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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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28M Something strange is going on with my family jewels...
28M 6'5 225lb Over the last year or so I've noticed the following getting worse:
\- Frequent urge to urinate even when there's little urine in the bladder
\- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be, and requires a few bursts to get it all out...even so I end up dribbling some (although I wouldn't say it hurts to urinate)
\- Ejaculation has become very premature (sometimes occurs unexpectedly when I'm still half flaccid)
\- Some seminal fluid seeps out almost as soon as I start stimulating myself, and will do so randomly as I masturbate. My penis also twitches randomly as though I'm ejaculating whilst I'm masturbating - as though the whole thing has become extremely sensitive.
\- Meatus gets red and stings somewhat - even when I'm not masturbating or urinating it remains a bit inflamed and tender. A bit of dull soreness in the perineum area too.
Have you guys got any ideas as to whether this sounds like an issue with the PC muscle, local irritation or urethritis / prostatitis?
Should I try a course of antibiotics?
Should I stop jerkin my gherkin for a few weeks and see if it settles down of it's own accord?
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**Physician**: Are you sexually active? Have you had unprotected sex prior to the onset of these symptoms?
It sounds like you do have inflammation (with possible infection) of your urinary tract. The most common cause in someone your ages is a sexually transmitted infection. Although I appreciate the duration of symptoms has been some time.
I would first book an appointment with your local genitourinary medicine (GUM/Family Planning) clinic, and have a sexually transmitted infection ruled out. After this then book a routine appointment with your general practitioner (GP, family doctor etc), to have a further examination, urine sample, bloods, and possibly examination your prostate. They may give you a course of antibiotics to try.
I wouldn’t stop masturbating in the first instance unless it is causing pain.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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28M Something strange is going on with my family jewels...
28M 6'5 225lb Over the last year or so I've noticed the following getting worse:
\- Frequent urge to urinate even when there's little urine in the bladder
\- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be, and requires a few bursts to get it all out...even so I end up dribbling some (although I wouldn't say it hurts to urinate)
\- Ejaculation has become very premature (sometimes occurs unexpectedly when I'm still half flaccid)
\- Some seminal fluid seeps out almost as soon as I start stimulating myself, and will do so randomly as I masturbate. My penis also twitches randomly as though I'm ejaculating whilst I'm masturbating - as though the whole thing has become extremely sensitive.
\- Meatus gets red and stings somewhat - even when I'm not masturbating or urinating it remains a bit inflamed and tender. A bit of dull soreness in the perineum area too.
Have you guys got any ideas as to whether this sounds like an issue with the PC muscle, local irritation or urethritis / prostatitis?
Should I try a course of antibiotics?
Should I stop jerkin my gherkin for a few weeks and see if it settles down of it's own accord?
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**Physician**: Are you sexually active? Have you had unprotected sex prior to the onset of these symptoms?
It sounds like you do have inflammation (with possible infection) of your urinary tract. The most common cause in someone your ages is a sexually transmitted infection. Although I appreciate the duration of symptoms has been some time.
I would first book an appointment with your local genitourinary medicine (GUM/Family Planning) clinic, and have a sexually transmitted infection ruled out. After this then book a routine appointment with your general practitioner (GP, family doctor etc), to have a further examination, urine sample, bloods, and possibly examination your prostate. They may give you a course of antibiotics to try.
I wouldn’t stop masturbating in the first instance unless it is causing pain.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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28M Something strange is going on with my family jewels...
28M 6'5 225lb Over the last year or so I've noticed the following getting worse:
\- Frequent urge to urinate even when there's little urine in the bladder
\- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be, and requires a few bursts to get it all out...even so I end up dribbling some (although I wouldn't say it hurts to urinate)
\- Ejaculation has become very premature (sometimes occurs unexpectedly when I'm still half flaccid)
\- Some seminal fluid seeps out almost as soon as I start stimulating myself, and will do so randomly as I masturbate. My penis also twitches randomly as though I'm ejaculating whilst I'm masturbating - as though the whole thing has become extremely sensitive.
\- Meatus gets red and stings somewhat - even when I'm not masturbating or urinating it remains a bit inflamed and tender. A bit of dull soreness in the perineum area too.
Have you guys got any ideas as to whether this sounds like an issue with the PC muscle, local irritation or urethritis / prostatitis?
Should I try a course of antibiotics?
Should I stop jerkin my gherkin for a few weeks and see if it settles down of it's own accord?
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**Physician**: Are you sexually active? Have you had unprotected sex prior to the onset of these symptoms?
It sounds like you do have inflammation (with possible infection) of your urinary tract. The most common cause in someone your ages is a sexually transmitted infection. Although I appreciate the duration of symptoms has been some time.
I would first book an appointment with your local genitourinary medicine (GUM/Family Planning) clinic, and have a sexually transmitted infection ruled out. After this then book a routine appointment with your general practitioner (GP, family doctor etc), to have a further examination, urine sample, bloods, and possibly examination your prostate. They may give you a course of antibiotics to try.
I wouldn’t stop masturbating in the first instance unless it is causing pain.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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28M Something strange is going on with my family jewels...
28M 6'5 225lb Over the last year or so I've noticed the following getting worse:
\- Frequent urge to urinate even when there's little urine in the bladder
\- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be, and requires a few bursts to get it all out...even so I end up dribbling some (although I wouldn't say it hurts to urinate)
\- Ejaculation has become very premature (sometimes occurs unexpectedly when I'm still half flaccid)
\- Some seminal fluid seeps out almost as soon as I start stimulating myself, and will do so randomly as I masturbate. My penis also twitches randomly as though I'm ejaculating whilst I'm masturbating - as though the whole thing has become extremely sensitive.
\- Meatus gets red and stings somewhat - even when I'm not masturbating or urinating it remains a bit inflamed and tender. A bit of dull soreness in the perineum area too.
Have you guys got any ideas as to whether this sounds like an issue with the PC muscle, local irritation or urethritis / prostatitis?
Should I try a course of antibiotics?
Should I stop jerkin my gherkin for a few weeks and see if it settles down of it's own accord?
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**Physician**: Are you sexually active? Have you had unprotected sex prior to the onset of these symptoms?
It sounds like you do have inflammation (with possible infection) of your urinary tract. The most common cause in someone your ages is a sexually transmitted infection. Although I appreciate the duration of symptoms has been some time.
I would first book an appointment with your local genitourinary medicine (GUM/Family Planning) clinic, and have a sexually transmitted infection ruled out. After this then book a routine appointment with your general practitioner (GP, family doctor etc), to have a further examination, urine sample, bloods, and possibly examination your prostate. They may give you a course of antibiotics to try.
I wouldn’t stop masturbating in the first instance unless it is causing pain.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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28M Something strange is going on with my family jewels...
28M 6'5 225lb Over the last year or so I've noticed the following getting worse:
\- Frequent urge to urinate even when there's little urine in the bladder
\- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be, and requires a few bursts to get it all out...even so I end up dribbling some (although I wouldn't say it hurts to urinate)
\- Ejaculation has become very premature (sometimes occurs unexpectedly when I'm still half flaccid)
\- Some seminal fluid seeps out almost as soon as I start stimulating myself, and will do so randomly as I masturbate. My penis also twitches randomly as though I'm ejaculating whilst I'm masturbating - as though the whole thing has become extremely sensitive.
\- Meatus gets red and stings somewhat - even when I'm not masturbating or urinating it remains a bit inflamed and tender. A bit of dull soreness in the perineum area too.
Have you guys got any ideas as to whether this sounds like an issue with the PC muscle, local irritation or urethritis / prostatitis?
Should I try a course of antibiotics?
Should I stop jerkin my gherkin for a few weeks and see if it settles down of it's own accord?
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**Physician**: Are you sexually active? Have you had unprotected sex prior to the onset of these symptoms?
It sounds like you do have inflammation (with possible infection) of your urinary tract. The most common cause in someone your ages is a sexually transmitted infection. Although I appreciate the duration of symptoms has been some time.
I would first book an appointment with your local genitourinary medicine (GUM/Family Planning) clinic, and have a sexually transmitted infection ruled out. After this then book a routine appointment with your general practitioner (GP, family doctor etc), to have a further examination, urine sample, bloods, and possibly examination your prostate. They may give you a course of antibiotics to try.
I wouldn’t stop masturbating in the first instance unless it is causing pain.
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28M Something strange is going on with my family jewels...
28M 6'5 225lb Over the last year or so I've noticed the following getting worse:
\- Frequent urge to urinate even when there's little urine in the bladder
\- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be, and requires a few bursts to get it all out...even so I end up dribbling some (although I wouldn't say it hurts to urinate)
\- Ejaculation has become very premature (sometimes occurs unexpectedly when I'm still half flaccid)
\- Some seminal fluid seeps out almost as soon as I start stimulating myself, and will do so randomly as I masturbate. My penis also twitches randomly as though I'm ejaculating whilst I'm masturbating - as though the whole thing has become extremely sensitive.
\- Meatus gets red and stings somewhat - even when I'm not masturbating or urinating it remains a bit inflamed and tender. A bit of dull soreness in the perineum area too.
Have you guys got any ideas as to whether this sounds like an issue with the PC muscle, local irritation or urethritis / prostatitis?
Should I try a course of antibiotics?
Should I stop jerkin my gherkin for a few weeks and see if it settles down of it's own accord?
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**Physician**: Are you sexually active? Have you had unprotected sex prior to the onset of these symptoms?
It sounds like you do have inflammation (with possible infection) of your urinary tract. The most common cause in someone your ages is a sexually transmitted infection. Although I appreciate the duration of symptoms has been some time.
I would first book an appointment with your local genitourinary medicine (GUM/Family Planning) clinic, and have a sexually transmitted infection ruled out. After this then book a routine appointment with your general practitioner (GP, family doctor etc), to have a further examination, urine sample, bloods, and possibly examination your prostate. They may give you a course of antibiotics to try.
I wouldn’t stop masturbating in the first instance unless it is causing pain.
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21F. Can't get rid of a fever
Last night I had a fever that was close to 40°C. Today I thought I would get better but the thermometer keeps saying 38. I took a shower, paracetamol, put cold bandages on my forehead and nothings helping. Can someone help me?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: It's fine, the fever isn't going to hurt you, you don't need to be able to get rid of it entirely, it's just a matter of staying comfortable
**Physician**: Can also use ibuprofen to lower your fever if you are feeling crummy.
**Laboratory Technician**: I just got over the same stuff I think cause it also happened to me. I took meds and it didn’t lower much. It went away in about 4 days if that helps, fever in 2.
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28M Something strange is going on with my family jewels...
