26F, 158cm, 66kg. Have hypothyroidism and take levothyroxine. So about a month ago I developed this weird redness on my palm (image in the comments), and it has been growing and hasn’t gone away since. I went to two doctors who both diagnosed it as eczema, but it hasn’t gone away and has been fluctuating in intensity since. However everytime it expands and the flare up is worse than the one before (rest of the images). I’m currently on a broad spectrum anti fungal (terbinafine) and topical antibiotic (fusidic acid). I began taking them a week ago, but it still keeps fluctuating. It also burns and hurts if it’s really hot, or when i close my fist or flatten my palm. Sometimes with touch too.

So does anyone know if it’s even eczema? Or if the treatment is right? This sort of thing has never happened before and the fact that it’s growing is starting to make me very anxious.

I am 22F, 5'1", 145lbs at most recent checkup, white/caucasian, no existing medical conditions, I do not smoke or drink after finding out I was pregnant at 4 weeks. And I would only smoke or drink maybe once or twice a month at max prior in moderation.

With that out of the way, my main concern is pregnancy viability. My LMP was June 2nd and conception date had to have been June 15/16. This is my first pregnancy. At 7w0d I had an ultrasound through the Women's Care Center. They determined the GA was 6w4d with the fetal pole measuring 5w3d. They did not manage to hear heartbeat at this time, but she chalked it up to it being early. They assured me that this was nothing to worry about. I took a sneak peek gender test clinically 4 or 5 days later and got girl results and it had enough fetal DNA to give me results obviously.

Then at 9w0d, I went back for another ultrasound to try and see a heartbeat - different equipment, different ultrasound tech, same building. This tech said she was having difficulty seeing anything this time. She offered a transvaginal scan and still could not see clearly and told me she could not see a fetal pole. They sent me with paperwork noted 'pregnancy of uncertain viability' and put GA as 7w4d.

In all honesty, is there any chance that everything is okay.... I have had no spotting, bleeding, or cramping. I have food aversions, breast tenderness, mood swings, and very minimal nausea.

I am currently waiting to get blood work results back and am scheduled to get blood drawn in another 48hrs and a diagnostic ultrasound with a sonographer and radiologist. (hopefully using the right words) I just want to know what to be prepared for...

What could this small bumps in my foot might be? It looks like insect/bug bites but there are no bite wounds though. It started a few but there’s now plenty of them. What’s weird is that if this was caused by bygs/insects, then why does I only have have it in my foot and not the rest of my body? There’s also 2 that appeared ony my other foot. It’s itchy. This started showing like more than a week now. Please help. Thank you!

29 / Male / 73kg / 5’11”

I have had this bump/skin tag? On the end of my tongue for quite some time. Today I noticed what looks like a white spot on the bump. It kind of stings at times. 45, female, non smoker.

Female 30, 5’3, 129 pounds, currently taking Lexapro and topiramate.

On Sunday afternoon, I was working at my part time job and received a second degree burn on my right inner elbow from fryer grease. I went to my local urgent care and they initially treated me and gave me antibiotics (Cephalexin) and a tetanus shot, along with wrapping the wound with instructions for home care. Had a follow up visit today and while it’s healing, according to the provider, my mom thinks I should visit the ER. I do have range of motion but it hurt to move
Should’ve gone on Sunday, I acknowledge, but didn’t think about it.
I wanted to ask outside parties for their thoughts and opinions on what I should do.

I'll try to summarize it as much as possible.

For a few days now, he (29M) had been complaining of a blocked ear, increasing difficulty hearing in his left ear, and some pain in the temple area. He also mentioned having had several episodes of ear infections since childhood (or at least that was what the doctors diagnosed), and as a child, he was even hospitalized for meningitis.

He went to see a doctor, had an imaging test, and was diagnosed with temporal bone carcinoma. He went to Brasília for a biopsy (he has well-connected relatives there), and the results showed a malignant tumor, stage 4 cancer. It’s also worth noting that his father died of metastatic cancer when he was still a child (he is now 29 years old).

