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I have an enlarged prostate and have more frequent urination than normal. I do take medications like Avodart and flomax. Lately I have experienced periods of pain and stinging at the tip of the penis, as if there were some sort of kidney stones that are stuck there and even when I urinate the pain is still there. What do you think this might be and what can be done about it
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HelloThanks for query, You have voiding urinary symptoms due to Enlarged prostate. And have been taking Finasteride and Flo max. Ideally you need to evaluate the grade of enlargement of Prostate and decide the mode of treatment which depends upon the severity of symptoms and symptoms scores. Please consult qualified Urologist for clinical and digital Rectal Examination and get following basic tests done to decide further line f treatment .1) Urine Culture and Routine Urine test 2) Ultrasound Scanning of abdomen and pelvis with specific mention of post void urine residue 3) Uroflowmetry. He may decide the mode of treatment whether to continue with medicines or go for Endoscopic resection of prostate (TURN) Chat Doctor.
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My 6 yr old has been very thirsty and hungry lately. She also has been peeing alot more too. She has occasional complaints of headaches and stomach aches and she has had a decrease in energy. I took her to the doctor and he did a urine test and said she had some ketones in her urine. We went for bloodwork today and I am nervously awaiting results. Any thoughts? She is hot all the time too...
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Hello. I just read through your question. Many times this turns out to be a harmless virus. However, what your doctor is investigating is the possibility of Diabetes. If the blood work confirms this diagnosis, treatment will begin immediately. Keep in mind that if this turns out to be the case, your daughters daily activities (i.e.
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i fell five days ago and was diagonosed with fracture of the 5th metatarsal. i am in a walking boot with crutches putting no weight on any partof the foot other than the heal so i can walk with crutches. pain is almost gone and swelling is present but minimal with some bruising. how long should it be necessary to stay in boot ? i am sure that i can bear weight on my foot already but am being a good girl and am not doing so. my daughter is getting married in 2 weeks and i really dont like the look crutches with my gown. what do you think
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Hi. Any fracture requires a minimum period of 5 weeks to heal. If fractured bone is actively aiding in walking or weight-bearing then chance of displacement of fractured fragment are high on weight-bearing and can cause delay in fracture healing. In your scenario-it looks like you have an displaced fracture of 5th metatarsal that is the reason they applied a walking boot. If you start bearing weight so early then chance of displacement of fracture fragment is high which can cause delay in healing or nonunion (fracture not healing/ joining). Things to do-1)I would suggest you to continue walking cast for at least 3-4 weeks.2)Take pan killer if required.3) Do not bear weight unless advised by an orthopeadician.4) take serriopeptidase twice daily to reduce swelling.5)Keep limb elevate over pillow to reduce swelling of the limb.
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Yes, I keep having pain in my lower back. I had a lumbar laminectomy years back due to a fall. Lately though I am getting pain in my knee and now it has moved to my right side and I feel it coming from the area that was affected. I also am experiencing stiffness and pain in my hands like my knuckles and my left thumb but don t remember banging it.
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Hello - I would ask your doctor for an MRI of the lumbar spine. Pain in the knees coming from the back can be an issue with the L4 level in your lumbar spine, and given your history of previous laminectomy, it would be best to get this area evaluated. Hand and thumb issues can be related to carpal tunnel, issues with arthritis in the hands, or potentially an issue with \"pinched\" nerves in your neck.
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Hi, I banged my leg on a table two weeks ago which resulted in significant bruising where my shin and knee connect. A week later I fell over on ice and injured the same spot. A week has passed since my fall and a very large and painful lump has formed. The lump formed several days after the fall and is now very painful. The lump is hard, warm and quite red. Is this something I should consult a Doctor about? thank you.
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Hello dear, The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be attributed to musculoskeletal injury.X-ray of the knee joint will be helpful in clinching the diagnosis. Symptomatic relief can be obtained by heat therapy, application of analgesic & muscle relaxant gel, intake of analgesics like Diclofenac (to be taken after food) + Pantoprazole (to be taken 30 minutes before meals). Supplements of Calcium & vitamin D can be included in diet which will help in strengthening of bones. Physiotherapy exercise will also be helpful. If symptoms still persist, kindly consult an Orthopedic for proper clinical examination. Till then, maintain adequate HY Chat Doctor. Wishing a Good Health. Take care.
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Hello, My Name Harinath 6 months back my wife delivered a baby girl, during her pregnancy she sufferer from breathing problem so she has taken mibilizing during that time it was controled, doctor told that during pregnancy it will be common, but now also some time my wife is getting breathing problem as she is taking tablets as suggested by doctor but it is repeating for every 15 days can you please provide any solution.
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility of bronchitis is more likely in your wives case. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test).PFT will not only diagnose bronchitis, but it will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment is based on severity only. She will mostly improve with inhaled bronchodilators (formoterol or albuterol) and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) (budesonide or fluticasone).Don't worry, she will be alright with all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wishing good health to your wife. Thanks.
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I have shoulder and arm pain on my left hand side. I developed a bruise on my left arm today. The pain is worse in the mornings and the arm pain is worse when I need to bend over to pick something up. I ve been icing it and taking motrin for the last 2 weeks. What specialty should I make an appointment to visit. Thank you
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Hi Dear, Welcome to Chat Doctor. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have shoulder pain and arm pain. Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query like muscle spasm, nerve compression or heart problem like angina. I would suggest you to consult cardiologist to rule out more serious condition. Doctor may order ECG, TMT, complete blood profile along with troponin t test to confirm the diagnosis. Doctor may prescribe isosorbide nitrate, aspirin, sedative along with beta blockers. Doctor may also refer you to orthopedic surgeon in case of bone muscle problem. For now stay cal, take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for pain and take proper rest. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes,
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Hi, today I witnessed my elderly father(80 years old) suddenly find it difficult to walk. He could not seem to move his legs . My mother had to help him sit in his wheelchair and put him to bed. His hands were twitching constantly and he was unable to hold anything. He has been unable to chew or swallow his food however he did drink when a cup was held to his lips. My father has experienced bouts of this over the last 3 months,the last one being 9 days ago. My Mother has told me that usually after a few hours my Fathers motor skills and speech become normal. However todays attack was longer than normal. He has suffered with severe ulcers on both his legs over the last 4 years and has been hospitabilised a number of times with bad infections. My Mother has consulted the GP and they have refered my Father to a neurologist however we are still waiting to see the consultant. Can you give us some understanding of what could be wrong with my Father please
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Hi, I am Chat Doctor. I have read your message. I think I can help you. The symptoms of the query are quite suggestive of a stroke. The sudden onset of the symptoms, the motor weakness, the swallowing and speaking difficulty, the shaking of hands. All symptoms are suggestive of the diagnosis of stroke. The fact that he had been having similar episodes over the last 3 months is suggestive of mini strokes that we call TIA medically. These are usually warning signs of an impending stroke. I am unaware from the query about the duration of the symptoms. Within 4 to 8 hours onset should be treated urgently and should be visiting an EMR as soon as possible. He will need urgent treatment. If it is more than that, he needs to meet a neurologist who will probably perform a CAT scan of the brain with or without the angiogram (depending on the protocol of the hospital). As per the report of the CAT scan, medicines may be initiated. I think a low dose statin and antiplatelet should help. I would suggest a scan prior to the initiation of the medicines because the closest differential is a possible cerebral hemorrhage (less likely in view of the mini strokes) where these medicines are not to be given. Meanwhile, I think you should start him on physiotherapy for the motor weakness. Another chance I want to consider here is possible diabetes and hypoglycemia attacks. If the GP has thought about this as a possibility and tested sugars, there is probably nothing to worry about. Otherwise, hypoglycemia in a diabetic patient would explain the brief episodes. And a hypoglycemia can also explain the prolonged symptoms. In such a case, sugars need to be well monitored. The third possibility I need to consider is a vasculitis. This is a common cause of stroke, but usually is thought of in young patients. The last 2 causes I have considered in the view of preexisting foot ulcers which cannot be explained by TIA or current stroke as the ulcers predate the stroke. I think you need to get the scan and meet up with a neurologist. Unfortunately, as explained, I cannot suggest medications without the scan. I have tried to make it as simple as possible. Please feel free to contact me for any further clarification. Best of luck,
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My 12 yr old son and I have a snot free cold for last week. We have really had to push ourselves hard. He has developed a rash since this am, front and back. It disappears when pressing a glass to it, and has no blister like qualities, as apparent with flea bites. Both feel absolutely rotten
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Both of you could be suffering from a viral infection. It could be associated with an allergic reaction as exhibited by the rashes. But it was to be checked if the rashes are due to low platelet count. I would insist you to visit a doctor and get it evaluated. Usually irrespective of use of antibiotics, such ailments take 5-7 days to recover. All you have to take is paracetamol to reduce fever or feverishness, as well as some antiallergic like cetirizine. Sometime, such infections can cause a Chat Doctor.
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6 days ago I hurt myself with a sharp object about where my left kidney is. A large bruise developed and it started to settle down about three days ago. Today it is very tender and I have ben urinating frequently all day. It is also sore when I cough and move suddenly. Do you think this has anything to do with my kidney?
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Hi, Thanks for writing in. In the left upper abdomen, there is the spleen and left kidney. If the pain and hurting in worsening over the next 24 hours then it is suggested that you get an ultrasound scan of your abdomen done. Please inform the person doing the scan that your problem is in the left upper abdomen following injury with a sharp object. The spleen is an organ which helps in immunity building and is a storehouse of white blood cells and has a rich blood supply. Splenic injuries are common due to impact oven left upper abdomen. Diagnosis a spleen traumatic injury is very important should you have pain of the region. The left kidney will also be scanned for injury. If you are not having any blood in urine then most likely your left kidney is safe.
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hi, my husband is having Serun creatinine level as 8.1 now and Urea as 133 reat sodium ,potasium,phosphorous , uric acid are in the Range only he is taking Blood pressure tablet,uric acid tablet and bcomplex one is there any way to reduce this Creatinine level without going for Dialysis and Transplantation what needs to be done now?
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HiT hanks for your query. Kidney diseases are of two types
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hi, im a 16 year old female and i have a painful lump under my armpit. it usually only comes up around the time i get my period. i went to my doctor a few months ago but they only said to come back if it got bigger. my mom also started to notice a lump inder her armpit when she was my age and now it has grown to about half of her palm size, i dont want that to happen to me so i really want to find out what it is and get it taken care of.
