Hey all, I am 35 and a white male. I weigh approximately 245 lbs.

On December 9th I had an anterior lumbar inner body fusion, and since that day the pain in my pelvic area has been pretty intense.

I am on about day 11 post-op and the nerve pain is just as bad or worse than it was on day one. I spoke with my surgeon when he did the posterior portion of securing my fusion and he believes that there may have been some nerve irritation in the pelvis area.

My question is, do you guys know which nerve would have been irritated if that is the case? And also why gabapentin would not be helping with that pain? The nerve pain is so bad that if air blows on it it's excruciating, if water gets on it in the shower it's excruciating, if my underwear touches it it's excruciating. It has been the most painful thing of this surgery thus far and I have been told that this is not common. Any suggestions and or help would be warranted thank you.

58 year old female with history of TNBC. No smoking or alcohol use. Average weight and height. can scar tissue look like a mass on breast ultrasound? Recent mammogram and ultrasound showed a mass. I had a lumpectomy

Hi all! I am a 21 year old female. I am really worried. I have bad health anxiety :(

Back in September I had shortness of breath and chest pain, I went to ER and they looked at my heart, then ran a d dimer test it was slightly elevated at 0.59 so they did a lung exam. All was well! I later then found out that I have an iron deficiency.

Then in December (2)I was noticing pain in my right calf, on and off but it hurt. I asked my doctor to check d dimer again to be safe, it was then at 0.69 as you can imagine I was absolutely terrified. Went back to ER and had a chest and calf X-ray and ultrasound sound done on my calf. All was clear.

Now, my chest hurts under my left boob/ribs. I have had some GI issues from my iron and suspect it could be H pylori but I am waiting to get my stool test done. The part on my chest only hurts when there is pressure on it (bending over, or laying on my left side or straight up pushing into it). I have also been nauseous and overall just not feeling the greatest. My doctor said to take Tylenol for the muscle pain but I took one and it didn’t seem to do much and neither did a hot bath. Hypothetically could this chest pain/nausea be from h pylori?

Also! I had a headache at the back of my head that went away and came back. Headaches are pretty routine for me and seem to be there when I eat sugar lol.

Once again I’m very worried so please try to be kind :/

I have had chest pains for months, had echocardiograms, ecg’s and x rays that have all been perfect, so I just accepted that it was inside my head. Until recently where I’ve been getting pains in my upper back and kidneys, feels like it’s harder to breathe. I had a 24 hour sickness bug ten days ago, and since I have had worst pains, no appetite, and I’ve lost four kilos. I went back to A and E where they did another chest x Ray and more bloods all of which were fine. I am just really concerned I have cancer, the lack of appetite is scaring me. Could anyone advise me on what to do/am I being crazy? Thanks

25F, 5’4 , 160lbs, no conditions no smoking. Does this look like petechiae??? You have to zoom in a little bit. It’s on my arms and trunk and appears about 3 days ago. I do have reactive lymph nodes on one side from October allergic reaction but had ultrasound and doctors said were normal. Should I be worried? Are these cherry angiomas starting?

It came on suddenly earlier in the day. I vomited once but after that no nausea. I’ve felt so cold even under two layers of blankets, my teeth chattering and everything. I had a headache but it’s subsided somewhat. No sore throat, no cough, no blocked/runny nose, and I don’t think my forehead feels that warm

I don’t have diarrhoea but I am a little constipated I guess

This mix of symptoms is confusing so i’m not sure what’s wrong with me. Thanks

27F 5 weeks eating 700-1000 cals, lost 5kg

When to be concerned about starvation ketoacidosis or refeeding risk?

Having an eating disorder relapse after coming off my SNRI. Previously had 3 short admissions for having ketones 'ketoacidosis' or 'metabolic acidosis'. They highest I saw ketones on a skin prick was in the 7's.

Those times I felt extremely sick on my breath and overall very ill. I wasn't allowed to leave until I was out of ketosis.

I'm asking as it was hammered in it was dangerous for the organs but I'm getting mixed info online. Not sure if they were scaring me or if this actually warrants medical attention. TIA

Hey guys so i wanted to know if my nails look normal to yall because they seem pretty pale to me. My doctor wasnt too concerned because my last 2 bloodtests this year looked normal and said it could be because i have long fingers and maybe because of circulation. They were like this as long as i can remember. They are bothering me so i wanted to know if yall would worry too or should i just accept that they are more pale than other peoples nails. Pics of my nails: https://postimg.cc/gallery/FmdxGm4

23M | 186 cm, 80KG | no knowk medical condition

My partner 40m 160lbs has not been himself since our son was born almost 2 years ago. He is depressed and using alcohol to cope though he is on Wellbutrin.