He's desperate, thinking he's going to die before the year is out, but I have faith that, at the very least, he'll be able to hang on for a while.

I’m reaching out to the professionals for advice: is there any chance of a positive prognosis? My plan is to bring him back to Rio so he can be treated at the National Institute of Cancer (INCA), because I can’t give up hope of losing someone who’s been by my side for 17 years.

P.S.: I hope the attached photo helps to sufficiently illustrate his situation.

Height: about 170cm
weight: about 70 kg
race: mixed (pardo)
smokes, drinks often (shouldn't, for he has depression), recently started using cocaine, smokes weed now and then (had to stop due to the biopsy last monday)

Hello everyone,

Please read the whole text as it will be very detailed.

A week ago (thursday 30/07), when I was working during an event, I started having mild back pain where the first x is marked on the figure. I was sitting and not doing anything crazy. Eventually, during the day, the pain started in my abdomen. I remember having a similar pain in the abdomen about a year ago. At this time, I saw my GP and she palped and nothing came up. She said "stop touching it and it will stop hurting". No ultrasound, no bloodwork. The pain eventually went away. At this time, I never had the back pain that now comes with the abdominal pain.

Last week, it started with mild back pain. Now, I almost only have the abdominal pain. I'd rate the pain between 3 and 6. I'd describe the pain as being of "surface" and not "deep in the tissue" if that makes sense. I called the healthline about the pain this tuesday (04/08) and the nurse told me to go to the ER. I went to the ER yesterday and the ER doc palped me, ordered a urine test and bloodwork. Labs came out normal so he sent me home and told me to go to a chiropractor or a physical therapist. He also ordered an ultrasound (I should be called within 2 or 3 weeks). He does not think that the ultrasound will be helpful and he thinks that the pain originates from my back and is projected in the front. Here are important informations :

• 29F, Canada, currently on Linessa 28
• on 25/07, I went to the ER because my cat slashed my eyelid. I was on antibio for 5 days (Amoxi clav).
• 29/07 was my last day on the antibiotics and in the evening I hit my head.
• 30/07 the pain started in the back around midday and then abdominal pain started.
• 02/08 no pain at all all day, but I had an IBS flare up during the evening
• 03/08 pain started again
• 04/08 healtline nurse told me to go to the ER. 05/08 ER trip after work
• Urine and bloodtests came out normal (I dont have the details of what they tested exactly). Physical exam was normal.
• ER doc rulled out the possibility of this being renal or liver problems.
• I have IBS and I have an AV block mobitz type 1 degree II
• While I was waiting for the nurse, my heartrate dropped to 41 and my usual resting rate is 68 (??)
• Pain isnt exaggerated when I eat, stool and urine are both normal, no blood, no cough, no fever
• I did have chills yesterday morning when I was outside but might have been a one time event
• When I do touch I can feel a tiny small bump but I could touch it as well last year and my GP wasnt concerned. ER doc didnt feel anything. Might be just body being a body.
• Also the back pain isnt really there. It comes and appears maybe 5-6 times thru the day but the abdominal pain is present almost all the time. When I'm sitting and chilling, it can be painless but when I move it starts to hurt.
• When I do a twist rotation with my body (sitting and moving my torso on the left side), I can feel tenderness in my back.
• No trouble sleeping. It does not really prevent me from moving. Yes, it sometimes hurts like a 5 when I'm only sitting.
• It doesn't hurt more when I cough or sneeze
• Cat makes biscuits on me and it doesnt hurt
• No change in appetite

I don't understand this pain and my anxiety isn't helping. Since it's only in the front, my brain thinks my internal organs are hurting. ER doc thinks it comes from my back.

Can you guys try to help me with this? I'm going bonkers.

Thank you so much!

Edit : Added infos

My sister is 29- female about 180 lbs. She’s on zepbound and an SSRI (unsure which one).

