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Question: I am SAIDUR RAHMAN from Bangladesh. My father is a patient of lung cancer. his surgery was done during february 2010 at dhaka. after surgery he has been taking "gefitinib" once a day. now doctor is saying that he is in the 4th stage of cancer. i want to bring him at mumbai and consult with a specialist. pls s...
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor I can understand your concern. See, lung cancer is progressive disease. It is not 100%curable. Surgery is mostly done for symptomatic relief and slow progression of disease. So his worsening of cancer is not due to chemotherapeutic Chat Doctor. At present, with stage 4 lung canc...
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Question: Hello Sir I am Rajesh & i have a question to paediatrician that my son has completed 5 months & 6 th month 12 days completed can i now feed him with cerelac starter pack coz he os not only satisfied with feeding only he gets hungry soon again & cries more in night times Context: Hello Sir I am Rajesh & i hav...
Hi.... At this age you can start giving Carla stage one rice or Nestum rice stage 1 etc. All are same in calories and energy. Only thing is palatability which is subjective for each kid. Other home-made food options will be - 1. Deal and rice well cooked and made into a oatmeal along with ghee2. Boiled apple or banana ...
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Question: I was nipped by a dog a couple of days ago on my calf. I had a couple of black and blue marks, but the skin was hardly broken. I put alcohol on it. Today there is a rash on my leg between my knee and the top of my thigh. No pain. no itch. could these be related? should I seek medical treatment?
Dear Friend. Welcome to Chat Doctor. I am Chat Doctor. I understand your concern. Yes you should seek medial advise. It could be Cellulitis. You should take Rabies vaccination dosing. Also, you should see a doctor, if required you would be started on antibiotics for cellulitis. This is my personal opinion for you based...
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Question: I just recently noticed a lump about 2 inches below my left clavicle. I saw a picture of myself and thats when I noticed the bump. It doesn t hurt to touch it. It s very hard and doesn t move. It feels like an anterior rib, but with a big bump on it. I m not sure if its a calcification. It s definitely not sy...
Hi.it is best if you consult with a doctor, preferably a general surgeon, for medical and physical examination. Based from your description, it could just be a bony protrusion or prominence. It could also be a cyst (a sebaceous or a gelatinous type), a fibrous or a lipoma. Diagnostic imaging such as x-ray or ct-scan, a...
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Question: Hi, I m a 17 year old male from India and recently I have been facing this concerning problem. It started today morning when I woke up I noticed my left testicle is larger and stiff compared to my right. It seems that the spermatic cord/ artery on the left is not like my right (which is normal and feels like ...
HelloThanks for your query, based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have pain and discomfort in left testicle since recently. This could be due to either 1) Infection of the spermatic cord (Funicullitis) 2) Varicocele 3) Infection of the Epididymis. Ideally one should get it confirmed by doing ultra...
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Question: hi, age-26, height-5.7 weight 60kg male I have in various body parts. one is in neck. I could not work for long with my neck down. the pain continue to go to head region. then there is a pain in spine region between shoulder girdle. pain in low back and pain at the base of the heel. get accentuated when stand...
Hello, Your symptoms could be related to chronic degeneration of the vertebral column or a connective tissue disorder (like arthritis). Vitamin D deficiency can not be excluded either. For this reason, I would recommend performing some tests: -complete blood count, PCR, ESR for inflammation -vitamin D plasma levels fo...
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Question: i have a problem with my male organ . its not fully the normal size of a man. my testes is smaller and my pennis is also small. i have had this for several years thinking it would increase in size but it still looks like a 12years old pennis. i do erect to the maximum size of an adult and can have sex but com...
Degree understand your concerns went through your details. I suggest you not to worry much. Even an erect 2-inch penis can satisfy a female because, the nerve endings are available inside the vagina up to 2 inches. Therefore, size does not matter in sex. The problem with you is the apprehensive thoughts. Obsessive thou...
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Question: hi, I slipped and fell on some ice last night and landed on my lower back, just above my tailbone, of course today im in pain and its really sore, im assuming its bruised, but I woke up with a headache too.. should I use any kind of heat or is cold better for it? I have been taking ibrophin(motrin) its not he...
Hello, I think you should use cold therapy to avoid swelling of that part of the body. You should worry if you see blood in the stool that means that the tail bone is fractured and dislocated and has damaged the rectum (the end part of the bowel). If that is the case you should go to ER to see the doctor. Otherwise, yo...
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Question: I am 25,i had regular periods till last month.i was on clomid this month cycle from day 3-7 and got one gonal 75 iu injection on 8th day.On my 20th day of cycle i started having a short period not so heavy but with blood clots.Can it be implantation bleeding?I am now suggested to take progyluton from 26th day...
Hello, I have gone through your query and understood the concern. During pregnancy, especially in the early trimester, the role of progesterone supplementation is not clear. It is going to be definitely helpful when there is a proven deficiency to sustain the pregnancy. In other cases, it may not be of much help. Somet...
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Question: Hello, I have had pain in my lower mid abdominal area that migrates to my right side, I have had two c-setions children are 3 and 5 years old....the pain feels similar to what my c-setion post surgery felt like. This pain has been on going but not consistent for about three months now. I have had some constip...
Hi welcome to Chat Doctor forum. As you describe there is pain in the lower abdomen, sometimes radiating to the right side. for 3 months. It is present before and after the period. The causes could be dysmenorrhoea, due to infection. There may be some gynecological problem, surgical hernia, T.B.of illogical junction ...
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Question: I am 45 years old and I am an African American female. Like most people of my ethnic background I came into this world a much lighter skin tone than I am right now. By black people standards when I was born I was light skinned. I was not not high yellow but I was on the light side. In my childhood I received ...
Hi, To treat your pigmentation issue try these recommendations-Use a sunscreen with SPF more than50Take oral vitamin C supplements and antioxidantsApply a mild Glycolic acid based or Comic acid based skin lightening cream every day. Chemical peels should always be done by a doctor as it can have post inflammatory hyper...
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Question: My P.A.. just told me that I have a Low White Blood Count (3.6 - the normal here is 4.1 - 10.9) The clinic just put in a new computer system so he cant easily check past counts & feels this is probably due to a respiratory problem I had a month or so ago, but I just checked my lab results from last year a...
Hello, So far as your question is concerned, a bit of information about your health history and current status (including Chat Doctor. Keeping in view the information you provided, if you are not having other illnesses, especially infections, and you are not taking any long-term medication and are not having any serio...
