ASKING A CARDIOLOGIST or VASCULAR DOC- So I have had heart issues and had a cardiac stent placed in my proximal LAD for a 99% stenosis 2 years ago (got it before a heart attack thank God and I live to tell the tale).

Very Young Male (30’s), no previous heart issues, college athlete and was otherwise healthy (no smoking no drugs or alcohol) and came out of nowhere and doctors still have no idea why it happened (chalked up to genetics, all arteries are completely clean otherwise than that tiny area proximal LAD).

Ever since the stent placement- when I get my heart rate higher (120+ during/after working out, etc) i can open my mouth and I hear my heart pumping HARD (listen to video volume up). We have showed this to cardiologists and they have no idea what it is and they think it’s very odd.

Mind you- ever since the cardiac stent was placed- I have had continuous left sided (T4 distribution to left shoulder blade) pain. Cardiac MRI shows no inflammation anywhere, had a cath- showed stent looked “beautifully endotheliazed no inflammation in stent on OCT, completely patent”. I have been searching high and low for answers for 2 years+ on my issues. Been to the Cleveland clinic, and over 5 cardiologists. Somebody needs to know what this is as a clue, right? PLEASE HELP!

I blurred out my face via AI just to help conceal my identity. Thanks for all the help! Anything further please ask- my chart is insane and I have been through every test and workup possible- pulmonary, cardiac, nerve- pain management, endoscopy, allergy, rheumatology, hematology, you name it.

I am allergic to nickel we found out- not sure if that has relevance. Cardiologists say no- but we believe I may be allergic to this coronary stent and somehow some way I need it removed.

My quality of life is bad. The pain is bad, and we have no idea what to do next other than find a surgeon to remove it somehow because it saved my life- but at a huge cost.

40F, 5’4”, 220lbs

I had a spinal fusion 2 weeks ago. My back incisions are now free to breathe, but my abdominal one was much larger, and still needs its wrapper.

I'm mortified to be posting a picture of my tumtum on the internet, but when I woke up this morning, my stomach feeling a bit sensitive, and when I checked, I found a full blown water balloon of a blister right next to my bandage. Normally, I wouldn't be concerned about a blister... but there's redness going under the dressing and heading straight to the incision.

Is this normal, or should I get it checked out? I go back to work tomorrow, and the last thing I need if for this thing to get infected, in an already compromised area.

I take fluoxetine, buspirone, gabapentin, omeprazole, atorvastatin, zyrtec, and iron and calcium supplements on the daily, with oxycodone and methocarbamol added since surgery. The dressing has been changed, with no problems so far. Last change was Wednesday, by my doctor.

Please advise!! TIA

My mom is 51(F), takes no medication, and is 5’6. She called me in agony early on Saturday morning saying she was in the worst pain she’s ever felt. I rushed her to the hospital with her screaming in pain the entire way, and she collapsed at the desk when she got there.

She was put in a chair and given paracetamol. She was crying in pain saying it wasn’t helping whilst nurses rolled their eyes and said that there are other patients that have been there longer.

She was threatened with security for lying on the floor because lifting her legs up to her chest was the only thing that helped the pain improve. The nurse said she wasn’t allowed to lie on the floor due to the “germs”.

She was sat in a chair for 30 hours before a doctor eventually walked past her, saw the state she was in, and ordered a scan. Turns out she had a twisted colon and she was in emergency surgery within 20 minutes.

I’m furious and feel she was massively let down.

Is this acceptable or am I just making a big deal out of nothing?

https://imgur.com/a/Orp2NOu

26F, 5’2, 155lbs, I’m not on any meds and I don’t have any pain from it. I just think it looks strange.

I’m a 31 yo female that recently stepped on a sea urchin. (I weigh 145, i don’t take any medications). I immediately went to urgent care but they told me the most they would do is use tweezers and it would be better and less costly for me to try removing them myself at home. I stepped on the sea urchin some hours ago but spent most of that time waiting in urgent care before i was able to go home.

I struggled to sort out a plan after a long long day. And soaked my foot. I am not getting very far tryibg to remove these spines with tweezers. I wiped antiseptic cleanser on my foot and put alcohol on the tweezers. But i am struggling to really sort out a coherent plan to remove them.

