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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).

cant shake this feeling

for about 3 months now i have been getting a group of problems it started with chest pain and pain in my left arm, for which i had ecg's, a treadmill test and a ct calcium score all which came back normal, i am 29 yr old male by the way, since then i get like a pressure in my head which is mostly...

by User avatar stubad66573

2 year old diagnosed with Hyperhomocystenemia

I have a 2 year old that was just diagnosed with this rare blood clotting disorder: hyperhomocystenemia. I have found that only 200,000 in the US have this rare disease. I am reaching out to find some of them for questions/answers. She is currently being treated with 2 mg. of Folic Acid a day...

by User avatar jkgwich@msn.com

Possibly hereditary Raynaud's phenomenon treatment?

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I don't know what the official stance is on this, but my mother has Raynaud’s phenomenon, my grandfather had it and his brother as well, and I have just been diagnosed with Raynaud’s phenomenon as well. So it must be something hereditary. Is there any other treatment that I should take...

by User avatar lindsay1001199108

Palpable thrill above my collar bone?

When I put my fingers above my color one on the right side I can feel a very very slight palpable thrill. Its louder when I stand up and softer when I lay down. I have read about a venus hum and this sound like it because: When I put pressure about my hand where im feeling it, it stops. I have...

by User avatar Billytogan115919

hydroxyindoleacetate

Hydroxyindoleacetate was found in my blood test. I'd like to know what that signfies. Please guide me to a website

by User avatar Guest

My legs are purple and have tan spots all over them..what's wrong?!

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Okay so I'm only 12 and a few days ago I put on shorts to go to sleep and noticed my legs were a purple tint and had blotches of my normal skin color scattered around them. I told my mom but she waved me off saying it was no big deal. I figured I was fine and I was able to go a few days before...

by User avatar Guest

natural way to lower cholesterol

Hi, there. This is a common problem for many people. You should change your eating habits. Take more fiber. Lower your saturated fat intake. You should prepare your meals with olive oil. It is much healthier and it is rich with unsaturated fat. I also recommend legumes, mushrooms, etc. Onions and...

by User avatar huntlee1157202094

Anemia Trait

My mother tells me that I have the anemia trait, but I don't even know much about what anemia is except that it usually indicates a deficiency of something like iron or protein.... She also says that I basically cant marry someone with the anemia trait because all our kids or 50% of my births would...

by User avatar KrystalAries41516

What is Carotid arterial stenosis?

I heard how my parents were talking about my grandpa and his illness. He has some serious illness, I think it’s carotid arterial stenosis. I don’t know what it is. I think that it’s very dangerous because my parents don’t want to tell me anything. So can somebody explain what...

by User avatar clemmy36255598

natural cure varicose veins

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Hi, folks. I have been working as a cashier for twenty years. Most of my work time I spend standing. I won’t explain you what this does to veins. I have been diagnosed with varicose veins and I will probably go for surgery. I would like to know if there is any option of some natural cure. Do...

by User avatar saidee620149329