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Question: I have been to my gynelogist several times this year with different issues. Painful intercourse, leg and lower back pain. I was prescribed a hormone replacment therapy that did not work. I went back to him a week ago with severe pain in the vaginal area and buttocks. I was diagnosed with a barthilon abces...
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your situation and problem. Bartholin gland cancer can present as Bartholdi cyst or abscess initially. And if not relieved by routine treatment like antibiotics than possibility of cancer should be raised. Symptoms are vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain, pa...
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Question: My sons girlfriend was just diagnosed with Mrsa. She has infection in her breast... They were going to do surgery, but called it off until they get it cleared up. How contagious is it? The doctor said as long as you don t touch it.You cant get it. Is this true?? I thought that it was very contagious
HI, thanks for using Chat Doctor MRSA (methicillin resistant star aureus) refers to the presence of a bacterium that is resistant to standard antibiotics. It occurs mainly in persons with a history of frequent antibiotic use though it can also be spread from one person to the other. There are some persons who have thes...
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Question: i have been having problems with numb tingiling and pain in legs and feet. had a mri done said there was 2 small with spots on the brain.. which i was told it was normal but they wanted to do a spinal tap to rule out ms since my mother has ms. what are the chances that is what i could be. I also have neck and...
Hi, Thank you for posting your query. White spots on MRI (also called as hyperintense lesions) are not specific for multiple sclerosis (MS). These lesions can occur in other neurological conditions including migraine, infections, stroke, etc. Doing an MRI of spine would help, as if lesions are found in the spine, it wo...
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Question: Yes please, I have been experiencing some pain in my under arm/armpits, especially here lately the left one and can be quite uncomfortable! This has been occurring for about a year but I have had no insurance, I attempted to call to try & get a mammogram done but couldnt find a facility that would help me out...
Hello, sherryThank you for consulting Chat Doctor. As you are having pain and swelling you need to have mammogram for sure. Fibroadenoma may cause pain if it is compressing some servers under it and as it is benign and can be removed surgically no need to worry about it much. But if it is a malignant condition then you...
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Question: Hi doc,Im heavy smoker and Im regularly whizzing but recently my issue is whenever I sneeze or cough I immensely feel like my breathing is missing. I am using voltraine inhaler and when I puff twice or thrice I feel better. My question is am I having asthma problem and what medicine should I take to get cured...
Dear Usman, The case history as mentioned in your post suggests that you might be having asthma. Wheezing is caused due to bronchoconstriction (obstruction of smaller airway passages) which is indicative of Hyper-responsiveness of air passages due to asthma. Management consists of:1. Avoid smoking- it causes bronchocon...
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Question: Dear Doctor, Last few weeks i recognised some problem in my breathing. Most of the times i do mouth breething. I have dust allergy and I am taking some ayiurvedic medicines for this. After recognising this problem I am not able to sleep in the night due to fear. Morning time not much problems. Currently I am ...
Hello, Thank you for asking at Chat Doctor. I went through your history and would like to know about you like what kind of breathing difficulty, whether wheezing, how frequent symptoms are, your age, any other medical conditions, any other medications, etc. etc. This will help me to know more about your health and ther...
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Question: I have tears in my butt crack that are very painful and taking a long time to heal. I think that I had yeast in the area because it was red, inflamed, and itching and burning really bad. The redness and inflammation above the tear is better, but the tear is still there. Do I need to be seen by a doctor or can...
Hello, Welcome to Chat Doctor, Your history and symptoms are suggestive of fungal infection, and it is more common in this area, as these are the normal comedians of this area which will be kept under control by helpful organisms. Whenever there is an imbalance in the environment it will multiply and produces its sympt...
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Question: Sir/Madam, I m 33yrs old. Height 5 6 , weight 65kg. About six months ago, i had an inflammation and tingling in my leg and foot portion. thereafter i had a pain on my right kidney and liver portion. So i went for test and the result of LFT was SGOT 55, SGPT-82 and Gamma GT-85. KFT result was sodium 134 and ch...
Hello and welcome to ChatDoctorRegarding to liver function test and electrolytes, the interpretation is:1. GOT is marginally raised, normal level is less than $) IU/L2. SGPT is also increased, normal level is less than 40 IU/L3. GGT is also marginally increased, normal level is less than 70 IU/L These values indicate a...
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Question: my husband has had heart problems (arrythmia) for 10 years with medication- amioderone, beta- blockers etc.gets back pain periodically- being sick, no urgency to pass urine for past 2 days & appears jaundiced.Is this likely to be a kidney problem?
HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY.YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE MOST LIKELY SUGGESTIVE OF A STONE/CALCULUS. A STONE IN THE URINARY TRACT IS LIKELY TO PRESENT WITH LOW BACKACHE, DIFFICULTY IN PASSING URINE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION.THIS STATE CAN BE TERMED AS "ACUTE URINARY RETENTION"JAUNDICE CAN BE DUE TO COEXISTENT GALL STONES IN THE BIL...
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Question: I was in the e.r. on Monday with horrible left flank pain, the er doc said nothing was wrong. I just received a call from the same er and I have a staphylococcus haemolyticus infection. She couldnt elaborate on this very well and said a prescription would be called in for me. Is this contagious? Im still in p...
Hello Lady Jen, Severe left flank pain is likely always due to UTI (particularly kidney infection or pyelonephritis) and if the ER called to confirm infection with Staphylococcus hemolytic then you need to be provided with an appropriate course of antibiotics. Note: Staphylococcus hemolytic is a member of the coagulase...
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Question: HI, I have a flu last week and fall asleep on the couch for several hours, when I woke up my right side and lower back was aching, After couple days the pain is not go away and I applied muscle rub at night, I woke up the next morning with rashes on my lower back and abdominal... the rash is not too many only...
Hello. Thanks for writing to us at Chat Doctor Your description of the rash and associated pain does seem to suggest a possibility of Shingles; more so if the rash is arranged in a stripe like pattern across one half of the body, with a sharp mid-line cut off. Shingles may initially start either as rash or as raised pa...
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Question: Hello i did a scan yesterday and it adequate fetal movements,the placenta is in the anterior position and not low lying,nurchal cord twice and the cervix is competent measuring 4.5cm.can you please address what each of those mean and whether i should worry or not. Marion Context: Hello i did a scan yesterday...
Hi, Thanks for the query. I understand your concern. The meaning of the USG readings are- 1. Fetal movements adequate... it indicates normal fetal movements... the fetus is in good health (no effects of nuclei cords on baby. While USG scan was done 2. Placenta is anterior (It is attached to front wall of uterus & it i...
