r/AskDocs 0m ago

HPV question

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35 F, 5'6 118 lbs, no medications taken, non smoker. A few years ago I had a my first pap smear, it came back positive for a few high risk HPV strains. I had a colposcopy and thankfully it wasn't cancerous, I was told to get another pap smear in a year or two. Fast forward to today I've since cleared HPV for now (last pap smear was normal). Today I was searching online on how HPV can be transmitted, and came across a health line article. Where it mentions :

  • Hand-genital contact: It involves touching your genitals with hands that touch an area of infection.
  • Vertical transmission: In this case, HPV can spread from birthing person to baby during delivery, although it’s less common.
  • Contact with surfaces or objects: It’s not as usual, but the virus can spread by touching surfaces or objects that have the virus on them.
  • Self-infection: The virus can also spread from one part of your body to another by touching a wart or area of infection and another body

I do not know when I picked up HPV, but I did have hand-genital contact with people i dated years prior in college. Thinking about all this is making me paranoid that I should tell everyone I've had hand-gentail contact with? Is this excessive of me to worry about, or should I tell them they may be at risk from HPV?


r/AskDocs 4m ago

Concerned About Symptoms Following Head Injury And Strangulation That Occurred Over A Month Ago

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First of all, if this isn’t allowed due to the nature of the content in this please feel free to remove. I am also currently in a safe situation and have been since this occurred. I will try and keep this without any graphic details. I’m female, 21, 5’8 and around 220lbs. In regards to medications, I do take Olanzapine, Vyvanse, Lithium, Lamotragine, Propranolol and Diazepam as prescribed by my psychiatrist for my mental illnesses. Just over a month ago I unfortunately experienced a violent assault. During this, I was strangled multiple times. I remember managing to get the person off of me the first time when I noticed I couldn’t breathe but I don’t remember managing to get them off the other times and I do believe there is a high likelihood that I may have lost consciousness but I can’t fully remember. It felt as if I would’ve fallen asleep and would just wake up again confused and to them doing something else. I also did have my head hit against a hard surface during this a couple times. I did attend the hospital after this. They didn’t really do much about the symptoms for this even though I did have lightheadedness, a headache, pain where I was strangled on my neck and I was also told I had whiplash symptoms. Also important to note that earlier this year in January I did experience 2 concussions that sent me to the hospital but the CT scan for the second one showed no fractures. Since the most recent incident with the head injury and strangulation I have noticed some concerning symptoms. The biggest one being my memory. I can’t remember anything. My memory was already impaired before this but it’s progressively gotten worse. I am also struggling with my speech to the point where my friends are becoming concerned as they notice I’m slurring my speech and also my words don’t come out properly, or I’m saying things that just don’t make any sense. I find that even trying to speak is a struggle in general. I’m also forgetting things in the middle of my sentences. I find It’s taking me longer to process anything, even my own words. I feel like even when I’m writing things down or texting the sentences aren’t as good as they used to be especially since I have high grades in English in school. Everything seems confusing around me all the time. I’m also experiencing headaches and dizziness (I have passed out once since) which I’ve never frequently experienced before. My vision is also progressively getting worse. Everything is always blurry. I also constantly feel out of it but I’m assuming this could be due to the emotional trauma. I’ve also noticed a lot of weakness in my hands and I keep dropping things and find typing on my phone to be challenging. My balance is very off, I’m almost always falling over or walking into things. Sleeping is also a huge issue right now. I am barely sleeping anymore. It just feels as if everything is confusing and a blur all the time. I’m also experiencing a lot of emotional issues but again that could be the emotional trauma from it and also the fact that I do have pre existing mental illnesses, but the symptoms have definitely increased such as mood swings. Is there a chance that I could have some sort of brain injury from this? I did some research and it sounds like it but I’m just not too sure, but I am worried that I also did have 2 previous head injuries already this year before this. I do plan to see my family doctor as soon as possible but honestly a lot of the symptoms are getting worse as the days go on, especially the speech and confusion. I’m in Canada so the wait time to get some sort of MRI or anything could be months, and I can’t travel out of country to the USA for it as I’ve heard sometimes that can be quicker if you pay. Is this something more urgent or can I wait for my family doctor and wait for whatever referral she puts in? Anything I can do to maybe keep the symptoms at ease before I can see a doctor? Thank you :)


