Neuralgia and gonarthrosis Posted: 01-14-07 07:28am
I am writing on behalf of my mother. She
had stroke in 2003 and has been on BP
drugs since (varying from enalapril,
moduretic) and she has been on fluconazole
since then. However, she constrantly
complained about a terrible pain in her
left leg (she was struck on the left
side), a sort of burning sensation that
was present 24/7. We managed to see a
neurologist last Tuesday who prescribed
some new drugs to treat her leg, being;
Amitriptyline 25mg, Tegritol 20mg and a
drug called Baclufenac 5mg. We were
advised that there would be drowsiness and
dizziness as side effects. The drugs began
to take action, for the day after she
awoke with no pain in her leg for the
first time since the stroke, but the new
development is that, when she stands or
tries to walk, all her body weight is
placed on her right (good) knee! As a
result she cannot stand for more than a
few moments without the severe pain (which
has even brought her to tears). We are
puzzled as to what could be causing this
excruciating pain in her knee and would
welcome all the help and advice that could
be rendered.
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High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, High Cholesterol Answer A Posted: 01-22-07 04:38am
According to the symptoms you report from
the left leg (pain and burning sensations)
your mother is probably experiencing some
kind of neuralgia. The drugs that the
neurologist prescribed her are also used
for treating neuralgia. According to the
new symptoms from the right knee (severe
pain in the knee when standing on it), she
may be experiencing gonarthrosis of the
right knee joint. An X-ray image of the
right knee should be done to exclude
gonarthrosis of the knee joint. You may
consult an orthopedist to follow up.
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