My daughter is an 8 month old female (29.5” , 20 lbs) who just saw her pediatrician last night for her 4th ear infection in two months. She has ear tube surgery scheduled for May 29 but her pediatrician advised that the ENT (which isn’t affiliated with her doctor at all, both are independent practices) likely won’t do the surgery if she is on antibiotics for an active ear infection. Is this correct?

Ive done a post on here before but im so scared about what’s gonna happen.. so i had like a mucus/blood thing in my pee and I was really scared.. the next day phoned the doctor and she she’s booking an ultrasound.. and I’m scared it’s like kidney disease or cancer.. tumor… she said it’s likely not cancer or tumor because I’m out of that age range I’m 18F but I’m scared it’s like kidney disease…

Started having symptoms Thursday 12 days ago, it wasn’t bad so I left it untreated until Saturday, which is when it got excruciatingly bad, so I went to the ER first day Sunday morning. Immediately started taking Penicillin 1,5mg/unit (?) 3 times a day until this Saturday. In the meantime I didn’t see my girlfriend, only saw her on Saturday which was also my last day of taking the antibiotics. At this point I was symptom-free, but developed a very occasional cough. Between seeing my GF this Saturday until today she has this morning started having a dry throat and a slight pain when swallowing.

Everywhere I looked on the internet I found sources saying anywhere from 24h-72h after antibiotic treatment does the tonsillitis stop being infectious. Between Sunday (when I started the treatment) and Saturday (when I met my GF) this timeframe has obviously passed. Anyhow my question is: Is there any feasible way she could have contracted it from me regardless? Or are we looking at a normal cold?

My Nan (52F, Weight unknown but photos show she appeared as a healthy weight) died in 1995.

Until recently, my mother was too afraid to see the cause of death on the certificate. She remembers that my nan went to A&E with unwell symptoms, and within two days she died.

These cause of death is as follows: 1a Cardiac Failure b Hyperviscoscity Syndrome c Polycythaenia

Are these causes of death an indicator of any underlying medical conditions she may have had? As far as her kids knew, she was entirely healthy and had nothing diagnosed.

We would like to know for peace of mind, to ensure there is no genetic condition which could have caused it, and largely with the UK’s current coverup of the infected blood scandal, it has us anxious that maybe she was affected but did not alert any of us.

Thank you!

I have a low grade fever for 2 weeks now. 37.5 celsius Did a blood work, crp is perfect. Everything else was great too But the fever is still present I am a female 22 years old. Had a baby 6 months ago. And I have some mid cycle bleeding but that’s all. Why could I have that fever? My doc doesn’t seem to worry about it

Hello, 27M, 178cm, 65kg

I have to do a h pylori breath test which requires me to take a pill beforehand.

I can’t do pills due to the fear of choking. Is there any way around this?

Thank you :)

22 M, usually healthy, 1.80 and 81 kg, not smoking/drinking.

I've had recurring headaches lately, and wasn't able to get a hold of my doctor, so I've just taken some paracetamol, these headaches usually occur after long days of work or after commuting (known issue in family) or sometimes just happen. In the last month I've probably taken 1g every 3 days, and from looking online it seems like there are no downsides but we don't fully know how it works so there might be long term effects we don't know about. What would you suggest I do about the frequent use of paracetamol I'm taking, or about these headaches? (The headaches are almost always in the same area, above my left eye and below the hairline, and it's like a pulsating feeling, which gives me trouble on focusing on work in light cases or in bad cases being unable to move from bed or open my eyes due to sensitivity to light and sound)

also what would you suggest I do when I feel a headache coming, should I let it base in and then take the pill? or should I take the pill as soon as possible?

Hi, just a quick query really. I hope this is the right place for this..

I (42m UK) have been advised to get on Vitamin D supplements by my doctor..
I purchased a bottle of 62.5μg Vitamin D tablets and been taking them for a month..
I've gone to get some more and all I could get this time was 25μg tablets.
Is there any issue with taking 2 of the 25μg tablets to get nearer to the 62.5μg dose I've been taking?

On both bottles, it says only take 1, both pharmacy and doctor says "if that what it says on the label we can't suggest otherwise"
But what is the problem in doing so? why do they sell them in such different doses if taking 2x 25μg would be "too much" yet 1x 62.5μg is fine?

