I have a pain in my right testicle and lower abdomen when it is touched or lifted. It just started happening when I was in the shower today. It feels fine and normal until it s touched or lifted then there is a sharp pain in my testicle and abdomen with a lingering pain in my abdomen. Nothing is swollen nor discolored. I also have no lumps . Any help?


My 45 years old husband had hernia operation and then followed by orchidectomy of post operative hematoma 5 years ago. He developed progreesive irritable mood, became loss of some working performance early this year. A month ago he felt better with psychiatrist mediaction and testosterone replacement. His brain CT scan yesterday shows mild cerebral atrophy. Our youngest child is 6+ years old. Hes also under treatment of DM, HT and dyslipidemia for few years. Now his mood is much better but he sleep too much. My problem is that would it be better to switch off psychiatrist treatment to consult neurologist ?


I have my wisdom tooth for 8 years now. But 10 days ago I felt some pain there, well not really pain,just annoying feeling that you get when a tooth falls out as it does in your childhood. So I felt the tooth with my finger and I felt that it was wobbling. My question is can a wisdom tooth fall out on Its own? So started to play around with my tooth hoping to make it more loose to fall out. But now my gums around the tooth is starting to get more painful. So I felt my gums to see where the pain is coming from and I could feel a very sore lump high above the wisdom tooth. What is this lump,should I have this lump when my wisdom tooth has been erupted for a while? Or is it because my wisdom tooth has come out abit and wobbling?


I was referred for a CT scan as I have severe headaches occurring over days and then disappearing. The scan showed up dilated ventricles and cerebral atrophy. I am 57 years old and do not seem to have the normal symptoms of dementia - my memory is getting worse but no more than other people. My daughter was diagnosed with HNPP - is this related? Does this have an impact on my life expectancy, if so how long have I got. None of the doctors/neurologists Ihave seen can give me an answer


I am 43 years old had high cholestorol but got it under control I have walked several times this week and at the beginning of the walk my left arm hurt a little but after the first lap it stops I am walking outside and the temps have been anywhere from 40 to 55


Ok. I woke up Monday night with extreme pain in my back, arms, legs, and feet. I took 4 Advil and it helped the pain. But I was told I cannot continue the Advil so I was given Tylenol with coding. I get chills when the pain is bad, and it just throbs constantly. So my doctor dosent know what I have. I also get cramps in my thighs and calfs. I am in a lot of pain.


Hello there! I recently found out that my boyfriend has been diagnosed with HPV (he gave me the impression that hes known for a while). I know that its a fairly common condition and many strains clear up on their own (which is why Im confused as to why he may still have it). I am unsure of what particular strain he has.Weve yet to have sex, but can I get it through kissing or holding hands?I have had all three doses of the Gardasil vaccine, how long will that last? What exactly does it protect me from?Ive heard condoms are not particularly helpful in preventing the spread of HPV, is this true? Is oral sex utterly out of the question? Can I catch HPV if he preforms oral sex on me? Should I be concerned about digital stimulation/penetration, both him acting on me and vice versa?  Is there a way to have safe sex? He claims to be mostly asymptomatic and Ive never seen a wart or the like on him, but can I still catch it?


i have noticed mandibular tori in my left and right side in my  mouth and there is no pain of it but still i want to know that is there any adverse effect of it and shall i do the treatment for it.i also visited the dentist but my doctor said that sometime it happens and after sometime it goes to its regular position so is it correct that the mandicular tori will not become large and will become small as the days passed .And also give me the precaution that what care can be taken for it so that it wound not be enlarge.  pl reply me about it


Hi I am 24yrs old. 59 and 180lbs. Every now and then I get these severe dizzy spells which last about a minute and once theyve past I notice my taste buds are affected for the next 24 hours. This happened last night in my sleep - which ultimately woke me up and on top of the taste bud issues I am experiencing some short memory loss.


My husband has seizures about once every 6 or 7 months. He seems to only have seizures at night. He also has sleep apnea and wheres a CPAP mask. Recently, he changed mask types, but it started hurting his teeth- so he decided to wear a nightguard, so his teeth and mouth won t hurt. I m not sure wearing a nightguard is the best idea because of his seizures. I am afraid he will chomp down on it and break it. Then he could choke on it. He says I am paranoid. Is my paranoia a normal concerned? Should he wear a nightguard?


i am taking treatment to solve the infertality. I am suggested with ovuclom(will be taken at the 3 rd day of the last periods) tablet and Gestin Tablet (will be taken at 16th day of the last periods ) . From last month i am taking this treatment. But i got the periods at 22nd day itself.. some times i used to take the tablet late (like if i forgot morning i wil take at after noon ) is that the problem??? whether these two tablets solve my problem(leads to pregnancy)


Yes I have been experiencing severe calf and off and on knee pain, whether walking or running. Stretching and medication do not help. I recently began having tingling in the same calf as well. I often have a limp even when wearing flat shoes like flip flops it actually seems worst. There is so much pressure all the time. I have been to the doctor and was not given any information as to what it could be.


I am experiencing a nosebleed from both nostrils with a BP of 138/104 and 99 pulse. Pressure on my nostrils has restricted the bleeding from my nostrils but now can feel blood trickling down my throat. Have had two large blood clots, one from the right nostril, the other coughed up.


I m having chest pain, and have for three days now. Sometimes it hurts more than other times, and sometimes it feels like it s in my lungs. I don t have any pain around my heart and I don t think I should be worried about a heart attack but I don t know. I need help, I m worried.


Hi i have upper left mild abdominal pain, since a month. It comes and goes. Doctors identified it as gastritis. Today i had a two toned stool- greenish on the outside and light black in the middle. what could this be?  I have no history of cancer and am 27 years old


Hi, I got my arms and legs waxed and the next day I had an allergy on my arms. I am not to sure if this allergy is due to the waxing or cuz of the woolen jacket which I wore on d same day....? Any recommendations I am allergic to betnovate ointment..... Is it alrite to use tenovate-m


Hi! Doctor I am a patient of haemolytic anemea now I am suffering from jaundice earlier the billiubrium value raised to 50 but now I am discharged with the billiubrium 10 value .now 5 days are already passed . how much time it will take to recover fully.


My 3 year old daughter for the second time had blood and leukocyte a in urine, sent urine sample to lab and results showed no infection. Daughter is otherwise healthy. She did just have 4 days of unexplained hives all over her body. Her doctor said it was something viral.


Hi for about 8 weeks I have had light headiness, felt dizzy and have felt short of breathe. I am 28 year old female non smoker. HAVE HAD ECG and blood tests, now my doc has said I may have mild asthma without even checking my chest?.. I have taken the pump a couple of days and it hasnt helped. Any ideas?


I fell on my knees a few years ago, banging up the inner sides - next to the kneecaps.  A few days ago my left knee started having sharp pain and stiffness during some (but not all) activity - i figured it was the cold - and have tried to be gentle on it - but it seems to be stiffer and harder to use each day.


I had my wisdom tooth removed on the lower right side 12 days ago. I had some slight pain while eating hot soup for dinner last night. This morning, I spit out blood and a blood clot was sitting atop my molars, still connected. I just a gauze to soak up blood, no more bleeding. will i be okay? do i have a dry socket? what should i do? my dr s office isnt open until tomorrow.


Hello, I have had the Nexplanon implant for about 3 months now and when I bled for almost a month straight, the nurse that put in my implant said to go ahead and take birth control to stop the bleeding. So, I have been for a month and it worked. I took the sugar pills to make sure I wasnt pregnant about 2weeks ago and had a period for about 4 days. I stopped taking the birth control pill yesterday hoping to get some sort of bleeding to assure me Im NOT pregnant, and I havent..... is that okay?! Im freaking out because I heard taking pills and having the implant can be counteractive... if so, I cant believe a nurse would tell me to do it. Help please


Ive had low back pain for quite sometime now, I do hard manual labor so im guessing maybe it came from lifting something heavy, so I just shook it off. As time progressed i started developing a weakness in my lower left leg, and it feels like a (tingly) feeling in it, like its falling asleep. It comes in goes, sometimes for like 5 minutes, sometimes 20m and I feel pain under my left buttock, knee, all the way down to my foot, my thigh feels like its on fire sometimes. I went to get it looked at and my doctor told me it could be stress, but I dont think thats it, and that it could be sciatica, and now I have a small lump in my inner thigh (groin) feels hard, about as big as an olive, my doctor prescribed me with Naproxen and cyclobenzaprine I feel a little relief but it hasnt gone away, what could this be?


I have been having numbness and slight discomfort around the kidney area. Its usually during night time and it dissapears when I wake up have a pee and drink water.  I am on treatment for mild hypertension, taking one amilodipine 5mg pill daily. Should I have some concerns?


Myself Amal krishnaBepari .in a few days ago i taste my blood .but my direct billrubin is 0.67mg and total billrubin is 1.43 so i take arogyavardani vati.punarnavadimandur and udarvmati vati .one tab daily take after meals with warm water .its ok or not pl tell me my email id as soon as possible YYYY@YYYY


Im having burning in my chest and stomach like Ive swollowed a hot coal and a sharp knife is sticking in me.  This wakes me up at night.  It happens whenever I eat or drink anything...even water.  My chest feels heavy and its hard to breath.  I can feel my heart beating hard.


Hi my name is Logan and my question is why does my penis have a slight pain when inserting my penis into my girlfriends vagina?  The pain goes away as soon as my penis is all the way in her, so its not a constant pain.  The pain usually occurs if we have sex a second time within a short period of time.


Hello there..this query is for my Father who is 75 years old....he has continuous bulgum cough, and sneezing. He is on medication but it is not helping much...he is not able to sleep in the night...he is not able to inhale steam as it causes breathing problems..please suggest some advise


I had a AAA operation Nov 2010.  Since then I have not had any interest in eating or drinking.  I have kidney problems with high creatatine (sp) 4.6.  I have trouble walking very far.  Is there anything I can do to get back in shape?  I am trying to drink 8 glasses of water per day.


Hello Doctor,I am a 20 year old female and i have noticed that within the past week i have been getting bad lower back pains and i have been having frequent urination. I am also constantly tired. Even if I get a full nights rest, I feel like im still exhausted. All of this is out of the ordinary for me.


hi im 19 years old and i have these lumps under my skin on my armpits i tried poping them and pus and dark dark blood came out. but they filled back up this has been happening for a year now i have this problom with both armpits except on right armpit the lump it above the skin and i can see it but when i pop it it has the same reaction as the underskin lumps. in ocasion i get these same outer skin lumps in my vaginal area but those when they pop do go away. i am soverweight if is the weight the issue what should i do??


