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Blood & Blood Vessel (Vascular) Disorders

The basic types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics. Their main goal is to keep blood flowing to all of your vital organs. Here, you can discuss topics related to blood disorders (anemia, blood cholesterol, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, polycythemia vera, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, thrombosis) and blood vessel disorders (arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, aneurysm, vasculitis, venous thrombosis, varicose veins, lymphedema).

I turned into a pale and flaccid creature, but it's not low iron. What else can it be?

Hi everyone! So I've got a question? I faced some difficulty in my life. I turned into a pale and flaccid creature. There is not enough air and constant tinnitus. Articles online write that this is a lack of iron. But it's not so! I was checked, tested and I was fine. Doctors shrug and say that I am...

by User avatar Microhadgehog

Will taking 1000 IU of calcium cause inflammation to elevate in the blood?

Will taking 1000 iu of calicum cause inflammation  to  elevate in the blood? What are some of  the foods or vitamins that cause this health issue   

by User avatar Guest

poor circulation/white spots

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I am wondering if anyone out there can relate to having poor circulation. I used to just turn purple in the legs and feet when standing for long periods of time. Now when I'm just sitting my feet turn purple. The worst part is that now I have white spots especially around my knees and now on my...

by User avatar ashben146407

Arteriovenous Malformation and agent orange

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I'M A VIETNAM VET, SERVED FROM 1969 TO 1970 I WAS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AND SINCE 2003 TO PRESENT I'VE HAD ABOUT 40 PINTS OF BLOOD UNTIL THIS PAST JULY THEY DID'NT KNOW WHY I LOSE BLOOD AND FINALLY I HAVE A NAME I,TS CALLED AV M . I ALSO SUFFER FROM ANEMIA....

by User avatar BILL

No Spleen causes WBC count to be so high?

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For the past 5 months my doctor has done blood test on me 3 different times. Each time my count is between 15,000 and 17,000. I noticed that one of the reasons in the article was:*Spleen removal could grant persistent mild to moderate increased WBC count.In 1997 I had a car wreck and ruptured my...

by User avatar Tessa

My blood will not clot! What should I do??

I went to give the blood yesterday and nurse told me that I can’t because my blood doesn’t clot. How it is possible? What I should do about it?

by User avatar Guest

Burst blood vessels on my feet and ankles

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For years I have suffered from swollen feet and ankles and I have noticed some pin-prick redish brown dots on the tops of my feet and around my ankles. They never dissappear and have gotten worse over time. When I mentioned to my doctor about them they dismiss it and tell me that they will...

by User avatar BrioneeQ

Hematoma not resolving for over six months now? What's going on?

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Six months ago I fell and now I have big hematoma on my left thigh. It’s still there. My doctor told me that it will disappear but after six months I thing that I need to do something. Should I go to doctor again? What to do when hematoma not resolving for over six months now? What's going on?

by User avatar Guest

Bleeding: Nose, Throat and Rectum.

This is concerning my Grandmother. She has been having frequent nose bleeds and when she coughs, she's coughing up blood. She also has been experiencing bleeding from her rectum and none of these are normal. She's going to see and Ear, Nose and Throat doctor today, but I don't think...

by User avatar eastinwifey09171157

sudden nausea, feeling of passing out, low blood pressure

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I am 52 years old, recently I had an attack, it came suddenly, I felt nausea, my mouth began to water and I felt like I was going to pass out, slight head ack, after going to emergency room, my blood pressure dropped 90/40, they could find nothing wrong, ekg,blood work, nothing. In general I am as...

by User avatar reeds