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Dr. Stoll,
I have not have an injury that I can trace this back to. Although I had been doing the new "taebo" workout (although several week prior to my pain beginning - lots of kicking repetitively). The doc says its either calcium or an inflammation showing on the x-ray). Then again, I noticed on my paperwork as I was leaving the diagnosis was "gluteus maximus tendonitis) The pain is in just one spot (trochanter area). Only hurts when I rotate my leg or sit or lay wrong, or try to kick back - but the pain is intense and very tender in that area when pressed. I asked the doc if he thought it could possibly be cancer. (I fear the worst) He says that is a very "remote" possibility. Any other suggestions as to what this could be? Maybe trochander bursitis?
Thanks,
Despy
In Reply to: calcium deposit in upper leg posted by Despy on June 20, 1999 at 01:12:57:
Hi, Despy.
First of all, you should not have to surreptitiously "notice on your paperwork as you are leaving" ANYTHING. these are YOUR records and the doc only holds them in trust. You should have copies of ALL your medical records in you home at all times!
Next, I think you need to go to the reference section of the library & have the reference librarian find you a "Gross Anatomy Textbook". You will pretty easily be able to tell from that exactly the spot that is tender AND which movement would cause the pain you are experiencing. This could easily be a tendonitis OR a bursitis (Neither of which is anywhere like a cancer!)
Calcium takes at LEAST years before it can show up on an xray and "inflammation" cannot be seen on an xray.
Either a tendonitis OR a bursitis has to be treated with rest and gentle stretching exercises. When you restart your
"taebo" you need to take more time & work up to it. Your instructor wil know what to do.
In the meantime, the most likely things that would speed up healing are deep massage in areas other than the injury, pulsed diathermy daily (call Chirpractors in your area till you find one with a machine), magnetic therapy, Arnica (Homeopathic) and/or acupuncture. These are the exact things that professional athletes have found that get them back in the game so quickly. The main reason MDs do not recommend them right away is that professionals other than MDs can do them (competition to the conventional medical monopoly).
Let us know how you do.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: calcium deposit in upper leg (Archive under trauma.) posted by Walt Stoll on June 21, 1999 at 10:59:05:
Thank you Dr. Stoll, for your insight. Since you cannot see inflammation on an x-ray, I am just wondering what it is that he and I both saw? What things could potentially show up on an x-ray?
Thanks!
In Reply to: Re: calcium deposit in upper leg (Archive under trauma.) posted by Despy on June 23, 1999 at 13:58:30:
Despy,
Without years of training, you would have no way to interpret that your doc showed you. It could have been any normal structure that he just snowed you about to get you out of the room so he could go to the next fee. How would you know?
Get a copy of your xray & go to a commercial xray place (not used by your doc) and pay to have it read again. Be sure to stand there while it is being done so you know that the "reader" does not call your doc to tell you what he told you. That happens routinely.
This is the only way you are going to find out what, if anything, your doc saw.
Walt
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