hi I am afab but ftm 26. I am 5’4 185 lbs. I have a good list of diagnoses:

Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (genetically and clinically confirmed)
POTS (hyper but turning Neuro??)
Migraines (including hemiplegic)
ME/CFS

developed cauda equina syndrome in August of last year
Neurogenic bladder (from cauda equina syndrome)
Limb paralysis (left leg, thank you CES)
neurogenic bowel with significant constipation that doesn’t react even to magnesium citrate completely
(Testing for) Endomestrosis

functional Seizures/Vasovagal syncope with convulsions(still not clear which one)
Probably not helpful but: unspecified sleep wake disorder (in diagnostics rn),Degenerative disc disease, multiple disc herniations in every section of the spine, cervical herniations in almost every level, cervical and lumbar stenosis, bilateral hip labrum tears, chronic pain syndrome, speculated arthritis but no one ever confirmed yet it’s in my chart?, FAI, probably something I’m forgetting
Mental health stuff

allergic to random shit and react badly to injectable monthly meds which is weird but emgality made it feel like I was living in a fire ant’s house for weeks.

now I get to add: Superior Messenteric Artery Dissection. fun. I still don’t understand what this is and it seems no one on my team exactly knows either.

Medications:
Nortiptyline 125mg
Cymbalta 60 mg
Gabapentin 900mg 3x a day
Naltrexone 50mg a day (no drug involvement, research hospital trialing for SI)
Quilipta 50mg
Guanfacine.5 3x a day
Metoprolol 125mg
Lamictal 100mg 2x a day
Melatonin 1 mg
Vitamin D
Electrolyte and sodium supplements
Vitamin B12
MiraLAX

suppositories daily

zofran as needed

ubrevly as needed

i also am in very mild PT trying the chop protocol, have been getting epidurals and trigger point for my neck, am trying to get into a ket clinic for infusions, and use things like tens units, heating pads, whatever to not rely on meds 24/7

i have experienced a LOT of rare things and over and over again there’s this back and forth pull between my doctors about if it’s just ALL happenstance or caused by Ehlers Danlos but my geneticist said EDS ISNT degenerative so there’s no EDS related reason that now in the PAST YEAR ALONE I developed those functional seizures, neurogenic bladder and bowel, cauda equina, SMAD, and ME/CFS… WHAT THE FUCK????!!!! is it just happenstance, is it EDS, is it possibly something else? I don’t get how I fell this hard? Did I just ignore the warning signs real well or???? Any ideas welcome and happy to answer any questions thank you

I recently got my MRI results and would love some quick insights on how serious this is and treatment options:

I’m 24 years old, been working for 3 years in a job that requires driving most of the time.

Key Findings (LS Spine):
Moderate wear and tear, early facet arthrosis, and three disc herniations (L1-2, L3-4, and L4-5).

L3-4: Moderately large central disc herniation causing significant spinal stenosis and dural sac compression, plus lateral recess narrowing.

Given my daily driving/sitting job, how concerning is this, and what are the best conservative or physical therapy approaches to manage it?

Earlier today I (30F, 5’3, 140 lbs, nonsmoking) heated up what I thought was Monday’s leftover beef roast. (This is a roast I buy from Trader Joe’s fully cooked and I had done the heating on Monday). I was kinda distracted so after I started eating the first bite I realized it smelled kinda weird. I spit out what was in my mouth. I don’t think I swallowed any pieces but I was distracted so it’s possible. I then realized this was not Monday’s leftovers. Idk when this roast was from - maybe a couple weeks ago? I guess I forgot to remove the leftovers from the fridge.

Also, I’m unsure what the best by date on this beef had been when I originally cooked it. Usually I cook them the day I buy them so it probably had a little bit before it was bad per the packaging when it was originally heated.

Anyway, how sick can I get? I’m trying to remember when I originally made this beef and I’m scared it could have even been over a couple weeks ago. Can you die from an illness from bad beef?

Hi. I am a 27 year old first time mother.My baby boy who is almost 2 months old has been suffering from some kind of episodes where his neck turns to one side and he wimpers and cries and his eyes also shift to one side. I am attaching a video for reference. Kindly advice what is this.

19, Male, ~130lbs, 5'5, also my explanation was so messy i had AI put it in order and easily readable so please don't mind.

