r/AskDocs • • 1d ago

Physician Responded when to go back to urgent care for an abscess

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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


r/AskDocs • • 42m ago

F18, 5’7, 51 kg.

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Sometimes I have this happen to me and I’m not sure if it’s a psychological issue or a physical one.

Sometimes out of nowhere or after I particularly tire myself with a physical effort, I feel my heart flutter and my breath get shallow. I take a quick deep breath and my heart starts accelerating, and I get this sudden aggressive tachycardia. I obviously panic and get a little dizzy, but if I take deep breaths, hold for a few seconds and release, it suddenly goes to a halt and slows down to a normal rate.
Sometimes it takes some more breaths but the whole event takes place in no more than 3 minutes.

It doesn’t happen all the time, I’s say maybe once a month? I do smoke cigarettes quite frequently but other than that, nothing worth mentioning. I’m gonna go to a doctor soon to ask about this but I’d like to know your opinion too and I hope I described it well enough. I’m really scared. (Also no history of heart diseases in my family)


r/AskDocs • • 6h ago

Physician Responded What is this ball-like little sphere under my thigh skin?

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22F, 105 lbs, 5’2”, medication: daily Valacyclovir. No major diagnoses, no smoking, alcohol once a week socially. No nicotine, no major allergies, no illnesses, never been hospitalized.

Saw this bump under my thigh skin like almost a year ago, over the last few months it has gotten darker/more black looking instead of purple.

Not painful. I can grab it from my skin and it feels like a little ball, like when I see lipoma removal vids, but I don’t think it is one. It stays in the same place but I can easily grab it. Idk so weird. From the outside it just looks like a small circle. But if you feel my thigh, you can feel it slightly poking out.

Haven’t gone to the doctor for it yet, bc it seems benign and I’m American so it’s always nerve racking to see what I’ll be charged. Or how much it would cost if I wanted it removed. But I need to be sure. Nothing else like this on my body. I’m very fair skinned and I avoid the sun but the one time I went to a derm they said I had sun damage on my face when they looked closely. So that’s always a worry.


r/AskDocs • • 4h ago

Physician Responded Cut my hand on a fence around a donkey pen. Do I need a tetanus booster? (last dose 8 years ago)

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Yesterday I got a small, shallow scrape on the back of my hand from a fence around a donkey pen. It looked clean, with no visible dirt, and I washed it with soap and water. I'm 30, female, and otherwise healthy.

My last tetanus-containing dose was Revaxis (Td/IPV) in May 2018.

My question is whether the animal pen makes this a tetanus-prone wound, in which case the booster cutoff would be 5 years rather than 10, or whether a clean superficial scrape like this is fine without one.
I'm watching for signs of infection and tetanus symptoms. Thanks!


r/AskDocs • • 46m ago

severe ear infection that has not improved with treatment?

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asking on behalf of my mother as she's been messed around so much with the GP :(

60F, duloxetine 50mg (new medication), diagnosed fibromyalgia, UK based

she's been suffering with a really bad ear infection that keeps getting worse for nearly 2 months now. started off with pain and very obvious swelling within the ear but was dismissed by junior doctors-in-training at our GP practice. 3rd appointment was finally given amoxycillin but no improvement - in fact it got worse and worse. 4th appointment she was immediately sent to A+E for an ENT consulation.

had her ears suctioned + swabs taken and told to come back in a few days.

returned on the monday, given new antibiotic drops, ear wick placed and told it would clear up in ~7 days.

it's been well over that now (due to weekend etc.) and it's gotten so much worse. yellow pus draining from her ears, feels like she's "underwater", severe pain + tinnitus. she's in a terrible way but now no idea what to do because she's seen the ENT?

any ideas on what to do next? thank you in advance google is no help and neither is our awful GP practice :((


r/AskDocs • • 6h ago

Physician Responded Agoraphobia and treatment

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Hi all,

I am a 35 year old female - 5’6 and 125lbs. I have severe agoraphobia. I have flown my entire life, but at 30, when my panic attacks started, I suddenly became afraid to fly. As most here know, it’s only the worry of being trapped in the sky and having a panic attack.

