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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).

could I be anemic?

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Hi, Iv been suffering with these symptoms from around the time i had a miscarriage a year ago and i had another one 6mnts ago..i feel sick every single day mostly on the evenings. my skin is very pale I have dark circles under my eyes no matter how much rest and sleep I get. My heart races just...

by User avatar amerie133373

Swelling of the Left Leg

29 years ago I had deep vein thrombophelebits in my right leg. I have used compression stockings, which has helped tremendously. I have had blood clots after the birth of my 2nd son also. I have learned to deal with this and do what needs to be done, but... within the last year (I am now 50), my...

by User avatar Debbie131884056

Purple splotchy legs, hand, and feet

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I am a teenager and my legs get so puple almost like a veins all over my legs. They also get really splotchy. My hands and feet get puple and have splotches. My feet turn splotchy only when im sitting or standing. When I get really hot everything is normal. I hate wearing shorts or anything that...

by User avatar Guest

Low blood platlets

my blood platlets are low. What causes low platlets and what can i do to make them normal.

by User avatar mbennett

High Blood Pressure, Cholestrol

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Hello. I'm 45 year old female and I'm pretty worried for my husband’s heath. Just recently he scared me with some data that he got from his doctor after some blood checkup. My husband has high blood pressure (140/95) and moderately high cholesterol (210). He is middle aged man and we must take...

by User avatar Guest

purple toes and hives

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My 17 yr. old daughter has suffered with extremely cold, purple toes through the last two winters, we originally thought it was Reynauds, but the ice tests showed that it was not. Recently the Dr. put her on a blood thinner, aspirin, and a low dose of high blood pressure med. Suddenly she has pink,...

by User avatar ang6660380

my red blood cells are small

Hello, I am confused a little. I’ve been told that my red blood cells are small. So, does it necessarily means that their count is small to and that I am anemic? Please, I need some explanation.

by User avatar Guest

what are the clorestrol level guidelines?

what are the guideline levels for cholestrol?

by User avatar becki55@yahoo.com

high ferritin levels

Hi, my friend is 42 years old and he visited his doctor for regular control last week. When doctor received results he told him his ferritin level is high. Also doctor told him that he would have to make some other analyses to find out what caused ferritin level too high. I would like to know...

by User avatar amby154165514

How is Carotid arterial stenosis treated?

My grandmother has carotid arterial stenosis. His doctor didn’t have enough time to explain us what are the most common treatment is for this illness. He just said that she needs to go to surgery. Os, we are worried a lot. Now I’m asking how is Carotid arterial stenosis treated? Thanks!

by User avatar bette-ann97553715