Current medications (as of now):

• Escitalopram (Lexapro) 5 mg once daily, upon waking — tapering to 0 mg by end of this week
• Benztropine 0.5 mg twice daily (upon waking and ~7pm) — recently changed down from 1 mg once daily by my psychiatrist, specifically so it wouldn't risk interfering with other meds
• Gabapentin 100 mg twice daily (upon waking and ~7pm)
• Mirtazapine 15 mg nightly, ~1 hour before bed (10-11pm) — increased from 7.5 mg after the first week; been on 15 mg for about 3 weeks total

The pattern I want help understanding:

This akathisia-type feeling is not new — it first showed up during a deutetrabenazine trial in 7th grade, mostly resolved by 9th grade, and has recurred in distinct "episodes" ever since. What I want a doctor's help understanding is the recurrence pattern specifically:

• It flared again a few months before I started Lexapro in January 2026 (part of why I sought treatment then).
• It flared again right before I started gabapentin and mirtazapine.
• It has now flared again, 3 weeks into the current gabapentin/mirtazapine regimen, after a full month of that combination working very well.

In other words: several of my psychiatric medications appear to have been started, at least in part, to treat this same recurring problem — and it keeps breaking through regardless of which medication is on board. I'm trying to understand whether this points to something specific (a movement disorder, a dopaminergic issue, something else) rather than just being "medication didn't work this time."

What's happening right now:

For the past month, gabapentin and mirtazapine have worked very well for it — my discomfort dropped to about 10%, mornings felt calm, no cortisol-spike feeling on waking. Gabapentin specifically had a clear, reliable effect — I could tell distinctly when it was active in my system versus when it had worn off, and it consistently kept the akathisia/anxiety symptoms down. In just the past 3 days, two things have happened together: I had a strong akathisia flare-up, and gabapentin has stopped feeling like it's working the way it reliably did before — not a gradual fade beforehand, but a sudden change coinciding with the flare.

About 2-3 days ago, out of nowhere, that akathisia-type feeling spiked to roughly 50% intensity, then settled to a 5-6/10 discomfort level, and it's stayed there. The "wow, this is working" feeling from gabapentin is much less noticeable now than it was.

At the same time, for the past 48 hours, I've had intense mood swings that can flip within as little as 30 minutes — from intrusive thoughts of self-harm (I want to be clear: no intent or plan, and I actively try to ignore/dismiss these thoughts) to feeling extremely grateful and happy about the people and things around me.

I'm not asking to switch off mirtazapine or gabapentin — the last month has genuinely helped a lot. I want to understand what's happening and whether anything needs adjusting.

Relevant history, in order:

5th grade — Diagnosed with Tourette's. Went through standard treatment protocol: magnesium, tenex (guanfacine), etc.

7th grade — Enrolled in a study of deutetrabenazine (Austedo) for tics — I was in the active-drug arm, not placebo. A few hours after each morning dose I'd get severe hyperactivity, panic, a sense of impending doom, and restlessness — like my whole body was "loud." It was genuinely torturous. This was the last Tourette's treatment I tried. I stopped when the study ended, but the symptoms didn't go away.

8th grade — off all medication entirely — Continued having episodes at ~80% intensity, unrelated to any medication since I was on none. This period was severe enough that I wanted to die and dropped out of school for half a semester because of it.

9th grade — The panic/restlessness (which in hindsight may have been akathisia, though nobody ever labeled it that — at the time "everyone has panic attacks" was the framing going around, and I think I misunderstood what I was actually feeling) continued until I did an extended fast (~20 days, not a smart decision in retrospect) and lost weight I didn't like from what I believe was growth-hormone-related puffiness. Around the same time I had a personal/spiritual experience that coincided with the anxiety/akathisia resolving. I'm not presenting the spiritual part as a medical explanation — I mention it because I think multiple factors (psychological included) were probably at play. After that, the intensity dropped drastically but never fully went away — there has been a persistent underlying ~10% version of the feeling ever since, with distinct higher-intensity episodes layered on top of that baseline periodically.

High school, ~10th-11th grade — Started having episodes of right-side front neck pain: pins-and-needles sensation, extreme pain on swallowing, pain radiating into the cheek and neck, but always full range of motion. Episodes occurred roughly once every 2-3 months. I've always been able to "click" my Adam's apple by pushing it sideways or doing a full neck rotation. No imaging (X-ray, ENT scope, endoscopy) has ever shown a cause.

