50 yr old black professional and healthy female. Hysterectomy 5 yrs ago but still have overies. Current meds for htn norvac 10 mg qd past 2 yrs, estrace interval vagingal cream 3x weekly for the past 2 yrs. Had breast swelling of both breast and breast pain in both breast. Breast were tender like if you are pregnant. Not pregnant.
Recent mammogram abnormal finding, same day had breast ultrasound small mass of concern in right and left breast. Biospy (scheduled). Needle. Is this safe and needed. Also can I avoid titanium marker. I keloid and think marker is dangerous.
She’s 63 ginger and she had knee surgery in the past my grandma fell today and hit her knee and landed really hard on here ankle her ankle is now huge and swollen she won’t go to the doctor what should I do
My husband has been sick for a week or so and his dr put him on an antibiotic an inhaler and some cough syrup with codeine. Today at work he was sitting at his desk and broke out in a cold sweat and felt nauseated and dizzy. He leaned back in his chair and apparently passed out because he woke up and had vomited all down his shirt. Could you please tell me what you think that may have been?
I am a 44-year-old man not on any medications. I have had 2 spinal surgeries about 10 yrs ago but in otherwise generally good heath. I was working outside a week ago and suddenly passed out and when i woke up I started to throw up black after throwing up twice I passed back out. When i woke up again I realized I had hit my head and had a good size abrasion on my right temple. Ever sense this happened I have total numbness of my right thumb. Numbness to the point of painful. I have never passed out before or had numbness like this. Wondering what could be the cause of passing out the black vomit and now total numbness.
I am 25 years old, female from Philippines. Since birth, I don’t recall having sense of smell in anything except menthol oil and cream like Katinko and ammonia. Never been diagnose and have no physical problem nor internally in my nose. Do you know what is my problem?
When I was a child, I was diagnose of esophageal varices and undergo of reverse splenorenal shunt operation and rectal biopsy. I am anemic and only medication I take is ferrous sulphate.
My problem can be easily described. I suffer from a continuous reduction of hemoglobin. Every day I have to take iron supplement to retain my hemoglobin levels in normal range.
I give you an example of my condition. Let’s say I take an iron supplement for a year, the blood analysis confirms hemoglobin level at 146 g / l. Subsequently I cease to take an iron supplement. Two months later hemoglobin level falls to 97 g / l. I could give you several similar examples during previous 6 years.
Then I always start to take iron supplement again and my hemoglobin levels come back to the normal. If I take iron every day, hemoglobin levels remain within normal limits. Basically, I must constantly take the iron supplements.
I believe that the absorption of iron by my guts should be fine though. Hematologist said that when my hemoglobin levels are increased after taking iron supplements, absorption should be fine. Also, when I took iron tablet at night on an empty stomach, my GP confirmed after the blood analysis that I had elevated levels of serum iron (that was also independently confirmed by another doctor a year later).
I do not suffer from celiac disease. I should not suffer from an increased destruction of red blood cells, bilirubin levels are normal. I am not a vegetarian. I have no intestinal parasites. The amount of vitamin B12 and other blood parameters are in normal ranges.
These problems started about 6 years ago, before that I did not need to constantly take iron supplements.
I would like to ask you few questions:
1. May I have some form of iron malabsorption considering the fact that my body is able to absorb sufficient amounts of iron from the supplements but not from normal diet?
Note .: My sibling eats almost the same food as I but his hemoglobin levels are absolutely all right, without need of taking iron supplements.
2. What various conditions or illnesses should I have?
3. What can cause so massive decreasing of hemoglobin levels? Where do I lose it, if I do not bleed?
What could cause severe groin pain. 55yr old female, with 3 scoliosis surgery at 12, 17, 21yrs. (in the 1970’s) Harrington rod put in , taken out and third surgery was bone taken from my hip and fused to lower spine.
Some hip pain when weather is bad but the groin pain is extreme. Pain started in my mid 40’s beginning periodically at night when I was in bed. But groin pain is happening now at least 4 days a week, very sharp and it is not like the ache I get in my hip from time to time.
I am convinced that I have Celiacs disease but I’m not sure how to go forward. I have temporal lobe epilepsy and I have had digestive issues my entire life. 2 years ago I cut gluten out of my diet and my epilepsy symptoms vanished, I kept an epilepsy diary and confirmed that whenever I ate gluten I had a seizure in the next 2 days. For the past year I have been gluten free and had only 2 seizures during the same period when I previously had multiple daily seizures. My digestive problems such as constipation and bloating have also resolved.
My general health however is not optimum, I follow a paleo style diet and do not eat any processed foods or added sugars yet I still suffer with low Vit D and ferritin (with normal haemoglobin) levels despite taking supplements. I also suffer with acne and fatigue.
I really believe that the root of my issues could be Celiacs disease. Although I follow a gluten free diet I share a comunal kitchen and cross contamination is likely.
Should I just assume I have Celiacs and manage cross contaminations? I am aware that I need to eat gluten regularly to accurately test for Celiacs (previous blood test was negative) but I am not willing to put myself through this as my epilepsy is now so well controlled with my diet.
Is there another way I can seek a diagnosis? My GP has advised me to ‘assume I do have celiacs’ but I am left wondering about my long term health.