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Question: After taking my medication regularly doing all that I should I had two unexplained breakthrough seizures what could have caused these? It is very frustrating because I have done everything I have been expected and yet out of nowhere not one but two seizures happened in one day! I take a beta blocker and have ...
HIT hank for asking to ChatDoctorNo this is may not be due to the beta blocker or due to the heart palpitation certain condition are there, which could be the likely cause of your seizures late onset of Grand mal seizure is one of them, you have nor mentioned your age and gender, and it was required here to discus cert...
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Question: I developed overnight, what I found to feel like a tender semi-hardened bump on my left inner/upper thigh. It felt tender, like a bruise. IThe feeling woke me up a couple of times in the night (but, never at all in the day before).But, in the morning, I can tell that it was tender and didn t go down. It seeme...
Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Its mostly non-serious lesion. You may have either some benign cyst or enlarged lymph node due to infection. You should go for examination and if needed to go for fine needle aspiration cytology. Then take treatment accordingly. Don't worry...
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Question: Sir, Iam using encorate chrona for my daughter since 5months as prescribed by nuerologist she is putting on weight is ti the side effect of the medicine this has been prescribed for 2 years for absent seizures she is 8 yrs old now?------ YYYY@YYYY
Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your daughters symptoms. She has absence seizures, which seem to be well controlled with sodium valproate. However, she is also putting on weight. Most probably, weight gain in your daughter is related to the use of sodium valproate. We should not stop valproate, as he...
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Question: Hello, I have a 5 months old baby boy.He is having loose motions 10 to 12 times a day since nine days. The doctor says it is lactose intolerance and he has suggested biflac powder and z&d syrup.I am confused about there dosage.Unable to contact the doctor. Please advice. Context: Hello, I have a 5 months old...
Hi...greetings from Chennai. 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...
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Question: i have had pins and needles in my right hand , also i get very hot sometimes and also i have had some pains in my chest , which was really bad pain , it lasted for about 5 mins with the pain , the pain went away but even now as i type i have the pins and needles in my right hand , i dont use computers a lot ....
Hi, Thanks for your query. The abnormal sensations that you have such as burning, pins and needles are termed peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral Neuropathy is a condition caused by damage to the peripheral nervous system [most commonly seen in diabetic patients]. Another possibility could be nerve compression in spine d...
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Question: My son has never been in trouble he turned 18 last Christmas and decided to try weed. He now smokes and recently got in trouble. Problem is he was depressed prior to all this. Had ups and downs in his mood. During argument about using my car he said some very dark things against my husband and I he repeat...
I am sorry for all the trouble you are suffering. Your story is heartbreaking. The first priority is to determine if he poses a physical threat to himself or others. Physical safety is at risk. It is imperative that you discuss this with a mental health professional, even without your son. An experienced clinician will...
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Question: Hello. I had a microdisectomy 8.5 weeks ago. L4/5 and L1/S1. Very tight in buttock area and tightness in left hamstring. The terrible pain before the surgery is gone. My hips have been hurting very much when sleeping. I have to flip from side to side every hour in order to sleep. The pain is not only i...
If I understand correctly you are referring to a pain behind hip joint assuming it is hip pain hip joint pain comes as a spot pain in front or at the side of hip joint you are referring to what we call sacroiliac joint dysfunction, start walking in place for 5 min pain will improve even go away completely this is norma...
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Question: My brother has been diagnosed with stomach cancer (stage 4, metastasis) end of December last year and is currently undergoing his second cycle of palliative chemotherapy. He has been in near constant pain for the past 3 months and has yesterday started vomiting black vomit (for about 24 hrs). Ive been told by...
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thank you for your query. I am sorry about your brother and this serious diagnosis. Vomiting black vomit is a sign of upper gastrointestinal bleeding which can be more or less severe but in every case this isn't good sign. It can be bleeding which might be possible to treat with blood tra...
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Question: I have a huge (almost tangerine size) sebacious cyst under my belly (I am obese). It has been draining a thick bloody pus discharge. I also have three very large ones under my left armpit. How can I get rid of them forever? My doc said that it would take a years worth of antibiotics, even though he has ne...
Hi, Dear,These lumps need to be reviewed and consulted by your ER Surgeon. As you have many such lumps, I doubt their being Sebaceous Cysts. They seem to be chronic abscesses. Diabetes needs to be ruled out in your body by FBS and PPS. So consultation with ER Surgeon and Physician if surgeon advises, would fix solution...
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Question: My 4 year old daughter has had a constant fever of 101 for 3 days with a stuffy nose and a complaint of stomach pain. However, she is eating,drinking, and acting normal. Also, she has not had a bowel movement in 3 days as well. Any idea of what this could be a sign of?
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. Fever of few days without any localizing signs could as well a viral illness. Usually rather than fever, what is more important is the activity of the child, in between 2 fever episodes on the same day. If the kid is active and playing around when there is no fever, it is ...
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Question: Hi . My name is sebrina . and i am having really sharp pains in my lower left side , And In The middle of my stomach on the right side. The middle ones are out of the blue . But the left one are when i lay down , when i try and sleep , or when im standing . I Cant sleep at nite because of these . and i feel a...
Hello! Thank you for the query. Such symptoms can be caused by one or more diseases. Left lower abdominal pain can be caused by diverticulitis, left urinary tract infection, ovarian inflammation or ovarian cyst or pregnancy. In some cases left inguinal hernia might occur with such symptoms. Middle stomach pain can be c...
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Question: my sister in law underwent IVF . she had normal B ChatDoctor level THE ivF WAS DONE ON 1ST jUNE, 17 TH JUNE BChatDoctor LEVEL Was 206 and then on 22nd it was 600. Dr. asked for USG on 9th july for visualising cardiac activity. but she told that still the cardiac activity has not appeared and also size is 7 we...
Hi, according to IVF timing the gestational age should be around 6 weeks, but it is more on scan, so the possibilities of twins or abnormal pregnancies like molar pregnancy are there but as Chat Doctor levels are within normal range there is possibility for multiple gestation like twins. By this time cardiac activity s...
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Question: hello! My age is 24, Ill be 25 this August. Something is bothering me. I started smoking 12 months back, and I smoked about 2 cigarettes a day. Now it considerably increased to 5 cigarettes and I have cough that wouldnt go. Also, I have two patches on the either side of my inner cheeks, one is blackish (no pa...
Respected Sir, hi first about reason of what is this. it's clearly tobacco nicotine affecting your capillaries of lungs leading to worsening cough, affecting your inner cheek buccal mucosa giving it black patches and white lines. You have to quit smoking for lifetime if you want a happy healthy life in future otherwise...
