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I masturbated today and was alright but in about 30 minutes I kinda did it again but was different cause couldn t control it coming out and it wasn t semen it was urine is something wrong and I m kinda worried about this P.S I don t usually do it twice a day. | Hi, Urine should not come out during or after masturbation. However, if you do it soon enough after the first time your Semen can get very thinned out so that only Seminal fluid comes out which might look a little like urine. So I would think that this is the case with you. Since you did it fast enough, only seminal fluid would have come out, and you would have felt it is urine. So do not worry and avoid such frequent masturbation in the future. Take care, Chat Doctor. |
Hello Sir, My Son age-4.3 yrs he had fever at 98.5 since morning with shivering. he took 5 ml IMOL syrup... but every four to five hours getting fever again.. since 3 yrs whenever he get fever he is getting shivering.. why it is happening? Could you pls suggest | Hi...1-2 days of fever is usually viral in origin, and the important thing is that it will be recurrent as you have pointed in your complaint. But I suggest you certain facts regarding viral illness. When you give paracetamol and when the fever comes down for few hours, if the kid is active at that time, then you need not worry. Only Paracetamol will do every 4-6th hourly and that too only if temperature is more than 100 F.Apart from this give him plenty of water. Regards - |
My father (who has myeloma/secondary PCL) came home from the hospital with an MRSA infection on his back. It responded to antibiotics and cleared up, but he still has the bacteria in his nose. Weve been practicing good handwashing and disinfecting surfaces. This morning I woke with several mouth ulcers. Could this be MRSA acquired somehow? e.g., not using hot enough water to wash cutlery or something? We dont share food. I am also under a lot of stress, having been his solo caregiver through his cancer battle for the past 6 months. Thank you, Doctor(s). | Hi & Welcome to Chat Doctor. I appreciate your concern for the MRSA infection. Yes, it is contagious infection, the bacteria (staphylococci) which are normally present in the nose can be transmitted by sneezing, coughing or shaking hands, direct contact with an infected wound or by sharing personal items, such as towels or razors, that have touched infected skin, etc. MRSA infection usually occurs in the skin with pus formation. Mouth ulcers are unlikely to have been caused by MRSA. Hope this answers your query. Best regards. |
I have a pain in the tailbone that lasted for two a 2- year- period; specially when I sit down in front of the computer or driving. It s still exisingting now. I used several courses of medication, however, no improvement such as divido, xefo, ans celebrex. What should I do next? | Hello, As this sounds like a weakness of the hip muscles which aren't capable enough to take the load of the body over it while sitting. I will advise you to use the Piles pillow when sitting for long in a chair. This will distribute the pressure of the body and avoid excessive stress over the muscles. Also, doing exercises to improve the strength in the core and hip Muscles will be beneficial to avoid this pain in future too. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Jay In Chat Doctor. |
Hi! We have been married for 4 yrs now and yet I have not been able to concieve. Currently taking the treatment for the same. Also my husbands sperm motilility rate is verly low - Rapid linear Progressive 10% , PH7.5 Vol 3 Ml - even after taking certain medicines such asCarnitor 500mg, Ecozyme, Beco Zin , Native C for last 56 months. My montly cycle is 27 days and it is regular. I have also gone for 3 IUIs but no success.I have been taking following medicines - Evion400, Ecosprin, Trental 400, Glycomet 500SR, DHEA and Folvite. We are planing for 4th IUI.Kindly provide your opinion. | Hello, Thanks for sharing your health concern with us. As per your description, it remains to be seen if your husbands' sperm count shows any improvement after treatment. With the lower progressive motility, GUI also may not always be successful, especially if the timing with ovulation is missed. If you also have ovulation defects, it is better to go for IVF techniques. Hope you find this information useful. Wish you good health. |
When I get really angry the muscle across my shoulders (Trapezius) gets really tight, then on my skull on the left back side tingles & is kind of numb. Face & neck get REALLY red. When I start calming down my head still tingles but then the back right side by my muscle & arms & both little fingers & ring fingers are numb. | Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The redness over the face when you get angry is because of the hormonal variation during anxiety or stress which results in altered blood flow to the head and neck region. But the numbness in the fingers is not normal. So consult a general physician and get it evaluated. You need to get blood sugar level checked to rule out diabetic naturopathies. I hope I have answered your query, take care. |
My girlfriend has been experiencing strange symptoms continuously for months. May these be related, possibly serious, to her taking the birth control , aviane? Her side effects include | Hi, Welcome to Chat Doctor Side effect of birth control pills can be pain abdomen, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, weakness, headache, loss of libido, menstrual irregularities, etc. 1. Get your GF clinically assessed by a doc. She is getting blurry vision, it can be dizziness that she is unable to define, it can be due to weakness, headache can be due to eye-sight problem, she may need an eye check-up.2. It is important to get her hemoglobin (HBO) level checked, get her blood tests done to confirm fitness. Low blood pressure often results in headache.3. She should take vitamin or mineral supplements.4. She can take some other substitute for the birth control pill that suits her better after consultation with a gone.5. Abdominal pain can be due to gastritis. Antacids will give relief. Abdominal pain can also be due to some infection, pelvic inflammatory disease, cysts, fibroid, etc. A USG will help to confirm diagnosis.6. She should avoid smoking, alcohol or addiction of any kind, avoid oily spicy food. Healthy nutritious, rich in minerals and proteins is what she needs, she should keep bowels clean and properly HY Chat Doctor. Take care. |
Respected sir, my husband suffering from scrotum infection problem. they suffering from one year firstly right scrotum infected & pus made there now in left also infected as same they take lots of medicine but not cure .why always pus made in scrotum what causes behind it. | Hello Infection in scrotal area may be due to many possibilities, these include |
My son 11 years was diagnosed with Atrophy of the right hippocampus with prominence of the temporal horn of the right lateral ventricle. what does this imply and how serious is it? does it pose any dangers in his live? can it be cured completely? advise me | Some results suggest that depression is associated with hippocampal atrophy, perhaps due to a progressive process mediated by glucocorticoid neurotoxicity. We observe the evidence for hippocampal atrophy in Cushing syn Chat Doctor. I hope that left hippocampus will work, and he will not have following up symptoms. We can not treat atrophy. But we should improve his blood circulation in brain by giving of Nootropic, B complex with lysine, multivitamins, exercising. |
my brother was recently involved in a car accident. he suffered multiple injuries(head, chest, pelvic). the pelvic injury being one of the worst. he suffered a type b1-\"open book\" or a type c pelvic injury. both sacroilliac joints as well as the symphsis were separated. (i believe the medical terminology is sacroillliac diastasis sand symphyseal). he has had an operation plating and pinning all bones back together . what has happened since then is that one or both titanium plates on the symphsis has sheared or broke completely. the separation between the symphsis is now 2 inches(was 6 inches) the doctors have now told him that a second operation is not probable,citing that it is risky to do a second one. what would be the increased risks with doing a second one compared to the first one? what has changed? | Welcome to Chat Doctor; thank you for your query, pelvic bone consists of 3 bones ilium, schism, and pubic bone. Fracture involving the pubic bones are treated surgically by internal fixation, external fixation or traction. All these bones are not similar. Long bones like the one in the legs and thighs once fixed if problem occurs we can redo it. Surgical treatment to fix pelvic fracture itself is a tough one. Trying to re-fix has a risk of breaking the pelvis. And that is the reason for non-surgical management now. Now the best option for him is stabilization and after fracture has healed rehabilitation with physiotherapist. Giving painkillers to reduce the pain hope this explains Chat Doctor. |
Hi I could really use some advice,Im a 30 year old male and woke yesterday morning to the most horrific chest pain,it feels like someone is physically squeezing my heart,the intense pain lasts for about an hour and then Im exhausted and get chills,Im getting intermittent Sharp pains across my entire chest,pain between shoulder blades,some neck pain and headache very pale,I hav also been suffering from chronic insomnia for almost a year,i went to my g.p yesterday and explained my symptoms,she checked my b.p which was 140/80..pulse rate was 86,she merely brush me off telling me it was anxiety,this does not feel like anxiety,also I woke this morning to find a large area of black or bruised skin under my left armpit close to heart,also numbness and tingling In my right arm,I know this is a long list but I need some advice as to how i proceed from here,please can someone help me | Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to inflammation or an infection. Zoster infection can not be excluded either. I recommend consulting as soon as possible with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests |
I ve been very tired I have Raynaud s and its worse than ever. I m either freezing or sweating. I have a little numbness in fingers and my hands and finger joints are swollen all night/pain. I have experience stabbing pain in right side of neck and groin area. I took a 30 min nap because I could hardly stay awake. I woke up with a bruise on my bottom lip. No pain or swelling. Oh also when I was napping I had some chest pain that has continued for a few hours. But has stopped. I ve had palpitations in the past. What could all of this be? | Hello, It is necessary performing some tests in order to investigate for the possible causes underlying your complaints |
Hello doctor,My problem is pcos and doctor advised me to take benforce-m and ferpill kit (from 3rd day of mensus)and go for scan from 10th day on 13th day report was given as follicle ruptured and follicle size is 17mm now can i meet with my husband for fertilization | Hi, Benforce M will help to reduce insulin resistance and induce ovulation. Fer pill contain Camphene. It increases FSH and LH, cause induction ovulation and increase fertility. You have follicle rupture, and it was 17 mm size. So it is adequate follicle size that cause pregnancy. Life of egg after rupture is around 24 hours. I would suggest unprotected sex for next 1-3 days to become pregnant. You can also ask doctor for Progesterone pill to support implantation and pregnancy. Avoid stress, take healthy diet, Chat Doctor. Hope this may help you. Contact further of follow up needed. Best regards, |
Hi, I need help. Im having a lot of issued right now, I dont know whats going on. I have asthma, and I use my Advair inhaler everyday. But, a few nights ago I was perfectly fine one second, and then next second I couldnt breathe. I had to gasp for air, I thought I was having an anxiety attack, but nothing bad was happening; and thats never happened before. It lasted about five minutes, and then went away. But even now I have to take a lot more deeper breaths than usual. Also, earlier today I was using the bathroom, and sometimes when I get huge migraines, I feel like Im in a complete dimension. I had no headache when I went into the bathroom, I was completely fine, but as I was in use, for about five seconds I felt out of place. My whole body went cold, I was shaking, and my vision blurred and I saw two of everything. After about five seconds, I returned back to normal and nothing happened. Its really stressing me out, what is going on? | Hello, Thanks for the query to Chat Doctor. Forum. Since, how many days, you are taking AFFAIR inhaler as the ingredients are beta agonist+corticosteroids. Now your main complaint is same breathlessness and cessation of breath. In my opinion consult a physician and get in complete examination of heart and blood for anemia and calcium (if corticosteroids uses for long time may cause calcium depletion and this causes such type of symptoms). Good luck. |
