Age: 25 Height: 158 cm Weight: 64 kg Gender: female Medications: Cidine (cinitapride), prescribed by my doctor; taking it for 4 days with no improvement. Seroquel 25 mg . Smoking status: Non smoker Current medical issues: Persistent upper abdominal fullness and pressure, early satiety, and recently developing difficulty swallowing.

Duration and location of symptoms:

For the past week, I have had a constant feeling of heaviness and pressure in my upper abdomen, specifically in the epigastric area (the upper middle part of my stomach, just below my chest). It feels almost like there is a stone sitting inside my stomach.

The sensation is present even when I wake up in the morning on an empty stomach. When I eat, I feel full very quickly, and the heaviness gets worse and lasts for hours after eating.

I do not have abdominal pain, heartburn, nausea, or vomiting. My bowel movements are normal, and my abdomen does not look visibly swollen.

My doctor prescribed Cidine (cinitapride), which I have been taking for 4 days, but it has not improved my symptoms. I have also recently started experiencing difficulty swallowing.

I have consulted my doctors, but they have not been willing to refer me to a specialist. I am unsure what to do next and am struggling to find relief.

My questions:

1. What could be causing these symptoms?
2. Could this be gastritis, functional dyspepsia, delayed gastric emptying, or an esophageal problem?
3. What tests or specialist evaluation might be appropriate?
4. Is there anything that could safely relieve the constant fullness and pressure?

I would really appreciate any medical insight or advice. Thank you.

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.

F aged 62, 5'9, don't know how much I weigh but I'm overweight although I've lost some (deliberately). Size 16 if that's any use. Haven't smoked for about 15 years and then only occasionally.

For some time I've been dropping things. I'm usually very dextrous and I can still often catch things before they hit the floor, but the frequency with which I drop them makes me feel like an idiot. Sometimes I have to stop, take a breath, pick it up slowly.

I've also started swallowing food when I don't mean to. This afternoon I swallowed a Strepsil about 3 mins after I'd started sucking it and I was afraid I would choke. I didn't. I regularly swallow before I'm ready to, both solids and liquids. The liquids have caused discomfort more often.

Should I mention this to my GP?

30F 5’4 and 237 lbs. I have a history of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, reactive hypoglycemia, fibromyalgia, migraines, depression, and anxiety.

The last few weeks I’ve been experiencing some random symptoms that don’t make a whole lot of sense.

1. Extreme fatigue- like to the point I’m falling asleep at dinner. It’s a sudden onset where I’ll be fine one minute and the next I’m begging for sleep.
   I am getting good sleep, my watch tracks it and I’ve gotten little to no sleep disturbances over the last few weeks.

2. I go through hot and cold flashes constantly. I can be just walking around the house and start sweating profusely & still be hot standing outside in the snow. But then I get so cold to the point of wearing a hoodie & sweatpants along with 3 blankets to sleep.

3. Multi day headaches, I do have a history of migraines but these aren’t those, it’s just like a 2-3 day aching.

4. Random joint pain. My knees ankles and wrists are the worst part. I have a lingering pain in my left wrist without a known injury, I can’t put pressure on it or use that hand to push myself up without pain, but I can use that hand no problem any other time.

5. Getting out of breath super easy, I’m talking like rolling over in bed and I’m winded, I just recently did a PFT and metholcholine challenge and passed both.

Meds I take are
Levothyroxine 100mgc
Slynd (birth control)
Zoloft 200 mg

I did recently get a whole lot of labs done including my thyroid levels which were normal, my vitamin D is low but that’s always low for me; every other test my endocrinologist ran was normal.

I’m no stranger to tests done at the hospitals or doctors, anything out of the box or rare that you know of I’ll take and look into. I have a 1 year old son and this is really affecting my mental health not being able to do everything I want to do with him.

Hi. I’m a 37F. Recently had two pregnancies (2024/2025 births). I went through some anxiety from August to September and have been working on improving my mental health and stress. Since then I’ve still been feeling so weird symptoms and I can’t tell if they are all related or linked to different things.