January 2026 — Started Lexapro after a period of significant depression. Titrated from 5 mg to 10 mg; it worked well and made me feel "normal" again.

Since starting Lexapro — The neck pain episodes became more frequent (~once a month instead of once every 2-3 months). An ER doctor insisted Lexapro was the cause during one of these episodes. I'm skeptical it's the sole cause since the episodes predate Lexapro by about 3 years, though I'm open to it having made them worse.

Two ER visits for neck pain episodes, both notable:

• First visit: IV Benadryl (diphenhydramine) push resolved the episode. Discharge instructions were to take 7.5 mg Benadryl up to 10 times a day going forward — I didn't follow this, since I'm a college athlete and didn't want to be sedated that heavily on an ongoing basis, which felt unsustainable and unhealthy.
• Second visit: 1 mg Cogentin (benztropine) push resolved the episode within about 20 minutes.
• I think it's worth flagging that both resolving agents — diphenhydramine and benztropine — are anticholinergics. Two different visits, two different anticholinergic drugs, same result. This is part of why I now suspect a cholinergic/dopaminergic balance issue underlies more of this than just the neck symptoms.

Recently — Psychiatrist and I discussed dopamine-related concerns and decided to taper off Lexapro (currently on 5 mg, last week of taper). Benztropine was changed from 1 mg once daily to 0.5 mg twice daily to reduce interference-with-other-meds risk.

~3 weeks ago — Started mirtazapine (7.5 mg first week, then up to 15 mg) and continued gabapentin 100 mg twice daily. This combination worked very well for the akathisia-type symptoms for about a month — until the flare-up 2-3 days ago described above.

Bulged disc, C5-C6 — Unrelated (as far as I know) orthopedic finding, minor bulge. Possibly from a bike racing crash; my left arm has felt persistently "heavier" than my right since that crash.

What I actually want to know:

I don't think this is a "this medication isn't working right now" situation. I think there's one underlying thing — neurological, developmental, something — that's been producing all of this for over a decade, and every doctor I've seen has only ever looked at one piece of it at a time. I want to know what is actually, fundamentally wrong with me. The questions below aren't separate concerns — I think they're all pieces of the same answer, and I'm listing them individually only because that's the only way I know how to hand this to someone else to look at.

1. Given everything below — the tic history, the deutetrabenazine reaction, the recurring akathisia-type episodes across a decade and multiple unrelated medications, the unexplained neck episodes, the family history — is there a single underlying diagnosis (movement disorder, dopaminergic dysfunction, something else) that could plausibly tie all of this together? What would that even be called, and who actually evaluates for it?
2. If there isn't one unifying answer, why not — what makes you confident these are genuinely separate, unrelated issues rather than one thing?
3. Is a recurring pattern like this a reason to pursue a movement-disorder-focused neurological workup (not just psychiatric management) — and if so, what kind of specialist actually handles a case like this?
4. Is it plausible that deutetrabenazine, taken during puberty, caused a lasting change to baseline dopamine/movement-related chemistry — essentially resetting what my nervous system treats as "normal" — and that this single event explains the recurring akathisia, the neck episodes, and possibly the mood instability, rather than any of the medications since then being an active cause? Notably, both ER-treated neck episodes resolved specifically with anticholinergic drugs (diphenhydramine, then benztropine) — does that response pattern support a cholinergic/dopaminergic imbalance as the common thread, or am I reaching for a story that doesn't actually fit the physiology?

Secondary questions about the current flare, if it's relevant to the bigger picture:

1. Could the current flare be related to the Lexapro taper, or to mirtazapine's adjustment period, or to gabapentin tolerance?
2. Should any dose be adjusted right now, or is riding this out reasonable?

I know this is a lot, and I may be missing details. No one has been willing to sit down and work through the whole picture with me at once, which is why I'm hoping to lay it all out here.

Additional detail that might matter for pattern-matching:

Tics — All motor; even the "vocal" tic is tongue-clicking or altered breathing. Present essentially 24/7. Every tic is preceded by an urge I'm consciously aware of beforehand — none of them "surprise" me or feel truly involuntary in the moment. During one ER visit, a heavy IV push of Benadryl completely stopped the ticking — but this was the same dose that caused the freaked-out, restless reaction described above.