Hi, i had an MRI of my brain 2 weeks ago and the following is the report. i am suffering almost everyday from bad pressure and headaches which are affecting me terribly. also causing anxiety because i feel like something is going to happen to me. i cant live this way. is it possible for these cysts to go away? or will i need to seek treatment to have them removed FINDINGS | Developmental venous malformation, known also as venous Angoras are the most common intracranial vascular malformations. Most patient are identified with this malformation incidental, and they are asymptomatic. These anomalies have a very low risk of bleeding, except when they have an adjacent cavernous (which seems not to be your case) and usually they don't need any treatment. As venous Angoras are developmental, they become like normal part of the brain venous Chat Doctor. Surgery or other techniques can cause infarction. In very rare cases it can present with seizure (which again isn't your case). I would suggest you to stay calm and take a treatment with NSAID for your headache, stay in touch with a neurologist if Smith else happens. |
Hello, I have been consistently working out for two years now 5 days a week. All five I do cardio and three days a week I life weights. So far I have been able to run without stopping and without being exhausted or overly tired for three miles. Sometimes however I develop a kind of bad cheat pain on my left side about 1.5 miles in. I have no other symptoms of tiredness and sometimes if I breath extremely deeply the rest of the time it will go away. Is this cause for serious concern? I also do very hard elliptical workouts which always by the end I am more tired than when running but the chest symptom never occurs and I do the elliptical nearly every day. | Hi welcome to Chat Doctor.... You are doing cardiorespiratory exercise regularly .... So chance of coronary artery disease or any heart problem is less.... But still to be on safe side I would like you to suggest following investigation and consult pulmonologist....1. Blood pressure measurement2.ECG 3.Treadmill testing 4. Auscultation along with pulse palpation If needed then echo done ... If no significant cause present then pain could be from musculoskeletal pain.... For that simple analgesic taken....Don't perform all heavy weight lifting exercise once a day for every muscle... Rather you do individual muscle work out daily... Hot pads application useful for pain relief. Sleep posture should be proper.... Hope I have solved your concern... Take care |
My son 7 years old has been diagnosed HSP Henoch schonlein purpura 3 months back, Dr started steroid for a month, his rash was cleared but again he was infected after a month, so we changed his Dr. his new Doctor stopped all oral medication and told us that it will have with unknown period so no need to be worry but whenever it starts again u can give him anti-allergic syrups for atleast 4 weeks, but we are observing that during his medication he has infected again n again, we have taken Urine D/R and Cretinine test and all are Ok, I want to ask u that what is the duration of this disease. Is this disease ever under control by this medication what we are giving to him, Really we are much worried about his health, and plz suggest us any precaution, side effects of this disease and the main cause of this disease. i ll be very thankful to you Best Regards | HI. I could understand your pain, HSP mainly involves skin as rash and purpura, joint pains, kidneys and gut with loose stools or severe cramps. It usually subsides and self limiting, but may recur in few people. YOU CAN GIVE pain medications like paracetamol, naproxen .only, if he had severe gut pain with bleed and proteins in urine you will be advised steroid medications. Apply, emolients/moisturizer locally. If still the rash and pain persists, NEED TO GIVE STEROIDS FOR A SHORT DURATION, pLEASE SHOW TO A PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGIST, IF YOU ARE GETTING RECURRENT SYMPTOMS.hope IT ANSWERS YOUR QUERY |
I have the following symptoms but my doctor just ignores them and not doing anything about it. Can anybody help please?Ovarian cyst of 4 cm, Constant severe bloating, pelvic and abdominal pain especially after been physically active, really struggle to eat as I no appetite and feel real full really quickly, always tired, severe indigestion all the time, problems with my bladder to the extend I struggle with control, severe lower back pain. I really cannot handle this anymore | HIT hank for asking to ChatDoctorI really appreciate your concern, If I would be your doctor then I would surely treat you with the course of antibiotic because such symptoms may be due to the protozoal infection and in such situation I'm usually treating my patient with the Metronidazole 400 mg twice in day for 7 days and get good result, here in your case I would also start \"Dicyclomine with Acetaminophen tab. Three times in day and \"Chlorodiazepoxide\" three times in day this will surely relieve your problems, have nice day. |
I want a medication thats going to help me concentrate and focus in school and my doctor prescribe me bupropion HCL ER (SR) 100mg, and he said I need to take it twice a day, but when I do research for this medication it says that it is for anxiety and depression, i dont have any of that, Im not sure if this medication is the right for me. | Hithanks for Chat Doctor Bupropion is a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor, but it is also used in Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In your case, if your psychiatrist has given this medicine, then there is nothing harm in it. It acts by increase dopamine level in brain by decreasing its reuptake, which help in increasing focus. So don't worry, take this medicine. It would help u.thanks |
I have back pain starting subtle a couple years ago but its now to an everyday aggravating sord pain. My whole back hurts. I wake up in the middle of the night tossing and turning trying to find relief. This occurs no matter what bed i sleep in. The pain is now focused On my upper back and on my spine there was swelling a few days ago, unbearable to touch it. That spot has now turned into a bruise , but the pain is so annoying. I got checked out at the E.R. And the dr. Said it was nerve related and the best option is to see a chiropractor. is this correct | Hello. Thanks for writing to us. The swelling that you had near the spine is likely to be due to a hematoma or a local infection. The symptoms are likely to be due to a nerve root compression. It is best to consult an Orthopedic for proper examination and investigations. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http |
hello sir/ maam i am a 24yr old female suffering from hair loss due to dandruff and some sikn problem , my skin is very dry in dull and looks patchy, in spite of haveing good diet and sleep, please suggest, some say it may be coz of dandruff wch fall on skin due to wch i am facing sikn problem, please suggest, as i am evey going through homeopathy treatment wch did not benifint in any way | 1. any form of stress (physical/mental/emotional), use of strong shampoos and frequent changes with hair products, polluted environment, under nutrition, improper hygiene habits, excess intake of sweet and oily food?2. Is hemoglobin level, Thyroid profile normal?3. DAN Chat Doctor. However, severe seborrhea dermatitis may cause patchy baldness, hair loss.4. Include green leafy vegetables, whole grains, salad,almonds, carrots,AMLA, seasonal fruits in your diet.5. Avoid spicy, greasy,oily, fried foods and too much oiling and use of hard shampoos on your hair.6. Use of Brahma oil helps with |
Hi. I have been experiencing some pain in my upper butt crack. This started about a week ago during a shower when I was sitting down and I thought I d just torn the skin a bit while adjusting my position (scrubbing my feet). I get slight tears in any of my soft tissue or cracks quite often, so I thought that this was the same case here and figured it would as it usually does, just go away after a while. However, the pain has been getting worse not better. I have Crohn s disease because of the types of vit deficiencies that I suffer from most, is why I say that I get tears often and I also get ulcers sometimes pretty bad in my mouth, throat, and once in a while I even get them vaginally. Sometimes if I am shaving and I move wrong I will tear the skin between my pelvic area and upper leg. Probably not describing it correctly. And maybe this happens to lots of people sometimes, however when I do tear the skin even just a little it tends to take sometimes up to months to heal. That is why I didn t think about this one too much. Until tonight I decided to take a close look, I expected just to see a red mark in between the crack but instead I found what look like small lesions or ulcers or whatever they might be. I will say right now that I am free and clear of any STDS, I do know this for a fact as I have been married for 10 yrs and due to my current health conditions even if he were cheating on me we aren t currently active together so that is not a possibility. Besides I m routinely tested anyway just because I have moved a lot lately and any Doctor I see tends to want to rule that out. The redness starts at the top of my crack or right at tail bone and goes down probably about 2 inches. It s pretty skinny, doesn t span more than a half an inch width wise. Most of it is just red and looks irritated almost like a diaper rash. There s just a small section about the size of a quarter that has what look like as I said before lesions or ulcers. They look a lot like the ones I get in my mouth just smaller. They re roundish to oval shaped and it s white in the middle like it s puss but I don t know if that s what it is or not. I have been suffering from Crohn s since 2005. before that I was diagnosed with cancer rhabdomyosarcoma at age 4, I am almost 31 now. I ve seen a lot of stuff with my health and been through a lot. This is new to me. It s got me concerned. I just moved so I don t have a new DR yet and I don t want to go to ER over this unless I really think I need to. I m a little lost. | Hi, At this area, it may indicate several issues and most common are a colonial cyst or perianal abscesses. These are inflammatory processes in the sacral and perianal area usually manifested with pain, redness, swelling, fever and pus discharge. Cellulitis is less common and may be present in the sacral area as well. This is mostly caused by beta-hemolytic streptococcus, and it necessitates antibiotic treatment with Augmenting, or combination of Capitol+ metronidazole. You should also, apply cold compresses, take nonsteroid painkillers such as ibuprofen 400\u00a0mg and rest. If there is no improvement within 2 days, you should see a doctor and have intravenous antibiotics. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Chat Doctor. Rammstein, General Surgeon |
My husband had open heart surgery 4/1/11. We are now 2.5 months out. WIthin the last week he has started to have lots of chest pain, soreness in shoulders, neck area. About 2 wks. ago he helped put up fresh veggies and was lifting containers that was quite heavy. He did not report any pain, etc as he was doing this. The abaove systems started about 7-10 days later. Tylenol has helped some with the pain. Hes tried ibuprofen and that seems to help alot. We think this could be inflamation being as the ibuprofen helps. We go back to Jacksonville FL tomorrow (6/20/11) to see cardiologist. On Tuesday (6/21) they are planning to do an angiogram and put stents in his eliact arteries to get better blood flow to his legs. Question | NAS IDs all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. .ibuprofen will relieve the pain, but it will worsen the heart your father is a post CABG(by pass) patients even in rarest of rare scenario if ibuprofen is taken we should know the left ventricle ejection fraction of heart any regional wall motion abnormality which is depicted in 2d echoic he is feeling pain tramadol derivatives with paracetamol can be taken as and when required and its very safe comes under brand name tab attract As he is going for an angiogram and angioplasty no anti inflammatory should be given as NSAIDs precipitates congestive cardiac failure in cardiac patients as he has taken painkillers in past a 2d echo plus kidney function tests are mandatory for him before getting dye injected thank you |