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Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some enlarged axillary lymph nodes due to reactive hyperplasia, tuberculosis or lymphoma, or it can be simple axillary lipoma. You should go for fine needle aspiration cytology once. It will give you exact diagnosis. Then you should 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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Hi about a week ago I noticed a bump in te shaft of y penis like a pimple/ ingrown hair. So I popped it a few time and it formed a lesion now it seems like its clearing up but Wouk. Still like to know what it may be. I dont think it is herpes because Ive even with te same girl or awhile and she has been checked recently and were both clean and healthy. Im wondering if it caused it because I didnt take a shower after sex a few time and went straight to work. Would like to see what u think it may be
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HelloThanks for your query, based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have what is called as infected sebaceous cyst over shaft of the penis. The penile skin is rich in sebaceous glands and hence prone to get more sebaceous cyst due to accumulation of sebum beneath the skin. Normally these cyst fade away without treatment however they need to be treated if increase in size or get infected. Please consult qualified General Surgeon for clinical evaluation and further treatment. You need to take broad spectrum antibiotic like \u010ceferin along with anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. Along with topical antibiotic ointment like Newsprint twice daily fora week. Ensure to wash your genitals with warm water twice daily.
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Sir , my mom has gall stone , after checkup for laparoscopy , her sgpt value was found to be - 278 , doctors said she has jaundice , but by external appearance it was nothing like that! 2 days later her sgpt value was found to be - 155.9 , and bilirubin was - 1.2 (normal 0.5-1) right now she is suffering from pain , i want to know about her best treatment in Bihar, jharkhand.
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Dear friend, greetings from Chat Doctor. U understand your concern. SEPT / ALT Elevated indicates that lifer is swollen a bit. Even bilirubin is slightly high. This is called as latent jaundice. If bilirubin levels are over 2.5 or 3 then only we will see yellowish discoloration. Might be due to the surgery. Please wait and see. Repeat the tests after a week. It might come normal. Even obesity, fatty liver, and diabetes too cause elevation in the SGPT levels. Take care and do contact us for more questions. Thank you.
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Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. As your reposts indicate that is degenerative changes in both the hip joints with reduction in the joint spaces. Also, the lumbar spine has degenerative changes in the disc which is the soft tissue structures in between the two vertebral bodies. As due to this, there will be pain in the hip joint and also the lumbar spine. Depending upon the extent of the lumbar disc degenerative changes there might be even pinching of nerve root and leading to radiating pain. Also, an MRI will be good to understand the lumbar spine disc degenerative changes. Your age is 65 and having degenerative changes are common as I notice in my clinical practice. Also, for such cases usually physical therapy in recommended for pain management and also for muscle strengthening. Majority if cases respond well to physical therapy. Also, no matter how active an individual is, aging is a process like a shadow ANE affects all the humans in early or later stages of life. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor.
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hi sir i am ro***** from meerut india after dignosis the doctor i am suffring from varicaucele (infertlity)my doctor sugest a surgery and i have done three year before but no benefit in spurm count. doctor sujest medicins(ubiphene 25 mg,ubi q 300,paternia,fertomed,maxoza L,fertiflax,doxy etc) a long time.But spurm count not rise 15 mil.Ple help me end sujest treatment Thanks
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Hellowelcome to Chat Doctor The varicocele surgery helps in only a small percentage of patients - only if its Grade 3 type If the sperm count has not shown much improvement in 3 years then the chances of further improvement are less you might require to adopt some treatment like GUI (Intrauterine insemination) for your wife to help her get pregnant, at the earliest hope to have answered your query Chat Doctor.
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I have a bad wisdom tooth that has rotted all the down to just a pit in my gum. Its my bottom left wisdom tooth. Now i have developed a white streak down the inside of my mouth around where my tonsils are behind that bottom tooth. Could that be oral cancer?
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The white streak on the inside of the mouth can be a frictional keratitis secondary to chronic irritation by sharp teeth. The infected wisdom tooth can be removed under local anesthesia. Consult an oral physician and get it removed. It is not looking like cancer, Cancerous lesion will be characterized by a growth, mobile tooth, loss of function, enlarged lymph node, chronic non-healing ulcer etc. So consult an oral physician and get it ruled out. I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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I took my husband to the ER last night because our Doctor referred him. He woke up yesterday morning with no feeling in his right hand and wrist. He has no strength, can not grip or write. The ER did a scan to rule out a stroke and it was clear. We were told it was a compressed nerve and that it should be better in a few days and if it wasn t we were given some neurologists numbers to call for an appt. However, this morning his right arm all the way to the elbow and midway to shoulder is numb. Should he go ahead and call the neurologist or wait a few more days.
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Hi, thanks for the brief history of your husband. Thank God, that it was not a stroke and it's not a major issue. Since you mentioned that this morning he had numbness in his hands it's a good sign that the sensory system is intact. Also, what I can understand is, that it looks more of a pinched nerve. Taking an MRI of the cervical spine will be of input to see the soft tissues. Also doing some small static neck exercises will help to ease the compression on the nerve and the symptoms will reduce. Besides taking a physical therapy services like therapeutic ultrasound and TENS therapy will function for the symptomatic relief. Also, later on by strengthening the muscles of the neck and upper limb things will fine. If the symptoms persists than an MRI of cervical spine will be needed to guide for further course of treatment. But usually 99% of cases respond well to physical therapy and later on doing the exercises by self make you way far from illness with the grace of God I wish your husband a good health.
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Hello, there is a 2 inch wide, five inch long bump going down my chest. It is in the middle of my chest, it goes from the lower part of my upper chest to my bellybutton, its like a thick long bump. It looks like a thick tube, it is not firm, but somewhat soft. Could this be cancerous? I just discovered it today. Thanks.
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility of umbilical hernia or soft tissue swelling like lipoma is more. Possibility of cancer is less. The site you are mentioning is common place for hernia. Hernia is protrusion of bowel loops through abdominal muscle wall. It is commonly seen in smokers and in all aged people. Another possibility is lipoma. Lipoma is fat containing soft tissue swelling. So better to get done ultrasound examination of swelling. If it is hernia then surgical correction of muscle defect is needed. If it is lipoma then surgical removal of lipoma is needed. So in both case surgical intervention is required. So better to first diagnose the cause of this swelling and then start appropriate treatment. Hope I have solved your query. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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hi, i am finding it hard to breath as i lay in bed and my lungs hurt at the back when i breath, i have had this happen befor, i quit smoking over a year ago .also i have like a feeling of something in my throat , i am on meds for underactive thiroid please help as im worried thankyou
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. In my opinion, we should definitely rule out bronchitis (inflammation of airways) in your case. So consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test).PFT will not only diagnose bronchitis, but it will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment is based on severity only. You may need inhaled bronchodilators (formoterol or albuterol) and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) (budesonide or fluticasone).Don't worry, you will be alright. If PFT is normal then no need to worry. 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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I have a problem with my left side of my jaw. When I open and when I close my mouth my jaw feels weird with a lot of pressure and sometimes even pops. When I make certain facial expressions the left side of my cheek indents more extremely than the right. (Makes me look boney.)
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Hello, I can understand your concern. From the symptoms you have described, it is certain that you are suffering from temporomandibular joint problem, the joint near ear that helps in opening and closing of lower jaw along with side to side movements. When the joint has problems in the disc that acts as a cushion when the joint makes movements or if the muscles of mastication are affected, you can face such problems. Have you had any accident that may have injured the side of the face? Or are you having these troubles since long time? Injury to the joint can sometimes cause such problems. I would advise you to visit an oral surgeon who will examine the joint physically while you make movements, will take an x-ray to examine the associated structures with the joint. You might have to go for CT Scan and MRI, too. Based on the test results, specific diagnosis can be made and treatment can be advised. If the TMJ is affected, you might have to go for a surgical process to correct it. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor. Take care. Best,
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HelloI have a serious oral infection because of wisdom teeth in the left side of my mouth. My left cheek is swollen badly and seems to have developed a hard ball like thing in it, which pains a lot. I went to doctor three days before, he examined me and said that i had to go through surgery(wisdom tooth extraction) and he gave me Antibiotic (Azomax) for the cure of infection. I have been taking antibiotic and other medicen but it seems to have no effect in lowering the effect of infection and my left cheek had more swelling which reached to the left eye then it had three days back. My condition is terrible so please help me.waiting for your kind advice
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Well I think your suffering from space infection. May be buccal space infection.it is better for u to for extraction the tooth without any further delay. If your dentist only gave u armor the I think it will not work.u need another anaerobic coverage like metronidazole. But as u seemed to have developed space infection it is better for u to go for extraction of the tooth without any delay, delay will make your condition more serious and u may need some surgical Chat Doctor.
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me and my husband try to conceive....last month the perod is 7 days crossing my symptoms is back pain stomach irritsablity and breast disharch i think im conceive...but the next 8thday period is come what problem in our body.....the other problem is seminal fluid come out in sex in three days
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Hi there. I will suggest you the best possible treatment options. Irregular periods can be due to absence of ovulation and sometimes due to PCs- polycystic ovary syn Chat Doctor. For your breast discharge, please get serum Prolactin levels done. Please, get USG done. Seek prescription help from your treating gynecologist for medicines to suppress breast secretion. Also, ovulation study will help to know about ovulation. Usually, semen contains 90% seminal fluid and 10%sperms. After ejaculation, sperms swim up inside the uterus and the seminal fluid comes out of vagina. So, please do not panic about it. I hope this answer helps you. Thanks.
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Hi i am 43 yrs old and get severe back pain mostly on right side only 5-7 days a month . I been to doctors so many times and all he gives me is drugs and excersises i know its something more but not sure what i think it is around my menstral cycle but not for sure i had my uterus liner burned 11 years ago . something must be pinching a nerve or something any ideas that would help me thanks
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Hi, Thanks for your query. After going through your query I came to know that you are suffering from chronic backache. It may be due to vitamin and trace element deficiencies specially vitamin D and vitamin B 12. You need to do MRI to rule out other causes. Back exercises, neurotrophic such as mecobalamine and analgesics (DICLOFENAC SLOW RELEASE TABLETS) give relief. If vitamin D is lower than supplementation will be required. Avoid long continuous standing. Sit in a straight posture. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.
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Hi doc, Im a female aged 30 years, 5 feet 3 tall and weighing about 45 kilos.I;ve been suffering from a sharp stabbing pain in the upper right abdomen, a dull chest pain again on the right hand side and a pain in the right side of my back where my shoulder blade is. Ive waiting for a scan next week, I have had my blood test done and it says that I have mild elevated palettes. Any ideas of what the cause may be and what is palettes?