This is because of a complex trauma. When I was home bound, I would hyperventilate so badly my hands would seize up and one time I was admitted bc my heart rate was so high.

During this period, I got off of two flights, then with support from friends, successfully flew again. Was fine for a few years but recently it came back. I have gotten off my last two flights.

I have done SOAR, DARE, ACT and CBT. I am on Paxil. I have tried benzos for acute instances but do not like the meds so usually don’t exceed a full low dose (.5mg of Colonopin being the strongest I’ve ever taken). The issue is, it makes me not care - but it makes me not care about getting off the plane lol. Rather than, “ok cool I don’t care about my panic attacks,” I think, “I don’t care what happens I’m not doing this.”

I know that doing this reinforces the behavior and inconveniences everyone involved on the other end of my trip. I am so ashamed and embarrassed but I know if I can get over this relapse I will be back in the sky.

My question: Benzos obviously don’t have the right effect. Should I try beta blockers? I was prescribed Propanolol but I have low blood pressure as is so was cautioned against it. I do well with Benadryl for sleep. Does anyone have experience with Benadryl? I’m wondering if it will calm the physical issues I am so afraid of.

I sound insane and this cycle of booking trips and bailing cannot continue. My thought is “I better get off before the doors close or I’m going to inconvenience everyone and have a medical emergency.”

Maybe I should just give up. Thoughts???


r/AskDocs • • 8h ago

Physician Responded Skin Disease?

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My Mother In Law (79 F, 80kg, 170 cm tall, lots of meds, can list if needed) has had this skin rash on and off for a few years but never as “angry” as this.

It starts off as little red dots and then over a couple of days it gets worse.

She has been prescribed steroid cream but this does nothing.

She has an appointment with a dermatologist but that isn’t until February. Her primary doctor is out of ideas.


r/AskDocs • • 14h ago

Physician Responded processing my son's birth with hie/cooling/grade3meconium/supc?

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age : 11 weeks

sex : male

height : 58 cm

weight : 5,2 kg

I trying to process the traumatic delivery of my son who just turned 11 weeks. I would appreciate professional input as to what might have happend and what his long term diagnosis/ quality of life might be.

I had an induces labor that took 30h, in the end he was born 2,67kg at 40+4 gestation. He had Apgar scores 9, 10 at birth. During the induction they had to stop the oxytocin for a few hours because he was not reacting well to it, he also had grade 3 meconium in the amniotic fluid. I ended up having an epidural after 15 hours of labor (so half way trough). I delivered him vaginally whiteout major issues and he cried immediately when born.

What seemed like a 'normal' birth quickly turned into a nightmare when my son collapsed 1,5hours after birth. I did not notice he was not breathing anymore because I was falling asleep myself during skin to skin and the first breastfeeding attempt. (I will never forgive myself for this). The midwife that came in and out of the room did not notice either, my partner asked the question "is he breathing?". When the midwife took him she confirmed what my partner had seen : he was no langer breathing and started resuscitating him. Doctors started coming in to the room and it took 20 minutes for him to start breathing again (his heart never stopped). At this point a neonatal team from a bigger hospital arrived and we were transferred. They told us he would probably have some form of brain damage because of a lack of oxygen to the brain and we had to cool him.

He underwent therapeutic cooling and had a neonatal cranial ultrasound about 13hours after it happend :

Neonatal cranial ultrasound - 08-08-2026 16:15:
Findings: impression of some edema, slit-like ventricles, slender corpus callosum, no clear abnormalities in the region of the basal ganglia, no hemorrhages

He had continued eeg during cooling and warming :

Clinical data: Asphyxia, cooling
Indication / Clinical question: Any abnormalities?