I have 2 torn meniscus L knee very painful I also have a lot of arthigist on my knee cap. swelling the size of a cantaloupe. Saw dr. and said the lump is to small has to be the size of a watermealon. and the tears a small and will heal themselves. he will give shots and pt. | Hello, I have studied your case. Meniscus injury can be managed by arthroscopic repair, and same day you can go home. As per your symptoms you need to do physiotherapy and knee exercises to improve range of motion. If pain persist then you may need to do MRI again to see for any functional defect. Small meniscus tear can be managed conservatively with physiotherapy with USG and TENS. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow-up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care. |
dear Sir, My name is kashif latif and at this time i am 30 years sir my problem is for the month ago i have tingling and numbness in my both hand and at the same time i have feeling my heart is racing like 150 miles and hold body covers with shivirng and i am loosing control and going crazy and feeling that i am having a heart attack but when i visit the doc and he done ECG he foung nothing to done my heart and my heart is working normally and one more thing at that time i am feeling shorness of breath and my all body chill sir please tell what is this and i am fear of this this will hapen again to me i am awaiting your answer Kashif latif | Hello, I understand your concern and would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to panic attacks. Anyway, I would recommend performing some other tests before coming to this conclusion (thyroid hormone levels for possible thyroid gland dysfunction and a cervical spine X-ray study in order to exclude a bulging disc in this region). If the above tests result normal, you should consider anxiety as the main cause of your complaints. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
My son had (supposedly non-invasive spine surgery I August of this year and has been in excruciating pain ever since. Th surgeon that performed the surgery claims it was successful and has no answer for the pain. He has taken the usual MRIs and nothing shows up. He has gone for pain management injections to no avail. While siting the pain is livable - but the minute has to stand or walk - excruciating .He is worn to a frazzle - difficult to sleep. Can you help me? Mrs. Florence Joffe | Hi, Mrs Florence Off, Welcome to Chat Doctor forum. As you describe it appears to be the pressure symptom on the nerves, due to the disc. Convalance may have some pain, but never so long. Physiotherapy may prove useful. So I advise you to consult a physiotherapist. I usually to my patient with such symptoms prescribe neurotrophic injections for 10 consecutive days, ofloxacin, and anti inflamataries. Wishing for a quick and complete recovery. |
The last 2 days I have been running a fever at around 3 till night time - around 100 to 100.6. Other than the fever I feel fine. I am on prednisone for a minor car accident I was in for muscle issues and soma that I only take before bed. Can it be the prednisone? I also noticed some small bruising on my legs. | Hello, Usually steroids may suppress the fever or any inflammation. But in case of any other infection in the body may cause fever which not controlled by steroids. You also mentioned that bruising in the legs may be rash. Use tablet paracetamol thrice a day for five days. Use tepid sponging. Please consult with your physician he will examine and treat you accordingly. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. |
hello my father is aged 60 ,his creatnine level 2day was found 2 b 1.8 ,he has hypertention but he takes medicine for d same and normaly remains under control,what precautions should we take to reduce the creatnine level and wht diet should we follow. | Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Your creatinine level is slightly high. There is high chance of kidney damage in hypertensive patients. You should consult your doctor and start treatment to reduce your creatinine level. You can start with lasix tablets. It is a prescription based medicine so consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly and regularly check your creatinine level. 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. |
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...My husband underwent mitral valve repair last year which failed. He needs another surgery to repalce the mitral valve. How dangerous is surgery and are there different types of tissue valves and their expected life span.? | Howell come to ChatDoctorI really appreciate your concern, such case really needs complete clinical information but once the surgery done, and it was the post surgical complications are there then second attempt of repairs depends upon what type of complication it was, what type of valve is compatible to the patient that depends upon the cardiac parameters, very little information you gave here, hope this information helps. |
hi!doc my son 4years old is having problem of constipation and passing dry small pallets from infancy, now he is school going and i ensure that he clear his bowel every morning but he when passes a little he refuses to continue , now from last i thjink 2weeks he is complaining of pain in rt flanf but no tenderness, yesterday in morning he just passes 2 small sized pallets with great difficult, and complaing of pain, when he came from school he tried to clear for about 5/6 times but failed , with exausted and drained, when he was asleep i inserted a spository and after 1/2 an hour he passed dried and hard stool mildly lubricated with glycerine,now in morning i was expecting everything wiil be fine but he passed dry hard stool with appearance that covered with dried powder , i want to add that yesterday i gave him 2tbspoon of duphalac 9stool softne r) but why it had no effects on morning stool is that impected or for why ?plz help me, thanx | Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. I think your kid is having habitual constipation. I have certain questions and suggestions for you. Questions |
I have sneezed this evening and felt a sharp pain in the right side of my abdomen. It only lasted for a few seconds and for the rest of the evening I was fine. I went to bed and slept for a couple of hours on my left side. Then I tried to change position and I felt sharp pain in my right side again. It still hurt slightly and I am worried... | Hello, Thanks for the query to Chat Doctor. Forum. You didn't mention your age and sex as these two parameters were very important for evaluation of any diagnosis. Anyhow I will try to reply, as this pain is very sharp and only on the right side of abdomen may be. 1 Appendicitis acute or chronic. Diagnosis can be confirmed by ultrasound of abdomen.2 Right renal stone. Usually this type of pain present due to stone in urinary tract system on the right side. Get in ultrasound of abdomen and with emphasis over whole of urinary tract system. 3 If you are a female and age is around 20-30 years may be due to ovarian cyst. Ultrasound of ovary of right side will confirm the diagnosis. In my opinion the best way is got in ultrasound of abdomen and consult a primary care physician and get his opinion. Good luck. |
My son who is in good health ..age 48 passed out the other night. My daughter in law called 911 and they checked him ...B/P normal, Blood sugar normal, .....later had profuse diaphoresis and vomited. Did not want to go to the hospital.... The next morning felt fine and did his usual 2 miles of jogging with no ill effects. It is recommended he have a stress test.....do you have any suggestions? Thank you for your help. Angela | HelloThanks for query. Feel very sorry for tragic death of your son at young age. Based on the facts that you have narrated your son though apparently in good health had coronary heart disease and initially got mild attack of myocardial infarction which was not confirmed by ECG and neglected due to normal blood pressure readings. This attack got aggravated in to massive fatal heart attack due to vigorous exercise which caused him his life. Chat Doctor. . |
my mother age 65 diebetc patient 15 days suffering from abdomen pain and nausea feeling we consut gastro they advisc ultrasonpgram ECG CHEST XRAY All are normal thay pesricbe RABONIK 200MG DOMSTAL MT AND ULGEL FOR ONE WEEK BUT SOME TIME pain occur plz answer me and thank u | HI. Thanks for your query. Since your Mother is diabetic, the control of infection particularly of the intestines do take more time than that in a non-diabetic person.IT is good that other conditions are ruled by some investigations as you have noted. Please continue these medicines and get a review opinion after a few days. Take care about the diet, it should be bland. And most important is the control of diabetes, which should be absolutely within the normal range for any infection to be under control. |
Good afternoon, Dr. Narasi. I accidentally swallowed a small but sharp goat bone yesterday. i am aware if I have a dark stool, it must have gotten stuck somewhere in the stomach or the intestines. And yes, I started having dark stool today. But I do not have any pain, discomfort yet. Should I go get an Xray/CT scan done? Pl help | Hi. If u do not have any abdominal pain/constipation/vomiting/abdominal distension(enlargement); it's good for u. if any of above develops; consult a doctor as soon as possible. Now to monitor the course of that bone, u should go for x-ray abdomen/pelvic region. There are many causes of dark stool. To confirm blood in stool (?? Due to trauma by that bone) or to rule out other possibilities, u should go for a stool routine & micro. Examination. To determine the more specific site of bone; a contrast study/Ct scan can be performed, but usually not needed. |
My father is scheduled to have his bladder removed this week due to cancer that has not responded to chemo therapeutic treatments. Is there a web site I can refer to him where he can read about the procedure and what life will be like afterward? The surgery will remove a portion of his intestine and it will be implanted beneath the skin and he will have to catherize himself. I think | Hi, Thanks for writing in. You father might have to undergo complete mastectomy (removal of urinary bladder) with the creation of an ideal conduit which will serve as a bladder reservoir. Radical mastectomy remains one of the most effective methods of control of invasive bladder cancer. The construction of an ideal conduit remains a tried and tested method of urinary diversion. The two ureters are cut away from the urinary bladder insertions and the bladder is removed. Then the ureters are joined and then punt inside a loop of intestine created for this purpose. Then the bowel loop is diverted into an opening in the abdominal wall and a stoma is created. A catheter can be used to Chat Doctor. Please do not worry. |
hello my name is azrael and im having all 4 wisdoms out thursday but i keep biting my cheek andmaking myself bleed when i talk and even worse when i eat im on antibiotics and im taking moltrin but ive begun not eating becuase it just is getting to bad is there anything i can do until i have the teeth removed like a wedge of some sort to stop myself from biting into my cheek? | Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting Chat Doctor, I have gone through your query, as you have mentioned that you have problem of cheek batting don't worry, you do is consult dentist and go for oral examination if there is sharp cusp of any tooth present then go for trimming of sharp cusps. You can apply analgesic ointment McCoppin or Colonel twice daily for one week. Hope this will help you. Wishing you good health. |
Im 42 years old and recently had my yearly preventive physical exam. My total cholesterol is 195, with a 116/80 BP. Active runner/biker, and have not experienced any fainting etc. I was told to have RBBB. Should I be concerned? Can I keep running etc. without concern? | Hello and thank you for using Chat Doctor. I carefully read your question and I understand your little concern. But you have nothing to worry about. I compliment you for having the initiative to make yearly check up. The right bundle branch block means a particular conduction of the electrical impulse in the heart. In a lot of cases it is a normal variant of your electrocardiogram pastern. This is frequently seen in young ages and doesn't mean any cardiac pathology. So, if you have done other examinations, like an echocardiography and you don't have any complain we may say that we have nothing to worry about, this is quite normal. You can keep running without concern because it dost mean anything, you do not have any pathology, this is called a normal variant, like different eye colors. My opinion as cardiologist is to continue your normal live and keep training and doing your yearly check up. Hope I was helpful. Wish you good healthiest regards |
