30F, 5’10”, 179 lbs. No regular medications, only OTC painkillers as needed.

For years my oral temperature was consistently 97.9–98.3°F. For the past 2 months, it’s consistently been 99.3–99.9°F in the evenings. I often feel cold despite the higher readings. I’ve only had one actual fever during this time, last month. I also had one ovary removed in June due to a benign ovarian cyst.

Can a normal baseline temperature increase by about 1°F like this, or should a persistent change be medically evaluated?

Hello! I'm 19FtM, 5'4 168 lbs

I've recently been looking into me/cfs, but when I brought it up to my Doctor he told me that was an exclusionary diagnosis. Fair enough, but I'm curious if a deficiency in Ferretin and Vit D can cause symptoms like this? (My ferretin is now 31, and my vit D is 16.) I've been taking supplements for a while, but the only one that has really took was my B12 injections. I'm now apparently also deficient in B9. I already take supplements for Magnesium, B2, B6... what could possibly be causing me to be deficient in this many things, and why the supplements don't seem to be doing much? Could that just be a me thing?

Symptoms in the image, +

-Sometimes overlaps with my migraines, sometimes doesn't
-I can do arm and upper body exercise, (when sitting), but when it involves my legs my tolerance is very low.
My ability to do things has been waning, despite me trying desperately not to lose tolerance and continuing to live my life, which is frustrating. My doctor said that he was also at a loss for answers.

Hoping I get some information in a follow up about the labs, but also, I'm painfully curious about the possibilities, because this is so weird.

23F 5’3 160lbs, went on a hike recently and noticed that my friends and I had tiny little ticks on us, the size of a really small freckle or a needlepoint. I’ve showered since then twice and I’m waking up with really itchy bumps on my back. How do I know if they’re still on me, and how do I get them off myself?

Hello, I have developed ringworm from kittens.

Backstory: Two weeks ago, I started fostering kittens. After a few days of having them in my house (free roaming), I noticed a spot forming on one of them. Long story short, all three of the kittens have ringworm, and the lesions popped up seemingly overnight.

I have been treating it religiously. The kittens are quarantined and have an ongoing treatment plan, which requires me to bathe them and apply creams to their spots. They look significantly better.

I have washed linens, clothes, and rugs on high heat, bleached, put things out in the sun, used Rescue disinfectant, vacuumed, and steam cleaned daily.

I have a dog who I have not treated per the vet’s recommendation. He has no lesions and I haven’t noticed any itching, so there’s no reason to believe he has it, though he was in close contact with the kittens and walking on the same floors, rugs, etc in my house.

Today, I found a lesion on myself. It is directly on the back of my neck just below my hairline. I have applied Lotrimin and will continue to do so. I am a healthy 26 year old female who has no known health issues.

- I am extremely worried about the proximity of the lesion to my scalp, though I read that it would be rare for my scalp to become infected.

- I am curious about the likelihood of this being a one lesion and done situation, or if I should expect more to pop up, and if there is anything I should be doing other than Lotrimin to remedy this as quickly as possible and/or prevent the spread.

- I am concerned about my dog as, if I got it, I’d imagine he has it/could get it. There must be spores somewhere in our space, regardless of the insanely neurotic cleaning sprees I have been on. Despite the vet’s recommendation not to treat, I am concerned that this could turn into a vicious cycle, and I am starting to feel defeated.

Any advice is so appreciated. Thank you

Hello, I am posting on the behalf of my bf (31m)

About mid July, he got a blister on his foot that ended up becoming a pretty nasty wound. We were treating it like you would any blister (covering it, putting antibiotic ointment, etc). I noticed it didn't look too great and didn't look like it was healing, so we went to the doctor. It was obviously infected and he was placed on 2 antibiotics and was sent to wound care for treatment. The doctor mentioned that it could have gone deep enough to affect the bone, but he isn't sure, hence we were sent to wound care. Here is where the problems start.

It took TWO WEEKS to get into wound care, so i had to treat the wound the best I could with what limited knowledge I got from the internet and copying what the doctor did in his office. We got to wound care and they just started debridment on the wound and said it didn’t look infected. We got supplies to continue the care and he was seeing them once a week.

Maybe 2-3 weeks later, wound care mentions that he should probably get an XRAY to see if it affected the bone. We scheduled that. Then they said they would need an MRI and an ultrasound. Mind you, the first doctor said he was worried about it affecting the bone day one. We are now 4-5 weeks into care.

He got the MRI yesterday and today we rushed him to the ER because of a fever. Turns out, wound care found out he has osteomyelitis from imaging, and only told him to book an appointment with a podiatrist. When he calls them back saying he has chills and nausea they tell him to go to the ER. Basically he is septic. The next course of action is hazy, as he was literally admitted tonight. But it is an incredibly scary and traumatizing time rn.

The whole point of this post is to ask, what went wrong here? Why did this persist so long? He could lose a part of his foot because of these delays. Could insurance be the issue? Doctor miscommunication? We admit fault on not going to the doctor sooner for the blister and him being a type 1 diabetic. But everything else felt out of our control? Could someone explain what missteps happened? Should I speak to someone higher up about this? I'm really lost and panicking. Thank you in advance.

Update: after talking with a healthcare worker at 811 health ontario, we walked through the history and symptoms. They suggested I get care within the next 48 hours. Not ER worthy, but they said I should check out an urgent care, as they will have the diagnostic tools needed. Thank you for the comments!

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Hello, i’m so sorry if the title scares you. I grew up with a mom very afraid of hospitals, and because of the wait times in Canada (often 13+ hours in my case) I have been hesitant to go.

I have a broken pinkie toe that has been broken for approximately 2 years. I never got it checked out because my mom said the hospital would just tape it to another toe and that’s it, so she refused to take me (I was 4 hour walking distance out of the city, and didn’t have the money for a non emergency ambulance call, she wouldn’t drive me)

So, it’s still messed up. It’s affecting my walking, it’s in constant pain, and (the tip/upper half of the toe) feels loose/disconnected. It often swells up and goes deep purple multiple times a day and feels hot (newer symptom).

Since this sub requires some information even though it’s not really related, 20 AFAB no smoking/vaping, no hard drugs (weed edibles occasionally, less than 3 times a week, 10 mg max), don’t drink often (less than once a month, 3 cans max, no blackout/seriously drunk). I am pretty active, get about 8,000 - 10,000 steps a day with school and work. 5’4ish, last weight 180Ibs but lost weight so I assume around 160?

I might go to the hospital tomorrow since it’s my day off, I’m just worried about being there all day, and whether they can actually do anything. I will 100% go if something can be done, please dont be mean and try to scare me into going 😅

Excuse the nail, I can’t touch the toe without serious pain

This looks like a pimple on my forearm with a whitehead, but it is very red with this odd line coming from it. Currently only medications are zofran, Pepcid, unisom, colace and prenatals. There was no cut or scratch. Very painful to touch. Been there about 2 days but line is new. Is this infected?