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I received a urethral bulking procedure with the Coaptite injectable implant, now in constant pain, doctors don’t know why?

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On February 8th, 2017, I received a urethral bulking procedure with the Coaptite injectable implant. That evening I could only drip pee, but not empty my bladder fully. I was screaming in pain overnight and the next morning my husband took me to the hospital where they drained 2 liters off the bladder. I was sent home and told that I would completely recover. Since then I have suffered from severe urgency, stinging, burning, frequency, pelvic pain and some incontinence. I have seen a urogynecologist, a gynecologist, a urologist, a pain specialist, an acupuncturist, and now I am seeing a pelvic floor physical therapist and receiving weekly treatments of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation, PTNS. Over these 3 months, my condition has worsened, not improved. None of the doctors I have consulted understand why this happened to me, and do not know how to treat it. At 66, I am/was an elite athlete, extremely active, babysitting grandchildren, and had lots of energy. Today, I spend most of my time in bed due to the extreme discomfort of the pelvic floor pain and the severe urgency. I am taking myrbetriq for the pain, but do not think that it is helping and taking several antidepressants. I wonder what more can be done to alleviate these symptoms, if not get rid of them completely. I do not understand what could be causing these horrific sensations.



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 had a lumbar laminectomy / discectomy on the L5-S1 around 8-9 months ago for some pretty painful sciatica?

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I had a lumbar laminectomy / discectomy on the L5-S1 around 8-9 months ago for some pretty painful sciatica shooting down my left leg from my gluteal region. I was doing pretty well until last week, and noticed that I had some sensitivity behind my outer left knee. The sensitivity is not debilitating, but really notable. Could I have possibly re-herniated? or can this be corrected? I have not had any pain yet from my gluteal region nor my lower back.

I have just started my gabapentin treatment again, I also had an occurrence today when I coughed and my upper left gluteal region issued me some sharp pain. Am I experiencing a recurrence of a herniated disc again?

My wife’s latest ultra sound shows 4 cysts in her ovary what are chances for (IVF) In Vitro Fertilization?

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My wife’s latest ultra sound shows 4 cysts in her ovary, Sizes are 1) 2.1 x 2.1 x 1.7 2) 2.1 x 1.7 x 1.8 3) 3.1 x 3.0 x 1.3 4) 1.8 x .2 x 1.3. Her first ovary and tubes are removed 2 years before due to another ovarian cyst.
She is 34 and our kid is 6 yrs old. We are looking forward to have a second kid. As per the Sonohysterogram, her remaining Fallopian tube is blocked. We are looking for the possibility of IVF In Vitro Fertilization,
Could you please advise me the chances for (IVF) In Vitro Fertilization?



I have had spine problems since an accident in 1992?

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I have had spine problems since an accident in 1992 when I hit my head on low door way twisted my head fell with my shoulders on hard floor and also broke my tibia and fibia.

The symptoms after that started were wide and varied I have been bedridden for last 3 years in chronic pain.

I beleive when I had the accident it caused problems around T1 possibly prolapsed disc. The symptoms from this pain down sides stomach and groin pain. My neck and upper back have basically ceased up. I get loud cracking in my head heard by me and if loud crack others in room. I have just been diagnosed with problem at C3 nothing about T1.
I assume when you have a prolapsed disc at this level T1 it is generally left.
I have just managed to sort the muscles out and pain downwards has stopped.. When you have sciatic pain it can stop and start again years later. I believe with thoracic referred pain the problem continues as this area does not move. I by any chance it moves and the pain stops is there any chance it will stay ok similar to when sciatica goes.



My 14 1/2 year old daughter has been getting a little bruise looking purplish rash on her earlobe for about a year?

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Hello all. I am very worried. My 14 1/2 year old daughter has been getting a little bruise looking purplish rash on her earlobe for about a year. It lasts a few days then goes away completely. It returns every other week, sometimes once a month. I mentioned it to her doctor last year, and he did a cbc, and said it was normal, no need to worry. This week, she had a small one on her face, so I took her to the doctor. They ran a bunch of blood tests. CBC w/diffential, Metabolic panel, Bleeding time, PTT, antinuclear. The doctor said everything looks good, that it is idiopathic, but not ITP because her platelets are NOT low. I was worried about lieukemia. That is why I took her. I want to believe that these things just happen, can you please shed light on this? Please help me, I am so scared. during visit before bloodwork , doctors called it petechiae or purpura, on the internet it was all bad and scary reasons for these. Can these really happen for no reason? They told me no treatment needed.



I am having major muscle spasms in my lower back. I have been diagnosed with Sciatica?

