My heart beat makes my body move. It s like a slight pull to the left with every beat. I usually only notice this when I have to be very still. The first time was about 5 years ago during a mammogram. Another time at the ophthalmologist for a test to measure pressure within the eye. But now it is most anytime when I am quiet and still. The beat makes my upper clothing move and is very visible. I m 67, female.


My grandson, 20 months old ran a low grade fever with cough and congestion. Fever is gone but he has developed a rash on his hands, knees and elbows. This iis the second time this has happened. The first time the doctor said it was not hoof and mouth disease. It disappeared on it s own. What is this?


i am a seizure disorder patient presently on oxycabazepine.i am pregnant but the growth is slow. my LMP was on 19/12/2009 (have irregular periods).according to that my baby shud be 9 weeks 06 d.but the recent usg shows 6 weeks 6 days.last week also had a usg which showed 6 weeks 2 days.fetal pole has appearedthis week but no heart beat.moreover i culd have conceived only after 6 of jan since had intercourse only after that.my doctor says to go in for D&C.please advice.


I had a hip surgery after an car accident (Feb. 18, 2012) and after a month and half (April 3, 2012) I got DVT in my right leg and then I started taking Warfrain so now I am on blood thinners and keep my INR between 2-3. My question is my right foot had regular swelling although I excercise, swim and have medication on a regular basis. Do I need any medication for swelling or what else I could do? AT present I am in west coast Canada.


I am 33y/o and have had several short reoccurances of A-fib triggered at night as well as with a deep inhilation most recently, which self converted back to sinus rhythm after 60min. and a hot shower. I have been using a albuterol inhaler for many years. Could the affects of improper inhaler use have caused my A-fib??? I am following a cardiologists regimine of cardizem but am relucant to start flecanide as I have no occurance of flutter/a-fib since stopping the albuterol.  With elimination of causes, can my heart repair itself via consistent exercise and lifestyle modification???? or are the improper eletrical channels permanent and ever-present???


I got some bloodwork tests back in the mail and it says that the test for ANA direct came back as positive abnormal and then across the line it says -01 I m kind of confused on what this means I kind a got an answer from the doctor that I might have lupus and then I need to go see a A certain kind a doctor but I was just wondering if this means that I have lupus and what kind


I am 45, female, weight is 110 lbs, height is 50.  Recently I have difficulty breathing when I walk...my arms hurt and my chest hurts.  I have already been to the cardiologist and all tests were done and everything is fine.  If I take Zyrtec I feel a little better...could it be allergies?  or something wrong with my circulation?  Thank you for any advice you can offer...


Hello Doctor,5 years back i had a severe headache followed by visual disturbance in my left eye lasted for few minutes.i am diagnosed with a calcified lesion at right occipital lobe. taken albendazole for a month and oxetol for 2 years. recently i had a visual disturbance again without headache. During last 4 months i have a feeling of right knee tingling intermittently. Why is this tingling happening. Should i have to continue oxetol.. then for how much time. Is there any procedure to remove lesion. Till today i dont have any record of seizure.


Just below my chin on the right side, I m experiencing pain. It hurts when I press on it and when I sleep on it it hurts to swallow. But when I sit straight there s no pain and I can swallow normally. Please answer this I m 16 and very afraid of cancer. I don t know what s wrong with it, because it only hurts on one side and not like a normal soar throat


My husband fell down the stairs and landed on his left buttocks and upper left thigh.  Now is upper left thigh is very swollen but no bruising. He has been taking advil for pain...anything else he should do?   Put on ice it even though it happened yesterday???


hi. i have 2 kids and am worried about the x ray result. both of them have pheumonitis right accdg to their x ray result. my kids were 5 year old and weight 14.5 kilogram and he had sepsis when he was born and treated for months.... the other one is 1 year old weighing 9.5 kilogram just have flu and coughing...    what does it mean? need your medical advise doctor... thanks


My 17 old daughter has had ongoing lower abdominal pain for approximately 4 years.  Her appendix have been removed but was found to be healthy.  They thought she had endimetriosis but gynecologist said she didnt.  Her pain does not necessarily occur with her periods and is increasingly getting more severe.  Pain killers no longer work and she is unable to pick anything up, bend over or walk without crying in pain.  Do you have any suggestions please as our doctors seem to be at a loss.Thankyou,Stacey.


My radiology report suggests some foci of chronic ischemic white matter disease. I am 65 have hypothyroid, allergies PBC and received this today. My father died of alzheimers and I have had multiple spells of like heart attack that was on rt side radiated to jaw and head. could this be alzheimers.


Dear Sir, I am 39 years old, get married in 2001 but due to early release problem, I am not able to satisfy  my wife even for a single time. She never reach her orgasam due to continuous problem now she feel swere body ache after intercourse. In the beginning she was very fond of this thing but now hv no interest at all. This make me feel guilty every time. Pls. help me! One more thing, what I seen on internet, in case of erected panis, foreskin should rolled back and head should be un-covered but it is not like this in may case. Moreover, every time( since beginning) I hv to use condom without this first of all I feel pain at the time of insert as it put strech on my foreskin and it result early release even at the time of insert. Due to shy nature I never go to doctor except once( at that time he, without my physical examination, ask me to take paxidap tablet for some time, but it not helped me at all.


I HAVE JUST BEEN PRESCRIBED THIS MEDICATION, DUE TO HAVING A SLIGHT LEAK FROM MY KIDNEYS? I HAVE TYPE ONE DIABETES WHICH I HAVE HAD FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS, BUT I AM VERY FIT AND RUN SEVERAL TIMES WEEK AND DO NOT HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?I AM VERY HESITANT IN TAKING THIS MEDICATION DUE TO THE SIDE EFFECTS I HAVE READ, AND ALSO DUE TO THE CHECKS THAT IT INTAILS? PLEASE ADVICE?


my husband has been diagnosed with an expansile mass enlarging and eroding the left neural foramen at C2-C3.It extends into the spinal canal and is not clearly distincly visualizd from the spinal cord on CT.  Surgery is recommended to remove.  How can we know the best available neurosurgeon in our market, El Paso, TX?  Or, should we have it done  in a larger market such as Dallas or Phoenix with more experienced neurosurgeon?


Hi Doctor, Ive had recurring swelling around my right parotid gland for years. Every time I see a doctor, they tell me its infection. Recently, I noticed that the swelling doesnt go away at all, no matter what anti biotics I am on. In the past 2 months, docs put me on anti biotics for 5 weeks and realized that the swelling isnt subsiding. So an ultra sound was done, and was told that the duct on the right side is enhanced - twice the size of the left one and has a very irregular shape however theres no stone or calculus. Now my MRI says that there are multiple enlarged superior cervical nodes inside the parotid gland... some measure upto 2 cms. What does this all mean and why are they suggesting biopsy?


the past 2 weeks Ive been extremely disoriented and dizzy. Ive also been getting this tingling sensation in my fingers, lips and left leg. but not a numb feeling. it happens at random moments when Im standing still or moving around. am i just tired and stressed? should i be worried?


Why is it everytime i eat my chest and and esophagus tighten and become very painful making breathing very difficult it also causes me to vomit and usually will stop after that. It sometimes happens right after the first bite or a couple bites in but i always have this issue when eating


Im 16 years old and over a period of time Ive had moments where I get a somewhat sharp pain in my chest, in the middle to be exact and with it, it gets a lot of pressure too and Its very difficult for me to breathe. It only lasts for a few seconds every time it happens.


I went to the Urgent care and they said I had a bad kidney infection. They gave me a shot but nothing has happened I still feel the same. I have the chills, fever, migraine that cant go away, my back hurts bad! The only thing the shot took away was pain when I pee. Whats wrong with me


Im very worried because my dog died 3 days ago the dog showed symptoms of rabies before he died he attacks my other dog and his throat is paralyzed lose of appetite until he died , and i remeber almost 2 months ago he bit my cousins foot , it was a lil wound but it bled, last friday the after the dog died my cousin received vaccine, including RIG, today is the day 3 or the second dose, he is in the process of completing the series, my question is... is he now protected? even though its almost 2 months ago when my dog bit him, my cousin is healthy right now, but im still worried.


hi doc,i have a 7 years old daughter and she s having a cough for 10 days now i gave her solmux and tempra forte because she had a fever 2 days ago.we went to her pedia today and he gave meptin and klaricid and she took it around 2


Been on lutera for 8 months now and I have had regular periods that last 4-5 days, this month I started spotting on my active pills this has lasted for 5 days and now I am on my second sugar pill and I am still spotting, I take my birth control properly everyday at the same time what could this mean?


I have adhd and i started taking my medicine but its not helping me focus. My mom thinks im faking but the doctor prescribed it to me. Its a dosege of 12.5mg if i take two of those in the morning instead of one would that make the effects stronger or just keep me awake longer?


My son (8) has bad allergies right now, itchy eyes and runny nose. He is now complaining of a sore itchy throat. When I looked in his mouth he has a cluster (the size of a dime) of little red pinpoint spots. It is on the roof of his mouth just in front of the uvula.


Why do I now have a small lump in neck by jaw.Was treated yesterday for outer ear infection with drops. Pain hasnt gone away. Still have a slight fever. Head feels like its going to explode. 51 yr old female , history high bp, high choles.. heart attack a yr ago.. weigh 168 lbs, diabetic ..


Hi, Doctor has presecribed me Montek 10 mg to me for curing mild ventilatory defect. And the course duration is 3 months. I want to know what are the side effects of this medicine and secondly will my mucous problem be solved completely after this period


I ache all over and have a weakness in my legs when I walk. It feels like they are going to buckle on me sometimes when I walk. This is a new condition over the last couple of weeks. Advil helps, but the conditions comes back when I don t take it. I am on no other medicine


I ve been taking 10 milligram acetaminophen / hydrocodone for about a year for lower back pain. I have just begun to have all over joint pain/ muscle pain and am feeling sick and weak like I have the flu but no fever, I am also noticing weakness in my legs and pain from my shoulders down to my hands. Could this be a side effect of the medication.


Good Morning Sir I am Gilbert Sumaylo. Can I ask a Question? Its all about my SGPT, I have 101 SGPT and 40 SGOT. I don t drink beverages and liquor or any alcohol, I don t also smoke. But I am really addicted in Soft Drinks like cola, and I also love to eat fatty foods. Can you help me to understand why i got 101-SGPT? Thank you.


