I had a custom partial knee replacement about 6 months ago and recently developed a golf ball size lump where the the knee joint is is quiet painful. I am 40 years old and have been diagnose with arthritis through out my knee but not bad enough for a total knee replacement it was the joint under the knee cap that was replaced.


I have a small lump at the back of my neck . I put my finger on it tried to squeeze it not sure if anything came out it was smelly. I then had my partner squeez it being carefull not to use her nails but only a little bit of whit puss came out. not much at all. unlike another one i had in the past. The problem is the next day it is a little bigger red and now it s sore. i should have never touched it. I was going to have it removed this coming December but now it s really sore. I work in construction so I didn t want to do it now and risk infection with the hot summer.


hi doctor this is mrs. saha here .... i m suffering from cold since my childhood , i cant work much with water . i m allergic to perfumes, talcum powder, sometime incense sticks , kitchen smoke etc. when a cold starts , firstly i have irritation in the nose, then,suddenly sneezing starts almost for an hour sometimes and then the whole day , then my nose gets blocked , firstly one then the other too. then i m unable to breathe properly , doctor has prescribed me fluticone, i had hell lot of antibiotics and homeopathy , did a scan too earlier but cant understand what to do...... this time i m suffering since 7 months...!


I BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH LUMBOSCRAL NEURITIS NOS. THE SYMPTOMS STARTS WITHIN HOURS FROM STUMBLING THEN REGAINED MY BALANCE FROM A FALL FROM WORK. I NEVER HAD BACK PAIN BUT I HAD TWO SMALL BAKER CYST FOUND ON THE LEFT KNEE, FLUID, TINGLE AND NUMBNESS ON THE LEFT KNEE SINCE THE FALL.


Hi, I had a lumbar puncture to diagnose csf headache 8 weeks after the birth of my second son, since having the lumbar puncture Ive suffered with chronic pain in m coccyx. Ive tried a diclofenac gel and tried all sorts of prescribed tablets but nothing seems to help. I cant sleep because it wakes me up, I struggle to sit down and have severe pain when bending down to pick my son up. Is there anything else that can be done to help? Vornie


a person aged about 17 yrs of ht 5 ft 12 inches, around 75 kgs with no significant past history  had rt sided chestpain radiating to rt shoulder and arm and burning sensation on the same side and was feeling difficulty in talking and breathing .he was unable to lift rt hand properly.what may be the cause an its diagnosis ?


Hi...a few years bck..I had rct...n filling of one tooth side by it...till now I had occasional toothache. ..which automatically gets subsided on its own. .but since 2 days..I have mild toothache. ...which is very mild..n moreover it is at night while sleeping but since yesterday. .I m having headache. .which is severe now...I know. .I can feel. .its because of tooth ache..can u please help me to guide me over this. ..thanks


Hi I was wondering if you can help me. I have had abdominal pains for the last few weeks with sharp pains coming and going. It has recently got worse with the pain being sometimes unbearable. I am late on my period by 4 weeks but have had negative pregnancy test so I put the missed period down to me loosing a couple kilos. The abdominal pain I m getting has been accompanied by a pressure like feeling in the left side of my chest , this has also got worse. I have also been getting a lot of pain In my left leg , sometimes becoming numb. Pain in my lower abs is constant and making it hard for me to walk around and stand up for long. Can you help me with what this could be? I have also had an eating disorder for 7 years and have a BMI of 16.5


My bf and I got intimate on 14 december 2014 and he rubbed his penis around my vagina and not inside it. But just for precaution I took Plan B after 28 hours. I had blood spotting (very less) on 30 december 2014 till 2 Jan 2015. My first day of last period was on 6 December 2014 so I am due on 3 jan 2015. I am confused if it was light period or just blood spotting? Also How can I be sure if Plan B has worked?


I was experiencing dizziness a few months after the birth of my son.  I had an ECG a few months ago whicChatDoctore back normal.  I have recently  been experiencing chest pain and went to the doctor last week.  They ordered blood tests and a chest x ray.  I had the chest x ray today but am still experiencing chest pain.  I do suffer anxiety especially when I am worried about being ill.  I am quite stressed about this chest pain, but dont want to overreact as I usually do. Will the doctor be likely to contact me today if the xray showed something nasty?


My mother inlaw was just diagnosed with brain atrophy . They have inserted a feeding tube since she cannot eat on her own. Previously to this, she fell and broke her hip. She had surgery to repair her hip and was in physical therapy at the hospital. She was then moved to the VA hospital where my father inlaw is and she started undergoing physical therapy. She stopped physical therapy and started to decline. The VA sent her to the hospital to see if they could help with her eating and memory . She would talk nonsense over the phone about people she knew in her past that are no longer alive and would talk gibberish. How does brain atrophy occur and what is her life expectancy? She is 80 years old.


I wasn t in an car accident almost a month ago. Ever since I ve constantly had a headache and the last 2 weeks I ve had a migraine every few days and each time they get worse to the point I go to the hospital when I get one because nothing works. What should I d do?


I m suffering from hair loss since past 7-8 years I am a female aged 31 years ,my hair strands are have become very thin and weak they come out easily when I comb please can you suggest me definite remedy,I will be very thankful                      Thanks                                     Dr.laxmi.s


Hello I m a 52 yr old white female I had a right brain sided stroke 2 yrs ago as of march 22nd 2018 I have pain 24/7 on the left side of my body I also have 24/7 pins and needles on left side of my body The skin all over my body is very extra sensitive to water which I cannot figure out yet epson salt in my bath water helps bathing more tolerable.so recently I ve noticed a very light skin rash on my arms and legs Also my left hand is swollen 24/7 .i take max dose of lyrica 600mg per day which helps my pins and needles Anything else I can do for my skin doc? Thank you Lisa Ps.my skin stings on the left side more some days than other days


Im 18 145lbs and have been getting chest pains (heartburn?) that last about 6 hours about twice a week and i havent had my period in 3 months? reasons? I have always had irregular periods but my Dr said it was from sports, i dont play sports any more.


I have itchy watery eyes, sneezing, headaches, itchy throat, sometime difficult to breathe and 4 to 6 red spots on  hands, arms and legs. I have these symptoms but not everyday, this has been happening for about 10 months now and symptoms are appearing more often and slowly getting worst. Two month ago I went back home because my Father was ill and passed away, I was there for about two months and didnt have a symptom, came back home and everything started again. I believe this is a allergic reaction to something in my home but how do I figure out what it is. Just hoping you have some advice.


My son is one year old baby he was suffered from seizure disorder doctor suggested to use gardinal 30 mg tablet and he is using this medicene for past 9 months. Is there any side effects to that medicene and for how long he has to use this medicine


Can a person have schizoid personality disorder and also be manic? He always has  high energy and  he had become interested in a developing a computer program that he believed would make him a millionaire, even though he did not know a lot about computer equipment and software programs. When asked about the computer program, David became very irritable. He accused everyone of not wanting him to be successful. David admitted to not having a girlfriend or any male friends. However, he felt that nothing was really wrong with his behavior.


Hi Dr. XXXXXXX,      MY  QUESTION IS ;  Ijust got out of the hospital because of small intestine bowel obstruction ,and when I arrived at the hospital via ambulance , the surgeon told me how lucky I was in  , you would have died had you not come in .I suspected that I was having a gallbladder attack so I did not rush to the hospital , it had gone on for too long . had I not call 911 would I had died that night  ?


Hello, my father has been told that he has some issues with his kidneys. I am concerned because nothing has been recommended for him other than to drink water. This came on fairly suddenly about three days ago when he began feeling cold and upper back and shoulder pain. He also complained o fever. Now he has given blood work, an x-ray, and a CT scan. I am concerned because nothing was said to him about going to the hospital if it gets worse and he hasn t been offered any medicine. Additionally, he is very week. My dad normally faces most illness head on and it is difficult to notice that he is sick at all, but these days he is complaining of feeling very poorly which is nothing like him. Thanks, ~JW


Hello, I ve got a question about a skin rash . My husband has diabetes and has been taking metformin for 3 years. In the last two days he d developed a skin rash that itches very much. It usually starts in the evening for him. He has not taken his metformin today. He also has a stomach cramps, diarrhoea and is unable to eat. He had earlier developed the same type of allergy to chloroquinone. Thank you for your reply in advance.


Hello dr...this is my question.. That..iam 36 yr old. During my pregnancy 1month found my tsh level is 12.5 and my beta ChatDoctor was too low.dr.prescribe me thyronorm 75mcg od.after a wk i had miscarriage at that time my tsh level were 11.5 and till i continue the same dose.now 3wks i am taking this medicine. Now i had excess hair loss also.Dr..please answer me when i do next thyroid test..and tell me the exact dosage should i take..thank u.


Hi! 6 yr old son is recovering from gastroenteritis, just started eating again yesterday after five days without food. He s eaten banana, ham, grapes and peanut butter (all usuals from before he got sick). This evening he s come out in hives on face, back, legs, arms but not stomach. Mildly itchy. Not feeling nauseous again. Possible contact reaction to lying on a leather sofa which he vomited on yesterday and was cleaned with hot water? Any other ideas? Thank you!


my wife ( 56 yrs)has been  advised last  june (2012 ) to take lonazep  .5  and .25   in  a day  with  qutan  .25  and  .5  for  agitation  and sizures  . she  has  been  diagnosed  with  FTLD  with  some  psychiatric  manifestation . her  condition worsened  over  8/9  months  gradually  .. sphincter  control  completely  affected  with  incontinence  for  last  two  months  .  lonazep was  increased  to  2  mg  in  a day  and  now  reduced  again  to  1 mg  and  asked  to  reduce  further  by .125  every  fortnight .Her  agitation  and  violence  was  very  high  when we  started  reducing  lonazep .Should we  continue  such  medication  for  a patient  who  is  rather suffering  from  dementia  than  any  other  type ?PKM


L5-s1 desiccated disk with posterial Annular tear and mild Protrusion causing Thecal Identation. C4 to C6 Desiccated diffuse disk bulge with mild Kyphosis of Cervical spine. What is this mean Help pls Recently I have been diagnosed for my back problem, i have done two MRI for my problem, First report saying that Acentric High Signal at L5-S1 with Margin Ingeriorly on T2 May likely Represent Type 1 Annular Tear, Secondly, Circumeerniation disk L4-L5 with Mild lock of Posterial Concativity identifing the Anterior Thecal SAC with Relative Ingerior Neural Forminal Compromis. Annular bulge at L5-s1 interverbiral disk with the prosterial central disk protrusion causing mild Anterial Thecal SAC compression, Traversinty Nerve Indentification with relative Neural Foraminal Comprimise. Second MRI says, L5-s1 desiccated disk with posterial Annular tear and mild Protrusion causing Thecal Identation. T4 to C6 Desiccated diffuse disk bulge with mild Kyphosis of Cervical spine. What is this mean Help pls Limited CT Sections show no evidence of Spndylolysis or Listhesis. What is my condition... I want to be pregnant soon, can i go for pregnancy or not? What care should i take for my health. My Man is healthy he has no problems, Does my kids get this problems. Please help me.Also i am unnable to feel better in my intercourse, i cant move my posture, infact he is not putting his weight on me at that time, he is using his knees and shoulders to support himself at that time. How can i get my problem solved. Please please help me doctors.