28M 6'5 225lb Over the last year or so I've noticed the following getting worse:
\- Frequent urge to urinate even when there's little urine in the bladder
\- Urine stream is weaker than it used to be, and requires a few bursts to get it all out...even so I end up dribbling some (although I wouldn't say it hurts to urinate)
\- Ejaculation has become very premature (sometimes occurs unexpectedly when I'm still half flaccid)
\- Some seminal fluid seeps out almost as soon as I start stimulating myself, and will do so randomly as I masturbate. My penis also twitches randomly as though I'm ejaculating whilst I'm masturbating - as though the whole thing has become extremely sensitive.
\- Meatus gets red and stings somewhat - even when I'm not masturbating or urinating it remains a bit inflamed and tender. A bit of dull soreness in the perineum area too.
Have you guys got any ideas as to whether this sounds like an issue with the PC muscle, local irritation or urethritis / prostatitis?
Should I try a course of antibiotics?
Should I stop jerkin my gherkin for a few weeks and see if it settles down of it's own accord?
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**Physician**: Are you sexually active? Have you had unprotected sex prior to the onset of these symptoms?
It sounds like you do have inflammation (with possible infection) of your urinary tract. The most common cause in someone your ages is a sexually transmitted infection. Although I appreciate the duration of symptoms has been some time.
I would first book an appointment with your local genitourinary medicine (GUM/Family Planning) clinic, and have a sexually transmitted infection ruled out. After this then book a routine appointment with your general practitioner (GP, family doctor etc), to have a further examination, urine sample, bloods, and possibly examination your prostate. They may give you a course of antibiotics to try.
I wouldn’t stop masturbating in the first instance unless it is causing pain.
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27, female, 302 lbs, 5’6. Oxygen drops when going from standing to sitting/laying down
Whenever I go from standing to sitting or laying down, I notice my oxygen drops temporarily to like 92% for a couple seconds before it quickly goes back up. It’s completely normal when waking usually 96-99% but drops for a few seconds when going to laying down. Is this normal?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: Yes, it's artifact because you're moving.
**Physician - ENT**: What’s abnormal is wearing a pulse oximeter
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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I've already been to the hospital but my problems are persisting
So I'm 28 male in fairly good shape. I've been sick for over 2 weeks now. It started as what seemed like a sinus infection. My body hurt. It put me down for a solid 4 days. After that though the infection left my sinuses and found its way into my chest. I have asthma and it constantly felt like someone was sitting on my chest especially at night. My inhalers wernt helping. I went to the hospital, they took blood work, did a chest xray and gave me 50 MG of prednisone. Some stuff has come up but I'm done the pills and it feels like my chest is getting stuffed up again. Am I over reacting? Not breathing is my biggest fear, will it just take time for these pills to work? Should I go back to the hospital? The doctor didn't really seem to concerned
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**Physician - Pulmonary and Critical Care**: Don’t go back to the hospital, follow up with your primary care doctor. You may need a longer course of steroids for your asthma. Were you tested for COVID?
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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I've already been to the hospital but my problems are persisting
So I'm 28 male in fairly good shape. I've been sick for over 2 weeks now. It started as what seemed like a sinus infection. My body hurt. It put me down for a solid 4 days. After that though the infection left my sinuses and found its way into my chest. I have asthma and it constantly felt like someone was sitting on my chest especially at night. My inhalers wernt helping. I went to the hospital, they took blood work, did a chest xray and gave me 50 MG of prednisone. Some stuff has come up but I'm done the pills and it feels like my chest is getting stuffed up again. Am I over reacting? Not breathing is my biggest fear, will it just take time for these pills to work? Should I go back to the hospital? The doctor didn't really seem to concerned
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**Physician - Pulmonary and Critical Care**: Don’t go back to the hospital, follow up with your primary care doctor. You may need a longer course of steroids for your asthma. Were you tested for COVID?
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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I've already been to the hospital but my problems are persisting
So I'm 28 male in fairly good shape. I've been sick for over 2 weeks now. It started as what seemed like a sinus infection. My body hurt. It put me down for a solid 4 days. After that though the infection left my sinuses and found its way into my chest. I have asthma and it constantly felt like someone was sitting on my chest especially at night. My inhalers wernt helping. I went to the hospital, they took blood work, did a chest xray and gave me 50 MG of prednisone. Some stuff has come up but I'm done the pills and it feels like my chest is getting stuffed up again. Am I over reacting? Not breathing is my biggest fear, will it just take time for these pills to work? Should I go back to the hospital? The doctor didn't really seem to concerned
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**Physician - Pulmonary and Critical Care**: Don’t go back to the hospital, follow up with your primary care doctor. You may need a longer course of steroids for your asthma. Were you tested for COVID?
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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I've already been to the hospital but my problems are persisting
So I'm 28 male in fairly good shape. I've been sick for over 2 weeks now. It started as what seemed like a sinus infection. My body hurt. It put me down for a solid 4 days. After that though the infection left my sinuses and found its way into my chest. I have asthma and it constantly felt like someone was sitting on my chest especially at night. My inhalers wernt helping. I went to the hospital, they took blood work, did a chest xray and gave me 50 MG of prednisone. Some stuff has come up but I'm done the pills and it feels like my chest is getting stuffed up again. Am I over reacting? Not breathing is my biggest fear, will it just take time for these pills to work? Should I go back to the hospital? The doctor didn't really seem to concerned
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**Physician - Pulmonary and Critical Care**: Don’t go back to the hospital, follow up with your primary care doctor. You may need a longer course of steroids for your asthma. Were you tested for COVID?
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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I've already been to the hospital but my problems are persisting
So I'm 28 male in fairly good shape. I've been sick for over 2 weeks now. It started as what seemed like a sinus infection. My body hurt. It put me down for a solid 4 days. After that though the infection left my sinuses and found its way into my chest. I have asthma and it constantly felt like someone was sitting on my chest especially at night. My inhalers wernt helping. I went to the hospital, they took blood work, did a chest xray and gave me 50 MG of prednisone. Some stuff has come up but I'm done the pills and it feels like my chest is getting stuffed up again. Am I over reacting? Not breathing is my biggest fear, will it just take time for these pills to work? Should I go back to the hospital? The doctor didn't really seem to concerned
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**Physician - Pulmonary and Critical Care**: Don’t go back to the hospital, follow up with your primary care doctor. You may need a longer course of steroids for your asthma. Were you tested for COVID?
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I've already been to the hospital but my problems are persisting
So I'm 28 male in fairly good shape. I've been sick for over 2 weeks now. It started as what seemed like a sinus infection. My body hurt. It put me down for a solid 4 days. After that though the infection left my sinuses and found its way into my chest. I have asthma and it constantly felt like someone was sitting on my chest especially at night. My inhalers wernt helping. I went to the hospital, they took blood work, did a chest xray and gave me 50 MG of prednisone. Some stuff has come up but I'm done the pills and it feels like my chest is getting stuffed up again. Am I over reacting? Not breathing is my biggest fear, will it just take time for these pills to work? Should I go back to the hospital? The doctor didn't really seem to concerned
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**Physician - Pulmonary and Critical Care**: Don’t go back to the hospital, follow up with your primary care doctor. You may need a longer course of steroids for your asthma. Were you tested for COVID?
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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How to treat non-infectious tonsillitis? Painful and no health insurance for two weeks
25 - Male
3 days ago I went for a jog in -5 °C while it was snowing outside. My jog was alright, except the wind was so freaking cold that breathing really hurt my throat. After the jog I felt fine for the rest of the day and the day after. However, yesterday I started feeling horrible throat pain. I took acetaminophen which helped me to go sleep. But today I woke up and the pain was so much greater. It feels like a knife is cutting my throat every time I try to swallow saliva, food, or water. I looked at my tonsils on the mirror and my left tonsil looks inflamed with a single thin white line that hurts the most. I haven’t had a fever, runny nose, or any signs of infection. Aside from my throat I feel fine.
I am Europe for holidays hence why I have no health insurance until I return to the US in two weeks.
Please I’d like to hear some advice as to what to do next. My throat is killing me and ruining my time with family.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What makes you think it's non infectious?
Tylenol and Motrin.
**Physician**: Majority of tonsillitis are viral.
I’m Sweden, we test for streptococcus if 3 out of 4 requirements are met:
-Inflamed tonsils with white/gray coating
-inflamed lymph nodes in jaw line
-fever > 38,5 C
-no cough
Only 30% of patients fulfilling above criteria are positive for strep A.
I recommend paracetamol and ibuprofen according to dosage on the label.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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How to treat non-infectious tonsillitis? Painful and no health insurance for two weeks
25 - Male
3 days ago I went for a jog in -5 °C while it was snowing outside. My jog was alright, except the wind was so freaking cold that breathing really hurt my throat. After the jog I felt fine for the rest of the day and the day after. However, yesterday I started feeling horrible throat pain. I took acetaminophen which helped me to go sleep. But today I woke up and the pain was so much greater. It feels like a knife is cutting my throat every time I try to swallow saliva, food, or water. I looked at my tonsils on the mirror and my left tonsil looks inflamed with a single thin white line that hurts the most. I haven’t had a fever, runny nose, or any signs of infection. Aside from my throat I feel fine.
I am Europe for holidays hence why I have no health insurance until I return to the US in two weeks.
Please I’d like to hear some advice as to what to do next. My throat is killing me and ruining my time with family.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What makes you think it's non infectious?
Tylenol and Motrin.
**Physician**: Majority of tonsillitis are viral.
I’m Sweden, we test for streptococcus if 3 out of 4 requirements are met:
-Inflamed tonsils with white/gray coating
-inflamed lymph nodes in jaw line
-fever > 38,5 C
-no cough
Only 30% of patients fulfilling above criteria are positive for strep A.
I recommend paracetamol and ibuprofen according to dosage on the label.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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How to treat non-infectious tonsillitis? Painful and no health insurance for two weeks
25 - Male
3 days ago I went for a jog in -5 °C while it was snowing outside. My jog was alright, except the wind was so freaking cold that breathing really hurt my throat. After the jog I felt fine for the rest of the day and the day after. However, yesterday I started feeling horrible throat pain. I took acetaminophen which helped me to go sleep. But today I woke up and the pain was so much greater. It feels like a knife is cutting my throat every time I try to swallow saliva, food, or water. I looked at my tonsils on the mirror and my left tonsil looks inflamed with a single thin white line that hurts the most. I haven’t had a fever, runny nose, or any signs of infection. Aside from my throat I feel fine.
I am Europe for holidays hence why I have no health insurance until I return to the US in two weeks.
Please I’d like to hear some advice as to what to do next. My throat is killing me and ruining my time with family.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What makes you think it's non infectious?
Tylenol and Motrin.
**Physician**: Majority of tonsillitis are viral.
I’m Sweden, we test for streptococcus if 3 out of 4 requirements are met:
-Inflamed tonsils with white/gray coating
-inflamed lymph nodes in jaw line
-fever > 38,5 C
-no cough
Only 30% of patients fulfilling above criteria are positive for strep A.
