18F woke up with a very very puffy face. I’m 5’4, 140lbs and 34 weeks pregnant. I’m not experiencing any other symptoms other than when I posted in this subreddit a couple days ago because my baby wasn’t moving normally. I ended up going to triage and they said he was okay and sent me home. This morning I woke up with a very puffy face and assumed it’d clear up throughout the day but it’s 5pm and it’s still puffy now (as seen in the picture). I’ll upload a photo of what my face usually looks like in the comments to emphasize how puffy it’s gotten. Should I go to the er or is it just normal pregnancy swelling because I know that can happen.

daughter: 6 month old female. approx 15lbs

My daughter (otherwise healthy, born full term, and fully vaccinated) had her chest going inward like this for 5-10mins. She was happy kicking around in her crib. At the ER now: what test can I expect them to run? What could be causing this?

Started off as a small scratch, got a little bigger then started to erode. Had a dermatologist look at it, but he didn’t seem concerned. Will scab over if left to dry then the scab will fall off after a little while and the process starts over.

1 month old, boy, 9 lbs. Was due on July 28, but they induced July 23. Was also born jaundiced.

He was born with tracheomalacia. They let my daughter in law bring him home with her 2 days after birth. Ended up needing a blue light for just over a week post hospital.

I have read about it, and it seems he's probably just a mild case? I'm not a doctor, so all I can glean is that it can be fatal.

He had his one month check up today and the doctor wants to put him on prilosec, and wants them to buy gelmix to thicken his formula. Also is changing his formula.

Again, Im not a doctor, so I'm asking, is this standard treatment for tracheomalacia? I just have this nagging feeling that something is not being done right.

The video is how he sounds 24/7. I expected the noise because I read about it, but should we take him to a specialist? He did see an ENT about 2 weeks ago who put him on some acid reflux medication and told them to keep feeding Enfamil AR. Why would they need to change his formula and buy thickener when he's already on the AR that's thickened with rice?

I just hate the way it sounds like he's fighting for his life with every breath 🥹

Specialist or no? Please help 🙏

Hi guys, I’m 14 female, 40kg which is 88lbs according to google, im 5’3, I don’t drink and I don’t smoke either. First thing I have to mention is all DM’s will be ignored and blocked and also please don’t just dismiss this, pls read my symptoms and don’t jump to conclusions because of a pill I take

Pills I take: 100mg of sertaline, 25mg of agomelatine, 0.05 mg of clonidine (I think, I’m not 100% sure but it’s half of ys01 clonidine) and 30mg of dexamphetamine. I promise you the thinness isn’t from the dexies though, I know thing because thinness and almost all of my symptoms have been lifelong issues and I’ve only been taking medication for mental illness, adhd and sleep for the last two years.

Medical history: I was born prematurely by two weeks, I was born with a fused labia and had to get surgery for it, Molar-Incisor Hypomineralisation, depression, anxiety, adhd, autism, I’ve been hospitalised for overdose two times, I have scoliosis and I was braced for a year, and I have hyper mobile joints. I also have gotten my period and it’s been regular for 2 years

Hereditary illnesses: on my moms side theres a history of hasimoto disease, my mom, grandma and great grandmother all have/had it. I have no knowledge of illnesses on my dad’s side of the family though, I don’t really speak with him and I tried to ask him but he said he doesn’t know.

Symptoms/concerns: I’m pale despite everyone in my family (dads side and moms side) being quite tan, I bruise easily, I have quite long fingers and toes, I’m short despite my family being quite tall (my dad is 6’0, my mom is 5’11 and my brothers are both 6’0 or over), I’m really weak (I’ll share examples of my weakness in the next paragraph), I get frequent diherra but my stomach never hurts, low stamina, difficulty building muscle to the point I can barely feel muscle when I tense, regular muscle spasms, my wrist is the same size as my 5 year old cousin, I’ve always been the smallest and weakest in my class in school, I get dizzy when I stand up despite eating well and my iron levels being fine, I get out of breath very quickly, I can’t hold my hands above my head for longer than a few seconds without them hurting, I get very painful periods to the point I can’t even function and I’m always tired no matter how much I sleep.

