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).

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Avoiding severe attacks of Raynaud

Answered by a doctor

It seems that Raynaud’s phenomenon is getting worse for me as I age, and I have severe attacks at times. Are there any ways of avoiding this? The normal course of action is going to the doctor once an attack has started, but I think prevention would be better. Thank you for any suggestions you...

by ludvig1403183006 over a year ago

over a year ago by ludvig1403183006

Very low red blood cells count

My 66 year old mother in law has just gotten over stomach cancer, hip replacement and knee surgery oh and also has underactive thyroide. Her knee is not healing properly and she's in bad shape. She just went back to emergency with very sick stomach and vomitting where they told her again she...

by dmarieoc123233183 over a year ago

over a year ago by dmarieoc123233183

almost to the point of passing out and arms and hands tingle then go thumb.

Answered by a doctor

for the last six months i have been experiencing light headedness. My view is like when you are watching a silent movie and the scene fades to black. that is what i experience at least 30 times a day...and 2 eye docs told me i hd the start of mild cataracts and the latest eye doc told me my eyes...

by meemee over a year ago

over a year ago by meemee

SUccess rates of undergoing thrombectomy?

Hi. I was diagnosed thrombosis of my leg veins. My doctor suggests me thrombectomy as a possible solution to my problem. I don’t know anyone who went under this procedure. I would like to know SUccess rates of this method. I would really appreciate all your replies. Thank you all for replying....

by redford45680 over a year ago

over a year ago by emmet35443

left arm and leg looks like little red dots and blood i think

hi on my left leg and left arm i have under my sin like red dots and looks like blood what does this mean? have i been tensing them to hard as i do masterbate now and again : ? help me please

by george over a year ago

over a year ago by george

blood vessel repair

Hi! My elder brother is seriously seek from angina and he also had two heart attacks so far and I was explained all this is actually caused by the blood vessel's failure so do you think that some sort of blood vessel repair is possible and if so how it is being performed. I mean is there any surgery...

by norrie19436 over a year ago

over a year ago by auberon25834

multiple syptoms

My sister has been in and out of the hospital for the past two months and they haven't diagnosed her yet. She loses her balance, has ringing in her ears, lesions on her arms and legs, low blood count, low blood sugar, anemic, slurred speech, drop leg and shaking and tingling hands. What is wrong...

by acasiano3 over a year ago

over a year ago by acasiano3

how to lower colesterol

Hi! My mum has problems with colesterol. How is she supposed to lower colesterol?

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Troponin

Hello! My recent blood test showed high triglycerides and cholesterol and since its rates are very high over the 170 both triglycerides and cholesterol I am now advised to have some troponin T and troponin I test and I am now curious what troponin is and what is the purpose of this troponin test....

by hurleigh31771 over a year ago

over a year ago by timi31773