Hi I have extreme lower back pain on my right side just above the button area and am in need of something for the pain. I currently had been taking hydrocodone 10/325 and naproxen and this seems to help with the pain. Was wondering if you could suggest anything else and was needing a prescription refill for both. Can you help me with this? Thanks Mike Duff


Hi my son is 13 years old and has had fever since this afternoon of 103.7 I gave him two Motrins but the fever just went down to 102.3 4 hours later I gave him two Motrins more because the fever went back to 103.5 That was two hours ago and the fever has gone dawn only to 102.3 What should I do?


I had bronchitis right after Thanksgiving. I still have a cough. It may be absent for 2 or 3 days and comes back. I know it is not pertussis as I had a booster several years ago. No fever, I don t even feel bad but sometimes cough until I can t get my breath.


Pls I had sex yesterday and after my partner didnt knw he released in me but after I felt the sperm all over my virgina after I washed it and urinated immediately is there a possiblity that I can get pregnant cos ill menstrate this weekend and also wat.medicine.can I take to flash it


hi,my name is Nafisah 29yrs i went for an ultrasound cos i missed my peroid the radios report shows that there is a single intact gestational sac no embryonic echoes is seen and a solitary intra mural fibroid nodule at the posterior aspect of the uterine body measuring 23.9*17.2mm in size. pls what does that means and what do ido?


Hi , ever since Ive been little , I cant smile with showing my teeth . My bottom lip doesnt move at all . My dentist or orthodontist hasnt said nothing about it . I have braces , I thought it might help , but it dont . As hard as I try I cant smile with showing teeth .


my 17 year old son hurt his back yesterday doing some workouts and weightlifting. Today his tailbone has a drilling sensation deep inside the bone and spine. The pain comes on gradually then feels like the back is giving out with no strength. Please advise what the problem may be.


hey dr. this is anju gautam my father had a  sugery for tumur near his vocal  and in that surgery his vocal cord also got cut a little now again he has some problems after 15 years . he has to pressurise himself in the morning for his voice to come out . please suggest me something


i noticed a small pink lump to the side of my anus 3 days ago which has gotten bigger and last night the pain was unbearable, it was also having some effect with me going to the toilet which i mean i wasnt sure if i needed to go, i have woken up this morning to fell next to no pain but blood in my boxers and the lump has gone smaller i am very worried is this cancer?


Hi am a mother of 10 months old baby girl. She vomits the food often when i feed her. she has been prescribed ondem syrup 2.5 ml for vomiting. When i give ondem syru0p after vomiting she does not split the food at least for 24 hours.Can u please advise me is it safety to give this medicine in alternative days.


I can feel a lump on the more left side of my tail bone and there is pain to touch, but also after sitting a while. I have had an MRI and was told its a cyst I was born with, but I think it is more than that. I can actually feel the lump. Now I am concerned because my bowel movements are narrowed, what do you think. My doctor will not give me another MRI because they say not needed


My twin boys of 8 months have had diarreha for just over 5 weeks now. Both have very raw bottoms (cream is being used to treat) and it s now getting to the stage now where they both are refusing to eat any food and bork or be sick at the touch of it to their mouths. Stool samples have been sent off and come back neg of a virus infection. Any help please as in desperate need...


Hi, I was diagnosed after an mri with scar tissue on my temporal lobe. apparently I ve had partial temporal lobe seizures my whole life and didn t know they were seizures. Because of the deja vu feeling and panicky feelings I thought they were anxiety attacks. Im now taking Lamotrogine to stop the seizures but I m finding I get real emotional (teary) at the slightest thing. also I m getting angry at things that would not normally bother me. Could this be a side effect of the medication? I m also a femal and 50yrs old... my friends say it part of menopause.


Hi Doctors, recently and for the past one year now, I have been having food, especially meat, sticking so long between my molar and/or premolar teeth after eating. This has been a big pain when trying to use tooth-pick to remove the stick meat after finished eating.


the pother day i noticed that when i ate i was getting a bit of pain on the bottom of the tongue. it continued for a couple of days so looked in a mirror and noticed that on the bottom of the tongue on the left next to where the little vain/vine things are there was a little piece of skin that had apparently broken so its just hanging there. was wondering what can i do to get the pain to go away


Hi my sister has been diagnoised with Tuberculosis lymphadenitis.The doc just did a surgery and removed the lymph node and is gonna start with the treatment in a weeks time. Could u please tell me the precautions and diet to follow and anything else that can be done to get rid of this condition?


I am currently on Lo Loestrin fe but can not afford this medicine as it is a tier 3 and costs a lot of money.  The bad thing is this is the only drug that I have been able to take. It has cut down on my headaches and mood swings.  I tried the generic Junel for Loestrin but it made me feel like I had the flu and gave me severe vaginal dryness. I also tried the generic of Yaz and it too made me unbearably sick.  Is there another generic birth control out there that I might be able to tolerate?


hello, I just had all four Wisdom teeth removed three days ago. So far everything has been going fine and i haven t been in too much pain. However, a few hours ago i started feeling not quite right. My head started hurting (not terribly though) and I feel very hot. I took my temperature but do not have a fever . I decided to switch to ibuprofen from my prescribed medicine today, so I was wondering if I should switch back, or take another course of action


My name is AbbyGail I am 19yrs old and yesterday morning I was stung in the neck by some sort of bug I m not sure exactly what it was but it stung for a good 5 hours or so. Since then I have been itching more and more often! I used hydrocortisone butyrate lotion 0.1% on my palms and bottoms of my feet at 1


Hello, My husband age 54 has a BP of 150/102. He says it is just borderline high but I disagree. He is in bed with a flushed face and a fever of 100.4. Feels achy all over, sinus congestion and a cough. Can too much benadryl contribute to the high blood pressure?


i am 22 year old male ,my question to psychiatrist ,my problem is i am very clean & neatness demanding person .i always fear to the unclean place ,if i see some dust to my house several times i try to remove it ,this habits is crosses  the limit ,even i am scaring to go outside because i am scaring from every physical thing.my habit took me into the hell so please help me


I am on my period,and I took a shower,wasn t even that long at all,as the water was pouring on me,which wasn t even hot at all,it was just warm,my feet started to become red,I ignored it,I thought it was because of the water but it wasn t that hot so it wasn t,so,I found that strange but carried on,I hadn t washed my head yet,then when I did,I felt this weird taste In my mouth,I spit it out and it was blood ... I got out right away and luckily I live with my mum and my older brother,so,I told them about it. Currently my heart is beating quite fast and stuff


My mouth has been bothering me the past couple of days. Bottom right towards the back. Today it doesn t hurt but I can feel a knot or lump type thing when I touch my jawline area on the right side but do not have the same thing on my left side. Worried it could possibly be something serious...


Im 52 years old and working as a Manager in UBI but these days im feeling very low in terms of conciousness and presence of mind. I too have a problems with my stomach but the tests conducted shows nothing much serious. Though i dont have to do a certain level of hard work or efforts but still these days im feeling very tensed and unstability on my thoughts which makes me to lower the desire of living my life.


I have been suffering for over a year with high blood pressure, bad breath, heavy salivation, blood shot eyes, fatigue, and off and on sore throats. I have finally been able to get a doctor appt. but not until the end of this month. Can this be e coli or a staph infection?


For about two weeks, my mother has been experiencing back pain in her right middle back as well as pain in her side/front under her rib cage. She has been to the doctor a few times and all of the tests have come back clean. The pain was a little better for about a week, but tonight she started complaining about it again. The same symptoms, only this time I noticed that her right middle back was a little swollen. Any ideas on what s going on?


I was diagnosed with a kidney infection almost 3 weeks ago. had 2 different types of antibiotics,  and it seemed to have past... pain has returned not as extreme, so I went to a walk in clinic. they doctor says there in no infecton showing but there is blood and protein in my urine. Wondering what can cause this, and can it be related to my endometriosis that i was diagnosed with in 2008.


Back Ground,  I am a 43 year old woman,  I am quite active and not over weight at all.  The last couple of days I have been having chest heavyness and pain in my chest, shoulder and neck also my  heart seems to be skipping beats off and on.  I have been feeling quite weak and tired.   My mother has angina so I figure I probably have the same thing.  I have a doctors appointment but it is a week away.  Should I wait a week and see my doctor or should I go to the hosptial


Since last October I have had a small cough and sinus issues - last month went to my doctor - said it might be allergies - bought Zyrtec and a prescribed nasal spray. 3 weeks later, a deep raspy cough and pain when breathing. Hard to complete a sentence w/o having to stop and take some shallow breaths. Was prescribed Zpack and Methylprednisolone - this is day 3 of taking that. X-ray today was clear. Would a breathing treatment help? And any ideas on WHY


My wifes palms and feet became cold suddenly and she was feeling congestion in her chest. Her blood perssure was normal (80-120) (she is 41 yrs old) but pulse was about 83 at that time. The symptoms subsided after an hour and again the palm and feet become warm. She is nomral now. Please advise.


I have a growth of some sort on my right upper thigh. I have had it for sometime but it s getting a little bigger and it now hurts. I am not sure what kind of physician I need to see or what I may have. It s not hard, I don t feel a lump but it s a Lethe mass


I have cirrosis of the liver with aceites, (fairly high volume acietes). I also have a genetic disease which leaves me with too much iron in my blood. I am considering a transplant. however is seems that it is basically a life sentence of handfuls of pills, weekly doctors visits, and basically NO LIFE! In addition I have thought of the TIPS procedure, which I am finding out in 20% of the procedures leaves me with Encephalopathy! I am at a loss as to how to procede!


i took crestor for about 6 months- 10 mg- since going off of it i have had heart palpations usuallyat nite- went to emerg room on memorial day weekend- they admitted me for 2 days said it was ad -fib- i think it was the crestor...i now take pravastin but still have the heart skips at nite also am taking a beta blocker and blood thinner now because of the skips pooling blood and do not want a stroke from it? what do you think?