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HiT hanks for writing in ChatDoctorI need further information regarding 1.)how long you are suffering with this problem 3.)do you have symptoms of nausea /vomiting 4.) any complaints difficulty in passing stool 4.) factors aggravating your symptom5.)any chronic analgesic intake history/alcoholic.mild elevation of platelets, no need to get worried. Platelets are cells that circulate in the blood and clot to keep us from bleeding.my advice to do ultrasound abdomen pelvis to rule out gall bladder stones.I would be glad to provide answers to any further queries. Thanks for using Chat Doctor Have a good day! Regards
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My 1 yr old keeps on getting a cold that turns into a nasty chesty cough making him sick with phlegm when he wakes up. he is a really good eater so I don t believe that vitamins will help but don t want to make a pest of myself at the doctors. We have about 3-4 days without then the cycle starts all over again and lasts a few weeks.
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Hi, It is very common for infants and child Chat Doctor. Its more common during winter seasons. A normal child can have 10 -15 episodes of a cough and cold per year. If a cough and cold persist continuously for more than 2 weeks or if there are thick yellowish or greenish nasal discharge with high fever or sudden worsening of the symptoms, then we need to attend and treat it with or without antibiotics. For the current issue, I would recommend a decongestant like MANTRA
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hi,sir..i am a b.tech student....i used to be very good student and every friend of mine used to see me as a very talented and dynamic person....but i don t know how i become so coward and uncomfortable in chatting with others...i am feeling very dejected,fragile.i have become a nerd and jerk........my problem is that i can not talk with people with eye contact ......i feel very uncomfortable with my and his/her body...i can not concentrate on what he/she is saying after a moment when some feeling of his/her body condition comes into my mind........i am in deep depression .....for that i am able to get a job.....what to do sir???????
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Hi, You have not specified the cause of your depression, however I will try to help you. As narrated by you, you have performed quite well in your past both in the academic and social field. This reflects that you are an achiever and also a successful and happy person. 1. Many times change in life relations, financial changes, changes in love life, health problems and more may suddenly weaken us, you need to adapt and accept the changes slowly but steadily.2. You should learn to love yourself, life is a gift to you given by God, you should honor God and take much care of yourself. Anyone may treat you in their way, reject you. But you should never neglect or deject yourself.3. Learn to highlight your qualities, skills, good nature and enjoy life.4. Try to change your lifestyle, hairstyle, stay active, watch movies, pamper yourself, exercise, eat well.5. Yoga, meditation will help you get relaxed and make you stress-free.6. Healthy homemade food, rich in minerals, protein balanced with fruits, berries, fresh veggies, fish will lighten up your burden. They contain natural mood elevators and anti-oxidants.7. If you want you can consult a counselor, doctors, but do not make a habit to take anti-depression medications.8. Avoid smoking, alcohol, caffeine and any other addition. Take care.
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Hi i have upper left mild abdominal pain, since a month. It comes and goes. Doctors identified it as gastritis. Today i had a two toned stool- greenish on the outside and light black in the middle. what could this be? I have no history of cancer and am 27 years old
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Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor. I have read your query and understand your concern. Its gastritis only, and at your age we usually don't think of cancer. The color of stool depends to a great extent on what you have eaten in the past 2-3 days. And if you have not eaten anything like that, then your stool might be suggestive of a mild upper GI tract bleeding, though it is not classical of it with this color. So, I would suggest, that you take a course of a PPI tablet like pantoprazole or omeprazole for a month to allow all the ulcers in your stomach to heal completely. Also, you need to avoid tea, coffee, soda Chat Doctor. Hope I have been helpful.
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Have urine retention with recurrent UTI. I have had cervical herniations and c4,5,6,7ACDF. I now have low back pain MRI shows l5s1 annulus tear foramen stenosis could this be causing these new issues. I also have weakness, burning both legs from knee to foot
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Hello. I have been through your question and understand your concern. Urinary retention can be secondary to UTI, so you should first treat appropriately it. Then you should have a neurological examination to better define what type of sensory or weakness abnormality you have and if it is associated to L5-S1 radiologic abnormalities. Then a nerve conduction study of the nerves would help. After all this a more accurate conclusion can be set. Hope this helps. Please feel free for further questions.
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Hello. My son is 14 years old. He is in good health. He does have asthma that is triggered by allergies. Currently he is getting allergy shots once to twice a week. He takes Dulara, Fluticasone propionate, singular, and zyrtec. He is having stomach pains that come and go. They start around his belly button and radiate up and down. its constant pain, with waves of serious pain that almost brings him to tears? Any ideas? No fever. chills off and on with the pain but not every time. Thank you for your time and help. Please don t be offended, but i am going to contact my brother in law who is a physician and check with him quick.
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Hi...this type of sudden onset of pain is not related to the Chat Doctor. The pain starting around his belly button and radiate up and down, constant in nature, with waves of serious pain that almost brings him to tears (a 14-year-old boy) is giving me only one pointer towards a diagnosis - like these are the possibilities -1. Cystitis - inflammation of the urinary bladder.2. Renal or kidney stones or in the urinary tract. Regards -
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Hi Doctor, One of my friends has got some red colour small pimple kind eruptions on some parts of her stomach and waist skin. Doctor has said it is herpes and has said that some blood tests need to be done. She is very scared as he has also said it is contagious and she needs to rest to cure it. Pls advise so that I can give her correct details about the treatment. Is blood test necessary? What medicines she should take? The spots were painful and itchy earlier but now it is only red and like pimples. Pls advise?
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Hellos you stated that your friend is having herpes (shingles) , so diagnosis is established and need not worry. I only prescribe acyclovir 400 -800 mg 5 times in day for 7 days with ointment of same name. Within next 7-1 0 day your friend will recover. This is contagious, so don't share her towels or clothes till complete cure. If possible get in blood examination for type of virus. Since this is a prescription, so please consult a doctor and get the prescription. Good luck. When she starts getting relief, the pimples like bumps will start turn into black color (like a head of pin in the center of bump or pimple or blister). Good luck.
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Sir my elder brother age 20 yrs suffering fm kidney stone at both sside since last months and under medical treatment at Homopathic at Arunachal Pradesh. we belongs to (Hajipur) Bihar and my mother and brother went to patna for further treatment. Please confirm me What I do?
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Hi, The treatment of kidney stone disease depends on the size and location of stones. Small stones less than 5 mm in size, which are not causing any obstruction, can be managed conservatively with medicines to dissolve the stones. Stones 5 to 10 mm (maximum 15 mm) can be managed with lithography. Stones 10 to 15 mm can be manged with flexible ureteroscopy and laser. Stones more than 15 mm in size should be removed using PCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy) which is a keyhole surgery through the back. If the stone is blocking ureter (the tube connecting kidney and bladder) and is 5 to 10 mm in size, it can be treated with medicines to expel the stone. Stones larger than 10 mm usually require endoscopic removal, although occasionally ever a larger stone can be made to pass with medicines. The main issue in a young person like your brother is to find out whether there is an underlying predisposition to form recurrent stones. This is usually evaluated after removal of stones. The removed stone is analyzed to find out its chemical composition. You need to check his creatinine, electrolytes, calcium, phosphorus, uric acid and PTH (parathyroid hormone) levels in blood. It is important to check 24 hour urine levels of various salts which either promote or oppose stone formation. These include urinary volume, creatinine, sodium, calcium, uric acid, phosphorus, oxalate, citrate and magnesium levels. Based on these reports we can suggest dietary modifications and specific medications to prevent further stone formation.Meanwhile, ask him to Chat Doctor. 5 liters per day. Please get back to me with the details of ultrasound report. I can guide you further based on that. Wish your brother a speedy recovery, Warm regards,
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About 3 weeks ago I did some stomach crunches one night. It was the first time I had done stomach crunches in many months, and even then, it has been years since I have exercised on a consisten basis. I remembe being sore the days after, but since then, I have been getting some muscle twitching in my lower abdomen , mainly on the left side, although the whole area, left to right seems a little tight. Did I pull a muscle or strain? However, I tried protected anal sex about 2 weeks prior to those stomach crunches. Could the abdomen pain be related to that? It was my first time.
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Hi, Thanks for writing in. I think you probably pulled a muscle during the crunches. Its unlikely that the protected anal intercourse caused any of these symptoms. When you start with an exercise, please make sure you maintain a proper posture. Do not do more than 6-8 repetitions in one go. At this point, the pain can be relieved by using diclofenac gel and hot fomentation (in the form of hot water bottle or electric heating pad). This should make the pain much better. Hope this helpsRegards
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fell out of shower hit back on tub and commode before ultimately hitting the floor- have history of fibromyalgia- have seen orthopedic surgeon- had trigger point injections- sever pain in lower back - MRI showed no fracture - had some routine menstural back pain- but never anything like ive had over the last year bebilitaing and relentless- Just statreted seeing a Chiropracter - who saisus that my pelvic nbone is riotatoed and I hav sever inflammation
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Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. I understand that after the fall you have started getting severe pain in the lower back. It would help if you could quote the summary of the MRI report even if it says no fracture.kindly also state your age and whether you take any calcium supplements. You can start the homeopatChatDoctoredicine Symposium Off 6 C four pills four times a day. Please revert with the above details at the following link, http
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I need a root canal treatment done but my tooth is in condition though I think it has split and also there is a swelling in my gum. Also my gums are very sensitive there is a burning sensation when I eat anything spicy. I am 58 years old and in good health
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Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Read your query. Swelling the gum and decayed tooth suggests abscess formation in relation to that tooth. I would advise you to visit your local dentist and get it evaluated with a radiograph after which the root canal treatment can be confirmed. If the tooth is split, it will be removed. For sensitive gums, get your teeth cleaned professionally and then use a desensitizing toothpaste like sensory for a while and do chlorhexidine mouth wash gargling. Hope this was beneficial. Thanks and regards.
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sir my father is a chronic alcoholic..and smtimes seizures happen to him also.he was sufferin from chest infection recently wth tlc 0000.nw infection is in control.problem is that he responds very late and stare to only place...like he is confused or smthing nd rply vry late..shievring occurs smtimes in hand and leg and cheek... sodium potassium levels were low in initial stage bt nw in control..he is ill from 1 mnths
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Hello, Chronic alcoholism, infection and low sodium probably have injured a part of his brain. He's surviving on the function of the remaining brain and so his responses and alertness are not full. It takes some time for the remaining brain to take over function of the lost brain. It may take weeks to months and still the recovery may be incomplete. At present, he will need maintenance medical support and nursing care. Hope for the best. Good luck.
