What Kind of Doctor Should I See?
Question by doodywae: what kind of Doctor should i see?
i have been having some different health problems for quite a while now. i have something going on with my back and legs. i have 2 sore spots on left side of spine “i think are bulging discs”. I have pain in lower back and find it very difficult to lean over the kitchen sink for more than a couple of minutes and then it’s difficult for me to straighten up and painful. other times when the lower back is bothering me it seems to happen more when sitting have pain in my right buttock that radiates down to about the middle of my thigh on the back side but when i’m standing it sometimes feels like something is pulling in the arch of my foot or bend of knee. after going to bed my hips hurt mostly down to my knees but sometimes down to the ankles. so i do a lot of moving around in the bed just trying to get into a restful position. i have tender and soreness on my hips, upper legs, and buttocks and a few other places on my body.
i have seen a couple of orthopedics that have ordered a little physical therapy “which only helps for the moment” but none of the orthopedic doctors has ever tried to figure out what the real problem is, they don’t seem to be interested enough to look @ the whole picture. i have had some x-ray and blood work that did not show anything. i am not crazy. my body tells me every day that something is not right. please can someone tell me the correct title of the doctor that i should see. should i see a Rheumatologist? could it be fibromyalgia? thank you in advance for any advice.
i truly do appreciate all the advice that i have gotten so far, but everything suggested “i have already done” i do have a neck & shoulder problem to do with the L2 and L something else. both shoulders have torn tendons in both rotary cuffs. i have lymphedema in the left shoulder and arm i have the problem with the neck and shoulder since my early 20’s but no doctor that i have seen so far has cared enough to find out what is causing all these problem. i have been seeing psychiatrist since 2006. i have seen orthopedics. i have gone to chiro’s and he can only help me if i can go every day and i cannot afford to do that. my regular family dr only suggest physical therapy and alternating ice & heat which only helps for the moment. so no diagnosis and no fix and if there’s no fix i would like a Doctor that could tell me what the cause is and why it can’t be fixed. i appreciate all the advice but i’m still looking for more advice. thanks
Best answer:
Answer by Arlene
I would see your family physician first he can direct you as to what you should do. I don’t know if you can go to a physical therapist without a Drs. order. That is what I would do.
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