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Doctors after initial inspection have not ruled out Synovitis, Arthritis (RA or OA), need second opinion?

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Hello, I have just received my blood report for Arthritis profile, and my SGPT, ESR AND CRP have come high, suggesting high inflammation. However my RF Factor is in range. Doctors after initial inspection have not ruled out synovitis, Arthritis (RA or OA). Physical symptoms i am having as of today is 1) General Pain and Acute pain while movement of Thumb and neighboring finger, at the bottom of thumb where it meets hand 2) walking difficulty in left leg ankle, can’t run for sure, limp sometimes, on a day with too much standing or excursion, the ankle area swells a bit as well. Dont know really whats going on with me. Also I have no injuries or accident in past or present. Also, I feel very lazy, weak, and sometimes feel really cramped in the evenings and early morning. My concentration at work is also going down. Please help.

I have high Immunoglobulin (IgG) levels, please advise

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Dear Doctors, This is (…) from (…). Recently i got tested by blood for plasma donation purpose. There the physicians told me that i have high IgG levels. But since one year am really healthy with out any small issues.

Also i got negative for HIV and hepatitis B when i got check up in January.

So am worried a bit now..high IgG levels are bad for health?

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I’m suffering from a lower back pain for a year?

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I’m suffering from a lower back pain for a year now.even in sitting position .standing for a while or lying on bed. I made xray and it shows nothing at all .so what’s the cause of the pain.

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I am having odd tastes in my mouth, please advise?

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Last month I have not been eating well.
Now i am feeling sweet taste and other odd tastes in my throat and mouth while breathing for 10 days, i also feel fatigue whole day. I had blood works done and here are my tests. Please advise what is wrong eith me?
So my blcod cvc test results – Hb 14.3%
TLC-5300 cells/cu mm
Neutrophils-41%
Lymphocyte-49%
Eosinophils-9%
Basophils-00%
TPC-1.49 lakh/ cumm

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I had E. coli infection now have blood clots, what’s going on?

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I am a 23 year old female i am 5’6″ I weigh 173 lbs my medications I am on consist of 30mg ER Cymbalta,Mitalax,Lactulose,Senkonot,and stool softeners. It started out 4 years ago when I had my daughter Via C-Section and got a E.coli blood infection with 6 blood transfusions, i am very Anemic always have been, 9 months after my infection they found a herniated disc in my L4-L5 region I had surgery to decrease the bulge to only return 4 months later after about a year of physical therapy Gabapentin, and no relief they did another MRI to find the disc bulging again so second surgery still maybe a month relief then i got on a pain management program that prescribed Morphine 30mg ER every 12hrs and 15 IR 1/2 tab every 8 hrs about two years into the program i couldn’t handle the pain meds and still had no relief and sever constipation, so I’ve been off for two or so years. I got the IUD in my arm and experienced frequent UTI and yeast infections and hormone imbalance was always 140lbs-145lbs so they took the IUD and referred me to a thyroid specialist and they tested my thyroid levels and said nothing was wrong with no explanation of the discharge and infections was told I have to live worth it my results as of 1/30/17 TSH 0.37 T3,TOTAL RSLT 140.6 and T4 TOTAL RSLT 7.3. I was put on the Nuvarin but stopped due to massive discharge,fatigue, severe constipation, and discomfort about a month ago i started yo gain weight now I’m ip to almost 40lbs at 172lbs.. I was referred to a gastroenterologist for a possible colonoscopy after being hospitalized for blood clots in my stool but I couldn’t flush my system with anything help me what’s going on?

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I am trying to keep my liver enzymes in normal range for upcoming blood test?

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I am trying to keep my liver enzymes in normal range for upcoming blood test. They were normal in April – AST was 32, ALT was 28, at that time I was drinking maybe 4 or 5 pints of beer on weekends. Since, I have been consuming a bit more, only on weekends (6-10 pints on weekends). My blood test is next Friday (8 days from now), and I have not had any alcohol since sunday (4 days ago). Is it likely my liver levels will rise from this? Or generally remain in the same range? I am a healthy male, 44 yrs….I am not over weight and exercise daily.
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I have much higher blood pressure when resting…is it unusual?

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On checking my blood pressure over the last 3 days I have found that i have much higher blood pressure when resting – either on going to bed or waking – 150/100 to 145/95 with a pulse rate of 55 to 63. However when active during the day it varies between 135/90 to 118/74 with a pulse rate of 65 to 80. I am 66 years of age/ 6′ 2″ tall and 15 1/2 stone.
This seems illogical. I am a non smoker and light drinker and have no historic illnesses.
I have recently been referred to a cardiologist following a single episode of moderate chest pain that woke me up from sleep and lasted about 1 hour but with no other symptoms. he found no obvious reasons for the pain but arranged an echo cardiogram which showed some enlargement of the arteries in my heart(?) which he wanted to follow up in 12 months.
I am on vacation at the moment so cannot speak to my GP with the findings. Can you advise or confirm that the readings are not unusual or require urgent investigation
Many thanks

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What do these Spirometry test results mean? …last resort!

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I am reaching out as a LAST RESORT…..I cannot get a straight answer regarding the results of my spirometry test. Values were as follows: FEV1 3,07, predicted 3.06;% predicted, 100%; FVC 4.49, predicted 4.07; % predicted, 110%; FEV1/FVC, 68%.

