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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



I had a back fusion at l4-s1 now have anterlothesis of l4 on l5, do I need surgery?

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I am a 35 yr old female. I had a back fusion at l4-s1 about 4 yrs ago. I have recently been having a lot of pain when I bend forward and try to straighten back up. It feels like it locks on me. So I had an xray done, and it shows that I have anterlothesis of l4 on l5, and it increases with flexion. My pain doctor referred me to a surgeon because he said it should not be moving like that due to it being fused there. Is he right? Is this abnormal movement?



I recently got lasik surgery, now vision is blurry and can’t see fine print?

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i recently got lasik.. well i got my 3rd Surgery (enhancements) and now they claim i have -0.5 astigmatism in my right eye and +0.25 farsighted in my left. They claim that its a success.. however i feel my vision is very off balanced! I had to leave school because reading is difficult as the words are a bit fuzzy.. from far things are fuzzy to.. it comes from my right eye more. As soon as my eye are open i feel CONSTANT eye strain! I have daily headaches because of it. Its been 4 months since my last surgery.. when I finally went to see my surgeon about this she said “you have dry eyes.. i can see from here you have dry spots on your cornea. Thats whats causing your vision to be blurry and feel unbalanced.. and giving you a hard to time to see fine print on words in books.” Could they be right? Can dry eyes do that!? I mean my eyes dont even burn! I dont feel dry..

I injured my leg in car accident, pain when I get up from sitting and after standing?

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19, female, no medications, I was in a car accident about 5 months ago, and injured my leg. I didnt have it looked at while I was in the hospital, because I dont have insurance and assumed it would heal over time. The pain happens when i get up from sitting for a while, or bend my leg after standing for a while. The pain is in the back left of my knee, and is really sharp and spreades throughout knee and then fades after walking for a bit. Theres no swelling or anything, so I assume there are no tears and fractures. But the pain is worsening. Since I dont have insurance, is there something a doctor could definitely do?

I have had stiffness of the neck for 4 years now. I need a real solution?

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I am a 24 years old male. I have had stiffness of the neck for 4 years now. Whenever i take a pain reliever drug like “Diclofenac”, the stiffness subside a little but cant still turn my neck fully. I went to a hospital recently, and the doctor looked clueless and couldn’t narrow down what it was, was just telling me to go do many test. I went to an acupuncture center, and everything there just look shady and wrong. First it was their diagnosing machine, a quantum resonance magnetic analyzer. That first made me skeptical about the treatment, although i went with it, what really put me off was when after stretching my neck and trying to put it back by force, the doctor said i might have meningitis. I knew immediately this man was just clueless too.. I dont think i have meningitis, because from what i can read about it, i have no meningitis symptoms except the stiff neck. I dont have pain extended to my hand or back or shoulder or any tingling sensation. no headaches or fever, i am as healthy as any other individual but just the stiff neck. Please i really need help, scared to go to another shady doctor who just want my money and got no clue. I have never had any accident, i just slept and woke up with the stiff neck and 4 years now it has refuse to go.

I get frequent anterior shoulder dislocations will the situation get worse?

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I keep getting frequent anterior shoulder dislocations, but my arm is only hanging out for about 20-30 seconds before it pops back in. Then it feels alright, I can feel that if I repeat the movement it will come out again but with force. The pain is not that bad, easily avoidable.

Is this something I can ignore? I don’t have access to medical help just yet, but want to know that I’m not making the situation majorly worse by continuing to not do anything about it.

Can I keep going to the gym 6 days a week? It popped out today doing lateral extensions.

Thanks,

I had neck and back fusion c3 t2, surgery went bad, can I get bars out?

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I had neck and back fusion c3 t2 I’ve been told that for my first surgery it was radical. I had surgery on April 20, 2016
Since this surgery I am in constant pain. I was told by my surgeon I would be able to do everything I use to. Well now I can’t work have weight limitations that stop me from doing the work I was promised by the surgeon. I was very worried about my range of motion, he the surgeon reassured me I would not have any problems. Well I do. I have dolts protruding of the back of my neck that sticks out a quarter of an inch. My shoulders arms and hands hurt worse than before surgery. I haven’t worked for nearly a year I feel so betrayed by this surgeon. I could have had a frontal surgery done without titanium bars down both sides of my spine but he convinced me that his surgery would be better to my benefit and better right better way of life I’d like to get these paid 20 + bars taken out of my back since it was an unnecessary procedure there is nothing wrong with my vertebrae is from C7 to T2 I went in and talked to him on August 18th 2016 and asked him about the titanium bars and why they did this since it was unnecessary The Doctors Associates said they did it because to prevent further deterioration. It was bad enough I feel I was lied to, no one told me what to expect after this surgery. The healing time I was told would be 4-6 weeks it’s been eight months. Is this malpractice or just a greedy surgeon. Everything in my back is so tight it hurts to move the shower to do anything normal that I used to do please give me some advice about having a surgery and Get These Bars taking out is that possible


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A Dr. has recommended four surgeries be done at the same time, is this too much?

