Sreenivasa Rao
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Hello doctor,
I am a 35 year old male. I had a wound on my right ankle which lasted for some months and my right leg was hanged to enable blood flow to the leg. After two months, the leg was brought down and bandaged while I went for a normal dressing of the wound. I started using the bandage on the right leg to move around without a walking aid. When the bandage was finally removed, I started noticing that my right leg was taller than the left. I started going for massages to enable my legs to come back to the same heights. Then, I started having sharp pain from all around my left hip to my left knee. Right now, I cannot stand with my left leg alone because of the sharp pain I am having at my left hip. I am now using a walking aid. I also noticed that there is no strength to raise my lap up while sitting. I went to the hospital and was given this drug (Methocarbamol USP 500 mg) and some painkillers but the pain will not go away. Help me. I am in pain.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
The pain could be due to two reasons - one that is coming from the back and the other could be from the hip due to post-immobilization stiffness and possible wasting as you were in two months of immobilization. I would like you to get your pain diagnosed properly before jumping into treatment.
And also, like to check your calcium levels in bed. In my opinion, X-ray of your hip joint will let us know more of your hip issue. Later, we can go for other specific investigations and clinical analysis that will help zero in the probable cause and source of the issue.
As of now, keep icing your hip joint and painful area once every 15 minutes for every one hour possibly. You can go for anti-inflammatory medication if it was given to you previously.
Kindly revert back with details of X-ray and other medical issues if you have like diabetes and hypertension, etc. Hope this is helpful for now.
For further queries consult a physiotherapist online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doctor-online/physiotherapist
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