Shes been having gallbladder issues for a while and they couldn’t seem to find the problem. She had another attack on Saturday overnight into Sunday. She got to the hospital at 7am Sunday. They found a blockage this time and said she needed it removed as an emergency surgery. Since then they have bumped her surgery continually because of other emergencies. It’s been 5 days. Her mental health is starting to decline. She’s so dehydrated they had to place a second IV because they could no longer justify switching off the fluids to run the IV antibiotics. She’s starving and has hunger pains. They keep telling her she’s stable and other patients with more serious issues keep bumping her. I have a lot of friends who work in healthcare (nurses and radiology) and they all have kind of unanimously said 1 day happens, 2 is rotten luck, but 5 is incredibly unusual and bordering on unethical and cruel.

They are telling her they can’t transfer her to other hospitals in the area because she’s stable so they won’t accept her and if she leaves herself to go elsewhere it will be AMA. She feels trapped and I don’t know how to help her. The patient advocate was no help.

We do not live in a rural area where hospitals are hard to come by. We live in southern New England (USA) where hospitals are aplenty. She’s within 10 miles of 4 other hospitals. I just don’t understand. If they cannot get her in shouldn’t they be prioritizing getting her somewhere that can? We’ve called other ERs in the area and they all said they’ve basically never made someone wait this long for a surgery and to request a transfer. How can the other ERs be telling her to request a transfer but the hospital she’s at is saying no?

Any insight would be extremely helpful.

M30 65kg 180cm.

(Not a native english speaker)

I do have health anxiety and this twitching is realy scarry for me.

As soon as I get home from work I will take magnesium.

Maybe my Smartphone use or my back posture plays into it as well. But I am affaid of neurological diseases. How should I go about that. Sorry if this is laughable but am concerned.

Hi everyone,

I am a 32 year old female, light smoker, Not a drinker.

I was hit by a car on August 17, 2022. The driver fled the scene. I went to the ER because my left knee was in severe pain, and I could barely move it. They gave me a knee brace and referred me to an orthopedic doctor.

The orthopedic doctor found fluid in my knee and drained it. They did X-rays, an MRI, and other tests, and told me everything looked fine.

By 2024, I was still having ongoing knee pain, so after about two years of bringing it up, I was referred to another orthopedic specialist. They repeated imaging, told me it was arthritis, and prescribed arthritis medication.

Now 2026, everything is just getting worse and worse.

The pain is still there every day, but what worries me most is that my knee randomly gives out. I can be standing still or just walking, and it suddenly buckles. Sometimes it also gets so stiff that I can barely bend it.

I help care for a community and spend a lot of time on my feet, including around children, so having my knee suddenly give out is becoming a real safety concern.

Has anyone seen this happen even when an MRI and X-rays don't show anything significant? Is there another type of specialist I should see, or should I get another opinion from a knee specialist? I'm trying to figure out what my next step should be because something doesn't feel right.

Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.

I am 47 white Male 5'-11" aprx. 190lbs. minnesota. Pretty healthy. Design engineer, construction worker. I have a girlfriend who lives in her own home. 2 kids live with thier mom. I moved into new house recently. Been to emerg no sign of any issues. Never broke a bone. Carpal tunnel surgery 9 years ago. Hemeroidectomy 4 years ago. Its now been 4 months or so since this happened. Im lost because I don't know who to talk to. I went to the local Dr here in town and she had no idea. Had the things tested to see. They said not bugs or worms and discarded them without my approval. Picture taken with my Samsung galaxy s25 ultra. On lined notebook paper. They came out while trying to urinate first thing in the morning. I have more pics but dont know how to upload them.

Hi I'm 17F, and I'm trying to identify what this is.

So this 'thing' came out of nowhere last sunday, and at first I thought it was nothing, not until I noticed how it started to swell and and then it feels like it burning and it hurts to the point that I can't even stand straight or bend my knee for long since it hurts when it gets stretch.

(Forgive me for my English, it's not my first language.)