I got 180 tablets to use up and don't want to have to buy more unnecessarily.
Thanks in advance for any help,

My son is 5 years old I noticed one side (right) of his tonsil was swollen back in august since then it has grown and now both are swollen but right side it still more swollen then the other.. he has his molars growing in and the right cheek got swollen (the dentist said it’s normal for his cheek to swell). The dr says his tonsils are probably just allergies and seen normal “ most kids have inlarged tonsils” he says. The symptoms I’ve noticed: snoring, and he says it’s a bit hard to swallow that he has a lot of saliva and feels a click when he swallows sometimes.. he also has swollen lymph nodes and complained twice that he had side neck pain and a headache but went away. Any ideas? Am I over thinking everything. I also noticed his neck pulsing a lot at night

28 years old, Female.

I'm really worried. We may have a mouse in our home and I read that peppermint can keep them away as they don't like it. So I went to the shop and grabbed a 100% pure peppermint oil 25ml bottle and I used the whole bottle on wads of cotton balls to put around the house. When I was done, my hands were oily so I rubbed it in not thinking anything of it. Before doing this, I Googled "Is peppermint oil pregnancy safe?" and majority of the top articles came up saying yes, and can actually be beneficial for pregnant women so I went based off of that quick search. But after I had already finished up, my hands started having a very cool sensation which freaked me out so I washed them multiple times in warm soapy water. The sensation lasted about an hour before it lightened, and now they feel normal (writing this 7 hours later). I then had another Google search, and even deep dived into older Reddit / BabyCentre threads, and now I'm really spooked! Some are saying peppermint oil applied to skin is a BIG no-no in pregnancy. And I also learnt that undiluted peppermint oil is an even bigger no-no as it could be toxic to the system. Apparently peppermint oil can also stimulate uterine contractions. I'm really scared. I emailed my midwife but she said she wouldn't be concerned, and to contact my GP if I feel unwell. My hands feel fine now as mentioned, but I'm concerned for my baby. I feel incredibly stupid for not properly researching this first.

Advice needed please! :(

Edit: I should also add that the packaging for the oil doesn't give any warnings for pregnancy. It only says to keep away from children. But it does say to dilute it, which I didn't because I was only putting them on the cotton balls and didn't think to wear gloves.

Hi everyone,

I (22X about 200ish lb) just got my prescription for the glasses. Upon arriving back I've noticed the difference between right eye / left eye measures. ((10°-1.00)-1.00) vs ((170°-0.75)-1.25). I'd like to ask, how is this possible and whether this is correct?

Thanks.

She tested positive for whooping cough almost 2 months ago but continues to cough to the point of throwing up daily. She was on prednisone, nothing. She can’t keep cough syrup down. She did a lung test, esophagus test, nothing is abnormal. She says her left side is in pain and she has a migraine. I have taken her to the ER 4+ times because even tonight she has thrown up all her food and feels like she can’t breathe. They refuse to admit her, and each time refer her to a specialist, but specialists are all over a 3 month wait (one of whom already cancelled extending our wait.) Her regular doctor retired in January, and her new doctor had the same advice as the ER…follow up with a specialist. I am at a total loss. Is there something we can say that will get her to be admitted? Nothing is helping her.

Image (spoilers, it's my penis): https://imgur.com/a/CHQ4xoQ

My background: 25m, sexually active with multiple partners. I don't always use a condom for oral sex, but always for penetrative.

For a while now, I've noticed that my penis has a fishy smell even if I've showered recently. I don't have any pain. I did notice these small white bumps today under the foreskin and behind the head. Are they unusual?

Thanks!

here’s the pic: https://ibb.co/Hq3gx5L

zoomed in from a pic of her. this is my friend who's 16f and i asked her about it and she says she doesn't have any marks on her arm so that made me kinda suspicious

F12 healthy. Has recently developed new moles on her face, diagnosed by dermatology. Takes a daily OTC multivitamin.

I noticed a new mark on my daughter's neck. It has a slight raise to the mark. Has an orange hue to it. My daughter doesn't find it itchy. I noticed it last week and there has been no change to it since. Nurse wants to treat it for ringworm.

I just don't feel like that is the correct diagnosis. I've never seen ringworm look like the mark on my daughter's neck. I'll be consulting a doctor for a second opinion this week and we'll be using fungal cream until told not to.

Does this look like ringworm? I'll post photos in the comments.

30 AFAB, nothing else applies but so I don't get this deleted: no smoking, no drugs, drink occasionally, 5'7", average weight. I have psoriasis. I occasionally take meclizine hci for motion sickness and nausea.

I've used Saniderm on my tattoos 4x before this, and nothing was wrong. But this last tattoo, the Saniderm needed to be at the crook of my elbow and I guess the sensitive skin there didn't like it and it BURNS. I had the Saniderm on 6 days, it didn't feel weird. I took it off 4 days ago and the burn appeared within an hour of removing it. I've used the same lotion I use on my psoriasis on it and it will not go away. It burns and itches and I swear one spot had a drop of blood earlier.