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Is there a condition that manifests as occasional bursts of manic-like behavior, i.e., rapid fire talking, extreme jumping from one thing to another unrelated, extreme distractability, . My husband does this, especially when driving or going somewhere new. If he has a couple of drinks, it s worse, although it doesn t happen everytime he drinks. Talking so fast, not really listening to my responses, it s almost as if I m not there, he s so busy commenting on things he sees, it s almost like he can t get the words out fast enough. Always in a good mood , or high when this happens. Any thoughts? I can t figure it out.
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Hi, What do you think is the problem due to this kind of behavior. Does he incur losses or get into trouble by deciding on things much faster? Problems due to inability to persists on a task?if it occurs for at least few days at a stretch- it could be Hypomania it's not persistent, and he also goes for milder slowing, decreased esteem or low mood quite often, then it could be CYCLOTHYMIAMood changes occur normally too. Those people often with high energy are also called HYPERTHERMIA. Unless it is bothering his activities or relationship much, you need not worry.
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hi, i am 27 years old and i am PCOD patient. before my marriage i m having irregular period i went to the doctor she advice me Diane-35 and benforce i had those tablet even after my marriage.i got married on 21st jul 2011.i skip the tablet in april 2011 but my period was regular till oct2012.after that again i starts diane 35 and benforce but no progress i notice i changed the doctor now my present doctor ask me to do some test( blood , urine )and she advice me glucaphage ,zevit.then she ask me to do folicular study on 16day of my period my ovulation starts and on 14th and 15day my doctor ask me to have sex.from 17th day i am using susten vt 200mg.today is my 19th day i don t understand when do i have again sex to concieve did it required or not to get pregnant.
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Hi madam. Well you don't get frustrated because you have fair chances of conception if you are ovulating. Now for conception purpose you need to have intercourse during and around the ovulation period say 48 to 72 hrs pre- and post-ovulation. But for your own pleasure and family life you can have intercourse later also, though it may not help you to get pregnant. You continue the medicines as prescribed by your doctor. All the best madam. BYE TAKE CARE
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I have had terrible lower leg pain. Started in 2005 all at once. It got so bad I couldn t walk. Went to hospital where my back was xrayed and sonogram of both artieries and veins in both legs. Blood flowing good. Was traveling at the time so came back home to my primary doctor. Saw neurologists and went through lots of tests and nothing was found wrong except my lower legs hurt. Was sent to Mayo Clinic in Scotsdale, Az and they couldn t find anything wrong but pain is still there 7 years later. Now my feet are starting to get numb and lower legs hurt more especially when I lie down at night. Can t raise my legs in a recliner as they hurt even more. Any ideas? My doctors have done everything they can think of. Thank You
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Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you. As you mentioned that you had certain pain and for which you have done all test in 2005 and all reports were normal. Now back again after 7 years the pain is same, but the nature of pain is weakness, pain, tingling, numbing etc.??if that is the case you need to get an MRI of the lumbar spine done to see a soft tissue Injury. As age progress the spine becomes weaker and this tends to apply pressure on the nerves, which will lead to all such symptoms. Also, you can use the hot water fermentation for relaxing the muscles. I suspect it that you had a mild nerve irritation in the past, but it was never traced by diagnostics. You should have opted that time only spinal Strengthening exercises. Well now its 7 years so lets look ahead to solve this mysteries pain. Focus on doing some small lower limb strengthening exercises like static qua Chat Doctor. Along with this kindly perform some deep breathing exercises as breathing exercises plays an important role while any activity. Also post this you can proceed onto the straight leg raise as within 2 weeks of Static qua
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My daughter has approx 10-15 of the following a day. She has blackouts where she cant see and they last about 10 seconds and her pupils go small while she has these, She is 14 and has been having these for about 2 years.We have seen doctors about this and had epilepsy tests, but nothing has come up..Does anyone have any idea on this?
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Hi, Based on your history it seems that your child had repeated episodes of occipital seizure(Benign occipital epilepsy) where child can have black-outs and pupil go small at that time .EEG can be normal in 50% cases. MRI brain epilepsy protocol to be done. She also requires evaluation from cardiologist for 2D echo and ECG. Also complete blood picture with ESR also needed to rule out anemia, polycythemia and leukemia. Once cardiac and blood parameter are normal she can be empirically started on oxecarbamazepine after consulting neurologist and see for the response to it.
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Hi, I have a lump swelling approx. size walnut on back of neck , trapezeious muscle area approx. 2 in from vertebrae. I have a popping noise when I turn my head. Mild discomfort, difficult to be comfortable sleeping. My Dr ordered a Xray showed arthritis. Should I request a MRI to ensure it s not thyroid or something else?
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Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Your lump is near vertebrae show it's not thyroid. Arthritis is accident finding. It doesn't produce lump. You may have some soft tissue tumor or some cyst. You should go for fine needle aspiration cytology It will give you exact diagnosis. Then you should take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.
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My son is 14 months old. Suffering from cold, cough related problem. My Doctor gave him kidpred syrup ( 4ml thrice daily for 3/4 days) ) along with cetirizine syrup (2.5 ml od) and ambrodril -s syrup(5ml thrice daily). Is it ok for mu child? Use Kidpred is safe?
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Hi... I personally do not recommend Kindred (Omnacortil) just for cough and cold as this is a steroid. Kindred is indicated only if the kid is severely breathless and is in sever wheeze. Otherwise - Cough and cold are viral 95% of the times in child Chat Doctor. For cold, you can use anti-allergics like cetirizine and for nose block, saline nasal decongestants will do. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (max ceiling dose 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly, that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. For cold, you can use Cetirizine at 0.25\u00a0mg/kg/dose every 12 hourly for 3 days. For nasal block, plain saline nasal
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my daughter is 12 plays soccer has been getting headaches roughly 3-4 times a week since october has seen primary care ,pulmnary dr she has sport induced asthma and even ent diagnosed with sinus infection twice when she never had one was even on medication for 21 days twice since october..frustrated....so saturday she comes off soccer field all red in face told us she used her inhaler 4 times and was having trouble breathing dizzy and went to ground to lay on cement as she felt really hot and felt like she was going to pass out....she recoved to talking about 25 minutes later....worried sick.....
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HI THANKS FOR YOUR QUERY AS PER DISCUSSION YOUR DAUGHTER SHOULD HAVE EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA WITH SINUSITIS(INFECTION AND/OR INFLAMMATION OF SINUSES) CAUSE OF HEADACHE MIGHT BE SINUSITIS. During normal breathing, the air we take in is first warmed and moistened by the nasal passages. Because people tend to breathe through their mouths when they exercise, they are inhaling colder and Chat Doctor. In exercise-induced asthma, the muscle bands around the airways are sensitive to these changes in temperature and humidity and react by contracting, which narrows the airway. This results in symptoms of exercised-induced asthma, LIKE-- Coughing with asthmaTightening of the chestWheezingUnusual fatigue while exercisingShortness of breath when exercising
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hello, my cousin is facing a psycological prob .... shes suffering frm atleast 3 yrs nd above... shes lost all her feelings and allways keeps herself isolated from others.... shes getting angry at every small bit.... we tried frm the psychiatrist she got ok till her medicines were regular...on stopping it her condition bcame worst.... what should we do???
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Hi dear, in psychiatric illness medication is going for long period so counsel her regarding importance of medication and if you are not taking medication what is going wrong with her. And also counsel her about with every relapse medication duration is increased and in future chances that you should take medication for a lifelong. Also for certain psychiatric illness long acting injections also available so discuss regarding that with your treating doctor. Also if your cousin is not ready to take medication then you can give it in her food or Chat Doctor. Thank you
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Hi. I am 14 years old and lately have been having some issues. I feel dizzy and nuseous when I stand or lay down. When I urenate it comes out yellowish green and bubbly. It s been going on for about 2 months but before it started I have always felt 100% perfect and well. And it just started happening out of know where. I also feel warm and cold lately
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Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! The fact that your urine color has changed may indicate a urinary tract infection. I recommend performing a urinalysis, an abdominal ultrasound and a complete blood test, coupled with inflammation tests (PCR, sedimentation rate). Regarding the dizziness, when changing body position, I would recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure in sitting and standing up position. A head up tilt test may be necessary to exclude possible orthostatic intolerance. You should discuss with your attending physician on the above issues. Hope you will find this answer helpful! Greetings!
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My lower back hurts and everytime I breathe I get a sharp pain in my stomach , it has gotten to the point where it hurts to breathe and I can only take short breaths. Im 16 years old and Ive never experienced this before. What should I do to stop the pain so I can breathe normally again?
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HI. The most important part of the treatment is to find the basic cause/ reason for such a pain so that a correct guided treatment is possible. In your case this looks to be pleural inflammation and thus causing pain while breathing and making your breathing and abdomen pain-free. I would advise you to undergo a clinical examination by a Doctor, X-ray chest and relevant blood and other tests. Consult a Doctor to find the reason and get Prescription based medicines.
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I had a wisdom tooth extracted nearly 3 weeks ago. unfortunately some of the block went into my jaw muscle and I now have trismus. More alarming though is that my facial muscles feel very much weekened and smiling is an effort. Also I have had twitching above my lip and up cheek and under eye. I am very concerned as I am a music teacher. please help
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The twitching over the facial muscles and Erasmus can be because of the nerve injury to facial nerve while injecting the local anesthesia. The Erasmus is because of the injury to the muscles of mastication while injecting the local anesthesia. Nothing to worry, the twitching will come down gradually over a week. You can take nerve regenerating Chat Doctor. For the Erasmus, you can take a muscle relaxant like chlorzoxazone. I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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I have felt down and have had aniexty off and on for the last 6 months. I cant get feeling back to myself. I am impatient with my husband and children and at work. I also feel short tempered and dont have the patience for anything anymore. I hate the way I have been feeling and cant get out of this slump. What could it be from?
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Hi, u seems to be suffering from a depressive episode with anxiety symptoms. Sometimes these could occur due to some medical illness like anemia, hormonal imbalances among many. Usually it is due to genetic problems leading to chemical imbalance in brain which added by life stressors would precipitate an episode. Good news is whatever may be the cause, these are treatable in most of the patients, either with medicine or psychotherapy. You need a detailed evaluation for physical and psychological problems you have been through after which a specific treatment can be started. My advice would be to consult a psychiatrist or a family physician for evaluation and if needed investigations would be carried out and once diagnosis is confirmed appropriate treatment could be advice.
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Good Evening sir! My name is syed from dubai.I want to ask you one question sir.one day my wife suddenly fell down & unconscious.after she took in to hospital ,Dr.said blood pressure is zero condition.then he gave treatment of trip with injection,then pressure level increased.after that she is recovered.The incident happend because of she was not well two days because dis sentry,then she took injection & had tablet ,after that her body become itching,then she feel to go bathroom&fell down. My question is how it happend low pressure? 1. because of high dose table? 2.she had mother hood 5 months back with twin child,after that this is first injection,so it happens? 3.why one & two bathroom extract automatically. 4. what treatment i have to do? plz ge me your reply for future life of my wife. Thank you sir.