I recommend paracetamol and ibuprofen according to dosage on the label.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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How to treat non-infectious tonsillitis? Painful and no health insurance for two weeks
25 - Male
3 days ago I went for a jog in -5 °C while it was snowing outside. My jog was alright, except the wind was so freaking cold that breathing really hurt my throat. After the jog I felt fine for the rest of the day and the day after. However, yesterday I started feeling horrible throat pain. I took acetaminophen which helped me to go sleep. But today I woke up and the pain was so much greater. It feels like a knife is cutting my throat every time I try to swallow saliva, food, or water. I looked at my tonsils on the mirror and my left tonsil looks inflamed with a single thin white line that hurts the most. I haven’t had a fever, runny nose, or any signs of infection. Aside from my throat I feel fine.
I am Europe for holidays hence why I have no health insurance until I return to the US in two weeks.
Please I’d like to hear some advice as to what to do next. My throat is killing me and ruining my time with family.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What makes you think it's non infectious?
Tylenol and Motrin.
**Physician**: Majority of tonsillitis are viral.
I’m Sweden, we test for streptococcus if 3 out of 4 requirements are met:
-Inflamed tonsils with white/gray coating
-inflamed lymph nodes in jaw line
-fever > 38,5 C
-no cough
Only 30% of patients fulfilling above criteria are positive for strep A.
I recommend paracetamol and ibuprofen according to dosage on the label.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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How to treat non-infectious tonsillitis? Painful and no health insurance for two weeks
25 - Male
3 days ago I went for a jog in -5 °C while it was snowing outside. My jog was alright, except the wind was so freaking cold that breathing really hurt my throat. After the jog I felt fine for the rest of the day and the day after. However, yesterday I started feeling horrible throat pain. I took acetaminophen which helped me to go sleep. But today I woke up and the pain was so much greater. It feels like a knife is cutting my throat every time I try to swallow saliva, food, or water. I looked at my tonsils on the mirror and my left tonsil looks inflamed with a single thin white line that hurts the most. I haven’t had a fever, runny nose, or any signs of infection. Aside from my throat I feel fine.
I am Europe for holidays hence why I have no health insurance until I return to the US in two weeks.
Please I’d like to hear some advice as to what to do next. My throat is killing me and ruining my time with family.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What makes you think it's non infectious?
Tylenol and Motrin.
**Physician**: Majority of tonsillitis are viral.
I’m Sweden, we test for streptococcus if 3 out of 4 requirements are met:
-Inflamed tonsils with white/gray coating
-inflamed lymph nodes in jaw line
-fever > 38,5 C
-no cough
Only 30% of patients fulfilling above criteria are positive for strep A.
I recommend paracetamol and ibuprofen according to dosage on the label.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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How to treat non-infectious tonsillitis? Painful and no health insurance for two weeks
25 - Male
3 days ago I went for a jog in -5 °C while it was snowing outside. My jog was alright, except the wind was so freaking cold that breathing really hurt my throat. After the jog I felt fine for the rest of the day and the day after. However, yesterday I started feeling horrible throat pain. I took acetaminophen which helped me to go sleep. But today I woke up and the pain was so much greater. It feels like a knife is cutting my throat every time I try to swallow saliva, food, or water. I looked at my tonsils on the mirror and my left tonsil looks inflamed with a single thin white line that hurts the most. I haven’t had a fever, runny nose, or any signs of infection. Aside from my throat I feel fine.
I am Europe for holidays hence why I have no health insurance until I return to the US in two weeks.
Please I’d like to hear some advice as to what to do next. My throat is killing me and ruining my time with family.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What makes you think it's non infectious?
Tylenol and Motrin.
**Physician**: Majority of tonsillitis are viral.
I’m Sweden, we test for streptococcus if 3 out of 4 requirements are met:
-Inflamed tonsils with white/gray coating
-inflamed lymph nodes in jaw line
-fever > 38,5 C
-no cough
Only 30% of patients fulfilling above criteria are positive for strep A.
I recommend paracetamol and ibuprofen according to dosage on the label.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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21F. Can't get rid of a fever
Last night I had a fever that was close to 40°C. Today I thought I would get better but the thermometer keeps saying 38. I took a shower, paracetamol, put cold bandages on my forehead and nothings helping. Can someone help me?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: It's fine, the fever isn't going to hurt you, you don't need to be able to get rid of it entirely, it's just a matter of staying comfortable
**Physician**: Can also use ibuprofen to lower your fever if you are feeling crummy.
**Laboratory Technician**: I just got over the same stuff I think cause it also happened to me. I took meds and it didn’t lower much. It went away in about 4 days if that helps, fever in 2.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
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There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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27, female, 302 lbs, 5’6. Oxygen drops when going from standing to sitting/laying down
Whenever I go from standing to sitting or laying down, I notice my oxygen drops temporarily to like 92% for a couple seconds before it quickly goes back up. It’s completely normal when waking usually 96-99% but drops for a few seconds when going to laying down. Is this normal?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: Yes, it's artifact because you're moving.
**Physician - ENT**: What’s abnormal is wearing a pulse oximeter
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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21F. Can't get rid of a fever
Last night I had a fever that was close to 40°C. Today I thought I would get better but the thermometer keeps saying 38. I took a shower, paracetamol, put cold bandages on my forehead and nothings helping. Can someone help me?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: It's fine, the fever isn't going to hurt you, you don't need to be able to get rid of it entirely, it's just a matter of staying comfortable
**Physician**: Can also use ibuprofen to lower your fever if you are feeling crummy.
**Laboratory Technician**: I just got over the same stuff I think cause it also happened to me. I took meds and it didn’t lower much. It went away in about 4 days if that helps, fever in 2.
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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27, female, 302 lbs, 5’6. Oxygen drops when going from standing to sitting/laying down
Whenever I go from standing to sitting or laying down, I notice my oxygen drops temporarily to like 92% for a couple seconds before it quickly goes back up. It’s completely normal when waking usually 96-99% but drops for a few seconds when going to laying down. Is this normal?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: Yes, it's artifact because you're moving.
**Physician - ENT**: What’s abnormal is wearing a pulse oximeter
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Food getting stuck in throat/beginning of esophagus when swallowing
20M , 5’7, 150 lbs , no known prior medical conditions (maybe silent reflux? I don’t ever feel heartburn but I’ve always had this feeling of a coating of mucus that is constantly in the back of my throat for the past 6-7 years and more recently I’ve been having to clear my throat more. Also forces me to swallow a lot more frequently to “clear” the mucus feeling for a couple of minutes)
For the past few days, solid foods have occasionally been getting stuck in my esophagus with every meal. I will swallow but the food bolus will seem to just get stuck around my adams apple area or just right below it causing me to feel this very uncomfortable tight feeling where it is extremely difficult to try to swallow again. Every time this has happened I either hock it back up like how you would clear chest mucus or force it down painfully with water, as it seems to force me to swallow again. I can still breathe through all of this so I’m not necessarily choking but it is a very scary feeling.
All of this has made me resort to taking small bites and chewing a lot more and only swallowing rather small portions at a time. Calling the doctors office in the morning but I’m quite scared on what this could be as it started very randomly and out of nowhere. Before this began, I ate quite fast and took big bites.
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**Physician**: if you can, try to get a consult with ENT. You'll likely need swallowing studies (either FESS or a barium swallow). Hard to say what's causing it at the moment, you'll definitely need to be worked up. dysphagia could be due to a number of causes such as inflammation, or even a structural abnormality. in the meantime, try to avoid food that can increase your risk for aspiration; if you can, try substituting shakes into your diet instead.
**MD - Peds GI | Top Contributor**: Might be eosinophilic esophagitis. It's the most common cause of food getting stuck in your esophagus at your age. It's a type of food allergy, and is certainly treatable. If not detected, over years it can cause scarring, so worth getting checked out. GI guidelines suggest two tests for people with new onset of dysphagia - a barium swallow and an upper scope. Worth looking into getting more workup. I agree with /u/caked1393 that seeing ENT would also be helpful, since you've got a lot of upper respiratory tract symptoms too.
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Is it normal to have excruciating pain after spinal injection?
25 year old female, just had a lumbar injection for herniated disc in lower back today at around 4pm. The pain started as electric shocks, then started to ache all over my back and legs. Severe numbness and tingling in my legs, severe sharp pain in my legs. It’s like my pain I had already but intensified beyond belief. The pain before the shot made it so I couldn’t stand to stay in sitting or standing for more than an hour. The pain now makes it so standing sitting or laying down in any position at all is too painful to stay for a few minutes. I’ve iced a bit and took pain medicine (ibuprofen) but the ice made it hurt worse for some reason. My pain before the shot would hurt awfully in my lower back for a constant amount of time, probably a 4-6 out of 10 pain scale wise. Now it’s more like an 8-9 out of ten, this is more painful than it ever was before. Is this normal and how do I help it? Thank you
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**Physician**: Yes, the pressure of the fluid that was injected around the nerve root can certainly exacerbate symptoms. I don’t know which medications were injected, but if you only had a steroid (dexamethasone), you will need to wait a few days to feel relief. As the fluid is absorbed over the next few hours, the pressure will lessen and you will become more comfortable — afterward, you will wait for the anti-inflammatory effects from the steroid to kick in, which again can take days to weeks (2). Good luck.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Worried about my brain after taking a shower in scalding hot water
Age: 25
Sex: F
Height: 5’5
Weight: 130 lbs
No prior conditions
This morning I went to take a shower. Usually when I shower, I like to “pre-heat” the water before I get in. But this morning I turned it up to the maximum heat setting (since it was super cold outside), with the intention of turning the dial slightly more towards the “Cool” setting right before I get in.
Well I forgot to do the latter, and got into the shower while the water was still scalding hot. Like the water was so hot that the bathroom became like a steam room. When I got in and saw how hot the water was, I went to go turn the shower dial more towards the “cool” setting, but that involved me walking into the water for a few seconds. The water felt INCREDIBLY HOT on my scalp/hair.
And as ridiculous as it sounds…I’m sort of worried that I could have partially cooked my brain while doing that. Is it possible for something like that to happen? “Cooking” your brain while putting your head under scalding hot water for a few seconds? I don’t have any burns anywhere, just some redness, but I can’t stop freaking out.
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**Physician - Anesthesiology**: No. You're fine.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Worried about my brain after taking a shower in scalding hot water
Age: 25
Sex: F
Height: 5’5
Weight: 130 lbs
No prior conditions
This morning I went to take a shower. Usually when I shower, I like to “pre-heat” the water before I get in. But this morning I turned it up to the maximum heat setting (since it was super cold outside), with the intention of turning the dial slightly more towards the “Cool” setting right before I get in.
Well I forgot to do the latter, and got into the shower while the water was still scalding hot. Like the water was so hot that the bathroom became like a steam room. When I got in and saw how hot the water was, I went to go turn the shower dial more towards the “cool” setting, but that involved me walking into the water for a few seconds. The water felt INCREDIBLY HOT on my scalp/hair.