My daughter age 37 got swollen legs and ankles on Tuesday due to sun burn. Although swelling will go down overnight (but not totally) swelling comes back if she resumes normal activity like driving when legs are not elevated. She is being careful to stay hydrated and of course has not exposed areas to sun again. Any treatment to help swelling? | Well, prevention is better than cure. Kinldy understand, if there is a weakness in the lower limbs than it'll lead to swelling and prolong standing may lead to DVT. Have a check with a specialist for the same using the diagnostic procedures. You can work out with small exercise of ankle toe movements in the meantime. Kindly focus on working out properly on a daily basis which will help ease swelling and pain if any persisting now. |
hi there. im a 20 year old male 190 lbs and experiencing what i think is chest pain, but it comes for a few seconds and goes away. it doesnt spread to my arms or neck, its just like i feel pain in my heart. im not sure what this might be, and i can breathe normally. | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, possibility of pulled muscle is more likely. But better to first rule out heart diseases. So get done ECG and 2d echo. If they are normal then no need to worry about heart diseases. Apply warm water pad on affected areas of chest. Avoid movements causing pain. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise. Avoid sudden jerky movements of chest. Take simple painkiller like paracetamol or ibuprofen.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. |
One side of my nose is sore inside and now my lower jaw on the same side is swollen and has a hard bump on my jaw bone. It is tender to the touch. Not real painfull but more annoying. I have prostate cancer that I had surgery for about 7 years ago. Now my PSA level has been gradually going up. I had radiation but it kept going up. Just had a bone scan, CT scan and chest X-ray which showed nothing. Went to the doctor who said it is a infection and gave me cephlex to take. Taken it 4 times a day for 2 days, no changes. Im concerned | Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query, the hard bumps on the lower jaw could be because of a tooth infection causing periapical cyst or an exocytosis(bony out growth) or most important thing it can be metastatic from the prostate cancer. Consult your oral physician to rule out these things, and you need to take radiograph of this region to rule out bony pathology and tooth infection. I hope my answer will help you, take care. |
Im a 54 year old male. Went to doc today and he said I have a small hernia on my left side near my scrotum. With this type of hernia is it normal to have testicular pain? Should I have the hernia repaired? Does having a vasectomy approximately 25 years ago have any impact on my current condition? | HelloThakss for query. You have been diagnosed to have Lt inguinal Hernia. Please note that it is in noway related to or due to vasectomy that you have undergone 25 years back. Testicular pain that you have is likely to be due to hernia itself. Surgery is the only treatment option for hernia. Please consult qualified General Surgeon for clinical assessment and get it repaired at earliest as per your convenience. Chat Doctor. |
Hello, i am 20yrs. old and when night fall comes around my heart begins to beat very rapidly causing shortness in breath, dry mouth, sometimes it feels as is my heart is going to pound out of my chest. However, during the day i am fine its only past 8 or 9pm | Hello, Your symptoms could be related to anxiety. At your age, it is less likely to suffer from any cardiac disorders. Anyway, if the problem persists, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests |
had 11 stitches in knee 10 days ago they were removed laceration opened back up same day. they put sterile strips on wound but wound is not closed and still has drainage.. What to do? go back and have laceration seen or wait till thursday when i have appt? | Hello, THX to contact us. If I am your treating doctor I would like to advice you that there is possibility of infection in your wound. If your appointment is within 3-4 days you can wait for the doctor's appointment. In other situation you can take a culture and sensitivity report of the organism and start treatment accordingly. Also do regular cleaning and Chat Doctor. If you have anything else to ask please contact me. Than. Chat Doctor; Infectious Disease Specialist |
Hi, I don t know if this is where I m supposed to go. I don t know what to honestly do right now. I just need to talk to someone and nobody is around me right now. My family is tens of hours away and I don t have close friends by my side. Plus, I have a feeling nobody will believe me what I feel and just belittle whatever I tell them since I m considered to be tough. There is a lot of things happening around me and not just today, but I think I hit the lowest point. For two past years I ve suffered from depression states(?) something like that - my psychologist said so but she was the type of person to pick up calls while I was opening to her about what I feel. That s why I m looking for help whenever, I know I need help to cope with everything. I don t know what is happening to me. I ve been overwhelmed by stress from school/university, my grandma s serious health issues, my health issues and other factors. There is no emotion in me for months, I laugh of course, I tend to smile but it s nothing that I feel inside. It s like a thing that has to happen, I don t know how to explain it. It s just so empty. Few things happened today that pushed me into thought I never knew I would have and I ended up sobbing for hours now. I had this before, when I was still at school I would explode in crying. Feeling little, unimportant, forgotten, not worth anything. It has been so long and I m just tired of everything. Seems I could sleep for hours during the day because I m free off everything, but I m awake at night and that s when the guilt I m wasting my life, destroying myself. I don t know what to do. I don t even know if this is the right place to go, I ve been searching online for hours. I don t want to feel all this today, I want this to be over as fast as it can be. How do I get out of this? Where should I go? All of what is happening to me goes on on inside, but I have a feeling it s seriously starting to affect me on the outside to, but I don t have the strength to talk to anybody about this that s why I m writing. What should I do? I m sorry my English may not be the best but I m not native. I just need a hint. Anything please, I m desperate. | Hi sir, i could understand your present situation. Presently your suffering from moderate to severe depressive episode which needs to be treated immediately. The features you mentioned like feeling sad with crying spells, loss of interest in daily chores, sleep issues, guilt and hopeless ideas are all due to depression only. Don't worry. You ought to get treated with a psychiatrist. Treatment options will be antidepressant most probably SSRIs. Along with it, counseling with cognitive behavioral therapy too helpful. But, unlike other psychiatric disorders which continue treatment for prolonged duration of time, your depressive episode treatment last only for 6-8 months. |
I saw a pain management doctor who just rx d Lyrica for fibromyalgia. (Ive had this dx for 20 yrs now). I am already on 600mg gabapentin TID along with wellbutrin. This new dr seemed to think nothing of taking both together. And he rx d amitriptyln. Again, I am on trazadone and flexeril prn so not sure what the amitriptyln is supposed to help? And yes, I will not being going back to him and have an appt with another dr. The pain has just gotten so bad within the last year again I am desperate. | The pain of Fibromyalgia can be reduced by a comprehensive treatment plan which includes |
Hi, I have a mass at the top of my left inner thigh which extends to my right hip bone. A biopsy said, no cancer. Doctors at U.C.L.A. don t seem to know why it s there . It s deep behind the groin and they re not sure what to do about it. The biopsy technician only took a half inch of fluid in a tube, The fluid was on the outside of the mass. Would that have shown that the mass itself was non-canceous, and I don t know why he didn t take any of the mass itself. Do you know the answer to that and also what it might be? Thanks. Barbara | Welcome to Chat Doctor I have gone through your query and understand your concern. It may be that mass is a cyst such as simple bone cyst and aneurysm bone cyst. Probably he was not able to get solid tissue. If tissue is proper then if biopsy shows no cancer, then it is OK. You can discuss with your doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to help you. Wishing you a good health. Take care. |
my baby is suffering from a viral infection since yesterday..he got it from me only as am lactating. he has very high body temprature along with loose motion .he z 10 months old. Dr prescribed ofloxacin & ornidazole suspension. is it ok to take this. plz advise. am very much worried.thank you | Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. It seems your kid is having viral diarrhea. Once it starts it will take 5-7 days to completely get better. Unless the kids having low urine output or very dull or excessively sleepy or blood in motion or green bilious vomiting...you need not worry. There is no need to use antibiotics unless there is blood in the motion. Antibiotics might worsen if unnecessarily used causing antibiotic associated diarrhea. I suggest you use zinc supplements (Z&D Chat Doctor. |
My sister has what starts as a rash and grows in what looks like a wart. It hurts, bleeds, falls off. Starts and spreads all over. She went to 2 doctors so far, no answers. She had multiple biopsies, nothing. It has spread over her back front arms and now legs. No clue...I am going with her to another dermatologist. I need to have an arsnel of questions. A allergist wouldn t do a thing because she was so enflamed from neck to buttocks. She colors and perms her hair often, she re entry traveled to Mexico (Thanksgiving) and it started late November early December. By Christmas she had the biopsy done. Any thoughts? | Hello, This itching rash can be due to two reasons 1 Some people develop allergies for the metals used in hip prosthesis. . You haven't mentioned what type of prosthesis was used. But it is one possibility. 2 Other possibility is Chat Doctor. You haunt mentioned prior allergies. Allergy agent is different from one person to the her. You can't have allergy for celecoxib just because your neighbor is allergic.3 herpes zoster at a dermatome level. Reactivation of varicella zoster virus But after your doctor with |
sir, iam 18 years old i have a problem that last year i mastabuted,after 3rd mastabutation my penis stopped working my brain too stopped working from child iam an active guy in all activities.sir please help out of here due to this problem iam getting irritated and frustation my penis not working ,due to this i lost soo many things in my life | Degree understand your concerns went through your details. Ridiculous. I think you are over exaggerating. You masturbated thrice last year and on the third masturbation your penis stopped working. Now for the last year completely you were worrying about your not-working-penis and did not do any treatment for that. Dear, you are being anxious about your sexual organ. That could make you impotent. I think that has happened here. You might need sexological counseling or psychotherapy to put you in normal course. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck. |
Hi. I ve been doing a lot of sitting recently and have developed some edema, mostly in the lower right let. Today the swelling was accompanied by pain at the front of the leg and some numbness in the area. Probably unrelated but I ve also had a breakout of a chronic, undiagnosed ichy hot red rash on the shin. How to I get this under control? | It is possible the rash and the edema are related. Edema normally develops from an overflow of fluid from your vascular system to your soft tissue area. Your lymphatics are normally when swell up. You are very astute to attribute the swelling to increased sitting as the veins of your leg get compressed when you sit making edema more likely. The edema itself can cause skin change over time such as you are describing. If you have significant enough swelling, you should consider seeing your doctor, so ultrasound can be performed on the legs to rule out a blood clot. Edema can otherwise be reduced by reducing your sodium intake(cut down on breads, cheese, and canned food), exercising, and foam rolling the inside of your thighs. You can also try compression socks to help the blood flow back to your heart. |
