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| superficial thrombopheblitias | 6/14/2008 | Tina |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am 25 years old. I have been suffering with calf pain for almost 7 years ...
A: has your doctor referred you to anyone else or just tried to treat things himself? You should be ...
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| Autoimmune problems | 6/13/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am 61 years old, have been treated for autoimmune problems, with chemo and plasma exchange (no ...
A: Kenneth, what type of autoimmune problems were you diagnosed with? Is it of a leukemia type, or MS? ...
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| chronic jaw pain | 6/7/2008 | Tina |
Q: Since having a wisdom tooth extracted (in 2003), I have been in constant pain; is excercebated when ...
A: I apologize that I didn't reply sooner, family emergency. Leg discrepancy can cause all sorts of ...
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| multiple lipomas | 5/21/2008 | Tina |
Q: Do you know of any successful therapies (holistic or otherwise)for multiple lipomas? Thank you so ...
A: The standard treatment for lipomas is either steriod shots, liposuction or surgery to remove the ...
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| generalized lipodystrophy | 5/15/2008 | Tina |
Q: My brother suffers from generalized lipodystrophy since childhood. Since it is a rare disorder I ...
A: Tell me a little more about his health, what other problems and conditions does he have? What tests ...
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| staph | 4/6/2008 | Tina |
Q: My daughter had a complete hysterectomy last July and contracted staph in the hospital. Since that ...
A: Greetings Pam, the best bet is for her to see the infectious disease specialist. They need to do ...
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| Acute Transverse Myelitis | 3/24/2008 | Tina |
Q: Even getting the diagnosis was an unbeliveable experience, but basically, he had an intrathecal pain ...
A: Your husband has had a rough time, it's very hard not only physically but emotionally for him as ...
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| lymph edema | 3/16/2008 | Tina |
Q: I have had lymph edema for a few years. I had total knee replacement surgery 01-30-08. I did fine ...
A: I have known many others with lymphedema that have had knee replacements. It's mixed results. Some ...
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| head,facial, eye and ear pain | 3/8/2008 | Tina |
Q: Here's my issue -- I have been in terrible eye,ear and facial pain for over 6 years now. I can't ...
A: I'm from NY too, it was a very traumatic experience to see the planes hitting the towers and the end ...
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| Finger Injury | 3/6/2008 | Tina |
Q: Three months (Dec 07) ago I poked my finger with a knife that was soaking with silverware patients ...
A: I can give you my opinion but I can't diagnose. What probably happened is a soft tissue infection, ...
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| uncontroled mucslesmovement | 3/6/2008 | Tina |
Q: I'm Patricia, 34 years old. Since I was 16 my muscles in my body started to move (bouncing up and ...
A: I'm a little concerned, what tests have they done to rule out other problems ? Restless leg ...
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| two diseases I am trying to learn about | 3/5/2008 | Tina |
Q: Have you heard of a disease where a cucumber seed gets stuck in someone's body ? Do you have any ...
A: it could be that seeds of many different kinds do stick in the body, mostly in pockets in the colon ...
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| TESTICULAR PAIN | 2/27/2008 | Tina |
Q: I was am suffering from left testicular pain sometimes in right from last 1 month i went to ...
A: shehzad, When the pain first started, what was happening in your life? What do you remember doing ...
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| TESTICULAR PAIN | 2/25/2008 | Tina |
Q: I was am suffering from left testicular pain sometimes in right from last 1 month i went to ...
A: First off, have you had any injuries? vasectomy? are you active in sports? I'm just tossing ...
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| guinea worms | 2/22/2008 | Tina |
Q: can the guinea worm kill you in any way?
A: Greetings, Sean Death from the worm is very unlikely, unless there is some other complication such ...
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| fist disease | 1/30/2008 | Tina |
Q: My 3 1/2 year old daughter was just diagnosed with fist disease. She has the red cheeks, but no ...
A: Greetings Kelly, Fifth disease is caused by parvovirus B19, it's a virus and behaves similar to a ...
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| rare diseases should hmos pay | 1/23/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am writing a paper on the health care system of the United States, and to my understanding HMOs do ...
A: Greetings Paul, I believe that insurance companies should pay for experimental testing because of ...
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| sick nephew with a multitude of symptoms without diagnoses | 1/20/2008 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: My nephew is 3 yrs old now, but his health issues began at infancy. At less than 6 months, he had ...
A: He might have an autoimmune condition. These symptoms are not ALL linked, but his propensity toward ...
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| fibromyalgia | 1/10/2008 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia and rosacea, but my doctor is doing tests to rule other ...
A: Considering the information you have given me, I would suggest Lupus. Lupus causes a rash, joint ...
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| wots going on?...its stil going on! | 1/10/2008 | Tina |
Q: i wrote to u in august regarding my absent periods,breast milk etc..wel,im stil non the wiser but ...
A: I would go to your g.p. and tell him/her that you want a referral to an endocrinologist because they ...
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| wots going on?...its stil going on! | 1/10/2008 | Tina |
Q: i wrote to u in august regarding my absent periods,breast milk etc..wel,im stil non the wiser but ...