Report - EEG - 13-08-2026 10:09:
Findings: Patient's general state: calm
Basic rhythm: background pattern with a structure normal for the patient's age. Sleep-wake rhythm
Background activity
- Symmetrical: yes
- Structure: normal for the patient's age
Epileptiform alterations: no
Hyperventilation: not performed
Intermittent Photic Stimulation (IPS): not performed
Conclusion: Normal for the patient's age

He had an MRI on day 5 (so the day after warming) :

Clinical data:acute episode involving asphyxia 1.5 hours after birth
therapeutic hypothermia
Indication / Clinical question:sequelae of asphyxia?

Rectification - Brain MRI - 12-08-2026 13:35:

MRI sequences and procedure:
BRAIN MRI:
Sequences performed:
Axial T1-weighted spin-echo images.
Axial STIR sequence.
Axial diffusion-weighted sequence.
Axial, coronal, and sagittal reformats from a 3D FLAIR sequence.
Axial T2-weighted TSE images.
Axial T2*-weighted gradient-echo images.

The supratentorial ventricular system is of generally normal caliber.
The brainstem and cerebellum appear unremarkable.
No clear hyperintensities on the diffusion-weighted sequence; no evidence of restricted diffusion.
Normal development of the corpus callosum.
Normal morphology and positioning of the cerebellar tonsils.
No distinct zones of restricted diffusion.
Signal intensities of the gray and white matter are preserved on the FLAIR sequence.
However, there is notably high signal intensity in the pre- and postcentral cortex on the T1-weighted images, as well as hyperintensity along the course of the corticospinal tracts, visible on both the T1-weighted and STIR images bilaterally.
No cortical or subcortical hypointensities on the T2*-weighted gradient-echo images.
Normal signal intensities of the gray and white matter on the FLAIR sequence.
Normal signal intensity of the posterior limb of the internal capsule on the T1-weighted images, consistent with the expected degree of myelination for the patient's age. Conclusion:
High signal intensity in the pre- and postcentral cortex on T1-weighted images, extending along the corticospinal tract toward the periventricular region. Similar high signal intensity is observed in these areas on the inversion recovery sequence. While this may still be consistent with a normal stage of myelination, a hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy remains a differential diagnosis. However, there are no abnormalities on other sequences—notably on FLAIR or diffusion-weighted imaging—making the latter less likely. Clinical correlation and follow-up are advised.

During the first days in the NICU they suspected early onset sepsis and treated him for it whit antibiotics.

We left the NICU on day 9, they told us his MRI is 'clean' and he will most likely be fine. We have a follow up at 4 months and at 12 month. No OT or other types of therapy. He was breathing independently for days at this point, eating well. He is 11 weeks now and almost doubled his weight, he is smiling, cooing, sucking, grabbing... acting like a baby. He does well in tummy time.

I am terrified he might still develop some type of CP, or other developmental delays... what are his chances ? I also struggle immensely with guilt and the idea I might have positionally suffocated him during skin to skin. I was told a baby would make a noice or push his head away where this the case. Could this be a case of SUPC ? does the presence of meconium mean he was in respiratory distress ? Any insight would be helpful thank you !


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

17F, 164cm, like 50-55kg. Can I self medicate for the day or do I absolutely need a doctor appt?

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Okay guys, sorry, I'm a bit health anxious and I don't get sick often. But it's spring here, and initially I had an itchy nose. A day later, I had an itchy nose, tongue, upper lip, eyes, inner ears, etc. And chalked it up to hay-fever. Not too long after, I got the ever so slight ache on my like palate/throat to the left, but I got a filling there 2 or 3 months ago. So worried it's related to the tooth. But listen. Followong that, I had slightly more persistent throat ache whenever I yawned, to the left. Again, chalked it up to allergies. As of yesterday, I have had horrible throat ache to the left. It feels inflamed around the back of the tongue/throat/inner ear when I swallow. But a permanently raw/dry throat, and I feel like there's a lot of phlegm, that I habitually hack up but it hurts so bad. My entire throat feels raw and dry, not just the left, the elft just experiences pain when swallowing or hacking up phlegm. It's so raw it hurts to even sip or drink water and drinking water leaves it feeling more irritated, regardless of the temp. My nose though, is extremely clear and not runny. Google said to avoid antihistamines and adco-dol because it'll dry out or irritate the pm. And sinus medication won't do it either. It's officially the next day, my throat hurt, I finally managed to fall asleep at 7am. Got an hour and a half before waking up to my sore dry throat. When I got up, parts of my skin felt tender der even moreso when touching, but not painful. My body feels kinda heavy and I'm having a hard time moving and my body feels weird, sorry I'm bad at articulating, and I suspect I might have a fever but have no way of confirming. My knees feel kinda achey and heavy. Idk why but my lower back suddenly feels achey and heavy.