Hey,right, I ve been coming out with random bruising,shortness of breath ( I ve also got asthma ),I wake up in the morning, with my body aching all the time? And I don t think this is normal? I ve been getting headaches at least 3 times a day everyday,but they are really painful? And it s also been effecting my eyes? I ve also noticed a few red/pinkish spots under the skin, I just wanted you option,and I just wanted to know if this was normal . I ve also been freaking out as I seen on Facebook that this little girl had all of these issue, and they then found that she has leukaemia? I ve also read that these are some of the symptoms? What do you recommending me doing? Thank you so much,I look forward from hearing from you. From Emily ,age 14


Hi! I am a 37 year old female, 5 7, good physical condition (all normal blood panel results) and have been diagnosed with dermatographism. I have had a feeling of cotton balls in the very back of my throat since july and have seen 3 ent s, an allergist as well as my PCP. They cannot find anything wrong with me. I have had a nasal scope, been diagnosed with GERD and consequently on Nexium for 2 months with no change. So, now i continue to have this pain in the back of my throat with no answers. I am wondering if it is just a symptom of dermatographism... one ENT is suggesting a tonsilectomy. Thoughts?? Thank you for your time and consideration of my case...


hello. i may be over reacting, but I would like to know if my behavoir is normal. Im always overly excited and happy. Its like Im always high. Then I randomly get really sad and irratable. I have problems sleeping at night, some nights I dont get any sleep at all. I go through periods where I get really depressed for no reason, and hystericaly happy for no reason. Is there something wrong with me?


Hello, I m a male, 42 years old, in good physical health, perfect height/ weight ratio, and I was diagnosed with Bilateral Brachial Plexus Neuralgic Amyotrophy. Case historical


i daily have chest pain - i drink more - and ten months back i had my ecg and blood test which said nothing problem with your heart but still i face the same problem and sometimes it spread to my full left arm and it pains - i am afraid to go for check up now may be i feel that i might had heart attack recently and my age is 32 -whats ur advice


I have an ulcer in my lower right gum and jaw. Originally diagonoed as a canker sore it is not. I assumed it was a result of anastesiologist  having trouble from a surgery 2 months ago, It will ot heal and is a persistent ache. I dont know what to do


My son began gagging a couple months ago once every week. Then it seems that he began to gag when surprised by a smell of food two to three times a week. Food he likes. Then he began gagging when walking in a room, both around food and not near food at all. The gagging has become alot more frequent and he has now puked from it 3 times in the last week after prior gagging. I have notice that it looks like he s playing with his tongue in his month, saliva, or throut and moving his mouth oddly. Today2/9 the third time he puked


I have serious rush hives and its very itchy I hade it for 19 years for the last 7 years it almost fade away I took twice a week 10 mg doxifen and I hade no problem 2 weeks ago I hade to take antibiotic and it trigger my allergy to a level that even any medication I take its not helping me can I get advice help I am desperate


my son had a knee wound while cycling , i applied betadin cream on it , it showed that a white water like thing coming. I think the wound is still very moist, pls suggest us something to get is dried as soon as possible .the temprature over here is 40 degree celecius .pls suggest us some medicnen to apply to get it dry and repair thanks


hi doctor,   Im am using lomela 18g cream for hyper pigmentation on my face for two week.. i got colour changes all my face except my cheeks and temporal areas... All my friends fearing me it must be a rash... wat can i do?/ further continue the cream or stop it at once... and also black heads also turned to pale ou... is the cream safer or has more effect to cause side effects in furtur?


male circumcisionhi my name is cedrick I am a 22 years of age athletic build weighing 180lbs, I am interested in this subject mainly because when I have sexual intercourse with my lady partner I am uncircumcised and always seem to get cut all the time and when getting cleaning seems to get difficult. and the healing process is taking longer reason why I am asking this is because I am looking into getting circumcised, for myself and my partner is there anything I should do or should no where I can go and get this done.


My 4 yr. old has had a fever for 4 days now.it was only in the morning when she got up.we gave her tylenol And she was fine the whole day. But today the fever Did not go away.we took her to the er.they said she has an ear infection and gave her antibiotics. Now she is sleeping. The thing that worries my though is that she is pale and she is sweating but her body is cool to the touch. Should We take her back yo the er?


Hello Doctor, I had to go through an MRI for my sister s kid born a week before. She is 3.5 kg. 2 days back she suffered kind of fix and doctor suggested a MRI. The report impressions list as below, please explain me what does that mean Diffuse hyperintense signals noticed in periventricular region Mild prominence of third and lateral ventricles seen. No evidence of neuronal migrational error noted.


I feel quite stressed and have done for a long time.  I have a constant tight feeling in my chest, particularly under my left breast and into my left arm pit.  A few weeks ago i was sitting talking to a friend, leaned slightly to the left side and got very sharp fluttering type pains where my heart is.  These caused me to feel very breathless and if I took in a breath the pain was worse.  the pains lasted for about 20 mins.  I had another episode the next day which lasted a few minutes.  I have had these previously once or twice.  What do you think the cause is?


Okay, i had the Implanon implant, the date went out a month before i went to the doctor. They didnt give me a pregnancy test, but they did insert the Nexplanon. I ve been having pregnancy symthoms, Maybe it s just in my head, i do have a 3 year old, so i have been through it before. It does have me worried that im having all the symthoms. Is it likely that you can get pregnant while gettin off birth control, changing to a new one?


Hi My father in law is a renal carcinoma patient. and they have suggested Votrient (800mg). He was ok with that drug but for the past three days he is complaining that he is having a very bad back pain . when we called the doctor they asked him to take spasmoproxyvon , Pan D tablet and Digin. Please do let me know if any other medicine can help him from the pain since his food intake has also reduced


I (85 years old) have been using Levolin inhaler which is found quite effective for asthma conditions. but for severe attacks I was given duolin repsules for nebuliser but it was not found so effective. Can I cgange over to levolin repsules for nebulising?


my foot got stood on playing soccer. i took my boot off and a vein had burst. it swelled up like a golf ball. it has since gone down and the blood has spread across my foot ( normal bruising) but there is still a lump where the vein popped. do i need this looking at or will it self heal


I woke up and my face was swollen and my left eye brow bone was really sore and I noticed a small purple dot on my eyelid, my dr thought it might be because of my high blood pressure, which was 157/106 today, never mind, Im not paying a quack online that probably isnt a real doctor anyways! How misleading!


I know someone is has just recently started getting a bad headache with a quick onset and when he gets them, his legs go numb and just give out. He has fallen once or twice because of this. He has seen his IM doctor and now is going for an MRI - they are looking at his pituitary gland. Can a sudden onset of a headache cause his leg numbness and weakness? His headaches do not last more that 10 - 15 minutes.


Hello i am on logynon but had diarrehia 2 days ago do i take an extra pill for the day that i was ill from my other packet and then carry on as normal? i havent had sex yet as was on my period so im not to worried but just dont know weather i have to replace the pill from sataday as thats when i had diarrehia


I am trying to learn as much as possible about pain pumps as I am considering having one implanted due to 4 failed back surgeries back in 2010. I have been suffering chronic back pain ever since and have tried every other option available with no success


My father had surgery on a pinched nerve in his neck He is 74 years old and is borderline diabetic. He could hardly walk before the surgery and its been 5 months and the last week his ankles and feet turned a dark red and are very swollen? Is this normal?


AGE 72, HT-5FT6in,wt-67 CT SCAN STUDY REVEALS. IMAGING FEATURES SUGGESTIVE OF MULTIFOCAL PRIMARY MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC PROCESS INVOLVING THE LIVER PARENCHYMA-MULTIFOCAL HCC (HEPATO CELLULAR CARCINOMA) SEEMS MOST LIKELY. BACKGROUND CHANGES OF LIVER CIRRHOSIS ARE SEEN. GALL BLADDER EXHIBITS HIGH DENSITY SLUDGE  TINY CALCULI,MILD PROSTATOMEGALY WITH DETRUSOR HYPERTROPHY AND SMAL VENTRAL UMBILICAL HERNIA ARE SEEN.ALPHA FETO PROTEIN = 338.84 , 564.51 , 636.32 HOW CAN WE BRING DOWN ALPHA FETO PROTEIN LEVELS?


Hi Doctor My Father is going through the dialysis 2 Times a Week. After the dialysis he feels very Anxiety during the night time and could not rest. In Day time condition improves and he can sleep. Kindly let me know the reason for Anxiety and uneasiness during the night time.


m married since 7 months my husband goes out of city mostly , starting 2 months w lived together m still not pregnant i started some irregular menses problem after marriage .. my previous few months menses dates are below 7th jan 2013 17 nov 2012 15 oct took doctor advise and some tabs 20 aug lit amount 11 july lit amount 3 jun lit amount 23 may 20 april


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My one year old (2 weeks ago) had bad sickness on wed and loose napppies, hasnt been herself since, is a very good eater and has been off food but hungry as well. last two days has had very pale stools slightly formed but looser than her normal motions. very irratable. once motions passed in the morning yesterday no more passed and same thing has happened this morning


My teeth have been driving me crazy for the past 3 days, I cant sleep or focus. I guessed it was my wisdom tettChatDoctoring in and my teeth were shifting to make more room. When I woke up this morning, I found two swollen sacs on the roof of my mouth. I can move one of them with my tongue , it puts pressure on my sinuses though. What is it?


I think i have an infection in ny penis im 16 and a virgin my penis just started getting sore a couple of dayd ago and the tip was red swollen abit i think and tight and sore abd then my pebis startes getting discharge and a thick layer of smegma was behing my foreskin today it wasnt attatched to ny foreskin thought it was loose and i removed it easily and under my foreskin it keeps getting gooey what is thia and how can get rid?


Hi, for the past two weeks I ve been having episodes where my face feels heavy and numb and my hands feel numb and heavy and they tingle. It happens for about 10 minutes then it stops. When it happens I feel like I can t control it. Should I be worried? Thank you


Hi, my name is Amanda, I woke up the other morning with my gum area behind my lower last molar swollen, hurting, and what feels like opening up right beside my last molar.. Very strange. Ive been to the dentist a couple of months ago, took exrays and told me I have no wisdom teeth!! ;) woohoo right?! So... Im pretty sure this has happened to the right side before and at that time the gum opened up and created a hole.. But no tooth.. Help. Please!!


After I masturbate for a long time and ejaculate, I get an intense cramp on the right side in my abdomen. The cramp is about 3 inches below my belly button and 4 inches to my right. The cramp goes away in about a minute. It feels just like a leg cramp, but it is in my groin. It is on about the same level as the top of my hip. It feels like it is just a couple of inches below the skin, not very deep down. This happens about once a week. I masturbate at least twice a day. I am a male, 60 years old, have diabetes and high blood pressure.


i AM SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION FOR THE LAST 34 YEARS.Took treatment several times,but could not cured.Now doing xeerise everyday(runnindg & walking).Kindly adives which is the best place to get depression treatment(medicines are not effective) in the world


management of asymptomatic polyhydraminios. My wife is 25 weeks pregnant and doctor said that the amniotic fluid is more than normal, therefore we would like to know whether it will make any problem for baby or the mother and it occurred due to any other reasons. Diabetes test is not yet done. We really appreciate you if you could advise us on this matter.