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Hello syedthanks for posting hearing by your description, it look alike she had low BP due to dysentery causing water loss from body. Other reason may be because of medicine reaction. Since you said that after taking Chat Doctor. Please confirm with your doctor what medications he has given her so that we can avoid this medications in the future. Also, if she is having diarrhea, encourage her to have fluids. Check BP regularly once per week. don't worry, it is unlikely that she will have low BP again. Thank you.
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i have had lower back throbbing for 5 wks now. initially it started out very painful and all the way up and down my back with nausea. it is now a dull throb across my lower back all day and night. other symptons i developed along with this is cough and spitting up hard little balls of phlegm. feels like chest is compressed but i do not have cold
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Coughing, expectoration, lower back pain etc. are suggestive of lung infection (pneumonia) more. So better to consult pulmonologist and get done clinical examination of respiratory system and chest pain x-ray. If chest x-ray is suggestive of infiltration then pneumonia is confirmed. You may need antibiotics, bucolic and expectorant Chat Doctor. Don't worry, you will be alright with all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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My mom has met bone cancer from breast located in her pelvis and femur. Treatment has been steroids which seemed to have eased her pain now started aromycin to ease off steroids. However, she was taking zyprexa for anxiety (long time ADO patient) but because of bad symptoms they switched to Buspar (milder). However, after 2 weeks she has now become somewhat catatonic and disoriented and has a lot of trouble speaking. Doc says its the cancer and we should speak to hospice. But she was a very much different, pleasant and communicating person 3 weeks ago. We think its the meds because of the dramatic change. Your thoughts ?
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. There are few possibilities in your mothers' case for her symptoms like disorientation, catatonia and decreased speech. 1. Brain metastasis 2. Electrolyte disturbance 3. Acute psychosis due to cancer. So first get done MRI brain to rule out brain metastasis, as breast cancer commonly spreads to brain. If this is normal, then get done Electrolyte levels. If both are normal then she is having acute psychosis due to cancer (terminal disease). So consult psychiatrist and get done counseling sessions. She may need additional Chat Doctor.
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i just got a blood test back for being pregnant and my progesterone was 16.1 and my ChatDoctor was 61 and I am 8-9 days past ovulation or 28 days past start of my last period. I will have re-tested 48 hours from original test just curious if this is close to normal?Thanks!
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Hi there, I have understood your concern. Your blood reports are suggesting that beta Chat Doctor test levels are in pregnancy positive range and good progesterone level. Please fully trust in your treating doctor. Following tests as advised by him will be of help. Please start on Folic acid, vitamin B 12 and Omega-3 supplements. This helps to prevent many problems during pregnancy and delivery. Wish you a very healthy pregnancy. I hope this answer helps you. Thanks.
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NAMASTE SIR MY HUSBAND TAKING EPELEPSY MEDICINES SINCE 30 YEARS AS PER MY KNOWLEDGE JUST SIX YEARS BACK HE FELLDOWN AND HE GOT PERALASIS TO HIS LEFT SIDE AND HE GOT FRACTURED HIS RIGHT HAND AND HE IS HAVING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM, WE MET SO MANY DOCTORS AND THEY HAVE GIVEN SO MANY DRUGS TO CURE HIS HEALTH PROBLEMS. BUT NOW HE IS TALKING TOOMUCH AND SHOUTING TOOMUCH AND TALKING WULGER LANGUAGE TO HIS CHILDREN AND SERVENTS. HE WILL BEHAVE VERY NICE WITH GUESTS AND TALKING NICELY . NOBODY KNOWS HE WILL DO MISBEHAVE WITH FAMILY. NOW TELL WHAT TO DO AS EASY AS TO RECOVER. HE CANT MOVE.
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Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for your query. Your husbands symptoms could be indicative of an underlying mood disorder. However, he needs a detailed psychological assessment to make a definitive diagnosis. I would advise you to take him to a psychiatrist for a detailed evaluation and further treatment. If he does have a psychiatric disorder, then there are effective treatment options available - in the form of medication or counselling / psychotherapy which will help him overcome these problems. Wish you all the best. -
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Hi. My 17 year old son was diagnosed with MS. He woke up one morning with Bells Palsy like facial paralysis....and his eye was not abducting properly with nystagmus on each side. An MRI showed lesions on his brain and the lumbar puncture revealed 2 oglioclonal bands. He is now back to his normal self and has no other symptoms. I am hesitant to put him on any DMD at this point because we are not 100% convinced it is really MS. Any thoughts?
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Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor .com I am Chat Doctor. Mariano Into Bruno Mascaras. I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help you. Facial paralysis with problem in abduction with oligoclonal band with MRI findings is common with Please take relevant treatment under guidance of Neurologist Hope you found the answer helpful. If you need any clarification / have doubts / have additional questions / have follow-up questions, then please do not hesitate in asking again. I will be happy to answer your questions. Best Wishes for Speedy Recovery Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care.-loops 1
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My daughter who is five years old had an infection I think. No doctor would litsen to me, now she seems better but her stomach is very bloated and soft. She complains of headaches and stomach ache. She is also severely constipated and her stools are very dehidrated.
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Your child is probably having what is called a functional constipation, there will be a very hard stool, abdominal pain and when she tries to pass the bowel motion hard it causes her headache because of the tension I recommend starting her on regular laxatives which are safe and the body doesn't absorb them, they increase the amount of water in the stool and make it soft and easier to pass increasing diet which is rich in fibers is very helpful and Chat Doctor.
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I have a bump that has become hard and is slightly painful. There is also a bump on each inner thigh. These two look like big pimples but don t necessarily have white heads on them. When I close my legs, the three of them make contact with each other. I also have a couple other random small pimple looking bumps around my pubic area and scrotum
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Hi, It seems that these lumps might be friction lumps. Due to friction between two thighs there might be having some irritation and infection. There might be having enlarged inguinal lymph nodes due to this infection. Bumps on scrotum and pubic region might be due to razor bumps caused by shaving. Go for one course of antibiotic medicine for 3-5 days. Keep local hygiene clean and proper. Ok and take care.
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My 2 year old has had a severe cough for over 8 weeks. He had croup and conjunctivitis around 5 weeks and now its turned into a chesty cough after one round of antibiotics. Should we go back to the doctor to get more? He has silent reflux and it gets worse when he has the flu. He seems to want to throw it up but is scared and ends up swallowing so he never gets rid of the flem.
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Hi, Cough persisting for 8 weeks in a child is something to be evaluated in detail. This may be from a chronic infection like bronchitis, tuberculosis or pertussis. Such prolonged cough can suggest an allergic condition like asthma also, but in this case cough is not that chesty, and will be more at night and early morning hours. Reflex can cause cough, but it is usually more in laying down position and a Chat Doctor. Kindly take him to your pediatrician. You may be asked for some blood tests and an X-ray. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Hi my name is Brad I am 36 years old. 5 11 ... 215 lbs. I have a swollen area just below my knee on the inside of my right leg. It s about an inch and a half in diameter. It s white and hurts occasionally. I have had it about 2 weeks. What could this be?
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Hello, Looks like there is a knee injury in the soft tissue at the internal structures. Need an MRI to help assess more. As your weight is too high for having good pressure over the knee joint and can lead to a ligament injury and symptoms like pain and swelling. Using knee cap, diet modification, regular aerobic exercise without troubling the knee joint should help yield good results. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Jay In Chat Doctor.
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My husband had a vesectomy last friday, and starting about 2 days ago the pain has gotten worse, and he has begun to ooze something from the stitches. We have tried calling the dr office numerous times, leaving messages, and have yet to be contacted. What can we do?
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HelloThanks for query. Your husband has undergone Vasectomy few days back and now has oozing from the stitches. The oozing is strongly suggestive of wound infection. Take antibiotics like Augmenting along with anti-inflammatory medicine like Diclofenac twice daily. Consult your operating surgeon for evaluation. He may need to open up one stitch to Chat Doctor. Do not worry it will heal up within a week.
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I am told I have iron deficiency anemia yet my CBC is normal and my iron levels and sat are wnl. I have extreme fatigue. Thoughts? I eat meat, etc. I am on celebrex. No tarry stools. Very remote hx gi bleed ulcer after asa. Should I stop all nsaids including celebrex? My pcp is having me take supplemental iron which I don t understand if my iron levels and binging are wnl. Help!
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Hello, Thanks for your query. Iron deficiency can be due to low intake of iron, or poor absorption of iron. I would advise you take green leafy vegetables, tomato, papaya in food. Also, I would advise you to take iron tablet with your doctors consult. And also take fruit juice. Do not take iron with milk as it prevents its absorption. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
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Ive been having what I think is gallbladder issues the last two weeks. Pain In upper right abdominal area right under ribs. Nausea vomiting fatigue....fullness after just a few bites, worse at night. Im having an egd and hidascan done tomorrow. Ive noticed my urien looks a little oily. Its all clear for the most part...a normal light yellow almost nonexistent color. But it looks oily. Could this be gallbladder related too? Im 31 white female. Just incase that matters.
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Hi, thanks for writing in. You need to undergo a few tests which are an ultrasound examination of the abdomen, Liver function test and a complete blood count. If the ultrasound confirms the presence of stones then you need to undergo cholecystectomy. If there aren't any stones then assessment of liver function tests and complete blood count will help in determining whether there is liver dysfunction or infection. Regards
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I was squatting down to pick up a pitcher of water and when i came back up to standing I felt an extreme tightening in my knee. It felt as if someone was squeezing my knee all around it , but especially in the back of my knee. It lasted about 2 minutes and I almost lost my balance. The rest of the day it was a bit gimpy but it bounced back. I had an x-ray that revealed no abnormal bone structure and no arthritis. This knee has bothered me off and on since this happened about 6 months ago. It varies from pretty sore under the knee cap to almost feels ok again. It also clicks to different degrees when I walk.
