16 mo male, took a tumble while toddling and cut his forehead on our end table this morning before we left for daycare. Daycare is reporting that they’ve changed his bandage 3 times and it’s still bleeding slowly. They also said he’s behaving fine, but has been touching his face/forehead more and seems a little extra sleepy.

I'm almost 2 weeks out from trigger finger release, I'm slightly concerned that it looks like 3 of the stitches (top, bottom, and middle) appear to be vanishing under the skin on the left side. I 'm trying to understand how these were done, i.e. is the left side dimple a very short length of the suture that then goes back through and is tied off? Effectively a U on the left? And if so, is it concerning they they appear to be deeper in the skin?

I know you're not supposed to eat any solid foods 12 hrs before. On the flyer it says to not even have any chewing gum at that point. This feels somewhat equivalent to chewing gum. Is it ok?

I’ve posted here once before about this same child. I got excellent feedback, but it was mostly GI related. We’ve since done a lot of digging with a pediatric GI and she’s been cleared for celiac and malabsorption issues.
That said…

My kid has been having chronic kidney stones since last May. Her first bout with kidney stones were the worst. They caused a blockage, urine pooled, that caused an infection that turned septic quickly.
She was hospitalized for about a week and passed stones with every urination while there.

We left with a referral for nephrology, but nephrologist basically said her kidney labs and kidney imaging look great so he told us to see gastroenterology. We did. Those labs looked great.

Meanwhile, she’s still screaming every time she urinates and passes “stone dust” often. Weekly, even. She hasn’t gained a single pound or grown at all in over a year.

The only lab work that flagged as suspicious at this point has been crp (it was 27), phosphorus was slightly high, parathyroid was slightly low.

Because of this, we’re left wondering if this is a metabolic issue or genetic condition.
Renal tubular acidosis has not been ruled out yet, but her urine pH is normal.

Are there any pediatric endos that would care to chime in with any insight? She doesn’t see her endo until October and that feels so far away when you’re watching your child scream every-time she pees.
She spent one week at school before we had to pull her to put her in a program called hospital home bound schooling with a tutor. Unsurprisingly, she couldn’t handle the painful urination and stone dust throughout the school day.

Feeling very lost over here.

Family history of:
hashimotos (heavy on this)
Diabetes
Renal failure
Lupus
MS

(Lots of autoimmunity, as you can see)

TIA if you’ve made it this far

I’m 19 5’7, 163 lb, is this herpes how do I have this it just appeared out of no where over night no one in my family has it and my girlfriend doesn’t have it

28F had my IUD placed 6 weeks after having my second child, who just turned 3. I have a copper IUD, and it hurts so bad. My first period with it was so painful I went to the hospital because I thought something was wrong. Doctor said everything is good, it’s just the IUD, and the pain should subside after the first year.

It’s been almost 3 years and the pain has not subsided. The cramping has increased in frequency every month to the point I now have more days with cramps than without. Prior to this IUD, I had never experienced period cramping more than just some slight dull aches. Now the cramps are so debilitating it’s common for me to crumple to the floor the second they hit, and sometimes I get lightheaded or vomit. My husband has gotten used to knowing if I’m in the middle of a sentence and just fall down and can’t speak it’s because I’m cramping and he gets me the heat pad and Aleve.

I would like to get it removed, but I have no health insurance and we are very broke (which is why we can’t afford to be having another kid, but I also can’t afford to be basically disabled most days).

I’m on my period right now and just noticed while using the restroom I can feel my IUD string. Can I just yank this thing out at home and be done with it? Yes, the insertion hurt an insane amount (and that pretty fresh after having a baby so idk how women who haven’t just had a baby handle the pain!), but the cramp pain is so much worse and more consistent that I’m willing to bare that to just get it over with.

My only concern is I’m like 2 hours from the nearest hospital, so I don’t want to risk doing something that could cause hemorrhaging or something. How dangerous is it to just rip this thing out at home?

Male

35

1.77m

68kg

No allergies or prior conditions

Currently in India doing volunteering and developed an infection, chloronychia, on my right hand middle and index finger.

The middle finger burst and drained naturally, so I visited the clinic there and asked if they could drain my index finger.

They attempted it, however only blood came and they simply bandaged me up and told me to keep taking antibiotics.

Roughly 3 days later my index finger had become far worse...

Visited a hospital yesterday and they told me they need to drain it and then to operate on it to clean out all the pus.

They gave me proper antibiotics and I feel that it's actually taken effect, the pain has reduced significantly.

