Patients with sIBM usually eventually need to resort to a cane or a walker and in most cases, a wheelchair eventually becomes a necessity.

Patients who become ill usually experience fever, generalized weakness, back pain, dizziness, and weight loss at the onset of the illness.

Patients who undergo simple mastectomy can usually leave the hospital after a brief stay.

Patients usually recover from this operation over a period of 4 days.

Patients usually present with diarrhea mixed with blood and mucus, of gradual onset that persists for an extended period ( weeks ).

Patients with ulcerative colitis usually have an intermittent course, with periods of disease inactivity alternating with " flares " of disease.

Patients with proctitis or left-sided colitis usually have a more benign course: only 15 % progress proximally with their disease, and up to 20 % can have sustained remission in the absence of any therapy.

Patients with stents are usually prescribed an anticoagulant, clopidogrel, which is taken at the same time as acetylsalicylic acid ( aspirin ).

Patients with anxiety reactions are usually oriented to time, place, and person but may be trembling, crying, or otherwise panicked.

Patients usually report sour or metallic sensations similar to those associated with touching both poles of a live battery to the tongue.

Patients with Turner's Syndrome usually have associated bicuspid aortic valves.

Patients without a viable auditory nerve are usually identified during the candidacy process.

Patients in stages 4 and 5 usually require preparation of the patient towards active treatment in order to survive. Stage 5 CKD is considered a severe illness and requires some form of renal replacement therapy ( dialysis ) or kidney transplant whenever feasible.

Patients are usually labelled as having COPD without an underlying cause.

Patients with a positive find for kidney stones but with no obstruction are usually discharged with a follow-up appointment with a urologist.

Patients with a kidney stone and obstruction are usually required to stay in hospital for monitoring or further treatment.

Patients usually experience a two-staged fever and illness which can continue for three days, diminish, and then return for another episode of one to three days.

Patients with suspected hantavirus are usually admitted to hospital and given oxygen to help them breathe.

Patients are usually given a course of antibiotic and anti-inflammatory eye drops.

Patients are usually given sleep goggles or eye shields to wear for several nights to prevent them from dislodging the flap in their sleep.

Patients usually complain of loneliness and feelings of displacement.

Patients with melioidosis usually have risk factors for disease, such as diabetes, thalassemia, hazardous alcohol use or renal disease, and frequently give a history of occupational or recreational exposure to mud or pooled surface water.

Patients in this group usually bruise easily ( due to low levels of platelets ) and experience fatigue due to low numbers of red blood cells.

Patients with grade IV GVHD usually have a poor prognosis.

Patients suffering from vocal fold scar always complain about increased phonatory effort, vocal fatigue, breathlessness, dysphonia as well.

Patients with sudden onset anosmia may find food less appetizing, though congenital anosmics rarely complain about this.

Patients with ascites generally will complain of progressive abdominal heaviness and pressure as well as shortness of breath due to mechanical impingement on the diaphragm.

Patients with minor damage to the fourth nerve will complain of “ blurry ” vision.

Patients may complain of difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep, intermittent wakefulness during the night, early morning awakening, or combinations of any of these.

Patients may also complain of nausea or diarrhea ; others may be constipated.

Patients may complain of abdominal pain and worsening ascites.

Patients who have undergone the procedure frequently complain of compensatory sweating and fatigue, with around 5 % reconsidering getting the treatment.

Patients can also complain of difficulty breathing, headaches, bloody noses, or of sleeping disorders such as snoring or sleep apnea.

Patients with PLMD will complain of excessive daytime sleepiness ( EDS ), falling asleep during the day, trouble falling asleep at night, and difficulty staying asleep throughout the night.

Patients may also experience delayed walking, a characteristic waddling gait, complain of stiffness and pain, and have an appendicular muscle weakness ( especially in the thighs ) consistent with nonprogressive myopathy.

Patients with TTS typically complain of numbness in the foot radiating to the big toe and the first 3 toes, pain, burning, electrical sensations, and tingling over the base of the foot and the heel.

Patients may complain of substernal pain that resolves by sipping fluids or regurgitating food.

Patients with HAE can also have recurrent episodes ( often called " attacks ") of abdominal pain, usually accompanied by intense vomiting, weakness, and in some cases, watery diarrhea, and an unraised, non-itchy splotchy / swirly rash.

Patients may describe the sensation as " my eyelids stick to my eyes when I try to open them, which is immediately followed by intense pain ".

Some patients will be prescribed as much as 325 mg of methadone a day ; though a dose as low as 30 mg can prove fatal in an opiate naive individual, or in individuals who lack cross-tolerance to other opioids .. Patients prescribed Methadone for pain control, are likely to be given Methadone tablets, that come in the strength of 5mg in the Uk.

Patients with long-term pain will sometimes have to perform so-called opioid rotation.

Patients may feel these symptoms in areas far from the actual site of damage, a phenomenon called referred pain.

Patients experiencing pain may exhibit withdrawn social behavior and possibly experience a decreased appetite and decreased nutritional intake.

Patients may experience severe chronic pain, abnormal sensations and loss of sensation particularly in the hands.

Patients with TMD often experience pain such as migraines or headaches, and consider this pain TMJ-related.

# Medications: Patients have found variable success using topical creams and gels including estrogen and / or testosterone, often specially made through a compounding pharmacy ; oral medicines including testosterone, antidepressants also used for pain disorders ( e. g., nortriptyline, amitriptyline ), and anti-anxiety drugs ; and injectable medications including anesthetics, estrogens, tricyclic antidepressants compounded into a topical form or systemic, local steroids.

Patients with a late ectopic pregnancy typically experience pain and bleeding.

Patients may also be required to discontinue certain pain medications and sympathetic blockers.

Patients may believe they are constipated when in fact they are experiencing tenesmus, which is a constant feeling of the need to empty the bowel accompanied by involuntary straining efforts, pain, and cramping with little or no fecal output.

Patients may display anemia ( not requiring transfusions ), moderate abdominal pain, and low grade fever,.

Patients who experience swelling, bleeding or pain at the insertion site, develop fever, feel faint or weak, notice a change in temperature or color in the arm or leg that was used or have shortness of breath or chest pain should immediately seek medical advice.

Patients who have their hernias repaired with mesh often recover in a number of days, though pain can last longer, and often forever.

Patients with algolagnia could lead normal lives, enjoy normal arousal sequences, and indulge in fairly normal sexual intercourse, but when exposed to sexual pain, were unable to control their reaction.

Patients may present at emergency rooms with severe fixed contractures of the muscles and often severe pain.

Patients participated in each condition once, according to a randomized order, and rated their perceived pain immediately after the session.

Patients may feel pain on the skin around the ulcer, and fluid may ooze from the ulcer.

Patients with cholelithiasis typically present with pain in the right-upper quadrant of the abdomen with the associated symptoms of nausea and vomiting, especially after a fatty meal.

Patients may struggle with bladder pain and discomfort during or after sex.

Patients can ask for a patch from the nurse to numb the area of where the injection will take place to reduce pain.

Patients with chronic tension-type headache have increased muscle and skin pain sensitivity, demonstrated by low mechanical, thermal and electrical pain thresholds.