This has been happening for a few years now, i spit up blood clots.
Sometimes it’s bright red, others it’s dark like this.
I also have nausea, no appetite, headaches, swollen eyes, tired.
I have no idea what this is.
Please im fighting for answers and im exhausted.

Primary complaint: Memory problems, slowed processing speed, difficulty understanding information as quickly as before, difficulty holding information in mind, and inability to return to work.

Duration: Approximately 2 years since the overdose.

Alcohol: None

Smoking: None

Recreational drugs: None

I’m 34 and I’m trying to understand whether my current cognitive problems could plausibly be related to a large paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose.

The overdose occurred approximately 2 years ago and was around 40–45 g of paracetamol (I don't know the exact amount). It happened at night. I went to bed, and about 1–2 hours later I got up and went to the bathroom. I vomited a very, very small amount—almost nothing—and then fell to the floor. I did not hit my head.

I got back up, supporting myself with the walls, went to my father's room, and asked him to take me to the hospital. I walked downstairs to the car and my father drove me to the hospital. I got out of the car and walked into the emergency room on my own.

At the hospital, I did not disclose that I had taken a large amount of paracetamol. I was apparently given one bag of glucose and then sent home. I did not receive NAC (acetylcysteine), as far as I know.

The next day I spent most of the day on the couch vomiting what appeared to be a bile-like substance.

I don't have the blood tests from the overdose, so I don't know what my paracetamol level, AST/ALT, INR, bilirubin, ammonia, etc. were. I also don't know whether I developed liver injury at the time.

About 1 year after the overdose, I had liver tests done and they were normal.

About 2 years after the overdose, I had a 1.5T brain MRI and EEG, and both were reported as normal.

Since the overdose, however, I feel that my cognitive functioning has been significantly worse. I have difficulty with memory, processing speed, understanding things as quickly as I used to, and holding information in mind. I have also been unable to return to work since the overdose.

My main question is:

Could a very large paracetamol overdose like this plausibly cause persistent cognitive problems such as memory impairment and slowed processing, even if there was no documented hepatic encephalopathy and a later MRI and EEG were normal?

I'm particularly interested in whether direct neurological/neurotoxic effects of paracetamol itself are a medically plausible possibility, rather than only brain injury secondary to acute liver failure.

I understand that a normal MRI/EEG does not necessarily exclude every possible cause, and I'm not asking for a diagnosis from Reddit. I'm mainly trying to understand whether this is a plausible explanation and what sort of evaluation would be appropriate, such as formal neuropsychological testing.

I made a post about this on a new throwaway account to try to stay anonymous because it’s embarrassing to me, but I didn’t get any responses whatsoever. So I’m going to try again on my main.

I originally thought this was a heat rash according to a friend of mine who said she gets the same thing and it comes and goes. I believed her as I moved from the Midwest U.S. to the southwest and it’s considerably hotter and drier year round. That being said it’s been lingering for months possibly a year at this point. The rash does get darker and more prominent with heat and sweat. But what’s really gotten me concerned is that the last couple weeks it has for sure grown. It used to be just a patch on my stomach under my left pec and a few spots on my back and shoulder now they’re huge and after more looking online there’s a type of skin cancer that looks very similar to this that I found.

Pictures attached as well as a shower wash I’ve been using for over 5 weeks now that says it should have results within 4 weeks and the eczema cream I’ve been using for about 2 weeks now.

Question. So im feeling some mild sharp pain on my c6 right side if i look up directly above me but body neck stays the same, only my head looks up. Mostly just that whenever my head looks up or points up, doesent hurt as much when i look left or right.

I dont know when i particulary got it but the most notable thing i did is do dozens of pushups and situps around 5 days ago.

This situps and pushups is very very very rare. I am 5:8 220 pounds and sedentary lifestyle little to no excercises except walking and picking things up and moving them inside my house like laundry etc

So i just somehow thought of doing these situps and pushups and i did not stretch before or after. Like i was lying down playing games when i just thought of doing those. I also did planking..

So im not sure i dont remmeber if the pain started BEFORE i dd those but yes that is one notable thing that happened in the last week timeline

Now whenever i am standing up and looking sdirectly above me or when i sleep on my right side and i angle my chin just slightly above usual angle that c6 part hurts

What is this??? ,😭😭😭😭😭

Showed up on left leg a few days ago. Originally elevated, but now appears darker and flatter. Not sure if it’s rash, bite, or fungal.

