Our son is having surgery on his leg, the puerperal nerve for meralgia paresthetica. Is this a permanent solution? Does the pain come back? Have you ever heard of anyone doing this where it didn't work?
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I have been diagnosed with a cracked rib. It has probably been 3 weeks since the pain became noticeable. For a week prior to that there was pain, but not as bad. I am scheduled to play in an amateur golf tournament in Arizona in about 14 days, and I'm not sure whether I will be able to play. It is a four day tournament. Is there anything I can do to prepare or help the healing process or do while playing to eliminate the pain?
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I had my son go to the hospital on 3 occasions with spontaneous pneumothorax. The doctors suspect my 6'5", 135 lb. son may have Marfan Syndrome. We had an ultrasound of his heart and had his eyes tested with a slit lamp. Both tests came out normal. My question is, can the complications with his heart and eyes show up later in his life? He is currently 17 years old.
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