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I have spondylosis and pain in my right lower leg. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have mild pain in my right lower leg and spondylosis. Kindly help me out with the medicine prescribed by my doctor. I want to understand which medicine is used for what purpose. See the prescription attached. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the prescriptions (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Injection Arachitol is Vitamin D injection and for the strengthening of bones, and calcium deficiency. Tablet L Car is a nutritional supplement and good for heart patients. ... Read Full »
I have a burning sensation in my lower back. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have a burning feeling in the lower back, down the legs, and in the shoulders down to hands. Hips burning and near the rib cage. I have not seen the chiro for lower back for three weeks. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your history and the images attached here (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The history is usually suggestive of spinal etiology but the MRI images attached here do not show any gross abnormality. A mild indentation of the sp... Read Full »
Please advise what has to be done based on my blood reports.
Query: Hello doctor, I am diabetic and also have cholesterol. My age is 45 years. I am taking the medicine K Glim M2 twice a day for diabetes and Rosuless 10 mg for cholesterol. Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I reviewed your results in detail (attachment removed to protect patient identity). My assessment are as follows: Vitamin D level is very very low for your age. This has a huge impact on diabetes control. Advise: Start over the counter Vitamin D supplement at least 5... Read Full »
My 12-year-old daughter has lower body pain. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My 12-year-old daughter is complaining of pain in her legs, lower back, and stomach. Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Information given by you is quite deficient. Still I will try to explain you. Some of the children in this age group has this pain. It has variable etiology. Most common cause is related to anemia (deficiency of hemoglobin in blood) and deficiency of vitamin D. Rest ... Read Full »
I have body pain, sore throat, and neck tightness. Can it be HIV?
Query: Hi doctor, I had unprotected sex with a call girl ten months back. Then after three months, I got my HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) test done and the test was negative. Then again I got the HIV test after six months, the test was negative. Then after eight months, I got my HIV test done again, t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. So whatever symptoms are there, it is due to vitamin deficiency. All tests are negative so it is clear that there is no HIV infection. So do not worry. You can consult a general physician. So he will give you written prescription, even I can but a long treatment is req... Read Full »
Why do I get back pain which aggravates only on sitting and standing?
Query: Hi doctor,I am 36 years old. I had vitamin D deficiency with back pain before four years. I did physiotherapy and ayurvedic treatment to get cured. Things got better after doing it. But still, I have some symptoms. I have back pain while sitting for a long time specifically in some kind of chair. So... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your symptoms suggest core and back muscle weakness. I suggest you do some regular exercise in the gym or yoga or even at work. Do chair-based exercise. It helps to strengthen your core strength and back toning. Do some flexibility exercise. You can consult a physiother... Read Full »
Why do I experience pain in both legs when the AC is on?
Query: Hello doctor, This is regarding my father who is 58 years old. For the past two months, he has had a pain in both legs - down from the knee to the foot whenever he sits in his office room that has an AC. He says that if he sets the temperature to over 26 C, the pain recedes in about half hour. What ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Bilateral knee osteoarthritis can cause this pain which can be affected by temperature. Also, the calf muscles attach at the back of the knee joint and go right till the heel. So pain of the knee can cause this. The other possibility is vitamin D deficiency along with ... Read Full »
Please suggest an opinion on my lab report for abdominal pain.
Query: Hello doctor, I have a dull pain on the left side of the abdomen that comes and goes. I had the same pain before 10 years. Can you please provide feedback on the recent labs I had done? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your reports. (attachment removed to protect patient identity). I have evaluated your reports and only two findings are significant. 1. Mild vitamin D deficiency- for that you can take Cholecalciferol 60 K tablet once a week for two weeks. 2. Gluten allerg... Read Full »
What can be done to cure vitamin D deficiency in a child?
Query: Hello doctor, My son is 1.7 years. He had rickets sometimes back and was put on supplements for six months. Upon taking him for review, alkaline phosphatase was extremely high but calcium level was okay and was referred to an endocrinologist. Upon doing several laboratory tests, TSH was okay, PTH wa... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Rickets can be due to vitamin D deficiency or hypophosphatemia. You did not tell me the phosphate level in blood of your child. The hypo-phosphatemic form of rickets is resistant to vitamin D supplement. As X-ray is normal, this is a remote possibility in your child.... Read Full »
Why are there body pain and loose stools even after taking medication for vitamin D deficiency?
Query: Hello doctor, I found I am vitamin D deficient for the past five months. My vitamin D3 level was 7.04 (too low). So the doctor prescribed DV 60K once a week for two months and then once in a month. I am having this medicine for three months. I was fine and had no pain. Now already I took 15 pi... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. See muscle pain or joint pains, watery motions are some of the side effects of vitamin D. These symptoms can also be seen in thyroid problems or diabetes. You have mentioned that your blood reports are fine, but have you been tested for thyroid and diabetes? No, definit... Read Full »