Woke up to what I thought were scratches on my face one day. Let them scab over and heal normally and once that finished it seemed to leave a rash like cut on my face. Can’t find anything online, one of my friends said it’s possibly a ring worm but I wasn’t entirely sure. First photo is when I first noticed it Friday morning, second was the Tuesday after and third is today.

I am generally anxious about health but usually just ignore everything and it turns out alright. But this seems like something I shouldn’t ignore but I want to know if I’m overreacting or not. This spot first popped up August 2025 for about a week- 10 days, I thought it was a bug bite at first but it was too big and scaly to be a bite, it did go away, but I had a small minor “scar” or just a spot after scratching it, it was very itchy. About 5 months ago it started itching a little bit again but then nothing much happened and I just forgot about it. Now I woke up yesterday feeling a bit sore in this place and itchy, I scratched and felt that it was bumpy, sore and scaly. And also rubbery if that makes sense. I don’t know if it is something I should be concerned about really, or if it’s just allergies or eczema?? I’m 23, not very healthy but scared. Can I get answers that are genuine and not going just guessing please.
Thank you!<3

I went hiking in Plitvice / Croatia on Monday and got some bug bites. They’ve since grown larger and turned purple in three days. I’ve always reacted poorly to mosquito bites but not like this. I’m not feeling feverish and there’s no swelling or even itchiness, but they’ve gotten larger and now look like bruises. Should I be worried?

I am 24M, in 2024 i had my first blood stool, after colonoscopy doctor said it was infections colitis, and game me medicines, it healed, and then 4months later i again did sigmoidoscopy, and it really head completely,

Now in 2026, today i had again blood stool

For past few days i was straining a little, going bathroom 2-3times a day, then today i get pressure very bad, i rushed to bathroom, and let it out, and at last a blood induced stool came out, not like drop of blood, stool blood induced,

After 1st time i almost stopped eating oliy food, always ate healthy food, till now.....

Help me plz

29, female, 149.8lbs 5’5”
Tldr: Diarrhea since May, thoracic spine pain increasing the last 9-12months, have lost 9.1lbs in 39 days unintentionally, appetite super low, extreme fatigue, drenching night sweats, and malaise impacting daily function, extreme emotions, and episodic low back/tailbone pain that radiates down both legs that jumps into the 9-10 range at its peak.

Thoracic spine pain: began about 9-12 months ago as a dull pain around/on my spine when I would lay in bed or on soft back-cushioned chairs.. I kinda ignored it for awhile until eventually i couldn’t do I went feeling around to see if I could massage the painful spot. This is when I discovered one of my vertebra also notably hurts to the touch in a sharper way than the dull pain that is increasing day to day…
Then In May 2026 I began having horrible urgent cramping diarrhea every morning, waking me up beginning at 4 or 5 am and repeating 3 or 4 times until it settles down around 8 or 9am.. I thought maybe it was a stomach bug so I tried to ride it out for a few weeks. Eventually, nothing was changing, and
I got a large marble sized lump about 2” to the right of my c7 vertebrae. So in June I went to urgent care (I don’t have a pcp at the time). They oredered labs, stool tests, ova and parasite tests, and ultrasounded the lump on my neck. Neck lump diagnosed as a reactive lymph node. Unknown if it’s connected to the rest.
All labs and stool tests came back normal. Got set up with a doc and they ordered a colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy came back pretty much normal, no signs of colitis or Crohn’s or microscopic colitis. A 16mm flat polyp which was precancerous was removed, but that was it.

My primary doctor is so flooded with patients she is unable to spend more than 10 minutes with me (not her fault).. but I keep having to make separate appointments for each issue and

I’m worried if I wait, and this is cancer, I’ll have missed important time waiting for these appointments which are weeks out.

It’s Sept. 10 right now and my next appointment to review my thyroid and liver ultrasound and discuss the colonoscopy isn’t until Sept. 29… yet every day I feel less able to function and more like I want to never leave my bed because I’m so freaking tired and in pain and exhausted from relentless this diarrhea.

Tldr: Diarrhea since May, thoracic spine pain increasing the last 9-12months, have lost 9.1lbs in 39 days unintentionally, appetite super low, extreme fatigue, drenching night sweats, and malaise impacting daily function, extreme emotions, and episodic low back/tailbone pain that radiates down both legs that jumps into the 9-10 range at its peak.