HI,I am 28 years old. Last night doctor found 8mm of stone in my kidney durring the ultrasound of my liver as I am also HCV +ve & I also have about 1 year of partically hight uric acid history.Plz tell me that is operation (involves body cuts) needed to remove this stone or can be removed via other methods? | Hi8 mm stone in the kidney can be treated by one of three methods. 1) Surgery - this does not involve any cuts on skin -an instrument in inserted through your natural urine pipe and the stone broken with laser - all done internally.2) shock wave therapy - ESL- done as an outpatient by placing a machine over your kidney area and sending shock waves3) If the stone is made of pure uric acid then it can be dissolved by altering the acidity of urine by tablets- but this is rare. |
What are symptoms for kidney stones/colic? My husband is having pain + severe cramps and in his urine is blood. It lasts now for 4 hours. I thought it is urinary infection but I dont know what symptoms for kidney problems are? We are camping and I dont know if I should take him to the hospital?my e-mail address | Hi, thanks for using Chat Doctor Stones can occur in any aspect of the urinary tract-the urethra, bladder, ureter and kidney. In general, they are associated with severe pain, which is usually cramping or intermittent in nature, in some cases the pain may radiate from the loin (the lower back) to the groin. Urinary infections would be associated with burning on urination, frequency, possible change in the color and odor of the urine, abdominal pain. If the pain is severe, it would be best to take him to be assessed. An ultrasound may be suggested. If it is a stone, the treatment may depend on the size and the presence of any complications. Small stones may pass on their own. I hope this helps |
Hello Doctor, My Mother-in-law has the following symptons headache, dizziness (sometimes), highly inflamed legs and feet, sensitivity to wind that is even wind from a fan affects her badly. We went to a doc (gen spec) and he advised a course of five days for cynus. It did not help her at all. Her blood test is normal. Her face-throat-chest x-ray is also normal. Can it be an aalergy? Where should be get this tested? We stay in Bangalore. | Hi, sensitivity to wind is very rare possibility but yes she might have allergic to dust or pollen or Mites or pets dander means any airborne allergy and not BCU of wind. Although symptoms are allergic, but it is difficult to say a correct allergen, however nowadays, people go for different type of laboratory allergy testing, but frankly they are not so reliable. The only way is to get it from patients accurate history taking and correlation with symptoms. U go to experience dermatologist who can diagnose well. |
Hi, my 2 year old son has small red spots around his pubic area. He has had them for a few weeks and diaper creams dont seem to help. We were giving him a bath tonight and noticed them on the penis too. We are curious what it could be and what else we can try. | . Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Skin conditions are best diagnosed only after seeing directly. I suggest you to upload photographs of the same on this website, so that I can guide you scientifically. 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. |
67 year old female, 5 4 175#. 3 days ago, Right shin took a hard hit from cast iron lawn sprinkler a bit higher than midway. Second hit to same area on grocery cart yesterday. Shin swelling mostly down with ice and elevAtion, however, blood pooling both sides of ankle. Swelling getting worse, feeling the pressure more. Is this something that needs to be seen, or just more ice and elevation? | Hi, Thanks for your query. From description, it seems to be soft tissue injury. Swelling might be due to haematomaformation(collection of blood). You need an x-ray to rule out any bony injury. I suggest you to consult an orthopaedician nearby for a detailed examination. You may get the X-ray of the area affected under his/her guidance. Beside icing and elevating it, you can take anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. I do hope that you have found something helpful, and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care |
In June 2017 I had cardiac arrest. After 4 shocks, died twice I was brought back to life. The doctor did a hear cath and I show no problems (blockages, etc) in my heart and my lungs look good. He states I need a defibrillator implanted due to my heart is only working at 35%. My insurance will not cover this due to they say that the left ventricular is pumping at 48%. I am confused are these 2 things the same? (working and pumping) Prior to this in 2007 I was advised after a heart cath that I had no problems but did show that I had a left bundle branch blockage. So what does it meant for your heart to be working at 35%? | Hello, Working and pumping are the same things. In technical term it is called as ejection fraction. There must be some confusion, or you must be having two reports of the echo, done by two different observers. Anyway, since you had episodes of cardiac arrest twice you need to get defibrillator implanted and tell insurance company that it's not depends on pumping now as I already had episodes. Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts. |
doctor i am taking althea pill right now and i started my medication last march 20,2014, i am waiting for my menstruation this month since i take althea pill up to this time but no signs of menstrual period,is it possible to get pregnant of taking althea pill a same time having contact with my husband?pls.help me.. | Hello misunderstand your concerned not worry. Pregnancy is not possible of you are on the contraceptive pill. But it should be taken regularly without the missing of any pill. It is very effective in preventing pregnancy as failure rate is around 0.5-1 %. But if period will delay by the 7-9 days then go for pregnancy kit to diagnose the pregnancy as no contraception is 100 percent successful. So if you took the pill regular without the missing then chance of pregnancy is less and your period will come in ext few days. Hope this may help noncontact the Chat Doctor for further query Best regards |
i have a question It seems that often i become increasingly agitated and stressed out to the point that i become ill. It happens at work, while driving, even when i am alone i tend to become frustrated with myself while trying to do things. i dont know if its anxiety, or what, but my heary rate will increase and i tend to clench my teeth and fist. its not like this all the time, sometimes i am the most passive and easygoing person you could meet. | His understand your concern. Sudden agitation and irritability suggest mood swings. Moods change with stress can be due to underlying depression. Need to evaluate properly about your mental status and thought processes. Psychological evaluation can give better idea about your proper diagnosis. It can be treated with low dose anti-depressant with anxiolytic medication. Exercise and meditation can help. Relaxation exercise like deep breathing can make you less stressful. Ensure proper diet and sleep. I hope I have answered your query. Happy to help you. Get well soon. Thank you. |
hello, i am krishnai got married 8 years back. still no babies. we consulted nearly half a dozen doctors. also we had so many tests. all doctors says every thing is normal(semen test,d&c,hsg,my wifes peroids are regular) .my wifes wt is 82kgs.what we should do now? | Hi what is your wives and height. Since the preliminary investigation results are normal, you have unexplained infertility. If I were your doctor, if your wives is less than 35, I would first start induction of ovulation with closed /hormones. If no conception in six months I would offer intrauterine insemination with closed/ hormones. If no conception with GUI I would offer Four wife should take tablet folic acid once daily. To increase chances of conception you both should maintain normal BMI, quit smoking (if smoking) and have intercourse at least thrice in a week. |
My mum is 72 & recently in may has had lung cancer due to smoking, she had had her surgery in may, now in july she has had the follow up visit back with her surgeon & everything healing well, they removed the tumour & 18 limph nodes, but 2 came back positive they are recommending chemo, 4 seesions over a 12 week period. My mum has no other problems what so ever, she in genrally a very active lady. Do you think she will cope with chem therapy, is she strong enough, she has never been in hospital prior to this & having 4 children, she is quite concerened with the side effects as well. Please resond. Thank you | Hello, Thanks for the query to Chat Doctor. Forum. Please remove misconception from your mind that a strong patient can tolerate chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is necessary for your mother as doctor has recommended, so please get in full course. 2nd thing in chemotherapy usually blood cells decreases, so doctor will supervise it. Next point in chemotherapy patients feels nausea and vomiting, so take care about that. Hope I have answered your question. If further any question I will help. Good luck for your mother. |
Hello, I have been getting a sharp almost electric pain at the top of my stomach for quite some time now, and it comes and goes. It is very sharp and lasts about 15 seconds then goes away for about a day or so. I have a constant stomach pain, light almost unnoticeable, really really light nausea, but I cannot eat a full meal, I get full with half a hot dog. I mainly have pain in the lower left side of my stomach. | Hi! Good evening. I am Chat Doctor answering your query. If I were your doctor, after a clinical examination of your abdomen, I would advise you for a routine blood test like a CBC, blood sugar, an LFT, and a serum amylase/lipase to rule out any problems of hepato-biliary tree and the pancreas. I would also go for an ultrasound of abdomen to rule out pathology of the gall bladder and pancreas. Till then, I would prescribe for you an anti-spasmodic along with a proton pump inhibitor Chat Doctor. Further management would depend on the investigation reports. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Chat Doctor. |
Hello, I m experiencing nerve pain in my jaw are after a bone biopsy was done over a year ago after I had a tooth pulled because of an abscess . Ever since then the are hasn t fully healed and it continues to hurt even more than a year after. I have been on pain meds ever since. Then in an attempt to relieve the pain, I had a nerve block procedure done where they inserted a needle in to my neck. Not sure exactly what was done, but something about blocking never ganglia. Furthermore I have HIV and have malaria in the past which I thought cause some sort of never damage. Should I just wait out the pain? Have a combinations of all of these things just caused that nerve never to be able to hear properly? Or I wonder if a never was actually cut accidentally. Any input is appreciated. Thanks. | Hereafter reading your dental history I would say that you shouldn't have done nerve blockage treatment done. We should find the cause that y there is pain even after extraction. I would advise you to get a dental x-ray done of that area may be remnants of tooth is left pr may be there is spiny bony projection. If still the cause is not found then refer to neurologist.I would also advise youth maintain your oral hygiene rinse mouth with warm saline water twice daily. Vitamin supplements like European forte will help. Regards Chat Doctor. |
sir i have low grade fever always around at 6pm to 7pm i have tested for TB but all reports are negative except montoux test i am taking anti depressent medicine also from the last 2 months and i have also excrete some infection from my urine please suggest me what to do i am very much in confusion mind | Dear Friend. Welcome to Chat Doctor. I am Chat Doctor. I have read your query in detail. Furthermore, I understand your concern. I suppose you should get a proper evaluation done. It is not like that every chronic fever is due to tuberculosis only. Give me detailed history and get following investigations |
I have heart palpitations that feel like chest vobrations at night that continue for about a minute or two after waking and are followed by skipped heart beats for several hours afterwards. The most noticable episodes occurr between 3 and 5 a.m. I an 74, male, exercise regularly, suspected of atherosclerosis. Recently had a medical exam, ECG, Holter monitor which seemed to indicate no major abnormalities. | Hello and thank you for using Chat Doctor. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. I will try to explain you and give my opinion. You should know that this skipped beat has to do with a rhythm issue. There are some electrical impulses that generates from parts of the heart different from normal sinus rhythm. They cause premature heart contraction that it's not a normal one followed by a pause, and you might experience a skipped beat, palpitations, difficulty in breathing deeply, anxiety. There are different causes of this rhythm issue like simple stress, coffee or energy Chat Doctor. You mention that you have already done a holder rhythm monitoring and it doesn't reveal anything abnormal. This is very good news. But you should know that this palpitation is sporadic episodes, and it is difficult to catch them. If I was your treating doctor I would insist on finding the cause and I would recommend a cardiac echo to evaluate heart function and valves, a full blood analyze to exclude anemia, hyperthyroidism and a street test as you say you are suspected for atherosclerosis. It is essential to exclude ischemic heart disease. After all this we can better judge what we are dealing with and if we should treat medical. Hope I was helpful. Best regards, |