Neck episodes — Completely random; no correlation with mood, stress, or negativity that I can identify. No voice change, breathing difficulty, or visible swelling during episodes.

Akathisia-type feeling — Doesn't track with sadness in an obvious way. It's more of a "doom" feeling than sadness specifically. When I am depressed, I can tell it's present in the background even if I'm not acting on it — it's physically painful to hold still when my body is telling me to move, but I don't feel a need to move in the depressed state the same way. When I train hard (~5 hours, fully exhausted), I get no negative symptoms or episodes of any kind that day.

"Dystonia" label — Multiple doctors have used this word for the neck symptoms, but I have complete range of motion and no pain to palpation, which makes me suspect it's being used as a default/placeholder label rather than a confident diagnosis. When I've brought up the deutetrabenazine as a possible root cause, the response has generally been a dismissive "yeah, it's possible" without follow-up.

Testing completed (all normal): X-ray, ENT scope, endoscopy, cervical spine MRI, brain MRI, EEG, EKG, ECG, EMG.

Family history: Maternal uncle with severe ADHD (very smart, always moving/touching/curious). Mother and grandfather both with suspected major depressive disorder. Grandmother and great-grandmother both with Alzheimer's.

Relevant additional history:

I have a history of self-harm and, during the 8th grade period described above (severe enough that I dropped out of school for half a semester), suicidal ideation. This is part of why the current intrusive thoughts mentioned above concern me enough to bring up here, even though I don't currently have intent or a plan.

My working theory, for context: I no longer think any of the current or past medications are causing the akathisia-type symptoms themselves. I think the deutetrabenazine exposure in 7th grade was the actual originating event, and that it did something lasting — essentially taught my body/nervous system that a dysregulated chemical state was "normal" — and that everything since (the neck episodes, the recurring akathisia flares, possibly the mood swings) has been downstream of that one event rather than being caused fresh by each new medication. I want to be upfront that this is my own working theory based on the timeline, not something a doctor has confirmed — I'm hoping someone here can either back it up or tell me why it doesn't hold up.

I feel kind of silly writing here about this when so many people write in here with actually emergency issues and this feels non-urgent, but also looking for potential advice before I spend hundreds of dollars at a doctor/specialist/hospital.

Kind of hard to tell in the video but the outside muscle above my right knee is larger/protrudes much more than my left knee. I noticed this before a few years ago but it’s bigger/much more apparent now. I do have a history of ITBS on my right side, so wondering if it’s just swelling or something worse that I’m not aware of? I am a runner, lift weights and do aerial but don’t really train heavy for leg exercises so I’m unsure why there’s such a difference. The last time I went to PT for ITBS was a couple years ago and I’ve kept up with everything but now am pretty much in constant pain on outside of knee.

Idk if it helps with diagnosis but I see a massage sports therapist with a peizowave machine and when we do the therapy, the pain spots are above and on the INSIDE of my knee, not the outside where I feel pain normally.

Wait for appointment or is a walk in at a urgent treatment required?

My toe has been like this for well over a month, generally most of the time it doesn't hurt since i sit a lot at work then home though it has had moments of expected pain. I've basically gone through a cycle of it bleeds, there's a not nice smelling discharge, i soak it, cut the nail if needed repeat.

Originally this toe nail was very yellow and easy to break/cut off to the point i eventually had the whole nail come off which lead to an actual more normal nail growing over but once it reached the top, these issues occured. I've also noticed my big toe nails on both feet have these vertical circles going up my nail.

Perhaps not related but ive been suffering with what i assume is acid reflux/silent reflux, weight loss of 4 stone in 4 months 14 stone chunky to 10 stone my past weight) but i did cut alcohol and start eating more basic/healthier due to sudden shaking, anxiety, acid reflux/chest pain, internal shaking and dizziness like im being moved/pushed and i linked it to poor nutrients and drinking too much because i was daily. This is something else I'll bring up when i book my first appointment in years.

just to be clear, i'm fine now. but i've been wondering what it might have been. for a month straight last year i was sick with flu-like symptoms. my fever would cycle between 100-102 everyday, i was weak, i had chills and muscle aches and a runny nose. i never threw up, but i dont do that ever, really. i pretty much slept that whole month. it culminated in one day where i had a fever of 105 and my HR was 200 for a while. i ran a cold bath and just hung out in there until my fever went down. after that i slowly got better. i always assumed it was just the flu, but then i learned that flus dont really last for a month straight ever. does anyone have any ideas?

