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I have pain higher up on the left side of my chest and in my left armpit

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31, female. I woke up this morning with pain higher up on the left side of my chest and in my left armpit. My armpit only really hurts when I extend my arm out straight ahead of me or to the side and it’s only slightly painful. The area on my chest hurts when pressed on or when I move or lift my arm. Id’ say the spot is about an inch or less down from my clavicle and also another spot close to my armpit has a similar feeling. It doesn’t hurt when breathing, eating or drinking. Only with movement of my arm or when pressure is applied. Wondering what could be causing this?



I had acute Myocarditis taking Azythromicin worried about heart stopping side effect

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My doctor prescribed me a single does of Azythromicin.

I am horrified about the possible heart stopping side effect it can cause.

Three years ago I had acute Myocarditis. This year I had a full check on my heart including ekg, bubble test, ultra sound, blood tests, etc and everything came back as normal.

Is it safe for me to take a Z pack?

I cant take Cipro or floroquinolones and Doxy isnt working for my current infection.

Should I be worried?

26male 175 lbs 6’5

Took apple cider vinegar to relieve cold and flu, now nose is bleeding?

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21 year old female, not currently on any medications and have no significant medical history. Caught a cold/flu before Christmas, and immediately after getting over it I caught another cold. It finally escalated into a sinus infection on Friday, and it’s now Monday. I wasn’t able to see a doctor over the weekend so I tried the home remedy of drinking an apple cider vinegar drink 3x a day, which has helped significantly and I feel almost 100% back to normal, no more pain or discomfort, except my nasal discharge is bright pink and seems to be bloody, is this normal after a sinus infection? Or do I need to see a doctor?

Over a year ago I started experiencing fatigue, heart flutters, weight loss?

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Hello, I am a 27 year old female. Over a year ago I started experiencing fatigue, heart flutters, weight loss and a few other small symptoms that lead me to be concerned about my health. I was given a test for Addison’s disease which came back twice as inconclusive and was told it must be stress. I then spent a year with a psychologist going weekly and attending coping skills courses. Some symptoms lessoned. I honestly lost faith in going to the doctor and hadn’t been in over a year until I developed a UTI, which I have been treating with antibiotics for close to 3 months now. I just finished my 4th type yesterday and it is already showing symptoms again. I also found a small hard lump at the bottom of my right breast that causes me no pain and moves. I just received blood work back today that says I am now anemic. I have an appointment Wednesday and I would like to know what type of tests do I ask for. There is an underlying issue that is causing my weight loss, poor immune system and these issues and I feel that they are only treating the symptoms instead of taking me seriously and looking for a cause. Please help me I am lost and tired of this stuggle and I have no medical background to help me figure this out on my own.



I have a lump on breast with mucus colored discharge?

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I am a 40 year old African American female I do not have any kids I have a lump in my right breast the nipple area has become dry and Flaky when I squeeze my breast a mucus colored discharge comes out as well as what appears to be white blackheads I am experiencing pain in the area where the breast and underarm meat I am also a diabetic I take metformin for that I have high blood pressure I take clonidine and and one more blood pressure pill I am also severely anemic I take my iron pills I also have a discharge coming from my left breast when squeezed is this cancer and if so what kind



My 15 year old daughter has Tricuspid valve regurgitation, nausea getting worse?

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My 15 year old daughter has Tricuspid valve regurgitation. We have been experiencing consistent nausea with no vomiting with an onset of a headache be the end of the day. Usually the nausea lasts for 3 to 4 days. We have had this happened once in October for a week, then twice in November. However it has gotten worse in December. She has had nausea now for 7 days, however now she gets excessive sweating, fatigue, occasional sore throat, achy chest pains, arm pain, or back pain, and loss of balance. On the 19th of December she experienced hand tremors, bad chest and arm pain, and fatigue. I took her to ER, and they performed an EKG and xray on her heart, everything was normal. She was further diagnosed in ER with Rhumatic fever. Since then we have been battling the above mentioned symptoms, however its daily and to the point where she is missing school. Her pediatrician gave her Zofran for nausea but it doesn’t give any relief. Last time she went to dr. on January 3 she lost weight as well. Blood work as done to rule out thyroid problems and to check for inflammation from rhumatic fever. Blood work was normal. Her dr. feels the symptoms are due to migraine headaches. She does get headaches with the nausea but not every time. Can Migraines cause all these symptoms? Especially since they are now ongoing?