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...hi,i hav just entered my third trimister n is alresdy suffering from a swere backech.i cant stand for more then 10 mins and the pain starts.it is in the lower back wat do i do???


My baby girl is 16 months old and weighs 8.3 kgs and is 78 cms tall.She is very active and also eats quite well and she is also walking.But she is not gaining much weight according to her age.Her daily diet is as follows- 8.30 am--Breakfast-Broken wheat with milk and sugar/Idli(2)/Ragi with milk 11 am- Fruits 1 banana and dates/apple and honey/mango/chiku 1.30pm lunch--Rice, dal,vegetable,fish/meat/egg 3.30pm-one bowl curd with jaggery/juice 6pm- Potato fingers (homemade) with cheese/Sooji Kheer/omlette with cheese 8.30pm-dinner -rice,dal, vegetables I am also breastfeeding her. It would be really helpful if you could provide me some suggestions.


Hi, I got hit on th lefte temple by a tennis ball. I think I kind of felt in in my eye too. It felt numb, but I m not really sure about other symptoms because my stomach was hurting from a few hours before. I continued to play Does getting hit in the temple cause brain damage


I have a sinus infection, I was diagnosed today at the doctors. At night, I am salivating or drooling excessively. It is a feeling I get when I want to throw up. So far, it only makes me feel like throwing up. The worse I cough the more my mouth is watering.


Im 66 years old and never have experienced high blood pressure until a few weeks ago.  I was at my dentist and it read 120 over 80, I just took it again and it is 144 over 88.  Im not over weight and exercise and watch my diet.  Should I be concerned?


Hi I have had a rash upper inner thighs and abdomen,upper and lower it is starting to show up on my upper abdomen area again. It starts with small circles and clusters light brown to reddish , not itchy at all. It looks like little circle patches. Almost like bruises?


Hi I m 26yr male I had chest pain and numbness over left side chest and left arm...ECG was normal....took ECG after 2hrs there was slight changes so did echo it was normal...BP was 160/100 1st and it came to normal after few hrs....doctor said everything is normal no need of any medication...but I had the same feeling again the next day....wat might be the reason...help me plz...


Im a 56 year old female , 55, 132lbs.  Total Cholesterol of 264, LDL is 155 mg/dL.  Eat pretty healthy, like to walk.  Id like to try to reduce my cholesterol through diet and possibly supplements.  Im not an unrealistic health nut, if I need to be on meds, so be it.  With this info, can you give me your thoughts?


Hi I recently had lower back pain which lasted for more than a month! On taking the Xray, it showed Sacralization of L5 and mild lumbar scoliosis convex to the left with a+1 vertebral rotation at apex of the curve.Is it a very serious problem and what is the remedy for this problem.


Starts with irritation at the penis foreskin for about 3-4days then 3 or 4  rush-like swellings (3-mm wide about 3mm apart) show in a group (in a line). After a about 2 days they become woulds so painful lasting over one week. I also have a  growth 2mm thick about 4mm tall at the penis start skin.Seen Doctors


Hello, Im a 31 year old male. Last week I had a full blood panel work done and everything came back better than normal. Tonight I think I may have had a minor heart attack. My back locked up, I couldnt breathe and I was sweating hard for about 10-15 minutes. I took tylonol for the sweats and advil for the back. I still have some discomfort in my chest when i can breathe deep, but the pain is gone now. All this back pain seemed to start on my left shoulder and worked its way down to my lower back and into my chest. Whats happening to me?


hi doctor, i have been trying to conceive for past 2 yrs but not been successful. we have contacted the gynecologist who had me on a three-month course of tablets after which blood test was done which turned out to be normal, now the doctor has planned for HSG.....should i proceed with this


I AM LOOKING FOR A PAIN MANAGEMENT DOCTOR TO HELP WITH MY ANXIETY & CHRONIC PAIN (MOSTLY BACK PAIN). I CURRENTLY GO TO A METHADONE CLINIC, BUT IT IS OVER A 200 MILE TRIP TWICE A WEEK, AND I M NOT SURE IF METHADONE IS THE BEST THING FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH A PAIN SPECIALIST DOCTOR AND EXPLORE MORE OPTIONS SO I CAN LEAD A BETTER REDUCED PAIN LIFE


Hi I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. It had spread to my lymph nodes and had them removed on the side of the cancer. I had chemo and radiotherapy but a lump was felt just above the site of the earlier cancer at a recent check up and was sent for an ultrasound where they took a tissue needle biopsy. I expected some bruising but haven t any. My concern is that cancerous lumps don t usually bleed and if it was scar tissue, which is the other option it probably would have bled??


my wife 69 years suffering from accute knee joint pain, unable to bend left leg. swelling on leg palm . when she rest no swelling but when she stand and work in kitche swelling increases. for many years she suffer this. 2 years back she fell on huting her knee since then knee joint pain . what is remedy. have done kerala ayurvedic treatment. but not much relief.


My father was detected Sigmod Colon Cancer and metasisis in Liver and Lungs in Oct11. He took 6 cycles of FOLFIRI , now he is very weak and BIlirubin level is 5.9, Docor advised, he cant take Chemotherapy . He feels heaviness in left of stomach and feels pressure for motion every 1 hr , but not much of stool passed, as he hardly takes !1 juice, 2-3 spoon rice and some vegetablee in a day. He has swelling on Feet, which reduced after giving 20% Albumin for 7 days. What treatment is possible.


Hello sir, I am a Clinical Pharmacist, let me guide that a patient having dry cough, complaint of salty water with cough from last one month. No temperature and any other sign. what will be the possible treatment for this. My treatment choice is ciprofloxacin 500 bd ac antitussive 2tsf tds pc pantoprazole 20mg bd ac itopride 50mg tds ac


HI. I am 36 years old (female) and have suffered from drepression and axiety panic attackes for the last 20 years. Over the last 3 years my panic attacks have gotten alot worse. I am on Zanax and wellburtrin now. I have notice that i am waking up in the middle of the night sweating and having attackes of panic and alittle dissoriented from it. My doctor wants me to go in for EKG test to see about seizers. Ive never known of ever having seizers at nite and from having panic attacks. I know i havnt had any seziers during the day either. I have alot of stress in my life right now, actually alot for the last sixteen years ( long story). Do you think I could be having seziers in my sleep by what Ive described of having panic during sleep or is it just anxiety?


Right around my thigh area and down my leg it feels like a scrub board. I have been told by my doctor that I have bad tendons. I roll on a exercise roller and that helps some relief from the pain. However, they never completely go away. When I sit on cushion that is soft they come back bigger and start hurting again. I have had this a long time.


its been 10 days since i gave a normal delivery to a little princess.. and where the cut which the doctors stitched is paining very bad and having a burning sensation.. can i use betadine no the stitched area or which pain killer is recommended . . thanx


Hello doctor. ... Sir I am suffering by varicocele for 5 years in left testis .but now before a month .I feel pain in right testis also.before 15 days my scanning report is bilateral varicocele. now I feel pain in my abdominal and right testis veins. Sir main matter now my marriage fixed on 2 November 2014 .so sir kindly advise me .what I do now ..........


I am a 29 y/o male for the past two days or so I have been having a tingeling sensation over my right lower back area, not sure if its the kidney persay because it seems to be more above where the pelvis starts to rise its not tender or painful but Im not sure if its something with the kidney or just a strained muscle or perhaps a pinched nerve, how could I find this out?


Hi Im 33 and after eating certain foods by tongue has a burning sensation, turns red and feels slightly swollen. This has happened with things like pineapple, kiwi fruit, lemon juice on salad, hummus etc Would this be an allergy? It settles after taking an antihistamine, but takes several days for my tongue to look normal again


hi, my gums keeps on bleeding non stop for like 5 minutes and once they stop bleeding the blood goes thick and gets stuck in my gums and between my gums giving me a really bad bread, i have been brushing regularly and using corsodyl mint mouth wash to help cure my gums but ever since i have started using it my gums seem to be even worse, what can i do to really help my gums to stop bleeding for good.


hi have a roommate easy angry, he light turn on all the light, forget turn off the stove and he cook burning many time, i keep eye on him when i at home. i dont know how can i test him does he have mental problem. what number can i call, and how can i find out he get mental problem. he told me he have medical problem. i d


Hi. Doctor.I would like to know bout chest stiffness. I got it just 1 year ago and it happens not frequently and caused nothing annoyrf except a strange sensation in the upper chest, like a stickiness sensation.  dont think it gets any relation with the heart like Angina Pectoris nor Stomach ache. I can feel this stiffness some hours a day (disapeared then repeated again and again within the day) and the more time goes, the longer time it last (i.e.. last 3 months it happened shorter than this month). How do you tink ?. What will be the problem these symptons may represent for ?.Thanks.


On Sunday October 26 I was in an ATV accident and received a rather deep puncture wound on the front of my left shin. I was taken to the emergency room and received a good cleaning along with 2 stitches, X-rays revealed there were no objects or debris left inside the wound and my leg was not broken but had hyperextended during the crash. I visited an Orthopedic surgeon Wednesday the 29th of October where I was prescribed antibiotics but wasnt given a promise that it would prevent infection. I am in so much agony and pain as of right now, not only has the pain gotten worse but it is traveling up from my shin to my knee cap as well. I am almost 100% certain my puncture has gotten infected, I keep it clean and wrapped with gauze but it stays swollen and hot to the touch. I have become nauseous and lost my appetite these past 2 days and have noticed a bruise on the heel of my left foot which seems to grow increasingly. I did not notice the bruise until yesterday and it was dime size, now it is the size of a half dollar coin and is very purple. I am concerned I may have an infection in my bone as well because of the excruciating pain inside of my shin and knee cap now. I will call my Orthopedic Surgeon on Monday morning to schedule an appointment. What are the chances it may be developing into gangrene? Should I go ahead to the emergency room or can I wait? All other areas of my body that were injured have healed beautifully except for my left shin. Thank you so much for your time!


The bones at the back of my neck lump out, so it makes my head look like it is been pushed out a little. When I was younger I used to be overweight and slouched alot. Im not sure if I have lordosis but I dont want to undertake surgery. Can you help me?


8 years ago I had a radical hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. I ve recently had lower abdomen discomfort, achy and sensitive to the touch in spots. I just noticed a few bruises below my belly button. I realize I need to see my Doctor, but does this sound like something serious?