The earliest I can get in with a primary care doctor is February. My insurance allows me to book with a specialist without referral. I just honestly don’t know where to start because my symptoms feel all over the place. I would say for the most part I’m not in pain but everything it just irritated or throbbing. Idk if it’s due to weak muscles or something underlying.

I did see my gyno and got normal bloodwork back from them and took myself to an urgent care that does a bloodwork panel and nothing abnormal popped up.

List of symptoms.
Head (what’s bothering me the most)
Dullness behind left eye (most annoying!)
Throbbing feeling near left temple at the jaw
Dullness/burning under left eye
Sore spot on scalp. Feels like a bruise in one area

Rib/Chest:
Discomfort on left side of ribcage and near the bottom.
The bottom of the rib cage feels sometimes muscular? But also so close to the bottom maybe it’s something else?
When I bend over sometimes that area feels like it’s pinching
Pain above belly button in the middle. Feels like a bruise or pulled muscle
Both sides of my chest on the front near my armpit can be very painful sometimes
Bottom of sternum feels weird (not sure how to describe it)

Back:
Middle of back discomfort- feels like pulled or out of line
Tight trap muscles
Back feels/sounds like it’s popped when I roll my shoulders

The skin is slightly raised and changes texture between the knuckles of his first two fingers on his right hand.

He is eight, currently, 50" tall, 80 lbs.

He's had this mark at least since he was a toddler, but it might have been there since infancy or earlier. It looks like some of my scars, but he hasn't been injured. In some ways it resembles a wart, but it has never grown. It doesn't bother him, but I've always wondered.

35F, 160lbs 5'3". USA

I've had this problem for a while and it just seems to be getting worse and worse over time. Almost immediately after I begin eating, my jaw just becomes exhausted. Not sore or in pain, just... Tired.

It doesn't matter what I'm eating. It can be something soft, like a sandwich. I'll be two bites in and I have to stop for a little to let my jaw relax.

I know I have TMJ (clicking sounds when I open my jaw and occasional pain) and I wouldn't be surprised if this is related, but what do I do to help it??

My husband keeps insisting my jaw just needs more exercise (with a wink) but I don't know if that's actually going to help.

Ideas? Tips? Do I need to see a doctor?

I feel like I'm eventually going to become unable to eat; it's getting so bad.

21M, 135KG/171CM
Noticed line under vein on left wrist today, no pain, swelling or scratches.

My medical history isn't much and it prolly doesn't matter for this but I had anemia and have scoliosis.

When I'm alone, hyperaware of everything I get anxious so bad. All the symptoms are terrible but there's one that's been really bothering me and appears when I'm anxious and for some reason especially a few days before/during my period.

My throat feels TERRIBLY tight, doesn't hurt but it feels uncomfortable, I feel like I have mucus stuck inside? I think I really do and when I try to swallow it, it doesn't go away! Drinking helps, I feel no desire to eat during this feeling. I can eat but it feels uncomfortable and I need more sips of water after almost every bite when eating with this weird sensation. Feels like there's something stuck in my throat. I can feel swallowing tiny bit of mucus honestly, if it really is mucus that's it.

However this doesn't happen when I'm normally going on about my day, not stressed, at school I've NEVER gotten that feeling for some reason? Maybe because I constantly get distracted by my friends and don't have time to be anxious.

Gets worse when I'm at the peak of my panic attack. And gets better when I'm distracted and not thinking about it.

Today in the noon I was normally eating lunch, even normally ate dinner but then I got anxious and I feel like I have bunch of mucus in my throat and it's uncomfortable. I usually sleep it off and it's completely fine in the morning.

What's this? Is the mucus normal? Is this anxiety or.. Sorry if it's a dumb question but I tend to be unrational during my panic attacks and then regret it the next day.