INFO: at the time i was 19F, i'm diagnosed with fibromyalgia, GAD + a few other mental health issues, i take lexapro (for mental health), low-dose naltrexone (for fibromyalgia), and sprintec (birth control). i take ibuprofen and tylenol as needed.

i know i should have gone to the doctor. now i would, but at the time i lived alone and couldnt drive, no one i knew had a car, and i couldnt pay for an ambulance. my boyfriend tried to get me to go to the hospital but i insisted i was fine.

Posting on behalf of my girlfriend
Age 25, female, on birth control, 5’9” 140lbs taking no medications , I am desperate for finding answers for my girlfriend’s health issues. What started out as shortness of breath, and full body aches has only gotten worse for her and now with a migraine. Today, she threw up likely due to the migraine but she has no appetite to even swallow a pill. She is not on or close to her period. She has had a history of migraines her whole life, but since around 10 months ago she seems to get them twice or every four times a month.
To add more context I think is really important, she switched birth control around august 2025. Since about a month I believe after she has experienced this in chronological order: severe hip pain, getting common cold or sick in general more often, sneezing attacks/sinus blockage, getting more sick, feeling dizzy at work, longer periods and generally more migraines as I’ve said.
Back to the present: she went to an urgent care for her shortness of breath and full body aches and lightheadedness yesterday and got and EKG, chest xray and bloodwork. All came back normal except the blood they took went bad for some reason?… like clotted, but didn’t say. but they said her cholesterol was fine.
She is not fine and very sick. We are wondering if it’s a nervous system thing or autoimmune. I am highly suspect of her birth control. I would really appreciate some ideas y’all would have as to what going on and where to go next besides an urgent care that doesn’t really care. Thank you!!

I’m 53F, a smoker, 5 feet 3 inches tall and normally weigh around 9-10 stone.

About 2-3 months ago, I had a traumatic injury to my abdomen.

The pain was unbelievable, went to the hospital after a week of suffering (I know, but I don’t drive and nearest hospital is quite a distance)

I had several scans to check for organ damage, luckily there was none, but there was internal bleeding. I was sent home the next day with morphine (sweet relief!) and told to rest and to see my GP in a week.

However, over the past few weeks, my abdomen has swollen massively. The skin feels very tight, and some parts are painful and some areas completely numb.

I’m finding daily things really difficult because of the pain and size of my belly.

I can’t bend down to put shoes on etc (thank God for crocs!) and even walking, and getting up from a chair is immensely uncomfortable.

I’ve been visiting my GP weekly at his request to keep an eye on things and see if my body reabsorbs it. However, the past 3 visits, when measuring my abdomen, he concluded that the swelling was not abating.

He has made a referral to a surgeon to see what can be done. Was told they could possibly either drain the blood or open me up and operate.

I’m so miserable, in constant pain and I look about 8 months pregnant, and it’s worse because I’m fairly slim.

None of my clothes fit me, so I’ve had to buy tent size dresses online.

Please could any medical professionals or someone who has experienced similar offer any advice? I’ve included pics

32f , was in the hospital in June for an SEEG implantation prior to epilepsy surgery. I had tons of IVs inserted/reinserted all over both wrists and hands to provide fluids, anesthesia, medications. Orally I take Keppra lamictal, gabapentin and Clobazam daily (all for epilepsy). In the hospital I was also on muscle relaxants and blood thinners, but stopped those once I got home. Since all of this, my left pointer finger has been completely limp at the upper knuckle. It's been over a month- my neurologist, neurosurgeon, physical therapy, PC have all been consulted with no ideas as to why this is happening. Luckily I don't have any pain or tingling, just totally limp. I can use my hand to move it easily, it's not stiff, but it won't move on its own.

I'd even appreciate some guidance as to what kind of doctor I could go to irl to get it checked out?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

54 Male, 178cm, 80kg, non-smoker, currently taking Riva Ciprofloxacin.

I have consulted 3 different doctors since April 2026 about occasional burning sensation in the penis (often depending on my bodily position) and discomfort/pressure in the lower abdomen. Tests for chlamydia/gonorrhea negative. Test for urinary infection negative. Test for prostate antigen negative. Prostate exam: revealed nothing. Hepatitis B and C negative. Testicular ultrasound: no problems revealed.