Hi, my appendix perforated/ruptured on Jan. 10/14 and I was put on a course of antibiotics in hospital for 1 week, (pipercillon), after discharge I was given amoxicillan/claviculon for 10 days, and found that was not working so family doctor changed me to cipr/micro-flagil (10days) and that seemed to do the trick. An U/S on  Feb. 3/14 shows 9mm left of my appendix and I am wondering if I still need surgery to remove that piece.  I have not got my energy back, but every day is a little better, but I am so tired after 8pm at night I cannot keep my eyes open.  I was supposed to see the surgeon Friday, Feb. 14th but he cancelled due to an emergency.  I have had to take a considerable time off of work and lost another day Friday, so I am trying to decide if maybe I should just forego the surgery, however this tiredness makes me wonder if I am still recovering from the appendicitis or does this indicate that I should have it removed, or is this common to still be so tired.  Prior to this happening, I never went to bed until 12-1 in the am and 5 hours sleep was plenty for me.  I work as a lab tech in a busy Family Health Team for the last 7 years, full time on the go, so this is very out of the norm for me.  Any thoughts? I would appreciate your opinion even though my doctors at work keep assuring me that is normal, I am still recovering, etc., no one has actually said if I still need surgery.  I really dont want to take more time off work to see the surgeon and maybe have him cancel again.  thank you for any advice you can offer.


im 37 yr 165 lbs male i have a small lump on my lower back on the left hip side. It is not paining much, but once in a while I feel small pinch. This small lump was there for almost 3 years. I remember I was playing Tennis in hot sun in Arizona one day and was dehydrated and got this lump the next day and it stayed there. Was this lump due to the muscle spasm or anything else is I am worried of. Please let me know. Thank you very much.


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...My daughter was diagnosed with pulmonic stenosis never has had any problems with it she has a cardiac cath when she was 1 she is now 7 but the doctor said from having the cardiac cath it caused leakage but thats the nature of the beast as he put it after a cath I worry all the time about this.


I had a flu with fever 7 days ago , the fever broke then congestion started which lead to coughing. The last four nights is when it hard to breath at night  and the right side where my jugular vein feels swollen.  IS this just a simple bacterial or viral infection in the lungs??


My husband is in his late 60s and lately hes been feeling very sleepy, lethargic, and general weakness. He sleeps at least 8 hours a night, but awakes just as tired as when he went to bed. He has absolutely no energy even after a full nights sleep and even spending most of the day in bed he was so bushed he could hardly walk. Thank you for any suggestions you can lend.


i just found out that my over all cholesterol was 235 with an ldl of 141, is this really high? should i be really concerned? I always had normal cholesterol and I have low blood pressure. I am very thin and do not eat fatty foods, however i do not exercise much because my MS has made it differcult.


I developed hives about 12 hours after washing my floor with bleach. By the time I finished cleaning, I knew it was too strong and went outside and got fresh air. I felt mild itching so I took a dose of Benedryl. 12 hours later, I woke up with hives and have been taking Benedryl every 4 hours. I have no throat pain and no difficulty breathing. It is now close to 36 hours since cleaning and the hives seem to be getting worse. Do I need to go to the ER?


hi doctor ....i got my blood test for pregnancy and it turns out m in my 2nd week but i had bleeding today n yesterday but couldnt get to a  doc but i used pregnancy strips which still shows a positive result doc prescribed myfol n duphaston on ph but being a paranoid m stressing abt bleeding if m still concieving y is their bleeding


I have a lump in my breast, I felt it and I let it slide. Today I noticed that the lump is now purple and dark and it is sore. I have read that if you re about to start your period you may get random lumps due to hormones. I am not sure what this is. I am 19 years old.


I am a 50 year old male. I complained to my doctor about extreme tiredness, disorientation on waking, and low energy and sleepiness throughout the day. A routine blood test was given which resulted in a vitamin D defiency. I was prescribed 50,000 IU of vitamin D2. My symptoms have not changed. I now have pain in my tailbone. I have a strong history of Cancer on my father s side. He died from Multiple Myeloma. I went to see my doctor again and she ordered x-rays and more blood work. X-rays revealed no lesions, only some onset of Arthritis. My blood calcium came in at 10.8 and I have been referred to an Oncologist for a genetic profile due to family history. Am I Hypercalcemic because of the vitamin D that was almost non-existent 3 weeks ago? Or is it something else?


I have a question about my sisters lifelong behavior. My sister is 28 years old , has never been able to hold down a job without getting fired after a little while, she has never been a responsible adult , steals alot, argues alot even with confronted with the truth. She can never keep friends for very long before she ends in them kicking her out or completely burning her bridges. She has always been overweight and always been sexually promiscuous. She is very moody and doesnt like talking to anyone about \" whats been going on with her \" . She calls family behind our backs and lies and tell them she is in trouble and needs money . Since she was a little girl she would lie to her friends parents about abuse in the house and there never was.


I have faced headinjury in 1996. from1997 I am facing seizures(tonic clonic). I was on drug (epsolin 400mg) and I was getting one seizure each year. last year doctor changed the drug to- Oxcarbazepine(750 mg BD), Encorate Chrono (500mg BD), Sertaline (50mg OD). Now I am facing one heavy seizure each month. Please suggest the best remedy.


hii I am Tej.i am 23yrs old.By birth i am having a heart problem and i am using AMIFRU 40 and ENVAS2.5 for last 10 years. From sday morning i am suffering with chest pain. even i move mu body,head or hands its paining me alot..i feeling hard while breathing too. What i need to do to get out this chest pain


hi i was just wondering my mother is 46 years of age nd thinks she mite be pregnant but is scared that her copd she was diagnosed 9 years ago nd has only had one bad experience with it nd that was when she was diagnosed with it will this effect her pregnancy??


Following dental surgery (implant) and a course of antibiotics, I developed oral thrush.  This was 10 weeks ago.  I have had since then 3 courses of treatment ( advised by pharmacist first and then doctor) but it is still not resolved.  Last 2 were Nystatin.  I had never had oral thrush before.  Would appreciate some advice as I am getting a bit worried.


my b12 was low at 245 and i have infertility issues because of it including a miscarriage at 6 weeks in 2009 it is not diet related i got put on cycobalmin tablets which didnt increase it so my doctor doubled them it only raised my b12 to 330 i was told to stop my tablets and see if my body could keep it up but it has fell back down to 240 so was wondering if the injections would be a better choice than the tablets i am 28 female 4 foot 10 and 8 stone 5


Hi i am ja ,makash. i am suffering from Nightfall problem since last 7 years. it occurs 3-4 times a month. Due to this problem i am facing many problems like fatigue and my face is also becoming dull like my cheeks are pressed and i have hair fall problem also. Request you to please suggest me some good medicines.Thanks


Hi I have been having a uncontrollable cough now for 2-3 weeks and nothing has helped me only cough drops temporarily and my parents will not take me to a docter cause they said I will be fine they always say that but im scared and I was wondering what it is and is there anything you can recommend me for this ?


I am 23, 57, 165 lbs., i have a chest pain on my left side in the middle of my pec muscle and it hurts and tightens when I move my arm.  I cant put any pressure on that side but it doesnt hurt to touch the area.  What could this be and how may I fix it?


Hi Sir, my age is 53 years old. I think i am suffering from acid reflux since 5 days as i have a slight pin prick-pain in the middle of my chest only when i contract and when i expand my chest . DOCTOR ADVISED TO TAKE VELOZ D capsules for 5 days.  What could be the reason. Is it curable. what type of food to avoid.


Hi there, so a few days ago a felt extremely exhausted. When I woke up I had a light cough. Yesterday I felt terrible. I was coughing, had a sore chest and throat, runny nose, back pain, and a fever. I tried taking tylonel and nothing. I feel weak and getting progressively worse. What should I do?


hello me and my girlfriend had unproductive sex yesterday for the first time , i don t thing i cum in her but i i am fearing that will she will be pregnant , i am thinking to give her an ipill so she can avoid pregnancy , her period time cycle is 30 days and she had last period on 2nd of this month and she told her next period may come after 1 week ....... are there any chances to her to get pregnant


I have been experiencing pain in my lower back on the right side that goes down into my right testicle.  The doctor said it could be a pulled muscle and gave me some muscle relaxers which seem to help.  Then I got a stomache virus and the doctor changed and said it could be that I have a testicle infection and gave me antibiotics. They do not seem to be working at all.  The pain seems to come and go.  Could this just be a pulled muscle or what are other things this could be?


Hi, I had my wisdom tooth extracted on 17th March, i have very little pain till yesterday but from yesterday i m having severe pain Please could you suggest if this is normal


Im a 21 year old male just got out of the army, Ive had abdominal pain for over 16 months now, frequent bright red blood in my stools. Ive been diagnosed with crohns and IBS. I just started a new workout regiment for the first time and I had alot of blood in the stool again for the first time for over a year now. Ive takin pregnosone and been on humira for several months. Wondering if this is cause for concern.


i found a knot under my left breast just above my rib cage, about an inch from mid line.  i noticed it one week ago, it is tender at times and had an ultrasound done, approx .7 cm is all the girl said, dr. said it does have a blood supply-  does that mean it has a high change to be malignant and what type of cancer could be in this area?


I ve been having tailbone pain for about 10 months now mostly on the left side and about a month ago, the pain has started in left leg. It s sometimes painful to move my leg to a next position.Where the pain is in my tailbone also seems to be swollen as well.It s extremely painful to sleep on my back and get up once I ve sit down. I don t know what it could be. My last horrible fall was years ago and the pain didn t last long at all. I m also 21 and a female if that helps. Thanks in advance.


I had a top tooth extracted six days ago. My gum is very swollen and hot. Tonight I sneezed and some white stuff came out of the socket and the swelling seems better. Its still very painful though but the pressure I was feeling seems less. Do I need to go back to my dentist..?


I recently had a CT scan which showed that I had small stones in each kidney.  I have been on antibiotics since 12/18.  Cipro at first, which made me feel horrible and like my skin was on fire, and then I was switched to 14 days of Bactrim.  That seems to help, but I still feel pressure after urination.  I have an appointment with a urologist on Monday, but I dont now what to expect.  What types of questions should I be asking him?


I have a bad cavity that started as a hole by my gumline. As it got worse, one whole side of my tooth broke away. Now the top of the original hole has gotten to almost up in my gum. People have been telling me this can be be fatal. Is this true? If so, Im broke and cant afford help.


