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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, My daughter woke up vomiting this morning. she feels better after each episode. but she is vomiting every 3-4 hours (it was never any closer than that)...trying to sip Sprite but it doesn t really stay down. No fever. Should I be over concerned or is it likely a virus? | Hi Dear, Understanding your concern. As per your query your daughter have symptoms of frequent vomiting which seems to be due to electrolyte imbalance in body and could be due to viral infection leading to acute gastroenteritis. Need not worry. Avoid hot, sharp and spicy food. You can take banana on daily basis and light food. I would suggest you to start treatment witChatDoctorbination of fluoroquinolones and ornidazole. You should get intravenous fluid administration as well. Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...Hello,I have Chronic bacterial prostatitis caused by bacteria Proteus mirabilis. I am 33, male. I dont have another health problems except ch. sinusitis. What should I do to get rid of the bacteria - Proteus mirabilis? Thanks, Igor | Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have chronic bacterial prostatitis. It is caused by gram negative bacteria Proteus Mirabilis. You should take a course of antibiotic like levofloxacin or cephalosporin. It is prescriptions based medicine so consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi am a 35 year old female I have been trying to get pregnant for over 4 years but no luck. I would like to know some information. I have seen a doctor in ssss as I have had abdominal pain and also he had done an ultra sound and he told me also that that my eggs were not mature and sperm could not get in. Could you please tell me what are my options. | Hi, Thanks for your query. I read your query and I understand your concerns. Following is my reply:1) The explanation you are giving does not match what you say.2) Either you have wrongly understood what doctor said or doctor is wrong. Hence, I advise you to take scan and second opinion from a different infertility specialist I hope I answered your query. I will be available for any follow-up query you have. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,Is it possible for me to have a successful pregnancy with a 7.3 cm intramural posterior fibroid? I would rather not have it removed. | Hello, Welcome to ChatDoctor. Probably it is possible as many women conceive and have successful pregnancies. But on the other hand, it is also a risk factor for the miscarriages, and it may or may not interfere with implantation though miscarriages are higher with submucosal ones. But it is not like that you cannot conceive or have successful pregnancies. You have the chances to get pregnant. Most of the intramural fibroids are notorious for making labor process complicated, but as far as implantation is concerned, they do not interfere much with it. I hope it has helped you. Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,Girl\s father is dumb and deaf affected. If I marry that girl (affected person\s daughter), will the child born to us also be affected? And I am not dumb and deaf. Please help me to decide to marry her or not. | Hi. I understand your concern. Congenital deafness and mutism has a genetic effect and may pass to future generation but incidences are very less as compared to other congenital and genetic diseases. You may marry with girls concern. Deafness and mutism in the next generation are due to so many factors. So deafness of father should not be criteria for rejection of daughter for marriage. Now a days deaf and mutism is very easily managed by cochlear implants and few agencies are sponsoring the surgical costs as well. So need not worry and go ahead. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have been diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis. I started taking Stella shots every about 3 months ago. I have been breaking out with a rash in various places, my hands fall asleep and I ache all over. Today I have been completely drained and slept most of the day. I am usually extremely active and able to ignore the soreness. My eyes are also puffy and blurry. | Hi, Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease characterized by silvery scaly plaques. Joints might be involved in psoriasis, as you have. Mental and physical stress may exacerbate, so you avoid tension and worries. Methotraxate 15 mg in decided dose in a week may be helpful. Aceclofenace may reduce arthralgia. In some patients of psoriasis arthritis, HY Chat Doctor. You must consult dermatologist for proper treatment. I think, you may be improved. I hope you got my answer. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Me and my partner were having intercourse but the condoms were tight so he wasn t fully hard. The last condom he used broke and he pulled out 3 minutes later anyway but we only noticed after. He is 100% sure he was not fully hard and did not finish. I am not on the pill and was also already was pretty sick, so what are the chances of me being pregnant? | Hello dairy understand your concernThere is chance of the pregnancy if you have done sex in the fertile phase of the cycle. You did not mention the menstrual history. Condom was broke so pre-cum before the ejaculation can enter into the vagina. Precum contain sufficient sperm concentration that cause pregnancy. You can take I pill with in 72 hours of the sex. If 72 hours has been crosses then wait for the period to come. If period will delay by the 8-10 days then go for urine pregnancy test and or blood Chat Doctor to confirm the pregnancy. If you become pregnancy then still you can terminate intrauterine pregnancy by abortion pill under the supervision of the gynecologist. Avoid stress, take healthy diet, Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello I have been trying to get pregnant for the past 2 years but I havent been successful ( I already have 2 daughters) but i been told that due to me having blood clots while in my period every month is the reason i cant get pregnant. Is that true if so what can i do? I really want another baby. By the way Im 38 years old.Thank you | Hi, Thanks for writing in to us. At age 38 years, the number of viable eggs in a woman significantly decreases with increasing age. The reason of not getting pregnant due to blood clots in your periods is not right. If you have two daughters already, you do not have any structural abnormality in yourself. Please try to have intercourse with your partner around the date of ovulation, one day before ovulation and for four dates after that regularly. Keeping your age in mind, I would suggest you to consult a fetal medicine clinic and discuss the information on issues with child Chat Doctor. Some screening tests may become necessary to be done once you get pregnant to confirm that the unborn baby is normal in all respects. Hope this helps |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, I have been to 2 different doctors and they both say I have bone on bone and the best solution is knee replacement. I do not know the best Doctor to go to as I have had very different experiences with them. I wonder if I should go with the new procedure that fits your bones as I have seen on line with Dr. Royce, and is said to be better, or should I just try to find the best Doctor by looking for patients recommendations on line. | Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough Musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As your doctors mentioned you have bone on bone for which TKR is the remedy, I suspect you have arthritis of the knee joint. Also, TKR is a successful procedure to get the pain and other symptoms reduce. Maybe you have too much damage to the ligaments with in the knee joint and now the knee has only swelling and grinding of bone to bone. I will advise you to initially try doing physical therapy, as with this, your pain will be reduced by using the therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy. Then the physical therapist will perform passive ROM exercises to regain the knee bending and later, strengthening of the knee joint and lower limb as a whole, post which if you plan to go with TKR it will be a good outcome sore. As your muscles will have a strength to assist you further for the TKR. In my clinical practice, patients who required TKR, undergo the physical therapy to regain the muscular strength pre TKR and post TKR with physical therapy again the functional ability of the joint is achieved. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My Dr has me on four presc now for bi-polar disorder. Mentally now, I am WONDERFUL! However, one of these meds is NOT agreeing w/my body making me tingle horribly in my arms & legs... I am on buspirone 300 mg 2X daily, Trileptal 450 mg 2X daily, neurotin 300 mg 4X per day & vistril 50 MG 1-2 every 4 hours.... which of these is the prob? | Hello, Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Trileptal could be responsible for such a problem. The same can be switched to a safer medicine. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below-mentioned link:bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,I have been suffering from a disease of the stomach for six months now. I feel a pain in my stomach when I pass stools. My stool is like mud or liquid, but not like water. I have consulted many doctors but I do not have relief yet. Please tell me what I should do. I am very worried. | Hello. Your problems are not too worrisome. It can happen normally as well. Have good food and relax. You will be fine. If is not settling with this, please consider a detailed consultation. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my daughter fell off trampoline and hurt her ankle. It is either badly sprained or may have fracture. Too swollen to tell. I have to bring her to dr on Monday. I have been given apap c cod elix 12 to give her. I had been switching advil and Tylenol for her every 4hrs. Now I have this. They said not to give it to her for at least 6 hrs because I had given her Tylenol 2tsp at 5:45. She is in pain can I give her advil again now and the elix at midnight. Or can I just give her the elix now. She needs something. I think they meant I can give her advil then the apap at midnight. I just don t want to get it wrong. | HiT hank you for asking Chat Doctor. I have gone through your query. It is not good to give all the painkillers together. Injuries in the legs can cause compartment syn Chat Doctor. You need to go to ER in such case. You can give Advil or acetaminophen (Tylenol). If pain is there after this also then go to ER. She might need an X-ray to rule out fracture. Local hematoma block and stabilization will relieve pain in such case also. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything is not clear. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I had some tests recently and went to a doctor. He said only to cut back on my alcohol. Below are the results from my tests. What are your suggestions? Also, my liver enzymes level in Oct and Dec were at 72. This past week Im having pains on my lower right side and didnt know if this could be related.Findings: The liver is mildly enlarged and demonstrates a mildly nodular contour as well as moderate diffusely increased parenchymal echogenicity. There is no focal hepatic mass or intrahepatic biliary ductal dilatation. Impression: Mild hepatomegaly and moderate degree of diffuse hepatic steatosis as well as morphologic findings suggestive of chronic liver disease. Clinical correlation is recommended, and further evaluation with dynamic contrast enhanced MRI should be obtained as well. | Hello! Thanks for putting your query in Chat Doctor. I am a Gastroenterologist (DM). Presence of nodular contour suggest development of cirrhosis in liver. I will advise you to quit alcohol at all and visit a Hepatologist or Gastroenterologist for further evaluation and management hope I have answered your query and this will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to answer that too. Remain in touch and get-well soon. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I HAVE ACH IN MY LEFT SHOULDER , I HAVE DONE MANY TESTS & CT SCAN, BUT I DONT FOUND ANY DISCRIPENCY IN ALL TEST REPORTS, CT SCAN , ONE FRIEND SUGGEST TO ME FOR PET SCAN TEST, IS IT FAVOUR TO ME FOR SHOULDER PAIN & PL YOU GUIDE TO ME FOR RIGHT PLACE IN DELHI NCR FOR TEST & COST | Hello, I will suggest doing MRI shoulder. If the shoulder pain is persisting from long and no solution provided. Need to see the soft tissue of the shoulder joint. Exercise will help to stabilize the shoulder and improve the overall shoulder functions. Having a word with a physiotherapist who can help with therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy for reducing the inflammation and pain. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Jay In Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My 5 yr old son was stung by a wasp last night. We applied topical benedryl to the site as well as giving him a benedryl tablet. The swelling and pain went away within a short time. This morning, he woke and was complaining that his hands were shaky. I repeated the above procedure again with the ointment and tablet. Since he is still having affects, I am wondering if this is a sign that he is sensitive to bee stings (like severe reaction) or not. | Hi. Welcome to Chat Doctor . I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns. As per your complaint as your son has been stung by bee leading to swelling and pain that went away with Ben Chat Doctor. . Well, there is a possibility that he is still having the effect of the bee sting leading to continuation of allergic reaction leading to shaky hands. I would however suggest you to consult an Allergist and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and blood test can help in diagnosis. In case if the symptoms are due to allergic reaction only the physician can advise him to continue with anti-allergic medication and a short course of steroid to be taken orally as well as a steroid injection can be given to wean off the effects of the allergen soon. Hope this information helps. Thanks and regards. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, I have been feeling as though I have a cold for the last week or so- blocked nose , feeling like my ears are blocked inside... Yesterday my left eye swelled up and past 2 mornings as been closed with watery substance coming out of it. in the last few hours my right hand side of my neck has started hurting when i press on it and when swallowing . I have allergies and use anti-histamines and rapital eyedrops daily so not sure if something has affected my eye? What can I do? Thank you :-) | Hello dear... All these symptoms suggest that you might be suffering from upper respiratory tract infection. The watering in eyes can be attributed to insufficient Chat Doctor. The management consists of: 1. Gargle with warm salt water to relieve throat pain 2. Antihistamines to provide symptomatic relief from cold. 3. Nasal decongestants to relieve nose block. 4. Analgesics to take care of pain & fever(if any)5. Antibiotics like amoxicillin (if bacterial infection is suspected)So...it will be better to consult an ENT specialist & start treatment. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Thanks & take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My aunt who is in her 80 s is in ER now with severe pain in lower left quad--food seems to bring pain on, worse when up. Has done EGD, Colonoscopy, abd US, Cardiac stress test, liver function test, and bloodwork has all been normal (haven t got results of today s bloodwork yet). Had gallbladder removed several yrs ago, checked today to see if there were stones in Common Bile Duct--none. Help please | Hi. Thanks for your query and an elucidated history. It is worrisome to know that all the tests you mentioned have been normal viz- EGD, Colonoscopy, ABD US, Cardiac stress test, liver function test, and blood work has all been normal-blood work once normal has not much important if done again. The pain is persistent in a lady of 80 years in spite of the negative tests. When the increasing factors are food and standing up, the most probable causes can be ::Intestinal obstruction- this can be missed by many tests. Needs to be done by a simple X-ray in the standing position-shows gas / fluid levels. This is possible only if done in a standing position. CT scan can not be done in standing position- it is always done in lying down position so can miss. Another problem can be a sealed perforation- again very difficult to find on any tests. This need a classical clinical test of rebound tenderness to be elicited by the Surgeon. So take a second opinion of a Surgeon dealing in Gastroenterology and the cause may be found and well treated. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hi my name is joe bloggs im 42 years old and weight 155lbs...i think i have deprestion but im not sure... i am experencing so unusual things...when i walk my body tend to move awkwardly, i have problems completing tasks i was able to complete, i have trouble sleeping and eating, fingers seem to twitch | Degree understand your concerns went through your details. The symptoms you provide here are common to many psychological disorders like anxiety, depression, obsession, some personality disorders etc. Expert psychiatrists / psychologists use a method called differential diagnosis to pinpoint the disorder. I suggest you to consult a psychologist or psychiatrist for ascertaining your case and then diagnose. Do not go with gut feeling and do not try to self diagnose. Self diagnosing will do more harm than good. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute detail possible. Hope this answers your query. Further clarifications are welcome. Good luck. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I just started tech school for the United States Air Force shortly after arriving here I started having back and sharp pains and my foot has this numbness or tingly feeling to it and gets worse when I walk for while... just wondering if you think I will be getting a early separation from military because of this? | Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history. As per the history it appears to me more of a nerve impingement. Undergoing a thorough clinical examination and an MRI of lumbar spine to the extent of the nerve impingement. Also, your symptoms are less and not must serious kind one. With physical therapy and proper stabilization of the spine you can regain the strength in the muscles of the Spine. All the best for your career. You won't have early separation. You have a long regards Jay In Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I was diagnosed yesterday with a herniated lumbar intervertebral disc at the hospital and want to know what is the recovery time. I had a cat scan and Dr didn t explain clearly to me but I was on 2 narcotics nurses gave me for pain when he was trying to explain..joe | I read your question carefully, and I understand your concern. It is difficult to give a precise answer to that question without more info. Herniated disks can be of different grades. If the disc is herniated meaning displaced and producing symptoms due to compression of nerve roots it won't go away just like that, it will remain there. If there is improvement that is due to the subsiding of the inflammation at the site which might be adding to the compression. Certain times though if there is marked compression surgery might be needed. So recovery times may vary. You can feel better in a couple of weeks as inflammation subsides, improve more slowly over several months with pain treatment, physical therapy, local spine injections or need surgery at times. I hope things work out for the best. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello,Ive Been getting mild headaches often and a fast resting heart rate of about 112. Sometimes while I am laying down I feel out of breath and have to catch it. I also been experiencing slight dizziness, bad facial acne, sharp abdominal pain ( it comes and goes) and have itchy red raised bumps on arms, legs, back, and buttocks. My blood pressure and temp is in normal range but have a lot of concerns with all these signs and symptoms. what could it possibly be? | Hello! Welcome on Chat Doctor! I passed carefully through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to chronic inflammation or a chronic infection. An allergic reaction can not be excluded either, considering the red raised bumps on the arms, legs and back. For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for the possible underlying causes: - a resting ECG - a chest X-ray study and pulmonary function tests-complete blood count- PCR, ESR for inflammation- kidney and liver function tests-blood electrolytes- an abdominal ultrasound- a stool bacterial culture- a urinalysis. Further tests may be needed if the above tests are suggestive for a chronic infection. Consulting with a dermatologist may be needed to investigate for the nature of the red bumps. You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues. Kind regards, |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | 1 1/2 yrs ago my brother, age 81 had a biopsy done on a mass found on his pancreas...it was benign. He just had a CT Scan done and now this mass has grown to 11cm , almost 1/2 inch larger than before. The doctor will be doing a biopsy next week. I asked him can it be removed and he said no because of its size and because of its location.Is 11cm considered very large? Although it was benign before but because it has continued to grow do you feel this time it could be cancer? Thank you...Teriann | Hello, Thanks for the query to Chat Doctor. Forum. The size of pancreas is usually not more than 15 cm. Head, body and tail are the main parts of pancreas. Usually the benign carcinoma rarely develops in head , if present may be malignant so get a surgery for this part, however final decision will be taken by a surgeon. In my opinion consult one more surgeon and get his opinion before biopsy (if biopsy excisional will be the best). Good luck. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My wife is having moderate pain on her right side abdominal. It hurt enough last night that it work her. Her appendix has been removed as well as galb bladder. I listened to that area and it was very gurgling and active. She has also had more bowel movements than normal. She is 40. | Hi. Thanks for your query. Read and understood that your wife is most probably suffering from Gastroenteritis. I would advise her a course of an antibiotic and metronidazole and probiotics along with symptomatic and supportive treatment. Get the blood and stool test. Ultrasonography to rule out any pathology like a diverticulum and lymph nodes and colonoscopy to rule out colitis or ulcer and cancer. She may need a CT scan f the abdomen if the colonoscopy is showing some changes. Ruling out the primary cause and getting treated accordingly is very important. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | 15 im not to sure how tall i am maybe 156cm...i have had ear problems but they got fix in 2008 and when i was sick last time i got a blood test and it come back saying i had an abnormal liver but it went back to normal and i was fine ... i have been sick since wed a week and a bit ago | Hi thanks for contacting Chat Doctor .... You have not mentioned history about your complaints.... Your blood report abnormal regarding liver function... But cause not mentioned.... You might have elevated liver enzymes in blood report so doctor saying liver problem. But now report normal... So it could be temporary viral infection, steatohepatitis or sub acute viral hepatitis Also... Anyway just check your healthy liver condition now by USG abdomen, liver enzymes' estimation, PT etc.... If you have just now any other complaint then you can ask for advise...Meanwhile, take healthy and balanced diet... With fruits more... Take care.... |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have 20+ mosquito bites all over my legs from being out on the softball field. I have tried every over the counter topical hydrocortisone cream there is with no relief, along with just about every over the counter antihistamine I can find with no relief. The bites are now quarter size and unbareabley itchy. What can I do help the itch and calm and inflammation?? | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor. A short course of steroids by mouth (Tablet prednisolone 5 mg twice daily for a week, then once daily for another week) along with antihistamines will help you. Some individuals will have allergy to Mosquito bites and insect bites. Repeated mosquito bites (even one or two) may lead to the persistence of the problem. Protection to the leg and forearms with full pants and full sleeves in the evening and night hours is the only permanent solution for these individuals. Consult your Dermatologist, he/she will help you in this regard. Wish you a speedy recovery. Chat Doctor. Morgan |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hello , i have a respiratory problem,during the day i can not breath deeply , i must go infront of an air conditionor to breath , may it com.i think when i breath,i doesnt fill my lungs .i have had it about 2 month .after that i become nervous with faster heart biting | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Breathing difficulty, nervousness, palpitations (feeling faster heart beats) etc. are more suggestive of stress and anxiety related diseases. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counselling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You will mostly need anxiolytic Chat Doctor. Don't worry, you will be alright with all these. Avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. 