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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).

The purpose of Kreatins

What are Kreatins? And what purpose do they serve?

by User avatar companchee115817

blood poisoning

If a red line starts developing up from a knife polk and you don.t notice for a couple of days and then go directly to a hospital where they give you an IV and every day after that for five days, does it likely mean you will be ok? The red line dissapeared after the first injection. No other...

by User avatar Guest

Is tiredness caused by anemia?

Answered by a doctor

I would like to someone clear up some things for me. I am diagnosed with anemia two months ago. I had felt very strange before the diagnosis. I was always tired even when I did not work anything demanding or hard. I still feel some periods of tiredness from time to time. Is tiredness caused by...

by User avatar elnora31766

hypoglycmia

I usually feel good, but last week I sort of binged on some cookies and haven't felt quite myself since. I can't remember the last time I felt this way, but I go heavy on protein and cut back on carbs. It kind of brings my body back into balance. I’m also a little anxious, although I’m trying...

by User avatar lisha722

my blood is weird...HELP!

For the past 2 months i have had 3 cbc's. My first two was abnormal. They said that i was anemic and i had a low white blood cells, and something about small cells. My third test came back today and they said it was normal. It all started with a swollen lymph node in my neck. Yesterday i noticed...

by User avatar pmachovina9184

Nurse contaminated her gloves

Hello I'm very nervous. I went to hospital the other night. And notice old dry blood on the bar of the bed. When the nurse came in to take my blood I asked her what is that. Ans she took her fringer with her gloves already on and scratched at it telling me it's not blood . Then she continued to...

by User avatar Cheryl

Refusing to have stent removed while awake

Had a 5.2 stone broken up last Friday via surgery. A stent was put in with instructions to remove it myself in one week. So tonight after a lot of Pantera and Metallica, I gave it a go, and there is no way I'll be doing this myself. There is no way I'll let anyone be doing this with me conscious....

by User avatar No Way

long term anemia

I have little baby. During my pregnancy I have become anemic. Doctor told me that it is because of higher needs of body for iron. They gave me some therapies and I have been very strict in following the treatment. But it didn't work. After ten months I still have anemia. Doctors always tell me to...

by User avatar Guest

Why do my fingers get numb and turn white?

Answered by a doctor

Hi, good people. Lately, I have been experiencing some unpleasant problem. My fingers get numb and turn white, especially if I expose them to the cold. I really don’t know what this is. If someone has any idea, I will really appreciate to hear it. Your help is more than welcomed.

by User avatar simon168204427

3 Lumps in or on my veins on inside of both forearms;

These lumps came up approx 3 hours apart 3 days ago. There was no aparant reason for these lumps, ie, bumping. The first one was the largest and the 3rd the smallest. Last night the second bruise spread quite rapidly and got bluer. they are painful to touch. Doctors at emergency had never seen them...

by User avatar SHELLEY