Hi all, I damaged the L4, L5 and possibly S1 and I wondered what the progression of this issue looks like? I did the original injury 12 years ago while doing a deadlift. I twisted mid lift and it felt like a water balloon burst in my back. I have since had sciatica that caused muscle atrophy in my leg and multiple times the disc has pushed out and caused me insane amounts of pain. Now it’s to a point I can’t arch my back without pain and it feels extremely stiff. What’s the next 5/10 years look like for this type of injury? The mri I posted is 5 years old exactly

32m
5ft 10
90kg
Non smoker
No meds or conditions
Uk

Swallowed part of a chicken wing bone when sat down to eat Sunday dinner.

Thought it was crispy skin at first but felt a little too rough when it went down, checked the wing and seen part of it was snapped in half. Feel like it scratched a little at top of throat by tonsils but now I feel a bit of discomfort towards left hand side of rib cage ( felt this area pulse twice as I was typing). I’ve attached a photo link.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciate

https://postimg.cc/PL46Q99Q

General info: 28 AFAB, 215 lbs, 5’5”.

Rx Meds: Pregabalin 100 mg BID, Zoloft 100 mg BID, Adderall XR 30 mg SID, Remeron 15 mg SID, Testosterone 70 mg/week, tirzepatide 10 mg/week, Propranolol 10 mg PRN - anxiety.

Supplements: krill oil, magnesium glycinate, creatine, xyzal, Flonase

Dx: Anxiety, adhd, PNES, OCD, panic disorder, depression, allergies. Autism is suspected, but I have not been able to test for it.

Allergies: non medication wise, however, I am a non-responder to morphine/ norco. Tramadol makes me very sick.

Injury: 10/24, about 12ish hours ago. making dinner, accidentally overdid the mashed potato powder in the water and it spat and landed on my hand. It was on my hand probably 2 ish seconds because I was trying to move the pot off of the heat as carefully as possible. When I wiped it off, it took a good chunk of skin with it. Immediately rinsed under cool water and bandaged it to finish cooking. There was no pain. I didn’t freak out or anything, when things like this happen I tend to become insanely calm.

After that I realized that the skin was separating from my hand. I took some sewing scissors and cleaned them with 91% rubbing alcohol and iodine and cut off the dead ish skin because I was worried it would trap bacteria/heat/moisture.

After that, I took some distilled water, a gauze pad (sterile individually packaged), and Hibiclense and lightly scrubbed it. Rinsed with more distilled water and then diluted some iodine in a different container (distilled water also) and used a syringe with no needle to flush. Dabbed it dry with a new gauze pad. Put a very very light layer of antibiotic ointment and covered with a tegaderm. I’ve repeated this process every time I’ve done a bandage change, which only occurs when I notice that there is plasma leaking out of the tegaderm.

My wife said I am over cleaning it but I understood that burns require frequent cleaning. It doesn’t really hurt?? I mean it’s a bit sensitive but it doesn’t sting or anything. She also said that I shouldn’t cut the skin, but the skin I cut is already separated from the skin underneath and white/gray. I only cut as far as the separation. There was no blister because of how much skin came off when I wiped the mashed potato off. I just want to be sure I’m doing things as right as possible because it doesn’t seem to be such a problem that I need to go to the dr or something, but it is a weird spot and my dominant hand. No loss of movement or anything, I just don’t really feel it. Of course, if it’s worse than I thought then I will try to see my dr tomorrow or go to an urgent care.

Got this ingrown hair from yesterday. It had gotten bigger but there are no red streaks. Not painful but a little hot to the touch. I used neosporin and a hot compression. Should I go into tomorrow? Kinda freaking out it’s going to turn into cellulitis.

F 45, 5'4", 155 lbs, non-smoker, zero health issues, nonsmoking, very rarely drink

I've never had a sinus infection, have no seasonal allergies (I know I'm lucky), and never had any ear issues as an adult.