I met with an accident 15 months back,due to that my spleen was rapture and removed. Can you guide me what kind of precaution i have to take in future. Is there any risk or big threat to my health? Please reply me as soon as possible.


every other month or so I get sweaty cold hands and feet for a couple days.i also excess saliva at corners of mouth.my legs and arms are weak and sometimes tingle.im fatigued all the time. I also have depression and some anxiety.my base of neck sometimes gets really hot feeling and sore at times.also have lower back pain if stand for too long.


Hello, I have been fighting a cold for about four weeks now. My throat is swollen. I feel like I have a lump in my throat. I am on Doxycycline for a week now and no change. It bothers me every time a swallow. Not sure what is really going on with me. I do not have a fever and my throat is not sore. I am getting sinus headaches but the antibiotic is not helping.


I have a hard knot on the back of my neck. its been there about 2 years and has gotten bigger. I dont know if its related, but i also have joint pain and keep a low grade fever. I had a soft tissue MRI and it didnt show anything. Any idea what this could be? thank you.


hi i am pooja my age is 27 years i had my follicular study starting on the 10th day after the periods. today is 14th day i have 20.8mm egg on left ovary and ET is 11.2mm  and my doctor gave me an hucog 10,000 injection. next day when my egg ruptured my doctor did my iui on 2nd september. Now i m having little pains in my right and left ovary and in uterus also. any chances od conceiving plz tell.


Hello,  I missed my pill and forgot to take it the next day but then i continue taking my pills the day after that. im suppose to have may period after 2 weeks as im taking the red pills, but got my period on the last 4 red pills and after that stoped. Im feeling tired all of the time, i have headaches, have to go to the loo alot, my breast feel sensitve and nipples are bigger than usual. I took a pregnancy test a week after my period and it showed negative. Was it too soon to have a test. Am i pregnant or is it just the side effects of the Trigestrel pill?


My has been receiving dialysis but woke up vomiting her last night meal and vomiting bile what can I give her over the counter medication or home remedies.. I know that if I take to the doctor they will keep her in.. do the usual and release her and will tell me its her kidneys getting worse. Is there anything I can take care at home


I just had an endoscopy with ultrasound done yesterday. After the procedure was done the back of my roof in my mouth was really sore. Today when I woke up the swelling moved to my whole roof of my mouth. Tonight my gums are swollen as well. It seems to be getting worse as the hours go on. The pain is extremely bad and it spreads to my nose, ears and eyes with a headache. What caused this to happen and what should I do about it. I tried calling the GI today but did not receive a call back.


Can I get pregnant if my prolactin is > 23.3 ng/ml (actual results = 35.7)?  I am currently taking medication for hypo-thyroidism - which has been diagnosed recently - so I am unsure if the medication is causing this increase.  I have yet to get the medication level correct for the hypo-thyroidism.  Thanks!


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...Hi my 10  yr old daughter has a constant bloated stomach. Gets worse as day goes on. She is on movicol as she suffers with constipation. I am wondering if she has a wheat tolerance?


and seeing therypoy and psych im on limatal 200 mg a day keppra 1000 mg faty liver history of vervical cancer did leep no more then I have throid where I lost iwas 1415 8 tall now 104 I take Zoloft to and senna onlty thing that works for bowels and nexiuma and klonipn I did always have in verted nipple but do now have chest pains back pain all over and pain in breat why do I keep loseing weight so fast I did ct scan ekg now there taking ne off meds my doctors said ill never be able to drive or work and I have a 4 prone cane and need glasses plus I don t haave money to get awnser from this site is there a way around it


I am short of breath . I have no fever.  I have no pain.   I try to fake yawn so I feel better, (like the satisfaction of a deep breath), but that does not seem to help.    * I am only 20 years old, and am other wise in good health.I started to take birth control about 6 weeks ago, and for the last week  I have felt this way.


Hi my wife is 8 months pregnant and after intercourse my foreskin became inflamed I use hydrocortisone cream 1% and it disappeared but my foreskin is still very tight it is still retractable but had split slightly my head of the penis is not red or inflamed just my foreskin


Hi, I am 34 yrs old and trying to conceive for 3 yrs now but with no luck. I have undergone all tests before proceeding to IUI treatment and all seems fine with me and hubby. I have regular periods and both tubes are open. I have done IUI 3 times but not successful. The doctor told me to undergo laparoscopic operation this time to investigate further but I am so scared to undergo this laparoscopy operation. Doctor here also said that after laparoscopy operation and everything is fine, i must go back to IUI again but with FSH drugs for 3 cycle and if its not going to work, will proceed to IVF . What s wrong with me? and I don t understand why to go for laparoscopy or back to IUI when it already didn t work for 3 times. and why not directly go to IVF procedure? Is laparoscopy operation really necessary? I am very afraid to take the risks of this kind of operation


I got infected by Hepatitis A by end of July, 2012 & recovered completely by first week of September , 2012.....Before that i used to run everyday atleast over 7 Km. Since last week i ve began the running course again but i can hardly run 500 m..... Can you please let me know if this is okay..?? Any suggestions on food habits ?? P.S


i was told i have bronchial infection, was given and finished z-pack, and am using inhaler. i feel better, but have noticed a little wheezing, and sometimes cough.  i dont want to take a steroid, which doctor said hed give me if i got worse.  i am not worse.  am i o.k. just with the inhaler?


one of my uncle who is in India has sever stomach pain and after taking CT scan doctors said there is a small projection or bulging in the liver and they are saying it is the symptom of cancer is it so, if it so, what is the further formality and do we need any surgery, what will be its cost


hi, i have a question regarding my dads lower leg, specifically his calve and foot . it has been a month or so now that he has been having severe pain in his leg and it is red and swollen. the swelling has now gone down into his foot...the skin is very red and hard. Do you know what the cause is and how it can be treated


my daughter had her ears peirced when she was 3 months old. She had them in for about 5 months and then one became infected. She has not worn ear rings in 4 years but still has a lump where the hole is that white stuff comes out of. any suggestions? can she have ear rings ever again?


I am a 49 year old Female with a History of a Kinked Ureter to my right Kidney.  Two Surgerys last year to correct one lap and one open. Was pain free for approximately 10 months.  Two months ago my BP started going up I have always been around 120/70. In August I was getting bad HA BP was 150/90, three weeks ago my right kidney started hurting and hasnt stopped, went back to doctoe this past Monday BP 142/98, going back to Urologists tommorrow, took all I could do today not to go to ER.To much pain


Hi im female 5ft 5 and been taking clenbuterol 40mg it was my 2nd day today for weight loss iv had the shakes but I know thats a side effect but now my eyes feel tender when i blink or rub them and when a press around my for head and cheekbones they feel tender to, is this right or should I stop now.


My daughter has been placed on Qvar for a long time now. I read everywhere that it is for people that need to take their rescue inhalers at least twice a week. My daughter rarely takes it more than four times a year. Why do they keep putting her on this?


hello my wife has noticed a dark vein running along the top of her temple. its has been there a while but she thinks it is getting bigger and is complaining that it feels sore tonight. what could this be should she get to a hospital straight away? please help


I recently had a blood test done which revealed a reading of 170 Alkaline Phosphate. My bone specific  test is 26. I had gallbladder surgery 26 years ago. I have a number of health issues such as high blood pressure , a heart stint was placed almost a year ago, weight issue, sleep apnea and cysts in both kidneys. My Dr has recommended an abdominal ultrasound and I am wondering what I should be concerned about.


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...my mother is a 50 year old single person who doctors says she has a very in flamed liver.  She has not been taking care of herself since my parents divorced.  Her personal dr told her it was very inflamed, can it be reversed or is it permanent, can she change her diet, I know she drinks but I dont know how much, what should she do at this point to reverse or make it better


I saw a doctor about 2 years ago about a burning sensation at my tail bone when I got in the tub for a bath. I saw a doctor right away. I was told I had developed a fungus at the tailbone area, and that a break in the skin in that area had devloped. I was prescribed naftin cream to kill the fungus. Well, the longer I used that cream a pain developed in that area. I noticed the more I used the Naftin cream the worse the pain got. It really made my tail bone sore. It has been very painfull. it stopped being painfull for about 1 month only and set in again. I have seen several specialist. Back specialists and bone specialist. I had a MRI with contast. It showed nothing was wrong. No polidonial cyst or anything. I have had one steroid shot it helped a little. But now I am at a end. what to do now?


I had my upper wisdom tooth extracted last Thursday with only local anesthesia (shots) and was awake.  Sunday evening I started feeling dizzy.  The dizziness worsened on Monday and has improved, but is still present.  I am taking Ibuprofen 800 mg every 8 hours.  Is the dizziness related to the extraction?  If yes, how long will it last?  Its terribly annoying.


Hi, I had a bad stomach ache for a few days when I am hungry and after eating. My pain is on the left part and it remains pain for a half day. I had this kind of history many years ago , but just now it starts again when I am very hungry. Can you me give advice on this matter and what medicine I should take?


I just started the beyaz pill about 3 weeks ago and started my cycle about 3 days ago. I usually have minor cramps 1-2 days before starting and then not at all throughout my cycle. This time however, I had no cramps prior to starting but have had severe cramps all the days of my cycle. Ive also been experiencing nausea for about 5 days but only for a few hours a day on an intermediate level so I dont know if its associated with the pill or perhaps a stomach bug. Is this normal with this birth control? I took a pregnancy test because Ive heard of women bleeding and cramping even when pregnant in the early weeks but it came out negative.


