DH's Back pain medical mystery?

[ChicagoNDMom]

If the urology eval comes up negative (the kidney stone may be an incidental finding unrelated to the pain), consider seeing a rheumatologist. It could be an inflammatory arthritis such as ankylosing spondylitis. Many times people think musculoskeletal pain is due to strain/exertion/activity, but that may just be when an underlying arthritis condition is first noticed.

[bisous]

Thanks for all these things to think about. I wonder if we should just deal with the IV Contrast even with the allergy? Last time he broke out in hives all over his body and he had to take (if I'm remembering correctly) more than one course of steroids. It was miserable. He did have both an ultrasound and a CAT without contrast.

Right now the plan is to try PT, and retest blood in a month. The doctor thinks that perhaps the small kidney stone on the other side (.4mm) might be the cause of the blood and mucus in the urine. The back...lots of interesting stuff in this thread to think about. It is entirely possible the pain is a mixture of things! I'm intrigued by the idea of a standing desk. Except I don't know how it would work. His office is our master bedroom and it is already tight in there with his 4' desk. But how can we not prioritize his comfort when he sits 9 hours a day? I'll look into it!

[Mommy_Mea]

I will again recommend looking at the possibility of hyperparathyroidism with the kidney stone + back issues. Prior to my surgery to remove the offending parathyroids, my back pain was so much worse when I wasn't active. I could do a full day of yard work and be fine, but 4 hours of work at my desk? Ouch.

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[echoesofspring]

You'd probably have to replace his desk to make it fit, but Fully for example makes a lot of different sized desks. There's also standing desks converters that work with regular desks, wirecutter has done a bunch of reviews. Does he have access to any sort of 'ergonomic review' of his workspace through his employer? That might be another way of finding things that are contributing to his pain. When I got my standing desk I loved it in theory but not in practice, it took a while to get into the habit of standing regularly, I started with just committing to standing in meetings.

[MSWR0319]

I was just in a friend's office and she had a stand on her desk that she can move higher when she wants to stand. The desk itself is old and doesn't move. Maybe you could find one of those that would fit?

[SnuggleBuggles]

I was just in a friend's office and she had a stand on her desk that she can move higher when she wants to stand. The desk itself is old and doesn't move. Maybe you could find one of those that would fit?

Ditto. No need to buy a whole new desk. Dh’s work paid for the adjustable stand for his existing desk. It’s the same thing as he has in his office too.


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[NCGrandma]

You'd probably have to replace his desk to make it fit, but Fully for example makes a lot of different sized desks. There's also standing desks converters that work with regular desks, wirecutter has done a bunch of reviews. Does he have access to any sort of 'ergonomic review' of his workspace through his employer? That might be another way of finding things that are contributing to his pain. When I got my standing desk I loved it in theory but not in practice, it took a while to get into the habit of standing regularly, I started with just committing to standing in meetings.

Some years ago, several colleagues requested ergonomic reviews of their workstations. I was interested, too, but fortunately before I requested this, we learned that if we got a consult from the university ergonomic specialist, we were required to go with his proposed solution (whether or not we liked it) and the department was required to buy the recommended furniture (whether or not it was in the budget). I hope that was an anomaly but it would be worth finding out about the process before requesting a consult.


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[dogmom]

If he could have gotten exposed Lyme get tested for it. My brother had symptoms just like those then one morning woke up with half his face dropping. I told him it was probably not a stroke, but Lyme disease. It improved to tolerable very quickly with doxycycline and has gradually been improving to normal. He has now idea when he would have picked up a tick. Since he lives in Pittsburg it’s not a thing doctors think about as much.