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Hello, Since the x-ray turned out to be normal you need not have to worry much. Because there won't be any bony Injury. Usually this symptoms might have caused due to either of the reasons. Ligament injury or the muscle weakness. Since its bothering you from 6 months I think you should opt for an MRI. Usually any ignored knee injury in later stages develops major issues, so it's better to the cautious. Also, the pain you mentioned is behind the patella, I will advise you to do water fermentation and then static hamstring and static Qua Chat Doctor. Which should help the knee muscles to have enough strength to avoid the knee cap bone to rub against the thigh-bone and thereby relieving the inflammation. Wait and see with the exercise if all goes well than MRI might not be needed. But it fails then we need to take an MRI for precise exercise prescription. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Jay In
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Is what I have a pinched nerve near my hart or lungs? Ive been having chest pain near my hart, I smoke the best marijuana known to man,meaning the strongest,every day for 14 years, Could it be p.o.t. Posteral. Ortho..something Tache.... Pot. I went to kiser permanente and they did a worthless sky. And found nothing.. I also think I may have diabetes. I used to be Ffkn. Fat. Really fat ad a kid.. Iam now skinny fat.. I feel bad when I drink apple juice and my hart pain is increasing .
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Any form of smoking is harmful for the body especially lungs and heart. So we should rule out cardiac and pulmonary causes for your chest pain. So get done ECG and 2d echo to rule out heart diseases (angina, heart failure etc.) Get done chest x-ray and PFT (pulmonary function test) to rule out lung related causes (bronchitis, infection, emphysema etc.). In any case, you should quit Marijuana smoking as soon as possible. Don't worry, with proper diagnosis and treatment, you will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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i HAD MY PERIODS FOR 8 DAYS , GETTING LIGHTER TOWARDS THE LLAST 2 DAYS. iT USUALLY ONLY LASTS FOR 5-6 DAYS. i HAD NIGGLING BACK PAIN ON LEFT SIDE AND THEN STARTED LIGHT BLEEDING AGAIN 4 DAYS LATER. w HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FALL PREGNANT THE LAST 4 MONTHS. WHAT IS GOING ON? i HAVE HAD 28 DAYS NORMAL PERIODS MY WHOLE LIFE.
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Some intermittent pattern changes in m.c. should not be taken very seriously which can be because of temporary hormone level changes too. Back pain is also connected with some out of pattern bleeding, fatigue and tiredness. There could be some Chat Doctor. If you try to get pregnant, please see that your He level is alright and m.c. also normalizes. Then you may try between 7th to 14th day of m.c. Let your hubby be ready physically and psychologically for reaching orgasm perfectly simultaneously. For streamlining m.c. pattern I would suggest to my own patients to take Eve care Ayurveda syrup to maintain perfect balance of hormones and He in ladies besides other things your Ayurveda doctor may suggest. I try to avoid with
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I was taking a shower and felt a weird pain in my ankle. I looked down and saw purple spots all over my ankle. It feels hot to touch and it feels cold on the inside of my ankle and up my calf. I spoke to my dr. she said to come in tomorrow. Should I be conserned now?
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Hello, The cause of pain, hot sensation, and purple spots could be due to injury which you have not mentioned the query, or due to disturbance in blood circulation. There is nothing to be worried about as of now as your leg is not numb or turning black. Moreover, at the doctor you will be examined for any loss of sensations, restriction of movements, ankle pulses, reflexes. In addition, investigations like X-ray of limb involved (to look for any soft tissue or bone injury), Doppler study (to assess the blood circulation of limb), and blood work up will be required to make diagnosis. In the meantime, wear loose fitted clothing for better blood flow, avoid standing or sitting in same position for long time, give rest to the leg, and use comfortable footwear. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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I got my tongue pierced 3 weeks ago, the swelling went away after a week an it stopped hurting. It was doing fine untill a couple days ago it started get sore an i noticed a whitish skin tag on the bottom hole. And its sore when i move my tongue piercing. I use biotene mouth wash and brush my teeth alot. I was wondering if its okay or is something wrong with it?
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Hello, Thanks for posting your query. The pierced area of tongue has ulcerated.First, let me advise you that piercing tongue is an unhealthy practice. I would advise you to gargle using Betadine and warm saline. Topical analgesics have to be applied on the ulcerated area. Floss your tongue using soft scrapers. Avoid vigorous brushing techniques. Take plenty of fluids as well as nutritious food. If symptoms persists, please do visit a dentist. Take care.
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upper left quadrant abdominal pain.....right below the bottom rib.....very specific area every time ....... intermittently over past month. No other symptoms........is intermittent but today is radiating into upper left back. Otherwise healthy 50 yr old. Exercise, eat right, no health problems. Did have multiple rib fractures on left side 5 yrs ago due to horse accident. No constipation, diarrhea, vomiting or fever.
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Hello, Thanks for your query. This looks like a positional anomaly. The upper backache is a result of muscle spasm which in itself is a protective mechanism body develops so that the back avoids abnormal posture. For pain to go, it takes not only rest (on a comfortable bed) but also avoidance of particular positions (during work, rest or recreation). If the back pain is unbearable take medications/ painkillers or muscle relaxants prescribed by your physician. And if it has been long-standing illness visit your orthopaedician and clinically-radiologically establish a diagnosis to commence definitive treatment. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
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Hi, I have a question about pregnancy. I haven t had my period for the month of February. But in the middle of January I had some brown spotting which doesn t happen. Also I get lots of tightening in my abdomen throughout the day and after intercourse. It is intense after intercourse. My stomach sticks right out. Another is a few weeks ago I had leakage from my left breast but it was only about a drop of so. But what weird. I have been pregnant before but had none of this before hand. Also my breasts were sore with my other pregnancies and they are not sore at the moment. There is a couple other things. But I would like your opinion on this please help!
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Hallow Dear, Your history is suggestive of possibility of pregnancy. Let me explain the events you have described. The spotting with pain in abdomen you had in the mid-January period is most likely what is called as Mittelschmerz. It the phenomenon of bleeding with abdominal pain at the time of egg release. Since you had intercourse on that day, the chances of pregnancy are very high. Now you have missed period, moreover you have nausea, tenderness of the breasts with some secretions from the nipples. This is all suggestive of pregnancy. Still if you have any doubt or want a proof of documentation, you may go for urine pregnancy test a week after the missed period. This test gives best results if performed on the overnight morning first urine sample. I hope this helps you. Chat Doctor.
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Sudden itchy bump on right hand while at work. Next day woke up with another bump right next to it. Over the course of a few days, new bumps will randomly appear on my arms, neck, lower back. And today, they have appesred on my shins. They are either single bumps, or maybe two or three in a straight line. Very tiny and clear. Once one bump goes away, it seems like a new bump appears elsewhere. No changes in diet, detergents, hygiene products, ect. Although we do use wood heat, but this has never been a problem before. Took cipro for uti a month ago. Currently take one 50mg tramadol a day(since 2008). I work at a hospital and was afraid i contacted scabies . Spoke with er doctor who said it is in no way scabies, but looks like some sort of bug bite or allegy. Was prescribed lindane , but will not use it! When these bumps appear, it is very sudden. With a sting/intense itch sensation. Itching will last a few moments, then fade for a few hours to days. No bed bugs or other insects that i am aware of are present.
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Hello, Scabies is very unlikely and the symptoms you describe are against scabies and therefore no need for lineage. This is acute urticaria and occurs due to histamine release that is occasionally triggered by infections such as UTI, pneumonia etc. and (also scabies incidentally) but the histamine continues even after the treatment for the infection is completed. The UTI may have triggered the urticaria in your case and am not sure why you need the tramadol. Opiate analgesics can worsen urticaria control, so please ensure this is not the case. Long-acting nonsedating antihistamines for 3 months is the treatment and up to twice daily is standard treatment.80% of urticaria is non-allergic. Thanks.
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Hi Sir i am suffering from asthma since childhood just want to know is inhalers for asthma addictive that is that in near future i had to depend on it There is a treatment in which the desensitize the allergent please tell me abt it
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HI! There is nothing like addiction to inhalers. If u need it u should take inhaler. About desensitization
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Good evening My question is about secondary infertility and the presence of heavy growth of klebsiella pneumoniea , and probably enterococcus spp, semen analysis was done before 7 mons, the result was
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HelloThanks for query. Your routine seen analysis has revealed infection presence of 2-3 pus cells suggesting infection and Semen culture has revealed infective organisms to be Klebsiella pneumonia. You need to take appropriate organisms as per culture report for one month. Klebsiella Pneumonia are generally sensitive to Third Generation Cephalosporin like Ceftriaxone and Aminoglycosides like Gentamicin. Taking these Chat Doctor.
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Hi, I have the implanon in arm for 2 years and keep experiencing excessive bleeding. It starts, lasts for 3 weeks at a time now for atleast seven months. I might break one day to a week and then it is back. I had something different this past 2 months. I had 2 week period and stopped 6-3 and last tues I had some bleeding and stopped before morning. Then yesterday, I started back up and not only this, it has this dead bad smell to it and extreme flow and clotting. I have also severe cramping especially left side, severe sleeping, depressed, and lack of energy. Is all this usual for anyone on implanom?
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Hi, Thanks for the query. Implanon can present with menstrual irregularities. And usually they will get corrected in few months. But as you had excessive bleeding with clots, pain abdomen etc. better to consult gynecologist once and get examined to rule out the possibilities like ectopic pregnancy. You may need one ultrasound. If no abnormality is noted, then the bleeding could be due to hormonal effect only, and you can take additional dose of hormones to control the bleeding. For more details you can ask me through
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sir my 7 years old daughter suffering from sever fever (upto 104.5 F) since 5 day. she take zenflox 200 and paracitamol twice daily. after two days fever came down to 100 F but now she is feeling very weekness and if I skip to paracitamol , after 10 hrs she have again 101F fever. what I do. pl mail me
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Hi, Having fever since five days, she requires some blood work to find out the cause of having fever. Go for complete blood checking like TC, DC, Platelet count and S.tidal for typhoid. Go for routine urine check for UTI. After reports your doctor will go for treatment accordingly.Meanwhile, give paracetamol sand when required. Giveher plenty of water and liquids. Give her light diet. Ok and take care.
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Hi, We are dealing with something of a medical mystery. The patient is 54 year old male. Has upper left abdominal pain for 4 months with 25 pound weight loss. Pain is chronic and localized. Unrelated to food intake or body position. No diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, reflux, or other GI changes. Negative Upper and Lower endoscopies, negative H pylori; negative EUS; negative MRI of pancreas. Negative Pill camera swallow. Normal bloodwork including liver and pancreatic enzymes with exception of borderline high sugar. Imaging all negative (CT, MRI, Ultrasound of celiac artery). Pain presented in days following a throwing injury that pulled oblique muscle on same side. Muscular pull healed within days. Negative Carnetts sign. MRI of Thoracic spine negative. Trial of Celebrex ineffective. Any guesses?