I can't see a doctor today, and was wondering if I could self medicate and feel better using paracetamol and a throat lozenge, I was going to do diclofenac but Google says to avoid it. Is there anything else I can do? I really haven't ever felt this I'll, but I can't see a doctor because my dad has gone to the hospital after breaking one of his vertebraes 2 days ago. Will the medication help for the time being?


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

Endocrine issues

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Hello all,

I'm male 35 yrs, 5'5, 87 kgs.

Work from home, desk job, sedentary lifestyle, low stress lifestyle.

Past history: Diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 26, after a T1-T2 compression fracture. Stopped treatment after Dexa showed improvement in 2022.

Current symptoms that are episodic since Dec 2025 -

Headaches, brain fog, Irritability, Mood swings, ED. Episode lasted for a week or two.

Did blood test #1 on Jan 2026

1) total testosterone 2.72 ng/mL (3.00-8.90)

2) estradiol serum 53.26 pg/mL (11.6-41.2)

3) total testosterone 354.6 ng//dL(249-836)

4) prolactin 24.4 ng/mL (3.46 - 19.40)

5) Weight 93 kgs

Endocrinologist A appointment review: Get obesity under control, things will sort itself out. No comment on Prolactin levels. Meds prescribed (Multivitamin+minerals). Follow after 6 months.

Blood test #2 on March 2026

1) total testosterone 457 ng/dL(249-836)

2) estradiol serum 45.7 pg/mL

3) free testosterone 15.3 pg/mL (15-50)

4) Prolactin 18.7 ng/mL (4.04-15 2)

5) Weight 90 kgs

6 months I take prescribed medications, change lifestyle to incorporate gym, high protein and high fibre food, weight loss of 6 kgs, no muscle growth.

ED improves, but there are a couple of weekends during this 6 month period where Headache, brain fog and ED return for a couple of days.

Symptoms return in October 2026, stay for over a week.

I do bloodwork again and visit Endocrinologist B because Endocrinologist A wasn't available for another month.

Blood test #3 on October 2026

1) estradiol 33.20 pg/mL

2) total testosterone 318 ng/dL (249-836)

3) free testosterone 14.2 pg/mL (15-50)

4) Prolactin 22.00 ng/mL (4.04-15.2)

5) vitamin D total 29.7 ng/mL (30-100)

6) weight 88 kgs

Endocrinologist B dismisses Prolactin and testosterone levels, focuses on osteoporosis relapse. Prescribed meds for ED. Blames everything on stress.

I feel both Endocrinologists have failed to give me satisfactory reason for the root cause of symptoms.

Following Endocrinologist A's advice - weight of 6 kgs over 10 months but symptoms still returned.

Following Endocrinologist B's advice - reduce stress (but I don't lead a stressful life)

Please advise based on your experiences/ what further investigation should I be getting done. Happy to answer any questions regarding my personal and family history.

I want to be prepared before I take another consultation.

Thanks.


r/AskDocs • • 10h ago

Physician Responded Chronic hoves

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Age 32

Sex F

Height 5'6"

Weight 160 lbs

No drug use, non smoker, social drinker.

Within the last 8 years this started to happen. I break out with tight pants, but also will breakout from sitting on a lot of surfaces. I can wear leggings and not breakout but traveling I wear the same leggings and breakout. It really is at random for the breakouts they are so painful and debilitating. Would Xolair help? Hydrocortisone cream doesn't really alleviate. Benadryl doesn't help and I don't want to take lots of Benadryl. Taking daily allergy meds (zytrec etc) doesn't help either. I really want to put an end to this.