He has always struggled with getting things done and been a quiet guy but he seems very different now than before our son was born. He is always spacing out, not engaged with me or our son unless I prompt him to liven up for the baby. He stays up late drinking and watching YouTube for hours. Then he can't get going in the morning and struggles to focus on his work.

So in October he had an ADHD eval (with a reputable provider at a large teaching hospital including visual and auditory processing tests) who Dx him with inattentive ADHD subtype "Cognitive disengagement syndrome" and getting progressively worse. She said his symptoms are consistent with ADHD but could also be explained by childhood concussion or mild PTSD from his childhood trauma. He has never been to therapy but we see a couples therapist.

His doctor recommended guanfacine, CBT, mindfulness, coaching, limiting drinking, and a sleep study. This is all in his medical record. However, due to his inattentiveness he didn't understand any of these recommendations when he left the appointment. So I booked him a follow up for more explanation, but due to his low motivation, he cancelled it. I booked him another for 12/27.

I also worry for his life because he has mild suicidal ideation since high school but I don't think he told his providers about it. Sometimes he sleeps on the couch, and when I walk out there to wake him up I fear that his body will be cold. Thank you for any advice.

I want to know if anyone has recommendations for prompting him to take the steps recommended by his doctor. Like how do you get through to someone without it coming across as nagging/criticism? Telling him how worried I am has not helped. And I fear I am enabling him by doing everything for him.

Age 28yo

Sex female

Height 1.70m

Weight 55kg

Race Caucasian

Duration of complaint 3 years on and off

Location Europe (Portugal - Italy)

Any existing relevant medical issues no

Current medications none

——- Hello everyone,

I’m a 28-year-old female, approximately 55 kg and 1.70 m tall. I do not smoke and I’m not currently taking any medications.

I’ve been experiencing between 5 to 10 episodes of extrasystoles each day.

Recently, I woke up during the night with tachycardia and shortness of breath, which was so severe that I needed to sit up to breathe normally again.

I’m concerned about these symptoms and would appreciate any insights or advice. Has anyone experienced something similar?

What could be the potential causes? Should I seek immediate medical attention?

Just for reference, I have never had any particular medical condition, but I have been experiencing this on and off for 3 years now.

I did a classical heart check, and they told me that everything was okay and that maybe it could have been my digestion.

However, while in the past I could see a link with some foods or meal times, now it seems completely disconnected—I have these episodes whether I eat or not.

I am feeling a bit desperate because I don’t know who to consult for help.

Thank you!

Hi there,

I've been experiencing some very unique symptoms over the last 2 years. As soon as I eat, I get immediate vision problems in my right eye, I get dizzy and unable to think clearly, and I get major POTS symptoms of cold limbs which end up causing insomnia if I try to sleep after eating.

The unique part of my condition is that all of these symptoms have complete resolution when I fast (Usually 24h). I'm thinking clearly, I am able to fall asleep and stay asleep, the dizziness goes away, the POTS symptoms no longer appear. Due to this, I feel very strongly that its something related to brain blood flow and will investigate it with any doctor who can help me.

I also experienced a stroke like event after eating about 1 year ago, which felt very similar to the description of an Transient Ischemic Attack. I called an Ambulance and could not speak/walk, it subsided within 2.5h and I was exhausted but able to talk/walk again. I 100% believe that I could trigger these TIA symptoms again if I did the same actions. However the doctor flagged it as somatic

My question is: If you had a really strong belief that it was brain blood flow, what tests would you order to prove this?

All the specialists and tests I have performed have flagged me as healthy. Yet I can trigger debilitating symptoms at will by just eating, or even drinking water by itself makes me dizzy for 5m, then it recedes.

Bloods and diabetes tests are all normal, Sleep study confirms no sleep apnea. I've had 3x TBI from Rugby in 1 year when I was a teen.

Many thanks for your help!

35M, 5'10", 170 lb, W, [possible] bacterial infection, psoriasis, Wellbutrin XL 150

I periodically use fluocinolone oil in my ears for psoriasis flares. I put a single drop on my finger and rub it around my external ear (concha, tragus, triangular fossa). Today, a drop fell out of the dropper and I noticed it was orange. I examined the bottle and the threads around the top where the dropper goes had orange oil on it. I immediately knew what it was and went to the shower and rinsed my ears out. I used a tiny amount of soap for good measure. Tossed the oil solution in favor of liquid for now. Not sure if I handled this the wrong, if I should take any additional measures, or if I should expect an ear infection or worse.