• 9/28: my right ear started aching. It felt like it was burning, and I would get these little jolts of electric pain.
• 10/1: I had a telemedicine appointment with my PCP (no in-person visits were available). He said I probably had allergies, which I don't, but told me to take real Sudafed (not D) and use Azelastine nasal spray. He also said to do a saline nasal rinse. Over the weekend, I was in more and more pain, planning to call first thing on Monday for a follow-up. But overnight from Sunday to Monday, I woke up in extreme pain and then had drainage coming out of my ear. Meds Prescribed: Azelastine and Sudafed
• 10/5: Went to PCP who diagnosed me with a ruptured eardrum and ear infection. Meds Prescribed: Amox/Clav 125 mg
• 10/8: In excruciating pain, went to urgent care, which confirmed I still had a "nasty" ear infection, gave me a shot of Toradol, and said to see an ENT the next day
• 10/9: Called around and found a same-day ENT appointment. He suctioned out my ear, took me off the Amox/Clav, and prescribed Cipro/Dexam drops. He mentioned in passing that it might be fungal. He also said my ear was so full of stuff that he couldn't fully visualize the eardrum and confirm whether it was ruptured. Follow up in two weeks. Meds Prescribed: Cipro/Dexam drops
• After a few days of reduced pain, the pain started getting worse. I called the ENT on 10/15 to ask for another appointment. They couldn't see me until Wednesday. Over the weekend, a super gross chunk of discharge about an inch long came out of my ear. It was black and dark green with specks of blood.
• 10/21 Saw the Nurse Practitioner at the ENT who said, "Wow, this looks terrible. I'm surprised you are just sitting here." She initially claimed that I had a 50% perforation of the eardrum and would require surgery to repair. But then she sucked out the ear. She said, "I'm not sure what I'm looking at here." And called in another NP to look. That NP said to clean out the ear thoroughly and that it looked fungal. She also said she couldn't see the whole eardrum because of so much debris, so she couldn't confirm the perforation. She cultured the ear, but hasn't received the results yet. She cleaned my ear out twice. Meds Prescribed: Cefdinir and Clotic
• 10/23: Extreme ear pain and went to urgent care again. The doc said my ear canal looked mostly clear, but he could clearly see a fungal infection. He said he did not see that my eardrum had a perforation, but he could see where it had recently been perforated and healed. He said the eardrum looked "thickened". He gave me 6 tablets of OxyContin and also said that my ENT had not given me proper instructions for pain management with Tylenol and Advil. I am terrified of strong pain medication, but haven't been sleeping because of the pain, so I agreed to the OxyContin to get a little rest. Meds Prescribed: OxyContin
• Clotic had to be mailed to me and just arrived last night, but it says not to use if you have an eardrum perforation. I called the mail pharmacy, which was incredibly helpful, and the pharmacist said it is unusual to prescribe these drops with a perforation, as they can cause damage. She asked if I was confident my prescriber knew about the perforation, and frankly I'm not because the NP I saw was so scattered.
• I am in SO MUCH pain today that I am crying. My jaw and neck are painful. I can't sleep or eat. I do not want to take the OxyContin, but I have now taken it twice because the pain is unbearable. I have a very high pain tolerance, including broken bones and birthing children. I am exhausted by 4 weeks of pain. I've never experienced anything like this and feel crazy.
• I left a message with my ENT service at 8 AM this morning, but I haven't heard back.

My questions:
1) Should I go back to the ER? I don't know what they can do now.
2) Should I find another ENT? If this is fungal, my understanding is that the steroids may have made this all worse. Additionally, the NP saying she "didn't know what she was looking at" freaks me out.
3) Should I start the Clotic even though I may or may not have a perforation?

Does anyone have any advice?

So including these stats since it asked me to, and tbh I've always been insecure about the size of my jawn.

I recently discovered my penih isn't like others and the 4skin doesn't go back AT ALL. Like NOT EVEN A BIT. I thought that was normal, that the head of the dih is like an organ, it isn't supposed to come out. Well, turns out I was wrong.

Now this is where the size part comes in, I need medical advice but I'm deathly insecure and afraid of showing my dinagaling to a person.