My sister had her spleen out, after that she had several blood clots form, they said they cannot break up due to their size and how many their are. She has been on blood thinners for years. She now had an enlarged artery burst and is bleeding internally into the area where her spleen was. They tried to go in through the two arteries where they thought it was bleeding, couldn’t get past the blood clot on one, and the other was not the one bleeding. Basically they say they’ve done what they can. Isn’t there a specialist somewhere that knows how to deal with it? Mayo Clinic also says theres nothing they could do. Shes a 30yr old Female
I am a 33 y/o Caucasian female with no family medical history of thyroid issues or thyroid cancer (family medical history: my father has diabetes and bipolar disorder, my sister and I myself have bipolar disorder, and there are no other significant medical issues in the family). In May 2016, my GP suggested I get an ultrasound for a thyroid nodule on the right side of my thyroid that she discovered during a routine physical exam. I had the US in June. According to the US report, “The right thyroid lobe measures 5.1 x 2.1 x1.9 cm. The left thyroid lobe measures 3.3 x 1.1 x 1.6 cm. There is a 4 mm nodule in the right mid gland. There is a 2 cm nodule in the lower pole of the right thyroid lobe. Impression: A 2cm nodule in the lower pole of the right thyroid lobe. Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration suggests an established diagnosis.”
I then had a fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) in July. The results came back “atypical” (I don’t have them on hand right now, but I can send them to you). I then consulted with a thyroid specialist, who recommended a partial lobectomy to establish a diagnosis. I have been doing some research into the medical literature (via PubMed, etc) and it sounds like perhaps a core-needle biopsy (CNB) may provide a more definitive diagnosis and help me determine if I should go the surgical route or not (if the nodule turns out to be cancerous or precancerous, I will of course go with surgery, but since it’s atypical and it could turn out to be malignant or benign, I would like to exhaust any other options available in determining the diagnosis before electing to have surgery). I also had blood work done in May. TSH and (TPO) Ab and T4, Free (Direct) were in normal ranges (TSH was 1.420 and (TPO) Ab was 9 IU/mL and T4 was 1.36) and TgAb was a little high (2.1 IU/mL). Everything else (CBC w/diff, CMP, lipid panel) came back normal. Can you help, please? Happy to send you the US and FNA results. My question is: Would you recommend CNB or some other method to determine if the nodule is benign or malignant besides surgery? I just want to exhaust all my options if I can.
i am a 32 year old female and last week i was taken to hospital and admitted and kidney stone got stuck in my urethra and infection started backing up , they had to put a stent in there to get the infection out …so now im out of the hospital and i am having problems from the site of IV the ambulance put a IV in my juggler vein and now a lot of pain is coming from there all the way up to the back of my head , my ear hurts muffled sounds in that ear black floating dots in my vision and my head hurts and i cant think straight. please tell me what you think is going on?
I am a lady of 34 years of age, i have no medical history nor taking any chronic condition. i have been consulting with different doctors for same symptoms for 6 months now and till to date i still have not found a solution. i have burning sensations on my chest and whole body at times, i get dizzy and my body itchy, shortness of breath, tight and stiff tight muscles on my chest in the morning and night. i was diagnosed with bronchpneomonia but it was false diagnosis said two doctors, they suspected Gastro and send me for G-scope which came out fine. no trace of ulcer just that my body is producing too much acid, hence i am burning. My body is in so much pain at night and in the morning, i did different tests and all came out good.
Been to 2 GI docs & internist had blood tests, HIDA, ultrasound CT abdominal scan CT angiogram of the abdomen colonoscopy… He could not get all the way past the first curve even with pediatric instruments so had G.I. bariatric enema, stomach emptying test and they still can’t tell me anything the CT showed right kidney atrophy …atelectasis of lower right lung. Symptoms are lost 30 pounds in three months nausea every time I eat quickly full cannot eat barely anything anymore get sick every time i Eat, heightened sense of smell extreme exhaustion hiccups belching, changes recently… I have severe thyroid hormone resistant disease . They still can’t diagnose me and I’ll getting sicker and I’m sick all the time it’s debilitating
47/f
asthma 38 yrs Albuteral inhaler taken 1x/week average
Cervical disk disease w/ arthritis
Lumbar stenosis, sciatica, osteoarthritis ibprofren 4 X/mo average
dull ache behind right eye started 8 days ago. Level 4 pain when light pressure is applied started 4 days ago. Sometimes sudden sharp pain in right eye with movement to left and downward and sometimes without movement started 4 days ago becoming more frequent. Dull ache always present. White flashed seen twice. Some blurriness right eye. Constant headache level 3 pain. No relief with ibprofren 800mg/dosage
I’ve had what feels like sinus pain on right side for over a month. No drainage but level 6 pain inside nose when pushed on slightly. Pain shoots to ear, teeth, jaw, neck level 4-7 pain. No fever but sometimes low temp 96 my normal is 98.6
My doctor left the practice. I was not notified. Urgent care does not have proper DX support.
Age 64, Male, In hospital now for 3 weeks for bacterial infection. Was given Heparin for clots in right leg that I had surgery on last year for bypass surgery. While on heparin, now have a hematoma that is bleeding. Was on Ventilator for 3 days, then was breathing on own. Today on CPAP. Kidney functions stopped. On Dialysis. Rectal tube in, bed sores. Can’t move. Prior to hospital was in terrible back pain. Found a mass in pelvic area that was drained. Have been on antibiotics and not seeming to help. I don’t want to die yet. Can you help?
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