YANMD, but what could be causing these bizarre health issues in a previously (fairly) healthy twenty-year-old female? Snowflake details inside.
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posted by sarahgrace
on Nov 15, 2012 -
28 answers
What's up with my left hand? I play guitar right handed and have been working out hard and regularly. After 20+ years - no problems. Then I started getting pain in the back of my left hand a few weeks ago and...
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posted by j_curiouser
on Nov 14, 2012 -
10 answers
YANMFD... I have a friend who, on Thursday, experienced sharp pains in his left side--he described the location as, "About an inch inside, directly aligned with my underarm". He felt it about 15 times over the course of the day and said it was "sharp and sudden" and caused him to wince and bend over. The next day, he woke up and there was blood in his right eye--not bloodshot, but blood, like a pool. It went away over the course of the day.
He insists these things are not related and won't go to the doctor. As a result, I'm worried. Could these things be connected and what could they be? He's 44.
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posted by dobbs
on Nov 10, 2012 -
19 answers
I've suddenly developed a weird hip pain issue that it's hard for me to even articulate well enough in order to explain to my doctor without sounding like a weirdo. Have you ever had anything like this?
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posted by SweetTeaAndABiscuit
on Nov 1, 2012 -
7 answers
My sober, drug addict husband was prescribed a cream for his painful arthritis. We always have a sobriety plan in place when he has to take strong pain medicines for legit reasons. Do we have to do the same thing for this cream? Also, what is in this medicine?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 25, 2012 -
12 answers
I have a very sore leg from inflammation in surface veins. Went to the doctor last week, and they weren't alarmed but didn't have much to suggest for palliation, either. Do you have any experience soothing superficial thrombophlebitis?
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posted by theatro
on Oct 25, 2012 -
3 answers
You know the joke about the man who shows his hyper-extended arm to his doctor, says "doc, it hurts when i do this," and the doc says, "well then don't do that!"? I am now that joke. Help me not be.
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posted by ubiquity
on Oct 25, 2012 -
14 answers
I know I have plantar fasciitis. I'm stretching and working to decrease my inflammation. Do I need to see a doc?
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posted by gilsonal
on Oct 18, 2012 -
25 answers
The doctor I just saw is a quack. I knew he would be, but I set up an appointment anyway. I've been dealing with fatigue and chronic pain, and regular doctors haven't had an answer. So I set up an appointment with a doctor that practices "functional medicine" as a last ditch effort. How do I reconcile what this doctor told me with what I know about real medicine and the load of bullshit I was just fed?
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posted by [insert clever name here]
on Oct 14, 2012 -
31 answers
Lobster neuroscience: What new findings about pain and nociception in crustaceans have been made since 2004?
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posted by ecmendenhall
on Oct 13, 2012 -
3 answers
YANMD, I know, but my doctor hasn't been very helpful, so I figured I'd try asking the hivemind.
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posted by Sakura3210
on Oct 1, 2012 -
25 answers
I'm dealing with chronic pain and fatigue; after several specialists were unable to find the cause, I was referred to a pain clinic. I had an evaluation with a psychiatrist today, and at the end I asked him about his findings. Among other things, he said there was evidence of Somatization Disorder. But I don't think that is it; I think the pain has a physical cause. But if I do have Somatization Disorder, I would think that anyway. How do I determine if that is the problem or not, and if not, how do I make sure my doctors don't dwell on it.
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posted by [insert clever name here]
on Sep 19, 2012 -
11 answers
Back pain and swallowing difficulty - is the shoulder pain causing the swallowing situation or the other way around? Your experience wanted as I wait for my doctor visit.
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posted by Frowner
on Aug 31, 2012 -
10 answers
I have a pain in my upper chest, presumably in my esophagus. How urgent a medical condition is this, and which doctor should I see?
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posted by lewedswiver
on Aug 26, 2012 -
8 answers
So... over the course of the day my elbow has gone
weird looking - it's red and swollen and sort of squooshy feeling. The skin feels warm to the touch and it is tender. Doctor Google tells me it's probably Bursitis. So... I should probably go get it checked out. But is it a rush to the docs tonight thing or a wait to tomorrow thing?
posted by Artw
on Aug 23, 2012 -
21 answers
¡Left Handed Typing Alert! After a week of basic tenderness/muscle pull feeling centered between my shoulderblades, I've awoken today with an incredibly acute pain that's basically taken away the use of my right (dominant) arm. Help me pre-game the upcoming doctor's appointment to try and narrow down/assuage the cause as soon as possible.