And as ridiculous as it sounds…I’m sort of worried that I could have partially cooked my brain while doing that. Is it possible for something like that to happen? “Cooking” your brain while putting your head under scalding hot water for a few seconds? I don’t have any burns anywhere, just some redness, but I can’t stop freaking out.
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**Physician - Anesthesiology**: No. You're fine.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Worried about my brain after taking a shower in scalding hot water
Age: 25
Sex: F
Height: 5’5
Weight: 130 lbs
No prior conditions
This morning I went to take a shower. Usually when I shower, I like to “pre-heat” the water before I get in. But this morning I turned it up to the maximum heat setting (since it was super cold outside), with the intention of turning the dial slightly more towards the “Cool” setting right before I get in.
Well I forgot to do the latter, and got into the shower while the water was still scalding hot. Like the water was so hot that the bathroom became like a steam room. When I got in and saw how hot the water was, I went to go turn the shower dial more towards the “cool” setting, but that involved me walking into the water for a few seconds. The water felt INCREDIBLY HOT on my scalp/hair.
And as ridiculous as it sounds…I’m sort of worried that I could have partially cooked my brain while doing that. Is it possible for something like that to happen? “Cooking” your brain while putting your head under scalding hot water for a few seconds? I don’t have any burns anywhere, just some redness, but I can’t stop freaking out.
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**Physician - Anesthesiology**: No. You're fine.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Worried about my brain after taking a shower in scalding hot water
Age: 25
Sex: F
Height: 5’5
Weight: 130 lbs
No prior conditions
This morning I went to take a shower. Usually when I shower, I like to “pre-heat” the water before I get in. But this morning I turned it up to the maximum heat setting (since it was super cold outside), with the intention of turning the dial slightly more towards the “Cool” setting right before I get in.
Well I forgot to do the latter, and got into the shower while the water was still scalding hot. Like the water was so hot that the bathroom became like a steam room. When I got in and saw how hot the water was, I went to go turn the shower dial more towards the “cool” setting, but that involved me walking into the water for a few seconds. The water felt INCREDIBLY HOT on my scalp/hair.
And as ridiculous as it sounds…I’m sort of worried that I could have partially cooked my brain while doing that. Is it possible for something like that to happen? “Cooking” your brain while putting your head under scalding hot water for a few seconds? I don’t have any burns anywhere, just some redness, but I can’t stop freaking out.
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**Physician - Anesthesiology**: No. You're fine.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Worried about my brain after taking a shower in scalding hot water
Age: 25
Sex: F
Height: 5’5
Weight: 130 lbs
No prior conditions
This morning I went to take a shower. Usually when I shower, I like to “pre-heat” the water before I get in. But this morning I turned it up to the maximum heat setting (since it was super cold outside), with the intention of turning the dial slightly more towards the “Cool” setting right before I get in.
Well I forgot to do the latter, and got into the shower while the water was still scalding hot. Like the water was so hot that the bathroom became like a steam room. When I got in and saw how hot the water was, I went to go turn the shower dial more towards the “cool” setting, but that involved me walking into the water for a few seconds. The water felt INCREDIBLY HOT on my scalp/hair.
And as ridiculous as it sounds…I’m sort of worried that I could have partially cooked my brain while doing that. Is it possible for something like that to happen? “Cooking” your brain while putting your head under scalding hot water for a few seconds? I don’t have any burns anywhere, just some redness, but I can’t stop freaking out.
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**Physician - Anesthesiology**: No. You're fine.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
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There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Worried about my brain after taking a shower in scalding hot water
Age: 25
Sex: F
Height: 5’5
Weight: 130 lbs
No prior conditions
This morning I went to take a shower. Usually when I shower, I like to “pre-heat” the water before I get in. But this morning I turned it up to the maximum heat setting (since it was super cold outside), with the intention of turning the dial slightly more towards the “Cool” setting right before I get in.
Well I forgot to do the latter, and got into the shower while the water was still scalding hot. Like the water was so hot that the bathroom became like a steam room. When I got in and saw how hot the water was, I went to go turn the shower dial more towards the “cool” setting, but that involved me walking into the water for a few seconds. The water felt INCREDIBLY HOT on my scalp/hair.
And as ridiculous as it sounds…I’m sort of worried that I could have partially cooked my brain while doing that. Is it possible for something like that to happen? “Cooking” your brain while putting your head under scalding hot water for a few seconds? I don’t have any burns anywhere, just some redness, but I can’t stop freaking out.
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**Physician - Anesthesiology**: No. You're fine.
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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Worried about my brain after taking a shower in scalding hot water
Age: 25
Sex: F
Height: 5’5
Weight: 130 lbs
No prior conditions
This morning I went to take a shower. Usually when I shower, I like to “pre-heat” the water before I get in. But this morning I turned it up to the maximum heat setting (since it was super cold outside), with the intention of turning the dial slightly more towards the “Cool” setting right before I get in.
Well I forgot to do the latter, and got into the shower while the water was still scalding hot. Like the water was so hot that the bathroom became like a steam room. When I got in and saw how hot the water was, I went to go turn the shower dial more towards the “cool” setting, but that involved me walking into the water for a few seconds. The water felt INCREDIBLY HOT on my scalp/hair.
And as ridiculous as it sounds…I’m sort of worried that I could have partially cooked my brain while doing that. Is it possible for something like that to happen? “Cooking” your brain while putting your head under scalding hot water for a few seconds? I don’t have any burns anywhere, just some redness, but I can’t stop freaking out.
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**Physician - Anesthesiology**: No. You're fine.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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26M If I feel a cold coming on can I take heavy antibiotics and kill it quickly?
The title explains what I want to do, I feel a cold coming on but I start a very important job in a few days and I’m worried I’m going to be sick for it.
My parter has antibiotics and I’ve read that in extreme cases you’ll get prescribed antibiotics for the common cold.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks
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**Physician - Radiation Oncologist**: As the other commenters already wrote, absolutely do not take antibiotics. They have a high risk of side effects (allergy, diarrhea and sometimes worse), will contribute to the growing number of antibiotic resistant strains and won't help at all against a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Antibiotics are only indicated in strep throat or suspected bacterial superinfection (and you should leave this up to professionals).
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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26M If I feel a cold coming on can I take heavy antibiotics and kill it quickly?
The title explains what I want to do, I feel a cold coming on but I start a very important job in a few days and I’m worried I’m going to be sick for it.
My parter has antibiotics and I’ve read that in extreme cases you’ll get prescribed antibiotics for the common cold.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks
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**Physician - Radiation Oncologist**: As the other commenters already wrote, absolutely do not take antibiotics. They have a high risk of side effects (allergy, diarrhea and sometimes worse), will contribute to the growing number of antibiotic resistant strains and won't help at all against a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Antibiotics are only indicated in strep throat or suspected bacterial superinfection (and you should leave this up to professionals).
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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26M If I feel a cold coming on can I take heavy antibiotics and kill it quickly?
The title explains what I want to do, I feel a cold coming on but I start a very important job in a few days and I’m worried I’m going to be sick for it.
My parter has antibiotics and I’ve read that in extreme cases you’ll get prescribed antibiotics for the common cold.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks
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**Physician - Radiation Oncologist**: As the other commenters already wrote, absolutely do not take antibiotics. They have a high risk of side effects (allergy, diarrhea and sometimes worse), will contribute to the growing number of antibiotic resistant strains and won't help at all against a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Antibiotics are only indicated in strep throat or suspected bacterial superinfection (and you should leave this up to professionals).
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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26M If I feel a cold coming on can I take heavy antibiotics and kill it quickly?
The title explains what I want to do, I feel a cold coming on but I start a very important job in a few days and I’m worried I’m going to be sick for it.
My parter has antibiotics and I’ve read that in extreme cases you’ll get prescribed antibiotics for the common cold.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks
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**Physician - Radiation Oncologist**: As the other commenters already wrote, absolutely do not take antibiotics. They have a high risk of side effects (allergy, diarrhea and sometimes worse), will contribute to the growing number of antibiotic resistant strains and won't help at all against a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Antibiotics are only indicated in strep throat or suspected bacterial superinfection (and you should leave this up to professionals).
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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26M If I feel a cold coming on can I take heavy antibiotics and kill it quickly?
The title explains what I want to do, I feel a cold coming on but I start a very important job in a few days and I’m worried I’m going to be sick for it.
My parter has antibiotics and I’ve read that in extreme cases you’ll get prescribed antibiotics for the common cold.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks
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**Physician - Radiation Oncologist**: As the other commenters already wrote, absolutely do not take antibiotics. They have a high risk of side effects (allergy, diarrhea and sometimes worse), will contribute to the growing number of antibiotic resistant strains and won't help at all against a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Antibiotics are only indicated in strep throat or suspected bacterial superinfection (and you should leave this up to professionals).
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
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There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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26M If I feel a cold coming on can I take heavy antibiotics and kill it quickly?
The title explains what I want to do, I feel a cold coming on but I start a very important job in a few days and I’m worried I’m going to be sick for it.
My parter has antibiotics and I’ve read that in extreme cases you’ll get prescribed antibiotics for the common cold.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks
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**Physician - Radiation Oncologist**: As the other commenters already wrote, absolutely do not take antibiotics. They have a high risk of side effects (allergy, diarrhea and sometimes worse), will contribute to the growing number of antibiotic resistant strains and won't help at all against a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Antibiotics are only indicated in strep throat or suspected bacterial superinfection (and you should leave this up to professionals).
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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26M If I feel a cold coming on can I take heavy antibiotics and kill it quickly?
The title explains what I want to do, I feel a cold coming on but I start a very important job in a few days and I’m worried I’m going to be sick for it.
My parter has antibiotics and I’ve read that in extreme cases you’ll get prescribed antibiotics for the common cold.
Any information is appreciated,
Thanks
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**Physician - Radiation Oncologist**: As the other commenters already wrote, absolutely do not take antibiotics. They have a high risk of side effects (allergy, diarrhea and sometimes worse), will contribute to the growing number of antibiotic resistant strains and won't help at all against a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Antibiotics are only indicated in strep throat or suspected bacterial superinfection (and you should leave this up to professionals).
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Should I be concerned about my dogs nose touching my eyeball?
Me: 22F/ type 1 diabetic.
Dog: 14 week Lurcher/ F / healthy.
A few hours ago I was sat on the ground and she jumped towards my face. Her nose went directly into my eyeball. It watered for a while, and it's been sore since but I can see fine.
Is there anything I should watch out for in particular? Do I need to book a doctors appointment tomorrow or will I be fine just waiting and seeing (haha pun) how things go the next few days?
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*P.S.* If you're wondering what it looks like directly before a dogs nose touches your eyeball it's very blurry and it's a bit dark (although idk if that's just because mine has a black nose).
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**Physician - Radiology**: I think they call that being “booped”.