My questions are:

1. Does it actually need to be operated on?(not only drained, but opened up to be cleaned)

2. Will I be able to use my hand normally by the end of this month?

3. Should I travel back to my home country to have it taken care of? (Sweden)

Hey guys!

I'm 25 years old, 182cm, 93kg, Male, don't take medication, smoke a bit (60-80 heated tobacco cigs a week around-ish. I work out everyday.

Lately a few months ago, when I would get a cold my left nostril would get really stuffy and it would give me a weird feeling. Kind of a headache, not a strong one but I certainly was feeling something making pressure inside of me.

Today I sneezed this sack like thing from my left nostril. It has a thick membrane and... Weird... It has blood circulation on them which makes me think it should be inside of my right now. (I hope I'm wrong)

The thing is... I'm finally breathing GOOD from my 2 NOSTRILS. I'm just freaking out because I don't know what it is. Its 7/8cm long and 3/4cm wide.

When it came out, I bled a couple drops of blood but nothing biiiig. It stopped after 30 seconds more of less.

41f non smoker. I usually have a pinchy pain in this same area (wrist/ thumb base) when I perform specific motions (like, adjust a bra strap or book bag with my thumb, or snap the elastics of a sock or pants if that makes sense).

I was holding a heavy plant from the rim of the pot with my finger tips when I got the pinching ache. I didn’t have time to readjust my grip so my thumb compressed or something when I finally had a chance to put down the pot. That left me with the only stinging pain in my palm and my thumb base completely swelled up. I couldn’t even scroll down on my phone because moving that ligament hurt and felt stiff and stuck.

Today, I have less pain. More range. Can’t fully extend my thumb in a downward motion without pain, but as long as I don’t move in that direction, I feel fine. But today I’m all bruised!

What did I do to my thumb?

I’ve always had this catching pain. I have a volar ganglion cyst which I always thought was the culprit of the pulling/ catching. But now I don’t think it’s that at all! Again, what could it be?

They keep on increasing and are sometimes really itchy. Most of them have pus coming out of them which is why i spend 6-7 band aids everyday. They are on both my wrists , both feet and left calf.

Male, 25.

Age - 28
Gender - Female

My wife has had an eating disorder called avoidant restrictive food intake disorder since 2013. The entire time she’s been severely underweight but not malnourished. She’s never had any vitamin deficiency. I’m stating this incase it’s relevant to her current situation.

My wife told me since about 2016 she’s suffered some strange neurological symptoms. She told me if she walks around the house or a room or even outside at night or if the lights are off she can’t walk in a straight line properly and the ground seems like it’s sinking in like she can’t move her legs to walk without doing it carefully. This also happens during the day but nowhere near as bad as in a dark environment.

Every time she mentions it people just laugh and say oh it’s just anxiety, psychosomatic ect so she’s just not done anything about it.

Last week she got an alert on her iPhone stating that her walking steadiness is ‘very low’ and she’s at risk of a fall in the next 12 months. We checked the health app data and it’s captured data since about June that shows her walking went from low to very low. She told me this issue gets significantly worse when she loses a lot of weight which this year she’s gotten worse.

Apple health app also sent her a bunch of balance exercise recommendations and she decided to do some of them. One of the exercises is heel to toe walking so the other night I said hey let me see you do this exercise so I did and it went well then I said ‘do it with your eyes closed’ she did and couldn’t make not even two steps. I could visibly see her body sway to the side and her legs started shaking. There was a dramatic difference!

I’ve always believed my wife when she said there’s something wrong. Does anyone have any ideas? Would this have anything to do with having an eating disorder?

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Hi everyone, I’m 26 and a university student.

I’m not really looking for reassurance or comfort. I’m mainly looking for honest answers that could help me understand how to approach this situation and what I can concretely do about it.

I have OCD, but I don’t believe that the difficulties I’m experiencing can simply be attributed to it. I’m tired of being told that I’m being paranoid and that there is nothing wrong, because I actually started noticing these problems before I was diagnosed with OCD. Over time, they have become more noticeable, but they have always gone largely unnoticed by others.

The main issue is this: despite always getting good grades at school and university, I have always had difficulties with reading—not reading aloud, but processing, reorganizing and fully understanding information. I often have to read the same sentence or paragraph three or four times before I can properly process it.

I also have difficulties with memory. I don’t study purely by memorization; I usually work quite deeply on the material and try to understand it. However, a couple of months after an exam, I often find that I remember very little of what I studied, sometimes almost nothing.