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posted by Cold Lurkey
on Aug 22, 2012 -
12 answers
YANMD - I'm on vacation (different state) and have been in pain for about the past week. The pain has gotten worse. Should I head to the ER, or suck it up until Thursday, when I take a flight back home?
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posted by Sakura3210
on Aug 21, 2012 -
12 answers
What can I do to loosen up my tight hip/ leg muscles? Part of the problem is that I don't know
which of my muscles are tight, I just know that I can't move my right leg as much as my left.
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posted by Sakura3210
on Jul 22, 2012 -
11 answers
Over the past 6 months I've been having a dental implant installed, and it has now failed. The dentist has been rather dismissive of the pain, and I'm pretty sure I can identify specifically when the implant failed and I believe it to be his fault. This should have taken 4 appointments to finish, and has now been 9, and will end with the 10th…hopefully. There are other instances of his (possible) incompetence past the break (please read if you are going to reply). He has said that after I heal when it's removed he will do the process again for free…but I'm rather terrified of him now. Do I have any legal recourse to ask for a refund?
Again, details after the break.
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posted by aloiv2
on Jul 20, 2012 -
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It's not parasites, IBD/Crohn's, or celiac - but the doctors have found no other explanation for this severe intestinal pain and chronic constipation than "IBS". Low HDL, metabolic syndrome. Gluten still seems to be a culprit - is this even possible?
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posted by Seeking Direction
on Jul 16, 2012 -
42 answers
Had a baby and now I have hemmoroids. Some have been thrombosed. Ouch , but survivable (I once had a fissure so I'm not complaining about hemmis).
Now, every time I poo I get a general ache radiating out from my butt. My perineum and vulva ache too. Hurts enough to sit at an angle while I'm driving.
What is this new bloom of pain?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 15, 2012 -
7 answers
Embarrassing, uncomfortable digestive condition - what the heck is it? I regularly experience pain, constipation, bloating, and flatulence. I also get rashes regularly. I eat healthy and drink lots of water. Bread seems to trigger it - is it IBS, celiac, or something else?
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posted by Seeking Direction
on Jul 4, 2012 -
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I've got a giant painful cystic pimple on my vulva (where the mons pubis meets the labia majora,
as in this illustration ). Even if it weren't a bad idea, I couldn't pop it--it's too deep. What can I do to make it less painful?
posted by anonymous
on Jul 3, 2012 -
15 answers
My right shoulder hurts when I play Let's Dance 3 on the wii. I still want to play it though! Please help me find a workaround. Are there any 3rd party wiimotes that are really lightweight?
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posted by homodachi
on Jul 1, 2012 -
2 answers
Health-filter! I had a crazy reaction to a magnesium supplement- or did I?
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posted by sucre
on Jun 22, 2012 -
13 answers
Can I become allergic to (almost) all fruits over night? If so, what can I eat/drink as substitutes?
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posted by MinusCelsius
on Jun 18, 2012 -
24 answers
First night on the new mattress and I feel horrible - do I need a topper or a new pillow or ??? We replaced our sagging mushy tempurpedic with a new latex mattress yesterday and while it felt awesome when we first went to bed over the course of the night I went from comfy to miserable. I woke up exhuasted, with a headache and tight neck and shoulders. My husband slept great and he is the one with serious back pain, so I want to make this bed work for us.
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posted by snowymorninblues
on Jun 10, 2012 -
12 answers
How do i talk to my doctor about switching my prescription from Vicodin(hydrocodone)/Tramadol to oxycodone?
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posted by isopropyl
on Jun 8, 2012 -
17 answers
Love my women's-specific road bike, hate the numbness and pain its saddle causes in my women's-specific parts. Help me fix this?
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posted by toomuchkatherine
on May 24, 2012 -
19 answers
How can I text without typing on an iPhone? Is there a way to get voice translations right into a text without cutting and pasting on a 3Gs?
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posted by sleeping beauty
on May 23, 2012 -
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