I wouldn’t sweat it. Maybe rinse your eye out with water. Don’t rub your eye. Watch and wait. If it becomes red or painful, go see your eye doctor.
Will need to see pictures of your dog to be sure.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Should I be concerned about my dogs nose touching my eyeball?
Me: 22F/ type 1 diabetic.
Dog: 14 week Lurcher/ F / healthy.
A few hours ago I was sat on the ground and she jumped towards my face. Her nose went directly into my eyeball. It watered for a while, and it's been sore since but I can see fine.
Is there anything I should watch out for in particular? Do I need to book a doctors appointment tomorrow or will I be fine just waiting and seeing (haha pun) how things go the next few days?
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*P.S.* If you're wondering what it looks like directly before a dogs nose touches your eyeball it's very blurry and it's a bit dark (although idk if that's just because mine has a black nose).
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**Physician - Radiology**: I think they call that being “booped”.
I wouldn’t sweat it. Maybe rinse your eye out with water. Don’t rub your eye. Watch and wait. If it becomes red or painful, go see your eye doctor.
Will need to see pictures of your dog to be sure.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Should I be concerned about my dogs nose touching my eyeball?
Me: 22F/ type 1 diabetic.
Dog: 14 week Lurcher/ F / healthy.
A few hours ago I was sat on the ground and she jumped towards my face. Her nose went directly into my eyeball. It watered for a while, and it's been sore since but I can see fine.
Is there anything I should watch out for in particular? Do I need to book a doctors appointment tomorrow or will I be fine just waiting and seeing (haha pun) how things go the next few days?
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*P.S.* If you're wondering what it looks like directly before a dogs nose touches your eyeball it's very blurry and it's a bit dark (although idk if that's just because mine has a black nose).
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**Physician - Radiology**: I think they call that being “booped”.
I wouldn’t sweat it. Maybe rinse your eye out with water. Don’t rub your eye. Watch and wait. If it becomes red or painful, go see your eye doctor.
Will need to see pictures of your dog to be sure.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Should I be concerned about my dogs nose touching my eyeball?
Me: 22F/ type 1 diabetic.
Dog: 14 week Lurcher/ F / healthy.
A few hours ago I was sat on the ground and she jumped towards my face. Her nose went directly into my eyeball. It watered for a while, and it's been sore since but I can see fine.
Is there anything I should watch out for in particular? Do I need to book a doctors appointment tomorrow or will I be fine just waiting and seeing (haha pun) how things go the next few days?
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*P.S.* If you're wondering what it looks like directly before a dogs nose touches your eyeball it's very blurry and it's a bit dark (although idk if that's just because mine has a black nose).
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**Physician - Radiology**: I think they call that being “booped”.
I wouldn’t sweat it. Maybe rinse your eye out with water. Don’t rub your eye. Watch and wait. If it becomes red or painful, go see your eye doctor.
Will need to see pictures of your dog to be sure.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Should I be concerned about my dogs nose touching my eyeball?
Me: 22F/ type 1 diabetic.
Dog: 14 week Lurcher/ F / healthy.
A few hours ago I was sat on the ground and she jumped towards my face. Her nose went directly into my eyeball. It watered for a while, and it's been sore since but I can see fine.
Is there anything I should watch out for in particular? Do I need to book a doctors appointment tomorrow or will I be fine just waiting and seeing (haha pun) how things go the next few days?
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*P.S.* If you're wondering what it looks like directly before a dogs nose touches your eyeball it's very blurry and it's a bit dark (although idk if that's just because mine has a black nose).
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**Physician - Radiology**: I think they call that being “booped”.
I wouldn’t sweat it. Maybe rinse your eye out with water. Don’t rub your eye. Watch and wait. If it becomes red or painful, go see your eye doctor.
Will need to see pictures of your dog to be sure.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
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There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Should I be concerned about my dogs nose touching my eyeball?
Me: 22F/ type 1 diabetic.
Dog: 14 week Lurcher/ F / healthy.
A few hours ago I was sat on the ground and she jumped towards my face. Her nose went directly into my eyeball. It watered for a while, and it's been sore since but I can see fine.
Is there anything I should watch out for in particular? Do I need to book a doctors appointment tomorrow or will I be fine just waiting and seeing (haha pun) how things go the next few days?
​
*P.S.* If you're wondering what it looks like directly before a dogs nose touches your eyeball it's very blurry and it's a bit dark (although idk if that's just because mine has a black nose).
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**Physician - Radiology**: I think they call that being “booped”.
I wouldn’t sweat it. Maybe rinse your eye out with water. Don’t rub your eye. Watch and wait. If it becomes red or painful, go see your eye doctor.
Will need to see pictures of your dog to be sure.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Possibly contracted rabies?
F
19 y/o
59 KG
168 cm
Okay so I know I'm being paranoid but we just adopted a stray kitten and it is going to be vaccinated tomorrow. I didn't touch the kitten but it sat on my bed and licked it like 10 min before. I touched the area where it licked while sliding down the bed. After 2-3 min, I scratched a bruise and blood started coming out. Is there any chance of rabies? My kitten is biting a lot these days bur Ive heard theyre playful like that.
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**Laboratory Technician**: Your kitten does not have rabies. It’s simply being a kitten. So no you’re fine.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Possibly contracted rabies?
F
19 y/o
59 KG
168 cm
Okay so I know I'm being paranoid but we just adopted a stray kitten and it is going to be vaccinated tomorrow. I didn't touch the kitten but it sat on my bed and licked it like 10 min before. I touched the area where it licked while sliding down the bed. After 2-3 min, I scratched a bruise and blood started coming out. Is there any chance of rabies? My kitten is biting a lot these days bur Ive heard theyre playful like that.
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**Laboratory Technician**: Your kitten does not have rabies. It’s simply being a kitten. So no you’re fine.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Possibly contracted rabies?
F
19 y/o
59 KG
168 cm
Okay so I know I'm being paranoid but we just adopted a stray kitten and it is going to be vaccinated tomorrow. I didn't touch the kitten but it sat on my bed and licked it like 10 min before. I touched the area where it licked while sliding down the bed. After 2-3 min, I scratched a bruise and blood started coming out. Is there any chance of rabies? My kitten is biting a lot these days bur Ive heard theyre playful like that.
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**Laboratory Technician**: Your kitten does not have rabies. It’s simply being a kitten. So no you’re fine.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Possibly contracted rabies?
F
19 y/o
59 KG
168 cm
Okay so I know I'm being paranoid but we just adopted a stray kitten and it is going to be vaccinated tomorrow. I didn't touch the kitten but it sat on my bed and licked it like 10 min before. I touched the area where it licked while sliding down the bed. After 2-3 min, I scratched a bruise and blood started coming out. Is there any chance of rabies? My kitten is biting a lot these days bur Ive heard theyre playful like that.
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**Laboratory Technician**: Your kitten does not have rabies. It’s simply being a kitten. So no you’re fine.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Possibly contracted rabies?
F
19 y/o
59 KG
168 cm
Okay so I know I'm being paranoid but we just adopted a stray kitten and it is going to be vaccinated tomorrow. I didn't touch the kitten but it sat on my bed and licked it like 10 min before. I touched the area where it licked while sliding down the bed. After 2-3 min, I scratched a bruise and blood started coming out. Is there any chance of rabies? My kitten is biting a lot these days bur Ive heard theyre playful like that.
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**Laboratory Technician**: Your kitten does not have rabies. It’s simply being a kitten. So no you’re fine.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
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There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Possibly contracted rabies?
F
19 y/o
59 KG
168 cm
Okay so I know I'm being paranoid but we just adopted a stray kitten and it is going to be vaccinated tomorrow. I didn't touch the kitten but it sat on my bed and licked it like 10 min before. I touched the area where it licked while sliding down the bed. After 2-3 min, I scratched a bruise and blood started coming out. Is there any chance of rabies? My kitten is biting a lot these days bur Ive heard theyre playful like that.
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**Laboratory Technician**: Your kitten does not have rabies. It’s simply being a kitten. So no you’re fine.
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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Possibly contracted rabies?
F
19 y/o
59 KG
168 cm
Okay so I know I'm being paranoid but we just adopted a stray kitten and it is going to be vaccinated tomorrow. I didn't touch the kitten but it sat on my bed and licked it like 10 min before. I touched the area where it licked while sliding down the bed. After 2-3 min, I scratched a bruise and blood started coming out. Is there any chance of rabies? My kitten is biting a lot these days bur Ive heard theyre playful like that.
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**Laboratory Technician**: Your kitten does not have rabies. It’s simply being a kitten. So no you’re fine.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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21F. Can't get rid of a fever
Last night I had a fever that was close to 40°C. Today I thought I would get better but the thermometer keeps saying 38. I took a shower, paracetamol, put cold bandages on my forehead and nothings helping. Can someone help me?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: It's fine, the fever isn't going to hurt you, you don't need to be able to get rid of it entirely, it's just a matter of staying comfortable
**Physician**: Can also use ibuprofen to lower your fever if you are feeling crummy.
**Laboratory Technician**: I just got over the same stuff I think cause it also happened to me. I took meds and it didn’t lower much. It went away in about 4 days if that helps, fever in 2.
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Currently travelling with no access to medical help and have an NSFW problem
I (28F) had sex over a week ago while really drunk and ripped quite badly. The condom also came off inside of me and I didn't realise until I pulled it out in the shower the next day which I think has irritated it more.
The rip is right at the start of my perineum and it feels like it hasn't healed at all in the last week, it looks quite nasty and it burns to pee. I don't think it's infected but I am worried about an infection occuring or prolonged healing. I'm currently travelling in developing countries where water isn't the cleanest and I'm struggling to find access to a doctor.
I'm keeping it clean and dry as best as I can and have spent the last few days resting. Is there anything else I should be doing? Is it normal for a rip to take so long to heal?
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: What country are you in? Ask around or try to search online for local clinics that offer STI/family planning services; if none are near you, try to get to a bigger city where you can get checked out and screened for STIs sooner rather than later. You should not wait months until you’re back home to get screened.
Although rip will eventually heal on its own one way or another, it’d be best to get checked out and make sure that the area looks clean and that you don’t need any treatment in the area.
Needless to say, do not have sex again until you are 110% healed and until you have been screened for bacterial and viral STIs. Having an injury like that increases your risk of contracting an STI from any subsequent encounters.
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27, female, 302 lbs, 5’6. Oxygen drops when going from standing to sitting/laying down
Whenever I go from standing to sitting or laying down, I notice my oxygen drops temporarily to like 92% for a couple seconds before it quickly goes back up. It’s completely normal when waking usually 96-99% but drops for a few seconds when going to laying down. Is this normal?
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**Neonatal Nurse Practitioner**: Yes, it's artifact because you're moving.