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Hi I am in a lot of pain right now and can not lay down. I am having major muscle spasms in my lower back. I have been diagnosed with Sciatica about 3 months ago. Long story short I did a light workout exactly a week ago which caused my right knee to sprain. Two days after it was Friday I started feeling my sciatic nerve pain come back. Now it exactly a week later. I went to the hospital last night, and also this morning because the spasms are unbearable. I don’t have a family doctor at the moment. They gave me a prescription for flexiril which has helped me in the past but this time it seems to be getting worse. I am restless and everytime I go to lay down the spasms start. I am traumatized by the spasm attacks from these last 2 days I don’t even want to bother laying down but even when I try it literally makes me want to die that is how bad the spasms are. I know usually what to do to subside the pain, but NOTHING is helping. Nothing. I am 24 yrs old. Female. 150lbs. 5’1 height.

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.



My wife has had an Ilia conduit operation 6 years ago & has a Stoma bag, crystals forming with burning sensation?

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My wife has had an Ilia conduit operation 6 years ago & has a Stoma bag. She has a constant urine infection & has had to take antibiotics regularly as she has developed Kidney problems. Her urine is burning her flesh area around the Stoma and is causing crystals to form. She has been told to dab the area with white vinegar. A very painful experience every time, That area hurts all the time but however she has done this and after two weeks, they went. Very upset to see the crystals have returned after just two days. What else can she do to relieve the situation?
Thank you Doctor.



I recently got a implant done, but during my healing / antibiotics stage – my tongue started to appear like I have oral thrush?

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I recently got a implant done, but during my healing / antibiotics stage – my tongue started to appear like I have oral thrush (white hair – very sticky, and can be scrubbed off with no pain). Red dots all around an large bumps at the back of my tongue. This is no where else in my mouth but my tongue.
I was prescribed Nystatin, but it did not work. I was recently prescribed another mouthwash similar to nystatin but nothing is changing with my mouth. There is no pain anywhere else, minus the odd muscle pains in the legs (started about a week ago).
I also just noticed that I have white scars on penis. I’m not 100% sure when this started, but I noticed it in the last couple days. There is no pain and the scars are about 1mm in dia and are on the shaft of the penis and balls.
Is there something more that I should be worried about?

My wife kept taking primolut-n even after pregnancy, is there a problem?

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My wife kept taking primolut-n for five days for regularize the three months delayed period after the pregnancy test showing negative, but after 15 days not started period, so meet with the doctor and checked blood, that time result came positive. She did taken 15 tablets without knowing that she was pregnant and now when her pregnancy test came positive we are very worried if the pill is going to have an adverse effect on the baby or it can cause any deformities to the fetus please answer it for us.
Another factor is that she was fever around 5 days on first week of april and taken paracetamol tablet at that time .Is there any problem?Is any problem to continue this pregnency?Please advise sir.Thanks in advance
LMP 5.3.2017
GA 9weeks



My daughter developed a rash on legs, may have been bug bites?

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My daughter (24yo caucasian) recently had an overnight layover in Xianmen China and noticed the next day what looked like bug bites over much of her body. The bites are not itchy, but there is a growing irregular shaped dark red rash around most of them. The attached photo shows the progression from mild redness on day 2 to dark red irregular rash on day 4. She doesn’t think she has a fever, but has felt some perhaps unrelated instances of nausea and headache. She’s currently in Japan for an extended stay.



I received cortisone shots in my scalp for the purpose of hair growth but the shot left me with hyper pigmentation?

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I received cortisone shots in my scalp for the purpose of hair growth but the shot left me with hyper pigmentation. Each area that the shot was applied has a white spot in the area making it visible where I received each shot. No hair has grown in those areas at all. I received the shot January 31, 2017. Today is May 16, 2017 and I have yet to see any improvement. Is there anything I can do to reverse what looks like blotch white spots on my scalp? It’s very noticeable because the spots are so much lighter than my regular complexion



I have injury in right leg, need surgery or is there another option?

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i have injury in right leg knee and the report of MRI as follow
MRI report:
The ACL could not be seen near its femoral attachment while the rest of its fibers are seen sagging on the tibial surface with intra substance areas of high signal intensity in all pulse sequences.
Abnormal high SI bone marrow area on T2WIs and STIR images seen at the opposing lateral femoral condyle and lateral aspect of the tibial plateau.
Normal MRI appearance of both menisci, PCL, collateral and patellar articular ligaments as well as the quadriceps and infra patellar tendons.
Mild intra articular joint effusion is noted.
Normal marrow signals of the examined bones and the overlying articular cartilages.
Intact peri-articular musculature with preserved intervening fat planes,

Findings are those of complete tear of ACL with mild knee joint effusion

i would ask if this case need surgery or there is option an medicine treatment.



I have painful swelling in both calfs and behind both knees, doctors are puzzled, need second opinion?

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Good day i am a 27 yr old male with painful swelling in both calfs and behind both knee. I have had a bi lateral anterior faciotomy and ankle spurs removed from both legs but approximately 18 months post op the pain is getting worse and i have very limited mobility in my ankles. I have spent 7 years in the Canadian armed forces which required alot of running and ruck marches prior to the start of this pain 2 -3 years ago. I have been to see physio, osteopathists, surgions, reumotologists and the pain clinic. All doctors i have seen say there is a large amount of swelling in my calfs but have all been puzzled as to why. Thank you for your time.