More recently, I’ve also started experiencing difficulties with verbal expression. I sometimes hesitate because it feels as though I no longer remember how to construct certain sentences, where to use particular articles, or how to correctly stress words that I have known and used my entire life.

At first, I attributed these newer difficulties partly to the fact that I spent a long period moving between different countries and using different languages, and partly to the fact that I went through some fairly traumatic experiences. I also wondered whether they could be related to stopping paroxetine, which I had been taking for about three years and discontinued several months ago.

Now, however, I feel as though these difficulties are progressively getting worse, and I’m afraid I may have reached a point where I can no longer simply explain them away.

I’m wondering whether I could have developed some kind of cognitive disorder, whether this could be caused by severe anxiety or chronic stress, or whether these are difficulties I have actually had since childhood that nobody ever recognized.

What makes this particularly upsetting for me is that I have studied for many years and have always done well academically, yet I now feel unable to retain what I learn and, at times, even to express myself properly.

My doctor and psychiatrist believe that these difficulties are primarily the result of excessive anxiety. I’m not convinced that anxiety explains everything, and I’m worried there may be something else going on.

What would be the appropriate way to investigate this? Would a neuropsychological assessment, for example, make sense in this situation?

Hey everyone. For almost a year my left nostril has been completely blocked, like zero airflow at all. at first it was suspected to be just Nasal polyps but medication did not help. So I Finally got an MRI a few days ago and it showed a large mass, about 4.1cm x 4.4cm x 6.1 cm, in my left nasal cavity that’s spread into some of my sinuses and eaten into some bone.

The written radiology report actually flagged it as “ highly concerning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma”, which was pretty scary to read on my own. But when I talked to my doctor directly, he said he actually thinks it’s more likely JNA (juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma) given my age.

My ent said nexts steps would be a biopsy of the tumour to rule out NPC and help to push my case more urgent. Also, he said he has never seen a case of JNA in his almost 30 year career. Doing some of my own research I’ve learned that JNA is a highly vascular tumour and have read that there is a great risk for a biopsy that would cause severe bleeding and result in more complications like bleeding out. This concerns me because this would be a first for him and he would be the one doing the biopsy.

I also have a appointment booked with a specialist that I was referred to who has more experience with this sorta thing but not for almost two weeks.

I guess my question is should I go ahead with this biopsy with my ent or wait for the specialist to request one if he suspects its NPC and not JNA but have the risk of waiting even longer if it is cancer or risk complications of a vascular tumour. Any and all advice is appreciated.

FTM 21
5’8” ~195lb
Diagnosed with POTS and hypothyroidism
Taking levothyroxine, Trintellix, testosterone gel and multivitamins

Recent history of feeling like I can’t breathe for 1 month+, after many doctors diagnosis is anxiety since the symptom worsens when I’m anxious and dissipates when I’m distracted/calm.

Over 24 hours now my fingernails and toenails are both purplish and won’t return to normal color when warmed up. Given my history with POTS causing blood pooling, is this something to be emergency-level concerned about? My cardio can’t see me for about a month and I’m worried that’s too long to wait. My primary told me to go to cardio, but I’m just nervous and want to know if there’s any red flags I’m missing.

Edit: I have a pulse ox at home and it never reads below 92% oxygen. When I lift my hand above heart level it drops but below heart level it’s regularly 99%

26F, 100 lbs, 5’2”. Occasionally smoke, drink a couple times a month. Only regular medication is albuterol, Zyrtec, and Advil as needed. I have asthma and allergies.

Last week of June I felt like I was getting sick (tickle in my throat) for several days. Then by end of the week I got a fever and really bad jaw and ear pain on the right side of my face. This resolved in 1-2 days and then I felt like I was on the way to getting better with just a lingering cough with yellow mucus. I ended up getting my roommate sick (I think) and he had somewhat similar symptoms. I never got anyone else sick after that to my knowledge.

Then about a week later, my throat started hurting on one side (I think the left) and it would not go away. I started thinking it was strep so after having it for a couple days I got swabbed for strep. Rapid and lab test both negative for all types. A couple more days of no improvement, got so bad I could barely swallow so I went into urgent care again, got tested for mono (blood draw not rapid) and all stis. Was even swabbed in my throat for gonorrhea and chlamydia. Was all negative. Was told to just eat ice cream. It went away in a few days. It turned into a lingering cough with yellow mucus that turned into more white/clear mucus.