**Physician - ENT**: What’s abnormal is wearing a pulse oximeter
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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21m: I inhaled a tic tac, how do I know if it's in my lungs and what should I do
15 minutes ago I accidentally inhaled part of a tictac. Half of it came back into my mouth but I don't think everything because I kind of feel my throat is "blocked" and my chest hurts a bit. Is it just because I'm panicking or is it really stuck? what should I do? Thanks.
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: It won’t block your throat (too small and it will dissolve) but it would be irritating and cause you to cough excessively as long as it is there
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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21m: I inhaled a tic tac, how do I know if it's in my lungs and what should I do
15 minutes ago I accidentally inhaled part of a tictac. Half of it came back into my mouth but I don't think everything because I kind of feel my throat is "blocked" and my chest hurts a bit. Is it just because I'm panicking or is it really stuck? what should I do? Thanks.
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: It won’t block your throat (too small and it will dissolve) but it would be irritating and cause you to cough excessively as long as it is there
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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21m: I inhaled a tic tac, how do I know if it's in my lungs and what should I do
15 minutes ago I accidentally inhaled part of a tictac. Half of it came back into my mouth but I don't think everything because I kind of feel my throat is "blocked" and my chest hurts a bit. Is it just because I'm panicking or is it really stuck? what should I do? Thanks.
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: It won’t block your throat (too small and it will dissolve) but it would be irritating and cause you to cough excessively as long as it is there
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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21m: I inhaled a tic tac, how do I know if it's in my lungs and what should I do
15 minutes ago I accidentally inhaled part of a tictac. Half of it came back into my mouth but I don't think everything because I kind of feel my throat is "blocked" and my chest hurts a bit. Is it just because I'm panicking or is it really stuck? what should I do? Thanks.
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: It won’t block your throat (too small and it will dissolve) but it would be irritating and cause you to cough excessively as long as it is there
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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21m: I inhaled a tic tac, how do I know if it's in my lungs and what should I do
15 minutes ago I accidentally inhaled part of a tictac. Half of it came back into my mouth but I don't think everything because I kind of feel my throat is "blocked" and my chest hurts a bit. Is it just because I'm panicking or is it really stuck? what should I do? Thanks.
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: It won’t block your throat (too small and it will dissolve) but it would be irritating and cause you to cough excessively as long as it is there
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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21m: I inhaled a tic tac, how do I know if it's in my lungs and what should I do
15 minutes ago I accidentally inhaled part of a tictac. Half of it came back into my mouth but I don't think everything because I kind of feel my throat is "blocked" and my chest hurts a bit. Is it just because I'm panicking or is it really stuck? what should I do? Thanks.
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: It won’t block your throat (too small and it will dissolve) but it would be irritating and cause you to cough excessively as long as it is there
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Did I damage my kidney? Slept with phone underneath my back around the kidney area.
27M 135lbs 5’11
On November 5th I fell asleep in bed with my phone in my hand and I woke up about 6 hours later with my phone underneath my back on my left flank side. When I woke up I felt pain around the whole bottom of my back that lasted for a good portion of the day. However by the next day that pain was gone. However since then I occasionally feel pain on my left flank side still.
Although I slept for a total of 6 hours, I’m not sure how many hours I actually slept on my phone. But it was long enough to leave a mark on my back that lasted for a couple of days. Is this something that could cause kidney damage? I don’t see any blood in my urine or anything so I’m not sure what signs I should look for if there is something wrong.
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**Physician**: No
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Did I damage my kidney? Slept with phone underneath my back around the kidney area.
27M 135lbs 5’11
On November 5th I fell asleep in bed with my phone in my hand and I woke up about 6 hours later with my phone underneath my back on my left flank side. When I woke up I felt pain around the whole bottom of my back that lasted for a good portion of the day. However by the next day that pain was gone. However since then I occasionally feel pain on my left flank side still.
Although I slept for a total of 6 hours, I’m not sure how many hours I actually slept on my phone. But it was long enough to leave a mark on my back that lasted for a couple of days. Is this something that could cause kidney damage? I don’t see any blood in my urine or anything so I’m not sure what signs I should look for if there is something wrong.
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**Physician**: No
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Did I damage my kidney? Slept with phone underneath my back around the kidney area.
27M 135lbs 5’11
On November 5th I fell asleep in bed with my phone in my hand and I woke up about 6 hours later with my phone underneath my back on my left flank side. When I woke up I felt pain around the whole bottom of my back that lasted for a good portion of the day. However by the next day that pain was gone. However since then I occasionally feel pain on my left flank side still.
Although I slept for a total of 6 hours, I’m not sure how many hours I actually slept on my phone. But it was long enough to leave a mark on my back that lasted for a couple of days. Is this something that could cause kidney damage? I don’t see any blood in my urine or anything so I’m not sure what signs I should look for if there is something wrong.
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**Physician**: No
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Did I damage my kidney? Slept with phone underneath my back around the kidney area.
27M 135lbs 5’11
On November 5th I fell asleep in bed with my phone in my hand and I woke up about 6 hours later with my phone underneath my back on my left flank side. When I woke up I felt pain around the whole bottom of my back that lasted for a good portion of the day. However by the next day that pain was gone. However since then I occasionally feel pain on my left flank side still.
Although I slept for a total of 6 hours, I’m not sure how many hours I actually slept on my phone. But it was long enough to leave a mark on my back that lasted for a couple of days. Is this something that could cause kidney damage? I don’t see any blood in my urine or anything so I’m not sure what signs I should look for if there is something wrong.
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**Physician**: No
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Did I damage my kidney? Slept with phone underneath my back around the kidney area.
27M 135lbs 5’11
On November 5th I fell asleep in bed with my phone in my hand and I woke up about 6 hours later with my phone underneath my back on my left flank side. When I woke up I felt pain around the whole bottom of my back that lasted for a good portion of the day. However by the next day that pain was gone. However since then I occasionally feel pain on my left flank side still.
Although I slept for a total of 6 hours, I’m not sure how many hours I actually slept on my phone. But it was long enough to leave a mark on my back that lasted for a couple of days. Is this something that could cause kidney damage? I don’t see any blood in my urine or anything so I’m not sure what signs I should look for if there is something wrong.
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**Physician**: No
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
​
There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Did I damage my kidney? Slept with phone underneath my back around the kidney area.
27M 135lbs 5’11
On November 5th I fell asleep in bed with my phone in my hand and I woke up about 6 hours later with my phone underneath my back on my left flank side. When I woke up I felt pain around the whole bottom of my back that lasted for a good portion of the day. However by the next day that pain was gone. However since then I occasionally feel pain on my left flank side still.
Although I slept for a total of 6 hours, I’m not sure how many hours I actually slept on my phone. But it was long enough to leave a mark on my back that lasted for a couple of days. Is this something that could cause kidney damage? I don’t see any blood in my urine or anything so I’m not sure what signs I should look for if there is something wrong.
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**Physician**: No
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Pooped myself while sleeping, twice in the same night. Woke up the first time.
I’m 25M, 170lbs, non smoker, and rarely drink alcohol. No known medical issues.
I’m not really sure what to do and it’s really just stressing me out. Started yesterday evening I think. Had a strawberry banana smoothie and ever since then I’ve had a ton of gas. I can constantly feel myself trying to burp.
Stool is almost completely water based, the second time I pooped myself I didn’t even realize I had pooped myself again.
The smell I rather mild, probably because it’s almost completely liquid or water idk? The diarrhea itself is almost just purely liquid light brownish. My stomach is constantly rumbling and growling. I’m honestly a bit at my wits end and I can’t really figure out what I’m suppose to do. I can’t go back to bed because I know I can’t control it.
I had Korean bbq the day before. But that didn’t really do anything. It was only the day after (today) after I drank the smoothie my stomach feels really bad.
I’ve never had this issue before and not being able to control my bowel movements is…troubling. Who do I even talk to get this checked? I’m scared to go out at this point. I have to constantly use the bathroom and it’s just water diarrhea.
If anyone could provide some input, please.
Happy New Years tho folks 🥲 I’m having a shitty start.
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**Physician**: Could have "food poisoning" or "the stomach flu". Take some anti-diarrheals. Drink lots of fluids with electrolytes to make sure you do not get dehydrated. If it doesn't improve in a couple days call your pcp.
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Did I damage my kidney? Slept with phone underneath my back around the kidney area.
27M 135lbs 5’11
On November 5th I fell asleep in bed with my phone in my hand and I woke up about 6 hours later with my phone underneath my back on my left flank side. When I woke up I felt pain around the whole bottom of my back that lasted for a good portion of the day. However by the next day that pain was gone. However since then I occasionally feel pain on my left flank side still.
Although I slept for a total of 6 hours, I’m not sure how many hours I actually slept on my phone. But it was long enough to leave a mark on my back that lasted for a couple of days. Is this something that could cause kidney damage? I don’t see any blood in my urine or anything so I’m not sure what signs I should look for if there is something wrong.
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**Physician**: No
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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I might have aspirated a candy, should I go to the E R?
Male 41 years old,1.83 m, 80kg, no current medications, no smoking, no current or previous medical issues.
I had this candy in my mouth for a few minutes so it wasn't very big, and I suddenly laughed and had a very clear sensation of aspirating it.
I reflexively tried to cough it out but nothing was happening, so I risked breathing and air just came in naturally, unimpeded. I thought I might have just imagined things and didn't bother too much. This was about 1.5 hours ago
Now I'm feeling just a tiny bit of discomfort right in the middle of the chest, about the lower part of the sternum. Should I go to the ER or am I overthinking?
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**Physician**: You’ve 100% swallowed it down the right way.
You be in immediate bad shape if it had gone down the trachea.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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I might have aspirated a candy, should I go to the E R?
Male 41 years old,1.83 m, 80kg, no current medications, no smoking, no current or previous medical issues.
I had this candy in my mouth for a few minutes so it wasn't very big, and I suddenly laughed and had a very clear sensation of aspirating it.
I reflexively tried to cough it out but nothing was happening, so I risked breathing and air just came in naturally, unimpeded. I thought I might have just imagined things and didn't bother too much. This was about 1.5 hours ago
Now I'm feeling just a tiny bit of discomfort right in the middle of the chest, about the lower part of the sternum. Should I go to the ER or am I overthinking?
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**Physician**: You’ve 100% swallowed it down the right way.
You be in immediate bad shape if it had gone down the trachea.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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I might have aspirated a candy, should I go to the E R?
Male 41 years old,1.83 m, 80kg, no current medications, no smoking, no current or previous medical issues.
I had this candy in my mouth for a few minutes so it wasn't very big, and I suddenly laughed and had a very clear sensation of aspirating it.
I reflexively tried to cough it out but nothing was happening, so I risked breathing and air just came in naturally, unimpeded. I thought I might have just imagined things and didn't bother too much. This was about 1.5 hours ago
Now I'm feeling just a tiny bit of discomfort right in the middle of the chest, about the lower part of the sternum. Should I go to the ER or am I overthinking?
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**Physician**: You’ve 100% swallowed it down the right way.