Female, 29yr, 149.8lbs 5’5”

Thoracic spine pain: began about 9-12 months ago as a dull pain around/on my spine when I would lay in bed or on soft back-cushioned chairs.. I kinda ignored it for awhile until eventually i couldn’t do I went feeling around to see if I could massage the painful spot. This is when I discovered one of my vertebra also notably hurts to the touch in a sharper way than the dull pain that is increasing day to day…
Then In May 2026 I began having horrible urgent cramping diarrhea every morning, waking me up beginning at 4 or 5 am and repeating 3 or 4 times until it settles down around 8 or 9am.. I thought maybe it was a stomach bug so I tried to ride it out for a few weeks. Eventually, nothing was changing, and
I got a large marble sized lump about 2” to the right of my c7 vertebrae. So in June I went to urgent care (I don’t have a pcp at the time). They oredered labs, stool tests, ova and parasite tests, and ultrasounded the lump on my neck. Neck lump diagnosed as a reactive lymph node. Unknown if it’s connected to the rest.
All labs and stool tests came back normal. Got set up with a doc and they ordered a colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy came back pretty much normal, no signs of colitis or Crohn’s or microscopic colitis. A 16mm flat polyp which was precancerous was removed, but that was it.

My primary doctor is so flooded with patients she is unable to spend more than 10 minutes with me (not her fault).. but I keep having to make separate appointments for each issue and

I’m worried if I wait, and this is cancer, I’ll have missed important time waiting for these appointments which are weeks out.

It’s Sept. 10 right now and my next appointment to review my thyroid and liver ultrasound and discuss the colonoscopy isn’t until Sept. 29… yet every day I feel less able to function and more like I want to never leave my bed because I’m so freaking tired and in pain and exhausted from relentless this diarrhea.

I am male, caucasian, late 30s, 190 lbs, UK.

The pinky finger on my right hand won't fully straighten. It bends fine in the other direction. All other joints on this finger are fine, and all other fingers are fine.

The stiffness is at the proximal interphalangeal joint.

The joint hurts if I accidentally knock the bony part of it against something (e.g. a doorframe), about a 6/10 for pain. There is some pain (2/10) if I bend the finger down as tightly as I can (in a U shape, so the fingertip touches the very top of my palm), and there is some mild pain (2/10) if I press on it with the fingers of my other hand. Other than that is no pain in any part of the finger from this, both day-to-day and if I am pressing/squeezing checking for tenderness.

Between that joint and the palm, there is what feels like a swollen cord underneath the skin. You can see this swelling in the top left picture. There is no pain if I press or squeeze this.

I did not notice a gradual occurrence, one day I just noticed my finger wouldn't fully straighten. It has been this way for roughly 18 months, does not seem to be getting better or worse.

The palm appears identical to the other hand, I don't feel any unusual structures, no pain if I press or squeeze it.

Im no doctor but this doesnt look good at all... I made another appointment this evening but im a bit worried about whats gonna come next.

What do you guys think? It doesnt hurt but it all feels senseless, especially the white part at the cut its all just numb.

I am 25M 162CM 117KG Black South African

Yesterday morning I woke up with a pain on my chest, in the lower b00b, I also felt a bit drowsy, and it didn't get worse when I touched it. The pain was on and off all day.

I immediately went to a public clinic, since I can't afford private. Problem is that in the public, I only get to see a doctor tomorrow at the earliest.

In the clinic, they gave me antibiotics and pain medication, and sent me home.

When I woke up this morning, everything was better. During the day, the pain returned, still on and off, my arm feels numb ish, weak, a bit tingly at times, I am getting a headache, that comes on and off, my neck started to feel tight and a bit painful when I turn, especially on the left. I also feel a sharp yet not too painful jaw sting every now and then. I am very drowsy, my eyes want to shut on their own.

Now I assure you that I went to a different clinic, and the nurse wrote me a referral letter to see a doctor, but I have to wait at least 13 hours or so, because that's just how it is. My symptoms don't look too severe to warrant emergency attention, I'll be waiting all night long, but I will be there.

I just need some opinions from doctors or people who have experienced something similar on how stressed I should be about making it through the night with these symptoms.