Hi My name is Satina B. I am 26 years old and 30 weeks pregnant with our third child. I have recently discovered a quarter sized lump ball inside the right side of my neck. It is accompanied by an uncomfortable numb like feeling that is very constant especially when thought of. I am also having terrible sniffles, sneezing, runny nose, sore throat and irritability like fatigue. Im not sure what this could be but I do know it has gotten bigger since yesterday and more apparent. I feel apprehensive of the results due to my pregnancy and am hoping that there can be promising results to take care of this after the baby is born if life threatening. Hopefully it is something minor that is able to be resolved before the baby gets here. Only concern is that I usually go into labor fairly early, my first pregnancy he came at 37 weeks and my second pregnancy he came at 36 weeks. So hopefully within this time frame I can do something about it.


I have frequent urinary tract infections. A few years ago I was taken to the emergency room with a temp of 106.7 after passing out in the kitchen. I was septic. I am diabetic, drink lots of water and other fluids. What can you suggest for me as a home remedy?


I have a 6 year old that is on Ridalin, Intunive and Melatonin for ADD but he has NO appetite after he takes the meds...We feed him as often as we can BEFORE the meds, but he is still losing weight..Only weighs 34.6 lbs. now at 6 yrs. old....Do you think cyproheptadine or Megace? would be safe for him and help him with his appetite????


My son, 9 yr old,  has had a spiking fever for the last 48 hours. He has no other symptoms when we get the fever down but when it spikes up to 103-104 he gets a cough... what could that be? Should I take him to the doctor, I mean I have no symptoms but a spiking fever. It takes 1 advil and one tylenol to get it to come down every time.


My 6 yrs old son has developed a white soft cyst on his penis ( in the middle ) under the skin. we did refer to a physcian but he has asked to consult a urologist. I was worried what it could be?, while searching on the net found that sometimes the natural secretions, white material collects and takes a shape of the cyst.


i have a few thing on the side of my boobs that keep comming on the sides of my boobs they feel like bumps but theres 2 that ihave when i press down on them it sorta hurts a lil there a lil red but not bad.... and then i have a few that are sorta in a way like pimples except blood comes out of them first..what can i do too get them cleared up ????


i have been suffering on and off for 3 months a terrible ggging cough !! it feels like water running down right side of throat !! i have had a nasal spray anti acid tabs and i am now on antibiotics !!! i am still concerned it could be more serious ???


hi this is buhari from villivakkam my mother was suffering from asthma last 6 years,now she was suffering very much she was very diffiiculty for breathing,she was continuosly using combihale ff 250 inhaler but no improvement, we buy seperate nebulise machine also can you refer to use which medicine is used for nebulise and suggest what we do


Dear Sir, I have a son who is become 2 years old this Jan 12. Since March 2011 he has been getting constant cold and later developing in wheezing. This is a recurrent issue happen twice in a month. He has been admitted twice in 2011 for this condition. The latest one being December for which the medicines prescribed were as follows pulmicort, actrovent, ventolin, zinnat, ezipect, zytrect and nycomed. I am very worried


I have 3 hard bumps behind my front lower teeth, if I lay my tongue flat on the bottom of my mouth its touching the end of my tongue, one is bigger and theres two smaller ones. I have another smaller one at the  left side below my teeth thats also hard, they all can move around and it slightly hurts when I do, please help


Hi I was wondering what the chances of having colon cancer. I had a cat scan with contrast and it showed something on my colon. I also feel like someone has punched me in my stomach and llq pain. Other then a weird feeling around my naval I show no other signs.


Just formed a quarter sized lump under the skin right below my armpit and when I squeezed it yellow liquid burst out and now when I squeeze it the yellow liquid just lightly leaks out. No pus, just tinted liquid. When I grab it it feels like a large sack under my skin. Cyst or an ingrown hair?


I am recovering from Double Bilateral Pneumonia in hospital 3 days. I m an RT so I knew I had to use incentive spirometer and nebulizers for 2 weeks I am 2 weeks post discharge. I have to wear 02 at night only .5 to. 1 liter to keep sats above 90. During the day I occasionally need o2 I am on medical leave for 4 weeks is this going to get easier to breath soon I am resting as much as possible. I don t have much choice rather rest than feel pain I. Chest.


Hi Dr Last January I was in  the Hospital for stomach pain. It turned out that my pancreas valve that releases yhe insulin was three times the normal size. He was very thorough. He had a sonogram. xrays,rscp scan I think thats what it was. And he put the endoscope ( tube down my throat  0 and said it was fine. Well ive been reading and finding out that pancreatic is almost always fatal. What should I do$ i lost my son to a rare type of brain cancer he got at 14 followed by non hodghkins lymphomia Im really terrified that this is bad. Im really scared. I have no insurance  And dony know


i am 31 yr old ,Gender Male ..my wife & me are trying for a baby but due to health problems we were not able to suceed ..while consulted a doctor they have suggested me to have microdox lbx tablet for my health problem.. could you tel me why is this required to have


hi. i m a 30 yr old nd got married 3 ys back. i  cudnt concieve just bcoz i was told by my doc that i have ovarian cyst and finnally got it removed through laproscopy. even after the removal of my cysts i cudnt concieve. i consulted a doc in AIIMS Delhi who suggested me another laproscopy to check whether my tubes are patent. after doing that too my tubes are normal and now i dont understand y i am not able to conceive.


My 14 year old daughter is taking 1350 mg of lithium a day. It s been two full weeks. Three of her lymph nodes are now swollen causing her pain when she turns her nech. She had the same kind of reaction when she was on lumictal and also had mono at the name time. Is the medicine causing this Could she be anticonvulsant to lithium .


i am abdulrahman..from koyilandy...i am undergoing treatment for manias disease since 10yrs..there is no sufficient remedy so far..suffering lot of noises in my ear and loss of hearing also... if i come to you..can u make treatment for a better changes in my sickness..


Hello, please I discovered that I ve some wound on the tip of my penis which is giving me sleepless nights, I ve not had sex with any woman for close to 6 months now so I don t know what could be the cause, I took ill and treated malaria immediately I got well I discovered I had cramps around my nose and lips which is normal for me after malaria but the one around my penis cap is giving me worries because I wouldn t say its an STD since I ve not had sex for close to 6months.......pls advice me.


My mum has advanced stage dementia, lung cancer, COPD and emphysema. She is still in hospital waiting to go into a 24 hour nursing home. She has lost her mobility and is doubly incontinent. She has had constant diarrhea for 2 months and her urine smellls really bad of fish. They have tested for infection but has come back negative


I smoke cannabis to relax my mind, not to get wasted. I recently had a pacemaker implanted to correct the blockage between the upper and lower receptors of my heart. Will continued use cause further damage to my heart or disruption in the working aspects of the pacemaker


Dear Sir,Iamfacing severe back pains for the past 3/4 months. I have consulted the Ortho specialists and they have confirmed it is ligament tear. I have tried the physio & medicines treatment almost more than a month, but still no improvement. Can i go with infrared light?


Hi. I woke up this morning wt a swallen cheek due to my abcess. I think it may hav to do with the fact I lost my tooth n now the tooth that was next to my tooth that came out hurts. Should I just wait for the swellen to go down or go to the dentist. It was not in pain untill noon and my cheek has gotten harder.


i am samee mahar, 29 years female according to my MRI report i am suffering disc desiccation L4-5 & L5-S1. minimum disc bulges at the level of L4-5 & L5-S1. early degenerative changes in lumbar spine. i have used lot of medication and also taken physio therapy. but never found relief.i dont want to go on surgery.


Hi all of u , i diagnosed with TUBERCULAR LYMPHADENITIS 0n 24th of this month, i joined IBM few days back. Now IBM Dr saying its a communicable deaseses & i should take 4 months rest . they asked me to be on leave for the 4 months without pay. What should i do ?? is it communicable ??


my 5 year old little sister is masturbating frequently...at school, at home, in the car, it doesn t matter. if she s caught because someone walks into the room, she had no regards for that person and continues to do so. i know it s a normal behavior, but she s already suffering from bladder infection and the consistent rubbing is making her raw. it s something that s been going on for years, but became more frequent when she turned 5. she denies doing it....and has a severe attitude when you try to talk to her about it. aside from talking to a pediatrician, is there anything else we can do? do we need to consider seeing a counselor?


our house owners 2 months dog bit my father last night at around 11pm, but as there were no hospitals in that time we did nothing today evening we have to go. is it safe to stay without getting anti rabies injection for that much time. the puppy is not vaccinated


I am a 22 year old female. I felt fine this morning, but earlier today I walked around my office and then sat back in my chair. All of a sudden I got a throbbing pain in my left lower back. I put a heating pad on it and it didnt really make a difference. I took an advil, but then realized I ate it on an empty stomach. I quickly ate some yogurt, but still felt nauseous. I tried to eat chicken noodle soup for lunch but it just made me feel more nauseous. I eventually threw up in the bathroom, probably from taking advil on an empty stomach. I finally took the heating pad off because it was making feel like I had to pee. I went home and tried to sleep it off, but had to keep going to the bathroom because I thought I had to pee. Im now trying to eat toast that way I can take some meds and not get sick. Where do you think this pain is coming from and will the ibuprofen Im going to take make a difference?


Hello! I am a 22 year old woman and, after drinking a glass of milk, I ve been hit with a bout of moderate chest pain and some pain/sharpness when taking in a deep breath of air. I do suffer from acid reflux and IBS so heartburn and indigestion is no unusual for me but it is particularly potent and long lasting here. Could this be an allergy/intolerance to lactose? Or is it related to acid reflux?


Hi, I am facing frequently pain in my left hand, left side neck, Left Arm, & occasionally in chest. 5 months before I have done stress test & 2 D Echo,it was negative but there was minor MVP.   some time that pain become very severe & it is also spread in my left hand fingure.please let me know what i shout do actually?Regards,Dnyaneshwar


Last week I was bite by a yellow fly on my achilles tendon..Right foot near the inner ankle. It had lots of swelling and I had a bout with muscle spasms in the tendon..I am now having more spasms. I figured it must be from the inflammation from the bite. I know that muscles can take a while to completely return to normal..Are my spasms possibly due to the bite..or even possible dehydration? I know that this is a bit vague and that a thorough exam would be best..Since there are many different reasons for spasms..I am just trying to think of the most logical explanation so I don t make myself crazy thinking there is something seriously wrong.