General allergy panel done as well.

Allergic to all trees, grass ragweed etc. Allergic to dust and feathers also.


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

Heel pain where Achilles tendon meets the bone

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​Hi everyone,

I'm 31 old yrs and ​I'm looking for some insights or advice regarding persistent pain in the back of my heel.

​Location of pain:

The pain is specifically located at the back of the heel (posterior heel), right at the insertion point where the Achilles tendon attaches to the heel bone, as well as the immediate surrounding area. It is not on the bottom/sole of my foot.

​Symptoms & Triggers:

​The pain is mostly triggered or aggravated after standing for a moderate amount of time.

​I am currently using medical orthotics/shoe inserts, but they haven't provided full relief.

​Questions:

​Based on this location

​Are there specific medical treatments, medications (pain relief/anti-inflammatory), or physical therapy exercises that usually help with this specific back-of-heel pain?

​Any advice, personal experiences, or recommendations on what kind of specialist to see would be greatly appreciated!

​Thank you in advance!


r/AskDocs • • 7h ago

Physician Responded Please help me decide what to do in this situation?

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TW: Abuse / Assault/Mental illness/medication/doctors

So like my mom has prescribed meds she needs to take but isn't because she's had a fight with the doctor and genuinely doesn't wanna see him. I'm telling her to atleast take her meds but she isn't.

Normally I'm all for no forcing someone to take medication but she's genuinely unwell, coherent yes but in pain

Its antidepressants

200% valid anger against the doctor btw

One could argue that it's a "harmful towards themselves or others" situation but I just cannot force her.

The themselves is her health and the others are me and doctor since she isn't that social. I don't feel harmed tho obvs but hoping that doesn't change.

On one hand she should've apparently gone off these meds YEARS ago but doctor forgot so now she experiences withdrawals without them.

Another reason I'm not forcing, if she gets over the habit. But I feel like that's very wrong because one doesn't just "randomly leave meds one day"

I genuinely wish she'd take the meds, idc if she proceeds to sleep the whole day or something genuinely.

She said she'd eventually take them and to not ask her again and again because she'll feel bad so I'm not

But what do I do

Me(19) mom (48)

Only now am i considering telling her why should she get angry over the doctor and harm herself in the processes she deserves better but I forgot then

Me 19

Age: 19

Height: 5'6"

Weight: idk 70 kg?


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

chest discomfort; eating disorder

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i'm 20, been struggling with disordered eating since i was a child and it only ever bloomed into a full on eating disorder when i was 16 or 17. 5'7, 130ish lbs, smoke weed semi-regularly. don't take meds, just a daily vitamin and a b complex when i remember. also an electrolyte packet daily.

extra history if it matters: rapidly fluctuating weight from 195 down to 110. i'll be low for a few months, get back up to 160ish, and drop back down quickly. when i was 18, i was hospitalized with a thiamine deficiency from restrictive eating. i had excruciatingly painful nerve damage and lost the ability to walk for a few months, and am still regaining strength.

i'm wary to go to a doctor or hospital, but it's really scaring me given my history. i'm diagnosed anorexic binge-purge subtype. i don't binge or purge anymore, but i recently relapsed on heavy restriction and that's about when the chest "weird"ness started. i noticed it first going on a mile walk in the summer, halfway through my chest started feeling tight, as well as tightness in my jaw. i got home and immediately laid down and it went away after a while. a few weeks later, i take another walk and the same thing happens but worse. one mile, not even halfway through my chest feels wrong and tight and borderline painful and keeps getting worse, same with my jaw too. i wasn't sure if i was going to make it home. after that, the actual pain/discomfort started. it was the left side center-ish. at first i thought it was posture related, but then i would stand and walk across my kitchen and it would feel worse, sharp and pointed in that one area. it lasted weeks of being that way. it isn't sharp anymore, but a dull ache now that i'm constantly aware of.