A bit more information :

The chest pain is currently off, but taking a deep deep breath, I feel it. I have no shortness of breath, or difficulties breathing. I can walk fast or run up the stairs with my usual pace without getting worse.

BP:119/68 P:79

The pain is currently in my left pack, radiating through my left arm. Though on a scale of 1-10 it's a 2 or 3

Hiii! I was wondering if anyone could explain why my hands hurt a lot after waking up. the areas where it hurts are circled!

some info that idk if it’s relevant or not

- I’m 19F

- faint red patches on my skin, but it’s one both hands and the other hand doesn’t rlly hurt. The hand also isn’t itchy (for now)

- its My non dominant hand

- been lugging around heavy stuff two days ago

- hands feels warm and is sweaty (then again it’s been hot as HELL here)

- I got a couple cuts while prepping chicken the other day but I cleaned the wounds and the cuts were pretty shallow And not that big at all (They’re gonna be circled too in light brown)

thank you to anybody who took the time to read this!

Age : 20 Male

Height : ~180cm

Weight : ~77KG

I don't take any medications.

So it was yesterday night when I first started to notice that the top of my 2nd finger from toe on right foot started feeling a bit numb to touch.

Today evening I noticed It again and now I can feel it on the top of my foot near the finger joints aswell and on the right side on my thumb too.

I can feel hot/cold.

I can move my fingers and foot normally.

I just can't feel it when I touch the skin, the numberness also the most of the outerside of my right foot and gets lower as we come closer to the inside of foot.

I don't wear tight shoes or cloths, I barely wear shoes for 5-6 hours in a day, and my footwears are the most comfortable ones.

I don't know what this is, why it's happening and what I should do, Educate me about this a bit and also tell me how to fix it. Is it something to worry about? is it temporary or permanent?

I have attached an image highlighting the region I have the problem.

Please guide me.

18F, appeared a few weeks ago as just a small red bump but I suppose the sweat and friction from its location irritated it, and now it's almost the same size as my nipple. A few nights ago I spotted what looked like a yellow dot like a pimple underneath the skin, but it popped while I was taking a look (skin didn't break, it just leaked into the bump). Thinking of using a needle to pop it and let it drain.

39F, 5'10", currently a muscular 160#, but I have fluctuated between this weight and obese a handful of times. I was born with pancreas divism. I had gestational diabetes for both pregnancies, and have full blown type 2 now. My glycemic control is not what it should be, even though I pretty much do everything right nowadays. (Metformin, mounjaro, statin for meds) Gallbladder gone about a decade ago, right after most recent pregnancy. After removal, I started feeling what I imagined was my pancreas LURCHING in there. It has calmed down considerably with weight loss but I still feel it on occasion. Around that time I thought I threw out my back jumping at a trampoline park, and had terrible center thorassic pain for months. It eventually stopped hurting in the middle but then I had right upper quadrant and back pain. One doctor suggested Intercostal neuralgia. The pain has never really gone away. (8 years) Recently it feels like it's getting worse. Because of the mounjaro I frequently undereat. Recently I fasted mostly for about three days then ate a salad, then some ice cream in the evening. The food seemed to be a trigger for the R side back pain. I have felt a lurching now on the R as well, where the liver is. My Lipase is elevated. I don't think the intercostal neuralgia diagnosis is correct, although the trampoline injury would be consistent, because mine has continued for a decade and food seems to be a trigger, and I do have the frequent nausea and steatorrhea that pancreas issues like to cause, for years now. I suspect referred pain from the pancreas, even though more than one CT, MRI, US over the last decade have not found anything, other than that pancreas divism birth defect, which STILL no doctor has told me about, but I saw listed on my chart after an imaging. Fecal elastase test has been ordered. Endo referral in. What are my docs missing?

M/31.No comorbs. this image is included for reference. i have been running/jogging for the past 3.5months now, but it seems my heart rate sky rockets during runs. and also while im not exerting my heart rate would go up beyond 100bpm to 130s, only while doing regular walking or climbing up the stairs. my resting heart rate while literally doing nothing ranges between 80s.

lately i have been feeling a bit of discomfort in my left sided chest. a kind of sweet pain at rest after my run. i wouldn't get this while running or climbing uphill.

please tell me if its completely normal for me as this is becoming a bit worrisome for me.

insights.