• 29M
• Eosinophilia 15,5% , absolute count 805.
• Other bloodwork shows mild signs of ongoing allergy
• Left chest hurts a lot , under the nipples and the join between chest and armpit. Disabling pain.
• Left arm weakness/ tingling. Sometimes I see my left biceps spasming.
• Going on for 2+ months
• Discarded Cardiology/Vascular problems
• Discarded tumors or aneurysms

Onset of symptoms was immediatly after I tried cocaine at a party, which I regret a lot.

I'm seeing a neurologist in a week.

I know it has to do with the coke since onset was a couple minutes after first intake.

Is it possible that an allergic reaction causes muscle pain / spasms that lasts for months and don't get better ?

Also I'm trying therapy and anxiolytics, but it's not working so far

24 year old female, I’ve had a migraine for 4 months now & nothing makes it better. I tried sumatriptan and then was prescribed daily 50 mg amitriptyline that hasn’t helped. Head/neck MRI w and wo contrast came back clear, all bloodwork was within normal limits, and had a CT angiogram done that didn’t show anything. I’m unable to do basically anything as it puts me back in bed for the rest of the day to even get up and make breakfast. I don’t have a neuro appointment for another 3 months (gotta love the VA).

Have had this pimple like bump on my arm for about a week and a half. I’ve squeezed the puss out a couple times. It’s been stubborn and hasn’t really gone away. Seems like it’s getting smaller over the last couple days though and less red. Is this just a surgeon pimple?

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Hello! 14f. I have had the flu since wednesday and long story short, i am dying (imaginatively of course.) and i have been coughing non stop but today is one of my WORST days…

I vomited and my coughing will NOT stop. water hurts, my diaphragm i think? HURTS and I can barely breathe without coughing. I also have a stuffed nose but i am NOT worried about that.

My cough is mostly dry, so thats even worse. My throat is also literally raw and stings sometimes when im drinking even just water. Found this out the hard way with my beloved lemon-lime gatorade… yeah. Stung like a bitch 😭

if anybody can help me out id appreciate it!

32F with high blood pressure well controlled with metoprolol and diuretic and chronic heartburn that I take esomeprazole twice a day for

On our way to dinner last night with my husband and daughter I had a weird sensation come over me. It felt like a hot flash, my body suddenly felt hot all the way down and my body starting tingling all over, especially in my left arm. My heart rate went up, but I was able to breathe and talk normally throughout the episode. Within a few minutes it went away, but I felt really tired. It also felt like I needed to pass gas or poop, but when I went to the bathroom in the restaurant nothing happened. I drank a lot of water and ate my dinner, then took my metoprolol at my regular time. About an hour later when we got home I took my blood pressure and it was normal (117/79). I still felt a little off but felt better once I was able to lie down for a bit.

I have had this sensation before, about 2-3 times a year for the past few years, and have asked my primary care and gastrointestinal doctors but they haven’t really had an explanation for it. Any ideas on what it could be?

Hello, I am a 16 year old male. About two weeks ago, I had a hip avulsion fracture while playing soccer. My doctor said 4 straight weeks without putting any weight on the leg. I can barely feel the injury in my hip, and if I didn't know I had a fracture, I don't think I would be able to notice anything wrong. I can lift my leg up to my chest without using my hands and it causes no pain, and I have pretty much full range in my hip overall. Do I seriously need to use crutches for two more weeks?

A week ago I accidentally kicked a box spring while cleaning and dislocated my pinky toe on the left foot. My roommate pressured me into going to an urgent care, they took an x-ray to confirm a dislocation, the NP tried to twist it back into place, they did another x-ray, and she said "Eh, good enough.", gave me some tape to buddy splint the toe with, and sent me off with no further instructions.

Today, the toe is still kinda twisted, I can't move it without physically manipulating it with my fingers, there's a sharp, burning pain if I touch the first joint, but I can more or less walk on it with a slight limp and (usually) no pain.

Am I just supposed to wait it out? I don't see how it would get better on its own, but I was told not to worry about it. I don't really want to go to a podiatrist if I don't absolutely have to because the urgent care cost $320 for the x-ray already and I don't have insurance.

I am a 35 year female, 5’7 125 lbs. I had a shave biopsy that was fairly deep on Monday to r/o melanoma. I am a non-smoker. I do have lupus but have had biopsies in the past and never had this issue.