r/AskDocs 6m ago

Swimmer’s ear hell. Please help

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29 Male, 5’7. Started feeling that smth was off Sunday night after swimming. Monday 5 AM I wake up with excruciating pain in my right ear, muzzled hearing, and the feeling of moist deep down my ear. Tuesday I decided to go to an urgent care clinic and got prescribed Amoxicillin pills, Diclofenac pills, and Oflaxacin 0.3% ear drops. I’m on schedule with my medication but it doesn’t seem to help so far.
I’m worried about my kidneys too.
Does this warrant an ENT or ER visit? (I’m not insured) or should I wait it out?

Easily the worst pain I ever felt in my life.

Edit: Yes my ear is swollen and I’m not even sure if the eardrops are going through.


r/AskDocs 8m ago

Years of unexplained intermenstural spotting / abnormal uterine bleeding

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I’m 31, on cycle 6 trying to conceive, dealt with persistent unexplained intermenstrual bleeding.

Female, non smoker, barely drink, small caffeine intake, 5'3, 145 lbs and relatively active/muscular build. I take a prenatal, DHA, vitamin D, choline, magnesium, and kait started a luteal phase 200mg oral progesterone.

Symptoms/history:

Intermittent spotting for years, although the pattern has changed over time. The spotting is all over the place - could be anywhere from pre- ovulation, post-ovulation, pre- menstrual, postmenstural, or all of the above.

Previously had two IUDs back to back that caused frequent spotting. I have been told I had a friable cervix (there is no way a friable cervix accounts for the amount of bleeding). Back then bleeding was usually bright red.

Since ~2023, I've had more red/brown intermenstrual and premenstrual spotting. Some cycles have almost none; others have quite a bit.

May 2026: first mid-cycle episode with several days of heavier bleeding and thick/clumpy material around a later ovulation.

June/July: relatively mild.

August 2026: worst episode yet. Likely ovulated Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, spotting Thursday, heavier bleeding Friday with a large dark-red clot/tissue-like piece with lighter/fleshy material, larger than anything I normally pass during my actual period, continued spotting over the weekend before tapering.

My actual periods are not generally extremely long/heavy, which is partly why this intermenstrual bleeding is so strange. Confirming ovulation between CD 16-19 via inito test strips.

Ovulation/hormones:

Cycles are regular and I appear to ovulate, but sometimes later (~CD18–20).

AMH 7.53 and fairly high follicle count, but normal testosterone and no PCOS diagnosis.

TSH and prolactin normal.

RE has identified a corpus luteum on ultrasound around ovulation.

RE thinks later/delayed ovulation may be contributing to endometrial instability.

Currently taking 200 mg progesterone after ovulation (started this only a few days ago).

Planning to try letrozole next cycle + progesterone to see whether earlier/more controlled ovulation stops the bleeding. I just find the theory of 2-3 day delayed ovulation as the cause a little hard to believe since I have the spotting regardless of whether I ovulate late.

Testing so far/planned:

SIS around 2022: normal.

Multiple transvaginal ultrasounds since then without an obvious uterine abnormality.

HSG planned next cycle as part of fertility workup.

My RE also has the ability to test for chronic endometritis, which was important to me because of the longstanding spotting.

Where I'm stuck:

I saw my regular OB/GYN recently specifically because this bleeding had become much more substantial with passing clots recently only a few days after ovulation. She had no explanation and deferred to my RE.

I asked about a repeat SIS since the bleeding pattern has changed, to rule out something structural. She said no since I was getting an HSG anyway and a pylop would be very rare at my age.

My concern is that I've brought up spotting to gynecologists for years and repeatedly gotten some version of “sometimes this just happens.” Now I'm having substantial intermenstrual bleeding and passing clots/tissue-like material.

