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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am having severe pain in my left side and stomach feel like needles and pins sticking me real fast sharp pain. It comes and goes. I have recently had a hernia surgery and in the past year ive had 3 surgeries due to a lap band that eroded into my stomach.I got a bad infection for 7 months I had open wounds a wound vac and it was a night mare. I have felt good for the first time in a year this past week.But yesterday this sharp pains started and last night I couldn t sleep well because they would come and go.... | Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted your history of multiple surgeries for lap band, its complications, hernia and all. And now you have sharp severe pain in the right lower abdomen. Te most probable reason for such a sharp pain whicChatDoctores and go is intestinal obstruction. I would advise you the following:Get X-ray of the abdomen in the standing position, Ultrasonography and relevant blood, urine and stool tests. These Will help to get a proper diagnosis and a plan for appropriate treatment, either conservative or surgical. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello, I have a small hole in my leg that scabs over if I leave alone for weeks the problem is the scab never goes away. And when I remove there is still a hole in my leg what could be cauing it I have no diabetes nor ddo I remember injuring my leg..? | Hi, What you are mentioning is like a small wound which heals with a scab formation and every time you remove the scab, maybe it seems that the raw underneath tissue become visible. This could be due to an old injury which may have never healed properly or maybe some kind of skin lesion with recurrent scaling. What I advise you is to visit a dermatologist and get it examined properly and then subsequently you will have to use an ointment for regular Chat Doctor. Do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further assistance. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have this dull nagging pain in my chest and then it goes to my left sholder and left arm, i have had 2 stress test in the past and have had nemrous EKGs and all are normal but i am really worried about this, its been about a month and it happens every day, what could this be? i do have anxitey, could this be stress and should i be concerned? | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. No need to worry about heart related pain because you are having negative stress tests and ECG s. Yes excessive, uncontrolled anxiety, stress etc. can cause similar kind of chest and shoulder pain. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You may need anxiolytic Chat Doctor. Don't worry, you will be alright. Counselling is very important along with |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am 12 weeks pregnant.I am with my parents now.My husband stays with me twice a week and those times i have the urge to make him masturbate me by just rubbing the clit.Will masturbation affect my baby.My first scan reports are normal and gyn dint ask me to stop sex.. | Hallow Dear, Masturbation by just clitoral tickling will not at all harm the baby in your womb. However, I would like to give you some more scientific advise regarding sexual relations during pregnancy. It is safe to have sexual intercourse between 14 weeks to 28 weeks of pregnancy if there is no specific contraindication. Later, physical contacts become quite bothersome and also the uterus is more irritable. During intercourse in the mid-trimester, full insertion of penis into the vagina should be avoided. Partial insertion of penis in the vagina also gives good orgasm at the clitoris. Intercourse in side position prevents full insertion of penis. I hope this helps you. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | yes my husband ankles have been swollen for months now .He is diabetic,kidney diease in both kidneys,Has to go to gastro dr.next week for his liver.also was at er for this and pain.Had stress test done that was good.Could this be from his kidneys all this swelling and pain.Now when you press on the ankles it has an indention. | Hi, Thanks for your query. There are numerous causes and conditions that produce swelling in the ankles. A few important causes are chronic venous insufficiency, Heart related issues, kidney disorders, liver problems, water retention etc. A thorough and detailed evaluation along with a few investigations are needed to establish the correct diagnosis. I suggest you to consult a General physician for further evaluation and management. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any more concern. Warm Regards. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I m on birth control (the one you get put in your arm) and lately ive been having weird stuff happening to my body. One time (just a few weeks ago) i had my period for 3 weeks straight. i havent been bleeding since really. ever since my period ive been having brown discharge. some times a reddish light brown color thats really thick. i noticed small pimple like bumps appearing around my areola. i constantly have pains in my uterus area. the pain sometimes gets bad to the point it sends sharp pains through my lower back. the doctors here are to dumb to figure out whats wrong. any advise? | Hello, Menstrual pattern disruptions are a common finding while using hormone contraception. Your description of symptoms, however, calls for further evaluation. I would suggest proper clinical assessment by an expert, blood counts, urinalysis, pregnancy test and a sonogram of the pelvis preferably through the transvaginal route. Coagulation profile also needed. If pregnancy is excluded, cysts of the ovary have to be looking for. Styptics help in controlling the spotting. Infections, if any, have to be attended to. Antispasmodic medication helps to relieve the pain. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | What can causes this difficulty in breathing and rapid heart beat? my mother suffers from that although she is healthy, moderate in her weight, and she is in her forties.these symptoms appear when ever she makes any kind of effort even if they are simple ones. she does not suffer from depression. And the doctors said that nothing is wrong with her! | Hello and welcome to Ask a Doctor service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Is her hemoglobin tested recently, any echo done recently, how is her BP or any history of chest pain? So get her hemoglobin checked if not done recently and also get echo done. Ask to do regular walking to increase her capacity, sometimes deconditioning may lead to these symptoms. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | i boil parsley and celery seed together and give it to my dad to drink for uric acid reduction..is this a right way for uric acid and gout treatment? do fenugreek seed increase uric acid or is it helpful? he also has cholesterol problem what are another natural remedies to lower cholesterol n uric acid and avoid gout? please help | Hello, Thanks for writing to us. You can have a low purine diet for lowering the levels of uric acid in the body. Choose high fiber foods like whole grain barley, whole wheat, brown rice and whole rye. To lower your risk of gout, eat fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fat-free or low-fat milk products. Get your protein mainly from low-fat dairy products because they may protect against gout. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my 94 year old mother was just prescribed Aricept. I don t think she should be on it. she doesn t have alzheimers but is showing signs of dementia short term memory is going and a little paranoid. she has had ulcers long time ago and has a very acidic stomach. Is this a medication she should be on? | Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your mothers symptoms. I agree with you that we can not be sure that she has Alzheimer's disease (AD), and she needs detailed evaluation. Evaluation would include CT scan of brain, thyroid profile, serum vitamin B12 level and neuropsychological testing. If it is confirmed as AD, then, it would be useful to give her accept tablets. Acidity is not a contraindication for taking accept (donepezil) tablets. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow-up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Chat Doctor. Ly/ |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have chest pain in the area of my sternum (radiating out just a bit), some extra saliva. 37yr old overweight female who does suffer depression & panic attacks. I took my sertraline & Prilosec about an hour ago. Should I be freaking out? (Which causes sharper pain) | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility of HERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is more. HERD is common in depression and panic disorder. Both of these cause laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter. Because of this the acid of the stomach tends to come up in the esophagus and cause the symptoms of Central chest pain. So proper treatment of depression and panic disorder is needed. So consult psychiatrist and get done counseling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. Start proton pump inhibitors. Avoid stress and tension. Avoid hot and spicy food. Avoid junk food. Chat Doctor. Don't worry, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,Recently, I notice trash getting formed in the penis head. Sometimes, it is itching and sometimes giving a foul smell. This started early last month. But then it worsened later. I have been washing it regularly with warm water and after a couple of days, it again forms. Kindly provide a permanent solution. Do I need to show it to a urologist or will you be able to answer? | Hello. It could be a fungal infection. If possible send me images so that I can see and suggest you properly. Revert with more information to a urologist online |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have a lump in the middle of my back and very sensitive to touch....now I have pain through my whole back, upper and lower and I cannot lean back as it is very sensitive to touch....I feel burning, and pain....I can hold the pain now but it seems to be getting worse everyday...what would this be..... | Hello, I have studied your case. As per your history back swelling can be of soft tissue which can be lipoma or sebaceous cyst. I will advise consulting surgeon for clinical examination and if required proper investigation. I will advise you to do MRI and Ultrasound of the swelling. Benign swelling giving rise to pain can be excised. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow-up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello I was wondering, Will an ortho. give me braces. My teeth are not horrible but I do have a small overbite and my two front top teeth are extremely messed up which makes me a little self consious to smile in front of people but the problem is im on the medical card. Is there a chance an ortho would say I need them so the medical card will pay for them? thank you very much | Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. As far as the deep bite and maligned front teeth is concerned, You can consult a good orthodontist and get it treated by braces. By braces, you can correct the deep bite and alignment of the teeth so that the aesthetics and traumatic bite can be prevented. Regarding your medical card, it might not be covering the orthodontic treatment. Before getting the treatment started, you need to get a radiograph done like OPG and Lateral rephotograph to assess the status of bone and teeth. You should also get a measurement of the teeth(impressions) and casts(models), to plan the treatment. I hope my answer will help you, take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My doctor has prescribed me Susten 200 for irregular periods. Also I had two miscarriages before and now i want to conceive. Please suggest me.Age : 29Height : 5 ftWeight : 57 KgMedical History :- miscarriages twice- sugar- hypothyroidism- irregular periods | Hi, I think you should take some medicines like camphene for the growth of your follicles and track your follicles' growth by repeated ultrasound. When follicles reach a size more than 17 to 18 mm, take injection for rupturing the follicles. Be in contact with your husband for 2 to 3 days after injection. Take progesterone for next 2 weeks. Do a urine pregnancy test at home after that. You can try like that for 3 to 6 months. Hope I have answered your question. Regards Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My 2 1/2 year old starting vomiting about an hour ago, and has a slight fever. It s very thick and coming out of her nose. She doesn t want anything to drink, and I haven t tried to feed her anything. How much it too much, should I take her to the er? I m very very worried please help | Hi, If it started today only, no need to worry now-this may be a simple viral fever or beginning of acute gastroenteritis. Just give her paracetamol 3-4 times a day and ondansetron suspension 5ml 2-3 times a day for 2 days. She will be alright by then. She may develop loose stools also by next day, give ORS solution after each bowel movement to avoid deny Chat Doctor. Feeding should be in frequent small amounts to avoid vomiting. If fever / vomiting does not subside, or not feeding, please take her to your doctor for further management Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, I am 37 years old male. I just did a medical check up and found that my Gamma GT is 111 and my SGPT is 58. My doctor thinks I have a fat liver. I used to drink a lot but I am not drinking anymore since 5 months. What do u think I should do ? and where can I find a details about high SGPT diet ? | Hi, Usually ALT or AST values higher than "two times the upper normal limit", is considered abnormal (in some countries, ALT or AST values of more than 100 are considered abnormal). Value of AST or ALT greater than 85 or above maybe investigated further. Alcohol ingestion and obesity are common causes of fatty liver disease. Advice for fatty liver:- abstinence from "Alcohol" - LOW fat diet should be followed, AVOID junk food and beverages-decreased oil consumption (oily food)- NO red meat-green vegetables should be ingested daily-use lemon juice (lemonade) once in a day-reduce weight if overweight/obese-"recheck liver enzymes after 6 to 8 weeks" and/or ultrasound. Any further questions are welcomed. Hope to answer your concern. Wish you good health. Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | i have a footfetish, i like sucking toes and licking feet, my girl friend JUST developed what looks like a toe fungus ( yellow nails) ..we have 16 days before i see her..we are wondering if there is a way to get rid of the fungus in this time..and also will it be dangerous if she touches my penis with her feet ? | Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. I read and understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor answering your concern. Usually the fungus can cause dysmorphic nail. There are numerous causes of yellow nail. I advise you should be examined for the cause of the yellow nail. Presuming the yellow nail as fungal infection it won't be treated in the 15 days. You can take the fluconazole treatment for long duration approximately 2 to 3 months. Until whole of the new nail won't come out your partner remain infected with the fungal infection, and you remain at risk of the infection also. Please suggest your friend to not wet the nails for long period because this will cause the fungus to grow more. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. Thank you, ChatDoctorInfectious diseases specialist, ChatDoctor |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hello doctor, my mother has been taking trika 0.5 for years without any doctor s presciption. last night she had gone of a gallstone surgery. doctor has told us the condition of her liver is worrisome and sent some specimen for biopsy. what can i expect in the report and if the report is good then how much damage has happend in her? please answer asap | Hello It is difficult to assess liver damage without investigations. Your mother need clinical correlation and proper investigations. Investigations include routine hologram, random blood sugar, complete liver function test, renal function test, lipid profile, urine RE/ME and ultrasound of abdomen. Viral markers can be done if needed. Liver biopsy can be done in selected cases. It can assess exact nature of pathology. Proper treatment depend upon clinical findings and investigation reports. Take Care Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My mother is 56 years old, two years before she had angioplasty with stent, now since 2 months she is suffering from abdominal pain after scanning it was found that there is a stone in gall bladder and she has been advised for laparoscopic surgery. my mother is worried about it and is afraid of it.please suggest doctor | Hi thanks for contacting Chat Doctor .... Noted your mother having gall stone problem and previous history of angioplasty present.... Let me know you if cardiac disease present laparoscopic operations are contraindicated.... Here you have angioplasty that is for ischemic heart disease . So laparoscopic operation contraindicated... Consult gastroenterologist for better opinion whether operation should be done or not ... If doctor found suitable then AdΓlio can be given ... Take care... Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | InvestigationResults 27.03.10Results 06/04/10Results 28/04/10Results 14/05/10Results 05/06/10Given valuesHb-13.114.714.114.913-18TLC12600106008300870096004000-11000Lymphocytes21.322.131.73322.525-50ESR102110454340RDW-11.613.9-16.711.6-14SGOT(AST) 20.4132.4717.5519.42SGPT(ALT)31.2348.5775.9425.8331.13S. TSH-2.0203.520--0.27-4.2S. Creatine---0.620.690.7-1.2S. Uric acid---13.4812.143.4-7S. Calcium----10.928.6-10.2C Reactive Protien----positive Titre----12 Dr Palash above are his blood test reports latest being on 05 jun.can u pls advice me on following doubtshis Lymphocytes has again fallen down, reasons? his ESR although has come down but insignificantly. reasons? his RDW has risen. reasons? his uric acid values are worrying me a lot. any suggestion to bring it down pls? reason for S calcium raised values? C Reactive Protien is positive. what it means? Titre is 12 what it means what overall u see ATT medicines are effective?his TB is under control in last 02 months or not yet?regardsrajni | Hello, First, lab tests without clinical information are practically useless. If the doctor cannot use clinical info to filter the differential diagnosis then the list of potential diagnoses becomes impractical to use, because of its huge size. I understand that tuberculosis is the main problem. Tuberculosis may cause any disorder in the complete blood count. The closet the values return to normal the better for the efficacy of the treatment. There is use in commenting on values like the lymphocytes or the Raw. Perhaps if I knew the complete medical history, there could be a reason for that. The qualitative CRP is also useless. A quantitative measurement would be much more useful. The ESR is a better alternative for tuberculosis, and it seems to get better. His last values are almost normal which is a very encouraging sign about the efficacy of the treatment. The uric acid values are probably related to pyrazinamide use. If he's excretion a lot of it in his urine then he should take Chat Doctor. Regarding treatment efficacy, although the tests seem to get better, These tests are not sufficient to judge it. Radiological and microbiological tests are more important, like a chest x-ray and sputum tests. I hope I've helped! Kind regards! |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I took plan B Sunday morning I had no side effects that day but as Monday morning rolled In I had the urge to pee but every time I went nothing would happen. But I would still have that urge. it was very uncomfortable. And now when I do pee there is blood coming with it. Is that normal ? | Hello dairy understand your concernConstant urge to urinate and blood discharge is due to side effect of the Plan B pill. Blood discharge is a breakthrough bleeding due to high progesterone with Chat Doctor. It will disappear in the next 2-3 days. High progesterone cause dilation of smooth muscle of the urinary tract and aggravate the urinary tract infection. Urine test will help to diagnose the urine infectionInfection will require tablet pygidium, septal and syrup citalMaintain proper pelvic hygiene, wash vagina with warm salted water. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My last relationship was with a man who was a swinger. He is claiming that he didnt contract Chlamydia, but I had the infection. How is it that he didnt have the infection like he claims when the sex between him and I was always unprotected? Also, he was pressuring me to smoke meth, I dont think meth smoking alone can cause the infection? | Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Occurrence of sexually transmitted disease like chlamydia in individuals is all about chance nothing can be told for sure that it will definitely happen or not happen. It will all depend on various other factors. In your case, as you happened to have an unprotected sex, there are chances of you getting the infection. Chlamydia is treated by either doxycycline 100 mg two times a day or azithromycin 1gm single dose. During the week of treatment please avoid sexual intercourse to get away of the cross infection to the partner. Partner also given the same treatment for same period. Once both of you are cured, you can resume with sexual activity. Thank you. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | WHAT NEW ( PROVEN ) MEDICATIONS ARE THERE THAT HELP A DEPRESSED PERSON FEEL BETTER AND NOT SLEEPY AND OUT OF IT ?MY DR. HAS ME ON PRESTIQ 100 MG. AND KLONOPIN 2 MG. THE KLONOPIN IS PRESCRIBED 4 PER DAY THE PRESTIQ IS PRESCRIBED 1 PER DAY. i DONT LIKE HOW I FEEL AT ALL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WORK FOR ME . MY DR. HAS TRIED MANY SCRIPTS ON ME AND I AM ALLERGIC AND HAVE HAD REVERSE REACTION TO SOME MEDS. THESE 2 MY DR. HAS ME ON DO NOT HELP ME IN THE LEAST I WAKE UP FEELING AGITATED , DONT WANT TO GET UP AND THEN FEEL DROOOPY WHEN I DO. I PERSONALLY STARTED SEEING A PSYCHOLOGIST AND TALKED WITH HIM ONCE AND IAM GOING TO GO BACK. IAM TIRED OF BEING A GINNY PIG!!!!! | Hi it seems you are very much worried about your medications. As your case history is not in detail, you might have taken many/all available types(SSRIs) of medications. As you are not getting result, combination/augmentation of different antidepressants may help you. You must take regular help of psychologist. You should increase your self-esteem. Please don't think yourself as a Ginny pig. Remember-, your doctor is always more worried than yourself as you are not getting desired result. Keep faith. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow-up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My husband has a sharp electrical shooting pain in his upper left chest...and also like someone took tape and is ripping of the hair on that side of his chest. Had a weird shock sensation when he put sponge and soap on his chest. Should we be worried? | Hello. Welcome to Chat Doctor, and thank you for your question. I understand your concern. Pain in the chest always needs further evaluation. The most serious is the pain coming from a blockage in the coronary arteries, but this pain - angina - is described more like a heaviness or tenderness or squeezing pain in the mid-chest, triggered by physical activity, and radiating to the left arm, left shoulder and the jaw. A sharp, stabbing pain in the chest is more a feature of other conditions, rather than coronary artery disease. Such pain can be produced from chronic, but rather from an acute, inflammation of the linings situated in the chest, such as pleura (lining of the lungs) and pericardium (lining of the heart). It also can be produced, if severe in intensity, from a suspected or possible ascending aorta aneurysm. Another, less serious cause, is Costco Chat Doctor. Therefore, at this moment, it is recommended that he does an EKG and an echocardiogram, for the evaluation of pericardium inflammation or fluid accumulation, and for the aortic aneurysm. Also, a plain chest X-ray, for pleural inflammation and Costco |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Iam 74 and suffering from prostate enlargement.And done TURP since 2 month back but a burning sensation while during my Pee continue till today my Physician advise me to take Veltam 4.0 once a day Is Veltam 4.0 a right medicine for me to reduce a burning sensation. | HelloThanks for query. The burning sensation while urinating that you have after surgery of TURN for enlarged prostate is common and mostly due to inflammation of prostatic part of urethra. It is due to irritation of raw surface of inflamed prostatic part of urethra that develops after resecting the prostate. Get your routine urine test and culture done to rule out infection. Chat Doctor. Do not worry this takes 2-3 months to heal up the raw area and to get problem resolved. Veltam has no role to play as prostate is already resected. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I believe I have a hernia in my stomach. A month or so ago I laid on my stomach (at night ) and felt a formation by my naval. Its hard and the pain demanded I turn over. Well the holidays came up so I delayed going to the doctor. Then in Feb. I had to have openheart surgery, a triple bypass. That prevented me from laying on my stomach so the mass was forgotten until last night. I turned over and there it was, bigger and harder than before. Could it be a hernia? | Hello, Thanks for posting your query, From your description, if the bulge is retractable or reducible then the chances of it being an umbilical hernia is high. As you described that it usually occurs when you lay on your stomach, meaning that your abdominal are highly tensed/contracted and if there is bridge on your abdominal wall, that will force intestines to bulge through the orifice hence you feeling it on your navel. It will be best if you could pay a visit to a doctor who can take a closer look at it to determine exactly what it is. Other possibilities are intra-abdominal benign tumors. Abdominal scan could help determine the nature of the bulge. Hope this helps and wish you the best |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My wife has been diagnosed with Arnold chiari malformation and is in extreme pain what can I do for her she s crying and confused with what she can do and if having surgery will do anything since she has around 13 cyst in her spinal cord what can I do please help me. !!!! | Hello, Very sorry to hear your wife is in terrible pain. The disorder is no longer referred to as Arnold-Chiari malformation rather just Chiara malformation (along with various types, I, II, etc.). The definitive treatment to this problem is in fact surgery and this should relieve the headaches and neck pain so long as the diagnosis is accurate. If you or she has any doubts on how well surgery will work then, I recommend you seek a 2nd opinion on the case before committing to the surgery. It is true that many get surgeries but do not experience significant relief. Unfortunately, even when the diagnosis is dead-on. Still, surgery does not seem to completely relieve symptoms because in some patients they also have other underlying problems such as HEADACHE DISORDER or cervical spine arthritis. A 2nd opinion may help identify other comorbid issues that could make it appear that surgery was unsuccessful since neurosurgeons and radiologists are not always in search of anything except strict measurements of the cerebellar tonsils. Was a CSF flow study accomplished? What are the details on the multiple cysts you mention? Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have had a chesty cough for 6 weeks with 3 separate bouts, the current one has lasted 3 weeks. I have had a severe pain in my chest under my right breast for 5 days now, which is worse when I lay down, breath in and cough. I had a pulmonary embolism 18 months ago after a hysterectomy and it feels quite similar. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Pulmonary embolism can recur. It can also cause Pulmonary infarction. And both of them cause similar symptoms like chest pain, cough, breathlessness etc. So in my opinion, you should definitely consult pulmonologist and get done CT Pulmonary Angiography for the diagnosis of Pulmonary embolism and infarction. It will also diagnose if lung infection is there. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My dad sixty seven years old smoker he had a bad cough for two months cough up with yellow mucus and it tastes really bad and he always feel very tired and weak and lost weight he did a lot of testing cta scan and it didn t show any sign of cancer he coughs a lot and especially at night | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your fathers situation and problem. Possibility of COPD (chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease) is more in his case. His CT scan is not suggestive of any infection, so no need to worry about tuberculosis or other lung infection. He was a smoker, having cough with expectoration and tiredness. All these are favoring COPD more. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done 1. Clinical examination of respiratory system 2. PUT (Pulmonary Function Test). PFT is must for the diagnosis of COPD. It will also tell you about severity of the disease. And treatment of COPD is based on severity only. He will improve with inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). Bucolic, expectorant and antioxidants Chat Doctor. So consult pulmonologist and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. Wishing good health to your father. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | i have two boy friends and i made Sex before 17 with first boy friend and sex with other boy friend from 17 to concieve and my first day of mensuration started on 26 and my next menuration are not coming now.Am i pregnant ? before 17 or after 17 ,which boy friend is father of my kid now ? | Hello, As you might be aware that woman with regular cycle, day 10 to 20 of the cycle is the most fertile period of the cycle. If you happen to have unprotected sexual activity in this period then you stand chance to get pregnant. As per your history, your fertile period was between dates 5 to 15 of the month. Accordingly, if you are pregnant then it would be due to unprotected sexual activity in this period. I hope you can make out that sexual activity with first partner will be responsible for the pregnancy. If you have history of regular cycles, and if you have crossed your dates then please get mornings first sample of urine tested for pregnancy. In case of any doubt blood beta Chat Doctor test and USG will be of help. If you opt for termination of pregnancy with abortion pills under medical supervision safely till 9 weeks of pregnancy. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | when i was child my face colour was white but now i m age of 18 my coloure is black why how i can white? | Hello Mr. Pathan;welcome to Chat Doctor Since you are 18 yrs now the color of the skin of face will change because in young age there is tanning of skin due to excessive exposure to sun while travel;play; Chat Doctor. To make it a little better or fair please try to reduce exposure to sun if it is not necessary to do so. Try applying a sunscreen before going out then after that for care of your facial skin you can get a cleanup or even facial done and things will improve. If the problem continues or worsens then contact a Dermatologist for further advice and treatment. Thanks |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | ood day, im sheila from philippines. i try to send here just to know the answer about the symptoms that i feel. it was two weeks that i started of having difficulty of breathing. actually, on last tuesday, i had difficulty of breathing, for the reason that i did not able to take prelim exam. in the result of my ecg was unspecified changes of wave and in which the doctor (university physician) told me that i had slow beat of my heart. what do you think the reason? currently, i cannot stand stand long because i feel vomit, still have difficulty of breathing, also, cold sweat,and feel dizzy.actually, last year, the gynecology doctor told me that i had hormonal imbalance.she added that anytime, my cbc became imbalance even i had healthy cbc result.the only thing ill do was to maintain to take hemarate.but now i stop taking because i suspected that hemarate is the reason of my weakening of breathing. also, i am worried because its now three months that my menstrual period does not come. i am worried what if when my period come, i will hospitalized again because of the heavy flow of my menstrual period and that was the reason that i was hospitalized last year because i almost lost my hemoglobin.now i wanna ask, what do you the reason of not feeling well, is it because of my heart or because of my problem in my blood. ill wait for the answer. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should first rule out heart blocks in your case. You said that your ECG was showing slow rhythm. This is seen in heart blocks. And if this is present then you're all symptoms like weakness, dizziness, breathlessness etc. are explained. In heart blocks, pumping of heart is reduced and hence blood supply to organs is reduced. And hence all these symptoms occur. So first consult cardiologist and get done repeat ECG, 2d echo and Holder monitoring (24 hour continuous monitoring of ECG). If all these are normal then no need to worry about heart blocks. Another possibility is hormonal imbalance and anemia due to menstrual abnormality. So get done hormone levels and hemoglobin estimation to rule out this. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi Doctor :)I feel very tired shortness in my breath n pain in my breast my heart beat is 92 per minute and I just woke up but I feel that something is wrong with me how can I check if something wrong with my heart or I just need an inhaler coz I have allergy and I use an inhaler sometimes but usually I only use it in summer | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility of acute worsening of asthma is more in your case. You are having allergy, and you are not taking inhalers regularly, so worsening of underlying asthma can cause breathlessness, chest pain and tachycardia (rapid heart rate). So better to consult pulmonologist and get done1. Clinical examination of respiratory system 2. PUT (Pulmonary Function Test). PFT will tell you about severity of the disease and treatment of asthma is based on severity only. You may need regular inhaled bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). Oral combination of antihistamine and anti-allergic Chat Doctor. Don't worry, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hello i am fahd and i have a very bad problem of hand practice! i am doing it since i was in class 5 and now i am in class 10. i really want to get rid of it but i cant and nowadays when i do hand practice less semen is released! what is the reason? is it getting finished please tell me i am very worried | Hello, The semen fluid is combined secretion of testes fluid, seminal vesicle fluid or prostatic fluid. It is constantly get secreted in genital tract, and it cannot get finished until pathology is present in that organ. The excess masturbation frequently can lead less semen sometime as its secretion take time up to three to five days. To get rid of masturbation habit you need to avoid excess porn watch. Yoga, meditation and breathing exercises can be helpful. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | 1. I have been suffering from Coronary Heart decease. In. I had undergone Bye pass surgery 17 yrs back and.the problem re-ocurred four yrs back. I got a Stent and a baloon in right artery. I am regularly taking Deplatt, Sorboide mononitrates and statins since then. I have to take Sorboide Mononitrates before going to walk otherwise I get angina problem. Can EECP therapy may be effective in my case so that I may get ride of medicines.......... | Hi, welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for writing to us.EEC(Enhanced External Counter pulsation) is one of the most modern modalities of treatment in CAD. The ideal candidates for EEC are:1.pts of chronic angina 2.pts who are not responding to usual treatment by nitrates, Beta blockers, ACE inhibitors.3.pts who do not qualify for invasive revascularization procedure. Considering the above recommendations you are a candidate for EEC. Please consult with your cardiologist for further details. Hope I have answered your query. Stay fit, good luck. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | What could cause severe body cramps. The cramps are all over body, calves, thighs, feet, hands, ribs cage area & back. These are not light cramps, they are hard twisting cramps. I ve cut out coffee, thinking it might contribute to the bit of diuretic it (might cause) I ve had general blood work done, this is normal. I take extra magnesium, calcium, D3 & mult. vitamin. I use calm, muscle relaxers, 911 for cramps, & hot water, This takes along time to help but it dose. I just want to know what could be the possible reasons & what could help. | Hello, Most common cause of such cramps is due to lack of salt in body. As you are taking calcium and vitamin D 3 in your diet, so I would recommend you to take salt with glass of water. As some time there can be deficiency of salt due to diuretics. Taking salt in your diet will take care of your pain and cramps both. Also avoid excessive cold temperature. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. Thanks |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My Husband was in a car accident and broke his 12 vertabrea on his spinal cord. He is paralized from the waist down. He has been getting fevers as high as 105. and very bad headaches, they had tested him for everything that he could have contracted and everything keeps coming up negative. Could a Thyroid issue be causing his fevers and headaches? | Thanks to ChatDoctorIcan understand your husband concern very previous situation, injury to ribs as well as spinal cord may be the reason for paralyzes lower part here recurrent infection either with virus or damaged cells in hypothalamus which controls the temperature leads this high grade fever .don't worry. Thyroid tissue won't cause the situation ,fever and headache will be controlled by antipyretic and analgesics. Cold sponging is simple method of controlling the temperature .please do it keep in cool environment and Chat Doctor. Cont the family doctor once report came or Chat Doctor .DON'T WORRY IT WILL SUBSIDE |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My 4 month old has been having loud stomach noises after swallowing some breast milk most mornings. It doesn t happen at any other time of day and he eats 2-3 times at night with no problem. But around 7 am after he swallows, his stomach gurgles, he arches his back, pulls off and cries. I try to burp him, but don t usually get one out. After this happens a few times he won t feed anymore and then needs to be calmed down. We know that he is intolerant of dairy and soy and I ve been on a strict diet for almost a month now. He had specks of blood in his stool, which are looking better. What is causing the stomach pain? | Hello, Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor, According to the information provided I conclude that mostly baby is having some element of Gastroesophageal reflux. What is babies weight? Is growth fine? You may please try keeping him in position with head up 30-40 degree and legs down after a feed. Best would be place babies mattress on a small wooden plank and elevate the headed by 30-40 degree. Also in case he is on outside feed, start thickened feeds. Hope this helps |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | when I tried two different birth controls separately, they gave me a year long non stop period both times. I don t want to try birth control again because of these problems. should I try another birth control or do you think it would be unhealthy because my body doesn t react well with it? | Hi How are you doing ? Birth control is used as a cafeteria method. Each method is good for some not for others. Without any personal / age/ medical history / pregnancy histories, it's not possible to decide. There are n number of methods. But let me put forwards a list of methods & the situations where they are suitable.1. Oral Contraceptive pills -- Has to be taken daily from Day 1 of periods for 21 days, give a gap of 7 days, then restart the next pack . This is ideal for those not yet delivered/ those can remember to take pills every day/ those with irregular periods/ those who are not breastfeeding/ those without any blood coagulation problems, DVT, heart problems etc2. Copper IUD - Can be inserted by gynecologist immediately after periods-Available for period of 3 yrs/ 5yrs/10yrs. Ideal for those who want one time method, with risk to forget pills daily/ not at risk of pelvic infections / HIV or any STDs.3. Norplant - Subcutaneous implants - can interfere with normal ovulation & periods may reduce or stop. Cheap & has protection based on which type you use Type 1 or 2. One time method for 5 yrs or lesser.4. Nuva ring-vaginal inserted ring of hormones-Which has to be removed every month end for periods to occur. Can give good cycle control. Not very costly. But needs removal & reinsertion of new ring every month yourself.5. Injectable hormones-Will act for 3 myths, not costly, No periods or minimal periods or only discharge. Good for breastfeeding mothers, those with irregular bleeding, endometriosis/ adenomyosis. Occasionally cause ovarian cyst but not significant. I have given list of common methods, the list is very long, but cam be used based on your profile Hope I have cleared your overall the best Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | With Helicobacter pylori, how does it enter through your mouth? Is it Via food or contact with a human for eg; kissing . How does it enter the body in the first Place ? What are the correct procedures to get rid of the problem? If by diet, what foods are recommended? | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. H.pylori is not an inhabitant of the mouth, so it is not transmitted through the kissing. It only enters the stomach through the foods, and the water, especially the green leafy vegetables, vegetables etc. If there is H.pylori infection, it causes the peptic ulcer, and cured only by using the specific antibiotic along with the anti ulcer ants. Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I had an MRI of the brain from my mother who is 71 and the report states: Normal multiple non-specific hypertnese lesions present in the periventricular and subcortical white matter region bilaterally, most likely secondary to chronic microvascular Ischemic changes which is a secondary cause of dementia. Can you explain me what does it mean? | Hello, These MRI findings indicate chronic changes in the small vessels of the brain, which have lead to small strokes, causing troubles with memory. It is a progressive disorder, and can not be treated properly. The main therapy is daily baby aspirin and maintaining under control her blood pressure values, her blood lipid profile and diabetes (if she suffers from these disorders). Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am having allergic rhinitis problem since many years. symptoms are after evry 7-8 days , for one full day i sneeze vigoursly. any smeel like perfume, spices , detergent powders aggravate the problem. i dont know whtehr it is allergic rhinitis or some thing else. after taking avil in the night, next day i feel good. again after 7-8 days , the problem repeats. I also take RIDr ( CIPla) halsf tablate. my age is 52. i dont know what is the permanent cure for this. | HelloPlease note down these symptoms. Nasal itching, watery gonorrhea, nasal obstruction, sneezing, post nasal discharge. Other signs and symptoms. Headache, conjunctival itching (eyes0, impaired smell, morning cough. These all above-mentioned symptoms are due to ALLERGIC RHINITIS and these symptoms are precursor of asthmatic allergic rhinitis (asthma) . As you mentioned that smell of perfume, detergents, spices all causes such symptoms, so these are responsible for your allergy, hence rhinitis. Besides other factors are dust, mite, pests (cockroaches) pollen, molds, sudden increase or decrease of temperature are also predisposing factors for allergy. As you are taking EVIL (PHENIRAMINE) & rids (montelukast+ levocetrizine) as all these are antihistamine and most potent Chat Doctor. In my opinion take these |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hello, my name is Amanda i am 27. about 2years ago i had a c-section. the healing wasn t to bad and i did experience some abdominal pain but after sometime it went away. i still do not have any feeling below my belly button. a bout a week or so i noticed that my abdominal pain (identical to what i experienced after my c-section) is back. its gotten to the point that i cant wear pants/jeans because of this pain. i have gently placed my hand and moved it across my abdomen to see if there were any bumps or lumps( i found nothing) and i noticed that even though i do not have feeling below my belly button and could not even feel my hand on my abdominal, internally i felt this awful burning sensation. is this normal?? what is this pain related to. | Hi Amanda, Thanks for asking. This pain you have above bellied button, burning in nature could be due to acidity/bloating / indigestion 9 due to over eating or digestive deficiency. It must have been observed after c.s.- because of emptiness of stomach, empty bowels being filled with more gas ... because of handling of intestines during operation, anesthesia, antibiotics.... - But now it does not seem to be related with c.s(no such problem is possible after 2 years of normal life).it seems to be lack of proper lifestyle changes(needful calories balanced diet/ exercises for 45 minutes a day, normal motions & digestion/ peaceful sleep for 6-8 hours & positive thinking). Consult specific expert advise. -Avoid over eating or fasting. Avoid spicy or oily food, avoid tea, coffee, alcohol. - eat small & frequent servings in a day. Can take Sanitizing pill over the counter & Enzyme preparation for relief. In case there is no change in in symptoms, consult a Gastroenterologist for expert medical advice apart from lifestyle changes. , thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | A few days ago, the skin right behind my last molar on the lower right side of my jaw started to feel raw and painful. It hurts to eat when food reaches that area, and even my tongue can hurt the skin around the back of my tooth . I had my wisdom teeth taken out over 3 years ago, so I do not suspect it has to do with that. It hurts to swallow and it has even affected the lymph node under my jaw on the right side of my neck. It hurts to press it and my left side feels completely fine. No fever or any other symptoms. My husband had the exact same symptoms about 2 weeks ago, and now he is feeling better. What could this be?? I appreciate any advice :) | Hello, Thanks for posting your query. You might have an infection. This can be very serious if you don't have it checked out."b" In the meantime, take anti-inflammatory pills (paracetamol, or whatever you prefer) and clean your teeth thoroughly - use an extra-strong mouthwash (don't use mouthwash too often, because it Chat Doctor. If your gum is infected, use an analgesic gel such as Anderson. Clove oil will soothe the pain and numb the area, but it tastes really vile. Regards. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | When I was 11 or 12(before puberty) I masturbate a lot, like 4 5 a day and I wasn t aware of its side effects ...now when I suddenly move or jump then I completely los control over my limbs, mouth, even I doest make my eyes to change there eyesight *aiming at something* | Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. You are worrying too much. Masturbation is natural and it cannot deteriorate your health. Masturbation is normal if done in moderation. Once per day is healthy. In teenage period, so many people masturbate twice or thrice daily. Masturbation cannot have side effects and cannot deteriorate your health. But anxiety associated with masturbation practice can harm your health and intellect. That is what, I feel, you are suffering from. Only remedy is concentrate on your studies and career. Ignore the worries about masturbation and live life normally. For sexological and psychological counseling and for different psychotherapy treatments visit http://psychocure.webs.com/Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My stepfather had a kidney transplant on Tuesday. He was on dialysis for 4 years and his creatine levels were around 10 before the transplant and after it was at 7. It came down to 3 yesterday and is now back up to 4. The doctors aren t telling us much, is this a sign of rejection or failure? Could it be the meds he is on for anti rejection? | Hello. Thanks for asking to Chat Doctor. Brief answer: Indicate transplanted kidney is working fine. Detailed answer: No, sign of rejection or failure would be building up of creatinine in the blood rather becoming low. Creatinine is actually an end waste metabolite that is usually excreted by normal kidneys. The anti-rejection medications may cause the transplanted kidney to fail at high doses. But at low effective doses, it prevents rejection and aids in proper functioning of kidney. Do not worry as in your stepfathers case, everything seems to be fine. Hope this answers your query. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My 7 yr old has childhood absence seizures. They last only 3-5 seconds and he has them on average 3-5 per day that I catch. They do not affect his school work or anything else. What do I do? Im afraid a specialist is going to recommend drugs but I do not want to do that when they are not affecting him. His teacher and I have been tracking them to see if they become more frequent. We have been aware of them for about 8 mths. At this point I dont know what my next step should be? | Hi... I understand your apprehension regarding the anti-seizure medications. But as the episodes are becoming more frequent - the kid definitely needs to be evaluated and has to be put on medications. My suggestion to you at this point of time will be to - 1. Video graph the episode of your suspected absence seizure.2. Show the video to the pediatrician or neurologist you consult.3. Consult a pediatrician or pediatric neurologist.4. He will require - MRI brain and EEG or video EEG to be precise. If absence seizures are confirmed by the above tests - then the Chat Doctor. Regards - |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have a girl child of 2years 10 months, she is around 19 Kgs. She is generally very healthy and active but for the last 15 days her cold and cough seems to persist. The doc checked and adviced cough surup,, frst piritron and if that di not show any results switch to Koflet, so we did. But its been another 5 days and the cough is getting worse. Can we give her Azitrhal 200mg (5ml) for 3 days? will that help? | Hi, welcome to Chat Doctor. Your child has cough for almost 2 weeks, this could be allergic rhinitis or tonsillitis. Allergic rhinitis occurs due to allergy to dust or cold water etc., and you need to avoid these things. Tonsillitis can also lead to persistent cough and generally antibiotic needs to be given in this. In my opinion, you should give syrup amoxyclav (5 ml=200 mg) 5 ml three times a day for three days and continue cough syrup. Review after2 days. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, I have had shoulder pain for about 2 months now. Have gone to a Dr. and he had me to do simple stretches. He said since I have full range of motion, didn t prescribe an XRay, simply stop with free weights (I exercise frequently) and take Aleve (which have not helped). It has been 2 weeks now; I ve noticed my fingers on right hand are a bit numb and somewhat tingly. (Previoulsy, I have also taken OTC caffeine headache relieve pills for headaches, which I have also stopped). What is causing shoulder pain and slight numbness? | Hi, Pain in the shoulder with numbness in fingers is sign of nerve compression in cervical spine(neck). Cause of nerve compression may be disc prolapse. X-ray is not confirmation and MRI of the cervical spine is needed for diagnosis. Please get it done from radiology center nearby you. Meanwhile, stop lifting weights and use soft pillow of low height while sleeping. Start tab Regain one at bedtime for relief of pain and numbness. If MRI report is abnormal you need to consult orthopedic surgeon nearby your area with report. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello: I am a 69 year old female who attends weekly zumba classes. Last week after class my heart rate remained at 140 for 45 minutes after class ended. Is this something that should concern me? I have recently seen my cardiologist for an annual. No heart problems other than a murmur. | Hello, It is normal due to sympathetic stimulation while doing cardio. But an exertion and increased heart rate need increased blood and oxygen supply to the heart. In the elderly, the cardiorespiratory reserve is less, so it might be dangerous. Do it supervise and as per instructions of your cardiologist. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My son is 3 1/2 years old and this past weekend he has been running a fever of 102 to 104. The doc tested him for the flu and came back negative and said it was just a virus but didn t give us a specific virus, but now he is throwing up every where and running just a low grade fever. Any idea on what it could be? | Hi...by what you say I feel that your kid is having a pro Chat Doctor. He might start to have diarrhea also. Nothing to worry about this. As of now you can give vomiting medicine as prescribed by your pediatrician. I will explain to you what to do if diarrhea starts - Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kids having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my husband has pain in his prostrate or scrotum area painful and burning on the head of his penis and little slits that looks like little cuts which or painful after sex.he also has frequent urination at night and he is not circumsized and has diabetes. | Thanks for contacting ChatDoctorI am sorry to hear that your husband is having problems with painful penis. From your description it sounds like you husband has balantitis. This is a fungal infection of the foreskin and penis. This is frequent in men who are uncircumcised and are at greater risk with diabetes. The foreskin is a warm and moist place that allows for fungal infections. To help treat this I recommend patients start Tamil cream. This will help reduce the swelling and splitting of the skin. If that does not help then he may need an oral antifungal like rifleman. His other problem could be prostatitis. This again is a common condition in men and will need 2-4 weeks of oral antibiotics to help treat the infection. I recommend that he seek medical attention for the oral antibiotics and antifungal treatments Hope this answered your question. Please contact Chat Doctor again with your medical concerns and questions |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My wife is suffering from TB Meningitis she is in the hospital now they are giving her antiTB durgs and Antibiotics I would like to know what are the ways that she can recover 100%. she is only 22 year let me know some ways that she can get back to normal | Look she is already on treatment with anti tb Chat Doctor. ...... all u have to do is make sure that she completes the full course which is usually 1 -1 1/2 yrs depending on conditions....understand it well that it recurs ... and it is also a few curable diseases if proper treatment is taken You can contact me at: [email protected] with all your details including medicines .your test reports, your other illnesses |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello... I was wondering my dad died of bone cancer when I was a year old his mom died of lung cancer and my granny from moms side died of vaginal cancer... Ive been very worried because ive been having symptoms of brain tumor... Of course im going to the doctor to get that checked out but are my chances really high of getting cancer???? | Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Chance of cancer are high in persons with family history of cancer. Because cancer is genetic disease and some genetic mutation are common and inherited. However, you should go for MRI brain to diagnose or rule out any tumor. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | for some time now,my sgpt and sgot were bit high and after a week,i checked and was both normal and today again its a bit high again and based on my last test result for hbv-dna result,it was 320 copies and doctor said no treatment at this sta and its already 3 months,what should i do next | Hi thanks for contacting Chat Doctor... You have done HBV DNA study. So here it seems to be you have hepatitis b. Do you have done your viral marker study.??? Here your HBV DNA copy not increased. So Chat Doctor. ... You have to avoid complication of hepatitis. Take more fruit and low fat. Junk food avoided. One tsp cumin seed with water taken daily in morning. Carrot, green leafy veg salad taken more.... Avoud alcohol. Low salt diet. Regular follow up needed. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, i have like a lump in my gum above my front tooth .. I ve been to doctors and she said its gum inflammation & I had antibiotics which cleared it & a mouthwash . I ve also been to the dentist which i was told my teeth are absolutely fine & I had xrays whicChatDoctore back fine as well. But its come back, Anyone know what it could be? | Hi.thanks for the query...taking antibiotics is not enough in your case...the cause behind it has to be removed otherwise it will recur again and again...it can be a hyper inflammatory reaction to any local irritant present... in that case, you should go for scaling and root planing and should do warm saline rinses... after gum inflammation reduces, it will either go completely or will reduce in size... you can go for gingivoplasy afterwards...it can be abscess... in that case you should get it Chat Doctor. .also get your sugar levels checked.... |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | mmy daughter is7years she had inflamed tonsilitis complained of headaches stomach aches she was tht on antibiotics zocin which helped but now she has flu and complaining of headaches and stomach aches she plus high temperature.the symptoms are the same as before what could be the problem? | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Im glad to hear that your children tonsils have become better following antibiotic therapy. Now the symptoms you mentioned seems to me due to viral infection which can be just upper respiratory infection or if you live in a dengue epidemic area, possibility of dengue needs to be considered. As a remedy at home, child has to take plenty of liquids, paracetamol in case of fever and severe pain and rest. Hope this helped. Happy to clear any further queries. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | sir i am experiencing a hair loss and this happend when i shifted to noida.Secondly i was a lymphoma patient but after its sucessful treatment and cure i got my hairs naturally and i did not got any prob regarding my hairs but after 5 year when i shifted to noida my hairs started falling plz help me out and help me to secure my hairs | Hello, I have gone through your query and would recommend you to get your hemoglobin, serum ferritin levels, serum vitamin B12 and serum vitamin D levels and thyroid function tests done to rule out any internal cause of hair loss. Start applying minoxidil 2 percent lotion on the scalp twice daily and take hair supplements containing biotin once daily. You need to continue this for 4-5 months to see significant results. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my 31 year old son has presented with chest pain for over a month. went to the primary dr. who did an EKG, normal, blood work, cholesteral 187. dr. recommended echo stress. he is very concerned and seems to be experiencing anxiety, feels like he has to take a deep breath all the time. I am also very concerned. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Possibility of stress and anxiety related symptoms is more likely. But better to get done 2d echo and stress test first. If both these are normal then no need to worry about heart diseases. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in his life and start working on its solution. He may need anxiolytic Chat Doctor. Don't worry, he will be alright. Tell him to avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your son. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my 4 year old son had an appendectomy 4 days ago. He is eating well, drinking well, has had his first bowel movement a couple of hours ago. He is in great pain in the mid to upper right side of his belly, and his belly seems enlarged - thought it would have gone down after the bowel movement. If it is wind / gas pain, is there anything I can give him to help? | From your history pain in upper right side and mid-region can be suggestive of Acid peptic disease. Bt as he takes food normally this is unlikely. I would give Rant ac syrup and observe. If it is coming frequently OGD (esophagi Castro duodenoscopy) with thin flexible tube is painless and confirmatory. An ultrasound test can also be considered. For relieving gas as you asked, I would give a carminative syrup marketed as Carmicide-P and see. The description that the distension went away after bowel movement points to gaseous distension. Well did you say appendectomy done 4 days ago? Is he in hospital? Check with your doctor this was not mild gastric paresis due to surgery, although it is harmless common finding postoperatively. You can review with your doctor. Regards |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have a bullet that is very close to my spine.. It has been a year since I got shot. The doctors did not want to remove due to more complications. I have started to have trouble with my arms and fingers. Constatntly getting numbness and tingling. I do not know what do do an more or what should I tell doctor | Hi, I'm imagining that this bullet is up in the neck somewhere, right? That is the only place that a lodged bullet or piece of shrapnel can be to be affecting both arms and legs. You'll probably want to get more specifics as to exactly HOW close the bullet is to a critical structure and what sort of chances there are of having a bad complication. Maybe a 2nd opinion from another surgeon in a different hospital or group of surgeons would be another alternative to consider. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hi..i m 20yr old girl..m skin is looking very dull and dark..and i want my face to look glamour and beautiful so pls give sum suggestion which product should i use for my skin...and i m very slim..i want to be little bit fat...please tell what shall i do...... | Hello, Thank you for posting on Chat Doctor. Complexion of any person is having two components; constitutive, one which is predetermined by genetics and racial factors and usually cannot be changed with any treatment. The other component is due to external agents like environmental exposure, sunlight, use of any cosmetics etc. and is amenable to treatment. You can get a series of chemical peels, which actually remove the upper dead layers of skin and stimulate regeneration of collagen and thus newer layers of skin. Many options are available in chemical peels depending on the requirement and skin type. (Glycol peel, retinol peel, cocktail peel etc.)Also, chemical peeling can be preceded by a simple procedure called microdermabrasion or commonly known as skin polishing to augment the results. Also, at home you can try using cream containing comic acid, betray Chat Doctor. Always use broad spectrum sunscreen before going out in sun. Use a plain moisturizer like detail DAM on daily basis for healthy and HY |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have a friend who is currently out of town on business who has just called complaining of an issue. Apparently over the last few days he s had tenderness in the gum line on the right interior of his jaw near where his wisdom tooth used to be. He says over the last 24 hours, he thinks he s scratched the sore gum area and now has swollen lymph nodes underneath it. I told him he s probably managed to infect the scratch, but he says it feels like there may be a small bone or tooth fragment poking through because there s a spot on the gums that s a little pointy. He s not slated to be back until Tuesday and at the moment is in Canada (he lives in Las Vegas). What can I tell him to do to alleviate the pain until he s home and can see someone? | Hello there, Wisdom tooth is the last tooth to erupt in the oral cavity and often its eruption is associated with symptoms like pain and discomfort in eating, difficulty in opening mouth, fever, lymph node enlargement. Wisdom teeth are often tilted in position and impacted in the bone, gums overlying the tooth is usually undergoing inflammation known as peritonitis. I would suggest you to go for symptomatic treatment at home like gargling with lukewarm saline water or antiseptic mouthwash like chlorhexidine or Betadine. You can have any analgesics to relieve the pain. I hope this helps, take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi doctor,I am 27 years old male. I am unable to sit crossed legs, also unable to sit with straight legs. While trying to sit crossed legs, I am unable to keep my back straight and also left knee does not touch the ground completely and I tend to fall backward. Similarly while sitting with straight legs I need a support on my back else I have to bend my knee. If I try to sit without support, again I tend to fall backward. Please help. Can this issue be resolved by physiotherapy? Any specific treatment or advice? | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. The problem you are suffering from is because of excessive use of chairs while sitting. The reason you are not able to sit with your knees close to the floor maybe because of the tightness of the muscles on the inner side of your thigh which needs stretching. It may also be because of the structure of your hip joint. The reason you are in need of a back support when you sit with your legs straight is because of hamstring muscle tightness. If you stretch your hamstring muscles you will be able to sit with your legs straight without any back support. For more information consult a physiotherapist online |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,Can you please suggest any good skin lightening cream not such that like magical whitening but I meant for healthy skin and color does not matter that much. I have heard about the Golite cream. How is it? Can it be used like other fairness creams? I want to use, Clin shine cream which is newly available in the market. Please suggest me. | Hi. Start using sunscreen twice daily morning and afternoon over the full face. You can use this cream Clinshine (Hy ChatDoctor. ) cream. Take Limcee 500 mg (Vitamin C) twice daily for 2 to 3 months. For more information consult a dermatologist online Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, I think I was bit while I was sleeping and I notice an itchy set of bumps that make a circle on my shoulder. I have stomach pain, chest pain and diarrhea. I also have two more itchy bumps, one on my leg and on my thigh. All the right side of my body. | Hi...thanks for asking your