Hi, I found a dime size lump on the side of my three year old sons jaw. Its movable and doesnt seem to bother him?  What can it be, Im completely freaked out and it the weekend so I have to wait till Monday to get him in to the pediatricians office.


I am in severe pain from a lower molar extraction three days ago. I have been taking 4 ibproufen every 6 hours along with 2 norco 5MG tablets. The pain subsides but only for 2 hours then I am back to the drawing board. I want to also add I had the PRF with bone graft on this site. Can you still get a dry socket and if so is this what is going on?


having stomach pain all day every day with food or without This has come on for a long time and is getting worse day by day if sitting it hurts and if I stand and move around it will ease The pain will go to center of chest When sleeping I am ok till about the last hour then I wake with pain in middle of my back I have gained 30 lbs in 8 months for no reason


Hello.. I was in the contraceptive pill cilest... I get migraines, my bp increased slightly and i have water retention in my right foot. Could all these side effects be related to the pill? What other pill could i take instead if cilest is the reason for all of this


WOULD A PACEMAKER MAKE ANY IMPROVEMNT TO MY DAD. HE IS NINETYFIVE, HAS NO MEDICAL CONDITIONS. HE IS ABLE TO WALK WITH A FRAME. HE HAS COLLAPESEDTWO WEEKS AGO, THEY MENTIONED A PACEMEAKER. HE DOES HAVE HEART BLOCK (TRI -- SOMETHING) BUT I FEEL THAT AT HIS AGE IF THATS THE WAY HE GOES THAT WOULD BE RIGHT.


I had a Septal Myocardial Infarction in early 2008. I also have LBBB that was found in 1986. Of what I read from the hand written report of my doctor at the time it states...septal myocardial infarction, EF 40%, LV dilator 7.0 can. I am a 57 yr old female 197 lbs. What after treatment should I be doing?


Hello I ran out of my Long acting Insulin Tresiba 100 units and I am on medicare and I do not have any Prescription coverage (partD) can I use this short acting insulin --Humalog 75/25.. if so How many units.. with the longacting I gave my self 28 units twice a day.. with the short I have taken 15units before each meal...what do you suggest///


My soon has a cyst on his inner thigh. That is changing locations. He also has chills. This  lump came after moving an excessive amount of furniture over the past three of three hottest day. Loss of appetite, & excessive sleep. Please advice, age 28 yrs old.


My sister has rashes on her abdomen and beltline. She is fifteen, and weighs 62 kilos. She has a PCO resemblant condition, if this is relevant. The rashes subside when she uses Gentamycin and Loratidine, but reappear when she stops using these. Her doctor said shed have to take the anti-allergy for life, which seems to me as a rather odd treatment regime. What would you say?


i am a 20yrs old lady am somehow confuse about some facts like is it true that when i have sex a week before my period or a week after my period i wouldn t get pregnant ?


Dear Doctor,I am a 30 year old woman and got married one year before. I am having bipolar disorder and taking Nexito Forte & Lamitor DT 25 for almost three years. I would like to know if I can become pregrant being under psycological treatment. Will these medicines affect my children.Thanks in advance.


My daughter is 19 yrs old. About 3 weeks she had chest pain, tightness of chest , breathing difficulties and light headedness. She has these symptoms after she climbs a flight of steps, while eating or when she is in a cold environment. X-ray and blood test shows no abnormality. The doctor feels it due to stress but my daughter insists she has no stress or problems. Personally I don t believe it is stress related. What should I do. Thank you.


Hi. I am a 17 year old female. I had my appendix removed when I was three years old due to a pinhole sized leak. My concern is that I often still get pain in my lower right abdomen, around where my appendix should be. It gets extremely tender and lately its been a bit more painful. Also, a few nights ago, i got a very sudden, very sharp stabbing pain in my mid abdomen on the right side. It was worse than I ever recall feeling. Help please?


23. 53. 115. Right now I am taking prenatals(not pregnant), remeron for insomnia and Zoloft for anxiety. I did not take them last night. And woke up around 6. Went to the bathroom, peed a little but had a hard time peeing. Then when I went back to lay down my heart starting racing, my chest got warm and my body was all tingly. My family does have a history Narcolepsy and anxiety and depressions. I had an episode about a month ago about 6 hours after I got the HPV shot. My heart was racing, my vision was getting black and fuzzy, hard time breathing and this tingly and warm feeling was from head to toe. I hope this helps...


I was recently diagnosed with herpes complex 2, I have severe vaginal irritation that will not go away its like an open wound. I have been taking Valacyclovir for 2 and a half months. Is an outbreak known to last this long? I m beginning to think this is something else. What are the symptons for uterus cancer?


Hi I am 22 year old. I had a severe allergic reaction last night on sept 5th from Wine. My body was itching, I threw up and then went to sleep. I woke up in the morning brush my teeth and as soon as I walked out of the bathroom I fell on my back and hit my head on the floor. I woke up couple seconds after that fully alert. I then drank water and just absolutely fine. But I still had to go to doctor and address my alergic reaction. Redness and itching is gone. Now my main concern is Do I need to get CAT Scan? I am not having pain or anything.


yes last few weeks i have been experiencing horrible anxiety/panic attacks that have caused me to not be able to leave my home.  if I do leave it is at night, during the day I have such severe anxiety my heart races uncontrollably and i feel paniced.  this is not me at  all


I am a 33 years old woman. I suffer from acute fatigue and weakness. I got a blood test done which showed my platelet count as 1.25 lakhs. Can reduced platelet count result in acute weakness. I have no fever. Although body immunity seems to have gone down as I catch cold very frequently.


My son suffers from severe Scrupulosity for a year. He thinks he is blaspheming the Holy Spirt and feels damned. SSRIs are having no affect. His wife is angry at him and says she doesn t think she loves him anymore he gets no support from her only blame. Has also been getting counseling. Where does he go from here?viduals


can i smoke during jaundice? my bilurubin is 1.4 and sgpt is 45


i am going through follicular study on 10th day result my et is 10.5 mm and small focells seen left ovary-15x11 and Right Ovary-10x10,what is the chances of pregneney and what will be the best results which go for pregnency, my age is 30yrs, height is 4.9 and weight is 70kg


I have swelling of both ears, now approx 3 times normal size very hot and bright red. Also swelling on forehead and down left side of face and another swelling in front of right ear. My lips have pins and needles and I have severe headache for 2 days now started at back of head and now all across front


Hi, I got two cavities filled over a week ago. My dentist did numb me a couple of times throughout the procedure. Now my tooth feels better, but i am not able to open my mouth wide at all. Eating has become difficult because the simple task of eating a burger/sub is pretty much impossible. Is this normal? Is some of the medicine from the injection still in my tooth/jaw area? Thanks


hi doc, I am 25 yrs old. I am suffering from gynecomastia. I have heard turmeric can help. is it so ? please advise me some natural treatments


I was just recently tested for the MTHFR Mutation gene by myhematologist/oncologist, the test came back POSITIVE FOR ONE COPY OF THE A1298CMUTATION, what does that mean and how will that affect my currently bloodcondition called ITP (Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura)? Will I need to makelifestyle changes?


My granddaughter has low white blood cells. She is mixed Afra-american and white. She is tired alot and is not real active. Short times. She went to the dermatologist because she had blogges and she ran a biobsy then ran the blood test that showed her white blood cell count was off. Any thoughts on what this could be?


Seven weeks ago an old filling fell out from my top left first bicuspid. The filling was replaced but it fell out again and the dentist decided to readjust/enlarge the cavity so a new filling would stay. This procedure was done under local anaesthetic. Once the effect of the anaesthetic wore off, my tooth was very sensitive. I suffered very unpleasant sharp pain especially when drinking and eating either hot or cold. Back to the dentist to readjust the tooth (with carbon). But this didn t help. I gave it 10 days or so to see if time would heal and went back to the dentist. By that time I was using only my right side to chew . The dentist suspected that the filling was putting pressure on the tooth. They took the material away, investigated inside to check the root canal was alright and replaced the filing using less pressure (I think they also changed the type of material) and in two parts so it would impart less pressure. It did relieve the pain I was having to some extent but I was still experiencing pain regularly. Still chewing using the right side only, I began to develop pain in my jaw and cheek bones and basically, for a while, across all my teeth and my whole mouth. This lasted a week or more. I was taking pain killers (although with no efect) and had to blend my dinner as I couldn t chew properly because of the pain. Back to the dentist. I described all the symptoms mentioned above. The treated tooth was the source of the most pain


My father was treated for prostate cancer and was given radioactive seeds. The process was quite a few years ago when the seeds were new. He was grossly overdosed and is suffering with the damages of the radiation. We would like to find a doctor anywhere in the US that might help him. Where do we look and what category do we search?


Hi Sir I am on thyroxine 125. 6 months back I had missing heart beats for which I am taking Nodon 2.5. I went for basic metabolic profile and all values except related to Liver are normal. I have elevated bilrubin, SGPT , SGOT and GGT with following values


My girlfriend had pink then light brown discharge 5 days before period, hot flashes, minor cramps. Her period is due sometime this week. We always use a condom, birth control, and pull out. We are freaking out about pregnancy. Is there a chance she is pregnant? Or could these symptoms result in something else?


Hi,I m a healthy 46 year old woman and about 2 months ago I had my left ovary removed because I had a large cyst . Doctor removed the cyst and the ovary. During the surgern he came across a liver hemangioma which at the time he said not to worry about. I have the picture of the hemingioma. A moth later I went for my follow up and he sent me for an ultrasound which showed did not show hemingioma. He now wants me to go to an oncologist for a second opinion. I m very concerned because why now? I also had a pelvic ct scan with contrast and nothing showed up there either.


Can a vaginal bacterial infection paired with a yeast infection cause fever symptoms/mini hot flashes along with vaginal gas bubbles?  Ive been diagnosed with a bacterial and yeast infection and am being treated as of yesterday.  I am wondering about the fever symptoms and bubbling.


Hello, I was having lower back pain and MRI report gives that L3-4 disc shows dehydration, bulge with small osteophytes causing mild impingement on theca. What causes this problem? What is the cure for this? Can I do spinal exercises? My pain sometimes recedes but comes back.I am having this problem since the past 4 months.Started taking doctor s help since a month.Do advise.