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Question: yes please, my husbands wbc is 3.4, rbc is 3.5, hgb is 10.8 and hct is 32.6. his mpv is 7.0, ne% is 33.4%, ne# is 1.1 and the ly% is 57.6%. the rest of the blood work is normal. further blood work is being processed to check function of the spleen. do you have an idea of the diagnosis?
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, The interpretation of the blood report is as follows:The hemoglobin and hematocrit are both low. Low hemoglobin suggests anemia. The white blood cell count is also low. The differential white blood cell count is showing low neutrophils and relative increase in lymphocytes. A peripheral...
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Question: Im wondering if you could advise me, i ve had severe pain in my right lower abdomen and a dull ache in the same area but in my back, I ve had urine and blood tests in which it showed a urine infection to which I have taken antibiotics. I ve been to the doctors following on who have advised me I have kidney st...
Hi Michelle, Yes, severe abdominal pain may be due to kidney stones. Region of pain depends on Location of stone in urinary tract.- Uncomplicated kidney stones located in kidney may be asymptomatic or give mild dull aching pain over right or left upper abdomen depending on site of stone.- Stones in ureter which is a tu...
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Question: Dear sir, I am 58 yeras old,weight 95kg; height 1.65m, Type 2 diabetic patient since 15 years, but under control. I am having lumbar spine stenosis at three levels, by doing special exercises I don t have back pain but my doctor advised me not to have intercourse in future. My penis size is 1.5 inches, when e...
Hi, Well if your power of will to find a solution then with personalized therapeutic plan under close medical monitoring you should be able to overcome the issue. This won't be easy. This requires long detailed therapeutic plan to help. I will gladly give a short glimpse of such a plan. Feel free to contact me for det...
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Question: My 2 year old son is having allergic reactions to milk and milk products and sometimes to dust. once he had a reaction to MMR vaccination also.he shows repeated cough and wheezing. How can I treat/prevent/predict/manage the situation effectively. Is epi pen necessary. We have managed it using steroids and neb...
Hi, By what you quote I feel what your kid could be having viral associated wheeze or multi triggered wheeze. I have a few questions for you: 1. How many days per month does your kid cough or feel breathless? 2. How many nights per month does your kids sleep get disturbed due to above symptoms? 3. Does your kid feel br...
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Question: I been treated for sle lupus for 20 years now they tell me I got sarcoidosis I been having trouble breathing for a min now they say it my heart one heart doctor ask me after he look at the test why did they say I needed a stint so he refer me to another heart doctor... Can you get sarcoidosis confuse with tha...
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. No, acidosis can not be confused with coronary artery disease (CAD). You must be having blockage in any of the main coronary vessels which needs stenting. You already have SHE (Lupus). This causes arthritis and thrombosis in coronary arteries. So y...
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Question: how do I know if I have Kidney trouble I had a cataract surgery and the doctor told me my headaches were not caused by my eyes and told me to make an appointment with my doctor I am wondering if it could be kidney because I am a diabetic have dark orange urine Context: how do I know if I have Kidney trouble ...
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have some kidney disease. You should go for urine routine and microscopic examination as well as blood urea and serum creatinine test. Diabetes can lead to kidney disease also. However, your headache has no relation with your dark urine....
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Question: am 58 female and have had blood presure every other day raise.. sitting my heart can take off to 100 to 135. and at times I loose all energy.. Some days am fine... I do have history of ashma but havnt had ashma attact for a while and dont take meds for that.. I just take a low dose blood pressure pill every ...
Hi, and pleased to answer you. You have a set of symptoms that I think leads me to believe that you lack information about your hypertension and asthma, if I think about the diet and the consultations that need to be periodic. For your asthma, you absolutely must treat it, because given that you have high blood pressur...
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Question: Had a miscarriage and am back to trying to conceive. I use opk s and pregnacare conception . A few days back, i got a positive with d opk and i n my hubby had sexual intercourse that night and two nights after. It s 5 days after my positive opk and i have noticed increased cervical mucus(creamy), my boobs fee...
Hello, As you had intercourse around the time of ovulation, there is a high likelihood of conception. The symptoms you are experiencing, are generally the symptoms seen in second half of cycle, due to progesterone hormone. You can not say that these are due to pregnancy so early. You need to wait till you miss periods ...
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Question: my father is 66 yrs old having diabieties since 35 yrs.He also has hypothyroidy.He has been detected ostopenia since 2005.His back pain hasbeen increasing day by day.doctors have given supracal 1000mg since 2005.Since a few months he is also having remylin d.His vit D 25 hydroxy lately is 89.03.Lately in ultr...
Hi, welcome to Chat Doctor. After going through your fathers' problem. My opinion is that your father may be suffering from pancreatitis. Its pain appears in abdomen and referred to back. For backache visit orthopedic and for pancreatitis visit gastroenterologist. Please have MRI of spine done, serum amylase done. Ask ...
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Question: Hi there,for the last couple of weeks ive been having back ache/pain in the middle of my upper back (between my shoulder blades) I went for a run and it was like I couldnt take a deep enough breathe in , i was really scared. Im 15 years old and I am female. I have a headache and woke up very dizzy and feelin...
HIT hank for asking to ChatDoctorI can understand your problem, you went for run, and then you have this problem, it is common in female person having backache after the run because of the mammary glands, during the running time this moves randomly and tends to pull the back muscles unevenly, and this may cause great p...
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Question: Intense itching and red rashes whenever use a detergent Hello doctor, I`m 28 year old girl off late I`m having intense itching and red rashes whenever I use a detergent soap. Could you please explain me the reason?
From the history given by you, I could think of your case being that of Atomic dermatitis. Atomic dermatitis is sometimes called eczema or atomic eczema. But atomic dermatitis is only one of many types of eczema. Atopic dermatitis is a long-lasting skin problem. It causes Chat Doctor. In severe cases, the rash forms c...
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Question: Hi, my friend fell against a door corner and developed a lump in her breast. This was 3 years ago and has been getting bigger recently - it is now the size of a golf ball. She experiences pain, this is relieved by abs. She will not go to the drs again, at her initial appointment she was referred to specialist...
Welcome to Chat Doctor .1. No it will not eliminate the cancer. (it would have been better if you have mentioned your friends age).2. It could be the same lesion after a trauma or a new lesion. Your symptoms seem like an inflammatory cause or a ductal Eurasia.3. If you are my patient I would have examined the lump and ...
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Question: Hello Doc. Im a 20 year old male having a healthy lifestyle no major diseases. Yesterday a young cousin of mine got injured pretty badly. I was the one who cleaned his wounds and applied antiseptic lotion to them. I even checked closely whether the wounds needed stitches or not. Till that instant was complete...
