What causes lower back/hip pain, throbbing below knee when having controlled BP/cholesterol?
Patient: Lower left back and hip pain. Terrible throbbing below my knee in my right leg- especially at night in bed. Almost too easy to lose weight weight after years of trying without success and sometimes, my insides just hurt, especially after eating. My doctor was leaving the practice and didn t seem too concerned at our last check-up. I will be 57 this weekend and weigh 209 [down from 231] last fall. I quit my desk job to work 3 days a week in a busy diner near my home. Blood pressure, and sugar are good. Cholesterol has dropped like a rock and meds are cut in half and hopefully will be cut out at appointment this summer. Just feeling lousy. Should I be more concerned than my doctor and arrange for earlier appointmentwith my new doctor? Doctor: In my opinion you have multiple level lumber spondylosis along with peptic ulcer , you will need a back x ray and endoscopy for your ulcer also do stool test for h.pyloriGood luck