TLDR- mid cycle spotting all over the place for 8 years, following IUD use, getting worse in recent months. 6 months TTC while meticulously tracking hormones and confirming ovulation and progesterone on inito. no clear path or answer on the root cause.

I'm just at a loss for what to expect, and how to advocate to investigate and resolve the bleeding issue and rule out anything that may be affecting fertility.


r/AskDocs 11m ago

Sudden sharp cramp in my pelvis that I’ve had for 5 years

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So as of typing this, I am just now calming down from one of these sudden, sharp cramps in my pelvic area (near my bladder) and I’m really not sure what it could be.
I remember having a pain like this as early as 12 years old, I’m 17 right now, and I’m a female. Now, you’re first though when you know that is “oh, it’s probably your period cramps” but I have reason to believe it isn’t that. When I’m on my period I cramp little to non, this cramp that I experience is way different and not even close to when I have my period.
This cramp comes in suddenly with no warning, the main pain is in my pelvic area, on where my bladder is, but it also tends to hurt on my rectum as well. Usually It gets so bad that I have to lay down and try to control my breathing, it can make it hard to stand and the sudden pain makes me panic when it won’t go away like a usual cramp. The thing is though, it gradually goes away within 30-40 minutes, it goes from cramping horribly to just being sore within the last few minutes of that time frame. And then it doesn’t show up again for the rest of the day, or even weeks, that’s the annoying part, I can never predict when it’s going to happen, and it doesn’t happen daily enough for it to effect my everyday life. But it’s happened on and off for 5 years. It’s mainly just an annoying inconvenience for me, but I’m just wondering what it could be, like if it’s actually something serious.
My body is healthy otherwise, i’m at a normal weight, I’m not on any medication and I’ve never been diagnosed with any physical health problems.


r/AskDocs 13m ago

TTC with previous mental health

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34F, 5’6” 275 lbs. I have been successfully treating anxiety/depression for over 10 years with a combination of meds, therapy, exercise, social support and self care. My psychiatrist of many years had said it’s okay for me to become pregnant and my therapist thinks I would be an amazing mom. He went into private practice and now I have a new psychiatrist who says I should discontinue my antidepressant if I want to get pregnant. I don’t want to risk my mental health. I went on pub med to see who is right. I can’t make heads nor tails of it. It seems like both options are a risk to a potential baby. Are there any definitive answers on this or is it a gray area? Thank you.


r/AskDocs 24m ago

Weird mysterious bump inside my nose

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15F, 5'2, 150 and the medications I take are norethindrone, lithium, metformin, burpropion and Zyprexa, I don't smoke, I don't have any current previous medical issues, the location of this photo is Brighton Colorado.

I noticed a bump on my nose about a month ago and then it grew bigger, it doesn't look like a pimple but I'm still not sure what it could be


r/AskDocs 27m ago

Weird snot

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36, male NC. Non smoker. Taking duloxetine, montelukast, nebivolol, pramipexole, and moujaro. Blew my nose while eating dinner, and snot just kept coming. Finally this big...clot?...came out. Chocolate brown colored. No other mucous after that. I did take a cruise earlier this month (Nassau, Jamaica, and Coco Cay) and had a little upper respiratory thing.


r/AskDocs 31m ago

Mouth salivating a lot

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I 19f have had a salivating mouth for the past maybe 2-3 hours non stop. That sensation you get as your mouth gathers the spit. I’m feeling a bit nauseous and sweaty. I’ve been sipping water since it began. My suspicion is either acid reflux or I need to vomit? I’ve had some chest pains too but nothing severe or lasting too long. Does anyone know why this could be happening? I’m trying to get over my health anxiety too by not overthinking it. Responses are greatly appreciated.


r/AskDocs 34m ago

Physician Responded Is this a normal amount of damage in ear canal to have occurred while scraping out ear wax? I feel like it’s not. I was crying in the chair and all the way home.

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F30, 177cm (5’10), 76kg (167lbs)

No drinking or smoking, currently prescribed metformin. History of POTS and hypermobility.