Hi my son is 20 month old at 2


hi, I am suddenly hit with excema. I have diabetes 2 and also my stomach hurts, a lot. What could be causing me the allergy that caused the excema to flare up...never had it b4. And could my stomach problems have anything to do with pancreaitis. My father died of Pancreatic cancer and was diabetic 2 also.


is it the semen that smells after intercourse with my girlfriend, because i have had surgery so i have no sperm. however, she is peronoid and wont let me release in her. her gyno a few years ago said it was the semen, created a problem. however i have only pulled out in our 6 month relationship


I had a bad spell of vertigo along with pain and tightness in right arm. I went to emergency and all blood tests were good and EKG was good. However the vertigo has gone with medication. I had a CT of head and report says that a questionable small focal hypo density is noted. The arm pain still exists if I start doing things. Once I rest it subsides. I do have a mechanical heart valve. Had this since 2003. I am now 64. My question is ....... What is this and is it serious. What can I do to ease the arm pain when I get it?


I have recently been diagnosed with MVP and have moderate to severe regurgitation. I have been feeling like my lungs are filled with water...or I can t take a deep breath...it s not unbearable, but it s uncomfortable . I am a teacher, but during the summer I am bar tending. I walk about 10 miles a night at a very fast paced bar, and I m not winded then. I feel as though I m in shape... But in this humidity I feel tight in the chest, or like I can t get a full deep breath. Is this normal?


I went to a cardiologist and he said my heartbeat is off. As in there is a home base that your heart is supposed to beat at, and mine beats a little bit before. They re doing a heart sonogram and a heart monitor next week. I was having awful heart palpitations every 30 seconds for 3 hours the other day. I get chest pains too. The doctor mentioned open heart surgery if it is really bad, could it really be that bad? What could this mean? Will I need open heart surgery? What are the consequences of my heart beating this way (from best to worst)?


Hi,I have a uti infection and its been almost 3week and pain is still the same discomfort around left side of my abdominal and just below the left side of my chest m coonfuse,feels like sweeling on my abdominal I can feel and its kind of pinch discomfort,irregular breathing and m tiredness canot stand for long time shaking feels inside my stomach plis help I eat potrate10 and niftas as doctor pescrbe but it s been. Almost 1month feel the same


hello doctor i need some help..!! frm past many years i use to get sneezing attacks,,runny nose ,ichy nose and some times shortness of breath with weezing,,.so around 2 or 3 months ago i told my symptoms to an e.n.t expert he told me m suffering frm allergies (dust allergies) and allergic asthma ...and he prescribed me 1 tablet of montair lc daily..i start taking it daily...it controlled my symptoms..nw the problem is m not able to stop taking montair lc,,if i miss a single dose my symptoms come back within 24 hours even worst thn before... nw i dnt knw wat to do,,will i have to take this tablet daily in my whole lyf??if yes thn is it safe to take daily??wat will be the side effects in future if i take montair lc dailly.... please give me advice what should i do?


Hi, I just came upon this site. Wasnt expecting to talk to anyone. But, here it is...I have had this continuous pain in my colon (lower left abdomen area) for quite a while. It is getting worse. I also have been having blood in my stool. Sometimesa lot, but sometimes just light pink, or dark spots in my stool, or sometimes not at allfor a while and then it comes back. When I get this pain, it goes into my lower back and sometimes on the right side of my lower abdomen, but seems like the pain is starting on the left lower side. This has been going on for about five years now. First, I thought I just had hemmoroids, but it is getting worse and now I cant sit or walk or even get out of bed sometimes.  Sometimes, I cant even roll over in bed at night without a sever sharp pain in the core of my lower stomach. It comes and goes, so thats why I havent seen a doctor yet. But, like I said, it is getting worse. I do have an appointment, finally, at the doctors at the end of the month, but to behonest, I am a little scared. Should I be?


I had my wisdom teeth out in aug 2010 since then i have been getting pain on the right hand side, i get tooth , gum and ear pain and my neck and glands also is in pain. i have seen specialist who have done xrays etc, been given drugs to get rid of pain but none of them have worked. i am getting really frustrated now as the pain is unbelievable at times and is affecting my worklife and sociallife.


Hi my situation is this


hello,im scared. my daughter has been having night paralysises the last month. last night she had one. when she got up this morning she was having cold sweats, quivering chin, she felt like she was burning up but she was cool to the touch. she is urinating normally light headed. what do I do?


Please im pregnant and have pericoronitis and I went todsy to the dentist she cleaned the operculum and flushed with mowth wash put the symptoms didnt subside and I csnt sleep at all. Pain is referred to the cheek, jaw, ear and side of the tongue and I have proplem in swollowing ..I didnt sleep all the night ..please what is your advice? ?


I am 15 years old. I m 5 5 and 117lbs. My mother has been diagnosed with depression and my dad is an alcoholic. I have not been diagnosed with anything other than the odd leg injury as I am a dancer. So for about 2 years I have been feeling really weird. For around 1-2 weeks, I feel insanely happy and hyper. I do not need much sleep and manage to get lots done in my day. I talk fast and am much more social. But I m often irritable and fight with people for no real reason. The next 1 to 3 weeks I feel super depressed. I find it hard to focus and get any work done. I often think about suicide at these times or make plans to die. I cry all the time. I sleep for about 13 hours a day but wake up about 5 times during it and find it hard to get back to sleep. I also SI. I usually don t eat much and take time off school so I can try to sort myself out. I am constantly tired and people notice that I m slowed down. Am I going crazy or just being a teenager. Please help.


Hi, I have had a varicocele for about 4 years now and at first my doctor said I should get surgery but I didnt because I was young and scared to get it, now I am 4 years older and thinking about talking to my parents to get surgery on it. At what point should someone get surgery if they have a varicocele?


I am 24 weeks pregnant and my feet, ankles, and wrists are always really swollen and my feet hurt real bad. They even swell even if I stay home and sitting down most of the time. Also my right arm starts tingling like its asleep like at least twice a day. Is this all normal or should I be concerned


Hi, I have been trying to conceive for just over a year now. I was on the pill from when I was 15, I came off it Jan 2013 (I am 29 years old). I have a 29 day cycle. I started using the clearblue fertility monitor. One month I ovulate mid cycle, the next month is always very irregular. The first time I ovulated around day 17/18 of my cycle and this time the fertility monitor has shown high levels of estrogen from day 12 - till today day 19 and I still haven t peaked and ovulated. Is late ovulation a problem? Is there a way of regulating when I ovulate? Could this be why I am struggling to conceive? Thanks so much in advance for your help.


So....Im 39, a smoker and on the contraceptive pill.......local doc said I need to change to the mini pill or other method.  When I said that I would prefer to have a hysterectomy, she was horrified and said there was no reason for that to happen......  This is my body so why cant I have a hysterectomy......Im not wanting any more children.


Hi i am an asthmatic who have been feeling ill for quite some time now.  I feel like i constantly have flu like symtoms, lathargic and difficulty breathing. My nasal passages are continuosly blocked to the degree of causing migraines, with a constant runny nose that make my nostrils raw and red.


Hi, What does \"Increased osteoblastic activity in the left acromioclavicular joint, lower cervical T9, T11-T12 and L4-L5 vertebrae is more likely degenerative in nature\" means? The patient was diagnosed with prostate cancer three months ago and had undergone TURP.


Hi ive been on my birth control pill almost for a year, iam sex active but we also use condoms, few weeks ago I had a kidney infection and I was taking very strong antibiotics, i also took my pills like 12 hours later than i should or even more for about 4 or 5days(didnt have sex tough ,its not pregnancy for sure) so now after I finished my antibiotics i noticed a brown spotting it now lasts about for a week,while on my birth control pill And when I finish the packet I get my period about on the 3rd day,today its the 4th -still no period showing and brown spotting is still occuring. Whats wrong?


Hello, My Aunt has been diagnosed with buccal mucosa carcinoma 6 months ago. she got operated and completed couple of sessions of radiation. post which full body MRI scan revealed that the Stage 4 cancer had spread in the bone marrow, brain, vocal chords, spinal chord, liver as well. she was very active during her radiation treatment, however after the MRI a radiation was given in the back since she had major pain in the back. post which she is totally bed ridden and on morphine tablets. she barely gains conciousness for 1-2 minutes 2-3 times a day, other than that she is in sleep all day. Doctors have given up and have mentioned there is not much we can do to cure her. we are also trying to treat her with soursoup juice (annona muricata). What alternative medicine / ayurvedic treatment can be given to cure her or reduce pain and increase healthy life span by improving immunity. i have read about Vaidya NS Narayan Murthy of Karnataka but havent read about successful cases / history regarding such cases. is it ok to give her alternative medicines.


Hi just want to know if Im pregnant or not, yesterday I do a home pregnancy test thist the result was - but after about a hour and a half it was + ( it was fade but 100% positive) I do some more tests but they were -. This morning I repeat the test and it was - again. My last menses was 30 July 2010. Could I be pregnant, Is there any hope that I can be pregnant ThanksSarina


I have had a fever for a week now, I feel tired all the time, and I have no appetite.  I went to my doctors on monday and they gave me  Azithromycin and tomorrow is my last day of taking it, but its not helping at all so far. Do you have any ideas of what I might have or what I should do? my fever is between 99 and 102.5


HI I HAD TB IN 2012 MISS diagnosed for about 6 months ended up with fluid in lungs was treated for 6 months and finished my tablets last augaust 2013 i still have tightness in my lungs when i take a deep breath i am wondering will i have this for the rest of my life i am 44 years old not over weight and healthy and do a bit of cycleing 4to5 times a week


I am 50 yrs old have been taking zoloft and estrogen replacement.  I have gained 30 pounds and am a small person.   My stomach is so bloated I look pregnant.  I do not eat junk food or soda.  I eat chicken, fish, vegs and salads...I am at my wits end.  I suffer from panic attacks so going off the meds is not an option.  I am also extremely tired all of the time and have no energy to excersice.  Any advice what be welcomed


Hello, A few months ago, my belly button became itchy and flaky. When I scratched it, it became red. Also, I don t really clean it as often as I should so there is a lot of black build up in my belly button. However, there is no discharge; just itchy (when I aggravate it) and flaky. I ve just read an article saying that a dermatologist had a flaky belly button and it ended up being cancer. I have set up an appointment with my doctor but just wanted to ask someone on here first what it could be. Thank you for all your help!