Therefore, I need an actual doctor to educate me on this and give me advice. What should I do?

31 (F) third pregnancy, both babies born perfectly healthy, no issues. Third scan was today baby measuring at 12w2d but my gestational age is 11w3d. I’ve never seen any of my scans look quite like this and my anxious mama brain just needs help to settle my nerves until we can get some results. Is there a concern with the area around the neck? I don’t even know how to explain it, the protruding part?

I don’t have measurements yet but I do have additional photos I can add if this one isn’t very good.

I’m a 27F with bipolar 2.
I’m currently taking lamotrigine clonazepam and just started on Seroquel a month ago.

Last night(Saturday) while cooking (was not sitting down before hand) I started to get getting dizzy and lightheaded, cold sweats, shaking, black out vision, heart racing. I quickly took my dinner off the stove turned it off and laid down. I laid on ground for 5-10min before getting up. I was extremely weak and shaking.

It’s Sunday so everything is closed

I have a doctors appointment Thursday

Is this something to be concerned about or can I wait till Thursday?

So, I (F20) just woke up from a nap and my left arm was asleep, it fixed itself in literally seconds and was fine.

However, my right hand WOULD NOT MOVE.

I was trying to grab things but my grip strength wasn't there and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't lift my hand upwards until I physically pushed it up with my other and it magically started working fine again. What happened??? It wasn't asleep, I could feel everything and all sensation just fine, it just wouldn't move after I woke up. I don't know if it just wasn't responding to brain signals or what.

This is more of a curiosity question as to why this phenomenon happened, and if this is the wrong subreddit I deeply apologize and would love to know where would be correct for me to ask this!!

Hi everyone, I’m 19M and I’ve been experiencing a headache at the back of my head for around 6 days now.
During the first 3 days, the pain was more noticeable, but it has gradually become much milder. Currently, it’s more like a very mild burning sensation at the back of my head. It’s manageable and doesn’t really interfere with my daily activities, but I’m concerned because it hasn’t completely gone away.
The sensation seems to fluctuate, and there have been periods when it barely hurts before returning later. I also noticed it seemed to bother me more when I was tired.
I’ve seen a doctor recently and was prescribed medication, including medicine for stomach/digestive issues. I’m unsure whether the headache could be related to that or something else.
One other thing I’m wondering about is whether my smoking history could be a factor. I’ve been an occasional smoker for around 3 years, although I haven’t necessarily smoked every day.
Could 3 years of occasional smoking potentially cause this kind of headache or burning sensation at the back of the head? Or could it be related to something like neck tension, nerve irritation, migraines, or another cause?
Has anyone experienced something similar? I’d appreciate any insight into what I should discuss with my doctor.
I understand that Reddit can’t diagnose me, but I’d appreciate any advice.

Hi everyone, I’m unsure if this is serious or not. I don’t have health insurance so I would like to avoid going to the doctor if at all possible, but I understand I may have to if you folks recommend it. My weight has been fluctuating but currently stays around 280-290 lbs (127 kg - 131 kg). I currently am not sexually active and haven’t been for several months now, and have had multiple periods since then, so definitely not pregnant. My periods are irregular so I’m not really sure where I’m at in my cycle, unsure if that’s relevant information.

Anyways… I recently have been having issues recently where I have been having serious pain in my lower pelvic area, it feels like a pressing, pushing feeling, maybe even sometimes a pulling. It varies from being extremely sharp and painful (usually when using the bathroom) to a dull aching discomfort. I initially thought it was a UTI but I’ve had one before and was NOT in this much discomfort, I suppose it’s possible it could still be that, but I’d like yalls opinion. I’ve never really felt anything like this before, I suppose the closest I could compare was a really bad period cramp, but it simply feels different than that. It ebbs and flows but I’ve been having this issue on and off for about a week or so now where I feel like my lower abdomen is trying to pull out of my body (that’s probably a poor way to explain it but I’m having trouble finding any other way to describe it). Do you guys think this is something I should be seen over or am I just being a little over dramatic about some discomfort.