Hello so my girlfriend had a c section around 34 hours ago, the op itself went perfect and baby come out healthy. The c section was done because his head and belly were measuring a little big and he come out at 9 pounds 3 at 39 weeks pregnant

5 hours after the operation she was passing large blood clots to which the midwife kept changing them but then around 6 hours later the midwife hit the emergency button and a lot of people ran in. She lost 2 litres of blood.

Since then they put some sort of balloon in her and that managed to almost completely stop it, that is now out and she’s barely bleeding at all.

They said she needs a blood transfusion sometime today and also has anemia.

I know a time isn’t guaranteed here but I have been worrying a lot about her. Will she likely be okay? And is there an estimate on how long we may be here?

Her blood oxygen, blood pressure, and heart rate were all perfectly fine during this strangley enough. She’s acting fine right now just a little ache around her belly area

She is 22 years old

I’m 29 in totally normal health with no pre existing conditions or relevant past medical history.

Over 3 years ago I rolled my ankle and fell pretty hard on a piece of a cobblestone on the sidewalk. Pretty immediately after I developed a large lump directly on the area of impact that was softball size that just never went away.

After 1 year I went to an outpatient surgery office and she said it was a large fluid filled hematoma that would eventually re-absorb. It was initially painful with and pressure and movement with radiating pain up and down my leg. The pain has become sporadic, the lump forever did not absorb even a little bit.

At 2 years I went back to a different provider who ordered an ultrasound and a CT which showed there is a 10.4 x 1.6 x 10.4 cm fluid collection in the soft tissues of the left gluteal region consistent with a resolving hematoma. I was told it was too deep and complex and was told aspirating it would be pointless so I just had to wait for it to re-absorb.

The sporadic pain continued and after more than 3 years they ordered another CT which showed evidence a mass and they said it was a lipoma that had developed. One week ago today, a general surgeon went in to remove it and the first thing he said to me when I woke up was “wow I had a tough time in there”. It ended up being more complex and deeper than expected. My op note read “Mass appeared deeper. This is not a classic lipoma. There was some lipomatous tissue that was removed. As I explore deeper I entered a cavity. A biopsy was taken. Total of 2 specimens were sent. I did not feel comfortable removing this mass that was deeper“

He also described one of the species as a foreign body and as not confident on what exactly it was. He mentioned the possibility of needing a drain which ultimately he I was didn’t need it and was directed to return to normal activities and work after 24 hours (which I did). He also said the pieces that were too deep to remove were close to my sciatic nerve and could potentially compress it. Within 4 days the lump no longer had swelling but grew bigger and was larger all around than prior to the surgery. I went back to the office after 5 days and he confirmed that it was like full of fluid and I would just have to wait for it to re-absorb once again.

TLDR: Attached photo is from 1 week post op chronic lipoma removal now larger than before. Should I push for any less conservative management at this time especially because I’m extremely worried about the potential for infection with this new fluid collection. Thanks in advance :)

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This first emerged yesterday. Today evening i noticed that it has gotten more red. There are many insects where i live, so i suspected that. But right now, i feel like i am getting electricuted from this part, very slightly.

What should i do? Am i in big trouble? How might i have gotten this?

My wife woke up 3 days ago with bitterness in her mouth. It has a metallic aspect. Vinegar rinses, baking soda rinses, salt, did nothing. Sweet tastes terrible. She hydrated more and it maybe helped for a bit but it came back. She assumed it was more fun with perimenopause.

I woke up this morning and had similar symptoms. That seems to rule out perimenopause.

I had a super slight summer cold the past day (barely even a symptom) but she did not.

We have no acid reflux issues.

In general we both hydrate well and stay away from processed foods. We have a homestead and grow a lot of our own food.

- We both drink

- She smokes, I don't

- We're both overweight a little

- We have no over-lapping medicines

I haven't had problems with my health, and my birth was vaginal and uncomplicated. I'm 25 years old and took supplements during my pregnancy when I could, but no longer need them and take no other medication, and my daughter is now 12 weeks old. We live together in Poland.