Hi . I have been taking propranol for over two years now due to panic disorder. been a week that I feel kinda chest pain which I started to worry about it. I take 2 pills a day total 20mg. am 24 years old . what should I do now ? stop? or what? Thanks


I have very heavy swelling in my both foot & lower portion of legs for last 2 months. It reduces occasionally but flares up again . I am 54 years & weighing 130 kg. Lipid profile , LFT ,KFT blood tests are normal. No BP or Diabetes problem. What is the cause & treatment. FROM


Hi!I am suffering from the problem of stiff jaws & pain in temples for the past 3 days. I am unable to sleep due to this problem. My dentist has recommended Mobizox tabs. I have read about the serious side effects of this medicine. Pls advise. Thanks in advance...


Dear Dr. I am suffering from cough (productive) since 3 weeks and tried Roxid, Augmentin 625 and cephalexine antibiotics for 3 days each. Chest X ray is clear, sputum for AFB is negative. I do not have temp. except cough. I have acidity problem. Now doctor has priscribed Zedocef CV 200 for 7 days and Deriphyllum - 150 for 7 days.Please inform me what may be the problem with my cough.  My e-mail ID is  YYYY@YYYY


My mouth is really sore.  Had root canal last week on top left but pain is in the front bottom along the bottom.  Dr. thought prob sinusitis and gave me shot of Rocephin and Augmentin but so far it hasnt helped.  Dont know if I should see my dentist tomorrow or give it a little more time.  Looks like pooled blood in spots along the base of the bottom gum


I am a 41 female advance stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma in remission 3 years, I had a staph infection to porta cath and my vagus nerve was cut during cancer surgery leaving me with severe neurapathy and severe gastroparises. I am a forced vegan that barely eats because of GP, have sever neuraopothy pain, and reoccurring chest pains where staph infection was and hearing loss moderately from radiation in right ear. I am bedridden and feel like most think I am a lost cause. I am not on any heart or pain medicine but use zofran ultram marinols and ativans sometimes, but pain in chest persist, especially after a bowel movement . The ER drs keep telling me its just anxiety but I really feel that the staph infection left my heart weakened but not sure how to prove this. Please help me, anyone. My quality of life is can be improved after cancer treatments but at a loss how to help myself before its too late. Thank you for your time and patience.


Hello-  I have severe low back pain and moderate mid back pain.  Low back have mild facet hypertrophy and 3 levels, ligmentum flavum hypertrophy and a bulge at l4-l5 and an annular tear at l-5 s-1.  mid back has two herniations at t-8-t9 and t9-t10.  Pain mangemnet has told me there is no way that any of these are my pain drivers and it must be muscular.  I have sharp electric pains that shoot out to my ribs and low back when it really kicks in feels like I am being electrocuded and I end up in the ER.  Should I believe pain mangement?  Are these likely the causes of my severe back pain?  How are these usually treated?  Physical therapy and NSAIDs is what I have extensively received so far with no relief only worsened.Thank you


I think my husband has carpal tunnel, he complains of weakness and trouble writing . He describes a vice like constant pain of his right hand and wrist radiating towards fingers. I have suggested icing 2x an hour when possible , bought a moderate wrist brace for night (and when possible at work) and feel he should use ibuprofen, but we are wondering what dose would be best for relieving his pain which has been debilitating to him this week. Any suggestions?


It seems like when I lay completely flat on my back for longer then ten minutes when I try to get up I have a sharp pain in my lower back which causes me to be unable to get up. The pain normally goes away after 10-15 minutes, however, it has lasted up to two hours.


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...when you have lung cancer in both lungs brain cancer and had bowel cancer ,noe he is coughing up a small about of blood twice in two days how long do you think he will have


Hello, I fell going down wide concrete steps four days ago on the ice, and i hit the back of my head pretty hard.  A knot came up on the left parietal bone just above the occipital bone, about the size of a golf ball.  I didnt get knocked out, but couldnt move for a few seconds.  Afterwards, I only experienced a mild - moderate headache. No other symptoms until day 3, a black eye.  My right eyelid is black and purple with some very slight swelling.   Since I havent had any other symptoms of concussion and feel pretty good, I havent considered getting a CTscan.  But now wonder if this black eye is an indication that something could be wrong.  Could this indicate some damage??


Hi, I am a 33 y/o female diagnosed with a bacterial vaginitis diagnosis from my obgyn. Antibiotic treatment in the form of flagyl and clindamycin tablets and creams do not work. They relieve the symptoms but as soon as the prescription runs out, returns. Just looking for another opinion. Any other things I can try? I am already taking a probiotic, wear cotton underwear and drink apple cider vinegar diluted with water. I ve also been told to douche 1x / month with vinegar and water, but I m waiting until the latest course of antibiotics runs out ( they are not working).


I have a canker sore on the back of my jaw but at a place where the jaw is connected to a inside of cheek. Whenever I close my mouth that part of skin is squeezed/contracted ( and thus my canker sore) .. I get canker sores frequently .. Its creating problems in eating and speaking...the canker sore is on soft part of skin behind the molar that connects to the inside of cheek and Im sure its not my wisdom teeth...Ive been under a lot of study related stress lately and m not getting proper sleep due to my studies... Im 18 yrs old... Any help wud be appreciated


My son has had a fever of 104 for 5 days now.  He has also been vomitting and doesnt want to eat.  I noticed today that his gums are very red and swollen (he goes to his dentist for regular checkups every 6 mos).  I took him to the dr. on friday and she said it was a virus.  She gave him a perscription for his nausea and an antibiotic, but said to hold off on the antibiotic b/c it would not get rid of the virus.  He has been very tired too.


Had pnuemonia after several rounds of antibiotics and steroids my breathing is fine but I ve had a feeling of a lump in my lower throat and a cough for several weeks after went to doctor and said my throat felt fine and said it was possibly due to allergies/post nasal.


Hi, i m (24-Female) my TSh is 9.3. my weight is 82kg. suddenly i gained near about 10kg weight & hair loss problem.i m taking pills for hair treatment & lotion but my doctor advise thyofit 50mcg for hypothyroidisim. is there any problem creat in pregnancy. plz help me out. & advise something to loose weight


i wore magnetic earrings constantly and noticed after I would take them off, it would be swollen. then i stopped wearing them for about a week and noticed a small almost hard lump in both my ear lobes. its gotten smaller ive noticed but its still there. and i was still deciding if i should actually get my ears pierced at least until the lump gets smaller or softer. how are the lumps caused and can i still get my ears pierced?


I have had a stomach bug for nearly 10 days I have been to my gp and gave samples if blood urine and stools ive been in complete agony with my stomach I had to go hospital last night and was put on a drip I was given anti sickness and something for the cramps today I feel worse in fact Im not getting any better the hospital said it the noro virus bug but Im so ill


I was playing basketball and got hit near my eye by my temple by a girls elbow. It really hurts. My head also hurts too. There is a sharp pain in my head when I move my eyes or move really fast. I am overly tired and don t feel like moving. Could I have a conclusion?


Hi, Umm i recently gotten hurt at work and sent to the ER. They did xrays no broken bones but they said i have a contusion on the top of my hand where i had it smashed at. It has gotten progressivily worse over the last 48 hrs sending pains down to my elbow and tingling feeling that wont go away. Normal?


moments ago, my entire right foot went numb. it woke me from my sleet, so I got up and walked on it. it finally came back to life starting with my toes, then spread to my ankle. then my right hand fingers tried to go numb, but I shook it off. did I or am I having a stroke or something. do I need to seek medical attention NOW!


i am male 48 single 66 kg 5 ft 10 inches. in stomach since 15 years i am having pain burning pressure upwards specialty after food like Chile fried snacks tea coca cola coffee. anxiety tension. radiologist report is CBD is dilated upto 17 mm. MRCP reports is choledochal cyst. doctors gave me several courses of omeprazole cap. zentac tab.mucain syrup, but my stomach problem is getting worst. please help me.


Hello I am a African american women pressure on the back of my head comes and go it has been a week come and go when the cold air hit the bac of my head it get bad. My blood pressure is kinda high 143 85 when I went to the doctor I was scared and it was 160 90. I had this 5 years ago I worry alot Im trying to get my stress down. Could it be panic attack aniexty. Cancel my request I thought this was free


My husband was rushed last night to the ER for severe stomach pains on his upper abdominal area. the doctors were able to rule out  appendicitis. he was given a few antacids and was released when the pain subsided. today, the stomach pains are back and he is getting chills, but with no fever. he does not have diarrhea and no nausea, but he said he feels flu like symptoms without the diarrhea. are these symptoms of either gal stones or peptic ulcer? how do we narrow it down and what to do from here?


The age of my child is 3 yrs.He is suffering from fever since last 7 days. last day doctor has prescribed an antibiotic medicine named CLAMP-KID,FORTE,suspension.But even after taking that medicine (already 3 does with 12 hrs interval) temperature of my child rise around 101.5 F to 102 F. At that time I am giving Febrinil syrup.Preliminary clinical test have been made but no tangible anomaly have seen. Is any alternative antibiotic for the same. I need suggestion as early as possible.Thanks & Regards Saikat Majumder West Bengal Kolkata.