I don't want to waste a day at the doctor. What can I use on this? Hydrocortisone cream is not helping.

https://imgur.com/a/GxCSqz8

At 10:30 this morning my dad (male, 49 years old, no active medication) rushed himself to the ER gripping his side saying it was his appendix. Turns out he had been ignoring pain that started 3 days ago and by 11AM the doctors determined he had appendicitis, it had not ruptured yet, and would remove it within a couple hours. Then he could be home tomorrow. They then repeatedly moved his surgery back while ignoring him as he grew progressively worse. It's hard to tell with my dad how he's feeling because he always tried to suck it up and downplay how he's feeling, but this was bad.

The pain was bad enough they put him on a morphine drip, but said he wasn't allowed to eat. Four hours into the wait he started shivering hard, and after another 30 minutes of asking we had to basically pin a nurse to a wall to give us blankets for him. When she saw him she didn't like that he was shivering and decided he needed fluids. There was no iv pole in the room so she left to go find one. She didn't come back. Again, had to hunt down nurses again and he didn't receive fluids until an hour after he got the blankets.

At this he stops talking in full sentences while still shivering under three blankets. My mom feels that something is extremely wrong with him and asks when the surgery is supposed to be. The doctor says he's still fine and the surgery has been pushed back to 11pm, and tells us to go home. We decided to stay but my dad also tells us to go home another hour later (it has now been 8 hours of waiting, 4 since he started shivering), so we leave. Within 10 minutes of getting home we're told my dad actually had a fever of 102, his appendix has ruptured at some point, and he's being rushed in for immediate surgery at 9pm.

The surgery went fine, he was out by 10pm but now he has an incredible fever of 106 (he's never come close to a 106 fever in his life) and the doctor said he's going to stay in the hospital for most likely a week as the infection filled his insides and they have to wait for it to clear out. The doctor said he "should be" fine because he was on antibiotics the whole time. This morning he looked fine and now he looks as stark white as his bedsheets and can barely form sentences. They neglected him several times and ignored our concerns until we left and discovered that he was in a bad way.

Is any of this normal treatment? This feels like severe neglect and that they've done heavy harm to him. Their estimate went from "home tomorrow" to "at least a week" in the hospital and I'm wondering how this could happen. It also makes me terrified for him thinkung about if we weren't there hunting down nurses to help him they literally waited until the instant we left to bother checking up on him, and now he's in a way worse state than he could have been. They waited over 8 hours to give the surgery and that resulted in a rupture and the infection spilling into his body.

What is the normal procedure for an appendectomy? What risks does my dad have at this point? Has the ruptured appendix changed his risks significantly from before it was ruptured?

Thank you for reading and responding.

My wife (31F) gave birth around two weeks ago (normally), but had to be cut a little for the baby to come out and stitched afterwards, her blood tests after birth where normal with HGB being low at around 100 g/L. Yesterday she went for another blood test and it came out with almost the same results but her thrombocytes/PLT being a bit high 529 (referral being 130-440 g/L). Her doctor says it must be a mistake from the clinic but she is concerned. I've attached the results from her last test, sorry for it being in Bulgarian but there are also English names for each result.

https://imgur.com/JS8O3Wl

Hello. 28F here and I just ate a sandwich, it was made at the grocery store deli, you know, they come in those clear plastic containers...on the sandwich was some romane lettuce. The sandwich best by was a day ago, but it was frozen/refrigerated so that part didn't bother me. It tasted fine otherwise. It took a couple bites, but I tasted a dusty/dirt taste and the lettuce was completely soggy. It's green so not totally rotten but just soggy. I removed it from the sandwich and tossed the lettuce and finished it because otherwise it tasted totally normal, and good, so my question: Will a couple of bites of this soggy, dirt tasting lettuce going to make me sick? I read on google since it's 3am here and can't really contact a docto, and it was going on about food borne illnesses and such from soggy lettuce and it freaked me out.

I got an mri as a study participant so it's not for diagnosing anything, but I'm curious. What's the black space above my brain? Can you tell what age I am? Is there anything of interest in these images or is it standard? TIA

Brain pics here: https://imgur.com/iApzJQp

27 female UK - got dysautonomia (really bad heart symptoms) and gastroperisis (bad digestive symptoms) - 2 central nervous system disorders, from REALLY MILD COVID 2 years ago.