HI YAi am 29 weeks pregnant and have rencently had my last midwife appmt.  Everything is normal except my white blood cells were high (I have had a cold and sickness over the last month) plus I have trace sugar in my urine - should i be concerned?


my mom has a cancerous tumor above her tail bone..she has trouble going to the bathroom so she takes medicine to help her go.the doctors don t want to operate because it s in an area that s crucial..what s going to happened?...they might send her to Seattle Washington for a second opinion.Is there people that survive this kind of surgery?what other information can you tell me or should I know?....scared daughter!


Dear doctor, I have had acne like puss-filled bumps for the last 15 years. Only on my face. Nothing on the body. I have had different treatments including Accutane and antibiotics and different doctors always diagnosed regular acne. Any moisturizer would severely breaks me out. An analysis of the puss has now (finally) revealed that the cause is not p.acnes but staphylococcus epidermis. I am on a cure of cefuroxim (1g per day). Which soap can you recommend to keep the stpahyloccocus at bay after that antibiotic treatment?


hi My mother is 64 and her blood preasure is 186/111 she is allready on medication for her blood preasure.and her doctor increased one of her medications and told me to call him tommorow. should she consider going to the doctor or should we wait until tommorow. she said she feels alot of preassure in her head but so far thats it .what should we do?she weigh 213.and is 54


I have constant burning/tingling, numb feeling in my feet and lower half of my legs, which is getting worse. I do not have diabetes, but don t know what it could be. my legs are very restless, hard to get them comfortable in bed at night, and I have a lot of cramps in both feet around the ankle area and on the to of my feet.


Doctor, I am Jancy from pathanamthitta ,working in saudi arabya.When I have done medical for coming here itwas showing anti HCV positive,I have repeated in another lab and i got a normal report.So I oinned on my duty but after comin here there was medical again,the report was positive again but fortunately PCR was negative,and I could continue on my profession here.Now I am in a trouble that I have got a marriage proposal,he is working in Kuwait,has plan to bring me there after marriage.I am afried of that will it transmit to him and will there any problem during next medical to kuwait why some times it showing positive and sometime negative I cant take a descition about my marriage


Vitamin D3 5000 IUs ... is it will help my PCOS? I don t want to take pill .. it did effect me in someway. I would like to be nature way to do without pill. I just discoved that I have PCOS last thursday without know them about. I did success with two pregenices before. Now I am struggling to get my peroid back after second child. It already passed 1 1/2 years no periods.


Hi - I am  40yr old lady, 163 cm, 55 kg . I am trained in classical music. of late when I sing, I am unable to sing long phrases since saliva accumulates very quickly and any many a time I have to swallow in between the stanza making it sound awkward. Morever, I feel i am out of breadth and keep sniffing. what can I do?


Hi sir i am worrying i am only 21 yrs old female i had always experiencing low potassium 2.0 i admit in the hospital 3 times this year because of low potassium and at the same time my creatinine range in 94.70 which is high the doctor said. What will be your advice for me that i am always experiencing low potassium. I loss weight and when hypokalemia attacks me i felt temporary paralyze. Pls help me is there something wrong with my kidney. Is 94.70 cretinine is normal for me? Wat are the foods allowed for me? Thank you so much


Hi, i was pushed into the top end corner of a couch and bumped the side of my hip. Its  just above the hip bone and theres a hard lump like 12 centremetres long going across. Im worried because on the first day i got it i couldnt pee,poop,cough light with out it being so painful im scareddd!


Doctor, I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma in 2008. I also came +ve for TB at that time. I preferred not to have Chemotherapy.  Since then, Ive been on alternate medications. Now, I have a lump adjacent to my Adams apple. It has no pain at all. What could be this?


I got into a car accident 6 years ago. To this day, my the tendons in my neck are extremely tight, causing headaches and distraction. My back muscles are fairly tight too. I also struggle with forgetfulness, short term memory only. Sometimes I ll be so tight that my fingers in my hand lose their dexterity and the fingers in my right hand twitch. At times I will get light headed and it is hard to focus on things at hand. What can I do to make myself loosen up? Also, do you think I may have suffered from nerve damage in that car accident? All of these things begin happening right after my accident.


Having constant dull pain in jaw on left side neat ear, slightly swollen lymph node below ear and jaw. Random spasms in temple. So far I ve been treated twice with antibiotics to no avail. This has been going on for 2 months. Kind of feels like a constant state of sucking on something very sour. Had wisdom teeth taken out to make sure that wasn t the cause. Still have it two weeks later. waiting on xrays and went to chiropractor hoping for cure there.feel better as in now the pain is tolerable without ibuprophen but still there.


Hi doctor, My name is RAVI iam 32 years old , i Have married since 1 year 3 months .we are planning for the baby but till now my wife not got pregnant .we had met the gynecologist and as instructed by the doctor i had under done semen analysis test and found the sprem count is less my sperm count is 6.24 million /l ml and doctor told it is not possible to have a baby ? can you guide me what is the next hope for me ? Thanks i didn t now it will charged for a query.


Hi yes thanks.I am experiencing some abnormal chest pain.Yesterday morning, I was making breakfast, I had like a small puncture pain in the middle of my chest.I stand still and did not move, but as I was breathing and moving around it hurt more, so I lay down and the pain did not feel as badI was not able to lift anything heavy or deeply breath.I did not go to the doctor, I just rested.This morning the pain remains but does not hurt as bad as yesterday.I do not know what could that be?


So my mother fell down two flights of stairs at the post office just over 2 weeks ago. She went to the DR. immediately and got an xray nothing is broken but she has since lost the functionality of her arm. it doesn t hurt all the time but just when she tries to use it. I am worried about her she has her arm in a sling and has been resting it. She has no insurance and I told her to alternate ice and heat on it for 10 minutes out of every hour. Is there anything else she can do?


A friend of mine online has been vomiting with a very high fever. She told me it was 108 Degrees F. I dont know what to do right now, I want to do all I can to help figure out this dilemma and help her out! I am no health professional so that is why I am looking for a quick consultation with an online specialist willing to hear me out!


My son is 8 years old and he is 4 feet and 6 long and weight is 204 kg. and suffering from breathing problems. When consulted in Max Hospital Delhi Doctors told to operate the nose because of flesh deposition in his nose. Tell me whether it will be safe or not and what are the risk factors


hi doctor, 45 years old but now i m facing eraction problem coz of  over masturbation my penis become too small and m still single and wanna get married, pls suggest me what medicine i should take , and if i apply mustard oil or olive oil for massage in penis will it be effective ?


Hi I was on the Yasmin pill and was changed to loestrin 30, so my doctor said to stop taking Yasmin and start the next day with the loestrin pill, so I did that was a week after my last period ever since when I go to the toilet after sex its abit pink, this has been happening for about 2 and half weeks, should I be worried or is my body just getting use to the pill, doctor changed my pill because every time I have a period it triggers off bv and I have to use balance activ the day after then Im fine all Month untill my next period, Im getting a bit worried, Ive been checked for all other things at the clinic and Im clear


Hi. My 4 year old daughter had a rised temperature rapid breaking and was very tired she woke a couple of times and one time she woke she had two or three sudden jerky movements involuntary. It looked very much like the moment we all have when you just dose off and suddenly wake up as if you were made to jump. We had a very busy weekend with a couple of late nights. She had capol this.morning and now seems fine. And no sign of fever or temperature.


41 year old female triglycerides level  at 220 but my HDL is 47 LDL 77MCV-100.5MCH-34.1RDW-SD-46.6MPV-11.8AST-46 Doctor is only worried about the Triglycerides,and started me on fish oil. Should I be concerned with the other high numbers?Any thing else I can do to lower my Tris


I live in a very air polluted city. 2 days ago I went to a clinic with chest pain, palpitation and short breath, and took ECG. there was invert ST&T waves on my ECG. also the ECG description says


I had a cyst on my left kidney the size of a watermelon in December 2012 I had the kidney and cyst removed three months later I had my second abdominal hernia removed then November 2814 I had a hysterectomy done and lost so much blood I almost died. I ve been experiencing sharp lower abdominal pain that is travelling to my lower right back. I m constantly urinating and in a lot of pain. I m curious to know your input in my situation please


Hi I had a rootcanal  in the morning I woke up with a lot of pain and than I felt numbness on my lower right side lip chin and teeth went to hospital because if severe pain I was givin injection and narcotic pain killers second day went to dentist he took the filling out pain got better still numb oral surgeon took a ct he said showed nothing went back to dentist he put filling he pain again he took it out and cleared the whole tooth was referred to a nerve specialist what can I do whats going on 2 months passed by still numb


I was stung by a bee (went up my trouser leg) over a week agoit hurt for a while & was swollen then stopped but left a bruise around the area but today I have a very itchy rash & red area around the sting I have put antisan on it but still v itchy red & raised


I believe I have had a temperature of at least 102-104, for 2 days. I have been taking Tylenol and that has been helping until it wears off then all the symptoms return. How do I know when I should go to the doctor? Also, can a food thermometer accurately display a body temp by putting it under tongue?


Hello. I am a 19 year old female, with some mysterious infection on my neck.  it is red, slightly swollen, has what appear to be blisters with white fluid. It is painful and was initially itchy.  Initially it looked like a insect bite with two brown marks.  It was about 1cm by 1cm and has grown to about 2.5cm by 3cm. It started a week ago. I was put on 3 antibiotics (bactrim, which i started thurs of last week) (valtrex last friday) these two im taking two times a day. (the third is cleocin 4 times daily) the infection is still spreading despite the antibiotics. I have not missed a dose. I went to three doctors and they are all cluless. i can upload a picture if needed any idea what it might be?