Hello doc, I have had a medium sized  lump like the size of 1.5-2 golfballs. The region is near my leg calf area. I was playing basketball about 3 weeks ago when a 285 lb person jumped up for a rebound at the same time as me and he landed in that area sliding down my leg. It produced an initial swelling of 1-1.5 golfballs, along with bruising 30 minutes after all down my leg. Its not painful 1-10 probably a 3 right  now but still a bothersome. Any info would be great._thank you_Andrew


my M  MR. RAVIRAJ BHANDARI from goa india my father having a age of 62 yrs prsently he  is in  goa medical hospital because of kidney failure and a stone  but urology doctar already fitted a stent for is kidney. now the bladdar problem is arises, his urine and clots is passing outside of the catheter. at that movement they are getting a heavy pain in his  penis. once the urine is passed he get relex. this occurs  many times in a day. as one side dialsis also doing.   doctars told us it will be well after few days due to medicine as a son i cant see his pain. it feel very bad. so can i get some good advise so that my father life may be safe. and the contact with the doctor. i trust you because doctar  is the hope for save life best regards


I have had a small, sharp and persistant pain in my back, (underneath my clacivle?) mid thoracic fot at least 5 months. It never goes away, it gets worse as they day progresses and its also worse when I breath in. Its relieved by antiinflammatories. I am female 36 and healthy otherwise. No shortness of breath related to pain. Should I be worried? If it nothing, why doesnt it go away?


Hi doctor, one of my family member had suffered from tuberculosis two years back and used the the tablets as prescribed by a doctor and it is cured now, but there is some problem like asthma /brochitis which is there always and the doctor gives the course for years and months ,is there no permanaent remedy for this do we need to take the pills every time


my chest feels like big pressure that I can not even breath normally and I have to stop whatever I am doing, it makes me very exhausted and if I continue to exercise or move I feel very short of breath and if I bend over it gets worst and palpitations increase. Mostly on the left side sometimes even I feel my arm weird.


Hi, I have a lump in my bottom lip that has been there for over a month now.  It started as a clear zit, which I popped.  It then came back as a big whitehead, and now is a prominent lump on the inside of my lip.  Should I be concerned?  It doesnt hurt but is somewhat in the way, I am always tonguing it, not incredibly big but noticeable


hi doctor, I had an mri 2 days ago, it says i have a slight amount of chronic microvascular ischemic foci in and periventricular white matter stabel.what could this be? i am a 44 year old woman who worked as a school teacher for ten years! please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


my semen analysis is volume 3.0ml,30min liqufaction,colour white,alkaline,sperm count 115million/ml,active motile 70%sluggishly motile 10% non motile 10%,abnormal forms40%pus cells 1-2/hpfspermatogenic cells 3-6/hpf,sperm agglutination abscent. is my report normal


Doctor, I underwent CABG in 2006 and I am taking the prescribed medication like Meto-ER, plagryl, atorlip and repace regularly. My periodic health check-up shows normal result from the hospital where I underwent by-pass. I have diabetes since 2005 for which I have been prescribed to take reclide-40 at morning and night, which was keeping me fine till 6-month back. Thereafter, my blood sugar level shot up to over 300 mgdl and the doctor changed me to Glycomet GP1 (500 mg) one in the morning and one at night. While my fasting sugar is in the range 80 - 105, my pp shoots up to 300 by 10


I had a root canal re-treatment on 7 Feb on a lower bottom molar on the right side of my mouth. Following the procedure I experienced basically no pain for the first 6 days and ate everything but attempted to chew on the left side. On 13 Feb while traveling out of town, I felt severe pain in my right upper jaw joint when opening my mouth to eat. I returned to the dentist as a walk-in on 22 Feb and saw another dentist who took x-rays and examined my mouth. He determined there was no infection or fracture but assumed I had strained a jaw muscle. I instructed me to eat soft foods, take Motrin and muscle relaxers to treat the problem. It is now 24 Feb and the pain still exists and I don t know what to do. The main problem is experiencing pain in the upper part of my right jaw joint area. Can you please tell me what I can do to relieve the pain? I am scheduled to return to the dentist on 28 Feb to have the procedure completed but I don t know how or if I will be able to open my mouth wide enough with dying of pain to have it done. Please help?


My Daughter of 11yrs old had Jaundice of Haptitis A  last 10 days back and now she is cured but since last 4 to 5 days she is having stomach ache with which sometimes she cries also. what could be the reason for that and what medicine we should give her. Please advice


Since Monday I notice pain near my rectum today after investigating further I found that I have a large, hard, lump mass underneath the skin on my left butt cheek, no it the rectum/anus itself but more so underneath the skin of the lower left butt cheek. My Dr. does not have any appointments open till the 20th. Should I go to the ER. Is it cancer?


hepatitis Bhi docI have being diagnose with Hepatitise B I have being taking Legalon for about 8months now ,I did LFT test my ALT was 145 4months agoi wish to ask how long should i take legalon is legalon ok for me or any medicine can help mecan legalon help me to be negetive


Hi i just moved to Toronto from Jamaica where its more warm ... i am however currently experiencing the winter here and i realized I have some amount of dry bumps on my legs and balls and backside ... they aren t painful but they hitch ... i had gotten heads from a few guys around town i am not sure how serious this is... please help me


hello doctor my father is suffering from CML (chronic Myeloid leukemia) now he is taking hydroxyurea.his blood count is rbc-3,51 lacs,wbc-1.71 lacs and platelets are in adequate amount.his spleen is also enlarged .what is the stage of leukemia he had and how many chances of recovery are there.his age is 60 years.please answer


Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ?  Please type your query here...I have b12 deficiency (pernisious anemia) will i get better, i feel unwell most of the time even though i have the injections every month. My iron level seems to go down too and that makes me feel tierd.


In excess of a month ago, I fell on my left shin/tibia with the full force of my body weight hitting the edge of the floating dock.  Broke the skin a bit, ankle swelled a bit and bruising mostly around the the ankle.  Now I have have a lumb about the size of a medium marble on the shin. I would not dare touch the shin.  Not even with a razor.  Now tender if bumped or press applied directly. Im still skittish with it at times. My knee seems to ache more. Often after sitting a bit, and I stretch, it feels like something is being pulled away inside.  Kind of like a scab if its on a area that when flexed stretches out the skin.  Not painful but certainly noticeable.  Should I be conderned? tendons/ligaments trying to adhere to the bone?  Bone chipped? Im able to run, cycle, row...  Will lumb go away. This looks like I have some sort of tumorous growth on my shin.


I was bitten by a medium size dog a week ago. He bit the top of my hand and would not let go. There was almost no punctures because the teeth were dull. But the hand is still very tender. I did not go to doctors at the time. Should i have it checked?


I was diagnosed with anemia on march 5 and they prescribed me iron which I taken3 times a day. They determined it was due to my periods. I went to obgyn and pap smear is normal but they did a pelvic ultrasound and saw a mass on my uterus and they said my uterus was enlarged. They have referred me to obgyn oncologist which my appt is monday. I have cramps my back and leg hurt every time I stand and my ca 125 level was 300. Is there a good chance this is cancer. I want a hysterectomy because for the past year I have dealt with my periods being so heavy I have to sit on toilet


I have had pain in my chest rib near the sternum  (maybe Costochondritis) after I had been weight training a new exercise. recently I noticed my lymph node in my left arm swollen and my arm feels weak ocassionally. This has been going on for about 4 months.


i had spine fusion 8 years ago was doing good than fell on ice 2 years ago and have been having problems saw a spinr doctor on fri he did some adjustments to my sacrium and i felt soooooo good a day later my whole body hurts and i have bad chills please tell me what this means


Hi Doctor, I m having Krimson 35 the past 1.5 year I missed a single dose after the the third day of unprotected day and we had sex the 8th day of periods.. is there any chance to get pregenent ?? now its 10th day and i found that white colout curd like precipitate had been seen in my panty(inner wear). ?? i dont know why.. ?? and what symptom is this ??is it a pregnancy symptom ??


Hi I have some cervical spine issues. Basically endplate osteophytic lipping C5 to C7 Exiting foramina severely stenosed towards left at C5/C6 and moderately towards right at C5/6 and towards left at C6/7. Diffuse disc bulge into the anterior spinal canal at C5/6 and C6/7 which causes effacement of thecal sac . Mild spinal canal stenosis . Results of MRI taken in 2008. A traumatic fishing trip in rough conditions was the event that caused neck and arm pain, headache etc.and awareness of issues. I am 56 year old female. Opted to do lifestyle changes rather than surgery as nerve conduction studies inconclusive. ie walking and swimming, keeping weight within normal limits. Loved my job but involved a lot of heavy work and overhead work so not working. Currently not taking any medication. Dont drink alcohol and non smoker. As rest of foramina generous I put this condition down to an incident in my early thirties where I was doing a standing transfer of a stroke patient who grabbed my neck and I strained against him instead of letting him fall to the floor. I remember making a GP apt. as I could not look over my right shoulder (trouble driving) and could only sleep on back without any pillows .Improved in a week. My question is this how often should I have follow up Xrays and is there anything else I can do to delay progression.


Hi i suffer with ibs and have been diagnosed 2 years ago with divertilulitus. Yesterday morning i had a dull ache at the left side of my lower back and when i went to the toilet thinking i was passing a stool a musus discharge came out accompanied with a pale pink coloured blood throughout it. What could this be?


I was diagnosed with Peyronie s disease around 10 years ago. Today on the doctors show they discussed a new injection treatment using Xiaflex that has been approved by the FDA. What do you know about this treatment. I can get an erection but the curve is about 30 to 40 degrees and not painful. I have lost length and girth in my penis. Paul


Hello, I have one tetralysal 300mg left from a course which I didnt ned to finish (the medication cleared everything up very well and quickly).  Can I just take this one to tackle a couple of spots that have kept coming back in exactly the same place over the last few weeks?  Thank you.


my latest blood test said that my potassium. Levels are high......I have a muscle disease, poly myostitus, I am on sertides, methotrate, folic acid, Thyroxine, My diet is veggie and fruit, not much red meat, mostly white meat and salmon......drink lot water, etc, but I am always thirsty, sugar ok, rtc. Another blood test next week, I am a green eater also ..thanks, may be u can give me some direction, I try to swim every day up to 1 Km......regards gloria Fornasier, I am 65


Hi, I am Somnath Kuar from Kolkata wants to know about the remedies of Developmental Delay problem in my child , 3.7 yrs old. He is not understanding anything which we are trying to learn him. He do not responding anything, what we are saying anything. I am very much scared about his future, if he do not grown up with his brain. So, kindly recommend me how he will be cure.


hellow.am a 20 year old young man nd i have two sore located in the back of my tougue and my body temperature is high.what might be the problem.this is the second time i developed those sores but first they disappear without any treatment.help me am worried


back pain Recently ive been having sudden pain in my lower spine. it feels like my spine is bending inwards and i.want to bend my spine outwards because that feels like the only thing that will help. Im only 18 and ive never had an injury to my lower back. I was wondering what is going on?