Dear Dr puthillath. I will get right into my issues. I have had several years now of leukocytosis ranging from 14000-30000 I am 38 years old and have always not felt myself, I get tired easily and can catch colds easily. I had a bone marrow biopsy done several years ago but results not called or followup so I thought everything was ok.  I just recently had lower back, groin and hip pain. also intermittent left rib pain, not excrutiating but a gnawing pain. I got my past results from hospitals including biopsy results.  I would like to know if you can explain these results to me and see if it should be followed up even though they are several years later. Bone Marrow results-This is not a full report but gave some info.Cellularity5 50% estimated E


Hi there, I hit the lower back of my head yesterday evening 4ish. a few hours later I become rather nauseous and had a headache. Work up this am being sensitive to light, tired most of the day. Then tonight I am nauseous again and headache is back. do I need to be concerned? also should I wait a few days before hitting the gym again?thank you Tiffany


i take migrogynon as contraception, this month instead of having my 7 pill free days i started the next pack of pills. i am now 8days in to the pack, had a slight post coital bleed. automatically you panic so have taken the self - swab chlamydia test, just wondering if the bleed could be due to starting a new pack and skipping a period. i havent missed any pills however i did take one late (i would usually take at about 6am however took in the evening)


When I wake in the morning I have a terrible pain in my lungs. I can only describe them as feeling deflated. I have to take short breathes and start increasing the length of the breaths until my lungs slowing start to inflate. If I breath in too deep at first the pain is terrible


Never had anything like this before. Around 2pm today (almost 12 hours ago) I started having discomfort on my left side (in my lower ribs). Any type of movement causes discomfort as well as inhaling deep breathes. There was no injury to the area at all. I work nights, so half way through my shift, when standing, I noticed that there is a had lump that seems to curve underneath the rib. This lump is very tender, and when presses causes sudden stabbing pain for a few seconds. It isn t visible, you have to feel for it (it appears to be on the end of the rib and curves underneath) Any ideas on what this could be? I am at work until 4am (should I go to the ER afterwards or wait until tomorrow and go to a walk in clinic?


Hello, my daughter just went to her dentist and I was told she had to have 2 back teeth pulled and 6 caps. She is only four years old. I knew it wasnt god when I brought her in. She has experienced no pain what so ever. I know it was my fault from lack of care but it is my job to make her feel the most comfortable as possible. Her molar on her right side is bothering her gums because it is infected and is starting to puss. She was prescribed amoxicillin. They scheduled four separate appointments to do the dental work. The appointments seem fairly close together. I dont believe it is enough time for her to recover before going back. I had asked for her to be put to sleep when the teeth were pulled and the dentist told me she recommended her to be on laughing gas because she was very cooperative. So my question to you is, how long does it take a four year old to recover from teeth being pulled and caps? Also, do you think the teeth should be pulled? Do you think I should demand her to be put to sleep?


I ve had pancreatitis before and they took out my gallbladder , just the other night I had a severe attack and I couldn t even take my self to the Er, emsa had to come and get me, I m also getting pain in my left side of my chest on into my shoulder blade, they did a ct scan and blood tests and nothing came back, they released me with unknown abdominal pain , I go to a specialist Thursday, any ideas what s happening? I m getting real tired of these pains!!!


Dear Dr. How are you?I hope every thing is well, i wish to inform you that i have received my job visa ,  there is a condition to bring a medical examination , but i am a carrier of Hipatitis b with out symptoms .i am afraid that my job contracted is cancled , how could i hide the virus please?Ali KhanYemen


I have a knot under my left ankle an it is numb all the way from the knot to my little toe to about half way across my foot. There is swelling too an alot of pain. I don t know what i did. All i know i lifted my grandbaby up to put her in her car seat an it started hurting an thats been almost 2 weeks ago an still numb an hurts


Hi! I m monika and I have done 2 iui but not successful. I am very disappointed. My doctor says now, you should rest atleast 1 month, no medicine and no treatment .but I took 2 months to rest .After 2 months I had iui again, it is very painful for this time .My doctor prescribe me Naturogest and Duphaston tablets.Now I am worried about my pregancy .is it sure now I will pregnant and when it will seem .


does clindamycin cause joint pain, i was prescribed it for tooth pain in november and two weeks later I develope joint pain in the kness which has since gone to my hips and shoulders.. but has gotten better in the knees and hips it know hurts the most in my shoulders and down my upper arms..I m taking advil for the pain and have been since December, it s the only thing I ve found to take the pain away..I ve been to the doctor three time and have had three blood test done and they don t know what it is, suggested a viral syndrome. I m thinking of contacting the FDA..


My dad had a colonoscopy today. He became nauseous and vomited after the procedure. Came home, rested. Ate some soup, drank fluids, and rested most of the day. He ate a little more soup and drank fluids. He became Ill again late this evening, and has a headache. He also earlier took tyelenol. His procedure was at 10


I am really concerned about a rash that I have on my skin. It s something that s on my neck and chest area that fades and comes back. It looks like light spots but itches and has a dry feeling. I think it may be tinea versicolor but I don t know.. Please help


my wife has been told she has air around her heart   she has a history of heart  stents in heart down the main artery  she has a very serious cough cannot lie down or move around if she does she coughs  also has congestive heart failure took her to hospital they sent her home what gives


Head and chest pains   I have sickle cell disease  and I keep having sharp pains in my chest in my head Im wondering if he has anything to do with my sickle cell.... I been having these pains for the last four or five days... when I have the pain in my chest feels like Im kinda having a heart attack thats how bad pain is...  what could be the problem what could be wrong


My brother in law has stage 4 prostate cancer. He developed an agressice tumor in his back while on chemo and his PSA is 1200+. His dr. has stopped chemo and has said there is nothing left to do. My brother in law has lost significant weight and treatment is now to manage the pain. He is not in hospice yet. How long do you think he has to live.


My daughter has a lump a little larger than a quarter, underneath her chin, it is very tender, she says that it hurts a lot when touched. She is 9. This is new, she just brought it to my attention a little while ago. How worried should I be, and should i make an appointment with her pcp, or with her dentist, as she also has a swollen \"bump\" on her gum, below a broken baby tooth?


Hello,i have a bloc sport worth whole in my top right side f(3rd)tooth,and it makes so much pain the whole night.(most of the time i have pain at night).but my question is i have a pain in my next 2 tooth at the top of the right and bottom left worth red marks arounded at the1 tooth.why i have like this how can i get relief on it?


Dear Sir,My self Pawan Kumar Singh date of birth 20.07.1978. I was doing gym in year of september 1999. I had lifted 110 kg weifgt call bench press.I got back pain and it is converted into leg pain,I had meet a lot of docor in Gorakhpur,Lucknow KGMC,PGI,Sahara,Neera Nursing and other local hospital,Delhi,bangalore,Nimas,Hosmet,Apolo,also ESIS indiranagar,I had taken a lot of medicine but situtaion is same,last treatment taken throuh Ayurveda baba ramdev, Homeopath and other, Currently i am taking treatment of Nuero in Lucknow by Dr.Atul Agarwal but situtaion is same.Kindly help me.Thanks & Best Regards Pawan Kumar Singh 0000


im 19 years old ive been having some strokes since i was 13 i get chest pain as if something is on my chest i have trouble breathing and i loose feeling in my left hand and later i faint for a while and then wake up dizzy and want to go pee and i have trouble walking then and when i pee i feel better


My husband has a knot in his scrotum not on a testicle that is extremely painful and looks to be red and possibly coming to a head but still red. We aren t sure what it is thought maybe a boil or ingrown hair. The knot is on the underside of the scrotum.


Hi there. Im a healthy woman 40, I have a very bad taste in my mouth more noticeable in the lower left side like coming out of there. I have spent a lot of money in lab test and doctor visits they find nothing you know anything I can do? I have tried a lot of remedies and nothing woks. I havent taken any prescription for this. Sometimes my mouth feel like hot and sore with blisters in my tongue. I really appreciate any help. Thank you.


urinewhenever I go to urinate from time to time I get semen coming out quite a bit Im pushing the urine out but it happens every so often Im not sure if its something to worry about but if it is please let me know I plan on seeing my doctor soon


I have a 4 yr old son who has 2 small round red spots on his inner elbow-not itchy, but similar look as eczema. He had one several days ago, and now another one has appeared. Hand foot & mouth is going around his daycare, so not sure if it is viral or an allergic reaction to something


I have noticed a slight occaisinal pain on my left lower abdomen . this is above my left hip and mostly to the side . I t does not hurt real bad but I have noticed it the past 2 weeks. I have been exercising a half hour on my eliptical machine daily . I;m also doing a half hour of physical therapy exercises for my right shoulder and right hip/siting bone area . I drive a city bus 39 hours a week.


Aslam-o-Alikum Hi. my name is Humair ali m from pakistan and my age is 23 years old. dr. before 1 year i m suffering with vertigo no one know what is this. i take my all body test all clear. like Cat scan, eeg, sinues, blood, heart echo, Ett test. ecg all clear but now before 2 days i see in my urine thick blood and take altera sound again doctor diagnose you have stone in your left kidney doctor i want to know what vertigo is related to kidney stone.


Hi,I am a 29 year old female and have a small painless lump in my inner thigh, almost opposite the vagina or may be a little back from it. I might have seen it a few months ago, but dont remember exactly. But I surely noticed it a few days ago. Dont remember it increasing in size. It is the same colour as the surrounding skin. If I am correct, there are no lymph nodes that far back. What could it be? Thanks.


hello , i am durgesh My Esr level in blood is increseing every year and dure to that my left knee ge swelled. any doc i refered they given many medicine  even 2-3 times they took puss from the knee and 1 time i went for Arthroscopy operation. What is the cause of this??


I am planning for IUI (due to my husbands low sperm motility). Did my follicular study on the 7th day. It measures 8mm. My Doctor prescribed to take Humog 150iu on the the same day. What is the best day to do the IUI? What are the chances of pregnancy


MY NAME IS ELAIN AND I M 29YRS OLD.I AM 70KG AND BELIEVE I M GAING WEIGHT BECAUSE OF THE PILL(TRIGESTREL/TRIPHSAL)BIRTH CONTROLL.EVERY 3MNTHS I GET EITHER ONE FROM MY LOCAL CLINIC.I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS THE SAME BY NURSES WHO ISSUE THEM.I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE LOOP INSERTED.AND WOULD REALLY LIKE TO LOOSE THIS WEIGHT AS IT IS AFFECTING MY MARRIED LIFE.MY HUSBAND IS TO EMBARASSED TO GOT OUT WITH ME N IS PUT OF SEX.I AM REALLY DEPRESSED.HE KEEPS TELLING ME THIS OVER N OVER PLEASE HELP.I DONT NO WHAT TO DO


My doctor gave me a cortisone injection for bursitis in my hip. The next morning I had blood drawn for liver enzyme tests,AST and ALT, along with T3, Free, Free T4, and TSH tests. Would the cortisone injection alter the test results for any of these tests?


