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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain

i have a back surgery two month ago but still fell pain in my back, i have visit my doctor after esr test he told me that the pain is caused by the high esr and gave me medicines of TB as well, so i want to know that does esr high level has any relation to TB and also the cause of pain in my back
Thu, 9 Jul 2015
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Dear- thanks for using our service and will help you with my medical advise. ESR is a non specific test that give information related to inflammation, but does not help to identify what is causing this problem. Prior surgery can elevate it due to the inflammatory process that happens . TB also can bring it up, but it has associated symptoms as fever, prior exposure and abnormal CXR. Your back pain is probably from a disc problem, spinal stenosis or any scar tissue that can be pressing the nerve. You might need a new MRI to reevaluate the status of your back after surgery. I advise you to talk to your neurosurgeon about this.
I hope that my medical advise has been helpful
Dr.Sara
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Back Pain

Dear- thanks for using our service and will help you with my medical advise. ESR is a non specific test that give information related to inflammation, but does not help to identify what is causing this problem. Prior surgery can elevate it due to the inflammatory process that happens . TB also can bring it up, but it has associated symptoms as fever, prior exposure and abnormal CXR. Your back pain is probably from a disc problem, spinal stenosis or any scar tissue that can be pressing the nerve. You might need a new MRI to reevaluate the status of your back after surgery. I advise you to talk to your neurosurgeon about this. I hope that my medical advise has been helpful Dr.Sara