I've now been dealing with quite severe COVID for 7 days now. More than just cold symptoms. Arms going numb, visual hallucinations (I've never had these), in and out of fever like nightmare dreams, can't sleep for more than 6 hours, fever was 38.4 on the 6th day but not at the moment, conjunctivitis, headache that hasn't gone the whole time but was really severe day 3/4, teeth have killed for a week like all of them are so painful only co-dydramol is helping, can't stop blowing nose like 2 box of tissues in one day, cough becoming painful. Had worst sore throat, that's fine now though but has turned into painful cough, short of breath at times.

What's concerning me is the non-cold like symptoms, none of which my friend has. I.E conjunctivitis, arms going numb, hallucinations. Plus, the high fever so late into it on day 6. The fact I'm not getting better, wake up day 7 with conjunctivitis and friend has already completely cleared COVID, never got conjunctivitis or severe runny nose/headaches etc.

My friend caught it same time, and at day 5 she was better, no signs of it now - at day 7 I'm just getting worse. She had it much milder than me from the start, but we caught it at the same place the same night, fell ill the same day a few days after, but she likened it to a cold whereas I feel like it's literally attacking most parts of me, going deeper than a usual cold. Her teeth never hurt, she never got numb arms, or anything. I've done a lot more to get better, she was eating fish and chips, drinking alcohol, not taking vitamins, and she's fine now. Ive been eating mostly just fruit and veg, drinking electrolytes with vitamins in, zinc lozenges every 5 hours, taking 3 different vitamins throughout the day, tumeric tea, ginger shots, vaporrub on chest etc (for nose and head). And I'm actually getting WORSE on day 7.

After giving birth to daughter 3 yrs ago, my wife had trouble regaining a regular ovulation/menstrual cycle. She took birth control pills that didn’t help for about 9 months and has now been off of them for ~16 months (we use condom).

In the past year, she has been gaining weight (~10 kgs in 1 yr) and has had bouts of irregular periods (example today, 12 days after last period). Also, she is constantly feeling fatigued, depressed and anxious. Sometimes (2x a month) she will have nausea and constipation. She eats okay (similar to before pregnancy) and tries to exercise / walk though maybe only does 1x/week. Stress has been high since we had daughter.

As she has not been feeling well, she has seen some doctors but everything comes back normal: basic blood test came all normal in parameters (below), pap smear in december all normal and mamogram in oct’23 all clear too. We think it might be some hormonal imbalance but doctors can’t really say and just point her to more exercise. Is there some test we are missing that would improve diagnostics?

Blood test on 5/14: Triglericds: 59 mg/dl. ; Total cholesterol: 178 mg/dl ; HOMA insulin resistance: 0.8 ; Sodium: 139 mmol/l ; Potasium: 4.3 mmol/l ; TSH: 1.71 ul/ml ; hemoglobin A1c: 5.4% ;

Only things that are out of range: Vitamin D - 28.1 ng/ml ; CHCM (red blood): 35.4 g/d

For context: I'm a 21 year old male/63 kgs/5"11. The first case of cellulitis happened to me in september on the face near my lip and it got swollen and just a traditional case where it gets swollen, red and itchy at first and turns into a balloon and then I visited the doctor and she gave me oral antibiotics and it went away after 3-4 days. However, that was just the first time and it kept arriving on my face, stomach, back and now neck, it has happened 7-8 times in the past 8 months now so I am thinking that something is seriously wrong for this to keep recurring so often. I have no idea why this keeps happening since I am a vegetarian, I dont drink nor smoke so I dont have any bad toxins as such and I am heavily into fitness as well and dont eat a lot of junk food as well. Also, even after it goes it always leaves a scar which really bothers me and affects my confidence since the black scar is always visible in all my photos so could anyone help here please on why it keeps happening and whats the long term solution to this since I am currently in a lot of pain as well.

22 AMAB transgender male-to-female. Diagnosed with IIH. 5'10 360 lbs. Currently taking estradiol 2 mg twice daily, Diamox 250 mg 4 times daily, an iron supplement, a vitamin D supplement, a collagen/biotin supplement and Flonase as needed.

I’ve just recently started taking hormone replacement therapy (within the last month) and have been having testicular pain for about a week (three weeks into taking HRT). I initially thought this was due the shrinking of testicles associated with hormonal changes but am now unsure as it’s been constant for about a week and isn’t going away at all. Pain in testicles is worse when standing up, and when standing up I feel extremely light headed and like I am going to faint. Right testicle is sensitive to the touch while left is not. Recently had all vitamins checked and not terribly deficient in anything except iron and vitamin D (but the supplements have been helping). My doctor also asked if I was fighting an infection as my white blood cell count was high but I haven’t been sick (except minor allergies).