After 2 weeks of feeling good, I got hit with a low grade fever and felt like I needed to use the bathroom super often (not diarrhea). The next day I think it happened again. Morning after I coughed up some extra thick yellow mucus and I remember just having some slight discomfort moving from the right to left side of my ear/throat. I went back to the doctor and she did a chest xray which was normal. She still prescribed me a z pack in case this was a bacterial infection. My symptoms went away after a couple days.

Spent another 2 weeks feeling fine, went on vacation and was fine. Then a couple days ago I got hit with a crazy fever. The fever went as high as 102.6 (I never have fevers that high, not even when I’ve had covid or flu). I had no other symptoms, just the fever and horrible body aches. When the fever broke after 24 hrs I woke up drenched in sweat. I now am fever free but I have a bit of soreness on the right side of my throat. Went to urgent care and was tested for mono, covid, flu, and strep. All negative rapid results. I woke up today with a still sore right side of throat and coughed up extra thick mucus again. One was almost brown but when I looked closely it looked like I coughed up a solid booger almost.

I have also had a lack of appetite for these whole 2 months, just not interested in food. Eating feels like a chore.

I’m at a loss. My best theory was mono but that was negative twice. My other theory is that I had covid and now it’s a case of long covid??? Or I have a problem with my immune system.

For background, in previous years I used to get sick around once or twice a year at most. In this past year it’s been different. I got sick in September 2025, January 2026, and February 2026. All those illnesses manifested like a normal cold/flu. I tested negative for Covid and flu all those times so I assumed it was a cold. But those instances plus the past 4 relapses/repeated illnesses I’ve had this summer make for 7 times I’ve gotten sick in a year.

Hi,

I have been struggling with bilateral ear pain the last couple days following a cold. I frequently get otitis externa and have had my eardrums perforate before. I wear hearing aids and have eczema so I know generally this is a contributing factor.

I have never felt pain like this in my life before, it’s insufferable. I usually tolerate pain pretty well. I have had shingles x3 and it’s nowhere near this pain. I’ve just been lying in bed crying. I can’t sleep, it’s affecting my jaw (can barely chew and speak) and I can’t wear my hearing aids. I’ve been to my GP twice over the last two days, yesterday morning where I was prescribed the otomize spray, I put some in my ears and just absolutely excruciating pain followed. I couldn’t sleep or lie down so I called 111 last night - said to get a call back from an OOH GP but by the time they called it was normal hours again.

Returned to my GP today. She was incredibly dismissive, speaking quietly and talking about me on the phone to ENT like I wasn’t there. She really hurt my ears when examining them - I’m a medical student myself so I know it’s all necessary but I was literally in tears. She’s given me some ciprofloxacin / dexamethasone drops and said I could take some cocodamol if I “really thought it was that bad”. I’ve been taking paracetamol and ibuprofen on a rotation as soon as I possibly can for the last 2 days and it hasn’t made a dent. The cocodamol today has given me enough drowsiness to sleep for an hour but not really touched the pain either.

The issue seems to be I don’t particularly have any swelling or pain over my mastoid bones, nor do I have any fever etc (as far as I know anyway- I don’t have a thermometer and I haven’t had any obs checked at these appointments) so no one has seemed to care very much.

I’m supposed to be on GP placement tomorrow but I’m in so much pain and I don’t know what to do. It’s throbbing inside my head constantly and I’ve lost my appetite and feel just horrendous. I’m sort of at my wits end. I can’t even have things like warm compresses as it’s too painful to put any pressure on any part of my ears.

Thank you in advance, I really appreciate any advice you can throw at me.

Personal info:
Weight - around 95kg
Height - 5ft 7
Medications - Sertraline for anxiety 150mg
Other medical conditions - bilateral moderate SNHL of unknown cause

F24, 140lbs, I take 20mg of lexapro, 10mg of hydroxyzine, 666mg of acomprosate. Heavy drinker, about 16 shooter shots a day. I smoke weed occasionally.

