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).

pressure ulcer heel dressing tonight saturated with u green discharge and looks of dried blood

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My daddy had the procedure to repair 3 clogged arteries going to his feet/heel. only one could be repaired and it was not the mainartery. The doctor felt good about sufficient blood supply getting to the heel, but in a timely manner. Procedure worked, but the heel is not receiving ANY blood...

by Suey over a year ago

I have rebound hypertension.

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I have hypertension. I used to take 2 drugs: a betabloker and clonidine. I am traveling, and ran out of the betabloker. Currently I only take clonidine. For a week now my blood preasure goes down one hour after I take clonidine, but it goes back up after 8-9 hours. I was told that I have rebound...

by felicia over a year ago

High blood pressure

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I am a 48yr old woman, 7 years ago i was told i had had a heart attack after a stint in A&E after having a blood test. On seeing a consultant and having a scan of my heart he could not see any damage to it. I have been having high blood pressure on and off since this time. Last week at work i...

by Guest over a year ago

High blood cell count, bleeding of eyes, blood in urine, and

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I am trying to find an answer for my mothers situation. She is in her mid 30's and has been sick for over 6 months. Her symptoms that she has had for awhile are extreme fatigue, blood in urine, high blood cell count, lymphosite number is high, and lymnoids enlarged in neck that are painful. She has...

by Alawler over a year ago

Blood pressure, grandfather is in hospital.

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my grandfather is in the hospital with a high blood pressure and the Doc's say its because his blood vessels aren't closing when he starnes up so a lot of the blood is going to his head which is making his blood pressure drop and he gets dizzy. Does anyone know what may be wrong with him please...

by Guest over a year ago

My father has microvascular ischemia

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My Father had an MRI which showed mild diffuse cerebral atrophy; mild to moderate amount of microvascular ischemic change within the periventricular white matter; abnormal signal throughout the brain stem mainly within the pons consistent with basilar proliferator microvascular ischemic changes; no...

by deldear over a year ago

Swollen varicocele vein?

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Hey, i woke up this morning and was in minor discomfort in the testicular area. I got up and went to the toilet urinated and checked my self out. Upon doing this i found that one of my veins in my Right testicle had become very either swollen and hard.

by Guest over a year ago

stroke rehabilitation full recovery

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What is the medical establishment doing about creating do-it-yourself rehab for stroke survivors? This is necessary since the medical payment industry has made recovery an impoossibility since they cut off payments as soon as ADL's are acheived. Full recovery is the objective and please don't use...

by oc1dean96349 over a year ago

lump and a mole in my vaginal area

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Should I be worried if there is a mole and a lump beside each other in my vaginal area? Read an article that said it might be a glad that will eventually drain, but then I saw the little mole. Should I be worried??

by Guest over a year ago

CAT Scan requested due to possible damaged blood vessels in neck; What causes this?

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My sister has been complaining of severe headaches from the base of her neck. She has had an MRI, CAT scan and X-ray. Everything has come back ok with the exception of the x-ray. A chiropractor has been treating her because her neck is out of place. Now she went in again because the pain is not...

by chef297188282 over a year ago