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What Causes Shortness Of Breath?
My husband smashed 2 fingernails under a concrete slab last Friday. Saturday he was told to take a paperclip and put a hole in the nail to drain the blood. He did a little and relieved some pressure and felt better. Monday night he did it again and immediately started feeling weak and numb in his body. We went to the er and they gave him a tetanus shot and antibiotics. Tuesday he went to see his doctor again and got some pain pills. For the past few days he has felt soreness in his arm around the shot which I heard is normal, but he says his other arm (which is the one with the smashed fingernails) has muscle aches and feels like it has built up pressure. When he raises his arm up it feels better. He has hot and cold flashes and shortness of breath. He is also weak and really tired. What could this be?
Fri, 31 Mar 2017
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I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
I think he has developed an infection of the arm, which is getting partly covered by the antibiotics that he is on.
The feeling of heaviness due to edema of the hand, which may initially not be obvious, probably explains why he has aches and feels better when the arm is raised (the gravity drains the edema).
And the possibility of infection also explains the flashes of hot and cold.
I think you should meet a surgeon and get the nail removed.
It may have become a possible source of infection.
An HRCT chest may also be needed.
Let me know the report of CT Chest.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible.
Feel free to contact me for any related doubts.
Best of luck, Dr Saumya Mittal
I am Dr Mittal.
I have read your message.
I think I can help you.
I think he has developed an infection of the arm, which is getting partly covered by the antibiotics that he is on.
The feeling of heaviness due to edema of the hand, which may initially not be obvious, probably explains why he has aches and feels better when the arm is raised (the gravity drains the edema).
And the possibility of infection also explains the flashes of hot and cold.
I think you should meet a surgeon and get the nail removed.
It may have become a possible source of infection.
An HRCT chest may also be needed.
Let me know the report of CT Chest.
I have tried to make it as simple as possible.
Feel free to contact me for any related doubts.
Best of luck, Dr Saumya Mittal
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