You be in immediate bad shape if it had gone down the trachea.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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I might have aspirated a candy, should I go to the E R?
Male 41 years old,1.83 m, 80kg, no current medications, no smoking, no current or previous medical issues.
I had this candy in my mouth for a few minutes so it wasn't very big, and I suddenly laughed and had a very clear sensation of aspirating it.
I reflexively tried to cough it out but nothing was happening, so I risked breathing and air just came in naturally, unimpeded. I thought I might have just imagined things and didn't bother too much. This was about 1.5 hours ago
Now I'm feeling just a tiny bit of discomfort right in the middle of the chest, about the lower part of the sternum. Should I go to the ER or am I overthinking?
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**Physician**: You’ve 100% swallowed it down the right way.
You be in immediate bad shape if it had gone down the trachea.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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I might have aspirated a candy, should I go to the E R?
Male 41 years old,1.83 m, 80kg, no current medications, no smoking, no current or previous medical issues.
I had this candy in my mouth for a few minutes so it wasn't very big, and I suddenly laughed and had a very clear sensation of aspirating it.
I reflexively tried to cough it out but nothing was happening, so I risked breathing and air just came in naturally, unimpeded. I thought I might have just imagined things and didn't bother too much. This was about 1.5 hours ago
Now I'm feeling just a tiny bit of discomfort right in the middle of the chest, about the lower part of the sternum. Should I go to the ER or am I overthinking?
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**Physician**: You’ve 100% swallowed it down the right way.
You be in immediate bad shape if it had gone down the trachea.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
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There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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I might have aspirated a candy, should I go to the E R?
Male 41 years old,1.83 m, 80kg, no current medications, no smoking, no current or previous medical issues.
I had this candy in my mouth for a few minutes so it wasn't very big, and I suddenly laughed and had a very clear sensation of aspirating it.
I reflexively tried to cough it out but nothing was happening, so I risked breathing and air just came in naturally, unimpeded. I thought I might have just imagined things and didn't bother too much. This was about 1.5 hours ago
Now I'm feeling just a tiny bit of discomfort right in the middle of the chest, about the lower part of the sternum. Should I go to the ER or am I overthinking?
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**Physician**: You’ve 100% swallowed it down the right way.
You be in immediate bad shape if it had gone down the trachea.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Keflex with suspected amoxicillin allergy?
21F, 5’2, 118lbs
I got prescribed Keflex for an alleged UTI. I haven’t taken it. Just so happens that I have fallen sick with something (101 fever, sore throat, body aches, headache, etc).
I don’t have time to get in to see a doctor. I didn’t take the Keflex because I have never taken amoxicillin because when my brother was a child he had a reaction, so they never gave it to me or my other sibling. I have not had a reaction personally I have just never taken it.
I want to take the Keflex to hopefully get rid of this illness along with my alleged UTI but I haven’t tested yet to see if it is covid or flu and I know an antibiotic won’t help if that’s the case. I just don’t know what to do? Should I suffer until I can get into my GP on probably Monday (it’s currently Thursday). What would happen if I take the Keflex? What are my chances I have the same allergy as my brother?
NOTE: I don’t even think I have a UTI. I had one about two weeks ago and treated with macrobid, had a yeast infection from the macrobid so I went back in and my doctor tested my urine and did a vaginal culture. She prescribed the keflex as a precaution incase my urine results come out positive for UTI. So please tell me what I should do?
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**Physician**: You should be fine to take the keflex if you want.
**Physician - Anesthesiology**: There's no risk in taking the keflex with your concern for an allergy. They're entirely different medications.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Keflex with suspected amoxicillin allergy?
21F, 5’2, 118lbs
I got prescribed Keflex for an alleged UTI. I haven’t taken it. Just so happens that I have fallen sick with something (101 fever, sore throat, body aches, headache, etc).
I don’t have time to get in to see a doctor. I didn’t take the Keflex because I have never taken amoxicillin because when my brother was a child he had a reaction, so they never gave it to me or my other sibling. I have not had a reaction personally I have just never taken it.
I want to take the Keflex to hopefully get rid of this illness along with my alleged UTI but I haven’t tested yet to see if it is covid or flu and I know an antibiotic won’t help if that’s the case. I just don’t know what to do? Should I suffer until I can get into my GP on probably Monday (it’s currently Thursday). What would happen if I take the Keflex? What are my chances I have the same allergy as my brother?
NOTE: I don’t even think I have a UTI. I had one about two weeks ago and treated with macrobid, had a yeast infection from the macrobid so I went back in and my doctor tested my urine and did a vaginal culture. She prescribed the keflex as a precaution incase my urine results come out positive for UTI. So please tell me what I should do?
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**Physician**: You should be fine to take the keflex if you want.
**Physician - Anesthesiology**: There's no risk in taking the keflex with your concern for an allergy. They're entirely different medications.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Keflex with suspected amoxicillin allergy?
21F, 5’2, 118lbs
I got prescribed Keflex for an alleged UTI. I haven’t taken it. Just so happens that I have fallen sick with something (101 fever, sore throat, body aches, headache, etc).
I don’t have time to get in to see a doctor. I didn’t take the Keflex because I have never taken amoxicillin because when my brother was a child he had a reaction, so they never gave it to me or my other sibling. I have not had a reaction personally I have just never taken it.
I want to take the Keflex to hopefully get rid of this illness along with my alleged UTI but I haven’t tested yet to see if it is covid or flu and I know an antibiotic won’t help if that’s the case. I just don’t know what to do? Should I suffer until I can get into my GP on probably Monday (it’s currently Thursday). What would happen if I take the Keflex? What are my chances I have the same allergy as my brother?
NOTE: I don’t even think I have a UTI. I had one about two weeks ago and treated with macrobid, had a yeast infection from the macrobid so I went back in and my doctor tested my urine and did a vaginal culture. She prescribed the keflex as a precaution incase my urine results come out positive for UTI. So please tell me what I should do?
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**Physician**: You should be fine to take the keflex if you want.
**Physician - Anesthesiology**: There's no risk in taking the keflex with your concern for an allergy. They're entirely different medications.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Keflex with suspected amoxicillin allergy?
21F, 5’2, 118lbs
I got prescribed Keflex for an alleged UTI. I haven’t taken it. Just so happens that I have fallen sick with something (101 fever, sore throat, body aches, headache, etc).
I don’t have time to get in to see a doctor. I didn’t take the Keflex because I have never taken amoxicillin because when my brother was a child he had a reaction, so they never gave it to me or my other sibling. I have not had a reaction personally I have just never taken it.
I want to take the Keflex to hopefully get rid of this illness along with my alleged UTI but I haven’t tested yet to see if it is covid or flu and I know an antibiotic won’t help if that’s the case. I just don’t know what to do? Should I suffer until I can get into my GP on probably Monday (it’s currently Thursday). What would happen if I take the Keflex? What are my chances I have the same allergy as my brother?
NOTE: I don’t even think I have a UTI. I had one about two weeks ago and treated with macrobid, had a yeast infection from the macrobid so I went back in and my doctor tested my urine and did a vaginal culture. She prescribed the keflex as a precaution incase my urine results come out positive for UTI. So please tell me what I should do?
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**Physician**: You should be fine to take the keflex if you want.
**Physician - Anesthesiology**: There's no risk in taking the keflex with your concern for an allergy. They're entirely different medications.
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Developed jaundice & abdominal pain, can this wait for my primary care appointment?
I’m 26f and have been struggling with alcohol abuse over the last 3 years. This resulted in multiple hospital visits and in my last visit my liver enzymes were very high and CT showed fatty liver. I joined recovery and was sober for several months. I recently moved to a rural area, which required me to change doctors. The soonest I could be seen is the beginning of January. However, I recently relapsed heavily. (I do start a new outpatient program this month due to this). But now; I have developed yellowing in the eyes, dark urine, slight-moderate pain in the upper right abdomen, lower left abdomen, and slight chest discomfort. As well as a day of vomiting before these symptoms. The yellowing of the eyes and abdominal pains are things I haven’t experienced. So I just wanted to see if it’s okay to wait until my primary care visit, as long as I am remaining sober? Or is this something I need to be seen for immediately?
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**Physician | Top Contributor**: This is something that you need to be seen for more urgently, as in within the next few days. I'd suggest calling your new doctor's office to see if they can get you in.
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Keflex with suspected amoxicillin allergy?
21F, 5’2, 118lbs
I got prescribed Keflex for an alleged UTI. I haven’t taken it. Just so happens that I have fallen sick with something (101 fever, sore throat, body aches, headache, etc).
I don’t have time to get in to see a doctor. I didn’t take the Keflex because I have never taken amoxicillin because when my brother was a child he had a reaction, so they never gave it to me or my other sibling. I have not had a reaction personally I have just never taken it.
I want to take the Keflex to hopefully get rid of this illness along with my alleged UTI but I haven’t tested yet to see if it is covid or flu and I know an antibiotic won’t help if that’s the case. I just don’t know what to do? Should I suffer until I can get into my GP on probably Monday (it’s currently Thursday). What would happen if I take the Keflex? What are my chances I have the same allergy as my brother?
NOTE: I don’t even think I have a UTI. I had one about two weeks ago and treated with macrobid, had a yeast infection from the macrobid so I went back in and my doctor tested my urine and did a vaginal culture. She prescribed the keflex as a precaution incase my urine results come out positive for UTI. So please tell me what I should do?
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**Physician**: You should be fine to take the keflex if you want.
**Physician - Anesthesiology**: There's no risk in taking the keflex with your concern for an allergy. They're entirely different medications.
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Why do pain patients have no recourse?
I’m sure that a number of you will be familiar with my (long) story, because it has happened to you or someone you know. I apologize for the length, tried to tldr it up for you but it felt incomplete.
I have chronic pain, I’ve had it for many years due to a number of chronic health conditions. Because of this I have been prescribed pain medication, a higher dose but nothing extraordinary.
For many years (up until June) my pcp took care of my meds but in spring of this year she took a non-patient seeing role and I was put into the pain management system. The first office I went to was not very familiar with one of my conditions but was very nice and so I stayed there for about 5 months, then they suddenly put me with a new Dr who told me I would need to cut 50% in 30 days. I found that to be crazy, so I switched to another pain management place more familiar with my condition. First appointment was with Dr and he was great, he was able to discuss a diagnosis for another condition I have and quickly scheduled me an appointment in 2 weeks with his NP.
I’m not sure who hurt this woman but they did a real number on her because bitch is out there ruining peoples lives and shit. Before she even came into my appointment, I could hear her in the hallway talking shit about another patient. She was making fun of the for wanting an increase which she denied, she also said she would refuse their request to switch offices but laughed that she should approve it because she works there too and she could surprise them. So she strolls into my appointment and promptly tells me she’s switching me to a med I had never heard of and if I didn’t like it, she wouldn’t give me anything else. Now I had just gotten out of the hospital 1 day prior and was exhausted plu emotional from that, so I started to cry. I was told she needed an answer, to stop crying because she had other things to do. So I took it because I had no other option however, I got out to my car and get a call from the office. I was then told that I wouldn’t be getting anything and the NP was discharging me from service. When pressed they said I had a dirty pee but my UA 4 days later from my hospital visit was clean, so??????
