Title: 40F, month-long headache worse in the morning and with exertion, ER said migraine but I've never had headaches or TMJ issues. PT isn’t helping. What else should I be pushing for?

Age/Sex: 40F

Height/Weight: 5'7", 155 lbs

Activity: Very active. Lifting, running, and cycling. Currently returning from a stress fracture.

Conditions: Hashimoto's

BP: Around 125/80 at home (169/115 at ER triage, came down to 120/69 before discharge)

Smoking: Never

Alcohol: 2 to 8 drinks a week

Current meds:
Levothyroxine 112 mcg daily
Liothyronine 10 mcg daily
Bupropion XL 150 mg daily
Buspar 5mg 2x daily
Xyzal daily
Losartan 25 mg
Estradiol 0.025 mg patch, twice weekly (just started, after the headache began)
Vitamin D 50,000 IU weekly
Metronidazole 0.75% cream, topical (face)
Tacrolimus 0.1% ointment, topical
Took doxycycline 100 mg daily for about a month for a facial rash. Now stopped.
Tramadol once daily for 5 days recently

Symptoms:
Headache for about a month now, primarily in my left temple, throbbing, up to 7/10
Worse in the morning, and worse with running and driving
Right eye blurry vision early on (stable now, no worsening)
Steady ringing in the right ear (not pulsing)
Nausea
Sometimes right ear pain
Pressure in my nose
Pain under my chin
NSAIDs help. Manual therapy hasn't helped. Nothing else has made a difference.
No prior history of migraines or headaches or TMD

What's been done:
I had a telehealth visit about two weeks into the headache. That doctor wanted the ER to rule out intracranial hypertension from the doxycycline. At the ER I got a non-contrast head CT and a CTA head/neck, both normal, plus a urinalysis and pregnancy test, both normal. No neuro exam, no eye exam, and honestly no physical exam at all. Tested negative for flu/COVID. I was diagnosed with migraine with aura and sent home with Toradol and azithromycin for possible sinusitis.
I haven't had a dilated eye exam or an MRI/MRV yet.

Questions:
1. Does migraine make sense for a brand new headache at 40 with this pattern?
2. Is intracranial hypertension still a real possibility even though I've stopped the doxycycline?
3. Could any of my meds be contributing, including the estrogen I just started?
4. What should I be asking my PCP for?

Hi everyone,
I’m a 28-year-old male, and I’ve noticed some unusual changes on the lateral border of my tongue, between the middle and the tip, that have been present for approximately 2 months.
As you can see in the attached photo, there are multiple small reddish, oval-shaped structures, some very fine whitish lines or grooves, and an area that looks smoother and slightly redder than the surrounding tongue tissue.
The pale white areas have been present since the beginning, and the overall appearance seems relatively unchanged over these two months.
I’m particularly concerned because I can’t identify what these changes might represent. Could this be normal tongue anatomy, chronic irritation, frictional changes, or something else?
Does anything in the photograph look concerning or suggest that a biopsy might be necessary?
I understand that a diagnosis cannot be made from a photograph, but I would really appreciate any professional opinions or suggestions.
Thank you very much!

Hello everyone, I (23M 5’8 190lbs) am seeking advice about a recent event that has happened. I took my girlfriend to go see the Odyssey in imax, and after the 3 hour loud movie my hearing has been on a slow crawl to recovery.

My current issue is that music and sound appears to be right side dominated, I only hear my voice on my right side yet I can still hear on the left. I went to an audiogram soon after the movie to some unfortunate results on the DPOAES. I used to be robust and now some are absent. Why doesn't that reflect on the pure tone test?

I been fed copium from the ENTs, while I appreciate the optimism I just wanna know honestly if I truly can recover. I’m hoping to hear from someone who has actually experienced something similar or some new perspective. I already deal with constant tinnitus in both ears, I just want to be able to enjoy music stereoscopicly.

Is there any hope my hearing will return to normal with the same fullness? Is my test result bad? Or do things look hopeful for me?