Hi and welcome to Chat Doctor. Thanks for your question... Phobia is a type of anxiety disorder where there is excessive and irrational fear of something, leading to avoidance of that fearful stimulus / object. In your case, the appearance of your symptoms seem to be correlating with the incident of closely observing b...
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Question: A week ago I felt like I had something stuck in my tooth . I brushed and glossed but nothing came out or got better. I pushed a bit on the gum and a tiny black thing like a piece of pepper but hard came out. Now for the last few days my gum has been sore and if I press the area white puss comes out. Is this a...
Hi, Thanks for asking the query, I think you have developed abscess in the gums. This can be due to either food impaction between the gums, or accumulation of plague and calculus leading to gingival inflammation and pocket formation. It can also be due to carious tooth. I suggest you to visit a Dentist and get a checku...
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Question: Hello I have been having severe panic attacks for the past 5 years im only 32 yearsold I Feel like I dont know what to do Im so tired of alprzalam what else can I do? I have tried exercise I have lost 40 pounds Im not very Social it stops me from being with my loved ones if I only have like 5 pills left I FRE...
Hi, Panic disorder is an anxiety related disorder which is characterized by panic attacks that are very distressing, and occur without any specific reason. The mainstay of treatment is antidepressants or benzodiazepines (like alprazolam) depending on the patient profile. Your doubt is- what you can do to get rid of the...
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Question: Dear Doctor, my potassium level is 6.1. My KFT, TMT, Echo is normal, with serum tryglyserides 230.I take ecosprin AV 75 as a precautionary medicine as have a family history of heart attack. I am 50 years old. could you advise any medicine to reduce potassium levels please. I smoke and drink. Context: Dear Do...
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Your potassium level increased mildly. Mainstay of treatment is to enhance the potassium excretion. Calcium, insulin, glucose can be helpful. But all are temporary measures. Definitive loss of excess potassium can be achieved only with cation ex...
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Question: hi doc,i have a problem about lipoma.i undergo 2surgery already 1on my left legs in infrapoplitel area and second os on my right arm in thesame area.now is i still have on my neck and on my chain and even my armpit is bulging.can i know the cause of having all of this why its spreading all over my body and ca...
Hi, dear. I have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have lipomatous. It is multiple lipoma. Its is a benign tumor of adipose tissue. No, any Chat Doctor. Only treatment is surgical removal. So if you have any problems then you can go for surgery. Hope I have answered your question, if ...
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Question: I was tested positive for hsv1 and 2 but I have never had a outbreak and no one that I have been with has ever had a outbreak do I need to be retested to make sure of my resulted and the s aid week I took 3 different type of antibiotics could not cause a false positive Context: I was tested positive for hsv1...
Hi, As per your complaint HSV-1 or Herpes Simplex Virus 1 infection is a viral infection that is commonly sexually transmitted via oral and genital contact. It is generally confirmed by investigations like antigen antibody reaction [Egg and IGM antibodies], Polymerase chain reaction, and viral culture. As it is a viral...
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Question: Hello,I was woken up this morning from a sever pain in my left abdomen section that stretched to my upper part of my back. I tried to walk it off, but it did nothing. So I got some Advil and took it with water. I tried to lay back down in my bed, but the pain was so unbearable I got up and got on the floor...
Hello, You have excruciating, unbearable pain in left side of your abdomen along with radiating in your back and also had vomiting, and you slightly relived on lying down and again having such a sever pain, in this regard in my opinion you might be having left Ureteric colic pain, which might be due to a stone in your ...
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Question: I have 3 herniated discs L3,4,5 have tried 26 spinal decompressions & laser therapy, accupuncture and an epidural and two nerve blocks. I do not want my vertebrae fused, is there a surgical option, other than laser, which my insurance will not pay for?
Hi, Regarding your concern, I would explain that your clinical situation seems to be a little complicated. You should know that after repeated surgery the rate of surgery success falls and chronic pain persists. Coming to this point the only option remains fusion, but I don't think that it will help with the pain, unle...
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Question: A couple of weeks ago I woke up with a hard itchy lump on my back left side. A short time later another one appeared in the the same place on the right side. They went away in a couple days they were very itchy. Last night I had some irritation in my left knee. This morning there was a hard itchy lump on my l...
Hi, Good Morning, Thanks for your query to Chat Doctor online Clinic. I have read your query in details.-Dear In My opinion, this simultaneous lump on knee is mostly -Erythema Nodes.-This indicates an Auto-immune reaction activity in your body over sometime. And indicates-? Sarcodosis, crohns, ulcerative colitis?or Cha...
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Question: my 10 year daughter has always (from birth) been a great sleeper. Only once in a while she d wake up due to a bad dream or a noise. About a month ago she started waking up a couple hours after going to bed and either wants to climb in bed with us or me to lay down in her bed. She doesn t remember this in the ...
Hello, You noticed that in last 1 month, so ask your child about any horrible event with him or friends, whether everything is good in school and with friends. I also want to know from you - has there been any death or accidental episode in nearby surrounding, did she use mobile before sleeping, or watch TV. Is there a...
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Question: I did the salt and ice challenge using 4 pieces of ice and I don t know what to do . i know it was stupid. I did it on Sunday and I cant put my arm straight down without my hand getting swollen and on Sunday i felt dizziness, and weakness. I can ttouch or move it and it still feels numb. what should i do?
Here your main question is treatment for swollen and painful arm. Apart from this your explanation is not clear. For swollen and painful arm there could be multiple possibilities. It can be due to nerve injury at affected side or muscle injury or may be over use injury. It may also be related with cervical spine or sho...
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Question: Hi, I am having chest pains and I know it sound daft...but my Heart hurts. This has been going on for a few weeks now and I am wondering what I can do to make it go away? I also have an Eating Disorder and Bipolar and the last few weeks I have kind of gone crazy and have thrown up a few times and have smoked ...
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Since you are smoker, we need to first rule out cardiac cause for your chest pain. So get done ECG. If ECG is normal than no need to worry much for cardiac cause. You are having bipolar disorder and eating disorder too, which favors possibility of anxiety related chest discomfor...
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Question: I am a 61 year old male. Over a week ago I contracted a virus with sore throat and lots of congestion. I thought I was over it, but yesterday, my fever spiked, and tonight it is 102.3 F. I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and am scheduled to have surgery to remove in on May 19. I have been taki...
Thanks to Chat Doctor sir I can understand your concern don't worry, it is the infection of virus or bacterial in throat as your throat is congested, it is the inflammatory reaction of virus just take antibiotic and antipyretic like paracetamol 500 for 5 days along with salt water gargling try to avoid cold and cold it...