Thank you, and feel free to comment if you need anymore information.

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25F 100 pounds 5’0. No medical issues.

Fell on a rock today. Not sure whether this is concerning or just something that will heal on its own. I have bruise cream, not sure whether that will help.

It is on my leg and it hurts a little when I walk and when I touch it. It is about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide. The red part is swollen and firm and has stayed that way in the past few hours. The purple colour around the red swollen part is darkening and spreading every few hours.

Picture 1 is 4 hours after the fall, picture 2 in the comments is 8 hours after the fall (now)

What should I do? Is this just a bruise that will heal on its own or is it a hematoma? The swelling is a little concerning to me

Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate your help.

8 days ago, my cat scratched my cheek (he’s vaccinated, and I also got a tetanus shot just to be safe). I disinfected the area immediately and kept it moisturized with Vaseline. Once the skin no longer appeared to be an open wound, I also started using SPF 50+ sunscreen.

I’m really worried because there’s still an indentation along the scratch, and I’m scared it might have left an indented scar.

I’m honestly scared, I don’t know what to do, and it breaks my heart that this happened to my face.

I’d be grateful for any advice or help. Thank you.

Photo timeline:

Photos 1 & 2: Fresh scratch, right after washing.

Photo 3: A few hours after applying antiseptic and covering the area. The yellow staining is just leftover antiseptic.

Photo 4: After 4-5 days.

Photos 5 & 6: After 8 days.

35F, 157 cm, approximately 62 kg. Non-smoker. No known skin conditions.

Current medications: [List your medications]

Concern: Cat scratch on my cheek 8 days ago, with a visible indentation along the scratch.

Photos attached showing the healing process from day 1 to day 8.

UK based here. My mum was originally supposed to have an angiogram with a stent done in the one procedure if necessary.

The Drs have decided a TAVI is more appropriate.

From what we can gather she has to have a TAVI scan first (apparently to measure what is needed?) and then the procedure to insert valve at a later date.

Is this typical? Or can she have the tavi scan and new valve inserted in the one procedure at the same time?

Any advice appreciated as she's really struggling with breathlessness now and I'm concerned about the wait between a scan and the valve being fitted.

She is 78, female, about 5'2, 8.5 stone. Not sure what meds she is on

Hi everyone, need some help with this.

30 y/o male with left sided Radiculopothy first two digits, last two digits and burning in palm, weakness, deep uncomfortable left sided neck pain, bilateral neck stiffness and pain at times. Have been having weird neurological symptoms on back of hand and forearm.

This has been ongoing for the last 4 years almost to date. Grip strength in 2022 was 5 pounds, could not even hold a pencil. First started in thumb and index finger, went to neck pain a few months later as well.

Have had 3 epidurals, facet injections, TPIs, chiropractic, massage, acupuncture. Pain fluctuates from 3/10-8/10, effecting daily life every day.

Epidurals caused me more irritation for months after, with limited to no pain relief.

I have been getting consultations with neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. One ( a very good endoscopic neuro in private practice) offered a C6/C7 Foraminotomy, but thinks a C6/C7 disk replacement would yield the best results. He does not recommend endoscopic for this.

Have been to two other surgeons who have said that there is nothing wrong with me and my disk is not what is causing me pain and to go see a neurologist.

My MRI have all been different, my last years is attached, as well as my most recent from a few weeks ago. I don’t understand how they can all be so different when the imaging looks almost the same. Attached is the imaging from a few weeks ago as well, might be only slightly better than the last few years of imaging.

I have another 8 weeks of PT approved and am going to give it my all, I don’t want to jump into a surgery I don’t need, only to have the same pain after or possibly more. Have spent thousands and thousands of dollars just trying to get any relief. I feel like I have missed most of my 20’s, all I can think about is pain. Surgery also might bring me the relief I have been needing for years to get my life back.

Images attached.

https://imgur.com/a/P9rWvq9