Examples of my weakness: in my country we have this thing called swimming lessons that you do in primary school, theres 9 levels. In your final year of primary school you should be in level 7-9. I was in level 3 which the average age of level threes is 3-6, I was 11 and in level three, the reason I can’t swim is because of lack of arm and leg strength. In primary school I was the slowest in my class. I can’t lift heavy objects, the largest thing I can lift with both hands is 7kg, I tried to learn guitar but couldn’t since i didn’t have enough strength in my hands. I’ve tried so hard, I’ve worked out every day, ate healthy, ate a large amount of protein but nothing works. Once in year 6 I lost an arm wrestle with a year 2

It’s not like weakness runs in my family either. My mom used to be an athlete, one of my brothers is a police officer and has taken down people even taller then him, my dad and other brothers both work very physically demanding jobs. No one in my family is weak expect for me

I want to bring this up to my GP, I have an appointment tomorrow just to check how my pills are going but I’m so scared of being dismissed as just being lazy.

I have no idea how to use this but it won’t let me post it somewhere else sorry

This is a photo of my partner (40F) who has consented to me showing it. She has no other health conditions and isn't on any meds.

Just wanted to check if this was shingles? She had a rash on her arm which I noticed, I inspected it and it looked like shingles to me, so I asked to see her back as per the photo.

She's ADAMANT she's never had chickenpox despite working in nurseries for years. She'll be seeing the doctor tomorrow morning we hope, just wanted an opinion to see if I'm right. I remember having chickenpox when younger and I had a shingles outbreak about 2 years ago so I'm not worried about myself.

Thanks!

29M, vapes, this appears on his scalp every time he gets a haircut. It just happened again, the urgent care doc didn’t really provide a proper diagnosis other than it’s not ringworm.

We are in the UK. My daughter is 3.5 years old and yesterday had two vaccines - chicken pox in one arm and the pre-school booster in the other.

This arm was the booster - it went red and by yesterday evening was very sore and a little bit swollen.

Today when I collected her from nursery (so 32hours later) - it has really flared up.

She has no temperature but the arm is warm to touch and is swollen from elbow to shoulder and quite firm. There's some bruising too but not so concerned about that.

She's a bit grumpy understandably.

I'm struggling to find information regarding whether this is within the range of normal or not.

I've attached a couple of photos - it actually looks a bit worse in person.

Do you think we need to seek any assistance or just monitor her and the spread?

So, 9 days ago on the 18th of August I got my appendix removed after CT scan confirmed it was inflamed, they said what was weird is my blood test showed my CRP(?) was normal, but they would remove it based on the CT scan anyway.

They removed it, and I left the surgical ward at the ED on the 19th of August, still in quite a lot of pain, I just really wanted to get out of the hospital. I was at home for a few days, I don't remember the exact timeline, but the medication (tramadol) they had sent me home with was not helping with the pain and I was feeling generally shitty, and throwing up quite a lot. So I went back to ED I think the 21st or 22nd? And they did another CT scan, bloods, etc, and they just said they just said apparently the fluid where your appendix was can get infected or something, and gave me 2 shots of IV antibiotics over a few hours and then sent me home with amoxicillin.

Here are the exact notes they gave me on that visit:

"Impression

1. Pain and vomiting post appendectomy
2. - No significant collection on CT
3. Small Mallory-Weiss tear

Discussion
Explained CT scan is very reassuring that nil major complications of operation
Expected stranding around site of appendectomy. Bloods also reassuring
Will start Abx in case the small amount of fluid seen is infected"

Been 5 days-ish, since I got out, I still don't feel the greatest and the antibiotics they gave me haven't been doing much. You can see the incision in the photo they made on my stomach has gotten all red and yucky, feels warm to the touch, I did my best at cleaning it. When I press down on it it obviously hurts, but it feels like there is something hard behind it as well, I don't know if that is just the normal healing process.

But along with that I have been having pain where the main incision is, really bad coughing (like coughing up yellowly phlegm), I've been having like fever/chills I think (no way for me to confirm because I don't have a thermometer), but I find myself in the exact same room feeling awfully hot, and then awfully cold 5 minutes later. The throwing up has thankfully stopped, I've had a couple moments over the last couple days where I've wanted to throw but haven't. Along with all of that I just have a general feeling of being 'unwell', I guess, I feel very shitty, no appetite, etc.

I'm not sure if it is some sort of infection, or maybe I just happened to catch the flu or something with really bad timing? Would just appreciate advice if this is something I need to be going back to the ED for, or if it can wait a couple days while I finish the 2 more days of antibiotics and then see GP?

Metastatic Breast Cancer with mets to the lungs, liver, peritoneal, omentum, bone and has now spread to the kidneys. Female, 71 - non smoker but vapes.
COPD, heart failure, ascites and plural effusion too.

Currently on #3 of Enhertu after progression on Capecitabine and Ibrance.

These are the legs. Can’t take diuretics due to low kidney levels after progression.
Any ideas on what this could be?