Hi please can you help me I got both my lower wisdom teeth removed two years ago I suddenly got a very sharp pain at the back of my jaw line it hurts when I open my mouth and when I eat it also feels like its hurting my ear aswel but it doesnt feel like tooth ache it feels like I have been hit on my jaw but I havent had any incidents


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here.. Good morning, I woke up with a soreness in my  chest when i TAKE DEEP BREATHS or when i bend over Im also creating flem can you advise me Im not a smoker and have no  problems with asthma and whizzing etc


good morning sir/madam. i want to ask freely to you. don t mistake me. i am devi, 30 yrs old working as a software engineer in chennai. i am having my best friend name soumiya. we both are family friends. her father was very strict during her schooling period. but he was very good person. he is very affectionate to her daughter (my friend). later she don t like her father as days goes. my friend is a average student.then slowly she got depressive treatment and admitted in the hospital. then she got married before four years. but she is not satisfied with her marrital life. again during pregnant she exhibit some of the symptoms. she wae in psychiatric drug during prgnancy my friend husband is a peculiar type. he is not behaving as a normal human being. his activities are as follows


I have what may be a ganglion cyst on my gouch, but I am not 100% sure. With everything going on I dont have time to go to a walk in, and I dont have a family doctor since I just moved to a new city. Its a small lump, feels rubbery to the touch, but if squeezed after a certain point there is pain. I am worried it may be a cancer lump but I dont know... Can you help?


my son is 4 yrs old, it is apparent now that he is suffering from pseudo-dwarfism as i did. he has curvature of his legs but his pediatrician is not convinced it is severe enough for surgery. i have read up recently on the synthetic and natural growth hormone treatments also. so my questions are, 1) do any of the gh treatments, natural or artificial, actually work with little to no side effect..and 2) with my son having the curvature in his legs would that need to be corrected still if the therapy worked or would it then correct itself?


I have had hives for about 6 months and I am on quite a few medications but I am still getting flare ups on my scalp .neck and torso . I have had blood work but nothing shows up. About 6 months ago, I had an injection of Uflexah in my knee and I have had the hives ever since. I am seeing an allergist but she has not yet determined what might be the cause.


My husband has been vomiting for four days. I finally took him to the hospital. The first hospital that we went to, told us that he has chronic heartburn which he does, then they gave us Omeprazole and Zofran to stop the vomiting. We went home later that night he started to vomit again, not even water would stay inside of him. I took him back to the hospital and they told us the same thing again. I took him home and watched him suffer. I decided that I could not watch him suffer anymore, so I took him to a Private hospital. The first hospital was public. The private hospital ran a bunch of tests and they determined that he has very bad ulcers and it is actually blocking his stomach. This is the reason why he cannot keep food down. They decided to put a tube inside of him in order to get the gastric acids out. My husband stopped vomiting and he is now sitting in the hospital with this tube. The second thing that they told us is that he has fistulas in his gallbladder and it is communicating with other organs. They told us that although he does not have an infection, this has to be fixed. They also told us that he is a very strange case because he is so young, he is 26 years old. They also told us that he has two foreign objects inside of him, then after the endoscopy they told us that it might be ulcers that calcified. They told us that they are not able to deal with his case and he has to be transferred. My husband has been waiting to be transferred for two days and the big hospital stated that they do not have a bed yet. My question is, are the doctors lying? Are they simply trying to run experiments on him because he is rare? Why wont they show us his Cat Scan?


My sister was just admitted to the hospital last week.  She has a fever of 102 that comes and goes.  She had a upset stomach and protien in urine and (excues spelling)belirubin in urine.  She has thyroid trouble, a sore liver, has been taking something prescribed for artherise and had a shot for shingles but has a out break recently.  the infectious des. dr says he doesnt belives dont  that she didnt have shngles.  They dont know what is wrong, still having fever, sore liver,sore joints , she also has hot spells.  she had a hysterectomy and galblader surgery a few years ago. at this time the only meds she is taking is thyroid med and high blood pressure med.


I had epilepsy fits twice during 9th standard in school. I was under proper medication for 4 years after that. My condition improved after that. My medication was stopped by my doctor. I didn t had any fits since I left my medicine (9 years). Now I am married and planning to concieve. So, want to ask you - what precautions should I take in order to avoid my future baby suffer from epilepsy or any abnormalities? Due to medication, my body became a little weak specially strength in bones. So, how can I improve my health and strength in bones? I want to deliver a healthy baby, so a little concerned. Please suggest for any tips which I should take, since I have 6 months to prepare myself. Thanks a lot for your help in advance!!


Hi, im 15 years old and recently ive noticed that my spine bones stick out on my back, and you can see the row of bones lead down lower in my back. I sometimes have pain in my back, but ive never noticed something like this before? None of my friends or family members have this?


Hi, i have used melacare 2 years for fairness after that i stopped it i found some pigments on my face especially on cheeks, forehead so i consulted doctor and i was taken 4 months course under doctor which contains creams like kojic acid ,clear gel...etc after that course few days my skin is good but after some time my skin again became with pigments,blockspots with more darkness so later i was shifted to some other location there i consulted one more doctor for same so he was given peeling course after that also my face became with too many problems like black spots,pigments,darkness all over my face so since i was stopped melacare 1 year back but still i have problem even consulting doctor also, please give me some suggestions to avoid these problems and i want know one thing that after stopping it long back also will it effect on face if we went through sun or facials?


Good day! I have a problem that is almost destroying me. I have high temperature for more than 1 week now and it doesnt seem to stop no matter what I do. I tried pills, ive been to hospital, pill through anus but the fever still comes back in a few hours - 37,6 usually. I cant even sleep because of the heat. In that first day I remember I masturbated and immediately after I started to have the fever that is bothering me even today. I had no temperature before I masturbated. Am I infected ? What should I do ? Could it be the urinary system ? Please answer me as I dont know what it is or what should I do.


Good morning Dr. Prasad,I am a female, 59 years old. I am having a soft spot on my head about where we would normally find in a new born. It has been there for about 2 years now. Not much pain nor discomfort. But of late some pain seems to be emanating from that spot towards the shoulder.


I am kindney patient and having a HB 11.40, Cholesterol 118, Calcium, Serum 9.50,phosphorus, serum 3.50, Urea 72, creatinine 3.49. Please advice me the diet and if possible the medicine may please be intiated to me. I am under treatment of Dr. Mahaptra, Nephrolgist, Dr R.M.L. Hospital, New Delhi. Please send me the reply on my email nandapradeep2010@hotmail.com I am very thankful to you in this regard, nandapradeep2010@hotmail.com


I asked my girlfriend recently about how often she masturbates. Her response was that I wouldnt believe how often she does or how she is sexually aroused to that point. She stated that its not sexual in nature but that she is aroused by envisioning individuals being murdered, tortured or humiliated. Obviously, I was concerned but glad she had the courage to disclose her fantasies. I m worried however. What is this disordered called and should I be concerned. I love her very much.


Hi- I am 12 weeks pregnant and had, what I believe to be an esophageal spasm this morning. It was incredibly painful and now the majority of the pain has subsided, however I have been left with this residual feeling of having a lump in my throat which makes me feel as if I might vomit. I did vomit twice during the intensely painful time. I do not feel nauseated now, just have this sensation which is triggering my gag reflex constantly 1- when might I expect this lump sensation to subside? 2- is this something that is a concern that I should see my doctor for today or can I wait until my routine visit next week? Thank you. Sara


hey my name is Kelly an iam 22 I been tryin to have a baby for like 6 or 7 years now an its not working out for me  all my friends have kids an iam happy for them but now everyone is wait on me to have a baby but see all the men  I been with in the pass  most of them have kids an the man iam with now has 3kids an one of them is 7years old that his last one he had but me an him have been trying an its not working out for me iknow theres not a thing wrong with my boyfriend  iam think theres somethen wrong wit me doctor help me i dontr have the money to pay for answer can u halp me out just this one time dr


I am 22 and have taken i pill in 24 hrs after sex. Not actually a complete sex because my partner was wearing condom and I believe that only the tip went in and then it was out so basically it did not happen more than 10 secs but still we were scared so I had it . Could you please tell me what will happen next as I have eaten it now? Will everything be normal?


okay this is not something I pictured myself doing... but I am a bit of a worry wart. I am 37 weeks pregnant and during my entire pregnancy I have probably taken 7 hits total of marijuana the last one being about a week ago... I am curious as to how long thc will remain n my unborn childs system. While I know that marijuana isn t healthy for a baby its not something I do... I have passed all my drug test but I read that traces no matter what can he found n my baby s first poop... I stopped smoking cigs when I found out I was pregnant and also I haven t drank since I found out I was pregnant and I ate totally healthy.. can u help me?


My 3 year old has  fever of 100.8 since last night. tylenol is helping, but then it spikes again. When the fever is spiking, she says she has a tummy/head ache. Early today she started saying her teeth hurt and I could feel a couple moalers comming in. Should I be concered or is it just the teeth? Ohh n she has had a slight runny nose.


I have been having terrible pain in my fingers and arm joints. An x ray earlier this week showed my tendon in my finger pulled away from the bone and the bone has splintered at the location. I have not had an injury; i was watching TV the night I felt burning pain. Now I can barely move it and my other finger and my elbow are experiencing similar pain now too. What could this be?


My mother had breast cancer 10 years back. After surgery she got lymphedema in hand. Yesterday she felt unbearable pain in her hand and her hand became red and now she is suffering from fever. Probably this is due to infection. What should we do right now?


I have low blood pressure, a chest infection and inflammation on the left hand side of my rib cage.  I have had it for 2 weeks and it isnt getting any better.  I am 52 and weigh 14 stone I have tinnitus in both ears and am tired all the time.  I have 3 herniated disc in my lower back and nerve problems in my legs.  I had gestational diabetes with both childrena dn have been having problems with my blood sugar levels for a few years - they have been good for the last couple of years.


Hi Doc, Me and my Girlfriend had unprotected sex last night but I ejaculated on the outer part of her vagina...I clearly know she will not get pregnant but she don t want to give room for an error and has taken an I pill what could be the result in this case? Does it have any side effects for consuming it without any reason? Thanks...


My husband has an area on the roof of his mouth that is very red and some of the skin looks almost like a blister has burst there.  Its close to his teeth but he says the actual tooth does not hurt.  Its very painful and made worse by eating or drinking anything hot or cold.  Hes had it about three days and its gotten progressively worse.


I am suffering from neuropathy, as yet no cause found. I am taking Trandolaprin 2mg andIndapamide 1.5 mg for BP control. Have triedApo-Gabapentin but caused agitation, sleeplessness and urinary frequency and urgency. Dr changed to Amitripyline which I hasD taken for years on 25mg for back pain, doubled dose to 50mg. Neuropathy pain lessened but caused urinary retention, dry mouth, and constipation. Where to now? Back on 25mg with increased neuropathy, sore throat and difficulty sleeping?


my live has been swelled to 16.9(i am a women). Now i am feeling pain on that area. i am a strong feeling of vomit is coming . my doctor has said to eat maftal spass....but i forgot to tell him about my feeling of vomiting.....so can you suggest any other tablet or maftal spass is perfect.


