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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've been taking Vicodin for a while I have chest pain and sometimes my bp is a bit high

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I've benn taking vicodin for sometime occansionaly I feel chest pain almost like a muscle grabbing chest pain every now and then my BP is high today it was 145/90 I wanna know if I could be having a heart attack or having a stroke. The only other medications I take are Nexium every now and then and...

by User avatar Mumbles

visible veins on breasts, chest, arms, thighs and hips, why?

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Hi I am 25 and recently got visible veins on visible veins on breasts, chest, arms, thighs and hips. I am not pregnant as I both did the home test and had a scan. I am not on the pill. I suspect that my hormones are all over the place now as my cycle have changed from normal. Does anyone know what...

by User avatar mar_s

DVT or Not ??

Hi All Ok, here is the scenario im in Get out of bed in the morning, start walking round, and my right leg starts to swell and leg is tight from my knee to my ankle, but my ankle is not swollen, nor is my thigh or foot. Left leg is ok. After resting my right leg for an hour or so, the swelling...

by User avatar SueWA46199

What can you tell me about drug-eluting stent safety?

My father has a coronary artery blockages and he needs a stent. His doctor wants to place in his artery drug-eluting stent. I heard that drug-eluting stents are more thrombogenic than bare metal stents. What do you know about that? What can you tell me about drug-eluting stent safety? Thanks!

by User avatar xever45885

Hematoma on my buttocks

im hayley i have a hematoma on my buttocks. i did this while i was riding my quad and it fell on me. i now have an indent and it is very num i cant feel anything there. it has been 6 months sense my accident and i am slowly begining to get feeling there, it is more ferm in that area but i dont know...

by User avatar Guest

White blood lab. Exam. Cytometrie De Flux.

Dear Sir; My Dr. ordered a Cytometrie De Flux. Something to do with my white blood cells. I received a copy of the report and don't understund it. She will be back from vacation on the 28th !! I just can't wait that long. I did had colorectal cancer operation in 2005. Tumor removed....

by User avatar Guest

side effects of statins in men

Hello, guys. I am 37 years old and I have high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in my blood. My doctor thinks that diet only won’t help and that I should try with statins. I have heard that statins can cause side effects. What are they in men? Can anyone help me with more info?

by User avatar pebrook1476198811

Feeling heartbeats everywhere?

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Hi, Recently I've been having problems feeling a heartbeat everywhere. In my kneecaps, arms, head, feet and hands. I had my heart checked - everything is great. I also had my blood checked; everything fine there too. I was doing research and I read about people with similar problems. Stress was...

by User avatar faith_love_grace13106097

what's my body telling me???

hi i have been feeling very lethargic and heavy. when i bend down and get up i get very a very intense blood rush to the head and feel very dizzy and everything goes black. sensations such as pins and needles in my body for no reason with feelings in different parts of my body lingering longer than...

by User avatar leannebalch

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura platelet count

Hello! I would like to learn something new. Given that only begins to study medicine interested me the next area. My topic is idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. In that case I would like to check for one fact. Is it true that platelets are cells in the blood that help stop bleeding? I am not sure...

by User avatar boycey1132132292