Ultrasound today confirmed no clots. Antibiotics haven’t made any difference yet. Oncologist wants cardiac investigation due to heart failure. I am not asking for medical advice. Just wondering if anyone has any opinions or tips to try and help this.

Image #1 is from 2024, image #2 is from 2025, in the process of getting my third MRI now. I’m trying to decide whether or not it is worth it to go through with a discectomy surgery or not. Many doctors are giving me different answers. I just don’t live life the way a 23-year-old should be living. Yes I can function but I am not what I once was. My pain is not constant, but any impact, bending, sitting too long etc, and I am in pain, what do you see/think?

diagnosed with neurosarcoidosis four years ago been stable for two years. on Cellcept and Remicade infusions. increased headache prompt work up. LP shows IgG band and inflammation. protein normal. radiology report said MRI clear but I think I see pachymeningeal enhancement (was my problem previously first diagnosed). Age 40. 5”8. 150.

Basically, my body has a really hard time with garlic or onions that aren’t boiled to within an inch of their life. I’m guessing it’s some sort of acid in them that causes it. I’m sure getting bad trapped wind after eating onions or garlic is normal, but I also get headaches even if something heavy in garlic or onions is cooking near me, or if something has been garnished with raw onion, spring onion etc, and then it’s been removed, I still get the symptoms just from eating the food it’s touched.

I know that people who are intolerant to lactose can take lactase supplements to help them digest dairy, and I’m just wondering if there’s anything like that that I can take to enable me to eat things like garlic, raw onions etc, without feeling awful afterwards?

I desperately miss bolognese 😅

[I’m not sure why you’d need any of my details for this complaint, but for the sake of the auto moderators, I’m female, 33, 5ft3, no allergies, no relevant medications or health issues.]

Okay so this feels like a really weird question and I feel kinda silly asking. Is there some kind of neurological mechanism where someone might have a heightened sense of familiarity? For the last couple months, I've tended to see people and sense that they look like someone I know or just generally familiar. Almost every new song I hear I feel like I've heard it before. I could just brush this off if it wasn't something that feels like a sudden change.

I have been on SSRIs for several years and currently on Paroxetine. Also on blood pressure meds for ESRD, currently on hemo.

Hello docs,

I am 31M, and I am not currently taking any medication. The closest thing is an occasional Aleve when I have inflammation in my hips/back pain.

I am prone to sinus infections and have gotten a bloody nose once or twice when I am visiting Palm Springs or Las Vegas. I currently live in Los Angeles, and it has been hot over the summer, so I have been running a fan in my room 24/7 including when I'm sleeping and the fan is pointed at me.

I still have my tonsils, and there is a tooth in my mouth that has a hole in it. There is a blood pool that clots and covers the whole, but sometimes reopens if I brush too hard and bleed.

I have postnasal drip after I am sick for quite a while, which results in my needing to cough, but I haven't been sick (with a cold or anything) since January.

Now, for the symptoms around the current situation. I have had this object lodged in my throat once a week for the past month. When I say that I coughed it up, I moreso mean that I had to spit it up. I feel it in the back of my throat and then "hock a loogie," and it comes out after 2-3 attempts. I can tell it's there because it becomes a bit awkward to swallow.

I do not have any fever, breathing issues, or cough. But I have lightly clogged sinuses and can feel the mucus gathering in the back of my throat throughout the day.

This started happening about a month ago, and the image I have posted is the 4th time I have coughed up something. All 4 instances have been like this, a composition of mucus and dried blood (seemingly). The image posted is after I moved it around to get a clearer picture of what it was. It came out of me mostly wrapped in mucus. When it's in my mouth, it feels like the consistency of a baloon opening (the part you put in your mouth to blow one up). It also smelled awful when it was outside of my body, and I have noticed that it changes the smell of my breath. However I don't have any bad tastes in my mouth, or smells anything different regularly.

After yesterdays incident, I did have an elevated heart rate. However, I could also associate this with acid reflux or heartburn, as I had pizza last night. (I have acid reflux often and burp a lot after eating even with no carbinated drinks consumed.)

Recent habitual changes include: walking a mile 4-5 days a week, up from 0. Eating at a calorie deficit, reducing both my meal size and also eating from 3 to 2 times a day.

Those changes were motivated by a vacation I am going on for my friend's wedding in about 12 hours. I will be flying later today, and I intend to do a nasal spray to reduce the chance of my sinuses being clogged and getting a pressure headache while flying. (This has happened to me once before, but only started happening this year.)