Hello sir,my mother is suffering from severe stomach pain since 5 days. The ultrasonography report is ok bt wbc, ESR and polymorph are high in quantity. Now she is taking antibiotic for 2 days,bt stomach is still there. What should we do. Please help us. Thank you.


I have an aneurysmal bone cyst at T3 (according to MRI and CT Scan).  My back pain, however, seems to be closer to T6-T7, occurs when I lay down, frequently wakes me up at night, and wraps around from my back to my front.  Can the cyst at T3 be causing this pain?


Hi my husband has leg pain and also in his calves and buttocks. He is 28 and describes the pain as burning and electric shooting up his legs. He thought it was varicose viens and had them removed 5 years ago but the pain was still there and has since worsened with time. It never goes away but slightly lessens with sitting. He cant wear tight trousers or shoes cos they hurt him. He had an appointment with a neurologist who gave him tablets for restless leg syndrome but they have not worked. He has another appointment in november but is going crazy with the pain. any advise and ideas would be much appreciated. thanks


my granddaughter is 17 and just noticed a small lump on the right side of her neck and it is tender to the touch. she is going to a walk in clinic but I was worried and was wondering what it can be. She is very active and plays a lot of sports but she did not have this 5 days ago


What does Rheumatoid factor


my 70 yr old father keeps having trouble with his temp going up and down he was recently put on oxygen at night with a humidifier but he got sick from that he smoked 2 packs a day for most his life and quit a year ago but is now coughing like he use to when he smoked any ideas?


Hi. I got veryyyy sick ten days ago with very sudden lower back pain and abdominal pain and fever of 103. I had loose stools and was going to the bathroom several times an hour. The color was that of algea on a pond. Slimy like mucus but a dark yet neon green color. The fever broke that night and didnt come back. However, I have had severe stomache cramping, have lost ten pounds very quickly, and have had nothing but loose stools for ten days but it has returned to normal color. They now have mucus like stuff in it and tons of white dots. My dr sent me to the e.r. for a catscan which broke while I was in it. They got enough of a pic to rule out my galbladder, kidneys and liver . They admitted me 9 days ago for possible appendicits because my white blood count was 0000. The released me the next morning because the surgeon felt whatever had lodged in or blocked appendix had moved. I was sent back to e.r. last night by my dr. because he wanted cultures and stool samples done. They did none of these even though I asked for them. They admitted me yet again because I finally got a complete ct scan and they couldnt see my appendix due to swelling of my colon . Dr. told me the right side of my colon is very swollen and thinks I have IBS. I think I have parasites or worms. What do you think?


15 days ago i developed swollen lymph nodes behind my ear and few days later had some pain in my ears. Two different GPS said its external ear infection. My first lot of medication did not work (antispetic ear drops). I was then given oral antibiotics and ear antibiotic drops. I just finished the course and lymph nodes are still swollen and symptoms all remain. I am on my second round of antibiotics. What happens if this round doesnt work? Could i have something more serious? 15 days ago i developed swollen lymph nodes behind my ear and few days later had some pain in my ears. Two different GPS said its external ear infection. My first lot of medication did not work (antispetic ear drops). I was then given oral antibiotics and ear antibiotic drops. I just finished the course and lymph nodes are still swollen and symptoms all remain. I am on my second round of antibiotics. What happens if this round doesnt work? Could i have something more serious?  Cancel


I have been off my carvedilol 12.5 mg X2 daily for a couple months now without discussing it with my Dr. I did so because I was also on clonidine .2 mg x 2 daily as a psych med for ptsd but it controlled my highblood pressure well enough. I have been out of clonidine since yesterday morning and at my clinic my blood pressure was 187/107. I can t get the clonidine until wed morning. if I start taking the carvedilol now will it quickly lower my blood pressure. I feel really racy and uncomfortable with increased hyperarousal from ptsd symptoms. Carvedilol wont help with taht though


My 4 year old had 3 pimple like zits on her face on Friday. And today she has 10-15 more her butt and around gential area. She was sick about a week ago with a low grade fever and vomited one day. Could this be chikenpox? She has had her vaccine for chickenpox


I hate myself and some days I feel more dead than alive. Ive been sleeping 10-11 hours each day. More than my usual sleep time. There are days when I feel extremely sad and I dont understand why. Ive self harmed again and again, but Im trying to stop. The urge is just hard to resist. Ive planned out how Id mill myself many previous times and Ive attempted a few times,but could not go completely through with it. I dont know what to do. I dont k ow whats wrong with me.


good morning Doctor. doctor me and my wife staying in saudi arabia. am working here and i have one kid. now his age is around 2 years.upto now my wife using capsule for birthcontrol . now i plan to go vacation for 10 days to kerala. doctor my planning is for 3 years we dont need another baby. now am afraid to take too much capsules. doctor can u suggest some other methids. i check in internet i found some methods, copeer t , sponge and rings etc... but my wife check with her friend regarding the copper t, they told its very painful and to much irtations. please give us good advice.


On the top right of my forehead I have a vein going diagonally from corner to eye. The vein seems to indent in my head. As this gets worse my face seems to be becoming more asymmetrical. Can someone please please help? I am 19, healthy weight and an idiopathic generalized epilepsy sufferer.


I was seen in the Emergency Room on Tuesday and he prescribed me Amoxicillin 500mg twice a day for 12 days. im also taking Afrin, Nasal Decongestant, and Mucinex. And the only thing i can tell is its getting worse. plus now i feel like im running a fever, im sore/achey, and also i have a annoying pain in my lower abdomen. Should i go back to the ER?


Im 16 and I am relativley healthy. I noticed the other day some severe pain in my sturnam region. I usually stretch back in class on my chair and my back will crack and sometimes my sturnam will too. Yesterday I leaned back and my sturnam cracked and when I leaned forward I had severe pain in my chest (sturnam). I could barely breath, move or talk. It last 5-10 minutes. I had a similar incident today. Now when ever i tilt my head back or lean back the pain comes back. What is it? Is it severe?


on the inside of my cheek i have to round white patches which is making me so uncomfortable during meal times and while brushing my mouth. its been there for over a week now.  there is also one red sore on the left edge of my tongue opposite to the white patches . I thought it would heal by itself but it doesnt seem. what can I do about it. ( Im 28 and a man.) Thank you.


i just went to see my doctor on tuesday because of bad blood work . I receive regular blood work monthly all has been well for years now . A recent blood work now shows low cholesteral high triglycerides, low thyroid, a blood sugar of 49 and a drop of red blood count from 145 to 112 in one month. It looks like all hell broke loose . my doctor is sending me for many tests and put me of insulin right away what could be happening to me to cause this


I m constantly have this sharp pain on the right side of my neck. It pulsates at times, comes and goes every month or so. When I touch it I feel like its right around the area where the artery is in my neck. The pain shoots into my jaw as well. I am a right side sleeper, which I ve read can cause issues with acid reflux. Any ideas?


Hello.. I have a warm sensation in the lower right side of my stomach , I ve been doing some reading and see that it could be appendicitis . The pain isn t extremely discomforting, it s a bit frustrating if anything because I m constantly shuffling around to attempt to make it feel better. I ve gone to the bathroom with diarrhea , thinking it was the food, but this pain just started happening after the food as well. I ve noticed I ve been urinating considerably more then usual as well. Hope to hear back soon, thanks!


my daughter has been sick for 1 month she is 10 years old she had a ct scan which showered mesenteric lymph node adenitis.  She has lost 21 pounds she is in constant pain she was seen by GI this past friday and they have set her up for colonoscopy and EGD.  The pain increases after she eats and after she has a bowel movement and her bowel movements have had mucous in them.  What could this be please help????


My 11 month old son has had diarree for 2 days. We started giving hydrol and a probiotic yesterday evening to stop diarree and dehydration.This morning he still had a diarree nappy. What other remedy can I use to stop this soonest? His bums are also extremely red due to the diarree and does not heal due to the constant diapers and this is extremely painfull. Your assistance will be much appreciated. Thank you Christel


Hi sir. I am havig sex with my girl friend  once in every month. I am giving unwanted 72 every time with in 72 hrs of time. By that she is geting perious every time 1 week before the regular. Is any problem of using like this and is any problems will cause in the future. Means that any permanent pregnency lost chances. Plase kindly answer for this qn.


Dear sir,I suffered meningitis at the age of 5. After few years I became epileptic. Presently I am  taking Oleptaal 600 OD twice a day. I have suffered two seizures since August,2012. Now, my doctor has prescribed Tolreva XR 500 twice a day in addition to Oleptal 600 OD. Please comment should I start Torleva? Please comment.


I have been having severe pain in my lower back,now I m having sever pain in my right side of my back as well as the right side of my stomach and lower abdomen.I m also a woman who s 5 8 and about 285ish lbs. My medical history is unknown to me because I was adopted and don t have that info.I m a big eater but I have no desire to eat,no temptations for my normal cravings and have a slight feeling that I m going to vomit.I ve also had sever pain in my lower abdomen to the point that I was bent over in excrutiating pain and could not stand up and found it easier to lay on the floor to relieve some of the pain.And every month during my period I have alot of pain that feels like someone is trying to rip my insides out and that (for lack of a better way to say this) a huge blood clot needs to come out.At first I just thought it was because I wear tampons but I ve tried going all day without one and I still felt it.I ve even gone to my gyn to see if the iud was in place and she said it was good.But it has been a bit since then.I ve done a little bit of research about the iud that I had inplanted about 4 1/2 years ago. Some of the things that I read about other woman having sounded similar. I ve gone to doctors and they ve prescribed meds for me they worked maybe the 1st or 2nd day into them and then they didn t work anymore. I m at a loss as to what to do now.I m SO sick of going to the doctors ...they don t ever run any tests. What could this pain be or is it possibly more than one thing?Thank you


Hello Doctor, I am S V reddy. I am 24 y old and 63 kg weight. I am suffering from dry cough. I consulted doctor and he told me I am affected with pneumonia and he is suspecting TB also.He prescribed the following medicine


hi doctor, while mastrubation my penis often got lost their stiffness as well lot of times it comes soon between 2 mins. i am started my mastrubation from age of 15 and now 26. i have mastrubate 2 times a day usually and maximum of 4 times some day(not usual). is that cause for the problem or some other things are there??? is that any differences between mastrubation and real sex that penis erection like some thing? i planned for marriage. its quite normal or i am having any problem... please help me.


