I am a professional violinist and nobody can give me a diagnosis what's wrong with my arms.
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Hi, I'm Alex and I am a professional concert violinist. 4 months ago I had pins and needles in my arms and they felt numb. I am very active person, I do a lot of sports and also practice 4 hours a day and play concerts. I went to GP immediately and she said, of course: take painkillers. Then the numbness went after a couple of weeks, and it's just became like a shooting pain in my forearms. My life became unbearable, I saw 3 doctors and all they say-take painkillers? Seriously? Please, study better, you can do more than this! I had to decline jobs from London orchestras as I can not play to 100%. Only after 2 month somebody suggested to do an MRI scan of my neck because they think and guess it might be my neck? But my arms hurt and I don't know if its muscle, ligament, nerve, tendon pain. Of course I don't take painkillers as they are bad for your liver, thanks google! And I would aggrovate my arms even more if I play without feeling the pain. It takes so long and my life and career is put on hold. I want to work and play violin again and earn money for living! I'm so devastated. Why nobody takes it seriously NHS? They have to look at the root of the problem and solve it, at least it should not take 4 mo the of hell to tell me a diagnosis. No wonder people search on google what's wrong with them, by describing all the symptoms. I'm afraid that if its undiagnosed and untreated it can be the end of my career and it's all I can do my best. I don't want to lose everything because of medical mistake.
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jeremydpbland alleksamusic
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It's impossible to diagnose that on the net I'm afraid. Try looking up the website of the British Association for Perfroming Arts Medicine which will tell you how to find a specialist who is interested in this sort of thing. Dr J Bland
alleksamusic jeremydpbland
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holly30384 alleksamusic
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Do you're shoulders hurt? Other than the pain in the arms. I had what was called in layman's terms, a frozen shoulder in 2001. This kinda has the samething that happened to me in 2001. It took me forever to get it right. About 2 months ago I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and degenertive disk disease .
a physical therapist fixed me up. I'm just reaching here with, and sometimes this stuff can tie together. May you be blessed and be playing pain free soon! Praying for you!