I am a 61 year old male, 66 inches tall, weight 153 lbs……

My question is this…..if FEV1 is 100% of predicted, and FVC is 110% of predicted, should not these values enter in to a diagnosis of COPD??….( which is what my PCP said that I have).

….my understanding is that FEV1 is as important a number as the ratio….and isn’t FEV1 MORMAL?!?….

…..the report said “normal diffusing capacity (DLCO” and “normal lung volumes”.

I’m frightened and baffled at the same time!…..I have no respiratory symptoms, and run 15-20 miles per week (11-min. miles).

ANY insight would be appreciated!

Thank you!

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I am coughing intermittently for about 5 months now, is this an allergy?

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I am coughing intermittently for about 5 months now, my doctor advised me to get an allergy test done. Which I did.
The IGE immunoglobin serum test which I made came back with a value of 515 and the laboratory reference value is <65. Does this mean I have allergies- that I am allergic to something? I would like to know if this indicates that there is a problem with me? What do I need to do now? Is there medication that I need to take? I am a 35 year old woman. I never had any problems before. Don't take any medication whatsoever. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanking you and your team ahead of time. Regards (...)

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I had a SIMPLE PREGNANCY ULTRASOUND showing a ANTERIOR WALL FIBROID, please advise?

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Anterior wall fibroid while pregnancy

2 years ago I had 2 missed abortions and while I was doing the ultrasound, the doctor discovered that I have a posterior wall fibroid, small 1 or 2 cam. 6 month ago, I gave birth to my baby and while pregnant I haven’t any thing or any problem regarding this fibroid. Now I am 3 months pregnant and they told me that I have an anterior wall fibroid
Is it the same fibroid?
I attached the report of 2015 ultrasound

and the latest report 2017:
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SIMPLE PREGNANCY ULTRASOUND of 02-MAY-2017: GESTATION: SINGLE AMNIOTIC FLUID : ADEQUATE FETAL HEARTS : PRESENT CRL= 1.60 CM YS=0.2 CM GAGE= 8.0 WKS EDD: 12.12.2017 FHR: 153 bpm CX= 2.8 CM SUBSEROSAL FIBROID ANT WALL UPPER UT=1.1X1.0 CM OVARIES : NORMAL. LUTEAL CYST LTO

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SIMPLE PREGNANCY ULTRASOUND of 21-MAY-2017: SIMPLE PREGNANCY ULTRASOUND: Findings: Gestation: SINGLE CRL: 3.86 cm Fetal Heart Movement: 163/ min CX/L: 3.76 cm COMMENTS: SINGLE, A/A, I/U GESTATION SEEN G AGE: 10 WK+5D SCAN EDD: 12/12/2017 ” AN ANTERIOR WALL FIBROID NOTED , 2.31 X 3.36 cm FOLLOW UP FOR NT SCAN
Age:30 Female



I was recently diagnosed with Herpes simplex virus HSV-1, results say positive and negative?

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I was recently diagnosed with HSV-1, and I would like to know what these results mean. Thank you!

I was recently diagnosed with HSV-1. But on my test results it says positive and negative. And I would like to know what this means. I recently had the flu, but they were no cold sores at all. Could I have been misdiagnosed? I will really appreciate your response. Thank you!



I have elevated Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and Sed rate (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) along with muscle soreness and pain?

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Elevated CPK and Sed Rate along with muscle soreness and pain.

For the last 11 months I’ve had varying degrees of muscle soreness and pain. My CPK rate was 1276 last July and has been between 300-700 for the last 10 months. My peak sed rate was 35 and has never gone below 20 in the last 11 months. 35 year old male. Had electro muscle test that came back negative. It’s not debilitating but it’s annoying and painful on some days.



I have a lot of abdominal pain one side,up near the ribs and lower down in the pelvic region?

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I have a lot of abdominal pain one side,up near the ribs and lower down in the pelvic region,especially when I pass urine,this is very painful.
I had a operation to repair a prolapse 5 weeks ago.
I had a catheter in for 5 days after
After it was taken out I had a water infection,I was given some antibiotics,they didn’t work,so they prescribed some others as there were high white blood cells in the urine.before the abiotic were finished I went back to the doctors as I still did not feel right,there were still high white blood cells in the urine.bloods were done,nothing was found.i was still in pain so contacted them again,still had high white blood cells in urine,but still wasn’t given anything,bloods were repeated again,but said no sign of infection,although I was still in pain when urinating. I am now getting throbbing pain the other side of my abdomen,just under my ribs and getting pain on the backs of my legs

My 50 year brother did a chest X-ray here are results, what do we do next?

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My 50 year brother did a chest X-ray that came back with the following result: Moderately Enlarged Cardiac Size with CTR =0.57. Unfolded Aortic Arch. Increased Hilar Bronchia Markings. No Obvious Bone Fracture Or Dislocation. No obvious Effusion. Impression: Cardiomypathy (HHD) with Associated Chest Infection. Please what does this mean and what do we do next. Thanks s lot for caring and for your anticipated answer.



I was detected with the HBsAg positive, What should i do now?

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I was detected with the HBsAg positive in 2013. Afterwards, i took antiviral drug. After one year, my dna load become undetectable but ALT level and billurubin was a still abnormal. Now, my ultrasound is normal. Alt level is 71 and billurubin is also 2.1. My viral load is not detected while hbeag is negative and anti hbe is positive.
What should i do now?
can hbsag become negative in my case?
my gender is male and age is 24.