Trouble with affected arm, not sure if it's related to BPI.
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:47 pm
A couple of weeks ago I started noticing a pain on my left outer forearm (I have LOBPI) that felt like it was on the bone and only hurt when I put pressure on the bone, like when leaning on my forearms. Now I'm having numbness and tingling in my hands and fingers (never had this before), and also the veins in my arm are darkening and become more visible (not raised, just darker). My arm is a little swollen as well. I went to an orthopedist yesterday. He did an x-ray and said it looked fine. He said that it's possible just to have some inflammation related to my BPI, so he put me on Mobic for two weeks and said if it's still bothering me that he'll order a nerve conduction test. But he openly admitted he had no idea what would cause my veins to be getting more visible, but he didn't think it was related to everything else.
The veins showing up started just in my bicep area, mostly on the inside of my arm. I noticed this last week. Now it's spread all the way down the inside of my arm and on the outside as well. I'm starting to get worried. Have any of you had this happen to your BPI arm? Do you guys think it's all related somehow? I'm debating whether to go to another doctor specifically to address the vein issue, since my ortho said he didn't know what that might be.
The veins showing up started just in my bicep area, mostly on the inside of my arm. I noticed this last week. Now it's spread all the way down the inside of my arm and on the outside as well. I'm starting to get worried. Have any of you had this happen to your BPI arm? Do you guys think it's all related somehow? I'm debating whether to go to another doctor specifically to address the vein issue, since my ortho said he didn't know what that might be.