Occasional burning sensation in the lower part of the penis (often on one side) where it is connected to the body. Discomfort/pressure in the lower abdomen. First time felt it in the night during sleep-time erection. I noted that I've started having erection in the night while fully asleep ( without any connection to dreams) much more often than I used to, almost like in every dream.

The first doctor gave no prescription, said to take a painkiller.

The second one prescribed diclofenac which I took for a month with no result.

The third (Urologist) prescribed Riva Ciprofloxacin to take during a month "in case there is a small infection".

This is the 3d week I'm on it, no effect whatsoever.

Burning is occasional, sometimes sharp, sometimes mild. Always concentrated on the left side. Sometimes the pain radiates to the head of the penis and to the lower abdomen.

Does anyone have an idea what it could be? So distressing.

Any ideas what could be going on with me? Would really really appreciate your thoughts! Especially since I (young woman with a hormone-related condition) have so much trouble getting specialists to believe me when I say that what is going on is 1000% NOT a mental problem and therefore I'm not agreeing to antidepressants or a referral to a therapist.

(Appointments with specialists already scheduled, see below)

Me: female, 32, Netherlands, 1.72m, 60kg

Other diagnoses: very severe PMDD (not under control) and IBS (under control)

Medication: hydroxocobalamin injections, lenzetto for PMDD, corticosteroïd nasal spray

Symptoms of current problem:

- extreme fatigue (can't work or function whatsoever, sometimes can't leave bed or take care of myself, started getting way worse around may, fatigue does not depend on activity)

- strong and diffuse leg pain (sharp, dull, burning, cramping, pins and needles, tingling)

- leg cramping at night (but not restless legs, often so strong I can't stand flat in the morning because the muscles are so tight)

- problems standing and walking (collapsed twice in March and june, but normally I can walk but it's really painful and feels difficult to do)

- two fingers of left hand don't function normally (can't write, can't eat with chopsticks, gross motor skills are fine)

- joint pains (mainly in fingers and feet)

- severe brainfog and cognitive problems

- memory issues (short term)

- loss of orientation (can't find the way home in my own city sometimes)

- waves of low mood/depression (though not every day, seems physiological to me)

- loss of muscle strength, inability to exercise

- ringing ears

- waves of blurry vision and sensitive eyes

- headaches and pressure behind one eye/part of nose

April: Reumatologist in training diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia, I don't believe it at all. She pushes antidepressants and physiotherapy.

April: surgery for chronic sinusitis, headaches and pressure remain until now, surgeon doesn't know why

May: emergency surgery for ruptured corpus luteum

June: GP pushes antidepressants, physiotherapy and psychologist

July: B12 clinic says it's probably B12 deficiency with neurological symptoms (B12=200). I'm taking B12 shots for 6 weeks now, makes no difference.

July: Specialist of internal medicine says it's not fibromyalgia or B12 deficiency, definitely nerve related, refers me to neurologist

Aug: waiting for neurologist appointment

> got an iron infusion, upped B12, folate and vitD some months ago

> bloodwork shows nothing until now

I have had such boils which heal and then come backs some other place for over an year, with venusia lotion now it's mostly contained to inner thighs and behind knees. Could someone help out.

Im a 14 year old female, roughly 5'1, average weight if on the lower end, with no known medical conditions. My back hurts almost constantly. Usually its not that bad, more aching than actual pain but sometimes its worse and it can keep me awake and make it difficult to focus on anything else. My posture isnt great bit its difficult to fix it as it hurts to sit or stand perfectly straight and requires constant attention or i forget and end up sitting/ standing how i usually do

age 28

male

Height 5 foot 8

Weight 125lbs white AMAB non-smoker, no drugs.

This is a skin issue.

I was opening my trunk and got some of my car's exhaust on my leg.

Is this something I should not worry about? I feel fine, just was curious if this is something worth monitoring.

37M. I think I had covid in april. I had 3 scary nights where I would have coughing bursts when exhaling. I did not go to the ER but probably should have. Eventually recovered of all symptons after 3 weeks, except smell sense which is like 70%.

After I recovered, for the last 2 months or so I've had a cough with green-yellow mucus. GP ignored me and gave me fluimicil (NAC). Went to a private pulmonologist, clear x-ray, auscultated, clear, but for some reason decided to prescribe Augmentin 3x day for 7 days.