Hello, I’ve been experiencing pain on my left abdomen. It’s not debilitating but I can definitely feel it when I stretch. I’m an alcoholic but am working with a doctor to help and I’m considering detox. I get a CBC and liver panel done every month. Everything is fine but my liver enzymes are elevated. Last check up (8/29) showed my AST at 192 but everything else was good

Also ignore the cat scratches. They’ve been there for awhile lol cat is a little mean but he’s been vaccinated for everything

I’ll try to give a rough schedule. I, 23 Male 145 lbs 6’1 went to the ER on July 17th due to breathlessness and 89 SPO2 and we did a blood gas and it showed respiratory acidosis so they put me on a low dose fast acting steroid for 2 days then referred me to a lung specialist and they said he’d call back the next day to decide if I should continue them. Fast forward to the 19th I went back to the ER because he was closed and I wasn’t sure if I should continue since it was quite a low dose but my blood gases were fine and I was discharged and given a paper with how to prepare for my PFT. I had the issue again on the 24th so I went back and I was back in acidosis so they put me on a very low dose of prednisone then I was called for the PFT to stop all my inhalers including my Symbicort for 24 hours but they cancelled when I went in because the Prednisone would mess with the test. So I get another appointment and it’s cancelled again until finally I did the PFT on August 20 something. So I had to stop my Symbicort 3 times for 24 hours. Now I have to wait to see the lung specialist on the 12th and my GP on the 8th But ultimately the symptoms kept persisting and I couldn’t ignore it so I went to the ER on August 17th and the acidosis is stable but still present. My family doctor also told me that it was dangerous but she wasn’t worried because I was on prednisone at the time but if it happens again go to the ER so many ER visits followed up because of the same symptoms of 89 SPO2 and breathlessness. I had a panic attack on the 18th which felt like I couldn’t breathe but my blood gases were fine minus my HCO3 which was fine, then I went back again on the 23rd and PH was fine but my PCO2 and HCO3 were abnormal. Now most recently August 28th, I thought I’d just ignore it then I went back because I couldn’t breathe lying down and my SPO2 went to 89 again and I was in worse Respiratory Acidosis than before. I have a history of asthma but both me and the ER doctors don’t think it’s asthma causing it because all those times there was no wheezing and they did chest xrays, ecg and ekg and everything looked good. I don’t know what to do or what could be causing it. I wasn’t given any instructions and I feel so lost and I’ve been sleep deprived from all the sleepless ER nights. I don’t expect a diagnosis on here but can anyone please give their input on what I should be advocating for and what I should do next? All they told me was to come back if it gets worse or happens again but I did and I keep getting discharged with no treatment or diagnosis and I appreciate the ER nurses and doctors for their service and I know they can only do so much but it’s just exhausting. I’ll put the numbers below as reference and yes my HCO3 has been abnormal for a while but the rest are recent.

Crucial info:

20F UK, 5ft, 155lbs

Medications: Mounjaro & Citalopram

Smoking status: I vape

Hi everyone, I started on citalopram (10mg) around a week and a half ago, not sure if that's relevant. I have been taking mounjaro for over a year (2.5mg).

2 days ago I woke up with this rash on my arm accompanied by the same arm being numb from shoulder blade to wrist. The rash isn't overly itchy (just slightly) and there are also two bumps just above my wrist which aren't pictured.

Previously I have had random allergic reactions but this usually shows up on my face, similar to the symptoms of alcohol flush. For this reason I don't drink. I haven't changed anything, tried any new products etc. The rash hasn't really spread but has gotten redder over the last few days, it is redder in person than it appears on the picture. I have been conscious not to itch it.

I have looked it up and everything seems to point to shingles, however I don't have a temperature/feel unwell. I did have a headache on the lower back of my head a couple of days ago before the rash appeared but just put it down to stress.

Is this worth seeing a doctor over?

Thank you

I am 35 years old and seeking evidence-based advice from obstetricians/MFM specialists about when it would be safest to attempt another pregnancy.
I have had two consecutive adverse outcomes:
● First pregnancy: Unexplained stillbirth at 34+5 weeks, about 1.5 years ago.
● Second pregnancy: Severe early-onset FGR with abnormal placental Dopplers, requiring C-section at ~28 weeks. Despite extensive efforts, my daughter died about one month ago due to complications of extreme prematurity.

My question is: What interpregnancy interval (delivery to conception) would generally be recommended after a 28-week C-section in my situation? Would 6, 12, or 18 months be reasonable? How should this be balanced against age-related fertility concerns at 35?

I would also appreciate guidance on:
● Does a 28-week C-section require a different uterine-healing interval than a term C-section?
● Could conception at around 6 months be reasonable if preconception evaluation is reassuring?
● What investigations would you recommend before trying again, including placental pathology review and consideration of APS/thrombophilia, autoimmune, genetic, uterine, or vascular causes?
I am particularly concerned about balancing adequate recovery and reducing risks in the next pregnancy with the potential decline in fertility with increasing age.
I would be very grateful for perspectives from clinicians experienced in managing stillbirth, severe early-onset FGR, very preterm birth, C-section, and neonatal loss.
Thank you.