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Question: I went to a doctor recently and I have perscribed iron tablets 4 weeks ago, the muscle fatigue has drematically improving although the dizziness, palpatations and erratic heart rates are still the same. I also have stomach bloating and discomfort, should i go back to the doctors. This is preventing me competi...
Hello, There are two possibilities, one is gastritis and reflux disease and second is cardiac arrhythmia. It probably is an acidity and reflux disease. Do you upper abdominal pain, nausea, burping, increase in pain on food, sour water feeling in throat or chest burning, if yes it further supports the diagnosis? You sh...
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Question: Why would my body ache all the time, I feel weaker and weaker as time goes by.. Like my muscles can t lift as much as I used to. I m only 23. As of about 2 or 3 months ago I could be just sitting down and would get very dizzy very fast and it is bad. What could this be?
Hi, The symptoms you mentioned in history could be just about the body getting weaker and having insufficient vitamins. Having a multi vitamin should be good of use. Also, this has another differential thought is that the cardiac output must be low so having it checked and regular exercise along with this would help. H...
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Question: I ve got a lump on my upper palate , its hard and painless, I first noticed it 3 days ago, and it doesn t change. It may help you , but just before the New Year I ve got the problem with excessive mucus , and I went to doctors and CT it, but they said it s nothing to worry, but it never gone. My age is 39, fe...
Hi welcome to Chat Doctor, lump on the palate could be due to numerous causes, but looking at the symptoms you are stating it seems to related to salivary glands situated on the hard palate, there are numerous minor salivary glands situated in the region of hard palate, or it could be due to any infection of the teeth ...
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Question: My 7 year old son suddenly formed a small bald spot on the back of his head. The skin is smooth and it looks like there is some hair growth starting in the spot. It s about the size of a nickel. What could it be? What causes bald spots in children and how can I help him?
Hi...it could be a fungal infection of the scalp. This is a quite common phenomenon. I suggest you get in touch with a pediatric dermatologist or there is another option - 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 ...
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Question: My left shoulder started hurting a little while ago. It is getting more painful by the minute. I am concerned about possible connection with such pain and the heart. I heard once that if a particular are hurts, it can be a symptom of a heart attack but i cant remember which arm Context: My left shoulder star...
Hi, thank-you for providing the brief history of you As the pain is located only at the shoulder joints I feel it is more of a muscular issue. Also, for a safety case Cardiac assessment can be done. Post which is the cardiac assessment is negative than you may have to undergo physical therapy for further management Phy...
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Question: Hi, I am a 37 year old female with chronic lower, thorasic and neck pain. I have been seeing a physical therapist and received a series of epideral injections over the last couple of years but nothing seems to help, I now have a new symptom a volar ganglion cyst on my left hand I am right handed and do not ex...
Hello, Such type of chronic pain can be due to following reasons:-Fibromyalgia-Calcium deficiency-Osteopenia or osteoporosis-Abnormal body posture-Spondylosis-Anaemia To rule out all these, I shall advise you to have routine blood investigation including CBC, ESR, serum vitamin D, liver and renal function tests, etc. A...
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Question: My friend is an avid meth using and her pee is red. I ve seen myself and there are no clumps just red pee. She hasn t eaten anything that could have died it. Question does meth cause ur pee to be red. Or is she passing a kidney stone or actually bleeding. Context: My friend is an avid meth using and her pee ...
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You have req urine. It is most likely to be due to bleeding in urine. It may be due to kidney stones or some mass lesion in kidney, ureter or bladder. You should go for urine examination, RBC morphology of urine and ultrasound abdomen. These...
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Question: My son is 7 years old he said his heart Itch s what dose that mean he said he feels like he has to hit his chest he is in good health and I think its just because he don t want to go to bed and that s why now the itchy heart is bugging him but what do you think should I be worried??
Dear-thanks for using our service. It is important to find out why he is feeling that his heart itches. It can be just a aromatization, meaning that he is trying to complaint about something to get attention but is advisable to have a pediatricians' checkup with an electrocardiogram and echocardiogram to eliminate the ...
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Question: My daughter is type two diabetic and slightly overweight. She is taking metformin for diabetes and amnitriptolin for IBS. She has had her gallbladder out. My question is: she has tried to give blood and they wont let her because her pulse rate runs between 107 and 116. What may cause this. Before she was on t...
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! I carefully passed through your question and would explain that it is important performing some tests to investigate for the possible cause of her elevated heart rate: - a complete blood count for chronic anemia-blood electrolytes for possible imbalance-thyroid hormone levels...
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Question: hii i m trying to conceive since 3 months bt nt yet succeeded i already have a 7 yrs daughter I m 32 yrs old me and husbands reports r normal still facing this issue.My doctor gave me some fertility tablets bt still no result kindly suggest...I m waiting Context: hii i m trying to conceive since 3 months bt...
Hi, As you told all your reports are normal, you can try for 3 more months with medicines. After that you can go for GUI. Check out for your tubal patency test. Also get your cycles monitored with serial ultrasound to find out the time of egg maturity. You can take one injection for egg rupture and can be in contact wi...
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Question: Dr..my 86 yr. old Mom has just been sent home to die with a Glioblastoma Brain Tumor ..Drs have explained that it is a very fast growing tumor that has already started spreading to the other side of her brain. The Tumor has effected her vision as while as her speech, however she speaks some but readily forget...
Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this diagnosis of nuroblastoma in your mom. If the diagnosis has not changed and remain same as nuroblastoma multiform, then it is a cancerous tumor. If they still call it like that, then know it is a cancer with a high capacity of spread that cannot ...
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Question: What is the lateral approach to total right hip replacement? The wound that I have from my surgery is about 6 inches long at the most and is almost healed. Staples were removed July 26th? There is still some swelling on right hip and some bruising. I am now walking with a cane and have to teach my brain to wa...
Hello, As I understand from the history there is a lack of muscle balance and muscle strength post the surgical procedure. It would have been good if you had taken a fill THR program. Well they say, It's never late. As you are having less confidence in walking this is a common thing in most people who have undergone TH...
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Question: When I m lying to to sleep or keeping my head in downward direction or turning or listening to exten of sound and saying in loud voice my head shakes i think it rotates. I cannot bear heaviness in my head any more please help. I also forget little things which happens 2mins before! !!:-(:-(:-(:-(:-(:-(:-(:-(:...