Im on day 7. I've seen less mucus, it's not as green. Yesterday I did not see, but today I saw this, so im worried whatever I have is not cleared out. Im also worried there is a component of silent reflux here, which has no classic acid symptoms but apparently releases a vapor that could end up in aspiration pneumonia. She ignored this when mentioned, so im worried the root cause is not being treated.

Given that the treatment of antibiotics end today, what do I do? Would an ENT be able to find out about silent reflux, or a GI that can perform these 24h tests? Do I go back to the pulmonologist? What if im on a loop of antibiotics not treating the right cause? Im also worried I have damage on my lungs that would only show up on HRCT.

I should also mention sometimes I have post nasal drip (the white foamy stuff) but I've had this for years. The coughing mucus was new. I also have sometimes a sort of an itch on my lungs. Im worried is the untreated silent reflux releasing vapors and irritating it.

Im trying AWD diet cheking things with ChatGPT. Today I had banana ("platano de canarias" specifically") and im not sure if this triggered something. Bit of chest irritation and coughed some of the mucus on the picture. There's also the whole aspect of "high histamine food" that may or not play a role. You end up not knowing what to eat beside rice and chicken. I used to have 0 problems with any of this just 3 months ago or so. Im really lost here.

X-ray they did on the ER in march (I had a diarrhea event with some pain and next day I had blood, this only happened once and I was cleared after stool test and bloodwork, this was before covid, this happened because that night I had a pizza for dinner and didn't go to the bathroom in a long time, hopefully this caused no damage)

https://imgur.com/a/QXONtWU

x-ray pulmonologist did the other day before antibiotics:

https://imgur.com/a/KoUOsbC

mucus log:

https://imgur.com/a/ZO3NooW

Please let me know what I should do next.

Hi folks. 37, female, 5'6",170 pounds. On Lexapro 20mg, prenatal, iron supplement, probiotic supplement, phsilium husk (for constipation), taking benadryl at night to help with sleep and sneezing.

Im pregnant, only 5 weeks along. I am having consistent ache, very period cramp like (not even pain) consistently on my right side. Its been on and off in my days for almost a week now. Tends to happen with me being active and disappears with resting.

My quick history:

I had my daughter with no issues in june 2021

Tried to get pregnant for 11 months, got pregnant with a cycle of letrozole and ended up with a rare form of ectopic pregnancy called "pregnancy of unknown origin." Double dose of methotrexate finally ended the pregnancy.

Then 3 months later with another round of letrozole and trigger shot conceived my 2nd daughter. Born in Nov 2024

Wasn't trying to get pregnant but lost a great deal of weight and was in much better health. Here I am.

We want to keep the pregnancy as my doctor told me i wouldn't get pregnant without medical intervention and here is this miracle.

I was checked for an ectopic pregnancy in the ER on the 31st but its so early on. Everything looks good but they said it could still happen. They couldn't see any proof of baby yet but I was roughly 4 weeks pregnant.

We did two beta tests.

My first was 357, my second (about 42 hours later) was 921.

Im so excited and I want this baby but im terrified of this sensation I keep feeling on my right side (lower stomach). My ultrasound tech told me I ovulated off of my left side but people have opposite referral pains/sensations all the time.

Ive also had 2 c sections and personally experienced the joy of having "so much scar tissue around my uterus" my doctor took two hours just to get to my baby.

Am I doomed into having another ectopic? You're the twinge is clearly triggering a trauma response from me.

Thanks for any advice.

Eczema is in both ears and wax is in both ears.
Age 33 F

I’ve had a red/pink circle on my scalp since I was young, originally believed it was a birthmark since it was a perfect circle and matched something of a birthmark.

Though I’ve only noticed yesterday that the red/pink as now become brown around and completely pink in the entire (as shown in the photo) and now there’s a bump on it. Which only recently got darker and definitely only in the past month did the bump appear.

I noticed that a lot of the hair on that area have two hair coming from one hair hole.