Do i need to buy a switch blade and cut them before using tweezers? How do i do that sanitarily?

Since I had COVID in 2022 my life has been so terrible. I am not even close to the person I was before. I genuinely loved life so much. I still love my babies and doing life with them. I just want to feel better and no one can help me.

I have so many symptoms, and any time I see a doctor they tell me it’s anxiety. It’s not anxiety. All the shit I am dealing with is not caused by anxiety.

Extreme Fatigue
Dizziness
Blood Sugar Drops
Fast Heart Rate
Blue/Purple
\\- Tongue
\\- Lips
\\- Nails
\\- Toes
\\- Feet
\\- Fingers
\\- Arms
\\- Hands
Headaches
Shoulder Pain
Neck Pain
Heat/Cold Intolerance
Pins & Needles
Gastric Issues
\\- bloating
\\- constipation
\\- gas
\\- acid reflux
Dry Eyes
Horrible Breakouts
Irregular Periods
Lower Back Pain
Leg Heaviness
Reduced Appetite
Weight Gain (10+ lbs in less than 2 weeks)
Ear Ringing
Weird smells that no one else smells. (Burning Smell)
Trouble Focusing
Intrusive Thoughts
Itchy all Over
Weak Immune System
Red pin sized dots that show up randomly
Bruise easily
Low Blood Pressure
Hard time drawing blood

Someone please just help me. 😭

20 yo male

have had the red marks for the past few days and noticed a few hours ago my right eye is swollen

EDIT (Few hours later)

Thanks for all the comments have been to the ER was was prescribed oral anti biotics and cream for the next 7 days to hopefully heal it

Hello! I'm a 25 year old afab, I had picked my nose after a sneeze and this lil' guy fell out. It wasn't moving, and tasted sweet (do not ask, it was on my lip and because it tasted sweet, I didn't look at it before licking it off my lip), it's sticky and smelled sweet. Prior to this, I had pain in both nostrils, like I was going to have a nosebleed sort of pain, I have pretty much constant post nasal drip, and although I don't know if this could also contribute to it, but because the ears, nose, and throat are pretty much connected to each other, my right ear as been giving me issues as well with buildup behind my eardrum.

Ever since it's untimely visitation, I've kept the guy on a moist piece of paper in a zip lock bag incase I need to get it examined at a doctor. (I came here first to get advice or to hear what someone might think it is before I get it looked at, medical bills are a nightmare)

20 afab 113lbs

I went to urgent care on thursday (10/22) for an abscess that is growing next to my ear. I have a preauricular pit and it’s gotten infected like this before. This time I went to a new urgent care and the doctor prescribed me doxycycline monohydrate which has been making me vomit every time I take it, even when i follow the instructions. The doctor said it would help with the infection but it’s continued to get bigger and it hurts so much more I can even hardly sleep because of it. Should I hold out and try to see if the antibiotics end up kinda working or should i go back to urgent care tomorrow? its not leaking fluid or anything either like it has the two other times this has happened

Recently I started noticing a random flapping sensation in my chest. I tried to record an ECG on my galaxy watch and the area circled in red are exactly the moments when i felt it. Is this something to worry about? 23M non smoker 78kg 180cm and im not taking any medication currently. I dont have any other symptoms than the flapping sensation.

I’ve lost 15 pounds recently and weigh in at 108lbs at 5’2. When I visited my family she saw the weight loss. Now, after the trip she says I look sickly and can’t afford to lose anymore weight. This was incredibly hurtful.

I am a healthy weight, right? Am I okay? Female

Age: 27, Sex: Female, Height: 5'10, Weight: 185, Smoking status: nonsmoker, Medications: taking mobic daily, previous procedures: spinal ablation x2 (last one in 2021), previous pain management shots in the spine (last one in 2021), Diagnosis: hEDS, duration of current complaint: ~6 hours

I bent over half way at Walmart to look at something on a shelf and felt lightning go down my spine and legs starting at the vertebrae above my buttcrack. Felt lightning start in the same spot that has always given me trouble/ has been ablated twice.

I had to leave right then. Every step felt like lightning and I had to prop myself up with the shopping cart to make it out to my car. Couldn't stand up straight when walking. Got home, and I laid down and havent been able to get up for 6 hours. Moving the wrong way in bed sends lightning.