question here in this forum... The lump on your needs to be evaluated...as we need history of duration, size,fixity, any ulceration, any pain. Any other changes etc...all are required for exact diagnosis... As for as diarrhea and stomach pain is concerned you should start ciprofloxacin 500 twice a day...Flagyl 400thrice a day and omeprazole20 mg twice....you can ask again if any question...thanks Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have 36 years age, 5ft and 5 inches height and 75 kgs weight, Alt=180 and ast=70 . i checked from Lab its a pairs Hepatitis B and Ultra sound says that i have fatty liver, dr. said that you start injection, i am a poor man and i cant afford lot of money, kindly advise other way for treatment, | HelloThanks for asking query on Chat Doctor. You have Bag positive status and fatty liver on USG, AST of 70 and ALT of 180. This is insufficient data for me to opine on the treatment plan. The rise in AST and ALT may be due to hepatitis B or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, treatment of which are entirely different or a combination of both the factors. I would suggest you to undergo - HBO DNA (quantitative) and E antigen testing. After this I would be able to opine on the treatment. If the said injection is peg interferon and if you don't want to take, there are other alternative tablets which are simple to take. But the recommendations can only be made after the blood reports. Take care |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, my 5 year old just cola inked of pain in her teeth . When I checked, I noticed an overlapping layer of her gum sitting on her last tooth . The premolars at the very back. It had some blood stains on it and I was worried she would be having difficulties with chewing. I asked how long she had been feeling the pain and she said this morning. Please tell me what could be worm Ng. Is this just an inflammation or something else and what should I do. | Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor forum, i would be glad to answer your query, I would like you to know that the soft tissue flap that is covering your daughters tooth is because her permanent molars below the gum tissue flap are about to erupt, once they erupt completely, the flap and the swelling associated with it will disappear. If the tooth is hurting too much then I will advise you to take her to a dentist but if not, then warm saline rinses(3-4 times/day) will help relief the symptoms temporarily. I hope I answered your query, i wish you good health. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | After partial right knee replacement 10/31/11 recovery was progressing well. On 12/5/11 I left a Physical Therapist with increased pain which I still have 8/9/12. It is worse upon standing for 12-14 steps then improves as I continue walking. What can I do to decrease my pain? | You can use moist heat to relief pain use wet wash cloth and make sure it should not too hot that can burn you. And do strengthening exercise and follow do and dots of knee replacement strictly you not mention that you walk with support or not if walk with support hold it in correct hand and correct posture when you are walking sleeping and sitting that will help you to relief and take physiotherapy also |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My Name is Sharon Maracle and I have C. M. T. I will try to spell it. Charcot Merie Tooth Dease. I have a lot of Pain in my Feet and they burn Like they are on fire and my instep has fallen right down on my left foot. I can hardly walk and my left foot it feels like I am walking on the inside of my foot.I get a lot of shooting pains though my toes so bad it has made me cry. When I walk or even siting my toes feel like they are turning under my feet and that pains to but they are not going under my feet.My Dr. has me on 10 Gabapentin 400 mg. and 6 Oxycocet 5/325 and 1 Cymbalta 30 mg. a day.The Cymbalta makes me sweet. Cant go any where. I am shut in apt. all the time cause I where the lightest night gowns I have. I don t want any one seeing me like this. My Dr. wants me to go as high as 90 mg. I cant do it. With the pain and now this sweeting it just isn t a life for any one.Is there any other pill that would help me. Like Lyrica or some thing.and I am trying to help my husband he has Dementia and takes Seizures. Please help me if you can. Oh I am 69 years old. Thanks Sharon. | Respected Sharon, hi sorry to hear about your issue. Many necrologies are notorious as you must be knowing by this time handling CMT and husband's dementia with seizures. Yes Gabapentin has definite good results along with that you can*Do ice application 3-4 times a day for cooling sensation.*Perform light foot exercises at home with gentle care.*Keep you BP, Blood Sugar level under control.*Avoid stress, have adequate sleep of 8 hours.*Can take additional analgesics like Ibuprofen / Diclofenac after meals 2 times a day but as these are prescribed medicines you have to get prescription from the family physician.*Certain multivitamins and multimineral show benefits at long term periods. Hope this rectifies your query. Thanks for using Chat Doctor and reviewing my answer. Regards Wishing you fast and speedy recovery from the same. Bye Take care Dear. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Sir, My father expired just after angioplasty on 7.1.12 , since than I am feeling pressure on my left side -near under arm portion. Lupid profile conducted. Tests report normal except uric acid 7.00 . My doctor prescribed TMT . should I go for it or not. (reports Tyroid TT3 135.36 ng/dl, TT 4 10.00 g/dl, TSH 0.47, Boood Gulucose fasting 74, urine glu. nil. Cholesterol total 145 , HDL 44, LDL 77, VLDL 24, Triglycerides 120, Total cholesterol/HDL ratio 3.2, LDL/HDL ratio 1.7, Billirubin .. total B. 1.0, Direct B. 0.4 Indirect Bil. 0.6, Alkaline Phosphatase ALP 102 , Aspartate Aminotransferase SGOT 35 , ALT/SGPT 45, GGT 30 , Total protein 7.00,Alb. 4.5 , Globulin 2.5 , A/G Ratio 1.9, , Blood urea Nitrogen BUN 14.0, creatinine 0.7, Uric Acid 7.0, Sodium (Na) 142 , Potassium 4.8 , Chloride 102 , ESR 11 . CBC HB. 15.7, Total WBC Count 5000, Neutrophil 50, Lymphocytes 40 , Monocytes 06 , eosinpolhil 0.4, RBC 4.50 , HCT Haematocrit 41.6 , MCH 34.8 , MCHC 37.7., MCV 92.5 , RDW CV 13.9 , Platelet count 250 , Urine test .. colour Pale yellow , appearance clear , specific gravity 1.015, Peaction 6.0 proteins NIL , Glucose NIl , Bile salts Negative , Bile pigments Neg, Nitrites Neg, Boood Neg, Ketones Absent , urobillinogen Normal , PUS WBC cells 1.2, Urin RBC NIl U. Epithelial cells NILL, Crystals NILL casts NIL , others Nil...... Sir, please advise me . I am hypertensive , taking .. Domtac, OD , covance D , OD , regularly for the last about 10 yrs., started recentely Ecosprine 75 mg. , tonect EZ OD ... Due advise in the light of above is awaited. Thanks .. Dalip Kr. Chhabra 0000t | Hello Mr Chandra, Firstly I am sorry for your dads' loss. However, that put a positive family history of coronary disease. Other risk factor is hypertension. All the other reports which you have mentioned are perfectly within normal limits and you shouldn't worry about the same, even uric acid at 7, no treatment is indicated at present. Now about TMT, the symptoms you describe are not characteristic for angina, however because of the risk factors which I have mentioned and if you are obese, smoke or have angina stressful life you fall into intermediate risk for coronary event in the future, so for you TMT is a good test to rule out underlying cardiac issues. In TMT they make you run on a treadmill and monitor your blood pressure vitals and see ECG changes. Also, any symptoms during exercise is unmasked. So in short they make your heart exercise and check whether everything is ok than. Hence, if your TMT is fine you may rule out any critical blocks indirectly. So yes TMT would be a good test to rule out heart as the cause of the chest discomfort you feel. Hoping I could help. Regards Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hi im janice 28 yrs old after birth i have a problem with BP and im having treatment with it..im taking deralin for 5 months... last month i checked my BP i noticed that im having a pulse rate more than 100 and today 121 ..what this clould possibly mean?what must i do? | Hello, Your heart rate is quite high, considering the fact that you are taking Berlin. Coming to this point, I would recommend performing some tests to investigate the possible causes: - a resting ECG-complete blood count-thyroid hormone levels for thyroid gland dysfunction- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance. High blood pressure is abnormal for your age too. For this reason, it is also checking some other blood lab tests in order to investigate for secondary causes of high blood pressure values. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am a 40 year old female. I have been having some mild pain on the left side of my chest, in my left arm that radiates down to my ring finger off and on for a week. Today while setting at my desk and at home my heart rate today has been between 116 to 118, I also have had swelling in my legs, feet and ankles. I have an appointment on Tuesday 6/3 with my doctor. I thought at first it was just stress/anxiety until I started experiencing swelling. I weighed myself then took a fluid pill and the next morning I had lost 3 pounds. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you are having cardiac disease. Your symptoms like left sided chest with radiation to left upper arm, rapid heart rate, leg swelling all are suggestive of heart disease mostly heart failure. So better to consult cardiologist and get done ECG and 2D Echo to rule out cardiac failure. 2D Echo will give you idea about function of heart. If it is decreased than you may need isotropic Chat Doctor. So better to consult cardiologist and discuss all these. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Yes, thank you. My sister lives with high stress levels everyday and has a dry cough throughout the day and then she ends up vomiting at the end of the day. Her stomach is always in pain. What is she dealing with and what can she do resolve these symptoms? She cant sleep throughout the night and has trouble falling asleep too. She is in her mid 50s and has already gone through menopause. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your sisters situation and problem. She is mostly having stress induced HERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). It is due to laxity of gastroesophageal sphincter. Because of this the acid of the stomach tends to come up in the esophagus and cause the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, chest pressure etc. First and foremost stress management is required. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counseling sessions. Try to identify stressor in her life and start working on its solution. She may need anxiolytic Chat Doctor. For HERD, avoid hot and spicy food. Avoid junk food. Avoid large meals. Start proton pump inhibitors and prokinetic |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I noticed it yesterday a lump in my left leg not so close to my pelvis area kind of lower and is swollen now, red color, painful, but I had a pain a week ago on the same leg but in the back of my lower leg by the fibula area. I have a pain and what shoul I take my dad gave me diclofenac because I always suffer from muscles pain...I was diagnosed like eight years ago with a slipped disc.Any advises?? thank you | Hi, Dear thanks for the query to Chat Doctor virtual clinic. I studied your query in full details updated from you. I understood your health concerns. Based on your query data, In my opinion, Dear You seem to suffer from painful red lump in left leg (Mostly from Varicose Veins),mostly in lower leg. A week ago pain in the same leg behind fibula, was there(mostly from PID)Thus you may have 2 different health issues, as indicated from your query data. A Color Doppler study of the left leg veins, for the first lump and a CT spine for the second one, to rule out its relation with Slipped disc you had 8 yrs ago, needs to be done to find out the nature of these lumps. I would suggest second opinion from Surgeon and or tho Surgeon, for clinical evaluation of this case as the query gives scanty information, and from which I would suggest physical examination to confirm the nature of these lumps. Team of GP doctor and Surgeon/ and Ortho-Surgeon would be needed to treat your health issue. Hope this reply would help you to evaluate your case and treat it with your doctors in time to come. Hope this would resolve your query and worry and Anxiety accompanied by it. Welcome for any further query in this regard to ME. I would love to help you out.Awaiting any further query. Wish you fast recovery from this intriguing health problem. Have a Good Day. Chat Doctor. N.M.S. Genl-CVTS -Senior Surgical Consultant |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hello doctor, my sister is suffering from kidney shrinkage, and her keratinine level is nearly to 7 on average. she is undergoing dialyses twice a week from last 3 months. But her stomach swelling is not decreasing. Her age is 25. plz guide me that shall we continue with the same. If yes for how much time. we r very upset.Arun Sharma India | Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. First thing you need to know is dialysis is the best treatment at this stage as her creatinine levels are 7. Coming to her stomach swelling the ultrafiltration which she is taking during dialysis need to be more in my opinion to take excess fluid out. If I am her treating doctor I will definitely increase the ultrafiltration if her BP is normal and if she is not tolerating she needs to be kept on weekly thrice dialysis. Please talk to your treating doctor about this and of course the final treatment other than dialysis will be the transplantation. Please get back if you have any queries. Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi Dr I am 31 years old, 1,72 and weigh 72 kg s. I am currently trying to fall pregnant. I have had very irregular periods the last 3 months. I had a miscarriage about 2 months ago. My gp gave me Primolut N to use. I have since had irregular discharge (pink and brown). I have not had a normal period since the miscarriage. A sonar showed that all was normal after the miscarriage. I suspected that I was pregnant, but should not have been more than 4 0r 5 days now. This morning I again had a pink discharge. Does this mean that I might not be pregnant, as suspected? | Hi welcome to the Chat Doctor You are having irregular periods... For that investigation needed as follows.... -pelvic examination -pelvic USG -Serum TSH, prolactin, testosterone estimation -ESR and CBC -RBS -Smoking, stress, weight loss history etc. According to cause specific treatment given For Hormonal imbalance Chat Doctor. ... If needed vaginal swab taken to rule out infection After treating any organic cause if present and after regularizing period frequently intercourse around ovulation will lead conception... Take care If frequent intercourse occurs than molecular study needed for rule out chromosomal Abnormality which is the common cause of abortion Consult gynecologist for examination with keeping all this in mind |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi I m isdro. I have a female friend her mouth its twist to the left side Her chick muscle didn t work she feels litle bid and she don t Have any problems to talk or to eat but her mouth its not Straight so she s don t know what kind of clinic or doctor to look for to ask what surgery or medicine needs to take | Hi, If it is present since birth then it's just a normal variation of the anatomy and nothing needs to be done apart for cosmetics purpose. If it is acquired later in life and is associated with other complications, it is then suggestive of facial nerve paralysis. Whatever is the cause you need a plastic surgeon to look after them. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my 11 day baby girl had an breast abscess, which was drained by the paediatrician. He had removed the pus along with som eblood deposited in the nipple. He also injected some ontment in the infected are aand then put a simple bandage over it with and advise to get it renewed every two days.He has prescribed cefediel and an anti tropical lotion. what else precautions to take to ensure that the condition does not repeat.I cannot even burp the baby after feeding her.pse advise | HI...regarding your query about what else can be done, keep the area clean and if there is appearance of fever or if the local area is showing any swelling or redness then you need to consult your pediatrician immediately. Regarding prevention - do not squeeze the area. Any skin boils should be treated with topical antibiotics immediately and if the skin boils and abscesses are becoming recurrent then the kid will require work up for immunodeficiency. Regards - |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | After wallking about 1-2 blocks my button muscles hurt along with my hips. Once I rest a little, I can walk again until the cycle starts again. Is it an aortic pelvic/abdominal problem, a problem due to bulging disks or is it from arthritis? I already have 3 different opinions | Hi, thank you for providing the Brief history of you. A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. As you get pain while walking in the hip region, a thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. Also, this pain can be due to the pathology of lumbosacral joint of sacroiliac joint. As you mentioned the bulging disks, a thorough assessment is advised, because the pain and ache has difference to understand here. Pain occurs due to neuropathic issue, and ache occurs in muscle. If your hip muscles ache than might be an inflammation of the joint and if it is pain than it will be bulging disc. Also, after a thorough neuromuscular assessment, the MRI may be advised. Post which, with simple physical therapy intervention, pain and aches can be controlled. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My two month old baby just had a vp shunt inserted, due to hydrocephalus, he was in hospital only one day after surgery, and i m not sure how to take care of him at home. All the doctors gave me was paracetamol for the pain, but no other explanations as to how to treat him. How long will it take for him to heal from the surgery? | Hi Thanks for writing to Chat Doctor.VP shunt surgery is a procedure of inserting a strike tube from brain fluid spaces to the tummy fluid space, (peritoneum). It's a way to Chat Doctor. Being a sterile elective operation baby must have been covered up with antibiotic during surgery. So post surgery you have to only give pain medicine. Keep watch on the stick area, and may be followed up after 7Β days to your doctor. Also ask your doctor to show you how to check whether the tube is working or no. Thanks. In case you have more queries I am always ready to answer. Else, please rate this answer and close the discussion. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hi.... i m 21 yr old male. i dnt hve a beard. there is no genetical problem. pls help me doctor. sugesst me how to grow my beard. i also shave every weak.... | Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. If you have no beard growth, why you are worrying? You have so many other good qualities and good personality. Beard is actually a problem for many. Slow or scanty beard growth could be due to hormonal insufficiency. You must be having more of female hormones than male in this hair growth area. If you have good sexual urge and enough sexual powers, forget about that hormone also. It will not disturb you. You can try daily shaving and stop worrying. You might need sexological or psychological counseling. Hope this answers your query. Available for further sexological clarifications. Good luck. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have a hard lump behind my right nostril for a few months now. At first I thought it was a pimple, but the more i touched it, the bigger it grew. Now that Ive left it alone, it just simply exists and slightly distorts my nose symmetry. 2 dentists have said that it is unrelated to any dental problems. Is this just a cyst or should I get a CT scan? | Hello, I have gone through your query and I can understand your concerns. Probable diagnosis: Sebaceous cyst. Differential diagnosis: cutaneous lipoma/Desmond cyst/boils treatment:surgical excisional the symptoms and signs you have mentioned suggest the possibility of a sebaceous cyst. Some other condition like Desmond, boils and cutaneous lipoma have to be ruled out before making a diagnosis. There is absolutely no need for a CT scan for this kind of cyst. Definitive treatment is by surgical excision of the cyst. Excised specimen have to be sent for biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. Hope this information help you. Regards. Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my husband 240 lbs 62 64 years old was trying to break up a fight between our two dogs and was accidently bitten on the hand. The wounds were puncture wounds and bled slightly. He wash the wounds and put bactine on the wounds. This was a week ago, the wounds have healed and look okay however his hand is swollen. We are now treating with heat and cold in half hour intervals Is this correct. I am having him call the doctor in the AM but was just wondering if we should do something immediately? He is a VET and on vet disability so our ER options are limited. | Thanks for posting you query to Chat Doctor.first I would like to suggest you weather dog were vaccinated or not if not those you are satisfied with my answer. Feel free to communicate if any query .en first step is to take rabies vaccination. If your dogs were vaccinated then no need for it. Now coming to current problem as dog bite causes penetration in crude form so damage to tissue and blood vessels laceration takes place which require long time to heal. But no need to worry as you should take precaution to avoid secondary bacterial infection by maintain proper cleaning and Chat Doctor. For pain take :Tablet of Diclofenac potassium 50Β mg with Serratiopeptidase 5 mg two times a day .it will help in receiving pain and decreasing swelling. Tablet Pantoprazole 40 mg once in morning to prevent |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My boyfriend has been having stomach pains for three months. He gets very tired, nauseated, indigestion, and some diarrhea. He has had blood work done, physical exam, and stool test, which all came back normal. He had a ultrasound today that showed an enlarged spleen and sludge in the gallbladder. What do you think is wrong? | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Gallbladder sludge is a mixture of bile, mucous, and cholesterol, and calcium based particles. Its trucks in the bile duct and cause pain. May lead to gallbladder infection, infection of pancreas, or gall stones. Mostly resolves by its own, or else gall bladder is to be operated. Your condition appears to be due to the pancreatitis. I advise you to consult a gastroenterologist for diagnosis and treatment. Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. Thank you. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Granddaughter has been vomiting and running high fever since last Friday. Was taken to Dr. this past Mon., he said stomach virus, be ok in a day or so. but she still is not ok. I told daughter I think more is going on and she should go to dr. again. What do you think? maybe bacterial infection instead of regular stomach virus? | Hi, It might be an abdominal infection, caused by a bacterium or a virus. The viral infection is commoner in the pediatric age group and takes longer to subside. Bacterial infection subsides, once the antibiotics start to act. Give her oral antipyretic paracetamol for fever and do cold sponging. Give a soft diet. Please visit the pediatrician immediately if the fever goes over 101 degrees in spite of all efforts (risk of seizures), if oral intake is severely hampered, there are intractable vomiting s or signs of deny Chat Doctor. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,My father had cataract surgery yesterday. His sugar levels were fine before surgery. Today he was given a Dexa injection 2 ml in his eye due to inflammation. After that the sugar levels have stayed between 280 -300 through out. Just before dinner, his sugar levels were 300 mg/dL. As advised by our doctor have gave him 16 units of Mixtard instead of 14 which he takes regularly along with regular sugar medicines.My questions are: Does Dexa injection increase the sugar so much and when will the effect go? In addition, he is also putting one drop of steroid eye drops Predmet every hour. From tomorrow, it will be once every three hours. Can this also increase the sugar level? From tomorrow how should we manage the sugar levels? Will the effect of steroids go away? Please see the attached prescription of all the eye drops after cataract surgery.He is taking Mixtard Insulin 30/70 - 50 units in the morning,14 units in the night, Glycomet GP2 1-0-1, Linagliptin 5 mg 1-0-0, Fibator 10 mg -0-0-1, Metolar 25 -1-0-0, Dynapres 0.4 - 0-0-1, Arreno 1-0-1, Ecosprin 75 1-0-0, Thyronorm 25 mg one tablet from Monday to Thursday and two tablets from Friday to Sunday, Cap Uprise once a month. | Hello, Welcome to ChatDoctor. I just read your query and from what you have mentioned it appears that your father's blood sugar has increased because of steroids. As for your questions let me answer them one by one. Yes, Dexa injection increases the sugar so much and it will have decreased effect once your father is off steroids completely. Yes, steroid eye ChatDoctor. Regarding managing the sugar levels, if his fasting is above 250 then increase his evening dose of Insulin by adding two more units. If his dinner blood sugar is 250 mg/dL above then add two more units to his morning dose of Insulin and continue monitoring accordingly. If |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi Doctor. Im 29+2 weeks pregnant and since yesterday Ive experieced frequent loose stools, flatulence, acid in the stomac, colics with cramps in legs and arms. This morning I went for a stool test and they told me its amoeba. Because I live in the subsaharian Africa and here in the village we dont have any good doctor, Id like advice on which medicine to take, and how often. Thanks. | Hi madam, came to know about your problem of loose motion comics and cramps, as you are residing in rural remote area and pregnant 29+2 weeks, I want to suggest you to take plenty of fluids with electrolytes if available to you, if not than you can take sugar+salt+ lemon water 2-3 liters in a day, also take Metronidazole 400 if you have, for your cramps you may have your medicines as advised regularly in pregnancy i.e. folic acid, iron & calcium as given to all pregnant women along with these you must take a glass of milk regularly during this period. You can also take curd & rice to control your loose motions and flatulence too. Good Luck take care, recover soon. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have no idea why my blood pressure is high. I went to the doctors yesterday at it was 158/100. They put me on water pills for 3 weeks and a low sodium diet . The thing is, I think maybe it could be an underlying issue. Six months ago when i went, it was 112/86. My diet hasnt change too much (I eat fairly healthy), but i only exercise once or twice every two weeks. I am not overweight .. 5 125lb. I have been on birth control for about 3 years. I also have experienced a kidney infection (of both kidneys) and a few uti s. I want to make my bp isn t because of some kind of kidney problem, or possibly diabetes (my grandfather has type 1). What are your opinions? | Hi, Wecome to Chat Doctor, You are recently detected Hypertension, so you will be required it to monitor carefully, as you pointed out at least regular use of birth control pill for 3 years? May contribute to high BP if not the cause of high BP, another thing is kidney problems, so you must check renal functions and a Renal ultrasonographic examination. Use of a lot of salt or analgesic may contribute to high BP. Lack of physical activity may be another. Salt restricted diet and regular walking exercise 3=4 km /day should improve it. Family history of Diabetes so do not forget to check Blood sugar level twice a year. Stop taking Oral contraceptive pills with consultation of your treating Physician. Good Luck |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I had an abcess a few months ago and got root canal treatment. Now, I am after developing a green-ish spot on my gums. It is just over the tooth i had the abscess in. It is surrounded by a dark purple colour. It is tender to touch and I am very worried it may be another abscess. Do you have any ideas as to what it could be? | Hello, Thanks for consulting ChatDoctorRead your query, as you have undergone root canal treatment now again you feel abscess and sinus opening in tooth this can be due to infection is still present at apical region of tooth causing again pus formation, I will suggest you to consult dentist and go for investigations Iowa X-ray if infection is still present at apex of same tooth then go for RE RCT or removal of tooth. Hope this will help you. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I having trouble with my right leg all of a sudden. From my hip to my knee. When I take in a deep breath it hurts. I can t cross my leg to my knee to put on my sock. When I lay flat in the bed my leg feels like I got a rod in it. Finally my leg is weak and it bother me in the back of my knee. | Hello, Sudden pain in the leg may be due to sciatica or hip osteoarthritis or lumbar spondylosis with radiculopathy. Until examination is done, it is difficult to say what it is. Use tablet. Attract twice a day for five days. Use tablet Pregabalin once daily for five days. Please get it done X-ray of lumbar spine and hip joint, then consult your orthopedic/neurophysician they will examine and treat you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello Dr. Rynne! I noticed two days ago, purple, very dark purple, but a thin vein at the skin of the scrotum - the left side at the top of the scrotum (not on the testicle). This vein has a length of one inch (max). Is this clearly the varicocele, or I should not worry? It does not hurt, does not itch, does not swell - I do not feel discomfort, apart from a slight stress. Please reply. Thank you and best regards! | Hello dear, Thank you for your contact to Chat Doctor. I read and understand your concern. I am Chat Doctor answering your concern. No, It's nothing to worry. It's not varicocele. If you tense the skin of the scrotum than vein becomes visible on the skin. Its normal phenomenon. Everyone has the same vein on scrotum. The reason you are not having any problem like itching, burning, swelling etc. is because your vein is normal. In varicocele people feel Chat Doctor. Pain and swelling of which can increase with weight lifting. All these symptoms are absent in you so feel free you are not having varicocele. I will be happy to answer your further concern on bit.ly/ |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi doctor,I met a guy. I decided not to have sex as I do not know him. He gave me protected oral (blow job) with a condom. Also, I fingured his anus two minutes with vaseline by putting nitrile gloves. That is all and he also sucked my nipples. We did not have anal sex. There was little masturbation before oral. But it has been a week and I am having diarrhea. I am very scared. Do you think I got exposed to HIV? Please help. I never did anal sex due to fear of HIV. Please help. | Hi. It is unlikely to acquire HIV without exchange of body fluids. In your case, masturbation and oral sex have very minimal chance for such. Your diarrhea could be due to other infections. For more information consult a HIV AIDS specialist online |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | daughter has had diarrhea and stomch problems 28 days - nd taking ammodium--she has a bad head vol and has been workimg and has lots of stress--she is custodial parent to my 11 yr old grandson -- and travels 45 min to and from work ea day - and is prof artist -- she has bloating -- is divorced over 8 yrs now - and has a large house to take care of -- she saw a dr. yesteerday and said that asap a colonoscopy is needed -- we do not know any more - she lives 200 mi awa - and we are her parents - we have two daughters - Lori Ann is 46 and also has psoriasis - food allergies - smokes and is overweight - and has never had this before - she mentioned IBS--what do you think about a colonoscopy -aren t there other tests - what about the dr getting a dietician to help her plan menus- | Hello, welcome to Chat Doctor, if your daughter is having persistent diarrhea it would be good to do a stool test to rule out any kind of infection, to do h-pylori test to rule out ulcers, side effect of Chat Doctor. If she has bleeding accompanied by diarrhea then would rush for a colonoscopy. From the brief history you have given me, she might be suffering from ulcers, she has many risk factors pointing to that these include.-stress-obese- smoking-food allergies. Would suggest she needs to be investigated to know what is causing the problem would benefit from endoscopy instead yes she will benefit from a dietician for the food she needs to eat. Hope to have answered your query wish your daughter a quick recovery and don't be stressed life is short to enjoy it to the most.take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Looking for a ENT Dr. for recommendations for my granddaughter, with Robinow syndrome. She does not have a cleft palate but her ENT does not want to remove her tonsils (cyst in one) because or her high palate. She does not have a speech impediment (tested at UTMB) but Dr. says it may impair her speech. She is 26. What do you suggest? I am her Grandmother and she lives with me. I just got her UHC medical Insurance. She thinks the food moves around in her throat and is painful. She has had food stuck in her tonsil before and managed to remove it. | Robin ow Syn Chat Doctor. However, it is not possible to cure the condition completely. The treatment varies from one patient to another depending on the present symptoms. Surgical correction of the physical deformities is the most common treatment option. Other treatment measures that can help the patients to cope with the condition include:Dental therapyGrowth hormone therapyCounselingThe spine defects and facial deformities are often corrected by appropriate surgery. Child |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my FATHERs montux test and serum test is negative but on the basis of x-ray doctor has advised two forecox tab daily befort breakfast. My question is just on the basis of x-ray can we detect tb when other tests are negative. my father age is 69 and he is feeling very week after taking forceox. please guide | Based on clinical findings and after corroborating with the X-ray findings, if the doctor finds evidence of tuberculosis, it can be treated as tuberculosis even if Manitou test and sputum test are negative. At advanced age like that of your father, the immunity automatically comes down and susceptibility to tuberculosis increases. However, for confirmation, TB Gold Quantifier test is considered as gold standard for diagnosis, and you may opt for that if you have a confusion. Please note that it is a costly investigation. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have had severe chronic back pain since i had an epidural for childbirth in 2007. Every doctor I go to tells me nothing is wrong. I cry daily from the pain and it has affected my mobility plus I have scoliosis. I can not find a doctor who will manage my pain so I can feel normal again and move around and be a mom and wife again. | Dear friend, I understood your concerns, This type of chronic pain is due to a clearly identifiable cause. Certain structural spine conditions (for example, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis) can cause ongoing pain until successfully treated. These conditions are due to a diagnosable anatomical problem. If the pain caused by these types of conditions has not subsided after a few weeks or months of conservative (nonoperative) treatments, then spine surgery may usually be considered as a treatment option. But I will suggest you to go for physiotherapy treatment which is best for you. You need to take it and ultrasound therapy on your painful part. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Dear Doctor,We are an indian family living in France. My daughter is 6 years old and was diagonised allergic to dust mites. We started with a de-sensibilisation allopathic treatment 2 years ago and this has not proved useful. Recently she developed severe symptoms and her nose was completely blocked and was only breathing thro her mouth day and night. We had to take her to the emergency alopathic treatment and right now she is under 5mg primalan`(which treats her symptoms) everyday and the doctor said that 2 years of de-sensibilisation has not helped and hence we have to start the procedure all over again. Can you please suggest some alternative medicines? | Hi, Welcome to ChatDoctorThis is Chat Doctor. I am concerned about your 6 years old daughter. I wonder how she picked up this problem. . Reply to these questions are required for correct diagnosis discharge from nose ? Or throat ? If yes , color ? Normal or stringy Any history of Tonsils Thin or flabby, dull or actively way, I would suggest you to take care of her intake of diet, soups, full of fruit saladAntioxydents, Lemon juice in water with little honey. She should not suffer from constipation. Inculcate regular bowl practice. Gargles with salty Luke warm water , Punjab - |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi there. I m not exactly sure if a real doctor will answer this- let alone the fact it will be answered. I have a world of questions to ask... but I guess I ll ask this one, well maybe two. Is it possible for an individual s intelligence to fluctuate? When I was younger it appeared that I was simply average, IQ wise... in my family it was just an unspoken truth that I was the least intelligent. But as I got older, around 17 I began paying attention more in school and trying more and found that I achieved top marks. Not just slightly above average but far exceeding that of my peers. In most classes I had the highest mark. It led me to wonder whether I became smarter with age? I don t know, is this possible? And if so, is it possible for me to become less smart? They say the brain is like a muscle and it needs to be used but I ve also heard that no one can actually alter their natural intelligence? Thanks! --Branden | Hello, I believe you're hard on yourself! There are so many aspects of intelligence and nobody can be perfect. You're right... it's not a strictly medical question, it's more like one for a psychology expert. But I can give you a direction. Ill start with some examples. Some people can be very good at interacting with others in social gatherings but may be the worst students. Others can be great students but can experience trouble when socializing. Some have great talent in sports, others can't even run without stumbling. All of them can get better with practice. You've seen it in yourself. Trying hard got you better marks. You probably can't really alter you natural intelligence, but you can get better results with trial and experience. Use a step-by-step approach to achieve more and more. Getting the best marks proves you've got potential! Best of luck in your endeavors. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am a 39 year old male. I developed acute pericarditis over the weekend. I had no symptoms prior to that. I do have a high triglyceride level (380) and my dad does have a history of heart issues and diabetes that started in his thirties. I have not been much of a drinker in the past, but over the last month or so I have had two or three beers per day nearly every day. Could this be tied to my pericarditis and would you recommend I stop drinking completely? | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Yes, beer Chat Doctor. And honestly speaking, 2-3 beers per day is considered as large quantity of alcohol. You are having two other strong risk factors for heart diseases. 1. High triglycerides 2. Strong positive family history. So you should definitely quit all forms of Alcohol (including beer) permanently. Also start lipid lowering agents like rosuvastatin or atorvastatin today reduce triglycerides. Do regular aerobic exercise like running, cycling, swimming etc. Avoid oily and fatty food. Don't worry, you will be alright with all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks. |
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