Hi welcome to Chat Doctor I have gone through your query regarding heaviness in head and rotating feeling and forget fullness. I can understand your of concern. Dear, uneasy feeling in head can be outcome of your faulty lifestyle and food habits which can cause - lack of sleep, anemia, high / low BP and blood sugar, de...
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Question: Recently I underwent endoscopy for gastric problems. after that it was found H.pyroli+ve ,prescribed antibioticcs 15 days course. There was some relief for some days . Again started fullness of upper abdomen rummbling of gases, gas comes out from anus with big sounds, stomach is always filled with gas .more ...
Hi. Thanks for your query. Your symptoms complex of treated H-Pylori infection of the stomach yet the presence of rumbling in the abdomen, flatulence, passing of gases per anus, pain in upper abdomen and so on can be related to the single most cause of such symptoms called Irritable Bowel Syn Chat Doctor. But before we...
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Question: 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 was...
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 runnin...
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Question: hi. im sorry but im freaking out.. i gave my boyfriend a blowjob and he cummed after then started to rub his hands on it and got cum on his hands. after that he wiped it all off with a blanket. then fingered me, does this mean ill get pregnant. please noo:[ Context: hi. im sorry but im freaking out.. i gave ...
Hello dear, I understand your concern. In my opinion there is no chance of pregnancy in your case. Usually there is chance for pregnancy when semen is ejaculated inside or around the vagina during the fertile period. In your case nothing such happened. And minimum of 2-5 ml of semen should be ejaculated for pregnancy t...
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Question: I am female 28 years. I have lupus nephritis stage 4. I am on cellcept 3000. I took one pill of immodium a few days ago to stop diarrhea since I was traveling by plane. I was throwing upon the plane. Since then I have some abdominal swelling and constipation . Could the immodium have affected my kidneys? What...
Hi, it is unlikely that Imodium has affected your kidney. What is your serum creatinine level and has it recently increased. MMF can produce diarrhea and vomiting. Did you recently start the medicine of increase its dose? SHE can affect almost all body organs, what were your involvements at diagnosis and whether you ar...
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Question: hi, my son is 18 months old and had had odorless green poop for 5 weeks now, i have bben back and to to the docs and he keeps putting him on antibiotics which clearly is not working!!! he also around twice a week vomits at night time whilst trying to sleep in bed, whatever he eats comes out in his diaper!! wh...
Hi... Thank you for consulting in Chat Doctor. What your kid is having is not a diarrhea and is only a gastronomic reflux. It is quite common for babies of this age group to pass small amount of diarrhea or loose stools soon after feeds. This need not be treated as diarrhea and especially antibiotics are not indicated....
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Question: My mother had stage 1a ovarian cancer just over a year ago and had a full hysterectomy. She gets tested every 3 months. Leading up the this past test her ca-125 have been below 10 which is the benchmark her MD set for her. Her last ca-125 elevated to 14. The woman on the phone told her she wants to see her in...
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. She had stage 1 ovarian cancer and treated by hysterectomy. Now her can 125 is 14. Though it is slightly increased, but it is still in normal range and no treatment is required. Such variation may occur due to many factors like laboratory and ins...
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Question: hello doc, i am the patient of gland tb...but i dont know much about this gland tb.so i would like to know that whatkind of diseases is this,how does it occure,wht is uts prevention and whether is a transfer dieases or not and what kind of transfer diseases is this? how does it transfer?? theirsboth side in...
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Question: I just got my MRI results back and it says that T1 AND T2 weighted images of the brain demonstrate an abnormal diffuse appearance of the brain parenchyma. Incidentally noted are prominent perivascilar spaces....what does this mean? But it sayd Normal mri of the brain for my age....I m 33
Hi,T1 and T2 weighted images are the sequences of MRI done in order to differentiate between gray and white matter of brain. Usually there will be demarcation seen between white matter and gray matter of brain parenchymal. Abnormal diffuse appearance can be early feature of cerebral edema. If you are not symptomatic (h...
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Question: Hi sir, currently i am facing some problems. I am in a situation to make a man as a impotent permanently. He is 45 years old and a heart patient as well, he did his by-pass operation since 9 years ago and he has diabetics which is type 2 and high blood pressure as well. So what are the ways that i should foll...
Dear, We understand your concerns went through your details. I do not know why you want to make that man impotent. The given medical and organic conditions do not warrant making him impotent. Any way, vasectomy is the best way to make a man completely impotent and after doing vasectomy, a man cannot reproduce. Vasectom...
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Question: have had a cold for over 4 months, have been to an er and 2 Drs. I have shortness of breath.I have had a severe cold for 4 months, have been coughing up severely gross gunk that looks like dead lettuce. I have had 2 chest xrays, saw nothing, they gave me amoxicillin, and one that was stringer that begins with...
Hello! Looks like you might be having bronchitis with infection . Do you wheeze ? Is this the first time you are having such symptoms, or you have had them anytime earlier too ? Was it exposure to cold or rain that precipitated these symptoms ? Do you smoke ? Kindly consult a physician in person, get yourself examined ...
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Question: I m 30yrs i m married for 2yrs. v r trying for baby since 1yr but no success till date. ive a problem of ovarian cysts once got laproscopy surgery done at the age of 21yrs & got removed 3cysts (2 on left ovary & 1 on right). Now also i m having cysts in both d ovaries. I have taken lots of medicine for cysts ...
Hi, I think you should go for evaluation first. Do a thyroid profile and prolactin levels and an ultrasound for your uterus and ovaries. You can take some medicines like camphene for the growth of your follicles and track your follicles' growth by repeated ultrasound and when your follicles is more than 17 to 18 mm, ...
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Question: Hi, i am 16 years old and i masterbeat alot like everyday and recently i had this feeling in my knees that i cant move because of them and when i move my knee or my leg theres this weird sound that comes out of my leg , is that from masterbeating ? And what can i do to get back to normal ?!
Hi Dear !! Thanks for your query to Chat Doctor. Read and reviewed your query and health concerns. IN the given situation of Yours, You seem to suffer from-OA (Osteoarthritis)with Synovial thickening, which is mostly causing noise while knee movements. This seems to be independent and mostly related to your obesity. Th...
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Question: Hi... My 2year old baby is having loose stools like yellow watery kind since yesterday like 3 times... doc suggested nutrolin b as well as tufpro liquid ...but after giving just once she still got motions twice...n greenish too.. what to do further?... anything serious...
Hi... 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 ...
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Question: I just had a biopsy whicChatDoctore back complex hyperplasia atypia. I am scheduled for a D & C in two weeks to see if I have uterine cancer. My doctor wants me to get a full hysterectomy no matter what they find.. A few days ago my stomach started gurgling, which is new for me. I am scared that it is a sign ...