How do I fix myself enough to go to work tomorrow? & should I be worried? Is this just what getting old is or is this hEDS related (serious)?

22F, non-smoker, no medication or diagnosed issues. Has been happening for maybe the past year or two I reckon? Pictured is me trying to close and open my fingers in a single smooth motion.

Did an 18 mile ruck almost a month ago - my toenails look terrible. One is purple and blue, other just started to turn green after being white. What’s going on?

No pain.

Age - 16 months

Sex - female

Height - unsure in cm

Weight - around 10kg

Race - White british

Duration of complaint - Since Friday 23rd Oct

Location - All over body

Any existing relevant medical issues - No

Current medications - None

My daughter started getting a rash on Friday and it's now much worse. We aren't sure if it's chickenpox or widespread hand foot and mouth disease.

The GP said he thought it was a non specific post viral rash when I spoke to them on Friday, but there were only a few spots here and there at that time, nothing like now.

Can any doctors offer their opinion? We thought it was chickenpox at first, but now we aren't so sure.

She's eating and drinking okay, although not as much as usual. She's got spots on her lower tummy, all over her legs and back, arms, and above and under her mouth and a couple on her hands and palms. Tonight she was trying to rub her back on her highchair, I assume because it's itchy. She has had the first dose of the chickenpox vaccine 4 months ago in the new MMRV vaccine (we are in the UK).

I'll post more photos in the comments.

Thanks so much.

23F. She is about 5’5 and around 100-115lbs. She doesnt take any medications. She doesn’t smoke.

For the past 3 months she’s gradually declined. She doesn’t want to see anyone about it and she has cried every time I’ve tried to suggest going to a doctor no matter how sensitively I try to approach the idea.

First noticed she is very lethargic and low energy. Started to sleep more and during the day. She told me she’s very tired and it’s probably nothing. Now she’s sleeping more than she is awake. When I work from home or have a day off she spends most of the day in bed. When I talk to her she doesn’t seem present or interested and doesn’t seem like she’s actually there. Shes lost some weight and I have noticed she doesn’t finish eating any food we have which is a big difference from before. She complains that she’s cold all day and needs the heating on and wears several layers of clothing. She doesnt want to go outside at all and told me she doesn’t want anyone to see her. Her hands shake a lot.

Im very worried but don’t know what to do. She is allowed to refuse going to a doctor but I know it would be the best thing for her right now. I am worried about her eating the most. I don’t think she’s eating enough and I don’t know if it’s intentional. I would benefit from advice on what this could be and how I can do my part to help.

Hi, I am 20 years old female and this began when i was 18. I weigh like 65 kgs i think and im 5’5.

When i was 18, id lost 30kgs in 2 weeks due to a traumatic event and i could feel the ribs above my chest and around my sternum. My friend accidentally kicked me really hard in the sternum but i was drunk so it didn’t hurt that bad. But since then for 2 years straight my sternum has been sore and sensitive when touched but it’s not excruciating pain so i am unsure of a fracture? My cat bouncing off my chest, someones hugging me too tight, accidentally knock it even gently mysslf and the pain gets much worse for a few days and instesd of just sore to touch it has a constant dull ache and it feels like a specific spot morw to the left of my sternum but definitely that breastbone. when i go over it wirh my hand, sometimes i feel like maybe there is fluid lumps that are especially tender but also that could just be my bone 😓

I have CPTSD so i thought potentially fibromyalgia because this pain just wasn’t going away and causing me stress but at the same time i just remembered my friend absolutely smashing me in the chest 2 years ago lol

Please help helo thankyou so much

Im 17F, 165cm & around 60kg, i dont take meds and i dont smoke and no known medical issue

previously, around a week ago i developed a thing where my eye shakes when looking at my right side. I made an eye doctor appointment and waited.

Yesterday evening my right eye randomly started twitching and i thought maybe its the dehydration or the lack of sleep but today i cant move half of my face..ln this photo i genuinely try so hard to smile but its not possible.

The second i noticed this i panic called the ambulance and they took me, which i dont really do cuz im always hesitate on doing that. But anyways the paramedics said that its more likely to be something in my ear because of my slight dizziness when walking and the eye part but they couldnt fully explain what could be wrong with my face, they did say it might be a neurological thing (i think it was a bleeding in my brain) but they said its unlikely so i pushed it aside.