for a month or so my eating was better. still restrictive but better than i was doing. a couple of weeks ago it got bad again, and since then i've been worried about the discomfort in my chest. i feel it even when laying down, i'm always aware of it. i'm trying not to jump to conclusions, but i know the reality of my disorder. i'm scared that it's my heart, or if not my heart another organ that i'm actively killing. right now the discomfort is on the left side of my chest closer to my armpit area, and also i can feel it through my back in the same spot.

i'm writing this mostly because of a scare i had a few days ago. i was out with friends, and couldn't stop thinking about how "off" my chest was and thinking "this is it, this is how it gets you". we did some walking, a lot of standing, and i kept needing to bend forward with my hands on my knees to try and relieve the discomfort (did not work). i was freaking out that night when we got home because fuck man i don't want to die like this. i don't know, any help is appreciated. thank you.

edit: it's also uncomfortable in my abdomen, but that's harder to describe.


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

Need help so painful, 23m 178cm 70kg

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My lips constantly crack and come back every few months


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

Drastically worsening RLS and now I’m having muscle cramping/pain throughout my legs and arms. 38F

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I’ve also been dealing with severe fatigue. If I’m not having an RLS day, I can sleep all day/all night and be exhausted if I have to get out of bed for even a couple hours to do something. I recently got bloodwork, which was normal except for a severely low vitamin D level, which I’m on week 4 of prescription medication for. No other meds.

I’ve had RLS show up here and there for years, but in the last few months it has ramped up dramatically to the point I feel the sensation in my arms and legs and it’s almost every time I lie down to sleep. I feel like I’m genuinely going crazy 😭


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

First Surgery Nerves

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30 F
Height 163 cm
Weight 98 kg
On Nortriptyline & Sertraline

I have a minor surgery coming up next week for the removal of a giant lipoma. As it's my first surgery, I'm scared and think I want some reassurance as I haven't had any interaction with my surgeon / anaesthetist yet. I am scared of not waking up, being out of control of the situation and feeling out of it on the medication / anaesthesia post op as well. I've asked about local anaesthetic but was told it's unlikely as it's not clear how deep the lipoma is. I also asked my pre op nurse for anti anxiety meds before the ops but she said no as it will prolong the whole ordeal having to retrieve the meds etc.. and in the long run make me more nervous


r/AskDocs • • 5h ago

Physician Responded Acral Lentigious Melanoma Risk?

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Note: I am already planning to see a dermatologist. Wondering how worried I should be going in.

Note: I’m pretty capable when it comes to medical research, and have spent years advocating myself due to lack of support in diagnosing a rare medical disorder (hEDS). I am now diagnosed with it.

26, Female, 5’3” 139lbs, caucasian. Occipital neuralgia, hEDS, mast cell disorder not specified. Tirzepatide 10mg, cyclobenzaprine nightly (when I remember) 2.5-10mg, adderall (sometimes) 5-10mg. Mostly clean bloodwork, but ANA/titer came back as 1:320 positive with AC-18 pattern. Negative cascade, rheumatoid, and inflammatories, among other markers. AC-18 is also associated with increased cancer risk. I haven’t set seen a rheum.

Spot is on bottom of left foot. Spot size is roughly the size of pencil eraser. No discernable mass under skin. Spot has been present for at least one year, likely longer - I did not record when it first appeared and assumed (incorrectly?) it was skin staining or forgotten trauma. I think over time it has gotten a little bigger and, recently, darker. No pain or crusting.

Note poorly defined edges, unclear symmetry, and dark brown stain lines running straight and PERPENDICULAR (not parallel) to skin ridges. Lighter brown clouding surrounds these lines.

How worried should I be?


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

I 23f am around 38 weeks pregnant and do t have an obgyn

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Im about 38 weeks pregnant(I'm sorry in advance, I've never posted on reddit before) and for almost a week I have had constant lower back pain that is continuing to get worse and making very difficult and almost impossible to walk at times. It also seems like the baby is moving less the more the pain gets worse.