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The pain can be due to fibrosis of the muscles after healing. On exploration, they appear pale and hard to touch. Or can have a small hernia trapping the mental fat which is easily missed on USG and MRI unless specifically scanned for. The weight loss may not be explained by this. It can be due to high sugar, particularly the postprandial. OG TT (oral glucose tolerance test) and other investigations for blood sugar may help. Maybe the patient has a fear-factor or phobia causing this much weight loss.
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I have been experiencing some intermittent pain in a weird location. It is a diagonal pain, above left breast, and heads toward left shoulder. Pain extends about 6 inches. I ve had some chiropractic because I thought it might be related to my cervical spine, and it goes away for a short period of time but then always returns. I had an adjustment today, and the pain was gone for about 5 hours, but it is back again now. It is not sharp, or constant, but feels kind of like a muscle pulling. If I turn my head tot the right, it definitely exacerbates the feeling. I haven t had any injuries. I m 53, good blood pressure, pulse, no diseases other than degenerative disc disease which is causing me lots of pain in my lower back and SI joint areas.
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Hello, The location and movement of pain give clues as to what is going on. Localized and outside the chest would simply a small area. While in theory breast cancer could cause that, the more common cause of breast local trauma, pulling down on nearby structures with age and sagging, bra fitting wrongly is of course more common. Nevertheless, every over 50 women should have a yearly mammogram and that would also show infection/tumors other than cancer/cysts/scar. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor.
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Hi, My daughter is taking asthama inhalers, asthavent when necessary and beclate 2 puffs in the morning and night, so I have noticed that when she sneez she complains about a head rush and also gives out green mucus as well, what causes these head rushes and can they be prevented?
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Hello. Thank you for asking at Chat Doctor. I went through your daughters history and would like to make suggestions for her as follows
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Hi my age is 32 Years, I had a follicle study done. It reads as follows ; 9th Day - ROF & LOF
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Hi, I appreciate your query would clarify the report of your follicular study to you. On the 9th day, in the right and left ovaries (OF and LOF) - there was no DF - which means, dominant follicle. Again the same findings persisted till the 13th day, that is there was no dominant follicle in any of the ovaries. ET - refers to endometrial thickness which was 8 mm on Day 13. Collection in POD was nil, which is normal. Now, to explain a normal follicular study to you. By day 9, the ovaries start producing dominant follicles, that is among the many eggs present in the ovaries, one starts maturing to develop into the dominant egg for that month. By day 13 generally, if you have a regular 28-day menstrual cycle, the dominant egg reaches a size of 20 - 22 mm. Generally on day 14, ovulation occurs, that is the mature dominant egg is released from the ovary, and it is then ready for fertilization by the sperm. This is the normal studyHowever, in your case, there is no dominant follicle seen till day 13, which means that you are having an ovulatory cycle. That is, no mature egg is developing for ovulation this month. Anovulatory cycles are a major cause for not being able to conceive.POD (Polycystic ovarian disease) is one of the leading causes of an ovulation, apart from other conditions. You need to consult a gynecologist, and undergo further investigations for POD to rule out the cause of this follicular study. Also, you might require treatment and ovulation induction (medicines to stimulate formation of follicles in the ovary). In case your cycles are delayed (longer than 28 - 30 days), there is a minor possibility that your follicles are maturing later than normal, for e.g., in a 35-day cycle, the day of ovulation would be 14 days before periods, that is on day 20 or 21. Hope this helped you.
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Hello doctor,iam 27yrs old lady. I am married before 1n1/2yr i got aborted 5mnths back of 6weeks pregneccy with tablet suggested by doctor only becoz spem stoped its growth. Now we are again trying for baby. I am advised to take B-longF and MCBM_69 for 30 days.Is there any chances for me to get pregnant this month. My periods are normal for 30days,this month only i started those tablets..will i sure be pregnant after taking these tablets this month? Is it safe to take these 2tablets at the same time?
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Cellophane you for your query. There are no tablets in this world which can guarantee a pregnancy. B long F and MCBM 69 are supplements that will help you in conceiving, not ensure a pregnancy. You have to evaluate cause of your previous abortion. Genetic causes, uterine abnormalities, infections, autoimmune causes, hormone imbalance - all should be ruled out. Also, for fertility, it is essential to confirm your hormonal status, fallopian tube patency, ovulation status and semen analysis of your partner. Please take these supplements, there is no harm in taking them. Take care.
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Hi , I am 34 please I did the SGPT it was 92 and SGOT it was 61 , three months before they were also higher than normal as I remeber and lower than 92,61 as today and i have no medicaments. so what is the next step please? my hight is 70 inches. thanks and best regards
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Hello. Thanks for asking query on Chat Doctor. You have elevated transaminase(Got and SGPT) which needs evaluation. Most common causes of this are alcohol intake, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), medications, chronic hepatitis B and C. So I would suggest the following-get your BMI calculated with height and weight, if >25 then risk of NAFLD is high-ultrasound of the abdomen to look for fatty liver- To stop alcohol if taking- To check for Hepatitis B and C- Monitor your liver function tests-healthy lifestyle and daily exerciseKindly send back the reports or show it to family physician. Take care.
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I fall down on one side of my face one week ago, and I have some dizzy spells since, only in certain position, like I shift side when I sleep, or bend over. also, I have this strange pain on my left side chest area, when I cough, it cause sharp pains, I have to hold the area before cough. Should I be concerned?
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Yes, you should definitely consult doctor for your symptoms. Dizziness and fall down is something related to brain. So you should consult neurologist and get done clinical examination of Central nervous system (CNS) and MRI brain to rule out internal damage. Also get done blood pressure monitoring because high blood pressure can cause similar symptoms. Chest pain on coughing is seen in lung infection. So get done chest x-ray to rule out this. So consult doctor and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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47 yo wm w/o relevant past med hx. C/o 2 wk of lower back pain (L3-sacrum) . difficulty standing up straight. more painful after resting. performed regular workout 2 wks ago consisting of leg presses. No tenderness to palpation of muscles. I do not believe muscle injury. no neuro sx. tenosynovitis?
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Hello, Thanks for your query. It seems you are suffering from degenerative disc disease & it occurs due to repetitive overload or stress to the disc & it increases the risk of disc herniation & spinal canal stenosis. The main treatment of such pain is bed rest along with painkillers and muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxants can help with your symptoms if used in appropriate dosage in combination with a potent analgesic. You can get the appropriate Chat Doctor. Meanwhile, you can follow these measures
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I have had a tremor in my left hand for 6 or 7 yrs. It s doesn t get any worse. I have been a massage therapist for 12 yrs.. Now I have inflammation in the knuckle of my first finger. Appeared overnight with no injury. My father had RA. I am 58 yrs. 144 lbs. 5 3 . Workout regularly.
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Hello, I read carefully your query and understand your concern. The symptoms can be related to many medical conditions. It seems to be related to essential tremor. Thyroid issues should be excluded through examination of thyroid hormone levels. If the thyroid issues are excluded, you should consult a neurologist for further evaluation. Hope my answer was helpful. If you have further queries feel free to contact me again. Kind regards! Chat Doctor.
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Hello,I had been diagnosed with A.L.L. in Feb. 2003 my age was 27 years then. I completed treatment for 3 years and my CBC and Peripheral Blood Smear reports are normal except for low Platelet counts. What could be the reason and what are the chances of relapse. I completed treatment in Apr. 2006 and thereafter I am having no medicines.
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Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have ALL. You took chemotherapy treatment for that. Now you have normal CBC And peripheral smear report. OS no need to worry. Your low platelet count may be due to some other cause like viral infection or non-specific cause. No need to worry. Just be relaxed. If you have any signs of bleeding then consult your doctor urgently. Otherwise, no treatment is required. Chances of relapse are always there. You should monitor your complete blood count regularly. 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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Hi, I was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst a little less than a month ago. I have my first OBGYN appt on Friday. I am 21 years old. I have been doing research and I am very nervous. Sometimes I have found to have no appetite, however not all of the time. I am not sure if this is because I am worried about the chance of cancer or related to the cyst. The pain is bearable and comes and goes, but is still there.
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Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion you should not worry much about cancer. You are too young to have cancer. Not all ovarian cysts are cancerous. So no need to worry much. At your age due to hormonal imbalance, ovarian cysts can be seen. And no treatment is required as they are benign mostly. Only regular follow-ups with ultrasound every 6 monthly is needed. And if you still want to rule out malignancy, better to get done biopsy from cyst. Otherwise, no need to worry about cancer. This cyst will not harm you.
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hi i have been taking cleocin since 1230 on wednesday prescribed to take 2 initially, followed by another 2 after 6 hours now i am taking 1 every six hours the problem side of my face has steadily swollen to the point where the puffiness has reached my eye can i do anything to reduce my problems
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HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor If the swelling has occurred as a reaction to the use of the antibiotics then you may need to contact your doctor about an alternative. The use of an antihistamine would help to reduce the swelling if related to an allergic response. Anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen/naproxen/Catalan may also be helpful for you. You may need to see your doctor for a reassessment. I hope this helps
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Hi, I m 22 years old and suffer from scoliosis and since I was 18 I ve had prostate pain off and on. This morning my left testicle started hurting. I woke up this afternoon with it still hurting but worse. I went poop and it quit hurting for awhile... Now both of them hurt bad. A few weeks ago I was suffering from symptoms of IBS. My balls feel like they are being squeezed or like something being pinched in them. Any idea what it is? And should I go to the hospital?
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HelloThanks for query. Pain in testicle is mostly due to infection (Orchids) You need to consult qualified urologist for clinical examination and get following basic tests done to confirm the diagnosis.1) Urine routine and urine culture 2) Ultrasound scanning of scrotum 3)Color Doppler study of scrotum to rule out Varicocele.In the meanwhile start taking broad spectrum antibiotic like Cefuroxime along with anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. Since Orchids takes long time to get cured you will have to take these
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hi doctor, regards this is mukesh maanav -i have been daignosed prostate is mildely enlarged-in usg -found insize &outline -39x43x30mms.weight approx -28gms(prostate) -i am 50 years now leading normal life -is this risky please advise-your clinical reply will be highly appreciated tnx
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Good Day, and thank you for being with Chat Doctor ! Having a 28 grams prostate gland is expected for your age of 50. I would recommend doing a serum PSA to screen for prostate cancer. Otherwise, if you are generally happy with how you urinate? Do you have urinary frequency (urinating within 2 hours or less) ? Urinary urgency ? Waking up more than twice per night to urinate? Having a weak stream or urine? Having interrupted urination and straining during urination? These are symptoms of prostate problems or BPH and fairly common among men above age 50. If you have one or more of these symptoms I would suggest consulting with a urologist, so he can do a digital rectal examination (Chat Doctor. g. tamsulosin, treason ...) If your urination is okay, and you are not suffering from any of the above-mentioned urinary symptoms then your enlarged prostate is not causing any clinical consequence to you. We see patient with big prostates with no symptoms, and we also see some patients with relatively smaller prostates that are symptomatic. 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
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my wife was known to have pneumonia. For six days strong antibiotics have been administered .The cumus is said to have accumulated in the bottom part of her lungs But coughing does not help her to get rid of that. Slight fever continues despite the antibiotics. No infection in the blood is seen now. Her heart is in good shape. Her breathing is normal .But the doctor thinks that my wife is week and cannot breath with enough strength and therefore the cumus accumulated in her lung cannot come out while coughing./ He thinks branchitoscopy may be the solution. Is that a good soluton? If yes ,why?