A: I think you need to find an endocrinologist who will take a closer look at your pituitary gland, you ...
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| death by hanging by the leg | 1/10/2008 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: Sorry for the weird question, but my son was asking how long it would take to die if someone were ...
A: This is sort of out of my area of expertise, but I think I can answer it anyway. Hanging someone ...
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| ears | 1/10/2008 | Tina |
Q: I was born with 2 different shaped ears, or thats what my parents told me. No one else is like this ...
A: As long as your hearing is fine I wouldn't worry too much about it, everyone has differences in one ...
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| symptoms of what disease/condition | 1/3/2008 | Tina |
Q: I am 38 year old male. Extremely fatigued, swollen underarm lymph node, itchy rash, notice I'm ...
A: Greetings Jan, what kinds of tests have you had? Healing very slowly is a sign of anemia, so that ...
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| Hemachromatosis | 12/28/2007 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: I am a 36 yo male of European descent and I was diagnosed with hereditary hemachromatosis last year. ...
A: Because of the magnetic properties of iron, it is very possible that the pain you felt was because ...
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| Rabia en gatos | 12/27/2007 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: Saludos! Tengo varias preguntas respecto a rabia en gatos debido a unos incidentes recientes. ...
A: Saludos! Creo que es mejor que examinen la cabeza del gato, para estar seguro que no tiene la rabia. ...
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| Rabia en gatos | 12/26/2007 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: Saludos! Tengo varias preguntas respecto a rabia en gatos debido a unos incidentes recientes. ...
A: Salutos. Lo siento, pero no pienso que puedo contestar a todas sus preguntas; algunas de ellas ...
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| Curious if this could be something | 12/23/2007 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: a week ago my brother had breif flu like symptoms including vomiting once, but said he since feels ...
A: Andrea, Despite your contact with animal urine, it's probably not Leptospirosis, as Leptospirosis ...
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| Legs fused together? | 12/20/2007 | Miranda Szopinska, M.D. |
Q: In my biology class, we were talking about genetic abnormalities, and my teacher showed us a ...
A: This sounds like Sirenomelia, or Mermaid Syndrome. It's very rare, and only found in 1 of every ...
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| Auto-immune disease of father | 12/13/2007 | Tina |
Q: My father is a very ill man. In the early 90's he started having severe pains in his forearms and ...
A: Oh my, Sean, it almost sounds like he has Osteomyelitis, has anyone ever mentioned that term to ...
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| Auto-immune disease of father | 12/12/2007 | Tina |
Q: My father is a very ill man. In the early 90's he started having severe pains in his forearms and ...
A: Just another question was he ever checked for Scleroderma? I would try getting him into a very ...
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| mucus and cough with eating anything | 12/12/2007 | Tina |
Q: i am 31 female, have chronic lyme disease, Postural Orthostatic Hypotension, and low blood volume ...
A: First I would have to ask how you got diagnosed to begin with for the hypotension? Was it from ...
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| mucus and cough with eating anything | 12/9/2007 | Tina |
Q: i am 31 female, have chronic lyme disease, Postural Orthostatic Hypotension, and low blood volume ...
A: Have you ever seen an endocrinologist? They deal with various endocrine system problems and might ...
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| Auto-immune disease of father | 12/9/2007 | Tina |
Q: My father is a very ill man. In the early 90's he started having severe pains in his forearms and ...
A: I'm sorry your father is having such a rough time. The puss part was a red flag to me and I am ...
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| mucus and cough with eating anything | 12/7/2007 | Tina |
Q: i am 31 female, have chronic lyme disease, Postural Orthostatic Hypotension, and low blood volume ...
A: My first question would be have you been tested for any stomach issues such as acid reflux? And ...
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| What's going on? | 11/25/2007 | Tina |
Q: Tina, For the past seven years I've had what I think is sleep paralysis. Upon waking up I feel ...
A: Greetings, Greg. It sounds like you might have a few things going on. First off the sleep ...
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| Anxiety or Thyroid? | 11/19/2007 | Tina |
Q: About 1 month ago I was sittin at home watching tv when suddenly a strong strange feeling went ...
A: Greetings Amy, Common symptoms include anxiety, insomnia, rapid weight loss, diarrhea, high heart ...
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| Swollen Handa | 11/12/2007 | Tina |
Q: My husband had a lung collapse about 2 yrs ago and ever since his hands swell up. We have gone to ...
A: Does your husband take any pills on a daily basis other than vitamins? What tests have they done? ...
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| prader-willi syndrome and nose bleeds | 10/12/2007 | Tina |
Q: My 7 year old nephew has prader-willi syndrome. His nose started bleeding last night. Today, the ...
A: Greetings Ava To my knowledge, it's not a symptom of the prader-willi syndrome. Does he have any ...
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| addisons | 10/9/2007 | Tina |
Q: what would you reccomend?..she is already taking cortisone and hydrocortisone. She sees her Dr in ...
A: Greetings Aida, sorry to be slow to respond, got a new computer and was without internet for 2 days. ...
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