This is embarrassing but I don’t know how to properly check for lumps in my testicles. I tried to check my testicles and I can’t distinguish anything on my left testicle but feel a harder area on my right, under the skin near the backside of the testicle, but I can’t tell if this is actually a lump or not.

I’m not sure what to do or if this is normal. I called my doctor who is assisting with my care for HRT and haven’t heard back. Is this something I need to be seen for ASAP? Is the pain normal for this amount of time? I don’t know what to do.

I've had this pimple on my inner labia for a couple of days. It doesn't hurt too badly when left alone, but walking, and the contact with underwear is uncomfortable. I work from home so I did'nt put underwear or any clothes on for the last 24h to see if it would heal faster. (I think it's less swollen but I'm not 100% certain). Should I be concerned? Do I need to see a doctor or should I just leave it alone and wait for it to heal?

Here's a picture: https://imgur.com/a/BT7ut9U

Info: 38F, Europe, 1.68m, 68kgs, taking birth control pill (Triafemi), micro PCOS

Age 19

Sex M

Height 5'9"

Weight 69kg

Race filipino

Duration of complaint around one month

Location philippines

Any existing relevant medical issues thrush on foreskin

Current medications none

Include a photo if relevant

Age 32

Sex M

Height 6ft

Weight 260

So I like anal play. I was getting ready to play a bit I put a finger down there I swear felt a little something sticking out. I released the little pressure I had on it and felt it slip back inside. I slid my finger in more and felt it slide farther back in. So now I'm worried could that be a tapeworm or something else?

I am 19F approx 5'6 in height and weigh around 50kgs. I occasionally smoke and drink.

I have been recently prescribed Tretinoin cream 0.025% as I suffer from hormonal acne and have severe scarring from previous acne breakouts. Further, I have been an avid user of clear gel a Clindamycin phosphate gel in the past, though I stopped its use as I did not have any active breakouts. However, I have noticed an active flare-up on my skin and would like to restart the use of cleargel, but as I have recently started tretinoin I am unsure whether I should use both the creams together, (clear gel during the day and tretinoin at night). I have surfed the web for answers but have only ended up getting more confused, I simply want to know whether it is safe to use the two together or not. Thank you!

F35, weight 65kg, height 176cm (5’9’’)

I have recurrent UTIs after sex, mostly due to some skin issues / lack of hormones and lubrication (been on the pill for 20 years, suspicion of atrophic vulvitis and lichen sclerosus). I take an oral contraceptive since I have almost no menstruation cycles due to polycystic ovaries syndrome. I am looking into stopping the pill/other treatments for PCOS. I take Wellbutrin too for mental health.

It can happen that my boyfriend and I have penetrative intercourse without enough lubricant and the next day I develop an UTI. Now because of my issues I’m usually treated with antifungals and antibiotics (I am also prone to candidiasis).

For some reason the pain and discomfort is almost unbearable, to the point that I have to miss work for a day or two. It’s an intense burning feeling in my urethra and uncomfortable pressure on my lower belly. The only things that make it feel better is going to the toilet for a few seconds of relief or taking a bath, which is what helps the most.

My question is, is taking a long bath (1+ hours) likely to make the issue worse? I’ve tried OTC pain meds with no effect.

I (20M, 5'5", 122 lbs) had 16g of MuscleBlaze's Raw Whey Protein before sleep and woke up with a mild sore throat the next morning. I didn't think much of it and continued to take 5g of creatine monohydrate. Nothing happened immediately, so I took another dose of 5g after 4 hours.

After a few hours, I felt fullness or pressure in my ears and a scratchy, sore feeling at the back of my throat. It was mild. When I slept that night, I experienced headaches, body weakness, and fluctuating sensations of cold and heat. When I woke up, I felt fine except for a mild throat pain. I proceeded to take another 5g of creatine.

Later that day, I started having mild pain in my throat again when swallowing. I also felt pain when I touched the right side of my neck area under my ear.

Context: When I eat anything that has butter, ghee, mayonnaise, or certain oils like palm oil, I sneeze 10-12 times almost continuously the next day. This has been happening for the past 4 years. Sometimes, this also happens with bananas.

• Can Whey protein & Creatine cause these allergic reaction or is this a viral infection?
• Should I stop taking these supplements immediately or should I wait until I recover with the sore throat fully and try again?
• How can I cope with these allergic reactions?
• Are there any alternatives to these supplements?