i bone and chest which I'll had. But most I feel tension in my right rib and chest.
Brief Answer:
? Chronic Pain Syndrome
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Thanks for your reply
Well, the causes of the generalized pain are quite a few. I have gone through your past history as well.
Firstly, the sites of pain do not fit in with inflammatory arthritis as the sites are unusual and there is no accompanying swelling or night pains. So, the possibility of a serious one is less
Secondly, I would like you to test yourself for Vitamin D Levels. It s defieciency can cause all wide forms of pain and fatigue.
Thirdly, I would like you to read on this syndrome : Fibromyalgia( www.rheumatology.org-->Patient Education--> Fibromyalgia). Your most of the symptoms fit into it, but i would like you to go through it and revert back.
Await your reply
Regards
Dr Naval
? Chronic Pain Syndrome
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Thanks for your reply
Well, the causes of the generalized pain are quite a few. I have gone through your past history as well.
Firstly, the sites of pain do not fit in with inflammatory arthritis as the sites are unusual and there is no accompanying swelling or night pains. So, the possibility of a serious one is less
Secondly, I would like you to test yourself for Vitamin D Levels. It s defieciency can cause all wide forms of pain and fatigue.
Thirdly, I would like you to read on this syndrome : Fibromyalgia( www.rheumatology.org-->Patient Education--> Fibromyalgia). Your most of the symptoms fit into it, but i would like you to go through it and revert back.
Await your reply
Regards
Dr Naval
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Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Hello again. Almost all symtoms looks like fybromyalgia. At first I was scared because I thinked that maybe it's bone cancer because I'am young and bone cancer can be in young people,but you doubt that it is,if there no swelling? It's just strange how get tingling or pain in almost all my arm fingers,in chest,rib,knee and I have leg tension while walking.Also I was checked by vitamin d which was litlle low then normal last year,but after some time they repeat and it was good. So where I should go I should ask gp to send me to Rheumatologist? Doctor are you think it's fybromyalgia?
Brief Answer:
Management of Fibromyalgia
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well, as you said lot of your symptoms do fit into it. It can possibly be a diagnosis. Plus all these symptoms can go in with Drug withdrawl also. SO what i would suggest is you visit a Psycoanalyst as well, to help go off the drugs fully, more of a rehabiliation and later you can follow up with A rheumatologist for management of fibryomyalgia. Bone cancer looks unlikely as it is all a widespread pain. Never the less, let the rheumatologist examine you once.
Hope the information was useful
Do let me know for more queries
Regards
Dr Naval
Management of Fibromyalgia
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well, as you said lot of your symptoms do fit into it. It can possibly be a diagnosis. Plus all these symptoms can go in with Drug withdrawl also. SO what i would suggest is you visit a Psycoanalyst as well, to help go off the drugs fully, more of a rehabiliation and later you can follow up with A rheumatologist for management of fibryomyalgia. Bone cancer looks unlikely as it is all a widespread pain. Never the less, let the rheumatologist examine you once.
Hope the information was useful
Do let me know for more queries
Regards
Dr Naval
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Dr. Shanthi.E
Thank you. But I'll stop all drugs before 2years. I was using them just a few months,so It was not so hard for me to stop. I didn't was verry addictive.So should I ask my family doctor that she send me to rheumatologist?and is fybromayalgia always paining? Because sometimes I don't feel nothing,but then it start it paining everywhere.
Brief Answer:
Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well yes, you can discuss with your GP as well about the possibility of these disease and she can refer you to a rheumatologist. It is a pain syndrome where there is widespread pain everywhere. Once you are busy or so, you may not feel it but once you are idle or under stress these pains come back.
Do seek a rheumatologist opinion. They may want to start you on some medications. But my advise, dont get dependent on the doctors. Make sure you modify your lifestyle and take as few medications as you can. Start exercising, build up your stamina, develop a hobby and work on it. Medications only work to some extent, rest of the effort is needed from your side. You are very young and I want you to progress towards your goals.
Do let me know for more queries
REgards
Dr Naval
Treatment of Fibromyalgia
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well yes, you can discuss with your GP as well about the possibility of these disease and she can refer you to a rheumatologist. It is a pain syndrome where there is widespread pain everywhere. Once you are busy or so, you may not feel it but once you are idle or under stress these pains come back.
Do seek a rheumatologist opinion. They may want to start you on some medications. But my advise, dont get dependent on the doctors. Make sure you modify your lifestyle and take as few medications as you can. Start exercising, build up your stamina, develop a hobby and work on it. Medications only work to some extent, rest of the effort is needed from your side. You are very young and I want you to progress towards your goals.
Do let me know for more queries
REgards
Dr Naval
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Dr. Neel Kudchadkar
Thank you I will try. Can rheumatologist found whats wrong without bone scan? I'LL Heard it has much radiation. And if it's fibromyalgia is it for the rest of my life?
Brief Answer:
Bone Scan
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well, I am not too sure what additional information will bone scan give. If there is any inflammation going on, it may be picked with the bone scan but it is usually not too specific. It can give the sites where the problem is going on, if it is. IT has to be done through a XXXXXXX which is injected and the films are recorded at the start and after 2 hours. But yes, it does give a lot of radiation. You need to be away from the kids and pregnant women for a couple of days due to the radiations. I guess, it will provide you with the satisfaction that there is nothing wrong.
The other way is to take the treatment for Fibromyalgia, try to modify your lifestyle and if it still doesnt improve maybe then go for a scan.
Fibromyalgia generally doesnt go for life time, as long as one is willing to change the outlook, lifestyle and understand that there is nothing wrong majorly. It eventually goes off with time.
Hope the information was useful
Do let me know for more queries
Regards
DR Naval
Bone Scan
Detailed Answer:
Good evening
Well, I am not too sure what additional information will bone scan give. If there is any inflammation going on, it may be picked with the bone scan but it is usually not too specific. It can give the sites where the problem is going on, if it is. IT has to be done through a XXXXXXX which is injected and the films are recorded at the start and after 2 hours. But yes, it does give a lot of radiation. You need to be away from the kids and pregnant women for a couple of days due to the radiations. I guess, it will provide you with the satisfaction that there is nothing wrong.
The other way is to take the treatment for Fibromyalgia, try to modify your lifestyle and if it still doesnt improve maybe then go for a scan.
Fibromyalgia generally doesnt go for life time, as long as one is willing to change the outlook, lifestyle and understand that there is nothing wrong majorly. It eventually goes off with time.
Hope the information was useful
Do let me know for more queries
Regards
DR Naval
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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