It appears to be healing poorly. I called the nurse towards the end of the afternoon yesterday and they called in muriprocin. It is red on the outside and has a black spot. I had one biopsy on my back two weeks ago and that healed beautifully. This one in question is under my left breast.

I can add a picture however, it says I can’t add attachments. I want to make sure this is getting better and not worse. I am quite concerned. The derm is closed on Fridays and it does sting pretty significantly.

Thank you in advance- I hate to even ask.

I am a 52 year old female, 5’1 / 120 ban non smoker and non drinker

I had a reticular cyst removed almost a month ago. It was at the base of my index finger and following surgery the dr told me it should just feel like a cut for the next few weeks. Nothing has felt right since. Have no feeling in most of my index finger as well as extreme sensitivity all up my finger and on the pad of my palm. Also less than a week after surgery I had a large lump form at the base of the finger (on my palm where it was removed). I don’t know how to post pics but it’s not like a little bump, it covers that whole area right under my finger, it’s hard and doesn’t move. It seems to have gotten bigger and makes it so that I can’t bend my finger all the way. And it hurts if touched (I’m assuming it must be touching a nerve). I have been back to the surgeon multiple times and am now working on desensitizing the area and doing scar massage (it was only two stitches).

However, I am still so anxious about this. This was supposed to be a simple surgery with basically no recovery time (as I had been told). Everything I read talks about lumps from the scar but this is a smooth ,large, hard raised area and I don’t understand how it could be scar tissue not even a week after surgery? The surgeon was not good at all about explaining things to me or giving all the info I needed. So I’m nervous about trusting him. This is my right hand and now for a month I am in pain and unable to do basic things because of it. Please someone let me know if this is normal??

I’ve noticed this weird dent on my skin over the past year or so. It’s always there when I get out of the shower and slowly fades after 20min or so to almost not visible. I am 36, male, no other issues, no medication, no smoking, doesn’t itch or anything. Something to be concerned about? It’s located on the inside of my forearm kind of right below my funnybone. It’s not a mark from laying on something or anything like that

https://imgur.com/a/ZEeV7NN

Context: 2.5 year old boy. No behavioral issues besides the normal 'terrible twos' stuff. Born with Bilateral Clubfoot and wears special shoes at night. Hx of night terrors in family (my twin sister, his aunt).

This has happened probably 4 times so far starting around age 1.5.

My son will wake up in the night (usually between 12a-1ish with a bedtime of 9pm). His eyes are closed but he is having a full blown melt-down. He is screaming, kicking, thrashing, and not really making sense. Last night this happened and he was screaming for his pillow which was right under his head. Even when I told him his pillow was there he kept screaming, looking for it. Then he started asking to have goldfish which I said no and he continued the meltdown. During the fit he would ask to be picked up and when I would pick him up he'd immediately scream and want to be put down (he even hit me in the face when I picked him up).

Nothing would calm him besides just waiting for him to tire himself out and reassuring him that I was with him and that he was safe. I tried to cuddle him during the episode but he was just so mad. This happened for about 45 minutes then he calmed down and started playing in his room, wide awake, for 2 hours.

Thanks!

33f

Can you have a mammogram and a brain MRI (without contrast) on the same day? I have so much testing coming up and it’s quite overwhelming.

Mammogram & ultrasound- December 23rd Emg - January 8th Cardiac Ct - January 16th

They just called to schedule my brain mri. She said how’s December 23rd? I’m like whoaaa can’t we do like February? 😂 I’ve never had an mri before and I’m over here thinking “oh man do I have any metal in my head that I’m unaware of?” 🤦🏻‍♀️ all I know is I have Filshie Clips but I read they are MRI safe? Idk. I’m terrified. I honestly don’t know if I even want to know if something is wrong with my brain.

I’ll be worried about my breast results and brain results at the same time. My Obgyn said they’re gonna see the cysts from what he believes is fibrocystic breast and want to do a biopsy. My mental is not doing well at the moment.

Hello! I’m 25f dying of multi organ failure from rare autoimmune diseases. I am desperately trying to find a specialist who is willing to take a look at my complex case. I have C3 glomerulonephritis, Dense Deposit Disease, Factor H deficiency, dilated cardiomyopathy, to name a few. I need to find an immunologist who is willing to hear my story and discuss recent research developments. Every specialist in my state has been exhausted of their knowledge. If anyone knows of an open-minded, research oriented immunologist that they can recommend I would greatly appreciate it! x

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Im a trans woman who is 26 years old, 6'0 and 215 lbs. Recently i had the flu or covid, not sure which. My only medication im taking is Sertraline.