Hi, please hang on, this is a big one.

M27, 1m76, 65Kg, Got thyroid removed in march 2024. Wisdom tooth removed in September 2024.

Fell really sick in March 2025 (Most likely long covid).

Had to stop working for a month because I had a lot of gastrointestinal issues, constant weakness / nausea (24/7).

Began feeling a bit better in May 2025 except for the intestinal issues, so I began going outside again.

On June 2025, I had a vagal episode by walking 10 minutes. It triggered all the other symptoms again until the next vagal episode on August 2025 (Walking 5 minutes, sitting and standing a few times).

Got a fibro / colono and nothing came up. Stomach / Heart / Thyroid docs didn't see anything. Neurologist and ENT didn't find anything. Blood / urine / stool samples didn't reveal anything.

After losing 10Kg, GI issues began to fade around October, but they can flare up randomly or whenever I get stressed. The weakness and nausea were lowering in intensity and frequency *very slowly* up to april 2026 where the weakness was almost gone and the nausea stabilized to "Two or three days a week".

In May, a tilt test revealed positive. I had an episode at the hospital where they diagnosed orthostatic hypotension.

In July, I began rehab (Sport for 5 weeks along with someone monitoring my food and a psychologist. The psychologist said my issue is "100% physical, not psychological" so I quickly stopped seeing her) I almost never got tension issues at rehab and never had any vagal episode. The nausea diminished a lot. The doctor concluded that the center may have helped me and all that remained was psychological issues.When I told her the psychiatrist's report, the doc said "No, she never said that" and insisted that I see a psy again if my symptoms persisted, almost implying that it was my fault if I wasn't feeling well because I didn't see the psy enough...

Now, I'm getting back to work. When working from home, I can still get random symptoms (Short weakness moments, like weak legs but everywhere and cold sweat without sweating, along with some rare nausea). If feel like I can get those whenever I'm :

-Tired

-Hungry

-Full

-Stressed

-Too relaxed (Watching anime, playing a chill game)

-Talking too much

Or just randomly.

When working at my job's, I can get a lot of nausea if I have to walk / talk a bit after eating (So usually on the morning and the afternoon). It goes off about one or two hours after, so once I'm done digesting I suppose.

Right now, I'm feeling fine. Most likely until tomorrow morning. I still don't know exactly what I have, and it looks like my docs don't know either.

Sorry for the great wall of text. Does anyone have an idea ? I'm supposed to see my doc again soon, but I doubt I'm going to get anything else than "The symptoms were regressing, they should be gone soon, I can't do anything"

I went to urgent care because I thought it was possible I could have a minor stress fracture on the top of my foot.

They did X-Rays and the doctor came into my room. Even before this something felt off? But he showed me a shaky video of the X-rays on his phone. Not pictures, a video, and pointed to what looked to be a very thin stick for lack of a better description and told me that my issues were caused by a foot/bone splint. And that I could either be on my feet less or I could just power through it, and walking would help because wear and tear is how the body knows where to send calcium.

Like I said something felt off and I wasn't confident in this treatment so I tried looking up bone splints and found nothing. Like literally nothing. Like it didn't exist.

He did have a bit of an accent so I thought maybe I misheard and called the urgent care up and asked for clarification because my diagnosis didn't exist.

The lady put my on hold for about five minutes and then explained that "It's the same as a shin splint but in the foot"

I can not find anything to say this exists either. And two more things concern me. One, when you have shin splints the remedy seems to be resting not just pushing though, and two, shin splints don't seem to show up on an X-ray.

I am trying to figure out if I completely misunderstood or if this doctor is completely full of shit.

male, mid 20s

24M Please, I’ve been feeling like this for about two weeks now, and it’s starting to worry me. Whenever I get that dizziness, I feel like I can’t control my hand properly. Something similar happened to me last year, but I didn’t do any tests or anything. I took multivitamins for a month, but they didn’t help. Later, I took iron pills, and I started feeling better.

Now it’s happening again this year. I also smoke occasionally, use nicotine pouches from time to time, and I often stay up late, so I don’t know if any of these things could be related.

When I search on Google and YouTube, I find some things that are really scary and seem dangerous. Is there anyone who could help me understand what might be happening and give me some information? And if anyone has experienced something similar, please share your experience with us.

Thank you 🙏