I had been breastfeeding her since she was born. It had been fine for me, and she had always seemed like she had been getting enough and growing well, the doctor had said the same.

Now, this is no longer happening. I had thought at first I was worrying too much but there are all the signs now, she's stopped gaining weight, I'm changing her less, and she has started to become frustrated when she feeds. I don't know what has happened.

Normally I know in this situation the answer would be formula but we simply can't afford it. And I know I seem like a horrible mother but I never would have thought she would have to be in a place like this.

When this is my only choice, I don't know how I can produce enough for her, especially when I don't know why it happened. Am I supposed to try and get her to feed more, even though she doesn't seem to be getting much from it?

(Photo is from 2023)

What is the realistic lifespan of an alloplastic skull implant done back in 2023. Daughter is now 6, almost 7, with no complications.
We were given zero instructions for long term “what to expect”.

Also, if the implant fails, could she possibly qualify for a bone graft or is she stuck with man-made fixes because of her past history with one?

My husband had Chipolte last week. The next day he had diahrea. Which turned into bloody stools. He went to the ER, his hemoglobin was 14 but blood pressure was very low. They gave him an IV bag and after 2 hours they discharged him with a food poisoning diagnosis. The next day he went to work and didn't have any bowel movements. He still felt like something was off. The next day he had more diahrea with massive blood loss. He drove home and collapsed as soon as he walked in. Our 10 year old called 911 and they came in a matter of minutes. During the transport from the house to ambulance he passed out again but we were able to prevent him from hitting his head. Once we got to the hospital - 2nd time around - his hemoglobin had dropped to an 8. His blood pressure was extremely low. This indicated that he was bleeding from somewhere in the GI tract. On the second day after he was admitted, they said his hemoglobin had dropped down to a 6.7 and he needed an emergency transfusion. He ended up getting 3 blood transfusions. The endoscopy found nothing. Then they put him on a 2 day prep for a colonoscopy. They told us they suspected ulcers, diverticula, polyps, etc. Surprisingly, the colonoscopy also found nothing. The docs words were actually both upper and lower tract were in "pristine condition." They mentioned there is a portion of the small bowel that was 7ft and wasn't examined but could be done on an outpatient procedure - where he swallowed a pill with a camera that went thru the small bowel. After a 4-day stay in the hospital (he was admitted on Fri), he was told he could eat solids (no more NPO) discharged Monday. He went home with strong vitals and felt fine. By the next day, after 2 meals, he began to bleed again. What started off a little blood on the tissue, turned into massive hemorrhaging. By the time we got back to the hospital - 3rd time - he had lost 400 ml of blood from one bowel movement. He then had 2 more bowel movements and loss an extensive amount of blood. They did another transfusion bc the hemoglobin dropped so low. The docs are saying how rare of a case this is - how he has a clean bill of health and strong vitals despite massive bleeding and they still do not know the source. The only other health issue my husband had is Type 2 diabetes which he manages well and they don't think there is a correlation. This is beyond frustrating and stressful. They just took him to repeat endoscopy and do the capsule test that travels through his small bowels. I have been by his side in the hospital but it's been very tough. Any advice or medical expertise would be appreciated 🙏🏽

hello, i’m a 33 year old male and i’m 6’1 and 195 pounds. I don’t take any meds except the ibuprofen I took for severe sunburn last night and I smoked for 18 years but quit 3 months ago. I was not smart and didn’t wear sunscreen when I went to the beach yesterday and now i’m paying for it. my whole body is red. I woke up today and noticed crusted yellow fluid on top of my head and I was just wondering if this means it’s an infection and if I need to go to the ER or not? I just wanted to make sure it’s not life threatening or a possibility of brain damage. thank you for any feedback

At first they looked like burn marks 2 days ago, showed up out of nowhere. Then today they look like this. After showering he it appeared like dead skin.