44 yr old female-Im a paramedic and injured my back at work. MRI showed a buldging disc in L3 L4. This injury happened 6wks ago, Im in PT but cant sit for long or stand for any lenght of time. Im in pain, but also have a lot of pressure on my lower spine. Pain radiates down buttocks and side of hips. I have to be able to lift 150lbs to go back to work, and this pain is scaring me! My ortho Dr stated a lot of people have this and usually gets better with PT and meds...but mine is not getting better. Could something not show up on the MRI? Im normally very active, I did run and do yoga. | Welcome to Chat Doctor .1.It's not complication, but it's seen in degenerative changes also (age related). Disk bulge is not particular in trauma / trauma general shows with lysis / listless. 2.To also need to get an x-ray to find out if there are any fractures.3. I would recommend not to lift weight, it's contraindicated in back pain.4. Do exercise on daily basis for low back pain - initially it will help, If not then you have to get the needful treatment done. Hope it helps you. Wish you a good health. Anything to ask ? Do not hesitate. Thank you. |
Hello, For the past year, there are times I feel very feverish, but I am not actually running a fever. It comes with the symptoms such as fatigue and body aches, but no fever. Recently, I ve had a fever twice in the past two or three weeks that have lasted for two days at a time. At this moment I am running a fever of 100.5 and I am growing concerned with my health. Thank you so much for your help | HiT hank you for asking Chat Doctor. I have gone through your query. A diagnostic work up will be necessary to rule out the cause of fever. Complete blood count, ESR and urine routine should be done. Malarial parasite should be ruled out by peripheral smear while having high fever. Sputum AFB or chest x-ray should be taken to rule out TB. In case of any inflammatory process ESR will be raised. Another reason can be due to allergy (hay fever) and such case eosinophils will be raised. By finding and managing the cause your fever will come down. Better to consult a physician dealing with infectious diseases. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything is not clear. Thanks. |
Hi, I am a 26 year old male. Ive got a 1/4 inch white spot on the left side of the roof of my mouth, towards the back of my mouth. It has increased redness around the spot. Hurts when I drink, swallow, and eat. Also, Hurts throughout my left ear. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. | Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The red and white patch or area could be because of the fungal infection like candidiasis(erythematous candidiasis) or erosive lichen plans. Consult your oral physician and get yourself completely examined to rule out these conditions. If it is candidiasis you have to take topical antifungal agents like candid mouth paint. If it is lichen plans then you have to take topical steroids like triamcinolone acetone 0.1%. I hope my answer will help you. Take care. |
Hello, My wife went for an abomen CT scan due to wavy pain in adbomen area which goes up to the right upper side. Nephrologist asked us for a CT scan. Now doc says that report is normal but we are worried about a line mentioned in the CT scan (which according to doctor is hard stool , nothing else) - note is made of multiple phleboliths in pelvis . Can you please assist us with this. Her age is 28, married, one baby girl (20 months), height - 5.1 | Hello, Phleboliths are masses, deposits or growths which develop in the wall of a vein and are composed of calcium or lime. They are common in the pelvic area and are stationary and harmless; however, they can indicate the presence of more dangerous conditions or diseases. Most adults have phlebitis and are unaffected by them because they are symptomless. Their presence is usually only known after an individual has undergone X-ray imaging related to other health issues. Cause - pelvic phlebitis develop in clots within pelvic veins that have been damaged from increased pressure caused by coughing or during the defecation process. The presence of phlebitis can be a warning sign that more severe conditions, such as colorectal hematomas (benign tumors), are present in the body of young patients. The masses can also indicate that a patient has an enlarged bladder, rectal distention, stomach cancer or other tumors. Hope have been able to answer your query get well soon |
About five years ago I got a bad blister on the back of my heal/foot. It scarred and was fine until about 4 months ago when I hit my foot on something rather hard. The scar bruised and was very painful, but it subsided after only a few days. Since then, on 3 different occasions, I have very lightly tapped my heal on something and the area instantly bruises and the tap feels like a very sharp pain. I had it xrayed and I m told it was clear. Any thoughts? | HiT hanks for posting on ChatDoctorScars are common after a wound or blister on any part of the body including heel/foot. Scarring is a normal tissue healing process. Scar tissues like other tissues are innervated. Scar pain after an injury is due to injury or damage to the nerves that innervate the scar. The treatment of scar tissue pain after a small injury may not need medications if the pain is not too severe. I will suggest you avoid tight shoes, use protecting pads and socks, make the scar always moist when at home. Local pain medications like diclofenac gel may also help you feel better if the pain is severe. Hope my answer will help you Best regards |
I m unsatisfied with the way my LUMINEERS. The end results were not exactly what I expected. What should I do ? | Hi, as mutineers are very thin ceramic veneers, it is extremely difficult to make the changes on them after they have been cemented in your mouth. The only solution if you are not happy with the over all results is to redo them. But before the next set of veneers are placed please ask your dentist to first place temporaries which will be the replica of your mutineers. Once you are happy with the results of the temporaries then only get the finals fixed. Regards |
HI, I STARTED HAVING ABDOMINAL PAIN ABOUT A YEAR OR SO AGO. WENT TO MY PCP ORDERED A COMPLETE ABD ULTRASOUND WHICChatDoctorE BACK COMPLETLY NORMAL. THE PAIN COMES AND GOEST IN SPURTS LIKE AN EPISODE. ABOUT A YEAR OUT I WAS STILL HAVING THE PAIN. I WENT BACK AND MY PCP ORDERED A CAT SCAN. THE CAT SCAN SHOWED MILD JEJUNAL WALL THICKNING, MILDLY PROMINENT MESENTERIC LYMPH NODES (LIKELY INFECTIOUS OR INFLAMATORY) IT STATED. MILD PANCREATITIC DUCT DILATION WITHIN THE PANCREASE HEAD AND SOME FOCAL ADENOMYOMATOSIS. THE GI DR THEN ORDERED AN MRI MRCP. THIS TEST SHOWED SOMWHAT THICK WALLED STOMACH THOUGH NOT DISTENDED. THE THICK WALLED LOOPS OF JEJUNUM NOW WERE NORMAL AND STATED THE MILD PROMINENCE OF MESENTERIC LYMPHY NODES WERE UNCHANGED PROBABLY REACTIVE. IT ALSO SHOWED MILD PROMINENCE OF DUCT WITHIN THE PANCREASE HEAD OTHERWISE THE PANCREATIC PARENCHYMA APPEARD NORMAL. IT ALSO SHOWED INCIDENTAL ADENOMYATOSIS OF THE GALLBLADDER FUNDUS. THE CAT SCAN STATED ALSO THAT THE PANCREASE APPEARED NORMAL DESPITE THE MILD DUCT DILITATION. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS NORMAL. NO ASCITIES OR OSSEOUS LESIONS, PELVIC FLOOR NORMAL. I AM NOW SCHEDULED FOR EUS/EGD FOR FURTHER WORKUP. DO YOU THINK THEY FEEL I HAVE STOMAH CANCER OR PANCREATIC CANCER? WOULD ANY OF THOSE OTHER TEST HAVE SHOW SIGNS OF THAT? PLEASE HELP! | I. This is a very classical finding of tuberculosis of the jejunum with secondary changes seen in pancreatic duct. This can also be due to dysfunction of the Sphincter of Odd, causing dilatation of the pancreatic duct. MRI and MRCP helps a lot for diagnosis. The Adenomyometasis of the gall bladder is an indication of the removal of the gall bladder- Cholecystectomy by Laparoscopy and at the same time we can have FNAC or biopsy of the mesenteric Lymph nodes and jejunum to confirm the diagnosis. ERCP will be diagnostic for Sphincter of Odd Dysfunction and stenting would help ti alleviate the symptoms. This is the best plan for you. Enteroclysis (barium study) for the jejunum will add to the diagnosis and treatment plan |
HI I AM SABA KHAN>>>>I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT AS I DONT HAVE GOOD BREAST........i want some enhancement by natural way....i m on just 30.can u help me out........can u give me some good guidance regarding that how i will improve them..thank i m waiting for your conecren | breast enhancement can be done by natural means. The small breast size is because of low estrogen so increase foods which increase these hormones in the diet like 1. Milk and milk products like homemade paneer, curd butter2. Use barley rice oats3. Have protein rich foods like peas, dhal, Hanna, chicken more in your food4. Green fresh vegetables are rich in proteins and vitamins have regularly in your diet.5. Cherry, blueberry, rasberry are rich in estrogen which is needed for breast enlargement another thing is give constant massage to your breasts either by you or by your partner which helps in increasing your breast size. Hope this explains with regards Chat Doctor. |
I went to. Emergency room with side pain going to bathroom a lot tender stomach back hurt after CT scan ursine n test dr said I had a kidney infection he gave me Tizanidine (2 mg ) n Napraoxen (500) n I was reading I needed something to cure the infection what should I do ? Drink water ??? | HelloThanks for your query, based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have Please get your routine urine test and urine culture done to find out the organisms causing this infection and antibiotics to which they are sensitive to. Please take broad spectrum antibiotics like \u010ceferin along with urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoin twice daily and urine alkalizer thrice daily. Later on switch on to appropriate antibiotics as per culture report. Get the prescription of medicines from your family Physician. Ensure to Chat Doctor. To keep your urine dilute This will help to control dysuria. |
I had protected sex 2 weeks ago and I am feeling kind of nauseous and cramps. My period is supposed to start within the next few days but Im still worried. This may be too much information but my discharge went from watery and almost clear to a sticky white kinda. Im worried about pregnancy, Im 17 so that wouldnt be ideal. | Hellosince your contact was about 15-16 prior to the next due date of MC, means it is happened around ovulation period which is unsafe period. But fortunately you had protected sex, so It's unlikely to get pregnant.until something goes wrong. Feeling nauseous could be premenstrual symptom or just due to overwhelmed anxiety. Discharge is thin & clear at the time of ovulation which gets thicker white color prior to menses. Take care |
hi my name is Samantha im 21 and ive been suffering from bacterial vaginosis on and off for the past 6years. its ruining my life. I do the treatments and it always comes back is there anyone i can see to try prevent it from coming back? I was also told i might be suffering from PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) i get back ache, pains while having sex, pains that just come randomly and it hurts really badly does it sound like i have this? please help me as ive asked my doctors so many times and they always just give me the same treatment for my BV. | Helloi can understand your concern.I would advise a culture sensitivity of the vaginal discharge along with its microscopic examination to confirm the bacterial vaginosis. An ultrasound abdomen is also advised to rule out a few other causes. Proper antibiotics can be taken according to the reports.I would advise maintaining proper hygiene at the time of periods. Changing sanitary pads frequently so that this does not lead to infections.in case you are on intrauterine device I would suggest removal of it for time being and following other modes of contraception till the time this problem resolves. You can use Betadine vaginal pessaries for general sterility of the vagina. Do revert with the reports. Hope you are satisfied with the response. Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor |
I have been having many problems this year. Lower than normal platelets got to about 115,000 and just had a bone marrow biopsy that showed i have no iron showing in my marrow. My blood work showed slightly lower hemo and hemat levels. allong with some lower than normal protein levels. I was being treated for lupus, but I dont really think its lupus, I dont have all the symptoms of that. Any ideas? also i have endomitriosis, and had novasure done 2 years ago, and I have the implanon implant. So i no longer have menstral cycles. also lots of body aches hands feet knees hips and elbows. Seems like anywhere there is a joint. Not all the time, just sometimes. | HiT hanks for your query. Based on your query and findings my opinion is1. Iron deficiency anemia needs to be treated with iron supplements, oral or parenteral depending on your Hemoglobin levels. You can get a reticulocyte count done two weeks after starting iron therapy to check for response.2. Also improve on your diet by taking iron rich food.3. Joint pains are probably related to lupus as lupus affects multiple organ systems. You need to take analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents till the symptoms subside.4. Platelets are on the lower side of normal range, not to bother if there is no frank skin or mucosal bleeds.5. All the parameters related to RBC will come to normal once Hemoglobin improves and iron deficiency is corrected Hope this yellowish you good health |
I have been prescribed tazloc 40 once a day to control my hypertension which was measured as 160/90,150/90 and regularly 130/90 for about 4 years.How long I am required to take tablet and its side effects? My e mail address is YYYY@YYYY | Hello. Thank you for your question and welcome to Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. Once you are diagnosed with high blood pressure (hypertension), the main target remains to control it and keep it within normal range. Blood pressure should be kept under certain figures (On the other hand, as years go by, there is a possibility that hypertension goes into another stage, and one- Chat Doctor. That will be the time when another |
I have bilateral flank pain. It started over a year ago. It will come and go. It starts as a dull ache, radiating into bilareal pelvis. It increases quickly from a dull ache to a sharp, throbbing pain. It will start, I medicate with 600 to 800mg of ibuprofen. Lately, I have to take 650MG of Tylenol WITH the ibuprofen to get it managable. These attacks will last 3 to 6 days and not happen again for one to two months. Each bout seems to be more intense. | Hello I have gone through your question and understand your concern. Chronic bilateral flank pain can originate from kidney, spine, muscle spasm, conditions affecting organs in abdomen and very rarely cardiac causes. Undergo the following test for better diagnosis, ultrasound abdomen and pelvis along with ECG, X-ray lumbosacral spine, complete urine examination, liver and kidney function test. Avoid taking heavy painkillers, only to worsen the problem if renal or liver pathology is the cause for pain as most of painkiller process in these organs. Use hot pad or pain relief ointments for local application if the above diagnostic tests are normal, in that case muscle spasm is likely to be the cause. Hope your concern is answered. Thank you. |
I wonder if I am allergic to something in my shower or in my soap because it seems without fail that I sneeze anywhere from 5 - 20 times and my throat is all itchy after. I also have acne all over my back and butt but no where else. Do you know why this is? | Cellophane You for contacting Chat Doctor. You need to observe that after what specific things does sneezing occurs. This will tell you that you are allergic to what specific thing and then try to avoid it. If its soap then change brand. Acne usually occurs on face. What you have on back could be militia, but that needs a dermatological examination to confirm it. Treatment for it will be given by dermatologist after examination. If its militia then its main cause is hot weather. For recurrent allergy I would suggest you to take montelukast one daily for one month. Research has shown that it decreases the allergic symptoms considerably. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions or follow-up questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. Wishing you good health. |
my left side of my chest hurts a lot. along with my stomach and all of my joints. when I stand I get super dizzy and see black spots crowding my vision. I have also experienced a sudden weight loss of twelve pounds within the span of 2 months.Do you have any ideas what can be causing this? | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. By your history and description, we should rule out cardiac and pulmonary causes for your symptoms. So better to first get done ECG and 2d echo to rule out Cardiovascular causes. Also get done chest x-ray to rule out pulmonary causes. If all of the above investigations are normal then you are mostly having stress and anxiety related symptoms. So avoid stress and tension. Be relax and calm. Don't worry, you will be alright. Wish you good health. Thanks. |
My son has a mole on his chin, he pulled a hair out of it. Now his jaw line is a bit swollen and some pus has come out. We have cleaned it with peroxide and put neosporin on it. Should he have it looked at by our doctor and possibly need to be on antibotics? | HelloThanks for consulting ChatDoctorRead your query as your son had swollen jaw with pus discharge possibly pus discharge can be due to infection in tooth or in infection in gum that is infection in periodontal ligaments. So for this you should have to consult dentist and go for TM visual examination of gum if needed go for investigations Iowa X-ray of region of pus discharge and go for its treatment. Possibly Treatment for infection in gums is curettage and oral prophylaxis, if infection is there in tooth then root canal treatment should be done. In meantime you do warm saline rinses 2, 3 times a day AMD you can take antibiotic like amoxicillin or ofloxacine by consulting with you local doctor. Hope this will help you. |
i had an open surgery of congenital hernia on the right side 10 days ago and my stool is very hard and it leads to pain in my groin for few minutes whenever i go to potty!!,however is that a matter of concern ?? or would it be fine as time passes on?? | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. In my opinion it is due to post-operative constipation. It is common after abdominal surgery. Due to surgical stress and general anesthesia, bowel movement s become sluggish. So constipation is inevitable. Try to follow these steps for better symptomatic relief. 1. Chat Doctor. 2. Start high fiber diet, including fruits, green leafy vegetables, salads etc.3. Go for walking at least after meals. 4. Avoid stress and anxiety. Be relax and calm. If by above steps, you are not improving in 5-6 days then get done ultrasound of abdomen and serum potassium level. This is to rule out paralytic illus. |
I am a 39 year old female and have been experiencing strange symptoms over the past 5 years. I go through cycles that for months at a time where I get heart palpitations, nausea, indigestion, sweating, shaking, vertigo, dizziness. Sometimes while I m eating, after eating etc. I ve been to the ER twice with a fast heart rate. Everyone seems to want to say its anxiety and I need to understand what is causing this. I need help. | His understand your concern. I guess anxiety can produce same symptoms, and even it cause episodic surge. If routine investigation come normal, and you do not have improvement after taking symptomatic Chat Doctor. This kind of condition can be treated with SSRI mainly sertraline and paroxetine etc. Do meditations and exercise. Relaxation and deep breathing. Proper sleep and diet.If you require then consult psychiatrist for further assistance. Still have a query then feel free to ask. Thank you. |
my baby is 5months old.corrected age 3months. he is on Expressed breast milk.2 1/2ounces every feed after 2hrs. from morning he is vomiting his milk after having it. he is feeling hungry too.what to do? I have given him domstal 3hrs ago.yet he is vomitting | Thanks for asking on Chat Doctor. I have gone through the details. You have not mentioned how long this problem has been present. If it is not present since birth, there is less cause of worry. Although vomiting can occur in spite of coastal, information on how much he is throwing up is also important. If he is throwing up less than 50% of the preceding feed, it is not something to worry about. But if it is more than 50% of the preceding feed, you may Chat Doctor. If it is still there, systemic causes of the vomiting needs to be looked into. Since you mention that the child is otherwise hungry, infection is unlikely. I also do not know his weight and so cannot comment on whether the dose of coastal is adequate for him. Hope that answers your query. Feel free to revert in case of further queries if any. |
i want to get pregnant and iam trying to conceive since 6 months my cycle is 35 to 40 days before i get my periods my breast is very painful to touch please suggest me and wen is the best time to intercoursethanks akkiMy age is 26 Height 5 2\"weight 57 | Hello.80% of couple with unprotected intercourse get pregnant at the end of 1\u00a0year. And you are just 26 so no need to worry about conceiving.to no fertile period, you had previous 3 months menstrual charting record and u have to do the shortest cycle days minus18days. The longest cycle days minus 10\u00a0days. Example suppose shortest cycle is of 26 days so the shortest cycle [26\u00a0days] minus18days=8th day. And longest cycle is of 31 days so the longest cycle [31\u00a0days] minus 10\u00a0days=21st day 8th to 21st day of each cycle counting from first day of menstrual period is considered as fertile period. There are other methods to know ovulation, but these are blood tests and invasive. Try this one |
Hi, I had open heart surgery when I was 2months old and now I am 21 and haven t had any problems with my check ups. But when I get heart palpitations is worries me. I am on citalopram for panics attacks that had started just over a year ago.But when I have a heart palpitations its like it misses a beat and then the next one is a huge beat, is this something to worry about or what should I do?Also pretty much any pain I feel in around my jaw/arm or chest or nearly anywhere really scares me just because I fear its something to do with my heart. | Hello, I would explain that the skipped heartbeats could be related to anxiety. Nevertheless, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring in order to examine your heart rhythm trends through the day and exclude possible cardiac arrhythmia. It is also advisable performing some blood lab tests |
hello, i just noticed that i have a small hard lump on my jawline, about the size of a pea. i was resting my head on my hand in the car when i felt it and noticed it kind of moved, and the other side is clear. what is this, and answer to this...im a lil worried. | Hi. Thanks for your query. Nothing to worry about. This is a small lymph node; maybe you have or had a small injury or infection in the oral cavity so that the lymph node picked up the infection. This may settle on its own as the body is the basic healing force, we just assist by giving antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medicines whenever is felt necessary; you may need only if the node enlarges in size or pain. |
i am suffering from tail bone pain since last evening. and i am having trouble to sit for a long time. i had this problem before and the pain was stopped by voveran 50. is not it harmful to take much painkiller? if not, then in what quantity may i take? | Hello, As you have a pain in tail bone I will advise you to either take an x-ray/CT/MRI. As the pain coming back to back is indicative of having inflammation at the bone leading to recurrence of pain. Taking painkillers for short duration is not harmful but taking it for long run may damage the kidneys leading to other complications. With the tail bone pain mentioned in the history, I suspect you have weakness or the hip muscles which is leading to excessive pressure over the bone and causing inflammation. Also, I suspect there will be a week spinal muscles due to week the load is becoming excessive which shouldn't happen. Doing exercises for hip muscles and core stability exercise should help you in long run. If your job is designed to sit and work for longer hours I will advise you to buy one piles pillow and sit over it when working. This will discard the excessive weight transferring to bone and make it more into momentum. In my clinical practice of over 12 years most cases who have tail bone pain have responded well to exercise and precautionary measures. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Jay In Chat Doctor. |