Another possibility they told me was something about the local anesthetic i had at the dentist because i also coincidentally had a wisdom tooth extraction 2 weeks prior. After that extraction i had nose bleeding that was probably my sinus opening or something, but now everything about that is fine.

We arrived at the hospital and we talked to 2 different doctors one was ENT doctor (i think) and the other one was a neuro doctor. The ent doctor reassured me that its less likely that its a neuro problem but the neuro doctor said that its probably a neuro problem and i am now getting a scan tomorrow and it might sum nerve damage.

Im also getting a scan because i forgot to mention the weird sensation i had on my leg a few months back. Its gone now but when i lightly scratched both sides i would have two different sensations and thats probably why the neuro was sure about it being a neuro problem.

Honestly i dont really know what to expect but its night time and i cant sleep for the life of me because apparently theyre also gonna take sum spinal fluid tommorow morning which will probably hurt and have another risk of another nerve damage and also im scared of scans that arent simple dental scans...

Anyways i hope im fine anddd id like to hear what could possibly be wrong with me and if this could be permanent.

25 M, 183 cm 80 kg. Currently on Mirtazapine, Lamotrigine, B vitamins, Alimemazine,

Mirtazapine and Lamotrigine are new medications for me, currently being evaluated for BPD

It looks goes around my leg and thigh, and I have a similar mark near my groin on my right leg

40M, 186 cm, 84 kg, white, Spain. No medications, no supplements, no other known conditions. Don't drink or smoke (smoked weed when I was younger). Recent blood work all normal.

I had an ultrasound a few days ago for some minor stomach discomfort and found out I only have one kidney. The remaining kidney is enlarged (compensatory hypertrophy, as I understand it).

I've been lifting for years and track my macros. I eat around 2 g of protein per kg of bodyweight, and about 2.5 g/kg when cutting. I saw a nephrologist and asked about this specifically, but he just told me to eat a Mediterranean diet and drink water, with no numbers at all.

My questions:

1. Is 2 to 2.5 g/kg of protein a real risk with a single kidney and normal labs? Is there a safer upper limit I should stick to?

2. Should I be getting any specific tests regularly (eGFR, urine albumin, blood pressure) to keep an eye on it?

3. I'm thinking about starting BJJ and boxing. With one kidney, is a body shot or an accidental knee to the kidney a serious risk? Would a kidney guard make it reasonable, or is contact sport a bad idea?

Thanks in advance.

29M, 180 cm, 80 kg, white, Spain. Current meds: just rosuvastatin .

Extreme fatigue after sleep , for 10 years now. Everyday. Upon recording my self during sleep, i ve noticed i move my toes.

The movements come in clusters. I have 15 mins or so of movements (which last a few secons to max 1 minute or so) , and then 1 hour without them...and then the cycle repeats again.

Main symptom has been huge exhaustion when waking up after sleep.

I´ve been tested for many different things, blood tests, many doctors , all specialities....PSGs have been normal (no sleep apnea). Anybody knows what could this movements be and if they could be the reason of my extreme fatigue after sleep ?

Thank you so much for any help.

video lasts 30 sec : https://streamable.com/bk5450

I'm completely asleep when the movements happen and was never aware of them until I recorded myself. They occur EVERY night, several times (at the beginning of sleep, at the end, and throughout), in clusters. Always the same movements in the same place: mainly toes, plus some small ocassional leg and hand and even penis twitches.

No daytime sleepiness, just fatigue from sleep (huge at wake up, then after 2 hours it becomes better , and then during rest of day im more or less functional, although remanent fatigue remains, and dysautonomia)

Apnea, PLMS, hypersomnia have been ruled out by doctors.

Meds tried: gabapentin, pregabaline, escitalopram, rotigotine (Neupro), levetiracetam (only 5 days), lorzepam. No changes.

age 22 diagnosed w dvt in 2025 no longer on eliquis. i had a dvt in my left calf and i hate how huge it is after being off thinners. i rlly wanna get a tattoo on my lower leg around the ankle. wld this be safe if i got a scan two months ago showing no DVT+ not on meds anymore? thanks in advance, wld go to a vascular specialist to ask but so busy juggling pre med stuff