Hi. Last month I appeared to have 2 bruises one on either ankle and they have not gone. However, a week or so ago I noticed they were not bruises but almost like lumps. only a few days ago they started getting painful. Not sure what to do. Any advice?


My girlfriend has been experiencing nausea, chronic neck pain, stuffy nose (cannot breathe well after clearing) some pain when urinating (she has PCOS, fevers frequently on and off, and lately diarrhea. What kind of infection can be causing all of this?


I came across the following question and response on your site


I have lower back pain that is most painful when I stand up after sitting for a while, but diminishes when i am standing or walking for a while. Could this be related to the kidneys? Five years ago I had my bladder removed due to cancer and have been cancer free since.


hi doctor when i was 17 i got mumps and one of my testcles swelled and after i got well it swrank back smaller than before  then when i was 37 it turned painful a uroligist removed it because he said it was dying now i have erection problems which gets more bad as i get older doctors have told me my tosterone level is fine i have tried viagria and other drugs nothing works


Hello. I masturbate atleast once in a day. I m 21 years old. I feel ashamed of my myself. I have been trying to control my feelings and seems to be working . But, recently I have been experiencing slight pain in my left ball and then the complete sack feels numb for a while. Usually happens while sitting.


I have atrial fibrilation with tachycardia.  I had a cardiac ablation over a year ago.  I am currently taking DIgoxin Tykosin and Methoprolol.  Yesterday I was in rapid a fib but it settled down.  I also have a hiatal hernia, esophagitis, barretts espohagus and an ulcerated stomach.  this morning I am having gripping heart pain in middle of my chest along with a pain in right ear and a milder one in right jaw.  Should I be concerned?


I was wondering why Its so hard for me to get comfortable?/ why am I so restless?I often feel the urge to either sway one or both of my legs or bounce one up and down while sitting.I have briefly looked at Restless Leg Syndrome and Im doubtful that I have ADHD because at a young age our family doctor said I didnt have that. Any insight is greatly appreciated.


My daughter is 6years old.  Shes been down with a fever since Thurs.  her fever has been ranging from 37.9 to 38.3. She also has cough and colds.  Weve been giving her paracetamol and cough meds.  She doesnt seem weak.  Shes not complaining of joint pains.  Should I bring her to the hospital?


I had 10 teeth pulled from the top last week for dentures but I havent been able to wear them without them just killing me-there are developed 2 little sharp hard points up on the gun not where he pulled the teeth. I have tried different mouth washes, salt water slushes, oral liquid and tube. Do you have any suggestions on what these areas might be and how I could get rid of them?


my SGPT is not always the same result everytime I went to the laboratory, sometimes it decrease but it is more often happen that it becoming incresing until I reach 157. what is the best thing i do/ could you pls recommend me what are those foods needed in order to remain good result as I am needed. thanks.


I feel a lump in my throat when I swallow. It doesnt hurt. It doesnt make me have trouble breathing. It is better at night and in the morning before I eat and gets more noticalbe during the day. Oddly, when I drink water, it is the most noticable. If I drink herb tea, it is less noticable. My tonsils look a little swollen, but not bad at all. What is this?


I have had pain in my lower abdomen/stomach for a little over a week now.  It feels like a strained muscle in the area and hurts when I move around and particularly at night.  Its been hurting several times through the night and I have to get up and use the restroom, thinking that is what is causing it.


our otherwise healthy 11 year old daughter has had a severe rash from head to toe covered with welts and complaints of profuse itching. This has been going on almost continuously for over two months and we are just now finally coming to the end of our wait for appt with an allergist-appt still 5 days away. Before this, she had NKDA NKA. She has been treated around 6 times now at intervals when her medication regimens would come to an end and/or at height of symptoms during this nightmarish 2-3 month time period. None of the anti-histamines, steroids, etc seem to work completely with significant relief of her symptoms (welts may fade somewhat but do not go away and itching reduced only minimally) and any small amount of relief of symptoms does not last long. This is really taking a toll on the entire family (and oh, yes, we have changed detergents, soaps, etc, etc, etc made lists trying to track possible causes) . . . please HELP!!!!


Hi. My 13 year old girl has had a fever of 39 for past couple of days. She has a cough, severe pain in her eyes especially when they move and looks in different directions, and has severe back pain in mid to lower back. Would appreciate any feedback Thankyou. Justina


I have pain in the back , shoulders and arms which began when I rose from my armchair to go to bed. No shortness of breath but my personal blood pressure machine shows blood pressure of 158/98 and pulse rate of 96. I always have a fairly high pulse rate - at least 80.


I have a friend who has been struggling with guilt for 2 years associated with his friends death.  On the day my friends friend died, my friend received a phone message and all he heard was gurgling.  My friend believes that had he answered the phone he would have been able to save his friends life.  I have tried to explain to my friend that because his freind was internaly bleeding there really wasnt anything my friend could have ever done to save his friends life, as that was most likely the final stages of the cancer.  What Im looking for is an explanation on internal bleeding and the possibilities, if any, that a patient would or could live through that.  I am trying to find some way to help my friend understand that he couldnt have done anything except be there sooner but that at that point, his friend was already beyond the stages of help and that even if my friend had picked up the phone and called 911, his friend still would have died; that it was just a matter of time.  Any kind of factual explanation, oncology reports, etc. would be appreciated; anything about the process, standard length of time, earlier symptoms, later symptons, signs of end of life, etc., due to internal bleeding from cancer.


when i get a cut or opening in my skin its like the hair follicles get infected and they wont heal until the follicle is pulled out.  I get on my arms and face any place that air can get to its like it lives off the air and blood cuz they almost feel like a nerve......


hi, my name is Meraj my son is 15 months old but still he is not eating and he is very week even he not stand for long tile his weight is decreasing day by day i have consult maby doctors but there is no possintive response from them please suggest i am very worried. SHAIKH MERAJ


so my mom went to her DR (NP) and had some blood work done and came back with a low WBC. She had her thyroid removed and on synthroid and I believe on metformin. She had been tire and fatigued lately and I know she really does eat well and she does smoke. Her NP told her that leukemia my be a reason for the low WBC and would refer her to a CA specialist if needed. I told her to get a second opinion. I do know that leukemia increases the WBC and they are not productive in this sense. I also know my mom has been sick with colds and not feeling well so maybe this could be of some reason to the low WBC and fatigue. So would the synthroid and metformin cause a low WBC count I cant remember all meds shes on. Also has RA, and recent neck fusion, kidney problems to name a few


I had UTI infection in feb 2013 and treated with 1g daily dose of ciproflxacin for 15 days. At that time ESR was 50 after one month of treatment ESG was 27 and now (20/05/13) it is 34. Though I feel everything normal but I am worried is there anything to check out. What are the possible reasons for high ESR and how can we keep it in normal change.


I have this pain sprain- like on my left lower back. I thought it I mght have sprainsed my lower side back so I took some ibropfen 200x2tabs 3 times daily . The pain is stillill there and has been like that since thursday morning after my shower in the morning. I still feel the sharp pain each time I turn my side when standing up or lying down on bed. Thanks for your help.


my father-in-law is 78.he has been diagnosed with coarse cortical echotexture of both kidneys. a simple cyst (21.5 mm x 20.7mm) seen in right kidney. LIVER-diffusely increased echotexture.right lobe measures 120.4mm. is his end very close.we are all shattered in the family.


Hi! My age is 43 and my sex is male. One month ago i extracted my tooth. My gingiva at extracted place started bleeding and bleed for 2 days. Then doctor told me to take medicine. Some masses settle over that place but on interval it bleeds. Today also my gums are bleeding at extrated place. What to do now?


I am a 36 Year old male. Overweight, smoker. Today I suddenly felt dizzy while sitting at my desk in office, there was a slight pain in the chest (upper part of chest near the neck). I checked the blood preasure, it was 100 / 70 (I normaly have a blood preasur in  the 115 - 120 range). I am currently taking a course of azithromycin for a cough, and it has been a little stressfull lately. I am a little worried, is it just low blood preasure or could it be something more serious.


hi I seem to have this constant feeling that something may be stuck in my neck. also muscle under my jaw seems to be swollen on the left side (i think its the Mylohyoid muscle)Some people tell me that i might have acid reflux but others say i have tonsils


I went to my doctor late wednesday after noon and had my blood pressure checked, the cuff was very tight when pumped up and in fact the CMA pumped it even tighter to the point it kind of hurt. Thursday morning I had a spot the size of a half dollar that felt like I had slept wrong on it on the inside part of my upper arm. Friday morning my upper arm hurts so bad I cnt stretch it out, reach for things in front of me or above me. I have trouble getting a jacket on or off or pulling my pants up It feels muscle related but is extremely painful. If I let my arm hang down at my side it hurts and it is weak feeling. Ive never had this before, what can I do?


for about the past 2 weeks i heve been getting seriously bad stabbing pains in my lower stomachesometimes the last 15 seconds,sometimes 15minsive tried lying on my back and front, walking around, bending over and streching to ease the pain but nothing workssometimes the pain is all over my lower stomache but sometimes i get shooting pains coming from a point between my left hip and my elly button i also get an occasional fluttery/twitching feeling here.since i have started getting these stabbing pains i have kept feeling like im going to be sick and getting headaches


I have been exercising for the last 3 weeks doing the treadmill and hot yoga. Last night after doing a 30 minute treadmill, my shin on the right leg began aching. It hurt all night and is worse today. It hurts mostly when I try to get up from a sitting position or sit down. It s located midway between my ankle and knee. What could this be?


the other night i was laying down, my heart started to beat extremely fast and hard. i could hear it as clear as day and i could feel it pounding out of my chest. i couldn t breathe and then caught my breath. it hurt and it was really scary. what could this be?


i took my birth control the whole month of may, had my period but I started the next pack a week late, so I had the 7 days of sugar pills and than 7 days without pills, my question is do I need to be worried about ovulating in may, or should I ovulate in june since I took the whole month of mays birth control? The ovulation calendar said I would ovulated May 24-26, but I was on my period may 11-18.