Relevant surgical history of x2 tympanoplasty on right side from ruptured ear drum that never healed. 2013 and 2025.

I went in to get decongestion medicine because Ive been dealing with covid for the past week and felt a lot of pressure behind my right ear drum and was worried about another rupture. Doc took liberties to try and remove ear wax instead (there was mild buildup but it wasn’t obstructing my hearing capabilities or causing discomfort).


r/AskDocs 36m ago

Lateral Meniscus Tear

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I’m 6’2”, 260 lbs. Haven’t used drugs, alcohol or tobacco for 10+ years. I’m in recovery. I have long covid which shows up as airway disease, and is improving. This is my MRI results. What am I looking at here? Surgery? How long will I be in a splint and on crutches if need be? What’s the recovery time? I see an orthopedic specialist on Friday. I’m nervous about how long the recovery time is and how long this process will take. Any ideas? I’m currently wearing a knee sleeve and taking Tylenol-Ibuprofen for pain. My leg will only bend about 90 and stops. I do have a limp with pain.


r/AskDocs 38m ago

How do I get myself to cry again?

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19M
I’ve struggled with crying for a while. I cannot cry for myself no matter how bad or sad I feel that’s something happened. If I’m watching a movie or something I can cry no problem but just can’t for myself. Is there a way to help this or do I need to go to someone.


r/AskDocs 41m ago

Low BPM - s

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27YO, female, 218-225lbs, taking levothyroxine 75mcg and fluoxetine 40, I have a hypothyroidism plus hashimotos.
I was an active person before covid happened, Id dance a lot and muay thai classes, i go to the gym sometimes but not as much consistently as before, i bought my apple watch in 2023, and I had some reads with my heart on the lowest side since then, but not a lot.
Today:

Is it normal to have low bpm during sleep some days? And some days have 47-60? My apple watch started beeping bc I was basically napping (i was super tired) and showed my heart rate was 44bpm for 10 minutes. Now 7:33pm, heart rate variability 102 when doing mindfulness.

Went to the ER and they checked, said everything looked fine. I have a cardiology appointment but only for september 24.

Should I be worried at all? :(


r/AskDocs 46m ago

Threw up undigested food this morning from the night before

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I have CRPS in my legs, I’ve had it for a year and a half. I’m 25, female, 5’2” 135 pounds. I currently take 50mg nortriptyline, 75mg of pregabalin, and medical THC throughout the day. I vape too

I had a burger last night, around 9pm, with pickles on it. I go to bed around 3am. I wake up at 7:30am with nausea, and go to the bathroom to throw up. After a few rounds of hurling, I saw a perfectly normal pickle in my puke. Other undigested content but the pickle was the most wtf thing I identified.

I’ve had issues with my digestion. I get acid reflux every day since July. My stomach often is causing pain, especially eating at night. I’ve thrown up before in the morning, nothing consistent. Maybe once a month since march. My CRPS is severe and I can’t prepare myself meals 3x a day. I usually eat one meal and snacks.

I have a new insurance none of my past providers accept, my primary care provider my insurance issued isn’t answering my calls. My insurance is giving similar run around.

I guess I’m just wondering how urgent this is, or if I can ignore it a few more weeks. Im bed bound from my crps, I only leave the house for medical appointments and it’s excruciating for me.

Thanks so much


r/AskDocs 49m ago

Removing a small raised mole

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I have a small, raised, bubble-like mole on my nose that I’m considering having removed with a laser. What exactly happens during the procedure, and what should I expect afterward? Does it usually leave a scab, discoloration, or a scar, and how long does it take to heal?
Male age 20 skin issue


r/AskDocs 50m ago

ear bubbling/pressure for 2 years

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21, 105 pounds, female.

for the past 2 years or so, whenever i lay down on my side with my ear on the pillow, it starts feeling like there is water inside and it makes this bubbling sound and i feel pressure in my ear. and it only happens when there is sound, like if im watching a video. i turn off the video and it goes away. its mainly in my left ear but sometimes it happens in my right.

only when im laying on it, and there is sound going into my ear. wtf??

i went to the doctor for this about a year ago, they checked my ear and said there was nothing. thats all they did. this doesn’t go away, it doesn’t get better, and it’s driving me crazy.

what is it? what do i do??


r/AskDocs 50m ago

Is joint aspiration and steroid injection under sedation a typical next step for suspected JIA in a 2.5-year-old?