I have severe peripheral neuropathy symptoms after HIV exposure?

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I am a 32 years old male. I have severe peripheral neuropathy symptoms since 2 months of my hiv exposure. Had a ptotected sex but I am not sure on hiv status of the sex worker or the condom status during sex(broke or any hole).

I am everyday feeling burning pain in feet, extreme body twitching cramps in thighs, tingling in feet leg and hand fingers. Sometimes burning pain in thumb also.

My doctor told it is not hiv but stress but it has never happened before and non ending. I am now 5 months hiv negative by duo test and pcr test. I also did std panel tests twice for hcv, hsv, vdrl, chlymdia and it was negative too.

Please suggest what to do as this problem is affecting my daily activities and even sleep. Is this HIV? How long do I need to do the tests to be 100% sure I do not have hiv?

Lab tests performed:
4th gen duo – 2 month, 3 month and 5 month Pcr dna – 3 month Pcr rna – 4 month



My son is experiencing stinging when urinating, not UTI, please advise?

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My 7 year old son has been experiencing mild stinging when urinating. I have taken him to the doctor several time over the last 6 months for this issue. they have tested him for a UTI each time and it has always been negative, even the culture they sent out. This is the only symptom he has had. The doctor has diagnosed him with urethritis each time and told me to have him drink more water. Tonight after using the bathroom he started crying and said the tip hurt really bad, but the pain resided after a moment. I plan on taking him back to the doctor tomorrow, but in the meantime I am just trying to get some ideas of what else could be causing this. Does urethritis typically last for 6+ months? It seems unusual to me.



Menstrual cycle causes cramping, breast soreness, enlargement, but not pregnant?

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Hi, my name is (…) and I am 24 years old. I currently take Microgesterone but that is the only medicine that I am taking regularly. I am nervous and unsure about whether I should be. I have been cramping and have been experiencing breast soreness and enlargement which I have not ever experienced the latter even during regular menstrual cycles. I did take a home pregnancy test which showed as “not positive.” Since I have been on birth control, I have had some irregularities with my cycle, but this just seems different with the added symptom that I haven’t experienced before. Could you help me with this?



I have severe nose bleed, do I need cauterization?

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I have been diagnosed with a sinus & inner ear infection & prescribed antibiotics. I went to the Doctor as I had a severe nose bleed, the blood was gushing out & pinching nose did not stop it for nearly an hour. He said the infection will have caused the nose bleed. Since then I have had five severe bleeds in two days, appear to be caused by movement, trying to lie down, brushing teeth. I have stayed upright in bed hardly moving & haven’t had a bleed now for around 12 hours although I feel as if it may happen if I move in the wrong way. I am currently in Turkey, so had to cancel my flight home & am now due to fly in 5 days. I am really worried that the flight could cause another severe bleed, which may be difficult/ impossible to stop, particularly if my bleeding is coming from an artery further back the nose as the nose bleeds are so severe & difficult to stop I am wondering if this could be the case. Should I delay my flight for a longer period so I have had time to fully recover beforehand? I am feeling so terribly scared, I have never had a nose bleed before & the severity of these is frightening! My blood pressure & temperature are normal & I am normal weight, age 61 usually in good health. The doctor here has said if bleeding doesn’t stop he will pack my nose or refer me for cauterization, but I really want to avoid this if possible, so am hoping by resting the bleeding may stop & nose heal naturally. Please help, I am so very scared. Thank you



Cancer of lymph nodes with bowel blockage, doctor says too dangerous to operate?

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my mom has always had trouble with her bowel working right.nov22,16 she had surgery to remove a lymph node in stomach area for testing.it was a 1 hour surgery that took 31/2 hrs due to adhesion.dr said adhesion were so bad he had hard time find lymph node but finally did.she was in hospital 3 days home 2 days then readmitted due to a bowel blockage.they put tube down her nose to give her some relief.dr said she needed another surgery but he wont do it cuz he feels she wont make it it to tough for her.she is drinking prune juice,taking bowel softener everyday and then every other day she takes 4 exlax still no movement except a little very little watery brown stuff.her abdominal is so bloated and she has lots of pain.when we ask doctorhe says keep doing what shes doing.but it not helping what else can we do? please she needs relief.she is 79 and has cancer of lymph nodes



My vaginal area is swollen and cold/fever like symptoms and facial pain?

