My father was taken to the ER on Sunday night complaining with back pain that started earlier in the day and progressively got worse. He was first diagnosed with kidney stones. They hooked him up to a morphine pump and kept him extremely lethargic for the rest of Sunday night and Monday. Monday evening the [...]
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Archive for May, 2005
Back pain, kidney stones?
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005Missed Period and Abdominal Pain
Wednesday, May 25th, 2005Dr. Joshua, I am about 11 days late for my period. I’m having pains in my lower abdominal area ( feels like cramps) I have taken 3 at home pregnancy tests, which have all been negative. I have never been this late for a period. I have been on the birth control pill for about [...]
Continue readingCar accident and neck pain
Monday, May 23rd, 2005I am a 41 year old female in nc. I was involved in a car accident and was rear ended while I was sitting still at a stop light. When i first went to the doctor the next morning my left hand and arm was actually numb, and i could not move my neck or [...]
Continue readingBurning sensation in buttocks
Sunday, May 22nd, 2005hi dr. joshua, i have been having this mild burning sensation in my left buttocks area, it feels like its coming from really deep, like where the leg joins the pelvis area, to explain it, it almost feels like its coming from the genitalia area, not outside but inside like the prostate area, when i [...]
Continue readingPregnancy symptoms
Sunday, May 22nd, 2005I took a pregnancy test on and it came back positive for pregnancy and ( Just so you know I took the test 3 days after my missed period) My question is… Do pregnancy symptoms come and go? My breasts are always sore and I am a tiny bit bloated, morning sickness comes and goes [...]
Continue readingHigh-pitched voice
Monday, May 16th, 2005I have heard about conditions where a man’s voice does not deepen very much even though he has gone through therapy. I read that sometimes the causes are psychological. I am a 21 year old male whose voice shifts between medium to high. I have read that speech therapy can help one to deepen his [...]
Continue readingOccult blood in urine
Sunday, May 15th, 2005I had Lymphoma 10 years ago. I have had Acidic Kidney Stones for the past 3 years of and on. The stones have seemed to go away in the last several months. Possiblly from drinking Distilled Water. I have had my Urethra stretched a couple of times. I have used a Dilator and caused my [...]
Continue readingMysterious loss of consciousness
Sunday, May 15th, 2005(extensive description edited by Dr J)
My question is in reference to my husband. He has developed diabetes mellitus, though his HA1C was 6.4 when last measured. Normal blood sugars range from 100-120 with some higher and lower fluctuations. He takes Glucophage and Glucotrol for sugar control. He has some diabetic neuropathy from the balls of [...]
Reductil and pregnancy
Sunday, May 15th, 2005My friend was taking an anti-obesity drug,Reductil, for about a week when she found out she is pregnant. Now, she is extremely worried if the drug she took had an adverse effect on her unborn baby. Does the anti-obesity drug have an effect on her baby?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Reductil (sibutramine) is contraindicated (must not be used) [...]
Multiple personalities?
Sunday, May 15th, 2005I have knew I was sick when I was a teen , i would go into rages and after I would’nt remember them . Well for the past 7 years i have been changing into outher people. i am 33 now , I trun into a small girl thats scared of everyone and gets in [...]
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