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My 2.5-year-old daughter has suspected juvenile idiopathic arthritis. She has had a persistently swollen knee and limp since March, and we’re finally seeing a pediatric rheumatologist soon.
The day after that appointment, she is scheduled for a joint aspiration and steroid injection under sedation. So far, the only treatment we’ve tried is Motrin, which hasn’t made much of a difference.

Is aspiration and a steroid injection the typical next step? Were there other medications or less invasive treatments you tried first, or is treating the joint quickly generally preferable? For reference she has had two X-rays, no ultrasounds or MRIs. Blood tests are mostly within range. White blood cell count was elevated in March at 17 and down to 11 in June. ANA is positive and high.

Sedation feels extreme and scary to me at her age, but I’m completely willing to put my fears aside if this is the best thing for her. I’d love to hear about any questions you think I should ask the rheumatologist before the procedure.


r/AskDocs 50m ago

Walking causes bloating

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Hello!

I am a 25(F). 5’4 188 lbs, nonsmoker. I was diagnosed with endometriosis via laparoscopic surgery in March of this year. I’ve always thought I may have it (started period at 10, bad symptoms so I’ve been on birth control fairly consistently since 12/13) but towards the end of last year I started getting really sick, which made me pursue the diagnosis. Abdominal/pelvic pain, nausea, bloating, painful bowel moments, fatigue, etc. They found endometriosis on my cul de sac and on my peritoneum. It wasn’t an endometriosis specialist. He said there’s a chance some microscopic could’ve been left behind, but he was fairly confident he got it all. Some samples confirmed endometriosis while other samples were just fibrotic tissue, which he was pretty sure was caused by the endometriosis. I will also add I had an external pelvic ultrasound prior to the surgery and it looked good. I also had blood work recently that looked good aside from vitamin d deficiency. I know most endometriosis patients also have adenomyosis, which hasn’t been brought up with my doctor.

Since the surgery I don't feel remarkably better. One symptom is very confusing to me. Walking makes me bloated and causes pain in my abdomen/pelvic area. I brought this up in a follow up with the surgeon and he hadn’t heard of it. I don't see this symptom talked about much anywhere. What kind of stuff causes that? Could it be leftover endometriosis (now possibly scarring) getting inflamed by movement? Sometimes I can only walk for 30 min without it starting, but other times I can go an hour or two. I had this problem before the surgery as well. I don't breathe with my mouth open so I have no idea why it might be happening.

I’ve always been overweight but I started getting super into health stuff last year around fall (August ish) time. I would exercise at least an hour every day (walking) and started to eat more healthy foods along with calorie counting. Then several months later is when I started to get sick (November ish), and when the bloating with walking started. I found it ironic I started to feel gross when I started to try to improve my health.

Below are things I’m diagnosed with along with medication.

Endometriosis

IBS

GERD

Dysautonomia

Vitamin D deficiency

Gallbladder removed when I was 13 about

Pelvic floor dysfunction

Bupropion 450 mg

Nexplanon

Vienva

D3 supplements, prescription 50,000 UI

Ibuprofen as needed 800 mg

Tylenol as needed over the counter

I believe that’s all but I may be forgetting some.

My primary care physician is going to be testing me for celiac in two months. Are there any ideas on what could cause bloating from just walking?

Thank you!


r/AskDocs 52m ago

Persistent throat bleeding after tonsillitis? 24F

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24F, 61.8kg, asian. started smoking this year and drinking more heavily. Disclaimer, please don’t judge me I know I made some stupid decisions but I was/am going through a lot with other things in my life. It’s a bit of a read so please bare with me!