I hit the front of my head hard on the wall yesterday as I was putting something away.  This morning I have a terrible headache, vomitting and when I move my head I get a sensation that goes along the side of my head to my neck.  Should I be worried, I feel alert?


Hi ,I am 23 years old, female coming off lexparo for Anxiety and panic attacks. I havent had a panic attack in a long time and so am coming off lexparo. Have been doing it VERY slowly, went from 10mgs to 5 mgs over months. Just the past week I have been taking 5 mg every second day now and I dont know if I am being paranoid but I am so tired during the day because I cant sleep at night, Im so bloated and have had a headache all day for the past week that wont go away with painkillers. Is this a side effect? If so when will they go away!


My friend has a painful red lump on back of head just above her right ear,a doctor vist and doctor said oh you were bitten by a bug and gave her a salve to put on it.no sign of a tick,redness larger than a half dollar and she can not bear the pain,tender to touch,doctor ruled out things other than a bug bite. now she complains her whole head hurts,she also has a small lump now on the throat below her chin?? any thoughts ??? thank you


36 year old female, 131 lbs., 5 5 expiereincing chest pressure, shortness of breath, lost nearly 15 lbs in past 8 weeks without trying, fatigued, pain in neck, shoulder, and back. all test have come back normal except an ANA test. been to the er twice and frustrated with how i m being treated! just need an answer


A girl just told me my eyes are yellow. Im in good shape but I havent gotten much sleep lately. I dont drink alcohol very often and I know I havent contracted any form of hepatitis so whats going on? Could my 24 credits and lack of sleep be giving me yellow eyes?


Hi, I am 33 years now . I am married for the last 11 years got a kid after 5yrs with treatment in 2006 ..No IUI and No IVF . after that got ecotopic pregenency in 2007 and left tube removed. Now for the last one year i am trying for second kid.All my blood reports ,AMH, HSG reports are normal.Still i am not seeing the positive result. We decided to go for IUI from now onwards.Can somebody suggest this would help or not and what could be my problem.


Hello Mam, My father has a very long history of Spinal problem, it started in 1991, when he fell down on railway track and got little hurt on the spine . eventually he has this strange problem of nerves getting stretched, he was unable to walk freely without any support.At that point none of the doctors were able to diagnose the problem, recently we visited to Cuttuck, orrisa, and one of the senior Doctor there diagnosed it as a L23 canal stenosis , he did the surgury for the same and after the surgury my father is having another sort of issues, Whenever is standup he has this intense back pain and weakness that he cant stand up long. we have a plan to visit Cuttuck again, the operation was quite good, and my father walked well for about a week, then he fell down again one day and after that he is unable to recover. I dont want to go Orissa again, because the Doctor there is very very busy, and my father has to stay whole day standup there in the queue just for 2-3 minutes. Doctor doesnt have enough time to even listen the problem. please drop an email, if you are really interested to help, i will try to provide as much details as possible about his medical history before we visit there so that you will have enough time to understand the issue. my email id is


my baby is 7 months old.he eats 3 scoops of cerelac thrice a day & three times bottle feeding.I would like to know how much quantity of furit or veg should be mixed in 3 scoops of cerelac & can i give him four scoops of cerelac.What more solid food can be given to a 7 month baby.


my son is 11 and we looked at his scalp tonight and the entire bottom part of it from the bottom of hairline to above his ears all the way across is covered in what looks like perfectly round redish orangish spots all in it like 100 or morelooks like i dont like at it often but did because of the ticks getting bad so dont know how long theyve been there or anything im really scared and worried can u help me please. He says they dont itch and he didnt know they were there


I hit my head 3 days ago by walking into a metal door frame.  It was hard and loud! My head still hurts and I just dont feel right but I also believe Im suffering from seasonal allergies with the drip, a sore throat and full head.  Should I go get checked out? Im a teacher and the school nurse said my pupils are reacting so thats good. But Im very nervous that I still dont feel right.


I have a skin rash that I cant get rid of. I have tried every thing . I have gone to doctors they  have given me all kind of medicine that makes me worse. I would love to find a good skin doctor that know about rashes not wrinkles. I have had this rash for 11 yrs. I have gone to Dermatologys in Florida and Raleigh NC None seems to know what too do.


i worry about unusual things for a long period of time and they start to get in the way of my life, i am 15, and i have worried about things like if i have cancer and recently i have been worring that i am going to be a peadophile when i am older and i dont want to hurt people i have even started to day dream about the future as if i was one. what wrong?


I gave rimming and almost 2 weeks later my lips and the tip of my tongue have been constantly burning, I have been to see a doctor but forgot to tell about the rimming. He did prescribe me a course of cephalexin 500mg 2 tablets twice a day this was a 10 day course to which Ive now finished though still have a burning sensation to my lips and the tip of my tongue, could this be a std or something more serious?????


Respected Sir, My mother is suffering from Multiple Myleoma. She has also suffering with patalogical fracture in right thigh & operated. Right now, kemo therapy is going on. What best we can do on it. Please suggest. Whether we can give kemo or radiation both.


In August 1999 I had a collapsed lung (right). It went again in November 1999 resulting in surgery to reinflate. Since Feb this year I have had a persistent cough. An x-ray now discloses slight scarring on my lung. I am currently awaiting a further scan to get a more positive clarification. Could the above surgery be the probable cause of scarring? I was a smoker but gave up on 3rd February 1993


pregnancyever since I was on the depo shot my cycles been screwed up. my boyfriend and i havnt been using peotection. im having very slight symptoms of breast tenderness..unusual bloating.. nausious but not throwing up exc.. the average symptoms i guess and i was wondering the chances of me getting pregnant after going off the shot and the chance i may be cuz ive also been really stressed.. how soon should i test


My bot just turn 10. He running fever between 99.5-103 up and down for almost 3 days. Gave him motrin every 6 hrs., but seems not working much..is there any medication or remedy that I can do more except ice pack, cold shower, and give plenty of fluid?


hi... i am 25 year unmarried male and facing of fluid leakage (same as urine but with very different smell) each time when i go for toilet .This phenomenon makes me vry tired and tiredness can be fell on my face by any body.my penis is also getting weak and small. I am not habitual of masturbation ,use to do it thrice a month but each time i do this its makes me very tired and eyes goes down regularly .Even after that i feel some at lower part which is making my body lower part wider and bad looking. why my eyes going deep inside even i do hv good diet is it curable my face can same as previously and with good looking eyes


hi,I have been seeing my doctor for over four months with two hostipal doctors seen has well when i frist went to my gp he gave me movicol to take after about 4 to 5 weeks i had to go to AE has my beely was full of wind and they put 2 tablets into my backside and after about 40 minutes i went to the tolilet which worked and help clear my belly of wind but since then i have charged my diet has told to do and i am going to have a endoscopic examination in two weeks time but also i have put on a stone in 5 weeks and my blood test are ok apart from what they call the platlets are a bit low,Please advise has this is getting me very down Thank You


Hello my 6yr old daughter is running a fever 101 degrees, I have given her tylenol and this usually takes it away for awhile, then it comes back. She is also complaining of headache and dizziness. Should I take her to emergency or just watch her closely?


I am 33 years old women, 2006 i got married, 2007 i got MTP, 2008 girl baby was born(cesarean). After that i used IUD for 3 years. I removed in 2011 but till now i am not getting pregnancy. We concerned doctor, she refer to make ultrasonography. In that my Follicular sizes are day 9th 11mm, day 11th 16mm, day 14th -16mm day 20- 17mm. They told that we will see for next cycle. Can u please suggest that what to do for my follicular size increase


my 7 month old baby is really poorly at the moment he is off of his food he has red circles under his eyes he is burning a temperature and everything he eats he cant keep down he is on antibiotics but it doesnt seem to be helping. he is having very disturbed sleeps.


yesterday I suddenly developed body aches and fatigue, and last night woke up with a fever that lasted a few hours.  There was no nausea.  Today I feel ok, just tired.  Was that a viral infection?-- Felt like the flu coming on but I didnt get sick to my stomach.


I had a Cat Scan report stating I have S shaped scholiotic curvature of the spine and Medial tilting of the superior pole of both kidneys that could be seen with horseshoe kidney also mildly increased uptake left lover lumbar spine at L3-L4 facet joint.....I am just researching What does this mean .... I am considering having a nuerostimulator implant due to all the spinal issues....but I now see this on my report.....Is this related to arthritis of the spine, sciatica and neuritis and fibromyalgia?


I have just had a wisdom tooth extracted. I suffer from oral thrush from my asthma inhaler and have had a flare up today. Can the thrush get into the open extraction wound and cause some sort of fungal infection? I have nystatin but it takes a while to clear the thrush up. Thank you.


Hi Dr. I m 32 weeks pregnant. I have the last couple weeks had an irritable uterus with braxton hicks. I just got back from my gynecologist today and was asked to take utrogestan 100mg 3 times a day to prevent preterm labor. But when I search the web It says


Hello, I have just been thrusted into a divorce and my unhealthy response was to go on a crystal meth binge for almost a month, maybe three weeks. Today is week two of 100% abstinence of the poison. Although, 1) I have a dull pain under my lower left rib that seems to have other similar sensations poked around my left thoracic area like following the rib around back. And 2) Around the center of the back, I can hardly reach the area, lives a dull pressure tingling feeling as well. My work is very physical and I don t possess the best posture while doing bent over repetitive motions cleaning carpet. Is this cause of a trip to the ER or can I wait 3 weeks to meet my primary care physician? Thank you in advance for any one to respond. zeswa


On April 24 2014 I underwent open heart surgery (quad bypass) and although everything went well, I still have some discomfort in the region of my xiphoid process. I have a continual dull ache and I feel/hear a popping sound in that region when I twist which is rather disconcerting. Is this anything I should be concerned about ?


hello, i was in a car accident about two weeks ago and now just started having severe neck pain that radiates into my head and into my back on one side. it is also causing a sensation in the middle of my back that makes me want to pop my back but it wont pop , i guess its like an achy feeling. the pain wakes me up at night. what should i do?


Hello doc, my baby is 6 months old. I am giving her both rice and wheat cereal. I am seeing some rashes on her right cheek. Earlier she used to have rashes . Is this food allergy? Should I discount ue wheat cereal and give only rice. She does not like gerber cereal.