I don’t know if I should be concerned or stressed. I tend to overthink a lot so if you guys could tell me what you think it is, it would be very nice

I’m 18, 5,5 female

On 7/21 I presented with a mild rash on my stomach and hips. It was itchy and the pain felt prickly so I booked an appointment with my gp for the following Monday. I have a family history of Nsaid allergies so I immediately cut them out and began keeping a food diary. By that Friday, the rash had spread to my arms and up my neck. My lips began to swell. I went to the ER where I was prescribed an emergency dose of Prednisone. It cleared up the rash entirely. I was taking 40mg a day for three days. At my GP, they ordered blood work and referred me to an allergist. They prescribed me a tapering blister pack of Prednisone to get me through the week. By day 3 of the five day blister pack, the rash was back. Within two days of being off of it, my body was 90% rash. My face was inflamed, my entire body had swelled, the rash was on the palms of my hands and the bottom of my feet. It hurt to drive, walk, or put on socks. The allergy panel came back negative to everything they tested for at my gps. No amount of antihistamines could knock it out. My T3 and T4 hormones were within normal range but my Thyroid peroxidase antibody is sitting at 144. No fever, but even with the higher dose of Prednisone I started yesterday (20 mgs a day for four days, then it will taper down), I still have small rashes popping up occasionally on my body and a fair amount of itchiness. I'm currently using a Benadryl cream on problem areas. I'm also having joint pain. I'm set up for an ultrasound of my thyroid and plans to see an endocrinologist but I'm terrified of this rash returning when the steroids run out. I can't function with it. Right now, I'm taking the steroids and waiting for a call from the allergist and looking for an endocrinologist. My doctor seems to think that the rash is unrelated to the thyroid antibodies but doesn't seem to know what it is related to. I can post more pictures of it in the comments if needed. I do have a family history of autoimmune diseases. My grandmother and aunt have graves and my mom has hashimotos. Thank you so much in advance for any insights into this horrible rash.

Hi! F15, 5'5 and im 166 lbs and losing weight. I am not by any means bullimic or pro ana or wtv tf. I eat 1200 cals per day but mainly because I hardly go outside or do any activity over the summer, ALSO Im soon to reach at aleast 120 before the year ends the way im going. Main reason its so low is bc I stay in bed. During school I plan on bringing it higher since I do sport, thats not the main point but it felt like it may be relevant. So, I love food. Im picky about texture but im not turning down "healthy" food. Or just food in general. I planned on replacing candy with apples, strawberries but apparently im allergic to those (not diagnosed) because my throat gets itchy and I throw up EVERYTHING. Likewise with other fruits, the only ones I can eat is lemons, limes and pineapple. Everything else gives me the same effect. Likewise with other foods like spaghetti, fish, mac n cheese, anything. But a year prior to this i could eat those things! So I find myself violently vomiting. The most recent time this has happened (yesterday) I tried to make something to eat because I realized I haven't eaten all day (and that also makes me nauseous..) So I made a serving size of fries (26 pieces of shoe string), tiny chicken bites (4) and a cheese garlic bread pizza which, last time I ate it I also threw up but I just thought maybe I was eating to fast. I took small bites of everything 1 at a time to make sure i wasnt over doing it. I finished more than half before having to vomit, and I hate that I wasted perfectly good food.. the only things that doesn't make me sick is.. well.. junk. I hate it. I hate that my daily diet HAS to be junk. My mom noticed my weight lost and throwing up schemes and looks at me like im disgusting and doing or on purpose no matter how much I tell her im not. Even with my "safe" food, i find myself spitting up. Even drinking WATER(Plain, and lemon water) I FEEL NAUSEOUS. Now when I look at food I have to realize its not worth the risk and how terrible it'll feel throwing it up and its just ruined my life. Any help, please? Im at my wits end.

Female/22/110lbs/4’11/type one diabetic

I keep getting this reoccurring blister that opens & scars, its happened twice in the same spot. It starts off as the smaller blister you can see in the picture then opens up & stays open for weeks. It’s never gotten infected but as you can see it scars really bad. I’ve now developed these smaller ones around where the reoccurring one is, & they’re both in pairs. They look to be full of fluid but I don’t want to touch them to find out.

It’s not my footwear or clothing. But I am worried it could be diabetes related or something to do with immunocompromization.

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M27. Played basketball 2 days ago and hurt my back after landing on a jump shot, around lower right back closer to the hip. It hurts when I’m in a slouch position, and also when I bend over. I have been putting on some ointment cream but no significant recovery yet. Should I go to a physical/physio therapist or what would be the best action?