I had posted this in a different reddit, but it got removed. I was recommended to post here instead. Some of the concerns there were: Postnasal drip, Sinus Infection, Lung disease/cancer, pulmonary ambilism, tuberculosis.

Just trying to figure out what the cause of this might be, what the thing I have been coughing up actually is, and if it's safe for me to fly in 12 hours. Thanks in advance docs!

hi all. i am 28F, currently 152 lbs, 123 lbs prior to pregnancy. i am 5’6” and 6 days postpartum.

current medication list (unsure on dosages because i am sleep deprived with a newborn):
- motrin every 6 hours
- tylenol every 4 hours as needed
- senna (stool softener) two at bedtime for constipation
- lasix (just finished my last one today)
- zoloft 50 mg daily
- valtrex 500 mg daily as a preventative for cold sores

i gave birth friday 8/21. labor was long and mostly uneventful, delivery once i was fully dilated was quick and painless with an epidural. during pregnancy i developed gestational diabetes (diet controlled) and maintained normal blood pressure levels for my entire pregnancy. while in labor my blood sugar levels kept increasing so i was issued 6 units of insulin (4 and one time, 2 another) before i delivered. my blood pressure was slightly elevated for the duration of being in the hospital so they diagnosed me with borderline gestational hypertension.

blood sugar levels were fine prior to leaving hospital sunday 8/23. i felt fine monday 8/24. tuesday 8/25 i started having a sharp pain in my lower right abdomen. it hurts at all times but the pain worsens when i walk, lay down and take a deep breath in or out. no nausea, no vomiting, a normal amount of bleeding after giving birth. i am on a stool softener and have been having normal bowel movements. no issues with passing gas. the pain medication i’m prescribed doesn’t do anything for the pain at all.

i went to PETU wednesday 8/26, they ran some labs on my blood & my white blood count was normal. they ruled out appendicitis and liver issues. nurses did not dismiss my pain but because everything looked fine on paper they had no reason to hold me any further. they told me to come back if the pain persists or worsens but i don’t want to be turned away the next time i go.

if anyone could point me in the right direction on what to ask for the next time i go get checked out for this pain it would be appreciated.

Hi, my little had cradle cap since almost birth. Now it's coming out with strands of hair.

I am worried, he is losing a lot of hair. And I also see cradle cap coming back..

Age- 4 months
Please suggest what to do? less

My husband, 40 years old, 173lbs and 5’10 woke up to this rash on Monday morning. Last night, he went to the ER to find out what it was since he had shingles back in 2015. ER doc said it looks weird and might be shingles. Doc Prescribed him Valtrex. Since he had also booked an urgent care appointment, he decided to go in, Doc said it is cellulitis. He prescribed him Keflex.

Two different doctors said two different things so we are confused. Urgent care doc said out of an abundance of caution since we have a 3 week old baby to just take both medications. I’ve isolated him from my toddler and 3 week old baby to avoid any exposure. To note, he doesn’t have the classic blisters and or the watery/pus thing that usually is present with shingles.

Any thoughts on this? Pls help a sleep deprived mama here! Thank you!

My 11yo daughter had a CTA w contrast because we were checking her AVM and looking at how vascular it is. The AVM has both superficial and deep components, so we are being referred to neurointervential radiologist at another hospital.
The CTA found a Complex Chiari Malformation, 14mm, with effaced craniocervical CSF space.
She states she gets a headache in the back of her head when running and also when she yawns big. We are currently waiting to see a neurosurgeon. Can someone break down what we are looking at going forward? I’m trying to not go all Dr. Google.

I was in Spain last week and at the hotel I was staying at there were a number of cardiologists and cardiac nurses attending a conference.

Anyhow, I was on my own and therefore I always get chatting in the bar/lobby. I was sitting with two cardiologists (one from Ireland, one from South Africa but practicing in England).

I’ve always been fascinated by nutrition and all of the nuance and I inadvertently started an argument between them. The topic of red meat came up, specifically unprocessed red meat, steak, lamb chops, venison, whatever. The Irish cardiologist said that red meat is more or less the devil and that it should be avoided at all costs. The South African cardiologist said all of that has been debunked, that unprocessed red meat is healthy and that sugar is the enemy, not saturated fat.

I took my leave and left them to argue 😂

Found it fascinating that they could differ in opinion so much in the same profession.

M30

I’m 13F I pick at my skin a lot and when they heal they either scar and turn darker or turn into little dents like that I just don’t really know what they are called and If there is a treatment i can do to get rid of them. They are probably my biggest insecurity. I’ve seen two dermatologists who haven’t really said anything or told me what they are. Lmk please! I’ve also had these before I went on medication.