Was told today from fertility specialist that I have 2 20mm folicles and about to ovulate and to have intercourse all weekend what are my chances of conceiving (4th cycle of clomid ) low dosage as 50mg was making me overstimulate so this month to 1 50mg tablet 1/2 day 3 the other 1/2 day 5 So excited


Hi. A broken tooth which got infected. My whole tooth broke away apart from a tiny piece left. you coudnt really see it. the area where the tooth broke away got infected and spread upwards in my face. it spread to my gum then up into my cheek and under my eye resulting in alot of swelling in my face, a bulge formed in my cheek. today the dentist had to dig to find the root and pull it out. im taking augmentin. i still have a bulge in my cheek which i think is puss?? will the augmentin get rid of this???


hi,I have smoked poppers for about 2 years now.A popper is when you take a little rip of tobacco about 1-2 cm and put it in a metal shaft and put a bit of weed on top and smoke it through a water bong. I also smoke maybe 5 cigarettes a day.  for the last 2 years ive been doing this and sometimes i cough up some dark brown in my phlegm, I am just curious how bad this is effecting my lungs as it is unfiltered tobacco that i am smoking, the water barely filters,  am i at big risk of getting lung cancer after 2 years ?


Hi Me n my wife had a sexual intercourse without protection last night . Since we have a 7-month old baby, we are not planning to have a new baby soon. My wife is not on any pills or other contraceptives. Her last period started at 02-Nov and lasted for 5 days.Her normal Menstrual cycle lasts for 30-31 days.Since we are located in UAE, we do not have any access to emergency contraceptive pills. It is banned in UAE.Is there any chance of she getting pregnant due to this?does any birth control pills will help ?  or any other alternatives?


My mom was diagnosed with carotid arterial stenosis 3 yrs ago after having a stroke and many mini strokes. In the past few months she has felt tingling in her face and inside her mouth as a precursor before she becomes very dizzy and unbalanced. It would usually resolve itself within 20 minutes. In the past week or so these episdoes have been occurring daily and sometimes don t resolve for hours. now for the last 3 days she has had nosebleeds that last 20 minutes or longer along with the dizziness. She is also unable to bend over, walk more than across a room or lift anything over her head without almost passing out. I think she needs to go to the er to get checked out She is adamant that doctors cant do anything to help and she doesn t have health insurance so she just wants to let things play out. Am I right to be concerned?


HI my child is 2.5 months old , he is having fever since 4 days , the initial 3 days the fever occured only once (101) , and from the fourth day he is having fever every 8 hours (102) his upper half of body is hot , and legs are cold . it started with bad stomach that is loose motions which got ok after giving Vizilac as subscribed by doctor. We are also giving him crocin Sos. And he is also complaining muscle cramps sometimes in his hands and sometimes in stomach . Please advice of the disease .


I donate plasma and my Hematocrit levels are always low. Below 38 which is what it has to be to donate. Occasionally it is above that.  I take prescribed iron twice a day and take it with vit c enriched drinks. Juice v8 etc. I also have been eating things that are suppose to help. What else can I do to get my level up


Im having a rather scanty period where theres hardly any blood but just a lot of brown and i dnt have any pain with it until nightime but the pain is only a little bit in my lower abdomen and its very sharp but the problem is on the birth control pill cerazette have been for the last 8months nearly and i shouldnt b having any periods at all


I have had itchy sore eyes for a couple of days, and the lower lid parts. eyes are very dark. Yesterday I went to see my gp as I started to feel hot and clammy with a little tightness in chest with my tongue and lips feeling numb. I was advised an allergy or virus. But today I have noticed a few pus spots on shoulders and side. All I was advised to take was antihistiamine and paracetamol. Not sure if I should be checked out again or continue with daily work.


i had undergone haemmoroids surgery and fistula surgery n dr had prescribed me sporelac,bidanzen forte,rabicip d,movon and tab ceftum in after surgery medication.what these medicines are for as i m felling lot of pain and bleeding is coming when i m passing stool.


I hav been ill for 18mnths n getting worse.  I now have NO APPETITE Abdominal pain n Tenderness esp R side & into back at times, a burning near appendix esp during exercise, A PAINFUL & growing lump in L breast tissue very close to axilla. Had Gall bladder removed 12 mnths ago with stones & sludge. Other conditions are Liver Lesion 12mm lower left lobe. Diverticular disease & suspected Celiacs. I have noticed a change in my skin colour - i seem to appear \"tanned\" though i used to be fair skinned that can tan prior to being sick. My skin is very hot to touch MOST of the time. Ive had 11 breast biopsies & only 1 lumpectomy which contained ADH. PLEASE HELP ME?


My brother in law is 43 and seems to be having speech issues .  He sounds robotic when he speaks. It is syllable will disappear in a sentence.  What is the first course of action for him.  This has been going for over a year, but has gotten worse recently.


Sir,I was having allergy type like sneezing, running nose most of the time, i went to a doctor, he prescribed me montikar 5, and hayfever tablets and an antibotic tables for 2 week... it worked, after the 2 weeks, only montikar 5 i have some tablet, found it is for chest allergy, everyday having 1 tablet, then i come normal, else again same allergy, any permanenet solution???


I fell on my tailbone in Ice Hockey, pain shot up my spine and I got an instant headache. I got a full body check maybe 2 minutes after this and went flying. I have a bruised tailbone (of course) but also my neck is extremely stiff and has low mobility, should I be concerned?


I started out with a cold about a week ago and then it went away, then was replaced with a light cough a couple of days ago. today it is a full blown cough and after Im done coughing my chest lungs hurt. my neck right under my chin to my throat feels swollen. after Im done coughing I feel week and my arms and especially my wrists ache really bad. It takes everything out of me after I cough. I took some robittusin about 3 hours ago to help, it hasnt helped that much, though I am coughing up some mucas when I cough now. it is a greyish color.


Hi My name is Kaelah. I never brushed my teeth that well when I was a child. Sad thing is that now I have 3 broke teeth, and the dentist told me that I had to surgery. When i went to the doctor they told me to see a dentist, and now i had formed headaches as well as pain and a lump on the lower part of my left jaw were 2 of the broken teeth are located. Not sure if the lump is from the teeth of me applying pressure to help with the pain.


hi...I had high grade fever for On 8,9 May followed by heavy rash on all body on 13,14 and15 may. Swelling in my ankles throughout and on 21st my knee joints have been paining. Investigations revealed insufficient Vit D and raised ESR. Calcium and tests for RA are negative. Dr has prescribed T Saaz twice daily after food for 2 weeks.My question is that I have been surfing the net and everywhere it is written that T Saaz is given for RA. Is it okay for me to continue with the medicine as I don t hv RA. According to the dr it was some viral with joint pains and the pains are aggravated coz of low levels of Vit D. Please advise!


Why do I run out of breath real quick? Iquit smoking 17 months ago. I smoked about two packs a day fo about twelve years. My daddy is 51 years old and has smoked all of his life,and he dont run out of breath like i do. I give out of breath by walking 100 feet.


my mummy  is having her Antibodies antinuclear test is positive so doctor asked her to take other tests and her result is SGTT 29 RAF is negative anti CPP is 3.7 CRP negative and she is having swollen hands and legs with joint pain. Can u please guide us what the problem is.


Over the last week or so I noticed that around the tip of my tongue was hurting during and after brushing my teeth. It has now gotten to the point that it is bleeding while I m brushing even without brushing my tongue. I tried switching toothpaste after I noticed even though I had been using the same brand for months. Can you tell what may be a cause for this? It is affecting my eating and drinking.


hi sir, my uncle is having hepatitis b with jaundice.bilirubin count has been reduced to 4.2 from 9.4.it has been spread to liver ,which makes the situation bit frightening .how shall we proceed with the medication?which hospital offers the best treatment? i am from india,kerala.


my daughter, Caucasian, age 45, married, vegetarian, relatively good health (neither smokes, drinks alcohol or abuses drugs).She has been losing weight in last few months (about 125 now from 140+, probably has undiagnosed GERD, but Hx of ulcer). Because of GI problems, she was on a more liquid diet in past two months as solid food would cause her to vomit.About 10 - 12 days ago a sharp pain in the lower right chest developed. She noticed her ribs showing and a slight depression beneath her right breast. Other members of family have had flu-like illnesses in past two weeks. She had 102F temp and was similarly ill but never had the same respiratory symptoms that the others had... no cough. Last week she finally was seen by a physician, had x-rays, blood drawn have no results), was Dx with atelectasis R lower lobe and Rx Zithromax prophylaxis for possible pneumonia.Is there a possibility that the former may be an underlying cause of the latter?


i am 45yrs.old, i have had leg swelling for 8yrs. to the point i go on lasix the minute i go off it i swell up again and in alot of pain. i had a catherization done a year ago all clear and good.right side more than left,and causes red blister like marks on shins


I got hit in the side/back of my torso . It s been 3 days and it still hurts when I move and breathe. I don t know whether I hurt my ribs or my kidney . It does not hurt much when I press on the sore spot, and I m not peeing out blood .


I have a severe pain in my left temple. It feels like a headache, but its the worst Ive ever felt. Its almost completely isolated to my left temple. I start to sweat when it hurts the worst. Its been happening for about 3 days now. What could this be?


Hi I am 25 year old female weighing 165 kg with strong diabetes history in family. My random sugar came to 129 and fasting sugar came to 118 and on a day, is this diabetes or prediabetes and is this reversible. Is it possible to ward of diabetes forever with diet?


Will lysol kill any lingering hand foot mouth bacteria? My friends daughter was diagnosed today and she was at my house playing with my daughters toys approximatly 5 days ago, if i spray her toys with lysol will that help and is that safe for my daughters toys that she may put in her mouth tomorrow?


Got the flu, last thurs. PCP prescribed taking Tamiflu 75mg last thrus. fever = 103.8. fever broke by sat. usual symptoms except vomiting within a few hours of 1st dose of tamiflu (non since) and now 2 days after fever has gone away, sever night sweating. I mean pillow, sheets and comforter soaked. And the heat register in my room is closed. Is this a side effect of tamiflu?


i recently was treated for sinusitis and an ear infection with fluid behind my right ear. I was given a round of Amoxycillin and Augmentin and neither helped. I have just finished my last day of a Z-Pack and still have a tender knot that comes up after eating. Also, when I first wake up in the morning, the back of my ear is swollen...any suggestions.