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Archive for March, 2006

Sinusitis, pressure, sinus, chronic, several months, antibiotic treatment

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

I have had sinus pressure (above eye’s, either side of nose in cheek area, as well as sometimes back of head at neck) for over 3 months now. I’ve gone to the doctor numerous times. I am allergic to PCN (which they tell me is the best for this sort of thing). I have tried [...]

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Cold Hands and Feet Year Round, High Blood Pressure

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

My husband has very cold hands and feet most of the time, even in the house when it is not cold. This has been going on for about a year and half now he dose have high blood pressure. Should I be concerned about this. They feel like he has had them in ice water
Dr. [...]

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Calcium Deposits in Voice Box (Larynx) on X-ray

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

I had my spine doctor tell me from x-rays that I have calcium deposits in my voice box. He is not treating me for it. What does this mean? Is it something I should seek diagnosis from my regular doctor for?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Calcium deposits are often found in various parts of the [...]

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Alcohol Rehab - Ibuprofen, False Positive Drug Test?

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

I suffer from depression and I am an alcoholic, I was in rehab for 28 day. After the 12th day I needed to go to my doctor for a medical condition. On returning from the doctor they did a urine test. Which I had no problem with…..but it come up positive for pot and of [...]

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Stretching of Vagina

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

his is probably a stupid question but here goes, If a women’s vagina gets stretched out by a large penis, will it ever become smaller again if she stops having sex or has sex with a smaller man?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
No such thing as a stupid question. Remember that a woman’s vagina is stretched in childbirth [...]

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IST, MVP, heart arrhythmia, short of breath, dizzy

Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

I have IST with MVP. My resting heart rate is 125. Blood Pressure is sometime very low. At time 90 over 45. I wake up very tired. At night I have cold night sweats and I feel very dizzy during the day. I become very short of breath and recently I passed out going up [...]

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Bleeding Daily, Menstrual, Cramps, Wearing Daylite Pad All the Time

Friday, March 17th, 2006

I have a question….I don’t have a family doctor right now in the middle of finding a new one …I just moved to my area….I am having a problem for a bout a month now…I am bleeding and having to wear a daylite pad all the time…..I get cramps once in awhile and my normal [...]

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Premature Menopause? Menstrual irregularity, obesity, fatigue, bloating, headache

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

I am a 42 year old female and lately I have been becoming tired easily. First started about a week ago, body aches and tired a lot. I was going to bed early and getting plenty of rest. Then I started my period early it had only been 10 days since I [...]

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Fluid in Knee: Injury Infection Inflammation, puncture, diagnosis

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

This morning my husband woke up with his right knee 3 times larger than his left. It looks like it is fluid build up. He says it is numb when he leans on it. What do you think it is?? What do you think he should do about it??
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Could [...]

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Headache, Epilepsy, Child, Symptom, Dizziness, EEG, MRI, CT

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

My daughter is twelve years old. She has over the past several months been having severe headaches, dizziness and been extremely tired. A few weeks ago, she passed out quite unexpectedly and with little warning.
She had bloodwork done which returned normal. She was also sent for an EEG. The brainwave pattern indicates that she has [...]

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