I dont know if i have pneumonia or not but i was sick a few weeks ago and then yesterday i woke up with my lungs and back hurting pretty bad, as far as i know no other symptoms, no fever my breathing seems mostly fine, pretty much like it normally is. I got some antibiotics i found from the last time i had a tooth infection and wondered if i could take these for a day or two and go to the ER then rather than today? Or should i just go ahead and go today?

I have bilateral swelling and redness in my small joints and my knees and intense pain in all of my joints. All of my inflammatory markers were negative, so my rheumatologist said it's due to fibromyalgia. I have also been diagnosed with classical Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

I've had an MRI on both of my knees, and whilst they showed signs of oedema and microfractures without apparent injury, my rheumatologist said it's due to hypermobility.

My joints feel really hot to touch when the rash comes on, and I am in a lot of pain, although the symptoms tend to come and go. I can't take NSAIDs due to asthma, but when I was prescribed prednisolone, all of my symptoms disappeared. Topical steroids make no difference. Does this seem like a purely dermatological issue, or should I push for further testing?

I'm not even sure if this is the proper place to post this but here I go. I (19F) for the past 7months or so have been growing more facial hair than usual(I've always had more than the average), my acne has gotten worse (I took meds for it between the ages of 12 and 16 and i had had no flare ups since I stopped it), my joints(?) have been cracking a lot more than usual but then sometimes they stop doing that for a few days but for those days my whole body just aches a lot and also, for about a week or so every month, I've been stupidily horny, more so than I've ever been as a younger teen, but then for the other weeks of the month I'm like the opposite where i can't even think about sex without it sounding disgusting. I've had my period since I was 10yo so I'm supposedly not in puberty anymore. Also I've been taking Ritalin for my ADHD since I was 16. I fear this may be some hormonal imbalance issue but I'm not sure and idk if I should go to a doctor to check it out or just ignore it until it goes away.

Hey Everyone, I'm having some medical issues that I'm currently awaiting diagnosis for. I have a list of random symptoms that I used to think were not related but am starting to think theyre all tying together. I'm currently on a waitlist for a CT scan and it should be about a month for that. Also im a 33 year old female.

Recent Symptoms: I'm a labtech and when taking patients blood my hand started spasming uncontrollably. This started last year and happened about once a month since then. Within the last month it started happening daily this is what lead me to go to the drs.

2 days before a follow up appt to chat about bloodwork my vision became distorted in 1 eye (words are swirled and squiggly directly in the center of my eye) theres nothing missing from the image, only distortion. A few days later also noticed my other eye is blurred vision. I mentioned this to dr and ended up at the eye drs who discovered both my optic nerves are swollen. At my followup appt we also determined I had high blood pressure (I'm average weight and moderately active). The eye dr said my optic neuritis could be due to the high blood pressure and wanted to treat that before anything. Went to emerge got some blood pressure meds (Rampiril) and that dr put me in to have a ct scan next month.

Other symptoms in the past: 3 years ago I got out of bed in the morning and fell over. I couldn't feel my right leg and had to lay there for a minute until feeling came back. I got up and it never happened again

I get shooting pain in my pinky finger on my left hand. Had that tested 10 years ago and they determined it was ulnar nerve entrapment. I still get that pain randomly every couple months.

I feel like I get sick more than the average person, usually have a cold of somesort almost at least monthly to month and a half

Grip strength decreased and I think brain fog (bad memory and focus)

I don't know if all these things are apart of the same cause or if I'm just decrepit😂. Im eagerly awaiting my ct to hopefully get some answers.

Wondering if anyone has any ideas as to what it could be or any other questions I can ask myself to help give the DRs a clearer picture.

Thank you!

hi 20 year old female.

At the end of august i got sick with a stomach bug, nausea, diarrhea, chills. 2 months later at the end of october i got sick again with the same stuff. i was sick for almost 3 weeks and i lost probably about 6/7 pounds. they did blood work and stool test, found out i had sapovirus but all my labs came back normal besides low potassium. flash forward to today, it's been exactly 2 months since i got sick last and currently sick again. i was also tested for hyperthyroidism (my mom and sister both have hypothyroidism) but that was all normal. got into the Gl tuesday and he wants to do a colonoscopy (im scared shitless) and he did another round of blood work and stool test. blood work came back with low creatinine and the stool test came back positive for sapovirus again. i honestly feel like it's never ending and hope somewhere out there someone has had the same issues and can helo me navigate through these issues.