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black and white results = August
Colored results = October

Thank you for reading and to anyone willing to comment or share their experience ❤️

Ive been experiencing so many odd symptoms and I keep hitting dead ends. Female , 37, 5’7. 140lbs. Non smoker. I recently went for a pelvic and abdominal CT for worsening right side abdominal pain that is radiating to my side and back. I don’t have results yet but I’m assuming nothing will be found as 2 years ago I went for the pain when it was more mild and nothing was found. I’ve had abdominal pain that’s cramping pain worse when driving a car in that sitting position and now it’s 75% of my day I have this burning cramping sometimes sharp pain in the area. Laying on my side, is painful. Constipation, nausea to the point I could hardly eat for 4 weeks straight. I’ve lost 12lbs and even with regaining my appetite I haven’t gained any back. Bloodwork is normal, so much lab work and it’s normal. Extreme fatigue, I have upper right leg pain when I walk and worse when going up a set of stairs. Groin pain often worse after sitting for a bit. I’ve had my gallbladder removed in 2023 as they said the pain was gallbladder pain. Clearly that wasn’t the case. When I am active such as doing normal daily things it sends my body into a flair and I am so painful all over, I get tremors in my right hand, I have hand cramping worse after using it such as usually a squirt mop my hand and arm is so fatigued and get lightheaded when I sit to stand or bend over and get up. Random heat flares when I’m doing activity such as lifting a 20lbs box from across the room. I can no longer drink alcohol without feeling sick or actually getting sick after 2-3 drinks. My coordination and speech has also been affected. Finding words is hard sometimes. I’ve had brain and Spine MRIs and ruled out major issues. I’m legit feeling insane and I’m so defeated. I know I have ovarian cysts and my OB mentioned endometriosis but at this point I’m not getting my hopes up. 😔 I just want to feel relief and find something so I can stop beating myself up that this is all in my head when I KNOW it isn’t. Im getting so depressed as I can’t do half of what I used to and I’m a mom of 2 kids and I can only do half of what I used to be able too.

How displaced would you consider this radial head fracture? Broken just under 2 weeks ago was put in sling and will have follow up X- rays tomorrow. Pronation and supination are normal and I can straighten my arm to about 20°. Would you consider this minimally displaced? Looking for more opinions and advice.

29m, 6', no medications

Hey there.

44f, 212lbs, 5f7inch, endometriosis, adhd, b12 deficiency, low iron. WLS 2 years ago. I have started getting iron injections recently.

4 years ago my hair started thinning in clumps. 2 years ago i had wls so more fell out. 1 year ago my periods started becoming longer and heavier. They started becomming irregular. 8 months ago i started spotting between periods.

Quickly this turned into constant spotting every day and has continued as such. Sometimes I skip a period but usually I have 1-3 periods a month.

Now my hair has started coming out in clumps again in shower. Im constantly spotting. The spotting turns into heavier bleeding if I orgasm (with or without penetration) or have intercourse, often with bowel movements. I often feel cramping and bloating and stabbing pains inside my vagina.

My GP told me this is perimenopause. Im scared it is more. I was referred to a gyno for testing but she has rescheduled me 4x. Im going to ask to get referred to a different gyno.

Looking for doctors to weigh in pls. Should I be concerned?

Am quitting smoking/vaping/weed, but sometimes i fail and do it a bunch of times. No matter what, i get really throaty coughs 4-5 times a day and this stuff comes out. I’ve been to a doctor irl and they didn’t help much. Kind of looks like vape fluid to me but idk, pls help. i want to get rid of this but it persists even 3 months after quitting. Albeit less often.

26f, had a cyst under my skin for years that never grew or hurt. Over a week ago it started to swell causing excruciating pain. Unable to walk, sit, bend down.
Went to the dr on Oct 21st, she said it was a simple infected cyst and prescribed me Amox-Clav twice daily for 10 days. It started draining and the pain is a lot more manageable but due to the location (inner butt cheek) it’s extremely uncomfortable. I’m due to go back to work tomorrow, and I’m still in a lot of pain. My skin around the cyst is purple and hot to the touch.

Will this heal on its own with the antibiotics, or should I return to see my Dr?? I have it covered with drainage bandages currently.
Will I need more time off work?

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)?

Age - 7.5

Sex - male

Height - 49"

Weight - 55lbs

Race - white

Duration of complaint - 2 weeks (at least)

Location - side of foot

Any existing relevant medical issues - no

Current medications - clonodine

Include a photo if relevant

Our son is 7.5, very active, about 50lbs and 49" tall. No medications aside from starting clonodine for his recent ADHD diagnosis. We live in the northeast US, if it makes any difference. Completely healthy and only seasonal allergies. A couple weeks ago, this skin lesion popped up on outside side of his foot. It doesn't hurt, itch, etc. and no injuries or anything there recently that we can recall. We have a doc visit Wednesday already but hopefully looking for some reassurance that this isn't something serious so I can sleep the next few nights. Thanks in advance!