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59 y/o female with bulging perineum. Weight Increased in past 3 years by 40 lbs, now weigh 190, 5’4″. Defacography done two weeks ago shows a cystocele, rectocele, entereocele and complete rectal prolapse, extending approx 1″ past anus during elimination only.

HX of:
4 vaginal births
1st delivery posterior presentation w/excessive pushing, forcep delivery, 14 1/2″ head
Vaginal Hystorectomy with BSO at age 40 with cystocele repair and Breast Reduction
Rectocele Repair via transperineal approach at age 48
Fibromyalgia DX x 15 years
Great Saphenous Veins removed via Thermal technique 1-2 years ago.
Gluten allergy (swelling of Upper and lower extremities and face)

I take the following meds and supplements:
fexofenadine for allergies
Spironolactone for mineares (sp?)
Nature-throid for hypothyroidism
Turkey Rhubabrb to prevent constipation, no problems x 10 years
Krill Oil
Omega fish Oil
Melatonin
PRN Meds:
Valacyclovir for sores on mouth
Esgic for head aches and pain

A Dr. Has recommended all four surgeries be done at the same time. Is this too much for me to go through? How long would it take for all four of my surgeries? The Cystocele will be done by a Urologist and the rest by a colon rectal specialist. (The same Dr. Who did my Rectocele Repair 11 years ago.)

Also, I wasn’t given any other option for repairing the rectal prolapse than a laparoscopic anterior low resection. Is this my only option?


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Blood clots cannot be broken up, doctors say there is nothing left to do, need second opinion?

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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


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I have chronic lumbar back pain, would surgery make me regain a healthy life?

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I am 57 year old male residing in the upper midwest. I’ve had chronic lumbar back pain since 1995 approximately and carpal tunnel, in both hands, since 1993. In 2004 I was hit from behind by a speeding truck, adding chronic cervical pain to my cocktail of chronic pain conditions.
Two years ago I was informed by a neurologist I saw at the time that I might need lower back surgery. However, he proposed an initial treatment regimen consisting only of epidural steroid injections for both lumbar and cervical infractions as well as streoid injections for both hands.
Then he suddenly resigned and I have not had access to a neurologist since then.
You can see from my age that I’m about past what I consider child-rearing age in that I badly want to start a family but my condition makes that impossible because I can only lie comfortably on my back and stomach for approximately 10 minutes, at times a bit longer or shorter.
My point is that sexual intercourse is and has been out of the question for me for two decades.
QUESTION: What are the chances that surgery and/or any other medical procedure will make it possible for me to enjoy sexual intercourse in the immediate future?
I am currently taking: Nabumetone, Gabapentin, Amitriptyline, Tramadol, Flexiril, and Citalopram


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I am concerned about my aortic valve and pulmonary valve peak gradient, need second opinion?

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40yo female born with a congenital heart defect. Had a Ross Procedure in 2000 to replace a bicuspid aortic valve with my own pulmonary valve. In 2007 the surgery had failed and I had a pulmonary valve replacement, tricuspid repair and a right ventricle patch. I experience shortness of breath upon exercising and when laying down. My ECHO, according to my cardiologist, says everything is fine and my shortness of breath has been diagnosed to be allergies. I do have a concern about the my aortic valve peak gradient and my pulmonic valve’s peak gradient. My ECHO in 2014 showed that my aortic valves peak gradient was 12.3mmHg, peak velocity was 1.8m/s and mean gradient was 7.8mmHg. Last month my aortic valve’s peak gradient was 5mmHg, peak velocity was 1.1m/s and mean gradient is 2mmHg. My pulmonic valve’s peak gradient in 2014 was 33.6mmHg, peak velocity was 2.9m/s, and mean gradient was 19.7mmHg. This year my peak gradient is 26mmHg, peak velocity 2.5m/s, and mean gradient 13mmHg.

My cardiologist says everything looks great, but come of those numbers have changed a lot. Why are they not concerned with some of those numbers? Also, my EF was 61-65% in 2015 and is now 50-55%. Did the numbers improve or get worse?


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