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 | 88 year old woman with severe dementia was taking donepezil and doctor in rehab center prescribed Seroquel and Lexapro in lieu of donepezil and she also takes Xanax as needed for anxiety. Which med do you think is best or are both ok. She also takes 4 blood pressure meds and pravastatin. I do not want to over medicate until her doctors apt at end of month. in articles I have read the bi-polar scitzo meds like this one should not be given to dementia. Any clarification is appreciated, | Hello thanks for asking from ChatDoctorI can understand your concern. A lot of individuals with dementia develop psychotic symptoms and depression. These are seen as comorbidities in dementia. Seroquel has been given to her probably to calm her and to improve her mood. Learn has been prescribed to her for depressed mood and to prevent mood swings. Donepezil is given for dementia for improvement in cognitive functions. In my opinion if she has severe dementia then she should be given Donepezil and also Seroquel and Learn. She is also taking Xanax which is a benzodiazepine Chat Doctor. The |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I was helping a co-worker push a car out of the snow and my right leg felt like it was kicked in the side, but it was not. today when i woke up my leg from my pelvis to my lower knee is VERY stiff and tense to the touch, its hard to apply pressure, its numb, does not really hurt at all. i am walking with a cane now it only really hurts if i push on my leg between the top of my knee and pelvis | Hi, The symptoms that you depict after doing strenuous work are indicating towards disc problem. But usually that has pain in the back. The second possibility is that you have hurt yourself, First take rest, do not lift any heavy weight, take analgesics thrice daily keep leg elevated see if this gives relief in a day or two if not you will then need to consult your doctor to diagnose the condition and treat appropriately |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I had fibromyalgia and am in a fibro flare where I couldnt sleep at all for 6 nights in a row. This causes extreme pain in my body beyond the usual. Also I felt like my brain was burning... I couldnt eat and have an extreme taste of metal in my mouth and my sense of smell is very heightened. Everything smells and tastes horrible and makes me nauseous! | Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised. As you have fibromyalgia, the pain can be understood to give abnormal sensations. Like, fibromyalgia is a condition where there is inflammation in the muscle fibers and that is leading to pain. As muscle contains numerous muscle fibers of which it is composed of, any abnormality happens there leads to pain and aches. Also, as you have sensory issues I suspect it to be a cervical disc degenerative changes due to which there is pain, weakness. Change of taste etc. In my clinical practice such cases are referred to physical therapy. As with therapeutic ultrasound therapy and TENS therapy the pain can be controlled. Also, with neck strengthening exercises and general body exercises the muscles can be strengthened. Performing meditation and breathing exercises helps to control the anxiety and improve the oxygen carrying blood cells which avoids the fatigue and the initiation of pain. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My husband is 45 healthy in good shape very athletic. He just found out he has a myocardial bridge, he had no symptoms. It was discovered due to low heart rate during a yearly physical. Cardiologist said there was no clogging everything looked good he just had a myocardial bridge. Recommended a aspirin a day and Pravastatin 20mg for prevention only Dr says that this medication helps with inflammation. Is there anything natural that can be taken, he does not want to take a statin drug.Is this medication needed? Thanks Rose | HelloThanks for posting here. Usually the arteries of the heart are located on its surface. Sometimes they may pierce the heart muscle and pass through it. Because if this, when the heart contracts, the artery also gets compressed. This is called myocardial bridge. It implies that there is no clot or blockage in the artery, but it gets compressed by muscle contractions. So they do not cause any harm to the patient. Since he is 45, your doctor has started him on aspirin and statin. If the lipid profile is normal, LDL less than 100, and his other arteries show no blocks then he can be kept off statins. But statins are very beneficial Chat Doctor. So I suggest continuing taking them. Regards. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am looking for a female doctor in downtown Vancouver as my family doctor of 20 plus years left her practice. I am 69 years old and suffer from COPD and asthma. I need physical exam and would prefer a woman doctor. Thank you very much. Suzanne Newman | Thank you for asking Chat Doctor. My name is Chat Doctor. Since you are in search of a doctor for your COPD & Asthma treatment and need physical examination and prefer a female doctor for that purpose since your family doctor left her practice, welling this scenario, the best first step is to ask family and friends as sometime Doctor take patients from referral of their existing patients. You have mentioned downtown Vancouver, an approach for you is searching doctors online, I am sending you a link, just have a look at that. And you can search doctor online from websites like this.https://www.cpsbc.ca/just go to this site, and you will see a column "find a physician", it has a small option "advanced search, just click on that and then choose your doctor near your locality (North Vancouver, west Vancouver, Vancouver) while keeping your search narrow by just clicking family physician/specialist and Female gender ... you will get a list of doctors with the information whether they are accepting new patients or not ... Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything is not clear. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello sir My wife have all symptoms of pregnancy from one and half month like headache, backpain, body pain, pain in legs, eating more food, feeling hungry after 2 to 3 hours after meal,breathing problem after eating food, Pain in stomach but when she take home pregnancy test and gravindex test negative result but my wife still have pregnancy symptoms plus now days she feel unconscious for few minutes What is the problem | Hi, I understand your concern. Delayed periods & +ve blood pregnancy test are earlier st signs of pregnancy. Pregnancy test is the confirmation test for pregnancy. Irrespective of all other pregnancy like symptoms. The home pregnancy test is reliable when done after 8 days minimum delay in periods. If it was done earlier in your wives case. Please repeat it after i week. That will confirm the pregnancy status. She must be getting unconscious because of psychological stress following pregnancy test. She needs counseling & treatment for any problem in conception. Thanks. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hi. im new to this eeg test and im gonna need to know some stuff. i been having axinty attacks for year and 6 mouths it started when i saw someone having a sezure and it bother me and i been having attacks wheree i feel funny, everything feels like is moving sleep problems and so much more. it has now got bad where i cant take a bath, go out, and i cant even wipe my own butt when i use the bathroom yes it is that bad becuase i feel funny and i get feelings of everything moving or a spin. The reason im asking about this eeg is becuase i am getting one and im gonna need to know somethings before i go to the doctors for it becuase my attacks has got realy bad where i may not be able to do some of the steps. things i may not be able to do like closing eyes w hen im not asleep with the white light , open eyes and watch light, the 3 min breathing and overall setting in that room. I forgot to say that im getting this test becuase i try meds and they do not work i been on 5 meds for aanxity. Now i told the doctor that i want a eeg done to help me get over the fear that i got about sezure s from someone having it and to makesure that this was just anxity. Now i try to look up stuff that will help me to forget about my fear but it made thing worse. So all that i try never work. The only way to beat this fear is to have this eeg thing becuase my mind will know that thers nothing wrong. when i spook to him he agree with me nowi got some problems since my anxitys have got super bad if some one told me 1 to 10 i say 10 very bad. In order for me to get this egg and get it done right where the test results are clear and right, I really want to have it in a way that nothing will not effect the results. but heres my problem im gonna have to be on meds for my atttacks or else i cannot stand any parts of the test. heres another problem if i get this test and if i was on meds for my anxitys that work it may effect my chances of helping me getting over this fear and getting results. as i understand this eeg test right it will only be good if you have a attack becuase thiis way the test can tell if its a sezure or not. so even do my axnity attacks are bd and got real bad time to time for this to go right the tesy has to be done while im not on nothing and while imhaving the attacks. So im gonna ask you alot of qestions pls reply to every one of them please. i try to find out about this eeg more but it was not claer to me so i need your help and guide im between a rock and a hard place and i gotta get over this fear and this is the only way. here are my qestions. 1. will i be able to take axnity meds when i get the test done, now i understnd that some meds you cannot take so if theres a way to take something with out it effecting the test that will be graet. i did read something about meds to be asleep. 2. i wan t to know how long does each step that i have to do on the test take, let me be claer i want to know every single step. im talking about the flashing lights the closing eyes and all that. please help me on a hard matter thanks. | Hi.thanks for the query. I am very sorry to hear about all of your problems! Let me assure you that EEG is a very simple & harmless test procedure where a set of points or electrodes are attached on scalp to record electrical activity in brain. This test is usually done in cases of suspected seizure disorders. Going by your description, you do not appear to be suffering from seizure disorder but rather from symptoms of incontrollable anxiety characterized by feeling funny, repetitive flashbacks of seizure event along with host of other symptoms. If you can consult a Psychiatrist, you can receive effective treatment in form of medications like SSRI/Mirtazapine/Trazodone combined with anxiolytic Chat Doctor. I know you have been through a lot & you are managing things bravely...try to stay calm & consult a Psychiatrist. Good luck |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hi i have been feeling really weak recently and even collapsed a couple of times (without fainting/just fallig). Recently after I got a really bad cold/cough. I rarely ever get sick, this is the first time i can actually say i have a bad cold. What worries me most is that my chest (over my heart) feels really hot. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. By your history and description, possibility of lower respiratory tract infection (LETI - pneumonia) is more. LETI is common after uncontrolled common cold. And your worsening cough, weakness, Giddiness, burning and hot feeling over chest etc. are seen in pneumonia. So better to get done chest x-ray first. If this is suggestive of pneumonia than you need antibiotics and other supportive Chat Doctor. So consult doctor and first rule out pneumonia. 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, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here..i have been down with cold and flu for 4 days now with runing nose strong deep cough, tiredness but with low grade temperature. i am still coughing badly still feel tired and run down. what kind of cold virus this could be? While I was down, I had also developed a very strong sense of Lard smell derived from pigs fat. As I am now recovering I do not have that feeling of pig smell. Any connection here because after all it is called swine flu? Swine must overwhelm us in some way in that condition. V Sharma | Hi thanks for asking question in Chat Doctor. No the name not given because of smell, the virus transmitted through pig so name given. You have symptoms of influenza virus infection.It's recovering now, so no worry. As far as swine flu concerned presentation is same that of any viral influenza infection like headache, muscle pain, joint pain, sore throat, fever etc. Maintain your health with nutritional diet and more fruits. Chat Doctor. The swine flu confirmed by taking throat swab and examination for virus by PCR. I hope I have solved your query well. Thanks.happy to help you. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my son had pain in the middle of his chest for like a minute, i asked him what was he feeling and he said that his heart was beating fast and his was like mom maybe a bone is loose in there or something but he was fine not even ask me for tylenol or anything. what should i do? | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Chest pain and rapid beating of heart (tachycardia) in young patient are mostly due to arrhythmia (rhythm disturbances in heart). So consult cardiologist and get done 1. ECG 2. 2d echo 3. Holder monitoring (24 hours continuous recording of ECG). If all these are normal then no need to worry about heart diseases. Sometimes, stress and anxiety can also cause similar symptoms in young patients. So ask him to avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. Don't worry, he will be alright. But first rule out arrhythmia. 