Hi I had a question last year about liver serosis patient if he can fast and I did not fast last year and this year , before last year I had bleeding from varises , my health is stable no bleeding for 3 years but I had low platlets, and I want to improve the blood count naturally, what do you recommend .


i took my 6mon old son to his pediatrician because of fever and he is very congested as well as runny nose the pediatrician said that his lungs and nose are clear that hes fine.. but if hes fine what is causing him the fever hes also teething but im aware teething doesnt cause fever


1 yo daughter had older sister die from leukemia (high risk due to LiFraumeni). Child has fallen in growth chart to less than 15% in height and weight since 3 months. Constant watery/sandy stools-never solid stool. Now is seeing PT for low muscle tone and weak core/hips. She scoots on her bottom, doesn t crawl. Just learned to roll over back to front. Concerns of mine are in labs-Normal WBC 12.6 with 19%Segs, 71%Lymph, 5%Mono, 4%Eos, 1%Bands. 33.8 HCT, 11.4 HGB, 33.7 MCHC. Also 92 glucose, 4 BUN, 0.23 Creatinine, 146 Triglycerides, 4.2 albumin, 2.2 globulin, 1.9A


I am 29 years old and all my results came our normal. I had two follicles of 16 and 15 mm on day 12. Doctor asked me to come on day 15 for scan and ChatDoctor injection. But on day 15 we found that 2 of my follciles had ruptured naturally. There was lots of free fluid so they said it had ruptured recently. They did an IUI within 4 hours of the scan. My husbands sperm count was 41 mil with 15% motility. Was this a well timed IUI? When did ovultaion occur? What are my chances?


I have been having severe pain in my lef tside and edned up in hopital recentl as the pain was so bad, Blood wa sofudn in my urine, so I am being treated for possible Kidney stones . The CT scan I had advises Mild pelvicalyceal Dilation on the left side but no evidence of calcification in the line of the renal tract on either side  ,what does this mean ?


Hi,iam having pimples from 18 years,now iam 24years from the 18 years to till 23 years i have done somany things to reduce pimples & black spots,i have used somany of Creams,I have gone though Homeopathy treatment & Chemical piles,every time i ll get pimples then i ll go for treatment then it will became black spots,and slowly it ll go,after a month again the pimples will come, i have spent somuch on treatments,nothing was not given any results, At the age of 23years i got married,from that onwards iam not using anything,now iam at 8th pregnancy,i dont have any pimples now,but i have scars/red colour spots.till the 6th month i had lot of pimples,today one of friend said that apply the ERYTOP cream in over night,do you thing that i should use this ?? somany of midlife women said that after labour i ll get the pimples,is it true ? Kindly suggest me ...


I have a small red square spot on my arm. It doesn t itch, it doesn t hurt. I have no symptoms that I can tell. It s been there for over a week so far. It started out as a red circle though when I first noticed it. I thought it was going away when it started turning into a square and looks like dry skin but still red. Still no pain or itching. But having muscle pains on and off sparatically.


Hi, I am 38 yrs old male with weight of 73 Kgs. My usual BP is 140/90 and I have been taking medicine for the same for the past 2 years (Temla40 for past 1 year and Betacap40 for the last 1 year). One doctor prescribed my Telma 40 and another one prescribed me Betacap 40. Which one is to take ?


Two weeks ago I came down with a fever that lasted for three days and on the forth day I developed an abcess between my nose and lip. My top lip begin to swell.  I went to the ER wher the abcess was opened and drained.  After about four day the swelling went down and I was feeling normal.  I was given antibiotics and pain medication.  Three days ago I came down with another fever and a headache at the front of my head. along with nausea and loss of appetite.  The doctor prescribed me a stronger antibiotic.  I have allergys and chronic sinunitus and a slight case of asthma.  Please help me.


Hi. Ive had metal braces put during my teens, though extraction of teeth was kinda required, my parents after discussion with doctor decided against it..Im 23 now, and my front two teeth, is back to being what it looked like earlier (before metal braces). Is it advisable to go for braces now; or capping or veeners are the solution? Also, If I go for lingual braces, how much will it cost? And, any doctor you suggest, am based in Mumbai. Thanks.


I have been on gabapentin for about the last three weeks due to chemo caused feet neuropathy. In the last few days i have developed red not exactly pimples nor a rash but it has spread to three pockets of six or seven in each pocket not itchy but kind of burns when touched.they are on my upper left thigh going into groin area, What can I do? YYYY@YYYY Thank you


Hi Doctor, This is Christina from Gariahat is facing tummy problem after preganancy. There are few exercises that i know which has to be done after prenency but i m unable to do so because it wasn t a normal delivery but through scissor. I still have pain in my stitches although my kid is about 15 months and my tummy is growing bigger and bigger day by day as a result my husband finds no more attraction in me. Pls give me the best solution in order to become fit, active and back to my curvy shape by ur reply. Thank you very much...... Christina M.


I have a sharp pain that feels like a long pulling pain and some cases when i move my shoulder a certain way I can t move it at all, but it only hurts sometimes and prevents me from doing stuff like pushups but I can do chest press. is it a pinched nerve


My right leg is giving me lots of trouble. It is painful in the front, where the leg meets the pelvic bone. Sometimes I hear a snap when I change from a standing to a sitting position. I never know when I stand up if it ll make the snapping sound or if I can put weight on it right away when standing. My hips are arthritic and the right one has bone spurs, but there s still a little cartilage there. It s not bone on bone. Celebrex 2 times a day has not alleviated the condition at all, so I don t think it s inflammation from arthritis. I think it s the ligaments in the front. I used to do splits (I m 69) and can still do them tho not all the way down. The last time I did them was 2 weeks ago. I suspect doing splits a few times a month was probably not so good for those front ligaments. I m a very active person. I played tennis for 25 years, bowled, play golf (I walk 9 holes for some exercise). The exercise that seems to help the most is elliptical machine, or being in the swimming pool where I do a bicycle motion with my legs and a figure 8 motion with my arms. The recombant bike aggravated it, as does reclining in a chair with the legs straight out. When I sleep I try to bend my legs so they re not straightened. I m thinking of going to a sports med doctor. Is there any way to check the health or condition of the front ligaments?


I have been so tired can hardly get out of bed. I have had knawing pain that is located in between my rib cage. I had an  couple years ago and the findings were esophagus erosion but I was not happy with the bedside manner from the surgeon. My stomach is constantly bloated and I look pregnant (even though Im for sure i am not pregnant). Do you think it may be an ulcer, hernia? Please help


I am 69 years old.  On August 30, I passed out, was taken to the hospital, and had two other episodes.  I have chronic kidney disease with creatine around 2.0 .  I had anemia and hemoglobin was 7.9, was given two units of blood.  Also, had infection in my parotid gland.  I was in ICU 4 days and discharged in stable condition.  My doctor sent me to a cardiologist, who wants me to have a cardiac catherization.  I had no increase in cardiac enzymes and an ECHO in the hospital showed very mild valve leakage.  Is this invasive, risky procedure necessary.


I am 25 year old female.I have neurocardiogenic syncope and thryoid problems (low thryroid) which Im on medications for both. I havent passed out in a long time nor have I been dizzy. But the past few days Ive been extremely dizzy and passed out yesterday morning at work. I felt extremely warm, hands were shaking, and felt like  there was a weight on my chest, it was hard to catch my breath. I tried sitting for a while and eating, stinking water, nothing worked. I feel better now but am still dizzy on and off, have a headache, and still having trouble catching my breath. Almost felt like I was having a panic attack, but nothing was stressing me out or scaring me at the time so what could have caused this?


hi my two big toes have been fungal for two or three years. i have used no oral treatment so far , but i am going to begin today. MY BIG TOES ARE THICK AND BLACKISH WITH MY RIGHT BIG TOE HAVING A BLAKISH STREAK FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. i noticed it about two years ago appearing and disappearing when i used vinager on it. the streak is now there without my having used any vinager for two or three weeks. A dermatologist was suspected of melanoma last night, but did not recommend biopsy. my left big toe looks to have less colorful,slimmer sreaks,too. what is your view on this? I appreciate your answering the question


I had a leathal dose of CO poisoning resulting in 3 hyperbaric chamber treaments. I had a 3 day hospital stay followed with 8 days in patient at a rehab hospital. The injury was diagnosed hypoxic brain injury. I have numbness in arms, hands, legs and feet. Doctors now would like to to conductive nerve survey. Is it needed.My email is YYYY@YYYY Thank you


Yes I want to know please my white cell count is high red cell countow high neutrophils and lymphocytocis confirmed all symptoms of CLL can this be possible? Have been sick since 2009 our doctors here say they do not know only a GP here inNamibia my white blood count an red and lymphocytes have been same since 2009 white cell count has increased from 11.5 to 14.8


I have had a dull pain under my right rib cage that comes and goes for over 6 months. I also have ocassional itchy skin at the same location? Not necessarily at the same time as the dull ache? Also get a metallic taste in mouth, occasionally? No heartburn or acid reflux. Sometimes bloating with gas.


My sister was small for her age and as she grew her hands and feet were disproporiately large. She was not overweight at first but became heavier as she was near puberty and except for a about a year continued to be heavy and was very strong. At age of about 50 she was diagnosed with Parkinson s and can no longer control the shaking. She is about 68 now. Is there a link between Cushings and Parkinsons? My granddaughter is now 13 and many for the same things are starting


I have high blood pressure and have noticed that since I stared taking Zantac on a regular basis my BP is getting worse I also get palpitations but had them before taking this medication can my increased bp be due to zantac I have been exercising for a couple weeks and have change my diet as well


Hi sir my name is Sadam Khan an I am from Pakistan I have stones in my kidney I used alot of medicines but it doesn t work now I am trying natural things like lemon honey so plz sir suggest some things I feel pain early in the morning size of stone according to new reports 4 mmHianswer your health question? Please type your question here...


So lately my jaw muscles have been really tight and painful. Ive heard my jaw pop with movement, but yesterday it popped way worse than ever when I yawned. Now I have a hard bump on the out is of my lower jaw where my wisdom teeth should be. I also was eating a cookie just now and over the area with the hard lump there was a blister and it popped and a lot of blood came from it. Can you please give me some ideas as to what is happening.


hi my daughter had 4 teeth orally extracted this morning i have given her 2 hydrocodone 50 mg and a 500mg penisillin shes not due for another pain pill until 800pm its 342pm now should i take her to emergency im afraid to give any more pain meds and i cant alternate because shes allergic to ibuprphen


I am on the pill and not due for 1 week break for another 6 days. I had sex 9 days ago, after wards I bled. There was bright red blood on toilet roll when I wiped. This lasted for a few hours. I had sex again 4 days ago and since then there has been pink blood on toilet roll when wiping. Also frequent urination and fatigue


The top of my wrist hurts most when bent in the downward motion. But also hurts when I bend it backward to brace myself for getting out of bed or a chair. My job is quite physical ie. Lifting boxes of up to 175lbs. The top of my wrist also hurts when I am picking the boxes up. There are no bumps, swelling, bruising,  numbness,  tingling, or itching of the hand or fingers. Just the pain in the top of the wrist.


my mother in law has stage 4 gall bladder cancer, she was diagnosed in November of last year, this morning she started having a fever and vomiting some black substance, what can we expect after this? shes been pretty healthy up to this morning, whats her life expectancy?


