DEAR DR. GOTT: My left side hurts me a lot. I went to my doctor, who said it was a spur. He gave me some pain pills to take four times a day. So I am writing to ask whether there is anything else I can do or take aside from this pill. He also told me that I have to live with it the rest of my life. I turned 85 last August and hope you can tell me what I can do. Thank you.
DEAR READER: I’m a little confused about where the pain is. Is it your neck, your chest cavity, your abdomen, thigh or lower leg? The location definitely matters. Because your physician has already diagnosed you, I will bypass other possible causes for left-sided pain.
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