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. Stomach gurgling is not suggestive of cancer. It's just an air sound. So don't worry about that. You have complex atypical so high risk of urine cancer. You should go for prophylactic hysterectomy. Consult your doctor and take treatment accor...
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Question: I am suffering from two month cold cough and joint pain.I have taken som medicine for cough but not yet cure. Some nodal problem is also facing.ocasionaly I feel some chest problem but I have don chest xray.doctor says allergic problem.iam feeling some sound changing also Context: I am suffering from two mon...
Hi, thanks for writing to Chat Doctor .you seem to have allergic cough you should do the following. 1. Steam inhalation 3-4 times a day 2. Warm saline(water+ pinch of salt) gargles 3 times day, especially before going to bed 3. Chat Doctor. Take mild analgesic like ibuprofen or acetaminophen for joint pain 5. Start a...
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Question: Hello!!! I just went to see my GP & told her the last two visits, (about 2yrs), I have been trying to concieve. She says to get on clomid ASAP, but I am overweight & am concerned that it will be difficult to find someone to perscribe it. I have been losing weight, but turned 39 at the end of Feb. & cant wait ...
Hi, Thanks for the query. If your cycles are regular ovulatory cycles, then no need to use closed. Clomid will help in inducing the ovulation only. If your cycles are irregular, better to get evaluated for the cause for it. And take treatment accordingly. Then if your doctor suggests you can go for closed. Maintaining ...
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Question: I have been charting for a year and i have been fairly consistent, but this month was different. After what seemed to be ovulation, my temp did not get up past its normal cover line, then dipped REALLY low again about a week later (day 22). This is really unusual for me. Im concerned that the second, late dip...
Hi there, I have understood your concern. I will suggest you the best possible treatment options. Please do not panic. As you have rightly mentioned that there is always a rise in the basal body temperature around the day of ovulation. The dip that you have observed seems to be unusual. This helps If you are using basa...
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Question: Hi, I am currently 26yrs old. In Oct 2010 my period completely stopped , and i was diagnosed with PCOS . After 1 yr of birth control, my period regularised for 3 months, though my blood result showed slightly elevated testosterone level. after that wehen it again stopped , i was given on Metformin , folic aci...
1. The medications prescribed are not for inducing ovulation. You can continue folic acid for NTD prevention. Other medications need visit to doctor to decide whether to be stopped or not. 2. Since it is not sure whether you are ovulating or not, chance of pregnancy cant be predicted.3. Even if all blood reports are no...
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Question: hi, I have asthma , eczema , and sinuses problems my eczema has been acting up here lately badly. I ve purchased cetiphil soap for it and is maintaining it, but I ve notice that I m sore under my chin at the top of my throat in the center and I have a small lump in the center to around the right side of my ne...
ALL ARE ALLERGIC EFFECTS AFTER LONGTIME OF DISEASES THE SKIN TEXTURE CHANGES CAUSING THIS AND CHRONICITY CAN GIVESMALL LYMPH NODES TO ENLARGE IN ANY ARE AIT IS OKAY TO USE SOAP BUT ALSO CHANGE OILING PATTERN NO USE OF MUSTARD COCONUT WALNUT GROUNDNUT ALMONDS AND SOYBEAN OIL SUSE OLIVE FOR APPLYING AND COOKING USE NONTO...
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Question: I am 37, female, I have general anxiety disorder with panic attacks. For about 2 years now after my gall bladder removal surgery , I have been experiencing frequent, loose bowel movements after all of my meals. As of about 4 months ago I developed a dull achy abdomenal pain in my lower left side. Sometimes I ...
Hi Dear Welcome to the Chat Doctor. Irritable bowel syn Chat Doctor. Stool routine and microscopic examination and stool culture are the investigations to rule out the infectious etiology of the dull achy pain in the lower left side. For this Amoebas is the near probable diagnosis which can easily be treated with a co...
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Question: Hi dr.. I just had a whole 2 weeks of treating quite a bad of case of asthma .. And am just recovering now. I have been on steroids (pred) for more than a week. Yesterday I got my period, with a 9 day delay, which I don t usually have...but it s not bleeding normally, it s just spots with my period pain. I us...
Hello, Corticosteroids are known to upset the normal hormonal balance, as well as menstruation. Menstrual irregularities are quite common in people who take steroids, more so for those who have to take a big dose for flare-ups of asthma, eczema, and other disorders. If the flow is very heavy, then tranexamic acid will ...
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Question: My dad had undergone 6 months medication for tuberculosis 4 years ago and few weeks before he got severe cough and fever. I got worried so I send him to the hospital. He did chest x ray twice . The result says that there are fibrohazed densities in the right upper lobe and hazy densities in the right lower lo...
Yes TB can reoccur.However, both the doctor who prescribed tuberculosis treatment without doing a sputum test and the health unit who ended up doing test of saliva are wrong. What your dad needs to do is to give a proper sputum sample and not saliva for the test. If he is bringing out some amount of sputum, then a bett...
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Question: I got dental work today so my bottom lip is still completely numb (its been 4 hours since). I was eating diner and I fully bit down on my bottom lip, its turning purple. Whats wrong and what should I do given I cant feel anything and its little bleed??
Hello, Thanks for your query. The numbing stuff (Novocaine) can make your lip swollen, and then when you bite the swollen numb part, it only gets fatter! So here's what to do. Ice works wonders for swelling, as well as Advil. Apply ice for 15 minutes, take Advil capsule, and then apply some canker soar medicine on the ...
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Question: I just had my lower molar extracted on thursday and I have a golf ball size lump in my jaw line and is in horrible pain.. we back to dentist today and he said that I do not have a dry socket but I have had one before and it seems as I do have a dry socket. I am having to take painkillers every 2 hrs. is this ...
Hi, Thanks for asking the query, The swelling can be as a result of trauma caused at the time of extraction. There could be a hence of any root piece left in the socket to rule out this you need to visit the Dentist and get an x-ray done. Take complete course of antibiotics and analgesic prescribed to you by the Dentis...
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Question: My 7 year old son has a few spots on the soles of his feet. One is on the ball of his foot and looks a little like a corn. It is flaky in the center, and red and inflamed around the edges. The others are on his heels. They are dark red and rough. Do you have any idea what this could be? Could it be some sort ...
Hello, The symptoms seem to be related to corn. I suggest using to soak your foot in warm water. Make sure the corn is fully submerged for about 10 minutes or until the skin softens. File the corn with a pumice stone. A pumice stone is a porous and abrasive volcanic rock that's used for sloughing away Chat Doctor. App...
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