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 I am an asthma patienti have asthma since 23 yearsit is climatic and dust allergyi get severe attacks from june to marchi have been inhalersi started taking nebulizers from 3 yearsearlier i used to have control for aweek once i take nebulizationnow i have to take everydayi take combimist for nebulizationi use asthalin and budocort as inhalersplease let me know what do i need to do to reduce the frequency of attacksMy age is 55yrs | Hellos you are an asthmatic patient and prone to allergy. I think you know very well to avoid, dust, mite, pollen, hay, fodder, fine dusting powder, humidity, sudden fall & rise of temperature because all these are predisposing (triggering) factors of asthma. Stalin is a potent bronchodilator and safe and effective but budocort is a corticosteroid (many doctor like it, but I never prescribe or advise except in emergency because of side effects). When such type of patient visit in my clinic I prescribe them to take montelukast+ albuterol tablet (combo pack) once or twice in day till complete relief. Hot coffee and steam inhalation are very safe and effective bronchodilator, so also try. For first few days you will require Stalin+ budocort, but after few days you will feel relaxed and dosage of Stalin+ decor will subside (I have tried in so many cases). Hope this information will help you. Good luck. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have several symptoms that seem to be progressively worse. First of all in my upper abdominal left quadrant is very painful and tends to alleviate somewhat (not alleviate but responds to my touch) by pinching that section. Also, my left toe is also hurting like swollen, stony sensation and multiple tingling at my left side. Also the rib cage in my left side is very tender to touch. | Hello, The symptoms of the rib cage don't seem to be related to the pain in the toe. The pinching feeling in the rib cage seems to be related to a pulled muscle. I suggest using a muscle relaxant such as Baclofen three times a day for muscle relaxation. I also suggest using magnesium supplement and warm compresses for local application. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,I am having symptoms concurrent with anemia. I recently had a blood test done and my hemoglobin, MCHC, RBC, and HCT are low. RDW is high. Iron saturation is at the lowest end of normal. I am having problems with shortness of breath. Can this all be attributed to some form of anemia? | Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. I have read your concern and below is my answer to your question. You are certainly having mild degree anemia in the attached report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It could probably be an iron deficiency anemia as you have mentioned low iron and saturation. However, such a mild degree anemia cannot cause breathlessness. So, your dyspnea complaint is most probably not related to anemia. For dyspnea, primary workup that you can investigate with is digital chest X-ray PA view and EKG. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hello dr iam mrs ahmed iam 22yrs old and i have one baby boy who is 5 months old and iam taking tablets femilion with consulting from doctor is it corret for me to taking that tablets is it harmful to me in weight gaining or any thing else please say any thing about this........ thanku | Nausea, Vomiting,Abdominal pain, Irregular bleeding, Headache, Dizziness or fatigue, Weight gain, Acne,Mood changes, Breast pain, Vaginal discharge with no odor are some adverse effects of combination pills. Not all the adverse effects occur in all the patients.Some side effects usually reduces with further cycles. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | i am overweight and hypertensive.My weight is 95 kg, with ht.-5 ft 3 inches.I am planning to join gym because it is difficult to reduce wt at home.Can I do cardio and strenghth training ex.in gym.I am taking telmisartan wit H in morning and telmisartan plain 20 mg at night.Please advise. | Hello, Thanks for posting your query on Chat Doctor ...* Brief Answer: Exercising is safe and good for your blood pressure and weight loss, good HY Chat Doctor. *Explanation: My opinion is that high blood pressure on many occasions is an indication for control. That happens on many levels. First, be sure that high blood pressure is not secondary to any other diseases as Cushing or renal failure. Then, Diet with low salt and less fat content is crucial. Exercise and other healthy activities are also a mean to control blood pressure. If all that does not help, medications are a must. That is usually decided by your doctor according to your condition and comorbidities. Some |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...Im 46 do experience night sweats, difference in my mood swings which hve been apparent for a least a year now. I have also put on a bit of weight which im not happy about. I am a single parent and have a v. stressful job and sometimes feel I cant cope. I dont feel excited about much lately and everythng seems like a chore. . I have lost two relatives over the few years and seen a slight deterioration in my mum now Not sure whether to go to my GP for advice or be firm and try and kick start exericse regieme. Its all difficult though as I am on my own. | Hellenist sweats, mood swings are commonly seen in severe anxiety. In middle-aged females mainly in 40-50 years of age pre menopausal syn Chat Doctor. Females suffer night sweats, hot flushes, mood swings, low mood, crying spells. These symptoms occur due to change in hormonal levels in a female of menopausal age. You have many aggravating factors also like stressful job, loss of close relatives, deterioration of your mothers' health etc. You are a single parent which also increases the risk. All these factors are further increasing your depression and anxiety. I would advise you to consult a good Psychiatrist for proper management of these symptoms.- Start exercise daily. Practice yoga and meditation. These things will help in keeping you calm.- Take balanced food and plenty of water.- Decrease the intake of dark chocolates and coffee. Avoid smoking and alcohol.- Medicines like SSRIs and Saris can be used in such symptoms. Consult a psychiatrist for proper prescription. Thanks |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My Grand daughter who is 11 yrs old has had a high fever of 102 to 105 for 7 days with Grand maul seizers they have done every test out there from spinal taps to brain scans .. Mono .. but still no answers they have said it to be viral i am not convinced can a High fever for that long be Viral | HI Thanks for posting your query. Yes even I agree with you, Viral fever will not cause such fever lasting for 7 days. But there are so many bacteria that testing can't be done for each and every bacterium. I need to know what all tests have been done including any scanning. Kindly Upload all the reports so that I can go through it and advise you better. I also advise doing / repeat Blood Cultures (Aerobic/ Anaerobic and fungal). Also, after taking samples for blood cultures ask your doctors to start her on Broad spectrum Antibiotics. Kindly revert with reports I asked for. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Over the past several weeks I have had several problems. My stomach is bloated and big. If I push on the lower left side of my abdomen it is tough and feels like there is a ball there; it hurts substantially when pressed. The opposite side of the abdomen is not tough. The pain is a 7 out of 10. I also have a very hard time breathing sometimes. I feel like I have lost my breath real fast and I gasp for air. | Welcome to Chat Doctor .1. You need an urgent medical help according to your symptoms.2. If there is any underlying problem like Gall stones, renal stones, intestinal causes does give symptoms like a mass feeling on the side, due to muscle stiffness at that side.3.In your case I would recommend an ultrasound abdomen pelvis, which will rule out all the above causes, at the same time about the ball which you are feeling inside can also rule out.4. Suggest to see you GP he will examine and indicate the needful investigations. Anything to ask ? Do not hesitate. Thank you. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,I am a 30 year old female. For the past few weeks, I have had an unrelenting back pain between my shoulder blades. I also have a sharp, tearing chest pain above my left breast area or along my sternum on my right side. The sharp pain will last a few minutes, then stop. At times, it radiates to my shoulder. When it happens, my pulse and blood pressure increase for a few minutes and I feel short of breath. What could this be? I had PE ten years ago but the pain was not quite the same. | Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. After reviewing your health query, I want to add that there may be anything from a list of possibilities. So, as the next best step, you need to consult your PCP (primary care physician) and get referrals to consultations for a pulmonologist, a cardiologist and/or a gastroenterologist. Your PCP is capable of ruling out at the preliminary level on his own. He would refer you either to all of the aforementioned specialists or only one of them as he feels comfortable with. Once ruled out, we can better assist you and this hopefully will all be managed accordingly. Hope this helps. Please feel free to ask me more if you need further assistance. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,I had my periods on 2nd of this month that ended on 6th. After having the intercourse on 9th, I ate Option 72 on 10th at 8 AM. But now my periods came on 15th again. I had clot once and bleeding is also not very much. Am I pregnant? | Hi. Since you have taken an emergency pill within 72 hours of intercourse, there is no chance of pregnancy. This could be because of hormonal changes due to the pill you have taken. So relax and do not worry. However, if you have a doubt, then get back to me. Take care. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have bladder cancer and about to have surgery. My liver enzymes are high and the doctor wants me to have a bone scan before he does the surgery. Should I be worried. My onconogist wants me to also have a cat scan of my head because of extreme nausea. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Bone scan is done to rule out bone metastases if present. PET scan is done to rule out metastases present in other organs like liver, lung, brain etc. or not. And surgery is indicated or advisable only if cancer is localized or not having distal organ Mets and bone Mets. So if either in bone scan or in PET scan, metastases are found than surgery is contraindicated. So get done bone scan and PET scan before surgery. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hello sir dr. i m 26 year old and i got married 4 month ago and still i cant be a hopefull for a father my volume is 4.0 ml, reaction is alkaline, liquification time is 30 min sperm count is 65 million/ml sperm motility is excelent 35, good is 10, poor is 05, non-motile 50, morphology head piece defect 30%, mid piece defect 05%, tail defect 20% , pus cells 2-3 /hpf, red blood cells nill, epithelial cells nill, | Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, I am Chat Doctor Look, your semen analysis report indicates normal sperm count (normal is > 15 ml as per WHO 2010). The motility is within normal limit (as per WHO 2010, grade a should be >25% or all total >50%). The Normal sperm count is also within normal limit (as per WHO 2010, normal sperm should be > 04%). The pus cells are present (as per WHO 2010, normal semen should contain no pus cells). So, overall, your report indicates possibility of genitourinary infection. For which you need a broad spectrum antibiotic. Regards. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have had severe pain in my upper back for about the past 5 days now. I can hardly move my neck in any direction. Its very difficult to lift my arms, or lift any weight, also hard to bend down at all. Almost everything makes it worse. I cant stand for more than 15-20 minutes without having to sit down, and I cant sit up right in a chair for more than 30 minutes before I have to move. Any movement makes it worse. It hurts my back just to even take a deep breathe. The only test I have had is an X-ray and it showed nothing, but there has to be something wrong because I can hardly change and bathe myself let alone do the daily demands. What should I do? | Hi, The symptoms that you are experiencing are caused due to cervical myelopathy. However, a thorough neurological examination is required. The cure for the weakness and stiffness depends on the causative factor. Here I would first suggest you to get an MRI scan of the cervical spine immediately after consulting with a physician. In case the MRI shows a protruding disc impinging on the nerves you would need immediate cervical discectomy and fusion. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi ,my husband gots Cirrhosis,it s been 3years Already.He got his days,sometimes he s fine,and sometimes he doesn t feel good. But like 3days ago he s been having really high fever.He gotsAlot of body aches and diarrhea too. Could you please tell me what could that be. Thanks.l | Hello! Thanks for putting your query in Chat Doctor. I am a Gastroenterologist. Presence of fever suggest that he is having some infection either of ascites if he is having, or gastrointestinal tract as he is also have diarrhea. I will suggest you to start an antibiotic like tablet ofloxacin 200Β mg twice a day for 5 days. Give him sufficient fluid also. Stop syrup lactulose if he is taking. I hope I have answered your query and this will help you. Wish you a good health |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, I have been feeling very low and tearful for about a couple of weeks now and am also experiencing lack of interest at work and at home. I am very snappy and do not want to talk with family or work mates, i dont feel like going to work anymore either. Should I take time off work? | Hi, I went through your query and can understand what you must be going through. From what you have mentioned, you have symptoms of depressive disorder. Taking time off from work might help you relax but remaining free throughout the day has negative consequences too. Your mind will get lots of time to think about negative stuff which will worsen your situation. My suggestion will be to start treatment for depression in addition to continuing with work. Medications like Escitalopram are safe and effective treatment for depression. You will to consult a psychiatrist for the same. I hope I was able to answer your query. Best wishes, |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | HOW DO I GET RID OF THE BLACK ON MY LEGS I THINK THAT THE SPOTS COME FROM ME SHAVING | Hi! Tanya, welcome To Chat Doctor forum, Probably you have developed folliculitis due to procedures like waxing or shaving of leg hair. This then eventually leads to dark spots. You can apply retinoid cream at night over the spot. You can also use combination cream of glycolic acid and HY Chat Doctor. These would gradually bleach the marks to normal skin color, but take long time to work. If these things don't show good response then you can go for lasers. The best laser would be a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser of 1064Β nm wave length. You might require multiple sessions of the same. If you can let me know where you belong to, then probably I can suggest you a laser center for treatment. Regards, |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My 11 year old son has had vomiting episodes for years now. He gets quiet and lethargic then starts vomiting and continues vomiting for 4 days straight. He calls for gatorade, but vomits it within 10 seconds of drinking. He has been checked out by many doctors and for lack of findings, they ve called it cyclic vomiting syndrome. He has had 5 episodes this year (they are occurring more often). Long term: Could this be something else? Short term: Should we keep giving him gatorade, or is it making his vomiting worse? It hurts me to see him vomit constantly, but its what he wants. | Hi.... I have just read through your query. By what you quote I too feel that your kid is having a cyclical vomiting syn Chat Doctor. This might get better as the kids grow. Coming to your queries - 1. On long term - sometimes these kids can c=have seizures, and you need not worry about as of now. It is only a possibility and if this happens then it can be taken care of.2. Short term - the only thing he needs will be Intravenous fluids/ IV antiemetic medications and not Gatorade. Please avoid giving Gatorade. Regards - |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi, I have a history of seizures. i have experienced most of the types them. For the past few years my meds have kept me perfect with no seizures at all. Last Dec. though, I had a major funky seizure in which the left side of my body went numb. Just that tingly feeling, not dead weight numb. Dr Peng says it was a seizure, because there was no sign of stroke . Since then, I have had migraines. I had a seizure tonight. I remember being in one place then woke up in another. I had a migraine before it had and a worse one after. I went to the ER. They gave me imitrex for my migraine. My question is: Why is my head going numb? Are they seizures? Or is the side affects of the 100mgs Topamax? | Hi, Thank you for contacting Chat Doctor. You have both migraine and epilepsy. Therefore, tokamak (topiramate) is a good choice for you, as it is effective against both the conditions. Tokamak is a fairly safe medication and the common side effects are tingling and numbness of feet & legs and weight loss. Numbness of head is usually not due to tokamak. It is either due to after effect of seizure (postictal state) or a minor seizure. Wishing you good health, Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Age 45, female According to Widal test, Serum (slide Agglunation), Salmonella typhi O : Reactive 1:40 (1:80 & above significant @ to test) Salmonella typhi H : Reactive 1:40 (1.16 * above ) Paratyphi AH & BH are Non Reactive | Dear Friend. Widal is a non-specific test and carries low sensitivity for Typhoid. Since, we can have subclinical infections due to consumption of outside food, so, Tidal test can be high in normal person too. So, what is important is rising titles of Tidal. If titles are rising, means you have typhoid. So, decision to treat would be based on your clinical features and symptoms. Discuss with your doctor. Get Well Soon. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello,I had sex and took i-pill. My periods started around 12 days later and lasted for 4 days. I got my periods next month around the same date, which lasted for just one day. So, I took a urine pregnancy test, which was negative. I got my regular periods on the third month as well and it lasted for 3 days. My next periods lasted for just 2 days. I have read on the internet sources that many women get periods during their pregnancy. What are the chances of me being pregnant? I am doubtful because I always used to have regular periods which last for 5 days. | Hi. How was your bleeding during the cycles? Was the flow scanty when compared to your previous cycle (I am not talking about the duration of flow here)? Revert with the details to an obstetrician and gynaecologist online |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My father in law had surgery to correct a small hernia yesterday and has been coughing up phlegm that he says looks like it has dirt in it . He isn t a smoker (was 30 years ago). Do you have any thoughts about what it may be and would it be wise for him to save a sample for his physician to see? My father in law is 76 years old. Thank you! | Welcome to Chat Doctor, As he had hernia surgery yesterday, productive cough (cough with sputum) has to be treated intensively. Intravenous antibiotics may be started before the treatment and has to be continued. The sputum sample will be useful for your treating physician aspiration of dust particles to the lungs will also cause cough and to expel it. Hope this explains with regards Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | 29 yo female.. 5 6 200 Ibs. Current 10 cig a day smoker. No hx of any health issues for my self or family. However I ve had anxiety/hypochondria since I was 14.. Lots of ER trips.. Normal blood work and ekgs.. Doc says I have costochondritis.. I have have a hard time believing that though. My chest hurts left side. Arm squeezing sensation, neck and jaw pain. Nausea, indigestion etc. feeling jittery and shake.. No sob.. Normal resting heart rate and good BP.. Should I just trust all the doctors or go to ER right now? Thanks in advance. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Yes, you should definitely trust doctors and reports. If multiple ER visits said that your ECG and blood work up is normal than no need to worry much for major heart and lung related causes. In my opinion, you are mostly having anxiety related symptoms. So better to consult psychiatrist and get done counseling sessions. Try to identify stressor in your life and start working on its solution. You may need anxiolytic Chat Doctor. Quit smoking as soon as possible, as it is not good habit. Don't worry, you will be alright. Avoid stress and tension, be relaxed and calm. 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 | I am 30 yrs old lady. I am married before 2yrs and got conceived in after one month of marriage.Becoz of fibroid growth i want to abort my first child.And i made operation and remove the fibroid.Now past 6 months we are again trying for baby.But i could not make it. Everything is normal.but my husbands counting was 11% only.but we consult the doctor and she advice to take Siphene tablet from 3 day.for my husband she advice a tabelt.and my treatment is running second months.Is there any chances for me to get pregnant this month.after taking tabelt my husbands activity is better then before.so kindly give me a positive answer. | Hello thanks for your query. Your husbands' semen motility is quite low. Please get a repeat semen analysis done after completing the course of Sphere. If there is no improvement, consider GUI (intrauterine insemination)Have your ovulation status documented. Have a laparoscopy and hysteroscopy to assess status of endometrial cavity after fibroid surgery and patency of fallopian tubes. All the best. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | went to the doc they sid i have fibro.. well i been having sharp shooting pains in my right arm,going numb feelin like my veins are on fire and now the pain is worse then ever and my right side of my face just went numb and my mouth is drewping... is this a sign of the fibro? i had an x-ray of my neck at the hospital a few days ago to see if it was a pinched nerve but they said my neck was fine... plz help | Hello, From the array of your symptoms it is pretty clear that nerves or their roots in the neck is not the sole cause of pain. Pain in fibromyalgia is more like dull aching continuous pain and not that sharp shooting type. Your facial symptoms point more towards the diagnosis of facial nerve involvement. So your diagnosis goes more into the favor of facial nerve involvement along with cervical nerve root involvement. So need to get a thorough workup for it, as it doesn't appears to be like a simple fibromyalgia. 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 a pea-sized lump on my right collarbone about halfway between my neck and the tip of my shoulder. I just noticed it today. There is no pain and it seems to move from the notch of my collarbone about a quarter inch over my collarbone. What could it be. | It could be a simple swelling containing fat tissue... or sebaceous cyst or enlarged lymph node.... Enlargement of lymph node usually occurs following infection or fever of its nearby region or due to hidden cancer in the body.... But to confirm the swelling that u have mentioned we should go for sonographic examination first and along with routine blood investigation. ... to decide further treatment plan |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello i have had anxiety issues for about three to four years, i couldnt even get out of home or go to a market without getting dizzy and stomach pain due to anxiety. A doctor gave me librax and it helped a little, i sometimes take it on SOS base. But i also suffer from depression and never took anything for it. I cant go to a psychaitarist because i live in a backward area and i wont bee allowed. I was married out of my choice and the guy turned out to be a really bad person. I am getting divorce now and my depression is really bad. I can get medixine here without prescription but i wont be able to go to a doctor since no one in my family would allow. What medicine should i take? Can i take prozac? I will go out of my mind if i dont get treatment but no one in my family realizes my situation | Dear friend, Your situation, I can understand. You have to seek professional help is a must, and should be able to do that. It is much easier and cheaper than getting a divorce. Medicines can make you feel better. But much more is needed for bringing you back to the normal state. Regarding your question, Prozac or fluoxetine is used for treatment of depression and other anxiety disorders. So it most probably be useful. You can get a prescription from a family doctor if you cannot see a psychiatrist |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello, I recently bit through my upper lip. Three days have passed and my upper lip is swollen and I believed scabbed. My lower lip,though I didnt bit through it, is swollen and my teeth rubbing against it is causing scabs as well as my inner cheeks where my teeth touch them. When I speak of scabs I am aware they are not scabs it is the white film my mouth creates trying to heal itself. Is there anyway to help it heal? I cannot eat and breath without excruciating pain. I have put burst bees lip balm for moisture; ice for the swelling, both have helped but I still cant breath or eat without pain. | Hello, Thanks for consulting Chat Doctor, Read your query, as you have lip batting now you have pain and swelling don't wore you can apply ointment like Heal plus or Mugel on inner side of lip, and you can take vitamin supplement by consulting with your doctor, and you can take analgesic like Paracetamol or Diclofenac sodium for pain. Take soft diet, take proper rest and if won't get relief then consult dentist for examination of lip. Hope this will help you. Wishing you good health. Regards, |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My sister has a nodule in the left center of her right lung near the aorta. The PET scan came back at 17.5. The doctor is going to try and remove it tomorrow after removing tissue for analysis while she is in the surgical theater. What are the possible side effects and outcome of trying to remove the cancer at this time? | Hi, Thanks for writing in. This is going to be a delicate procedure and the doctors will take all possible precautions to make it safe. Since it is close to the heart, the area of surgery will be precise and the doctors will take the safest approach to minimize bleeding and any trauma to the heart. The safety of the lungs is also important. Collapse of lung is a potential risk and this can be avoided by taking the shortest route through the lung. Precautions will be taken for this. Please do not worry. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my brother is preparing for aboard..and last week he is busy preparing for his medical..unfortunately he was declared hepa b reactive..His doctor told him they need to test the level of his sgpt and again for the second time around the result is elevated above the normal level..then the doctor ordered for a hepa profile . may I know what does it mean? | Dear Friend. Welcome to Chat Doctor. I am Chat Doctor. I have read your query in detail. Furthermore, I understand your concern. We need to see that his Hepatitis is Acute or Chronic. I advise you to get his following investigations:1. HBeAg2. Anti HBC Antibody3. HBO DNA4. Endoscopy. Treatment would depend on whether it is acute or chronic. This is my best advice for you with the available details, if you have any further query, please ask us. Stay Healthy |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I get stabbing chest pains when I overheat, this morning i was wearing a coat and jumpers before i left the house. i was in a stressful situation also tho. I also get these pains too though after i drink red wine. The pains ease when i drink lots of water and after a while the stabbing goes away. I also feel nauseas and sometimes vomit and get cold sweats when the pains come on too. I suffer from a bit of asthma so not sure if it s asthma attacks/ panic attacks or other things . Any thoughts ? These have been going on for years by the way. | Chest pain may occur due to a lot of health related disorders comprising heart, lungs, gastrointestinal and psychiatric disorder.in case of heart and lungs related disorder chest pain is usually associated with shortness of breath and fatigue. If these symptoms are present along with chest pain you should go for following test. Chest x-rayECGonce these conditions are ruled out, it may be because of gastrointestinal tract disorder which usually includes HERD syn Chat Doctor. Your doctor will suggest upper GI endoscopy to find out the cause .as of now I would suggest you following .get checked your blood pressure take tab pan40 once daily before breakfast for 7 days. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Got MRI report of my mother who is 64 years old and the impression given is as follow. MRI Study shows degenerative spine changes with: Transitional verterbra at the lumbosacral junction(complete sacralisation of L5 Vertebra as counted from C1 level downwards) Diffuse bulge of the L3-L4 intervertebral disc with associated bilateral facetal degeneration and ligamentum flavum thickening causing secondary canal stenosis with thecal sac compression and bilateral foraminal narrowing Diffuse bulge of the L4-L5 intervertebral disc causing bilateral foraminal narrowing(R L) with thecal sac indentation. I want to know the treatment option for this condition | Hello and thanks for the queryThe the best treatment as per MRI report is surgery, but nothing can be said without the clinical examination of the patient. The decision can be only made by both clinical examination and MRI report. If the pain in legs are worse and numbness or weakness present than you can go for surgery. Else medicinal treatment with physiotherapy and lifestyle changes can help you in getting painless spine. The best treatment can be planned under the guidance of spine surgeon. So feel free to consult your spine surgeon and planned your mothers' treatment. Best wishes |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Even after 9 or 10 hours sleep my partner won t wake up by himself. When he dose eventually wake up he is still very tired. His eyelids upper and lower are purple and his skin is really pale in color. He has also been getting achey muscles . This has been going on for a few months now, what could it be? | Hello, Does he snore?? He may be suffering from sleep apnea or metabolic syn Chat Doctor. Until the examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Still, many causes like cardiac problem or renal problems or chronic insomnia may present like this. Please consult your physician he will examine and treat you accordingly. 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 | Hi, My name is Steven. I have had MS for about 25yrs now. On approx. Sept. 2010 the results of my MRI were stated in part as, Several lesions are hypointense on T1. Also, there are lesions @ C3-4, C4-5 and C5-6. Fast forward to today... COULD an excerbation in these areas couse me to have symtoms of numbing in the face and tounge/mouth, loss of executive thinking? | Hello Steven! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would explain that the brain lesions could be responsible for the numbing in face and tongue or mouth. But, it is necessary to perform a contrast enhanced MRI study in order to investigate for active plaques of MS. Another sign of the activation of the disease (and thus need for steroids) would be the increased signal in diffusion series of MRI study. You should discuss with your neurologist on the above issues. Kind regards, |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | am having pimples and dark spots all over my face for many years,pls i need ur help on what to do make my face to be smooth or what to use to make my face to be smooth,pls i need ur assistance urgently,thanks pls i took postinor two tablet at once two times in a week,does it hv effect on my womb,will i be able to give birth again | Hi Sump...., Thanks for writing in to Chat Doctor ! Posting is levonorgestrel used for morning after pill emergency contraception. It would not affect your ability to conceive in the future, it causes short term hormonal changes only. The pimples are due to collection of fatty secretions, local acid formation and bacterial infection which leads to formation of comedones-the black heads. Best method is to wash the face with lukewarm water and soap(you can use medicated soaps like-savlon/detail) but not the face wash or other very soft preparation. You should Chat Doctor. Then apply the cream Benzoyl peroxide(Pernod/Person 2.5% gel) twice a day for 45Β days. Avoid fattening foods, fried foods and fast foods for best results. If you have any further query please let me know I would try to answer it for you. Wish you a great health! |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My mother is having severe low back pain for the past 15 days. She consulted a Physician who gave her some pain killer and vitamin b. Back pain still persists. Now she had vomiting for two days. Now no vomiting but loose motion with blood for 4 times during last night. She is very weak and cannot be taken to a Doctor. Any medicine across the table? | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor. After going through your query I think your mother is suffering from acute backache. Treatment of it is rest and analgesics. Diclofenac three times a day after meals is effective. Sometimes strong analgesic(such as attract three times a day after meals) is required. OMEPRAZOLE before meals prevent acidity caused by analgesics. You can discuss with your treating Doctor. Sometimes vitamin D deficiency is the cause so get your vitamin D checked. If it is low then vitamin D supplementation(On DK 60K weekly with milk) can be taken. To further investigate MRI of the region is advised. I think your query answered. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hello doctor,In a few sentences, what is the Mediterranean diet? What food categories are typically eaten on the Mediterranean diet? In a few sentences, what health benefits come from the Mediterranean diet? And anything else you would like to add. | Hello. It is way back to our ancient times we are in diet emphasis on eating a primarily plant-based diet like fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, and nuts replacing butter with Olive oil using herbs and spices instead of salt. A vegetarian-based, fish and poultry food diet are typically found if you look food pyramid. It has a great impact overall with weight reduction, heart-healthy diet as well to manage HTN (hypertension) and cholesterol. Take care. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My 9 month old son has had a cold for over two weeks with an on and off fever. I have been to the doctors twice within the past weeks and nothing could be done but waiting it out. It is going on 3 weeks now and he just had a fever again for the past couple of days. He is still eating and drinking but it has been difficult during feeding time. He is still passing fluids and solids so I do not feer dehydration. Fever broke yesterday morning but now he has tiny red spots on his torso and he just want me to hold him. What could be wrong? Waiting for the doctor to get back to me but I am worried. | Hello, Fever of a few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually, rather than fever, what is more, important is the activity of the child, in between two fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably a viral illness, and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes, it will there for four to seven days. So do not worry about the duration if the kid is active. Any normal viral illness can cause red spots like this, and it is called viral exanthem. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Im a retired RN, concerned about my son who lives in Houston. Im beginning to have doubts about his Urologist and need an objective opinion. My son is a prominent Petroleum Engineer and travels extensively and thus my concern regarding what seems to be, an extended amount of time to correct re-occurring kidney stones. He under went a procedure last week where it reported he had a kidney stone blocking his kidney enough that the urine was not flowing and thus he experience swelling and extensive pain. Im thinking the procedure he had was a lithotripsy, he was put under anesthesia ...return visit today shows the stone still in his kidney. I am thinking we need a new Urologist. May I have your opinion? Thank you Phyllis Nicolls | Hello Phyllis and welcome to Chat Doctor. As a Urologist, i can understand your anxiety. Often, for impacted stones, we place a DJ stent across the stone and stop. The lithography is planned after days to two weeks, depending on stone size. The other situation is, for large, dense stones, its done in 2 stages. So you may check the discharge summary and clear your doubt. If you've any doubts, send all the reports to me, as a direct question. Chat Doctor. Manga. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi,my name is Prakash.i am married person.i think my penis is not big enough to satisfy my wife.at the time of erection my penis size is 4 and half.what should I do to enlarge my penis and increase my intercourse sex timing.plz help me. My age is 28 yrs. | Thanks for asking in Chat Doctor forum First thing is the size does not matter and the thing which matters are erection and satisfying your partner(which can be done by other means). The average length of penis found after research lies between 12 cm to 15 cm when it's erect. So, I am sure that yours will be within that. So, you need not worry about this even if small as the size does not matter, and please do not visit quacks for increasing your penises length as it is not possible by any medications as claimed. Secondly, keel exercise and practice can help you to prolong your timing. All the best. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi Doc please help me my child has boils in her head, she had 3 lumps which have popped and noe she has something like a wound thats dry in those 3 places and then they sweat and make other small lumps in the same place and she has other two in he body, one under her umpit and the other at the back, what should i do and is it really boils or it might be something serious than that?. | HI, Dear,Thanks for your query to Chat Doctor virtual Clinic. I studied your query in all the details put forth by you. I understood your health concerns about the treatment for lumps on head in child. Cause of the lumps on head of child-The facts of your query means -that the lump is due to the many causes and needs to be fixed by consulting Er Dermatologist /Er Surgeon/Pediatrician or PCP doctor. It could be partially healed out boils which recur due to growth in pent-up infected secretions in the Chat Doctor. Occurrence of one on back and one in armpit confirms it being boiled, which has mostly staph aureus, which is highly contagious infection causing boils by spread by contact. Other causes as -ringworm / lice with bacterial infection needs to be ruled out and hence your doctors second opinion is suggested as above. This would help you to plan treatment with your ER Dermatologist or with PCP doctor. Hope this reply would satisfy your query and would resolve the worry with it. If you feel satisfied with this reply, dont forget to hit thanks and write excellent review comments, which would improve my rating for new needy visitors to Chat Doctor. Welcome for any further query in this regard to Chat Doctor. Have a good day. With |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have an asymptamatic rash under my right eye, my doctor diagnosed me with SLE because my liver enzymes were up, but I had been drinking 2 days before the blood test was done. Could this be a mistaken diagnosis? I have no other symptoms and again, the red mark is only on one side of my face and doesnt hurt and it periodically gets smaller but comes back to its original size. | Hi! Welcome to Chat Doctor! The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematous (SHE) must be based on the proper constellation of clinical findings and laboratory evidence. Patients with SHE may present with any combination of clinical features and geologic evidence of lupus.a patient is classified as having SHE if the patient has biopsy-proven lupus nephritis with ANA or anti-dsDNA antibodies or if the patient satisfies 4 of the diagnostic criteria, including at least 1 clinical and 1 immunologic criterion. You have a Malay rash you can get the immunological tests done like ANA or anti-dsDNA antibodies and if they are positive, then diagnosis can be confirmed. Hope this will help you! Take care! |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | After 8 years of taking Methotrexate I suddenly developed shortage of breath.The specialist diagnosed Pulmonary Fibrosis.I have lost 35% pf my lung capacity. The hospital never once checked me for breathlessness despite it being a noted side effect in some people. Do you think the hospital should have advised me before it became a big problem? I am taking a steroid and having Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercises. I still suffer from breathlessness, tight chest and gulping air from time to time. Any other suggestions you can give me? Thank you for your help. Martin Oliver (Age 75) | You suffer from breathlessness, tight chest gulping for air from time to time. The clinical consequence of lung fibrosis is diminished lung compliance which presents as restrictive lung disease. It has insidious onset of exertional dyspnea and cough. You have developed sudden breathless, gulping for air from time to time. Here in lung fibrosis onset is insidious and your breathlessness started suddenly. If I have to decide such a patient I will diagnose such problem as asthma not lung fibrosis. Please go for investigations to confirm it. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I do masturbation in prone way by lying down against pillow of floor. I never had any problem with this method. However, I have read that doing masturbation in this method puts pressure on penis and people who do that will not have good pleasure during normal sex. Is it true? | Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry. The position you are taking is safe and normal. People invent numerous methods and most common are hand masturbation and your style. This method is adopted by millions across the globe and none of them had this problem. You can enjoy sexual life for sure. There is one advantage with hand masturbation. After some time, the penis slightly bends towards right or left. This bend penis shaft gives more pleasure during sexual intercourse than straight penis. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | i had sex a few days in a row. ive been on birth control for about six months now. we didnt use a condom but he didnt cum in me, there was pre cum though. i took a pregnancy test two days before my period and it came up negative fast. im still scared though. do you think im pregnant? | Hello misunderstand your concerned forgot to mention which type of birth control. If you are on oral contraceptive pill then chance of pregnancy is nil as it is very effective.(failure rate 1-3 percent). Also, there is no ejaculation inside the vagina. But chance is less than only pre-cum inside the vagina. Pregnancy test is negative because you did very early. It will become positive 8-10 days after delayed period. You have to wait for period to come, if delayed by 8-10 days then go for home urinary pregnancy test and or blood Chat Doctor to confirm the pregnancy. If you become pregnant then still you can terminate the pregnancy by using mifepristone plus bisoprolol under the advice of gynecologist. Hope this may help you Best regards |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | hi doctor my sister is in fever for more than 4 days .the blood result shown S.G.O.T &S.G.P.T is in high level around 492.5U/L & 406.7 U/L respectively. what s the problem due to this .the other test results are shown normal .this two is indicating high .which type of medicine is more prepherable for this.Is this in serious condition. | HelloIncreased SGPT may indicate liver injury. It may be due to many reasons like hepatitis, alcohol intake, altered lipid profile, medicines,autoimmune causes etc.GOT is non-specific, and it increases in many conditions. Your sister may need few more investigations like routine hologram, viral markers, ultrasound of abdomen. I suggest tablet ursodeoxycholic acid 300 mg twice daily for three months to my patients. It helps in regeneration of liver cells. She may need to take more medicines after complete investigations. Get well soon. Take Care Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Have hyperpigmentation on forehead, cheeks and side of eyes. One can also say that it is sunburn but in any case visually its a darker area. My face skin is allover bit dark than my neck, which is fair. I am having this problem from around 4 years. Have tried other cosmetic treatments but not satisfied. | Hello, Thanks for the query. This hyperpigmentation can be removed by using skin lightening creams. Various creams are available like Melanie XL, lookalike, Bungalow etc. You can take any of them. The following should be procedure to use it.1. Wash your face in evening around 7.2. Chat Doctor. 3. Keep it for one hour.4. Wash face again.5. Apply some moisturizing cream and sleep.6. In morning apply a sunscreen with SPF at least 30. Do this for a month, you will see the results. Let me know if you have any other doubts. Thank you |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | i have skin rash problem for two months. The rash are not ichy, not painful. they are small red rash, and it will disappear for about 2-3 days. However, at the same time, some new come out. The new come out rash become larger each time. The rash are on my belly, chest and back. I am wondering what kind of rash it can be? | Hi...dear user..., Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor..., Red rash without itching and pain...more favor to..., Chat Doctor. , Hives and Cholinergic urticaria., So go for investigations and evaluate it..., in meanwhile...,1) Apply CALAMINE lotion on the affected part morning times.,2) Night times use momentasone and gentamicin on affected part.,3) Tab...cetirizine.....ALLAY or ZYRTEC...,4) Tab. Ranitidine 150 mg before breakfast., SYNTAX or RAN TAC.Hence, consult good Dermatologist...than |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | DEAR DR. I AHVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM NASAL,SNEEZING ALLERGY FOR QUITE SOME TIME ,HAVE TAKE LONG COURSES OF MEDISCINES LIKE EBAST,AVIL.BUT THIER EFFECT HAD STARTED FADING,NOW A DAILY DOSE OF PIRITON SYRUP IS PRETTY HELLPFUL.CAN I TAKE IT IN THE LONG RUN? IS PIRITON SAFE OR PIRITON CS IS BETTER? | HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor The symptoms of sneezing and other nasal symptoms are in keeping with allergic rhinosinusitis which is inflammation of the nose and sinus passages. It would be in response to particular allergens, if your exposure to these can be reduced or eliminated, it would help reduce your symptoms. In terms of the portion, which is an anti histamine, you can continue to use it for as long as needed. There are also non Chat Doctor. I hope this helps |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi,I was hit by car while walking and release from the hospital diagnosed with just soft tissue damage. 5 months later i was determined to have an APC II open book fracture with a acetabular joint fracture on rt hip joint. It was fixed with an anterior symphyseal plate and pined rt hip joint. i now have chronic groin pain and rt leg pain and weakness, bowel incontience, sexual problems. My question is could a delay in treatment of the fracture be causing my problems and symptoms. joe | Hi there chronic groin pain and sexual problems and bowel incontinence are known complications of severe pelvic fractures regardless of when the injury was treated. The damage is believed to have occurred at the time of injury and one could expect sucChatDoctorplications with a grade II or III APC pelvic fracture. However, the painful and weak leg could imply a pinched nerve around the screw at sacroiliac joint(at the back or that hip screw) If these symptoms started after the operation. I suggest you review your surgeon and report these symptoms. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my dad has been admitted in ICU for 36 days now, we have managed to sit down with the Dr.s to ask them what wrong with her lungs.At first we took him to the nearest clinic because he has be diagnosed with ulcers and he also with diabetes type ii.He vomited all night and the following day he was very weak, when we got to the clinic his sugar level was very high and his temperature as well, he was taken to the emergency ASAP. When he got there they found out that he has been diagnosed with Pneumonia as well and his lungs has infection as they told us, some fluids in his lungs something like that.Last night that managed to remove him from these tube in his mouth,he started talking to us and he was a bit fine, he was able to breath and talk,even though he got really tired of talking short sentences. This morning when we went back to the hospital he was back again those machines helping to breath, when we asked th nurse he said he failed when it was about to be morning about 3pm and they put him back on the machines again. What could be the main problem doctors can t not see. Last time we spoke to the Doctors thy said they where still treat pulmonary hypertension,and he has been on these machines for too long now,is there something they are missing that we can suggest.On friday they found out that he had low blood and his blood pressure was low as well, this morning i went to check on him he was awake again and really sweating a lot. | He could be having septicemia following a bout of pneumonia. This is very often seen in people who have diabetes as there immunity is low and any infection in any part of the body can become generalized leading to infection in the blood. Here patient may require life support system if condition is weak. I suggest let the doctors do their job as it's not possible to say what could be wrong with him without seeing him personally and knowing various parameters. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My ESr is 30mm and my TSH is 9.686 , I experience pain in my left abdomen (just below the rib cage). My toe nails have developed cracks lately and I constantly fell lethargic. what might be the causes. I am a nursing mother of a one year old child and aged 28 | Hi! Good evening. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. Your TSH is elevated, signifying that your thyroid gland is not functioning properly making you hypothyroid. Your symptoms of feeling lethargic and development of cracks could be due to hypothyroidism. I would advise you to get yourself clinically assessed by a medical specialist in your area, who depending on the findings, might start synthetic thyroid hormone (levothyroxine) from a low dose to a higher dose if need be after titration. This treatment would relieve you of your symptom soon. An ESR of 30 might not have much consequence. A serial testing would be more helpful. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | In Aug 09 I started having what I thought was gyn issues. My periods were off and middleshmertz was so sever that I couldn t do anything but be in a fetal position. THat pain that usually lasted a day now lasted several days each time I had ovulation. I kept having this feeling where my bladder was, just right of it. Every time I touched it it would hurt. I had a lower back pain the entire time as well. Occasionaly I saw odd colored urine but could always say it was from something else. Finally I wound up in so much pain one day that I went to dr. and they said if you had a stone you would be in ther ER. Well long story short a month later I again had this horrible pain and it was stone. Had it removed and I felt better. Even the pain that was just to the right of my bladder disapeared for a few months. Well then in December 10 I started with the weird periods again and that pain that was near my bladder just to the right in the exact same place came back. Dr s said we can t find anything, GYN said all is clear, had ct scan and there is no stone, Urologist said he doesn t know what it could be. Gastro said you seem fine and you look good so you must be ok. I hate hearing that answer! Anyway, so I still have this pain, it is located 2 1/2 inches below my bellybutton and 2 inches to my right. Press down right there and it hurts every time, i can keep pressing it where it stops being so harsh but it still hurts. I am not fat, 4 kids and although I could tone up my stomach I have a fairly flat belly. I m 5 8 145-150 lbs. Please help me | For severe lower back pain you can take some painkiller like ultracet-plus or zerodol-sp only when the pain is worse enough or disturbing your daily routine along with some calcium supplements like shackled or toscal-gem once daily. Take some multivitamin like metilda-af or neurobian-plus once daily. Do some physiotherapy exercises after an expert opinion of physiotherapist. I will also advise you to sleep on a plain surface. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi Sir, I got menses on 27th May 2014. I went for Follicular study on 12th Day. Below is the report- 7th June 2014- Day EMT RO LO-------------------------------------------------------------12th 9.3 MM F1: 2.3 CM No DOMINANT F2: 1.8 CM FOLLICLE Could you please help me , how can I know that , which day will egg release..? | Hallow Dear, Usually, healthy egg is released by ovary when its size is around 18 mm size. Chances of successful pregnancy are more when the egg is released from the follicles of size between 18 mm to 21 mm. One of the follicle in left ovary is of 1.8 cm; i.e. 18 mm size. So it is very likely that this follicle will rupture any day. Hence, I would suggest you to utilize every day now for sexual relations. Another option is to get in. Chat Doctor 5000 IU to induce the ovulation from this follicle of 18 mm size and start having intercourse every day; or at least every alternate day for better chances of conception. Please continue to have ultrasonography daily for few days to find out what happened to these two follicles. Also, please get the information about the thickness of the lining of the uterine cavity (endometrium) from the monologist. Endometrium of thickness between 9 mm to 14 mm is most conducive for the implantation of the fertilized ovum. I hope this provides you sufficient guidelines. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | i have been going to my denitist for a proble he had to take out a bridge that hadbegain to loosen ,after taking iut he put a temp in for now until i can return for the permant one .i am working out of town and my gums are bleeding during the day and when i wake so the must be bleeding while i am sleeping ,he gave me a mouth wash to use twice a day ,doesent seen to be working. | Hello! Thank you for posting here. Poor gum health will lead to gum bleeding. Mouth wash will reduce bleeding. But, a professional scaling must be done after you reach your hometown. Maintain good oral hygiene routine. Use mouth wash daily as your gum infection is active now. Use gum tone gel thrice daily. Apply it after brushing on the inside and outer gums upper and lower jaw. Take Doxy-1 once daily for 3 days. Take in the night avoid milk with this medicine. Regards. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hi i accidently dislodged my urs stent early at home..I had day surgery yesterday to remove kidney stone at around 10am. I wasnt surposed to dislodge or remove stent till 48 hrs later. It happened last night around 10am. I am continually leaking a far bit. i have total strong incontinence.What do i do now? | Good Day, and thank you for being with Chat Doctor ! When you have dislodged your stent, the bladder end of the stent must be protruding out of your urethra(opening where urine comes out). I would go back to your MD to check the stent and possibly remove it altogether and observe. I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.ChatDoctor .com/doctors/ Chat Doctor. Best wishes. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Hii..I took an i-pill for the first time on jan 4 , n it started bleeding me jus after 2 days i.e. on 6th jan.. I consulted my doctor and she gave me injections to stop the bleeding and bleeding stoooed in 4 days after the injections...As concerned, my menses should start by 11 or 12th of this month..but it did not start til now...is it a serious issue?? Pregnancy test were negative twice.. | Hi, Please do not worry. Just check if the pregnancy tests were done after the missed period or before it, as those done before missed periods will be most likely negative. If the test was negative after 7 days or more from the missed period, you are not likely to be pregnant. In that case the absence of period is due to I pill and injection that sometimes delays periods. Just wait for your periods after this. If you have not taken a test 7 days after the missed period, get it done using the first morning sample of urine for best results and rule out pregnancy. Also stress delays periods so relax, you have done everything possible and so are most likely safe. Hope this helped. Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have. Chat Doctor BagdeConsultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am 63 years old, 54 & 160. I have osteoarthritis and HTN. My family dr. told me to take 2000 mg of D a day/ then after taking my blood again tells me I need to go to a hematologist--RBCs 3.4Why did he tell me to take D (for 2 months) what does this have to do with Vitamin B-12 or Iron???--He did not tell me to increase these vitamins??? | Hi, Thanks for asking. Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.1. Increased osteoporosis and bone fracture risk is present. It D helps in improving calcium and hence bone strengthening.2. Improvement in hemoglobin can be through intake of It B12, folic acid and iron supplements.3. For osteoarthritis, NSAIDs painkillers, glucose and Chen Chat Doctor. Along with physiotherapy and resistance exercises, you can use medication also Hope it helps. Any further queries, happy to help again. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I was standing in front of the stove and suddenly felt a hard spot under my toe. I thought it was a piece of rubbish but it is a black lump that is a little painful when I put my weight on it. The lump is the size of a pea and makes it difficult to flatten my foot on the floor. | Hi! Good morning. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. From the history, it seems that you have got a corn in your foot which caused you such pain. If I were your doctor, after a physical examination of your foot, I would advise you for an excision biopsy of the lesion which possibly would come out to be a benign lesion giving it a cure. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Dx: Trigeminal Neuralgia, Fibromyalgia, Sponylosis, etc. Trigeminal since age 4. Have taken pain medications for years w/success. My previous physician failed to keep clinical notes from 97 until current, including meds rxd. I look like an idiot per HMRs. What should I do? I am not currently logged into my online acct. | Hi, Thank you for posting your query. It is unfortunate that your trigeminal neuralgia has not responded to treatment thus far. If you have done MRI and MR angiogram of brain, please upload the reports, it would be useful in deciding the best treatment option for you. Treatment options other than medications include radio-frequency ablation and microvascular decompression. Please get back if you require any additional information. Best wishes, Chat Doctor. Ly/ |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | my name is Noor im 26 years old , i had missed abortion and went through D&C last April .. i had my period after 32 days and today im in the 13 day of my cycle .. i did ultrasound my egg is 20mm and my endomertrium is 8mm,, what is my chances to get pregnant again this month?? | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor. I am Chat Doctor. I will be answering your concerns today. The ultrasound report is very good. You have a mature follicle. It suggests that may have ovulation in a day or two. From your notes it appears that you have conceived spontaneously earlier. So there is no need to take any medications to initiate ovulation. The endometrial thickness of 8 mm is good too. Do have intercourse either daily or on alternate days starting from today so that you get pregnant. Your husbands' semen analysis is apparently normal as you have conceived before. Not all women trying for baby get pregnant in a menstrual cycle. About 25% of them get pregnant. So your chances of pregnancy in this month are one in four. I hope this is helpful. If you have further concerns, I will be happy to answer. Best wishes, Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | My 7 year old was using sidewalk chalk on Sunday and then on Monday she woke up with a rash over both legs. It is still there and is very itchy. I have tried to using store brand calamine lotion to help with the itching also I gave her some benedryl. Is there anything else I could do to help her? I am noticing that it appears the rash is spreading but it may be from her scratching. | Hi Dear, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of itchy rash on legs which seems to be due to allergic reaction leading to dermatitis. Need not worry. I would suggest you to start taking anti-allergic medications such as Allegra. You should maintain proper cleanliness and avoid scratching the bumps to prevent infection. If symptoms still keeps on persisting you should visit dermatologist once and get it examined. Go for patch test and blood tests and start treatment after proper prescription. You should apply a steroid ointment like cortisone over the rash area for relieving inflammation and itching. Application of calamine lotion will be effective to soothe the skin. Apply cold compresses over itchy rashes. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well soon. Best Wishes, |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I have a pain that is traveling. It started on my left side under my rib cage ten went thru to my back and then traveled up my back all on the left side. Then it went down my left arm to my forearm.. I wrapped my arm an it moved to my upper arm. It hurts really bad. Could it be part of lupus? | Hi, As the pain is radiating in nature from the chest to the left arm and below it, I think a cardiac assessment is needed. Because this pain will indicate to any medical professional as a cardiac pathology. But then, this depends upon the past medical history, clinical findings and also the laboratory findings. It's a good thought to get it checked out before coming to any virtual diagnosis. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Jay In Chat Doctor. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | I am dealing with Stage IV breast cancer. I am receiving excellent care at the Holden Cancer Center at the U of I Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa but am wondering if I could help myself more with additional natural products. I am taking turkey tail mushroom tablets that was prescribed by my Alternative M.D. that I see. Thanks | Cancer is uncontrolled growth of certain cells. Stage IV means that it has already spread to other distant parts and not much can be done anyway. All that can be done is to extend the duration and to keep it in control. Alternative therapies are not going to help, and I am sorry to inform that nothing else is going to help either. Just remain under the present treatment of the cancer hospital, and it will be as good as it can be. |
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ηζθΏ°εηι«εΈει‘γ | Sir,Iam suffering from shoulder neck pain for a pretty long time.Recently i am having pain in the right side of of brain above head followed by pain in the eye.MRI {P+C) report says Tiny T2 hyper intensefoci in bilateral frontoparietal subcortical white matter suggestive of ischemic foci.sir,what does this mean .any treatment required and if so what is your advice? | Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I carefully read your question and would explain that your MRI report indicates the presence of small strokes in both fronto-parietal lobes. These findings can be related to different disorders: - migraine - small vessel disease- an inflammatory disorder, etc. That is why, I would recommend consulting with a neurologist for a careful physical check up and some tests: - a cardiac ultrasound - an ECG Holder monitoring to exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia- a Doppler ultrasound of the cervical arteries to investigate for possible narrowing-blood lipid profile- PCR and sedimentation rate for inflammation- complete blood count for anemia-fasting glucose for diabetes. Meanwhile, I would recommend taking aspirin 80-100Β mg daily. Hope to have been helpful! Greetings, |
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