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tingly and prickly feeling

sammiekelz

i have been having a tingling sensation in my left arm for years now went to see a doctor in october last year, did a test and was told t...

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MRSA—does it cause numb legs?

chestnut61

I cut my toe really bad 5 days ago (so bad it cut my nail and skin under the nail) I bled a lot but didn’t go to the doctors as I was tra...

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Front neck been hurting for a month.

chubber1

Hello. My front neck has been hurting for a month. I'm starting to think it may have something to do with my thyroid gland. Overa...

5 answers | 2 comments

I have a shooting pain above my right eyebrow when i lift it

jdunger

I am a 29 year old male adult. I have had this shooting pain for about 2 weeks. I can only feel the pain when I lift my right eyebrow p...

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Can the pharmacy tell me they can’t honor my insurance anymore?

slowe20141557

The pharmacy called me today and said they can’t honor my insurance. Last week I went to get my meds and my insurance COVERED it and I pa...

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Question about cellulitis

Bounty74

How long does it take for an infection to turn I to cellulitis? And at which point will you be hospitalized for it?

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What is the yellow aerosol spray that used to be used before wrapping a sprain?

Ditrus

Sometime between the 1960s and the 1980s a sprained ankle would get wrapped; however, the area to be wrapped would usually use spray with...

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problems with Big Toe

i_s211

im not sure if its just ugly feet but on one foot my toes end pointing up nail and everything, also where the cuticle is located i also h...

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Will i develop mastoiditis from a foreign body left in the ear

Bounty74

If I leave an object left in the ear without treatment will I get mastoiditis

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What can cause head and face pressure?

Bolan76

I’m a 33 year old male. For the last few months I have suffered from pain in my left arm, hand and fingers. Needle type pain in my face. ...

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Great toe of left foot won't bend; mild pain

eric1548

I didn't fall; nothing dropped on toe. Crossing the street yesterday I picked up speed a little before the traffic light turned. Felt a...

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Will ink from a felt pen make an open sound worse if it gets in it

Bounty74

Will it cause infection

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Question about self harm wound

Bounty74

Don't judge me but I self harmed by embedding a stick in my arm if I leave it without treatment is it likely to get infected

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Sciatica - almost only pain when sitting?

PB96

I can do 1 hour of cardio/weight lifting and go for a 1,5 hour walk with my dog afterwards, no pain. Then I sit down, and suddenly I get ...

2 answers | 1 comment

What is this yellow colouring on my son's skin?

mike04021949

My son, now 32 years old, has a long term, undiagnosed illness and, in the early stages of it, he developed an odd, yellow layer on his s...

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what is sepsis ACE

Philrhea

Wife may have sepsis ACE

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Fear bone cancer

PB96

I just made the mistake of consulting Dr. Google. I've had hip pain in my left hip for about 4 days now. It comes and goes, but is most...

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What could it be?

Minescha

I am a 35-year old female. I am experiencing right, lower abdominal pain that radiates to my back and inner thigh. I am dizzy most of th...

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Hip pain when resting?

PB96

I have this pain/sudden stings in my left hip joint. It's not always there. Sometimes while walking, not when I do cardio. It's actually ...

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superficial thrombophlebitis after injection

catdude

After getting an injection in an ambulance 4 days ago, the vein that leads away from the injection site is painful and tender for about 8...

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