I’ve had an infection for.. over half a year. I went to my doctor and they prescribed medicine for a Yeast infection. It did work, for the most part. But I fell in dirty water and it came back. So I got a refill, and didn’t use it all at once. The infection came back, [...]
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010Nipple discharge
Sunday, September 6th, 2009I’m 28 yrs old. Ive been suffering from really itchy nipples for a few months now. They also sometimes seep a little discharge which i only notice if its on my bra. Its normally a light brown colour. My nipples themselves become very red and sore when they are at their worst. I do suffer [...]
Continue readingGallbladder removal
Monday, June 15th, 2009I am a 23-year-old male. My Gallbladder was removed 3 days ago(Tues. June 9, ‘09) due to Gallstones.
My surgeon never explained to me anything to expect after the operation nor anything to do with lacking a Gallbladder.
I go see my surgeon this coming Monday for a follow-up and to have the staples removed from my [...]
Twilight Anesthesia vs. General Anesthesia in Liposuction
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007I have a question regarding anesthesia for surgery. I underwent a small volume liposuction surgery and was promised ‘Twilight Sedation’. I was told I would feel very sleepy and that I would not remember anything about the surgery. I also was told that this was better than General Anesthesia, safer and more comfortable and without [...]
Continue readingArmy Veteran With Chronic Back Pain
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007For my story.. I originally developed mild back pain in the summer of 2000 in Airborne School for the United States Army. At the time i just figured it was from the constant jarring motion and repetetively striking the ground feet first from a height of 3-4 feet. The pain was managable but pretty severe. [...]
Continue readingAnkle Pain, tarsal tunnel syndrome - CRPS?
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007I partially ruptured my tibia tendon on the posterior side, right at the ankle bone in 2005. My ankle was immobilized for 25 days. I was still experiencing pain after, so I took oral steroids, and then received cortisone shots (3). I was then diagnosed with tarsal tunnel syndrome. I had tarsal tunnel decompression surgery [...]
Continue readingPregnancy and Lumbar Spine Fracture
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007my wife (28) and i (37) were involved in a motor vehicle accident last thanksgiving. we hydroplaned and stuck a concrete highway divider at high speed, ~50 mph. we both suffered compression fractures of L1, my wife also had ligament damage to T12 along with a dislocated and fractured right foot. neither of us had [...]
Continue readingKidney stones and painful periods
Friday, February 2nd, 2007for several years now, i have been getting SEVERE cramps that go down my left side, from my hip down, I have very painful periods in the vaginal erea, it gets so bad I cant walk, ive went to several doctors, most have treated me like im just after pain pills and have told them, [...]
Continue readingCervical Disc Bulging after Injury, Neurosurgeon ordered Shoulder MRI
Thursday, February 1st, 2007After suffering an injury in October,2006, I had an MRI done. The results of the MRI were:
At the C5/C6 level, there is a bulging disk which is asymmetric to the left. This is superimposed in bilateral uncinate hypertrophy and results in mild to moderate central and bilateral neural foraminal stenosis.
At the C6/C7 level, [...]
Cosmetic Surgery Repair for Craniotomy Defect
Friday, January 19th, 2007Hi Doctor Joshua
please can you give me some advice, Im having a second cranioplasty operation in a few months to fill a defect which I was left with after a tumor removal in 1999 when I was 16. In May last year ( o6) I had a titanium plate fitted to the side of my [...]