I had nothing, this is exactly how people are driven to the streets. Not that this should matter it I used to be a highly functional adult with a good job and MS education before pain robbed me of almost everything, this has pushed me even further into the abyss. I’ve been to a pain management places since, who told me they wouldn’t help me because of a suicide attempt. The attempt was because I was in agony and miserable, literally because of my pain and they won’t help my pain. What are people supposed to do, not a day goes by that I haven’t cried since. I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months. I don’t see a future for me, I can’t find any help and I don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so scared. Why is there no recourse for us, drs shouldn’t be able to do this, they also shouldn’t be allowed to force someone to change meds or cut by 50% in 30 days.
I don’t know what to do anymore, I feel so lost.
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**Physician**: I'm sorry for what you are going through and that you've had bad experiences with people in the medical community. Chronic pain is, in one of my opinions, one of the toughest things to deal with as a medical professional. Unfortunately, because of that some people do become callous or assuming.
If I were in your position, I'd file a complaint against the nurse practitioner above. This can be through the system she's employed by or even their licensing board. You should then try to move onto a different practice and find someone that you work well with.
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There is one sentence in here that raised an alarm bell to me, and I'd encourage you to message the mods of this subreddit about it.
> I have found no help, I even reached out to someone on here who said they were a Dr in a comment of a post, they dicked me around for a couple months.
This sounds quite in appropriate and if there was ill-doing as a result of this subreddit they may want to discuss further with you and ensure this person isn't claiming credentials they don't have and aren't abusing the subreddit.
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Keflex with suspected amoxicillin allergy?
21F, 5’2, 118lbs
I got prescribed Keflex for an alleged UTI. I haven’t taken it. Just so happens that I have fallen sick with something (101 fever, sore throat, body aches, headache, etc).
I don’t have time to get in to see a doctor. I didn’t take the Keflex because I have never taken amoxicillin because when my brother was a child he had a reaction, so they never gave it to me or my other sibling. I have not had a reaction personally I have just never taken it.
I want to take the Keflex to hopefully get rid of this illness along with my alleged UTI but I haven’t tested yet to see if it is covid or flu and I know an antibiotic won’t help if that’s the case. I just don’t know what to do? Should I suffer until I can get into my GP on probably Monday (it’s currently Thursday). What would happen if I take the Keflex? What are my chances I have the same allergy as my brother?
NOTE: I don’t even think I have a UTI. I had one about two weeks ago and treated with macrobid, had a yeast infection from the macrobid so I went back in and my doctor tested my urine and did a vaginal culture. She prescribed the keflex as a precaution incase my urine results come out positive for UTI. So please tell me what I should do?
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**Physician**: You should be fine to take the keflex if you want.
**Physician - Anesthesiology**: There's no risk in taking the keflex with your concern for an allergy. They're entirely different medications.
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Is this Appendicitis? 26M
Age: 26, Sex: Male, Weight: 240, Height: 5'11
So last night I started feeling a mild pain on my lower abdomen, specifically on the right side. At first I kind of waived this off but it persisted for a couple of hours, and it felt different than a typical stomach ache. The most noticeable thing though, was that it hurt more when I tried to breathe in.
I look up the symptoms and appendicitis seemed the closest to how I was feeling, but I also considered it could be some gas or indigestion. I tried going to the bathroom with mild success, leading to fairly small stools. I still felt like it could be some gas but I didn't really have to go to the bathroom, and that's when I came across another symptom online of feeling like you got to go for appendicitis.
I tell myself to just sleep and wait until morning. I have trouble sleeping due to it and end up going to bed at like 5 or 6 am. Assumingly due to the discomfort, I woke up early at 10am. The pain had gotten worse, but still not what I would call a sharp pain. So far, at this moment, the pain is about a 3 or 4/10 that goes up to a 5 or 6 when I breathe in.
So my real dilemma is, is that I can't really afford a hospital visit, so I have to know for sure if I'm going to go. I'd say I put up with pain fairly well, so I don't know at what point I should go to the hospital or if the pain even needs to be that severe for me to have it.
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**Physician - Pediatrics**: If you have legitimate concern for appendicitis, you should go to the ER.
We cannot tell you with any degree of certainty if you have it or not through the internet.
Typically, ultrasound or CT is needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Go to an ED. Not an urgent care.
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Should I be going to the hospital if I suspect a peptic ulcer?
Female, USA, 21, ~160 lb. Zoloft 50mg.
I have GERD.
Basically I have been getting these episodes of debilitating upper stomach pain, antacids do not help, strangely the only thing that helps is drinking whole milk. Last night it lasted 6 hours, and it’s been happening more frequently and for longer duration. It feels as tho something is gnawing inside me, like a deep ache or burn, and it’s constant. I feel like I have to eat all the time or else I risk the pain starting. I’ve been ignoring it but it’s starting to get so bad that I almost went to the ER last night. Is there even anything they can do about it if that’s what it is? If it matters, I also have a family history of stomach ulcers.
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**Physician - Gastroenterology**: You don't need to go to the ER for peptic ulcers unless you have severe, severe pain or you're bleeding. Start yourself on omeprazole twice daily and see your primary provider next week or whenever you can.
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Husband started having sudden severe nose bleeds about 4 weeks ago after never having them. Happening at least every other day now
My 26M husband started having nose bleeds a few weeks ago. It started when one morning he blew his nose and it just started gushing a ridiculous amount of blood. It’s becoming more frequent and has been happening almost every other day now (not exclusive to him blowing his nose) Each episode lasts more than 10 minutes and I hear him hacking up blood that’s dripping in the back of his throat. He’s having one this morning and it’s lasted 20 minutes and still going. I just went into my bathroom and there is blood everywhere. It looks like a murder scene. It’s splattered on the floor and sink - and there’s bloody tissues in the trash.
It’s very humid where we are - and even if it wasn’t he’s never had this happen before. The only thing that’s changed in his life recently is that he’s been chewing this extremely hard gum to try to improve his jaw strength. He is convinced this is not an issue and is refusing to stop. I finally convinced him to go to a doctor today but I want to know if any of you have any advice or have experienced this.
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**Patient Care Assistant**: If it's really been going for more than 20 minutes, then he should go to the ER.
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Should I be going to the hospital if I suspect a peptic ulcer?
Female, USA, 21, ~160 lb. Zoloft 50mg.
I have GERD.
Basically I have been getting these episodes of debilitating upper stomach pain, antacids do not help, strangely the only thing that helps is drinking whole milk. Last night it lasted 6 hours, and it’s been happening more frequently and for longer duration. It feels as tho something is gnawing inside me, like a deep ache or burn, and it’s constant. I feel like I have to eat all the time or else I risk the pain starting. I’ve been ignoring it but it’s starting to get so bad that I almost went to the ER last night. Is there even anything they can do about it if that’s what it is? If it matters, I also have a family history of stomach ulcers.
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**Physician - Gastroenterology**: You don't need to go to the ER for peptic ulcers unless you have severe, severe pain or you're bleeding. Start yourself on omeprazole twice daily and see your primary provider next week or whenever you can.
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Was in elevator that dropped while I was inside it
Female, age 26, currently recovering from a minor concussion/diagnosed with post concussion syndrome. I also have two herniated disks and some nerve compressions related to the herniations. On Monday I was in an elevator at work when it abruptly dropped then got stuck in the shaft.
It only fell briefly(likely a floor or less) but it was terrifying.
Now a few days later my entire body hurts. I’m wondering if I should seek medical attention or if the pain is unrelated to the fall.
Thank you all so much.
ETA: thank you all so much for responding, I texted my manager to ask if we can open a case so I can see a doctor this week.
When should I try and talk to a lawyer? If they refuse to open the case? He treated it like a joke as did a higher up manager, they completely dismissed me even tho these elevators have constant issues
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**Physician**: Yes, definitely. If you have compression fractures in your spine you want to get them treated as soon as possible. You also want to document everything that you're feeling because you will most likely be involved in some form of litigation if you are permanently injured.
**Registered Nurse**: Seek medical attention & file a worker's compensation claim ASAP.
**Physician | Moderator**: Medical advice given, and this subreddit is not for legal advice, including advertising services.
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Should I be going to the hospital if I suspect a peptic ulcer?
Female, USA, 21, ~160 lb. Zoloft 50mg.
I have GERD.
Basically I have been getting these episodes of debilitating upper stomach pain, antacids do not help, strangely the only thing that helps is drinking whole milk. Last night it lasted 6 hours, and it’s been happening more frequently and for longer duration. It feels as tho something is gnawing inside me, like a deep ache or burn, and it’s constant. I feel like I have to eat all the time or else I risk the pain starting. I’ve been ignoring it but it’s starting to get so bad that I almost went to the ER last night. Is there even anything they can do about it if that’s what it is? If it matters, I also have a family history of stomach ulcers.
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**Physician - Gastroenterology**: You don't need to go to the ER for peptic ulcers unless you have severe, severe pain or you're bleeding. Start yourself on omeprazole twice daily and see your primary provider next week or whenever you can.
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Inhaled boba and stuck in nasal passageway
5’7” female 26. I accidentally sucked up a boba out of the cup too hard and swallowed 2 and one is stuck. Idk if it’s in my nasal passageway or under my windpipe. It’s extremely uncomfortable. I was coughing and throwing up. I tried blowing my nose and snorting it out with no luck. I can breath but when I talk my voice sounds weird. It’s horrible. I don’t want pneumonia and I don’t know how to get it out. I figure it will eventually dissolve but I’d rather get it out now 🥴
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**Physician**: It’s hard to say without being able to examine you but it might be worth going to an urgent care so they can eyeball it. How long ago did it happen?
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Should I be going to the hospital if I suspect a peptic ulcer?
Female, USA, 21, ~160 lb. Zoloft 50mg.
I have GERD.
Basically I have been getting these episodes of debilitating upper stomach pain, antacids do not help, strangely the only thing that helps is drinking whole milk. Last night it lasted 6 hours, and it’s been happening more frequently and for longer duration. It feels as tho something is gnawing inside me, like a deep ache or burn, and it’s constant. I feel like I have to eat all the time or else I risk the pain starting. I’ve been ignoring it but it’s starting to get so bad that I almost went to the ER last night. Is there even anything they can do about it if that’s what it is? If it matters, I also have a family history of stomach ulcers.
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**Physician - Gastroenterology**: You don't need to go to the ER for peptic ulcers unless you have severe, severe pain or you're bleeding. Start yourself on omeprazole twice daily and see your primary provider next week or whenever you can.
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