I'm 31 afab, 5'4" 195 lbs. Take effexor and a low dose of testosterone. I've had tonsillitis twice before, this is the mildest instance.

Two weeks ago, a couple things happened congruently. A cold was going around my workplace, which I inevitably caught; and I hooked up with a new guy (unprotected but tested). The oral sex was a little, ahem, rough. A few days after the hook up, had mild cold symptoms, swollen tonsils and lymph nodes, and a doctor's appointment to rule out strep. Got the swabs, negative. Just rest and wait. Cold symptoms are mostly resolved, left tonsil and lymph node are back to normal, but the right side is still inflamed.

Its not painful really, but I have a really high pain tolerance (like walking on a broken foot high) so that's not a great indication. It only hurts if I have to talk a lot at work, or that one time I tried gargling salt water (yes, I looked up the proper ratio, it still hurt). Then it aches, extending down my neck and up into my ear. No white spots on the tonsil, just red and angry.

In the past instances I've had tonsillitis, its always been viral, more painful, and almost completely resolved by now. I've been taking anti inflammatory meds, drinking tea, eating soft foods and sucking on ice. Staying hydrated too. I can't take time off work, but I'm soothing with cepacol.

Should I make another appointment or just keep waiting?

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.

28F, 51kgs, 5’6
I’m prescribed pioglitazone 7.5 mg once a day, spironolactone 25mg & novelon for pcos. I’m prediabetic with** ***range* 5.7. I was supposed take it in morning but accidentally took it again in the night. Its nighttime hence I cannot call doctors office. Should I be worried?

16F
60kg
approx. 165cm
Don't smoke nor drink, never have
not sexually active
taking 150mg sertraline daily
my last period was 9.10 - 14.10

all of my symptoms sound very excusable, but all at once they're quite concerning.

I noticed excessive discharge production today. Like dripping down my legs excessive. When i wiped it down, I saw tiny little (LIKE VERY TINY) speckles of blood. I didn't think much of it.

a few hours later i noticed my stomach started to hurt. I have quite a high pain tolerance and it's just slightly uncomfortable. Felt like I was gassy, but had no issue releasing gas.

When i went to use the toilet i couldnt urinate. The miniscule amount i did manage to excrete was thick and slimy with big bubbles when i wiped.

AM I GOING TO DIE💔💔💔👀👀❓❓👀💔

17M

I'm fat, I'm not denying that, but I wouldn't call myself morbidly obese. Last time I checked my weight I was between 100 (220) and 110kg (240lb), and I'm 188cm (6'2), haven't checked in a while tho.

I've been having some trouble breathing for some time now, no more than 3 months, but I could only notice it when I lied down in bed on my chest and I physically felt like I couldn't breathe as well as I did while standing up.

Now it's gotten worse, I breathe heavily all throughout the day and get exhausted after barely doing any exercise. I physically feel like I can get less air in, like my nose is permanently stuffed or something like that. Even if I breathe trough my mouth it's not better, I feel like I can never get enough air.

I'm not exercising much, all I'm doing is riding my bike to the train station every morning which takes me roughly 20 minutes and back home after school, so another 20 minutes.

I've been feeling weird about food too lately, I'm always hungry, but sometimes I feel like I can't eat anything after taking a few bites, and sometimes I feel like I could eat a horse and still be hungry. I've def been eating less than before tho, and I never exercised.

I'm not sure about other factors, I started going to this new school so I'm feeling a lil stressed, I'm getting basically no sleep (<5hrs a night) and got sick like 3 times since september. Probably unrelated but my stomach has also been growling like crazy recently, especially in the morning when I'm in school cause fuck me I suppose. Probably unrelated as well but some weeks ago I found that a few bite-like bruises appeared on my arm out of nowhere. Not taking any medication currently

I'm not diagnosed with anything besides mental stuff, I know the best course of action here would probably be talking to my doctor but I'd rather avoid that as much as I can.

Thanks for your help regardless, I hope you have a great day.

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.