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Hello, I understand your concern. When the mucus in the airways is not removed with medication, physiotherapy and laughing, broncos copy removal becomes necessary in order to prevent lung collapse due to a persistent mucus plug. So, in my opinion, her doctor is right and should go ahead and do it, after all else has failed. Completing the course of antibiotics prescribed is also essential to her recovery. Wishing you good health and all the best.
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my son is 16 months old and has been suffering with these spot for a couple of months they appear anywhere on his body but never in his mouth. we have taken him to our family doctor sevral time first they said it was scabbies and he had two treatment for that which seemed to clear them up, but within a week these spots where back. i was then told it could be moisquto or flea bites and then bed bugs. i have done everything i possibly can to spot this eg. hot washed all bedding, towels and clothes daily and even has my carpets steamed cleaned and brought a new bed and mattress just in case. could you please shed some light on what you may think is causing them as my doctor dont seem to know?
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Hello dear! A picture of the rash will help me more in diagnosing the condition. I would like to ask whether these lesions cause itching or irritability in the child? Is it associated with fever? I would advise calamine lotion to have a soothing effect and permethrin cream 5 % and juridic acid to apply over these rashes after taking shower. Try some good anti histamines like levocetrizine 2.5 ml at night for 2 weeks. Hope it will help. Wishing your child good health
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hi. im having a shortness of breath on & off its tolerable but bothersome. & maybe 4 years ago diagnosed w/ astma & went away. could be astma again? I cant make an appointment to see the dr not till tues morning. can i wait that long? nothing to worry?
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Hi, thanks for using Chat Doctor If the shortness of breath is severe or there are associated symptoms such as chest pain, palpitations, then you should consider seeing your doctor as soon as possible. In the absence of the above then you may consider waiting till your appointment. It is possible that it is related to your history of asthma, but the doctor may want to rule out other causes as well e.g. heart related problems hope this helps
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my groin and scrotum ONLY on the left side have taken on a dry, white, flakey appearance and itches like nothing else. Some days it s not that bad, and other days I just can t seem to make it go away. Moisturing lotion does nothing, only anti itch cream helps, but only for a few hours. It s worse at night and after sex. Some times, I wake myself up scratching my groin. So to recap, the skin is discolored white, it s flakey, and it itches like crazy. It s only localized on the left side. What gives?? I want to see a GP, but I don t have health insurance yet. Any ideas?
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HelloI share your concernLooking at your detailed description it might be related to fungal infections or allergic reaction, I would advise you to use antifungal or antibacterial ointment like clotrimazole ointment to be applied at least thrice a day maintain good hygiene, change your undergarments or wash it with antiseptic solution you can write back to me with a photograph, your age and relevant medical history, so that I will be able to tell to more precisely. Waiting for your reply Best wishes
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Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...my mother is of 71 year aged suffering with intestine cancer from last 1.5 year doc says that she is not in such position to operate and face keemotherepy now she is facing the problem in urine also although we are giving her treatment of ramdev please suggest?
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Hi, Thanks for writing in. Cancer is a challenging condition and every patient is given a customized treatment keeping in mind the staging and expected response to treatment. As your mother has been suffering from intestinal cancer for last 1.5 years therefore it might be in stage 3 or 4 cancer. In such a condition it is difficult to treat by surgery alone and often even if surgery is done then chemotherapy and radiation therapy are important. It is possible that surgery might have certain limitation due to age and local spread of disease. In this situation it is best to start chemotherapy to shrink the tumor and then give radiation to further limit the disease process. Please discuss in detail with the oncologist. Holistic medicine might keep her mind at peace but does not effectively treat the cancer and its spread. You must improve her general condition by giving nutrition. Please do not worry.
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Doctor, This is an extremely important question. I have been masturbating by taking a soft blanket, lying on my stomach, and humping it. I have been doing this since i was 12 and i am 16 now. I recently read that this is harmful and gives you a much larger chance to develop stuff like erectile disfunction and the inability to reach orgasm during sex or having a late orgasm. I NEED a definite, right answer on this please. Is it harmful to masturbate prone?
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Hello, Despite the myths, there are actually no physically harmful side effects of masturbation. However, excessive masturbation can harm your relationships and everyday life. Other than that, masturbation is a fun, normal, and healthy act. Some people may feel guilty about masturbating because of cultural, spiritual, or religious beliefs. Masturbation is neither wrong nor immoral, but you may still hear messages that self-pleasure is dirty and shameful. If you feel guilty over masturbating, speak with someone you trust about why you feel this way and how you can move past that guilt. Therapists that specialize in sexual health may be a good resource. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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hi, my son is 15 month old and hes been having fever for 5 days in a row and i dont see him any better ..i took him tuesday to the doctor and they said hes fine .. i been notice he is drooling more than usual, hethrows up an hour or 2 after drinking milk. now his temperature is 102.6
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Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of 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 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is probably viral illness and it doesn't require antibiotics at all. Once viral fever comes it will there for 4-7 days. So do not worry about duration if the kid is active. Paracetamol can be given in the dose of 15\u00a0mg/kg/dose (maximum ceiling dose of 500\u00a0mg) every 4-6th hourly that too only if fever is more than 100F. I suggest not using combination medicines for fever, especially with Paracetamol. Hope my answer was helpful for you. I am happy to help any time. Further clarifications and consultations on Chat Doctor are welcome. If you do not have any clarifications, you can close the discussion and rate the answer. Wish your kid good health.
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I had a foot sprain about 2 weeks ago. I had xrays and it did not show anything. The swelling went away but I now have a hard lump where the swelling was. Doc says xray was fine did not show any masses and that its soft tissue swelling. Should I be worried about it and how long till it goes away?
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Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have soft tissue swelling. It may be due to inflammation and healing process. Your x-ray is clear so no need to worry about that. It will take few weeks to heal completely. 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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Hello. Im a 38 year old male, I was wondering, Is it possible for skin cancer to appear literally overnight. I woke up one morning and there was a small cyst-like lump where my right pectoral meets my shoulder. This is an area that I see up close everyday, and there was no sign of it there the night before.
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Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some reactive lymph node or some other lesion. Don't worry about skin cancer or any other cancer. Malignant lesion can not occur overnight. It almost always of long-standing. Just consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly. It's not any cancer. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.
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My gal friend took i- pill after (5-10)minutes of unprotected sex, pregnant or safe? (actually condom got teared, so I given i-pill within 5-10 min) So is she safe or she will get pregnant, I am too much worried as we both are studying still, please suggest me what to do, is there any chances of getting pregnant, how can we stop pregnancy? please help me
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HelloYour query is appreciated. The chances of pregnancy here depend on a lot of things. If intercourse occurred between the 10th and 20th days of the menstrual cycle, then chances of pregnancy are high. For e.g., if the female had her period on 1st November, and you had intercourse between 10th and 20th of November, the chances of getting pregnant are very higChatDoctorpared to other days. Also, Pill was taken immediately after unprotected intercourse, hence you have already done your best to prevent pregnancy. Nothing further can be done right now to prevent pregnancy. You will have to wait till the date of her next menstrual period, in order to confirm whether she has conceived inspire of the Pill. If she does cross the date of her expected periods, kindly perform a Urine Pregnancy Test to rule out a pregnancy. However, with one random encounter of unprotected intercourse, plus the timely intake of Pill, in my personal opinion, the chances of pregnancy are very low. And you definitely can do nothing about it now, apart from the Pill, which you have already taken. Hence, you should relax and wait for her period. Meanwhile, ensure that further such episodes of unprotected intercourse are avoided. Hope this helped you.
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Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here... i m 26 weeks pregnant n have placenta previa for last 8 to 10 days i have very low feeling n contracted uterus (i know braxton hicks contraction ) my dr started ritrodine tocolytic 2 days still im worried so i wont go in premature labour i just want the baby
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Hallow Dear, You need not be worried about premature labor as much as the bleeding from placenta prefix. Placenta prefix is low-lying placenta in from of the baby. With the formation of lower segment of the uterus (retraction of lower part of the uterus), it gets separated and starts bleeding. The bleeding is very profuse. So, the moment you see bleeding, you have to rush to the hospital. In fact, I prefer to have these patients hospitalized. The uterus is continuously contracting and relaxing. As you have rightly pointed out, these are Braxton Hicks contractions. However, they are not perceived as pain. Feeling these contractions to the touch should not bother you. It does not indicate the start of premature labor. Please take care and report to the Obstetrician even with the slightest of bleeding. Hope this gives you the message.
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II have issues with uncontrooable b/p it goes up reallyhigh 140/105 then drops to 104/68 causing me to almost ass out. My doctor has been trying to regulate it for sometime now. I can not work because it changes what should i do ? I do Have other health issues too Thank U Barb
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You need to set the dosage of your antihypertensive medicine. don't take it yourself always ask consultant doctors when you change the dose of Chat Doctor. And you have not mentioned what other health problems you have so without knowing we can't prescribe you any medicine. Because each have some contraindication and side effects. You better you continue with your doctors advise and follow it strictly. Many times it takes time to set the dose. So don't worry.
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Sir, i am 36 yrs old male married since last 6 yrs. I have premature ejaculation very soon. Sometimes as soon as i insert my penis into my wife s vagina. Due to this problem i feel very guilty and try to avoid sex as much as possible. However my sex drive is intact and i want to have frequent sex. Moreover, i feel much attracted towards very handsome males. A female has to be very beautiful to attract my attention. Is being attracted towards same sex a big problem. How to correct premature ejaculation. How many days of baidyanath vita ex gold is required to correct my problem?
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Thanks for your query premature ejaculation is faced by many couples may because of stress, anxiety etc. For that you need to do more foreplay with your wife before inserting your penis. When u get the feeling of ejaculation try to squeeze your penis below the hood and avoid ejaculation. Practice this for few days you will get control over premature ejaculation. Any further queries please feel free to ask thank you
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