Hi i have been taking lasix for almost a year now 3 times a day in total 120mg i am planing to get pregnant i asked my doctor he said i can stop it and i can get pregnant the next day since it diesnt stay in your system.But reading on the net some says that it is harmful and it stays in the body system.


Hi on Saturday morning I was awaken with pain in my left upper chest area and left arm with some dizziness. I have tendonitis of the left elbow anyway. My pulse was regular. Once the dizziness slowed I took a baby Asa and was able to fall back asleep. During the day on Saturday I experienced some chest discomfort, left arm pain and started having pain in my left side. This morning I continue to have discomfort in left shoulder arm area and left side. Some indigestion. Also my pulse has remained regular throughout this problem. My BP 130 s/80 s. I take BP meds which keep my BP WNL.


I workout with heavy weights and also smoke marijuana. Lately, I ve had a tingling pain in my left arm that s worse when I workout or smoke? The pain is now everyday all the time and starts in my upper left shoulder/armpit/lung? and goes thru the painful elbow and tingles all the way to my left hand.Any ideas? I have an apt with my doc next Wed., but the pain is getting worse and all of a sudden today I have all day diarrhea, can t really eat and body aches (along with the left side tingles/pain). Also - sometimes when I breath in deep - it hurts or I hear cracking/popping in my back/chest?? I m getting worried....


Hi! I got married last year in January.My wife didn`t conceive till now.I got my semen examination and in the report i got 50million sperm count  and motile rate is 60% and lecocytes are large in number.I want to know that is this the only reason that my wife is not get pregnant.


The first day of my last menstrual cycle was September 21.  I had sex on September 30, October 3 and several time after.  I have a 32 day cycle.  Could I have gotten pregnant on September 30 or October 3rd? I am trying to figure out the closest possible due date.


my eyes are feeling tired they hurt, my head hurts my sinuses clog in the morning i have a cough that hurts, I m spaced out a lot i have to relie on pills to get me through the day i don t know whats wrong i also get sharp pains in my head and if i move my head to fast it hurts and my items appear somewhere but they end up its liked fractured from one place to another i play volleyball and my aim was very off im the number one player but it was very off it was fractured too it aim towards the wall which is not usually i always get my serves in every time i walk upstairs i get tired quick and breathe very hard i don t know if i have a fever everyone feels my forehead but it s always hot i feel like i want to sleep all day which i do because i have got very lazy chest pains come sometimes but they aren t bad as my headache thats been lasting a couple days now help me!


My mother has internal swelling on her face and head .... she has consulted a neurologist , he suggested to contact a psychiatrist . Now, when she consulted a psychiatrist , he said its cz of tension . He wrote so many medicines . She has so many medicines to eat but the swelling is still there . I cannot see her like this please help.


Hi I am getting excruciating pains in my lower back when I lie down especially if I have been standing for a long time. I don t know what I have been doing to cause this or what I should do about it. The pain will subside after lying down for a while but the first 20 minutes is pure agony. Suggestions on what it may be or how to help it?


what are the risks of withholding semen and what are the treatments used to treat it if you develop problems from it? I have semen coming out in my urine I masterbate twice a week now and did it at least twice a day in my teens and early twenties. I am 25 Im 510 Im 210lbs.


My 12 year old daughter is suffering from OCD. She is in therapy for over a year and it has gotten progressively worse. THe discussion of medication has come up and I am not comfortable putting her on them. We did try an over the counter St Johns Wort which she said helped but gave her major diarrhea. I am looking for a hollistic solution to try????


hi, i am 39 year old female living in india with my 6 year old daughter, recently i got my lipid test done. as i was feeling quite lethargic, tired and breathless many a times with severe heache with low BP, my local practioner advised for the test. the results are here would like to know what exactly am i suffering from


My 6yo son- on his third day of amoxicillin for strep throat- has developed three spots under his eye. The entire area is reddish and the spots look like pimples, but the heads are yellow rather than white. The area is painful, especially to the touch.


i am 33 yrs female,154cm,60kgs diagonised with thyriod and high blood pressure from past 5 yrs.i am prescribed THYRONORM 50 and AMLODAC 5 after breakfast and ATEN25 after lunch for hypertension.my problem is for the last 15 days my bp is going very high even after taking medicines. my systolic is ranging from 150-175and diastolic from 95-110.usually it in the normal range but i am having problem from 15 days,sweating a lot,fatigue,dizziness and a heavy head.please suggest me what to do?


Hi, My mother is 58 years old and she has 2 gall bladder stones of 14 mm. She has stones for 3 yrs (apprx) with no symptoms. Her uncle also had an history of stones. Would request you to clarify the following


Hello. I have what my family doctor has stated in the past calcium deposits on my arms. He told me not to worry because they are solid and not fluid like. Tonight I found one on my scalp. Location is above my left ear. I am a female age 57. I had a complete hysterectomy in November of 2013; however, I had the bumps on my arms prior to that surgery. This was my only surgery. I am not taking estrogen (no medications at all). I have regular mammograms and usually need to get a 2nd one due to density of breasts. I have my annual one scheduled for next Friday. Should I be concerned about this new lump? Thank you. Vikki


Sir, My uncle is 80 years old & having kidney problems since 3 months.Before dialysis urea was 193, creatinine 10.5, hemoglobin5.6.After dialysis regular for 3 days & given 3 blood the report is like that urea-102,cretinine-5.2,Potassium-4.0,sodium-134,calcium,-4.37,hemoglobin-8.0.Due to nobody in village to support to take to him 90 km wanted to stop it . Could you suggest me? Regards


Searching for diagnosis, symptoms, feverishlethargic feeling, deep muscle pain, spongy lumps were pain is felt.asoapy whitishfilm escaping skin when showering (not using soap) and oily ringlets too. Numbish tingling feeling allover.cloudy mind and brainfog


my son had cystic fibrosis, he had meconium ileus at birth and had complications post surgery with blockages and spent 2 months in nicu. He passed away july 3 2014, he just turned 2 years old may 30th 2014 , he had developed a routine blockage (happened about 5 times since leaving nicu) and everytime we would bring him directly to ER they would ask us only to bring him if he shows signs of dehydration, fever, or any signs of abnormality with his usual self, or if symptoms do not get better after 48 hours (throwing up, no stools, etc.) now on july 2nd he started his throwing up so we knew he had gotten a blockage, we followed orders and started miralax treatment right away, throughtout night he continued throwing up (same as other times, and usually passes big stool on 2nd day and is back to normal) we dont know what happened on july 3rd but at around 12pm he started to act funny and talk funny, as if he wasnt getting enough oxygen to his brain, his pupils got a little big, abdomen seemed a bit larger then it was few minutes before, and within a minute or so, he just stopped......... ambulance came and said he was already passed etc etc. they wrote on his death certificate intestinal blockage, cystic fibrosis and aspiration, am i right to believe that what happened to him mustve been septic shock? there was no autopsy performed, but i think maybe his intestine ruptured throughtout the night? thank you for any answers, it was literally 24 hours of a blockage.


My concern is that I had a wisdom tooth extracted three months ago. Since that time in the exact same spot mu jaw line has been visiably swollen. There was a root and a root left after the extraction. I am now seeing an oral surgeon, who says he doesnt know why my face is swollen. This oral surgeon has thirty years of experience and is also a MD, with a stellar background. He is going to romove the bone that was left but has no plans to address swoolen jaw line. I am very concerned about this and appreciate any information you can provide. Thank You CD Scott


Yes. I have a friend whose son in 2004 completely quit eating for 180 days not much water intake either. He has since been eating well and has been encouraged to eat other things.He at one point was in the hospital for a short time but then his mother took him home. He was in the Psychiatric Unit of the hospital. Now he has a girl friend and she is asking question. At this time he is getting his strength back and going to the gym once a week riding the elliptical and the tread mill at great paces. When and even before he seems to be having trouble bending his knees and is not stable when walking alone has to use a walker. I am assuming that much of this has been caused from not having the nutritional diet he needed for 180 day. They want to have him have a brain scan or even cat scan of his head. Is this a recommended way to go?


My baby is 10 weeks. I breastfeed her and also give her similac. It is now going on day 4 and she has not pooped. she goes through 6-8 diapers a day but no poop. The last time she pooped was wednesday , the poop was brownish and watery. I was a lot of poop but it is now Sunday and no poop.what should i do?


I have been battling tremors, needle prickling pain, and heaviness in my legs for almost a year now. I have been tested for MS, Lupus, and Parkinson only to be told I am depressed and stressed. I assure you I am neither and refuse to go back to my doctor.


Ive had pain in my stomach/chest since August and I thought it was a uti. But seems like its just not going away Im guessing pneumonia and Ive been smoking 2 packs a day for 7 years and Im only 21. What do you think it is , oh and I have sleep deprivation I never sleep maybe this is another cause for it all. Please just throw answers at me. Im going to the clinic on friday again just like some feedback thank you.


After waking up in the morning, I drank some cold water and then experience sharp pain in my chest (on the left side). This pain has been persistent and my chest hurts when I operate the steering wheel of my car with my left hand. Please help. Thanks!


Hello Sir/Mam, as per report I found that my semen are very less count. I would like to know who can I increase their productivity throug yoga or execercies.. My I know what type are need to increase them. Also let me know what kind of fruits or dry-fruits should I need to eat daily basis to increase their productivity ... sperm count and motility . Thanks in advance for your suggestion.


Hi i was recently treated for Genital warts at my GUM Clinic a few months ago and they were frozen and i was given Condyline to put on them twice a day i think it was. Now i have some i have just noticed on my foreskin and i still have the Condyline in my room. I was just wondering if i have to get the small warts frozen first or can i skip going to the GUM Clinic again and just apply the Condyline??


Hi, i just have 1 quick quesiton please..For a while now (at least a couple of years), ive been experiencing a little bit of heaviness in the center of my chest, it sorta feels like a small weight is just sitting on the top of my chest. I went to the hospital last year for it & they didnt do much for me. Im constantly pressing my hand to my chest to get some minor relief. Should i be worried?


