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).

High WBC and other symptoms

Hi all...maybe someone can suggest something for me. Over a year ago I was diagnosed with Barrett Esophagus, having stomache pain/issues this whole time and nothing seemed to be helping. I have also been getting Migraines since I was 5 years old, I am now 27. Not sure if the headaches have...

by crystalreed28256034 over a year ago

high blood pressure, anxiety, sleep deprivation

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Hi.. I am less than a week of being 18 years old, and I feel like I need to find answers. My mother is 40 years old. Almost three weeks ago, she started having extreme headaches for about 4 days in a row. I was gone with my grandmother on trip in California and my mom did not tell me a thing for...

by j_fig18 over a year ago

what can I do when this brain fog occurs?

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My daughter Samantha is 16 and we recently found out what she has been suffering from is POTS. After 3 years of systems and numerous doctors, and 2 hospital stays at the Childrens Hospital in Milwaukee, we know. On her 1st visit to the hospital she recieved a feeding tube, Sam had a hard time...

by Concerned mom over a year ago

why dis happens to me????

i just wanna ask dat what is happening to me ...i m 14.... when i sit for long then after time i stand so i starts fainting and my head pain and i feel lyk vomiting..... everythng is black in front of my eyes ...and after 10 sec its all rite ... sumtime i felt difficuly in breathing ...specially...

by asra rao237137 over a year ago

Fibroid Embolization

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I had a fibroid that was the size of a canolope and it have been in me for 20 years and am perimenoposal now and my gyn told me that I needed to have a hystorectomy, so I ask him was there any other ways to remove other then surgery and he yes Fibroid Embolization but I would half to be a canadate...

by Michele over a year ago

Swollen arm and neck pain

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About 10 years ago I woke up in the morning laying on my stomach with my head on a bunch of pillows and I was in so much shoulder and neck pain I couldnt move for four weeks. Went for MRI and found out that I had herniated 2 of the discs in my neck. The pain slowly went away but I had numbness in...

by kensjo63209771 over a year ago

BLOOD VESSELS POPPING IN HANDS

Hi you should just see the ENORMOUS black bruise on the back of my hand. My knuckle itched yesterday, went to sort of scratch it but before I could do so the knuckle swelled up, stung, and bleeding started. In just two minutes there was a huge area of swelling/puffiness and a few hours later ALL the...

by Guest over a year ago

Raynaud's phenomenon and Polymyositis?

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Can anyone tell me reliably if there are any proven links between Raynaud’s phenomenon and Polymyositis? If I am right, I have noticed that these two tend to go together quite a bit and I would like to hear why that is the case and if this has been scientifically proven? Thanks for your time!

by lori1654204745 over a year ago

herbs for uric acid

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Hi, guys. At my last blood check I saw I had high levels of uric acid. I don’t know what caused this, but I must somehow solve this. For those who do not know, high levels of this acid can leave to gout. Crystals of this acid accumulate in the joints and cause enormous pain. I will appreciate...

by arlin153203208 over a year ago

rare form of vasculitis called Takayasu’s Arteritis

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I am looking for some support right now, and hoping some of you have it. I've been diagnosed with a rare form of vasculitis called Takayasu’s Arteritis, and I a, feeling very down about it. Apparently, I am right in the "target group" for Takayasu’s Arteritis - I am a youngish woman....

by aeriell386200435 over a year ago