Question: I am a 63 year old man with severe leg pain, hospitalized a few times with pneumonia, chf and leg pain. Treated with diuretics, heart meds, etc, givin Lyrica for leg pain, small dose worked then stopped, larger dose seemed to increase CHF related symptoms, but stopped working for pain... tried dyxcillin for lyme, which didn't work, tested negitive for Lyme, told by many people and doctors both that antibiotic used was wrong, or not taken long enough and that it can still be lyme even though I tested negitive. I could sure use an honest answer or opinion....

I was sent for various Vein tests of my legs. Opinion of doctors remains that there is some mild verigus veins not capable of causing my kind of pain. Neurology testing showed mild to very mild abnormalities, doctors prescribed some form of nonsteriodal anti-inflamatory cream, ZERO results, My insurance has bounced me around from doc to doc, most will not deal with my issues and resend me to the same specialists, who basically run when they see me now. A urologist claimed this had to be Lyme. My current primary care doc keeps pushing blood thinners on me, despite test results, as if she cannot read??? I'm currently on a 15mg time release morphine, 10mg oxecodone and 200mg celibrix, which barely takes the edge off the pain. I came up with a retry of antibiotic at larger dose. I was recently sent for back X-Rays the hospital refused to preform, Neurologist who checked me out first said it was definanetly not muscular and I might have a bit of nerve neuopathy, she does not believe could cause this kind of problem... Sorry for all this info, but my goals are to be able to walk a bit without pain and to stop being my own doctor, since at this point they are asking me for ideas... I'm an Ex- semi pro bodybuilder, my legs were always very strong and still are. My legs feel like they are on fire...

There is so much info to give you, I try to write only what I feel is important. Blood tests have shown my red blood cell count to be slightly elevated, perhaps due to breathing restriction? I had a truck I was repairing fall on me in 1987 and have had some shortness of breath since. There were no blood abnormalities out of test ranges, except to say some were toward the upper end of scale and some at the lower half of scale. That blood test was given me about 6 month ago. Aside of that, I live in New Hampshire, USA for the last 6 years, prior in New York City. Even people with bad diets here may suffer from obesity and a weight loss of 15-20 pounds may make me a sexier old man, but I would rule out vitimen defecieny for most peo-ple in my area, faster then Lyme diesase. I do not want to wear out my welcome, but please tell me I'm annoying you, instead of just not answering my responce to your question. I do understand. Oddly, what "They" are calling CHF, seems inapropraite to me, since my heart is actually pumping strong and no artry blockages were found in Echo. I was duped into a catherization in 1999, which showed no problem with blockages and have refused wishes to give me another one, since they said it was an insurance requirement before giving me viagra. I tried small dose viagra on my own for 3 weeks. Possible improvement in breathing, but very tiny and my complaint about leg pain severe enough to destroy my life, for the last 6 years were being ignored while they were giving me the viagra speech, as I'm talking to them, whille holding on to a chair in the office and wincing in pain???

Sooooo, most important is that the operation is a sucess, but the patient died...
You take your chances every time you get out of bed in the morning. You could lesson those chances by preforming all kinds of tests, but then you'll be late for work??? They have done that already, been kicking it around for 6 years... But then, we don't measure time the same way, do we??? I'd like to see you converse with anyone, if you were sitting on my mushroom.... Ha

If you look up a flies you know what, guess what you will find??? Explained previously: Most tests done on my gumpy old ass, with a time fram of 1988 - 90 days since I mad you aquaintence, have been within the tests range with one or two past my plumber's scope and concern for medical things being less then 2% of test range, have remained virtually unchanged, since I was released from a hospital in 1988. I was taken there in a coma by ambulance, with a slim chance given for my survival. I'll cut to the chase, I saw no "White Light", during the estimated 12 minutes before some medic shot a load of adrelin into my heart, to get me going again. during follow up check ups, after being released from the hospital, medical students told me I was an "Act of God", and I bcame a favorite study in the ritualistic tourment the poor bastards had to endure, during many an internship. So Yes, looking where, you will find some miniscule of you know what. I deeply thank you for all of you input and I seriously mean that. Between 1996- 1998, I had some doctor who administered massive injections of "B" complex and oral tablets of same, though not as massive as what you said here, even though I had none of the symptoms I'm experiencing now. I guess in some ways I have an advantage over you, in that I live inside the body with this problem. If I didn't I'd say I have to agree with you... In the real world however, it makes sense that I allow them to do all tests again and start me on an antibiotic, in the true sprit of desperation, because I simply know nothing tried on me in the last 4 years has worked at all and better men then I couldn't figure out what the Hell was wrong with me since three days after my accident a doctor told my then living parents, "We don't even know how he's alive... Sooo how about a handshake and a thank you from me???? :-)

Your very welcome. I see you have a sense of humor too... Brave might be over-stuffiing the envelope a tad??? In reality, I'm some sort of eccentric, who currently lives in a cabin, on a miniature mountain up here... The ultimate Fool on the Hill. shhhh, just don't tell anybody... Happy Trails to You!!!
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hummm??? I don't know what to say??? Nothing to worry about really... Either your already there, or it looks to me like you'll be here, or maybe on an adjacent mountian in china, eventually???... And for that, sometimes I feel I owe you an apology??? :-)