hi doctor, i had a positive pregnancy test with IUI done and then visited doc so she confirmed it as 6 1/2weeks and in scan they told single intrauterine gestation , and no evidence of gestational sac yet so repeat scan again after 2 weeks ............. then on the 7 weeks day i have very severe pain in my lower abdomen and consullted doc ... they scanned and confirmed it was ectopic pregancy in the left tube and got ruptured so they went for emergency abortion ............ now my doubt is what abt the one declared in 1st scan single intrauterine gestation ...... was i having twins ........ one went to uterus and was the other in the left tube ................ plz confirm and tell me whether i am still pregnant with a baby in my uterus or no ??? Thanx in Advance | Welcome to Chat Doctor .1. Even the first scan didn't say that you have a line fetal pole or cardiac activity - as by 6 1/5 weeks one should see them. But not seen - it could be just a collection or blighted ovum. 2. And in procedures like GUI there are many chances of twin pregnancy also, you said you had underwent emergency abortion was done, no scan was done at that time. 3. If not done, to get your mind free, you can get an ultrasound scan get done which will gives you a peace of mind.4. Get an appointment and get the scan done.5. Hope it helps you. Anything to ask ? Do not hesitate. Thank you. |
I was bitten by a dog when I was 5 or 6, now Im 14. I was bitten in my right leg. I was bought to a traditional healer, instead of a medical doctor. The dog that bit me wasnt vaccinated before it bit me, it was alive for 3 months, and then it was sold. I am okay now, but what Im worrying about is it wasnt washed with water and soap when I had the wound. This is my question, is it okay if it wasnt washed? will I be alright? | Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Rabies is a 100 fatal, but it is 100% preventable with proper and adequate treatment. As you were bitten by an unvaccinated dog when you were 5-6 years old and know you are 14-year-old. For any dog bite the wound should be thoroughly washed with soap and water for 15 mins under the running water, which will wash off the virus if any at the bite site. As you have not washed the wound when it had bitten you 8 years, it is not a good practice. As 8 years have elapsed following your episode of dog bit and as you have not developed any symptoms of rabies till now nothing to worry. But it is not a good practice. 99 5 of the treatment lies in proper wound toileting. Thank you. |
my wife has serious brochitis , possibly bodering on pneumonia. Has has a lot of hard coughing and I can feel the mucous in her lungs when she breathes. She has had abad headache over her left eye and side of her head all last night and this morning. She is woried she may have an aneurysm.please advise | Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. Most common cause for bronchitis is lung infection. So in my opinion, you should consult pulmonologist for your wife and get done 1. Clinical examination of respiratory system 2. Chest x-ray 3. PUT (Pulmonary Function Test). Chest x-ray is needed to rule out lung infection. PFT is must for the diagnosis of bronchitis. It will also tell you about severity of the disease and treatment of bronchitis is based on severity only. She may need antibiotic, anti histamine, anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. Don't worry, she will be alright. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks. |
Hi, my husband had a small hard lump on the back of his neck just below his hairline. He asked me to look at it to see if it was an ingrown hair or pimple. While looking at it i squeezed it and a large amount of smelly white worm-like stuff came out of it. It was incredibly smelly. The lump seems to have gone now and there dont appear to be any marks...what was it and should we get it checked out? | Thank you for asking Chat Doctor. My name is Chat Doctor. You have mentioned that your husband has Small hard lump at the Nape of the neck which looked as if it was ingrown hair or pimple...when squeezing you observed smelly white worm like stuffing most Probably Sebaceous Cyst. Although it has gone, but such lumps need complete excision with their covering as they Recur. Sometime, infected lesions or swelling also present with whitish discharge which is Pus ... but this Cheesy whitish stuff is typical of Sebaceous Cyst. You should consult general surgeon for evaluation. Surgical excision of a sebaceous cyst is a simple procedure to completely remove the sac and its contents infected cyst may require oral antibiotics or other treatment before or after excision. If pus has already formed then incision and |
I am a female patient 55 years old, diabetic since 4 years taking insulin 70/ 30 twice a day. A recent urine test showed the presence of protein ++( 150 mg.). I am taking Amlodipine(Revloc) 10 mg once a day for my High B.P, but my BP is up an down and not maintained. 5 years before I suffered Parkinsons disease and taking Tab. Sinemet daily as prescribed by the Doctor here in Karachi Pakistan. I have edema of face and feet and ankles. Doctor advised me for a Blood test for serum creatinine, uric acid and cholesterol level. Please advice for other medicines. thanks | Hello Welcome to Ask a Doctor service I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. At this stage no need for any medicine but the condition needs some investigations to reach up to the right diagnosis as long as the proteinuria, and edema are concern, it could be the urinary tract infection or renal pathology medicine can only be given after the right diagnosis till to continue the medicine as you are taking what ever prescribed. Hope I have answered your query, let me know for further assistance. |
what to eat and what not to eat during high ESR,My current ESR result is 85mm at the end of first hour.please suggest curative measures,my age is 55 yrs.I am suffering from night fever since 10 days,today i got my ESR checked and the result is mentioned above | Hi, Thanks for asking. Based on your query, my opinion is as follows.1. ESR is not increased due to your diet. It is increased due to your night fever.2. Treatment of night fever, which had led to inflammation has led to raised ESR.3. Get a complete hologram and a peripheral smear to identify possible cause. Your CRP will also be increased. You can have your usual diet. Further details necessary for complete opinion. Hope it helps. Any further queries, happy to help again. |
hi, i have two fingers on my left hand my ring and pinky my pinky is worse they are cold n tip of my pinky is on the purplish side. i didnt do any thing to them that i know but feel like i froze them in the snow kinda like that and also hurt when i put them under hot running water | Hello, I have studied your case and I think that you might be having either a frost bite or a Reynolds phenomena. In both condition exposure to cold causes' lushness of fingers and difficulty in movements. I would recommend you to show it to orthopedic surgeon for confirmation. Treatment is gradual warm fomentation of the finger. Antispasmodic medication is also helpful in Reynolds phenomena. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other followup questions. Thanks |
I have a burning at the tip of my penis. It was pretty intense for about four days. I saw my doctor. They checked the urine and all was fine. Tested for clamydia and gonnarhea and test were negative. Pain subsided but did not go away. Saw doctor again. Urine tested normal. Did prostate check and he said it was not as firm as he would expect, kind of mushy. Prescribed antibiotic doxycycline hydrate and I ve taken 6 out of 10 days. No changes except today pain in penis seems worse. Pain seems worse when sitting versus standing. | Hi, Thanks for writing in. If you have taken antibiotics and the pain is persisting then you need to get your testes clinically examined in detail. The possibilities of chlamydia, gonorrhea and other urinary infections is ruled out. If your urine culture is sterile and does not show any growths then most likely there is no infection. However, a testes' ultrasound examination might be suggested as you are having more pain when sitting as compared to standing. That will show any problems with testes, epididymis and blood supply. |
For the last few days have a pain in my right side towards the back about a handsize above my hip. Could it be liver or kidney? Had Liver function Test done, only my ALT was 78 s.b. between 0-45, I am 87 y.o. male. Years ago I was told I had a Fatty Liver??? Kindly advice. Carl. | HelloThanks for your query, based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have pain in back on Rt side. This is most likely to be due presence of stone either in Kidney or Ureter. Please consult qualified Urologist to clinical examination and get following basic tests done to confirm the diagnosis 1)Routine urine test and urine culture 2) Ultrasound scanning of the abdomen to rule out stone.In the meanwhile take broad spectrum antibiotics like \u010ceferin along with urinary antiseptic like Nitrofurantoin twice daily and urine alkalizer thrice daily and painkillers like Diclofenac twice day. Later on switch on to appropriate antibiotics as per culture report. Get the prescription of medicines from your family Physician. Ensure to Chat Doctor. To keep your urine dilute Further treatment will depend upon the results of these tests and final diagnosis, |
My husband of 82 years is on multiple medications for heart disease and Parkensons. His feet are very swollen ...is this because he is retaining fluids and if so what can he do to relieve this. He is under the care of several doctors but they have not offered or explained or shed any light on the cause. margaretmidea@ icloud.com | Hi, thank-you for the brief history.to reduce the retention there should be some muscular activity. It will be active or passive. A physical therapist will play a key role. Also keeping the legs elevated will be good for reducing some swelling. Use Lower limb stockings for compression effect. As due to lack of mobility in the muscular system this is happening. I wish you find a physical therapist who can take the responsibility further and help your husband to the best. With the grace of God I wish you a speedy recoveryregardsJay In Chat Doctor. |
hi i have red swollen pain gum located on tori on inner side of mouth, not cheek side the under side of my toungue, not the tongue itself, however, the connecting area of floor of mouth to tongue is red and swollen as well oral surgeon feels it is trama caused by a tee i had preformed, however, this is the same area of my mouth that i had bone infection two years ago. on antibiotics for 2.5 days and pain is increasing | Hi With you query, as you mentioned it as Tori, actual meaning of Tori is literally meaning extra growth of bone. As such, this growth will not cause any injury or trauma any sort of pathological disturbances except esthetic appearance if it is present on labial side or front side of teeth. In regard to your mentioned swelling could be an abscess of either periodontal or periapical origin. If it is Tori you can get osteoblast done by the oral surgeon but if it is an abscess one must rule out the cause and treat it. Avoid necessary use of antibiotics because even after antibiotics and painkillers you complain of pain which means it's not an infection. Secondly, if swelling is on the floor of mouth make sure all the salivary ducts are patent I mean there is no obstruction which may be due to calculi. If it is a salivary calculi you will have increase in pain while eating due to excess production saliva. Hope this is informative, and please seek your dentist attention. |
hi i am 24 yrs old and my husband and i have been trying to concieve for 5 yrs now and nothing we have been seeing a fertility specialist and yesterday they gave me a fertility test and it came back positive then they told me i was pregnant.. then when i got home i notice it was a fertility test so i went to the store to buy an actual pregnancy test and it came back negitive what does this mean? could they have messed up and thought they gave me a pregnancy test instead? and what does a positive fertility test mean? | Welcome to Chat Doctor, and thanks for choosing us to help you. Your Fertility Specialist didn't do anything messy. They went for one of the Fertility tests to see your chances of getting pregnant in the future. They didn't mean that you have conceived, but they meant that you may be able to get pregnant (if your husband has a quality semen that is in line to the healthiest one). There are many tests to check for fertility (the quality and quantity of the eggs in your ovaries, hormonal levels like FSH, LH etc., your tubes' patency, uterus and other factors matter here). So you are not pregnant at all. Yes---you may become pregnant in near future. I wish the best of times ahead for you. Healthiest Regards! |
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