Hi i m 35 yrs male stone in gall bladder 14 mm shows in ultrasound.what is the best way to remove it.i think if i follow the procedure of home therepy olive oil and lemon will work on me.i have one more dobt if this came out could this go another place also


I recently had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed (5 days ago). I am feeling very dizzy, lightheaded, and slightly nauseous. I am no longer taking any drugs and I m feeling even worse since I stopped taking them yesterday. I have a little pain and soreness where the teeth were extracted, but it is nothing horrible. I find it very hard to focus on anything and the lightheadedness is almost unbarable. Any ideas as to what I could be experiencing?


Hi Im a 35 yr.old female, 55, and 125lbs. I have always been pretty healthy. Almost 2 weeks ago I had a fever for almosst 5 days with very achy body, but no respitory issues. Since fever broke 6 days ago I have felt not so normal, tired and still a little achy. This morning I woke with swollen sore joints and red blotchy skin, I also have a few swollen lymph nodes. Went to urgent care twice and there was no diagnosis, just maybe viral, and to get lots of rest and take pain relief (advil/tylenol). This is very unusual for me and concerning, any advice?


I have a two year old daughter that has had a clear runny nose for about a week. She has started to have a wet cough, worse at night. She attends daycare. There has been no fever. She has not coughed the mucous up so I don t know the color. Lungs are clear on the left side. On the right side, I hear some congestion on the top but clears when she coughs. She is up to date on her shots. I have given her children s cough and cold medicine, one fourth a teaspoon two times daily. Tonight I gave her alegra and put Vicks on her feet. Wait it out or get her in to see the doctor?


I am a male. My girlfriend gave me oral sex. She then wiped the semen off of me with a tissue ensuring that she did not get any on her hands. She then proceeded to the bathroom where she washed her hands and then urinated and wiped with tissue. Is it possible that she may have gotten some semen on her hands and not the semen not washing off after washing her hands and then touch the outside of her vagina?


Hi, I had maxillofacial surgery done many years ago. I had extra plates (screws etc) on one side as the bone fractured while my surgeon worked, resulting in bone graph. I am experiencing great swelling on the one side (this is 20 years later still). I have excused it in the past as a result of sinus colds or weather changing but it is becoming increasingly uncomfortable. The swelling is accompanied by my teeth moving constantly and feeling that they will fall out. Any help or advice would be appreciated.


Hi.i applied for life cover.my gamma gt was 185.i dont drink alcohol or smoke .i exercise 6 days a week.resing pulse 62.did full liver function test .alt slightly elevated .did ultrasound on liver/gall bladder/kidneys.all clear.i am concerned as gamma gt was 195 a few years ago.i did a blood test a few months later gamma gt had dropped to 137.i did not test again as I thought it was trending down.i take omega 3 and red yeast rice supplement.also I tend to avoid sugar when possible.i am not diabetic.


My mother had suffered from dysentery from 7-8 days...after some tests and sonography it was found that she had sacralisation of the fifth lumbar vertebrate and now she is taking medicines...but she is feeling very low and is having unconsciousness in a way that she can t even get up from the bed..what it means??


My boyfriend was recently cleaning out his mothers basement and it has a lot of mold down there. He said that he inhaled it but it would be fine. Well soon after his nose was bleeding orange. This has never happened before. Hes had some headache but not severe ones, and hes been feeling a little dizzy. Hes been sleeping a lot and felt a little sick yesterday. Im very worried because its not normal. Any reasons why this could be happening? From inhaling mold or something else. Is it something to be very concerned about? Please help.


I am feeling pain in a part of the fore skin of penis for last 15 days which is continuously persisting. perhaps it happened after excess streching of the foreskin during penetration. What should I do? The space provided for entering debit card number is 16 characters whereas requires 19 characters.


Hello Dr, My 17 month old son injured his maxillary fernulum on 13th June 2014, and was bleeding. I took him immediately to my ped. However he said bleeding will stop on it s own and sent me away. But by the end of the day, my son was bleeding profusely and we took him to emergency. The dr made a suture and the bleeding stopped. But next night, my son fell on his bed playfully before going to sleep, with a pacifier in his mouth. The suture came out and it was bleeding a lot again. We again took him to emergency and as the bleeding did not stop over 1-2 hours, the dr examined and gave him 2 new sutures. This time, the bleeding did not stop immediately. They said we should be in observation for few hours at hospital and then, if the situation does not improve, he may have to be operated. But bleeding stopped after few hours and we came home. It s a week now and he has been bleeding on and off, finally more heavily with some tissue hanging near his mouth. He is using a pacifier. Does the use of pacifier delay his chances of healing. I would really appreciate your opinion. Thanks and regards Subha


I have white spots on my upper gums and they hurt alot. Ive had a couple within the past month and at first I thoght it was a canker sore so I didnt mind it. But now that they keep comming back I feel like it might be due to the fact that I am a regular smoker? I do brush my teeth twice a day so Im sure thats not a problem. If you could assist me that would be great


I just got back from a 2 month work trip where I was anxious every day to the point of panic attack a few of those days, just something I am living with and working on. but I have been home for 2 weeks where I usually am great and was swimming at the gym when my chest felt heavy..no pain just hard to get a full breath, I was getting air fine but it seemed labored. this induced a panic attack and since every day I have felt at times heavy chested, swollen at the base of my neck and fatigued of course this is causing more anxiety but is there something seriously wrong. I have never once felt pain and my bp is fluxuating between 120/80 to 140 over 87. I have been afraid to workout since. I went golfing and the symptoms were minor but I did feel out of breath very easily


I have a rash in my arm that started about a month ago only as what i thought were mosquito bites or maybe a smallnspider since they were forming almost a full circle, they went away by them selves, since then they have come and gone 2 more times, but this time they got bigger itchier and they have now joined togeather in a half circle shape leaving a very red very itchy and bumpy patch.... Its only this and alwys in exactly the same place!!! Could it be some alergic reaction yo a bug bite?


hi I m 50 years old and when I was 10 I was diagnosed with a severe cased of rheumatic fever. I strive for optimum health but I fear I m not, due to the life long effects that sickness is associated with. Any advice for a concerned parent playing the longevity game? I would also like some professional insight on Pandas pediatric autoimmune neuro psychiatric autoimmune deficiency and the antibiotics associated with strep.


My 3 year old had an apparent febrile seizure. Cause according to doctors and paramedics was an unknown viral infection and after a bath she had a temperature of 39 degrees celsius. For the most part she s fine now, however has had diorrehea for the last 3 days. It appears to be very slowly solidifying and decreasing in frequency. Roughly still around 7-8 times a day. Quantities vary. Have been giving her red color Gatorade energy drink as she won t drink hydralite or pedilite. 1. Is the red color poop due to the Gatorade? 2. Is there anyting we can do for her sore anus due to the constant diorrhea? My daughter is 3 years old, approx. 120-130cm tall and around 15 kg. Thanks for your time...


I have a strong pulse in my neck and the left side of my brain sometimes hurts in unison with the pulse. My blood pressure is also higher than normal, at 145/82. Is this tricuspid regurgitation or something else bad? Do I need emergency care? I get this every few days but lately it s almost every day.


Hi, i was told that i am infected with tape worm... how do i know that which type of tape worm has been living in my body and how did they decided that it is a tape worm? MRI report


My brother who is 57 is both schizophrenic and bipolar. These disorders began when he was in his early teens. He always takes his medication. There are times when he does a lot, helps out a lot and times when he says he just can t. One of my brothers thinks he is lazy and that he should force himself esp when he hangs around all day smoking a cigar. He doesn t bathe often. How do I make him understand that he just can t do certain things at certain times? Thanks


yesi have aquired smaller red circular spottish rings around my groin, buttox, and on my hip bones. this all started after i started a new job that deals with radioactive oil field waste. cancerous chemicals etc. plsase help me figure out what this is.


Hi i am 24 I had a wreck when I was 19 an I tore my kidney wall, I have had leakage out of my belly button since then but it has jus now recently become really bad I hurt in my stomach an back an My stomach has gotten bigger an feels full of fluid I also have lumps that have come up on my breast an I have horrible migraines. What do you think it is?


Are hives a normal symptom of bronchitis or pneumonia?  My 3 year old daughter has bronchitis in possible early stages of pneumonia and has broken out in hives over 4 times now.  Shes never had them before and got them before she ever took any medicine.


blocked fallopian tubes , PDOC (Polycystic Ovarian Disease), failed IVFs. or have related pregnancy or fertility issues, homeopathic tretment help me 5 ft and weight is 50 kg. 6 months of married


I was hit in the front lower right leg by a hard hit softball (about 4 below the knee and about 2 to the inside of the bone) on Sunday afternoon. The point of impact is swollen and bruised (as I would expect), but my whole lower leg is also swollen, about an inch or more larger in circumference from ankle to below the knee. The impact site is tender but there is no significant pain and no issues standing or walking. I have periodically iced my leg since the injury. Should I be worried about the swelling?


hello, i don t know how to ask.i have a problem with my brain from 4yrs ago,i had some halucinations and my doctor told me that is a psychotic episode,i am in deppresion fase 2,close to schizophrenia and gave me solian..i stoped this treatment from january cos i wanted to know how i feel and the trues is i am ok except that my brain is still vibes and is in pain most of the time.my question is ..can be posible to have a wrong diagnosis? cos i never heard about any depression or schizophrepia with pain and vibes and wich starts on 33yrs old.and i feel on my brain all my emotions also,in different locations.now i am 37 and i know that when i started to going crazy i was nervous,not depressive.excuse for my english and thank u.


I have been having moments lately where my heart feels like its trying to jump out of my chest all of a sudden that come and go. Today I noticed that after wards I couldnt laugh because it would happen again. When I was younger I had a heart murmur. Is this it coming back?


Dear dr, last week i did TMT test for 13.26 minute, and report says, Achived 87% for MPHR,good effort tolerance,  test MILDLY POSITIVE FOR INDUCIBIE ISCHAEMIA,duke treadmil score


Hi Doctor, I have diagnosed with iga nephropathy & now i am having methylprednisolone 48mg/day since 24th Sep. But two days ago i have got a severe knee pain in the middle of the night & it was terrible. Kindly advise why this has happened & is it becoz of the pred? Also my legs & face got swollen as well. B Rgds, Lalindra.


Hi i finish medroxyprogestron for the last 4 day and my spotting start for the last 6 days not havy flow. Last month my period start after 2 day to finish medroxyprogestron.i m 23 female. 130lb weight. Last month i use colmid 50 mg and 21 day i check my progestron 0.5.