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female, 24 , no specific medical history….2 querries for you……..problem 1- it started suddenly with no warning i woke up to me private areas are swollen like someone punched me there and then also number sensitive (the type of sensation you feel when you go to the dentist and the anesthetic you and your lip and mouth goes numb that type of itchy numb tissue pain/feeling) feels like im allergic to myself and i had to have a baking soda bath to cool it down (my sister hormone issues where her doctor advised her to sit in baking soda baths if this thing happend) this sensitivity has calmed down but flares up sometimes, my body fluids seem to make it worse (is am not sexually active at all) so i dont know what it could be i think when i was a teem i had a mini hormone imbalance but i dont think its that i have tried thrush and feminine creams for down there but they make no difference i tend to be ‘mosit’ down there normally so i cant tell whats normal i have tried baby powder to dry it all out which does help slightly for limited time periods , i have not changed the washing powder or shower gel i usually use… problem 2- also since then getting cold/fever like symptoms with migraines over the last 5 days snotty nose but when i blow my nose sometimes there is red and green bits instead of the normal yellow or clear snot the left side of my face has been hurting for 5 days as if someone punch me in the jaw i dont know if this is a cold something else or a tooth issue and ice packs and heat do not help my face pain dont know if i need to go to doctor pharmacy or dentist about my face



Suffering from involuntary movements, spasms, doctors don’t know what is wrong?

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Four months ago my husband got sick, the doctors don’t know whats wrong, and is not making much of an effort to figure out what It could be, so we need ideas on what it could be so we can go to the doctor to make them check it out. It started with a tingling sensation on the entre left side of the body. After a few days he started getting large involuntary movements in his left leg (his leg looked like it was made out of gelo when he walked .) after a few more days the involuntary movements started in his left arm. (It can last for hours and then goes away, and the episodes happens several times every day). His symptoms now include involuntary movements in his legs, arms, stomach muscles, left eyelid, and left side of his mouth(cheek and lips). He has episodes where he can’t speak, as if his throat shuts down when he tries to speak ( lasting from minutes up to 3 hours). The last week he has had pain on different places on his body (lasting seconds to minutes) the pain has been on his testicle, side of his head, neck, shoulder blades, thigh, and stomach and other various muscle groups. Besides from this he has always been healthy, but has ADHD. (Uses concerta) He is 26 years old. MRI and EEG look good.



I have neck, shoulders, back, hip and leg pain, doctor says due to menopause imbalance, need second opinion?

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Hi my name is (…) I’m 58 women I take levothyroxine and menopause support and Motrin. I need to see what’s going on I been to the doctor like two times now and he keeps on telling me it my menopause imbalance but I’m not sure because my neck shoulders back hips and legs hurt I need to see what it can be and to find a specialist in Utah I hurt all the time?



I have gastric problems with itching and breathing problems, getting worse?

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2 months back, at night I faced severe stomach ache in the middle of my stomach. My mom thought at first it was due to gastric problems and gave me the medicine but it didn’t work. I tried passing excreta and after a lot of attempts it passed, and I was expecting my pain to reduce by then but it got severe. My dad gave me some pain killer for stomach ache and then finally it reduced. After 2 weeks or so, I again faced the same problem and I took the same tab again and the pain reduced again. It repeated the same way after 3 weeks and I took the medicine but this time it didn’t reduce. After some time, I drank a little ajwain in water and it reduced a little and slowly disappeared. The next day, I got the same pain.
When my stomach had pained for the first time, my whole body had started itching and I had allergy tablet and it reduced for 2-3 days, but it started again. Currently the itching isn’t much, but whenever it itches, the small part of skin in that place swells and turns red like how it happens when a mosquito bites.
Since few days, I am even suffering from back pain and lower abdominal pain, in the absence of stomach pain and I even face breathing difficulties since few months. At the beginning I wasn’t able to breath in absence of wind, but now I feel suffocated more.
I even feel very hungry at times, my stomach gets hot and it won’t get even half filled despite eating a lot of things and I feel a little weakness in my arms and legs. Can you please tell me what might be the problem?