Last week I was doing a mile walk over my lunch hour. A friend joined me this particular day. We work in a busy section of town so in places where there are no sidewalks require that I walk on the ground. Normally this isn’t a big deal but as I was talking to a [...]
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Neck Pain, Treatment, Stiff Neck Problem
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006Progesterone, Endometriosis, Pain, Symptoms, Treatment, Surgery, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Depo-Provera
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006I am a 44-year-old woman who has been in good health except for increasingly heavy and painful periods. In June 2004 I experienced severe pelvic pain and had a laparoscopy and appendectomy. The pathology report on the appendix showed microscopic endometriosis. In December 2005 I experienced pelvic pain severe enough that I went to the [...]
Continue readingEyelid Twitching, Eye Twitch, Spasm, Myokymia, Blepharospasm
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006In October I was diagnosed with MGUS (Monoclonal Gammopathy of undetermined significance);
I have been evaluated for Multiple Myeloma and Amyloidosis (had an apparent “false-positive” biopsy for Amyloidosis). In the last six weeks I have developed a twitch in the muscle under my left eye (in the “baggy” area below the eye and just above the [...]
Rectal discharge with blood, hemorrhoids, anal fissure
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006What causes rectal discharge with a little blood?
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
The most common causes are hemorrhoids and anal fissure. Neither of these is dangerous. There are other less common reasons, so have your doctor take a look.
Raynaud’s disease, fingers turning white
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006Fingers Turning White
occasionally in the winter like twice this past winter have had my fingers turn completely white down to the knuckle. I don’t know if it would be that I have a circulation problem or what ..
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Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
This is called Raynaud’s Phenomenon, also known as Raynaud disease / syndrome. It is caused [...]
Plavix and Aspirin harmful?
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006Today’s news? (March 13th, 2006) in the associated press - there is a
story about plavix and aspirin. It also stated in the article that patients
who do not have coronary heart disease should not take plavix at all. Several years ago (possibly 3) I had problems with my feet turning purple. They checked the arteries for [...]
Lump Inside Vagina, Cervix Cancer Symptom?
Monday, March 13th, 2006I would like to ask a question about something I felt up inside of my vagina. I believe what I am feeling is on my cervix. I feel a small bump that is hard and the size of a pea. It does not hurt or feel like a sore. It does not feel like it [...]
Continue readingHealth Screening for 50 year old woman
Monday, March 13th, 2006Will be fifty in july, female, i moved 2 years ago from tx to ark, i feel like the physican i have seen does not take enough time with me on my last year checkup , only test he did was cholestoral and thyroid, can you give me suggestions on what i may need at [...]
Continue readingEye Pain Problem, Foreign Body in Eye
Monday, March 13th, 2006I am an electrician and also do machine shop type work. I am 55 years old, male. In the course of my work I some how got a piece of grit embedded in my left eye near the outer edge of the iris. It is clearly visible and is very irritating. I have tried to [...]
Continue readingHeadache Every Day, Painkillers do not work
Monday, March 13th, 2006For the past several weeks I have been having slight to severe headaches and nothing I have been taking has been working. Sometimes it will start in either side of my temples and go up to the top and front of my head. I will also get pressure behind my eyes. Every once and a [...]
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