I am 65. I was diagnosed with pinched sciatic nerve on right side. I have a screw from a lumbar fusion in2004 that has come undone. I will have surgery done next month. I am taking flexibility, 800 ibuprofen, norco…
I have edema, would a moderate to high level of fitness – decrease or eliminate the leg swelling?
42 y.o. white female. Reasonably active (gardening, regular walks), but not “in shape”. BMI 25.0. BP between 110-120/60-75. HR in the 80ies. Cholesterol 145, triglycerides 40, HDL 57, LDL 75, HbA1C 5.4. All bloodwork WNL except for ApoB of 58…
Infected finger becoming numb?
I’m 15 and I’m from Texas. I only take medicine for my allergies with IS Claritin. I let my finger nail get long and I think it grew a little bit into the side of my skin. So when I…
Do I have Lupus or some chronic viral infection?
Hi I am a 28 years old female with ongoing health problems for 6 years. At first it was only urinary infection followed by, what doctor told me, is only IBS. Year after year I felt worse. Body aches, back,…
I can’t produce sperm, is it normal after prostate surgery?
I’m a 59 year old male. I had prostrate surgery due to enlargement. Not cancer, question is when I have sex I can’t produce sperm. Is this normal after surgery or do I have a blockage.
On 60 mcg of Synthroid currently. Should I be taking more?
Female age 71, work out a lot, 5 feet 2 inches tall weight is 120-125 range (fluctuates), 10 cardiac stents, on Hormone replacement therapy since 2007, double pneumonia at age 30, total hysterectomy in 2007, reynaud’s disease, rheumatic fever at…
Having heart valve replacement surgery, concerned about risk factors and other treatment options?
Someone I know is going to require heart valve replacement surgery. He has some concerns. He as random head aches and his scared it may happen during surgery and cause damage. He was wondering could that be a risk factor…
After lumpectomy, lymph node surgery and radiation therapy, I have stabbing pain in lower back?
I am a 49 year old female. Last December I was diagnosed Stage II Breast cancer, they found a micro- metastases in my lymph node on the affected side. I had lumpectomy and lymph node surgery in January, followed by…
I have debilitating shoulder pain, acupuncture, physio and doctors may have caused permanent damage?
I have been suffering with Shoulder pain on and off since I was 14 years of age (5 years). The doctors originally sent me for Physio-therapy which had no effect other than making the pain within my shoulder worse and…
I have a horrible pain in my left side every time I orgasm?
I have a horrible pain in my left side every time I orgasm. The area of the pain feels like my ovaries. I have had large cyst on my ovaries before and they went away own their own, but this…
My wife had a sudden body pain attack we need medical advice before undergoing medical treatment?
Hello my name is (…),I want to ask a question about rheumatology. my wife had a sudden body pain attack and all the joints swollen and lots of body pain about 2 months ago,she is 40 years old and she…
I have Herpes simplex virus 2, I may have passed this to my baby boy?
I’m a 26 year old female who was diagnosed with HSV2 in 2009. I gave birth to my son in 2013 and had an outbreak the day after I gave birth to him vaginally. He did not show any signs…
My tongue, mouth and back of throat are dry, doctors and ENT don’t know why?
I am 27, male. For about a year I’ve been experiencing dry mouth, mostly before I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning. It’s mostly my tongue that is dry, but sometimes it’s my whole mouth…
I’ve been ill for two years, Lyme disease, neck weakness and arm shaking, is my condition treatable?
Hello, I’ve been ill for two years. It started with facial paralysis, a bad earache, parotitis and meningitis. Then later I was crossing the street wearing a heavy backpack and felt something weird in my neck and left hip. I…
I fractured my spine now have vision problems?
Im 24 female i have a history of depression i take hydrocodone because i fractured my spine. My vision seems to be skipping. Say for example if you did a 360 with a camera around the room it would skip…