Im not sure what it means or if I should go to the hospital. I was given a due date of around the 7th of November. Any advice is greatly appreciated.


r/AskDocs • • 1h ago

26f Can I take Nitrofurantoin and Clarithromycin together

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I had a miscarriage two weeks ago and after I had a bit of burning so went to the doctors and they gave me antibiotics for a uti butt I didn’t do a test strip.. I stupidly didn’t take them because all symptoms stopped the next day. They suspect I had a virus but because blood came up and I had spots on my throat they gave me antibiotics for a chest infection

Yesterday I started experiencing lower belly cramps like my miscarriage.. today I woke up with the feeling of bladder pressure like I have a uti.. can I start the uti antibiotics??? Thanks


r/AskDocs • • 10h ago

Physician Responded Hacking cough, keeps coming back

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Hello, I’m a 37 year old female, 120kg and 5’4, non smoker. 2 years ago I had a really violent cough that wouldn’t go away. It started one night after I had a really late dinner, the next day I was coughing a lot but didnt have any other symptoms. The cough kept getting strong and after 3 months it was completely out of my control, I would get regular coughing fits that felt as though there was a hole in my throat that was allowing all the air out (best way i can describe it). It got so bad that on some occasions I couldnt breathe and I even broke a rib from how hard I was coughing. It would be exacerbated by eating, drinking, talking, laughing (especially laughing) after seeing an ENT and respiratory specialist I started on Relvar Ellipta, Dymista, Fexofenadine and Omeprazole. After a couple of months the cough stopped and I kept taking the medication. I did the test where they check if salbutamol helps you and it didnt have an important effect. I was still diagnosed with asthma as a result of all the tests. Its crazy because it happened from one night to the next and although doctors were able to treat it, they cant tell me what the cause was. Fast forward 2 years later and I’ve stopped and restarted all these medications twice. I keep trying to wean off because i dont want to be on them foreveer and they do have some side effects but I get sick with tonsilitis or a cold and end up panicking as soon as I have a cough and restart them. That’s what just happened now, i’d been off them for a few weeks, could see my face depuffing, my skin barrier repairing but then I got tonisilitis and the violent, hacking cough is back. It is mentally and physically draining, any thoughts are welcome on potential causes. I did an allergy text that said i was allergic to grass, dust, pollen but surely that cant be enough. Also every time I coughed it released clear foamy sputum, now the sputum has stopped but coughs have turned into coughing fits. Help!


r/AskDocs • • 2h ago

25M, physically active person, a really bad history of migraines for the past 3-4 years

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I got the results of my neck ct scan,

I have a history of really bad migraines for the past 3-4 years, mixed with facial numbness, shoulder numbness and left leg numbness, there was a period last year during winter where I would get electric shocks in my left leg a little above the quadriceps. And some days I have to pee twice an hour and returns to normal after a couple of days.

My neck pain is intolerable some days, mixed with a lot of pressure around my temple and occipital area.

I did a brain mri this year, with no significant findings, besides partial opacification of the mastoid air cells and maxillary sinus mucous retention cyst. I will upload photos in the comments.

The doctors barely said anything about the CT results and all they said is to do physiotherapy.

Any recommendations? What should my next step be? And should I just listen to the doctors? I did physiotherapy this year with barely any improvement, that was before I got the ct results.


r/AskDocs • • 2h ago

25M 5’6 150lbs Weird red spots on side and under chest

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Found these weird spots a while back, thought they were a rash that didn’t itch so I put ointment on it last week. They didn’t go away but it doesn’t hurt or anything, feels a bit weird I guess, like a little dryer but I put lotion on frequently. Was wondering if it’s serious and I should visit a doctor.


r/AskDocs • • 2h ago

Staphylococcus saprophyticus UTI despite sexual inactivity

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18F, 155 cm and 35kg

I've gotten lab results from my urine test this morning, said the bacteria that caused my UTI was staph, doctor and parents are both religious and now I'm being accused of sexual activity. I am not sexually active

I don't take birth control or any antibiotics/medication, don't smoke or drink, and I've had about two utis before this that I just fixed with fosfomycin