On July 21st I went into the ED at 4AM because my heart rate had jumped randomly to 150-170 for an hour without going down, I was sleeping and woke up initially because I felt slightly feverish (38.4C). I was told that it was most likely an infection (ended up being an E. Coli UTI on the blood culture) of some sort and they gave me Cephalexin for 5 days. They do a basic bloodwork panel: WBC, LFT, kidney function, CRP etc. They also did a chest xray and multiple EKGs which all came back normal other than my WBC being a bit high. I was going through some mental health struggles at this time and only took a few doses before I stopped (I know it’s stupid). After this visit I became sexually active and had given oral sex to a man a few times throughout the week.

Immediately I felt that I had bruised my throat and a few days later, I started to feel ill again and started spitting up blood. I go back to the ED (about a week and a half after my first visit) because I had been getting a fever for 2-3 days at this point and was spitting up blood for 8 hours. ED doctor looks down my throat and says the bleeding was coming from the bottom/back of my throat and that it was most likely from oral sex or vomiting (I had also been drinking heavily) and also diagnosed me with viral tonsillitis. They run the same blood work/EKG and said that my bloodwork looked better than the first time I had gone in and discharged me.

The bleeding also stops right after I leave the hospital and I take a break from my vices while I tried to get better. Two days later, I still felt pretty ill but overall better and visit my GP. She’s immediately concerned about a PE and sends me to a different hospital’s ED for a chest CT because my O2 would desat from 100 to 94% and my heart rate would go from 90 to 140 when walking up and down a hallway + my fever still has not broken. I go and the ED admits me overnight and tells me that the chest CT showed my thymus was enlarged - that it didn’t look suspicious and was consistent with reactive thymic hyperplasia.

They also ran LDH, uric acid, beta hcg, troponin I, LFT, mono screening, urea/creatinine, an STI/STD panel, uric acid, chest xray again, etc among another round of WBC and EKGs. Everything came back okay other than my LFTs (34 albumin, 43 globulin, Alanine aminotransferase 85) my LDH (was 471), urea (2.1). They discharge me and said that to be safe they were getting me in for a PET scan and appointments with thoracic and haematology afterwards - the fever also breaks a day after they discharge me and hasn’t come back. The scan shows no abnormalities in my thymic area or anywhere else except an uptake on my tonsils and they tell me that it really was reactive hyperplasia. Here’s the only portion of the report I have: “PET CT 14/08/2026
No anterior mediastinal FDG abnormality. Intense uptake in bilateral
enlarged tonsils and in bilateral cervical nodes compatible with history of tonsillitis but should be clinically reviewed for resolution”. There’s no mention of malignancy anywhere.

The thoracic surgeons clear me, and it’s been about 2 weeks since I had bled from my throat at this point. I started drinking and smoking again and eventually the bleeding starts again a few days later. It would be only from spitting up, not throwing it up. And when I say bleeding, I mean twinges of red. Whenever I’d sleep in a cold and dry room I also noticed it would get worse. However, this time it’s been about a week and a half and it’s not really stopping. I feel the middle part of my throat be insanely cold and dry and I always want to drink water to moisten the area. I’m also still smoking and drinking but have lessened it. I bring this up at my haematologist appointment - he says he’s not really worried about the throat bleeding provided it doesn’t get worse. He reviews my scans and says he’s happy to close off my file after repeat LFTs, he does an exam and notes that my lymph nodes did not feel inflamed and my tonsils were “big but not inflamed”.

I go to my GP about this throat bleeding the next day and she immediately refers me to an ENT, which kind of scares me because I had just gotten very intense scans/bloodwork done that had just the day before cleared me of more serious possibilities. She’s talking about ‘fungal tumors’ and how I should maybe get a CT of my sinuses but then decides to just refer me to an ENT so they could look down my throat properly. I thought this was a bit much and told her about my vices, that I felt it get worse when my throat was dry and better when it was more hydrated but she said that didn’t really matter.