I have had a cramping feeling in my spine between my shoulder blades for quite some time (a couple of years).  I am now starting to get a consistent ringing and sensation in my inner ears.  My esophagus has an agitated sensation.  Am I experiencing first stages of lung cancer?


I have a dull achy spot on the left side of my chest, sortof where boob meets armpit, extending inward a bit over the top of the boob. I somehow can t really tell how deep it is, like if it s breast tissue or lung tissue or what. Sometimes my left arm gets tingly or feels, like, weak. I notice it more when I m in bed and it never lasts very long but today, right now, the boob-armpit spot has been bothering me for like two hours.


Hi, I noticed that in the flaccid state my corpus cavernosum is hard. This problem seemed to occur out of nowhere and has lasted for 2 years. Just now it is starting to cause pretty constant discomfort/occasional sharp pain. Everything else seems to be completely fine, no testicular pain , no discharge , no sores, just the hardened corpus cavernosum. Any ideas? Thank you


Hi, I have a lump on the side of my neck under the skin. Pretty sure its a node but feels enlarged. Ive had a sore throat, but doesnt look red. Have been getting over bronchitis that started with cold symptoms and low grade fever for two days about 4 weeks ago.


Hi, I am a 19 year old female and I have had a swollen lower back for the last six months. The swelling is directly superior to my sacrum and coccyx and proximal to the lower lumbar vertebrae . I have not gone to get it checked out, because I am trying to save money and it is not painful unless I over-excersize or do something to bother it. If i do that then I get a strange numbness in my quadriceps and extreme back pain to the point where i can hardly stand or even move at all. Any ideas to what it is? I am very confused and have studied up a lot, because i was a medical student for a while.


HiSwollen glands, can they stay raised after reducing down in size for a long period of time, or indeed forever.  I have had a swollen gland come up 9 weeks ago, and although it has reduced in size it hasnt completely disappeared.  They sent a blood test off whicChatDoctore back normal.  Another node raised in my groin, but again has gone down very quickly.  Any words of advice?


Hi, I am a 33 year old female with absolutely no significant medical history.  I am not on medication, only surgeries have been orthopedic (knee).  I just recently moved to the Denver area and have not been feeling 100% due to altitude and low moisture.  I have been menstruating since 5/1, with painful cramps etc.  Last night I started having a very strange pins and needles feeling a  localized area in my lower right abdomen.  Very small area.  It woke me several times, and I thought my pajamas were irritating me --- it feels very superficial.  It has been happening all day though- unrelated to clothing.  Mostly when I move or stretch.  I am just concerned because this is unlike anything Ive ever felt before.


I was at gymnastics today attempting a gainer back flip off a ledge into a pit. I went back to far and hit the corner and jammed up my knee. I think it twisted but I m not all to sure because it happened so quickly. after the incident my knee felt like it was burning and it was tingling. I walked around to see if it was okay. but I looked down and realized there were two large bumps on my knee. what happened?


i am a 29 year old female who has lots of cracks on my tongue , esp the sides which are extremely unsightly. i would like to have the sides of my tongue appear normal looking because it is very shameful to have this condition. I would like to know how i can help with the closing of the cracks of my tongue. I have suffered from this all of my life. I know that acidic foods will irritate my mouth so i try to avoid them as much as possible. I do get white sores that resemble ringworms on my tongue also but they also develop all over my mouth such as my inner and upper lip , inside of my cheeks, and on my gums. They seem to change locations daily which is quite frankly annoying. I also have a 9 year old son who I noticed has the same conditon as i do. I would like to help my son by not letting his tongue look like mine.


My boyfriend is having a toothache, he cant sleep at night and the only way it doesnt hurt is when he is moving around. He left work early and ran a slight fever yesterday. When he went to the dentist on monday all she did was xrays and said she has to clean his teeth first, but at the same time she said he had and infection and she didnt prescribe any medication for pain or the infection. What should I do?


I have an enlarged coagulation of lymph nodes under my right chin. it is painful. off and on. at first they put me on oxycodone.  then radiation to (in March 2013) reduce it and remove pain. 4 doses of radiation. 2 then 2.  the pain went away for 45 days then came back about 3 weeks ago.  The radiation oncologist recommended daily doses for 2 weeks should I need it.  I dont like taking the pain pills.  my blood counts are completely normal, even lymphocytes.  oncologist at Kaiser thinks radiation helped that.  but they have been coming down anyway over last 6 months.  should I take more radiation?  and will it kill more cancer cells permanently as the neck has a lot of veins.


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here... A male friend told me had testicular cancer, and in a matter of months said hed lost 20 lbs. He supposedly had surgery to remove the cancer and said they removed both testicals, is all this plausible?


hi, i am a active 25 year old male, about 10 years ago i found a small hard lump on the back of my left testicle, i really dont have any discomfort with it, but i have had in the past, it doesnt really worry me, but i though that i would get some advise, ive had it there for about 10 years and it hasnt gained in size and i get no more discomfort it... what could it be?


my husband is on steroids for about 14 months because of brain edema after brain irradiation due to brain tumor . he was hospitalized due to pulmonary embolism and was taking dexamethazone 8 mg for 6 weeks then moved to prednisolone 40 mg for about 3 weeks ,started to decrease prednisolone by 5 mg every other day,he is tachycardic hypotensive ,skin peeled from feet ,and temporal area above eye brawos . does he need to increase steroid dose again thank u very much


hello Doctor, Please my friend have irregular period and last month my doctor prescribe gynaecosid tablet 2 for her to insert into her vagina, after 6day she had an aunty flow but it did not flow very well (only 3days) after the period, her doctor prescribe clomid tab to be taken orally for 5days to generate ovulation. she said her period is due since 13th Nov but she haven t seen it and have done 2HPT and 1Blood test all the results are BFN. she went back to the doctor and he prescribe Gynaecosid for the second time. she is so scared and eager to get pregnant, please we need your advice


I am female age 53  and for a few years suffered with fatigue, getting worse. I work full time and find it difficult to concentrate. I regularly go to bed about 6pm and get up at 7am to 8am still feeling exhausted. I have blood pressure tablets and beta blockers, I now take vit D supplements advised by my Doctor who a;lso said I was depressed!!!!I started to take 2 types of anti depressants but they really made me feel too sick and nauseous. I have stopped taking.I am not feeling low or unhappy but just so tired all the time. I have just returned fro  2 weeks holiday where I was fine, but now struggling to get out of bed, please help.


hi, i ve been trying to concieve for 2yrs. Currently am on folicular study treatment, am having clomid 4 tablets each day & now having duphaston 2x. now its going to be 1yrs 6mnt on this tratment. my egg is ruptured on every 16th day and it always show 19x20 or 20x22. still am having some problem. i am already 30yrs old. please help..


my 18 months old grand child ,who talks a lot, very sensibly and with no grammatical mistakes and has a vocabulary of 389 words , always seems to be making a mistake when it comes to colours. We are wondering if she could be colour blind. Is there some simple way to test that. Thank you.


Hello, my wife suffers at the end of each day, some worse than other, directly tied to how many hours she has been on her feet and legs.  The worst pain is just about 6 to 8 inches above the right knee on the backside of the leg, seems to be a muscle next to the femur a little towards the outside of the leg.  Also pain in upper right butt cheek.  When I message it (deep muscle) the pain subsides considerably.  She usually  puts a warm rice bag on it at bed time.


I am a 56 year old exceptionally fit male. I hit my head hard to unconciousness on the ice yesterday. the CT scan showed a closed concussion. I am having cognitive issues, mainly getting my speech out as usual and stuttering, I do not have control of this. I am gernerally well read but can not read aloud properly as usual. My verbal communication skills are affected seriously in my opinon. Do you recommend further testing or will this go away over time?


Last week I was started on a combination birth control pill to stop bleeding that has been ongoing since my IUD was placed in December. So the 1st day I was told to take 4 pills then 2 them 2 then 1. The first day I took the four the next day I took 3 and then I developed gallstones which I never had. I m healthy but just had my 3 rd child he is 5 months. So yes I m a bit overweight but otherwise healthy so I went to a surgeon today for consult on gallbladder removal upon assessment the doc asked if I had thyroid issues and recommended I get an ultrasound in the near future. My question do you think the possible thyroid issue and the extra estrogen could have contributed to the stone formation and that I should correct those things riser before totally removing my gallbladder??


Hi. I have Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and I believe my spleen is enlarged because I am having pain and discomfort on my left side by my ribcage. I also have diarrhea and was wondering if that could be a side effect of an enlarged spleen. Please give me an answer soon. Thanks


Im 37 yrs old with normal hormonal profile.Married for 1yr & 3 month.My husband has no issues.I did Ivf that was unsuccessful after producing 5 oocysts,& 4 embryos were produced,3 of them were excellent.And all 4 embryos were transferred.3 wks after my failed ivf i did HSG,That to my shock it came with bilateral distal tubal block with silght swelling on both sides after exerting pressure!!!Would this result be conclusive??Or there may be other confirmatory test?Is this also might be hydrosalpinx??Given that i never had PID.May be only at marriage when in the beggining I had painful intercourse,and I had UTI at that time & took medication for it.But if it was untreated PID isnt it too short time to have blocked tubes within one yr?? Otherwise it could be endometriosis that blocked them?? But I dont have any family History of endometriosis.If they are really blocked what do you advice to try to concieve naturally inbetween ivf cycles


Hello, My granddaughter is almost 8 years old, her sister 7 and her brother 4 years old. She complains of stomach aches during the day school and in the nights, does not feel she has to poop, and her panties are getting dirty. This is about 2 and half months after the birth of her little baby-sister which is now 3 months old. She does not feel the bowel movment. The kids are getting full attention of their parents and even are very spoiled. Can you advise me how to solve this problem. Thank you