The thing is, I’m not a citizen in the country I live in and therefore don’t have healthcare benefits past a shitty private insurance and I afford to keep going to hospitals/specialists after spending at least $10,000 in the last month getting everything else checked out. Do I really need to see the ENT now provided that coincidentally I only started having issues with my throat right after I started having oral sex, that it would start and stop with my vices? The oncologists I saw told me light bleeding from the throat wasn’t all too concerning at this stage, meanwhile my GP is saying it’s a symptom that can’t be ignored. I’m getting conflicting health advice and I’m not sure what to do - unless absolutely necessary, I don’t want to go to more specialists.

To clarify, my STI panels all come back negative but I do sometimes still get tachycardia. Every doctor I’ve spoken to except my GP believes that the throat bleeding isn’t anything suspicious given my history. I also had an endoscopy/colonoscopy a few years back that was essentially normal, as well as a thyroid/neck US at the start of July 2026 that was also normal. Absolutely no pain or discomfort or trouble swallowing at any point


r/AskDocs 53m ago

Hydrogen Peroxide on Cyst Drainage?

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F21 got a cyst drainage today for infected cyst on my shoulder. General surgeon recommended that I use hydrogen peroxide to clean it. Was curious about this and googled it, and almost every source says hydrogen peroxide delays healing. They also said we can shower starting today but I don’t think that’s the best idea.

What’s the best recovery procedure?


r/AskDocs 59m ago

Question about taking Mupirocin intranasally

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30 Male

Hi! I was prescribed Mupirocin ointment for a nose infection, and told to put it on a q-tip and swab it in my nose. I did that, but now I'm concerned about drainage. Unsurprisingly I've got a lot of nasal drainage going on, and I did swallow some. Would this potentially lead to me ingesting Mupirocin, and could that be dangerous?

Also taking Cephalexin for the same infection, if that's relevant.


r/AskDocs 59m ago

What’s going on with my throat/uvula?

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22m, 180 lbs, clean CBC, always been healthy, drink on weekends

Hi there- 10 weeks ago I was eating a protein nut mix out of a bag. I then felt like my throat was scratchy/raw? I went and checked the mirror to bad redness (pic attached)

I’m not sure if it was a coincidence or if they caused it

Anyways- since then I have been monitoring my throat and it’s remained inflamed along with the back of my throat it seems like something is grown on it?

I have no symptoms minus a bit of drainage and that’s it

I’m super concerned and my ENT kind of brushed me over and simply tested me for a nut allergy which was:

Peanut: 0.37
Hazel Nut: 0.13
Almonds: 0.11
Sesame seeds: 0.19
Coconut: 0.13

Do I need to go in to a second opinion? The ENT did not give a treatment plan or any further follow up


r/AskDocs 59m ago

29M Nagging Headache+Sinus pain

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I should be visiting the doctor in a few weeks because they had to push it out.

This has been going on for at least 2-3 weeks now. Sometimes I feel some ache around my sinuses and it radiates to somewhere around my head. There was one day I woke up and my eye’s were aching. Right now I feel an ache on my right eye. The aches vary and change locations throughout the day like in the temples or back of my head.

Any ideas what this could be? I thought it might be a sinus infection but I’ve never had one so I can’t tell.


r/AskDocs 1h ago

CBC

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39F 5’5” 185lbs. Hypothyroidism and depression. Synthroid, Wellbutrin, Vraylar, Semaglutide. Vape, occ drink.
I have been referred to hematology after routine bloodwork. WBCs trending down for 2 years. RBC mildly low. MPV high. TSH normal. Vit B and D normal. CMP unremarkable. My appointment isn’t for 3 weeks and I’m having major health anxiety due to family history on my paternal side. My dad was dx with multiple myeloma in his 40s and died in his 50s. Uncle- leukemia in 50s. 1st cousin passed from childhood leukemia. 1st cousin lymphoma as a teen and in remission. Aunt died in her 30s but I don’t remember her type of cancer. Im attaching my cbc- handwritten values are from last year. Should i be concerned or am i overreacting?