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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).

Pressures and sharp dull pains in back of head only

for about 3 to 4 years now, I have been having dull pains or pressures in the back of my head. Occasionaly it would spread to the side of my head but 99 % of the time it is only in the back. I have had 2 catscans, 1 MRI, have been seen by a neurologist and everything has come back negative. I...

by User avatar srf2525

muscle enzymes reading of blood work

I am a 64 year old with arthritis and my doctor is telling me that my muscle enzymes have gone from in the 300 to 400 reading. I am on Enbrel for my arthritis and my doctor of that is Dr. Lee and says the Enbrel does not have that as a side effect. My regular Dr. want to take me off Enbel...

by User avatar dfstahler

Irregular red blood cell results

Hello. I was at my cardiologist day before yesterday, and I didn’t get a great results. Number of my red cells have droped, so what I want to know is – how did it happen?

by User avatar mcwhorter327

Broken capillaries

I have broken capillaries. It’s look very ugly. What is cause of this condition? And what do you think about use of vitamin K to treat broken capillars.

by User avatar kucharski1860

Blood work showed Normal LDL but high triglycerides!Is this common?

Yesterday I did my regular blood tests and now I’m worried. Blood work showed Normal LDL but high triglycerides! How is that possible? Is this common? This week I will go to my doctor to consult but until then I want to know what’s happening. Does anybody have any answer?

by User avatar aldric130266968

Life after a Heart Attack & Stent

 For those of us who have had a heart attack, lets face it , it is painful and spooky. To say the least.LOL Those discomforts we feel days weeks and months after the proceedure do make us nervouse and should help us want to stick with our diet. In my case I have to loose 50 lbs. So far so bad....

by User avatar johnbruso267334

anurisism

A couple of days ago I found out that my grandfather had a condition called anurisism before he died. It hasn’t been diagnosed in time, it burst and there was bleeding that couldn’t be stopped and he died. I was wondering if this condition is hereditary and if you could also tell me what other...

by User avatar Guest

alpha thalasemia

I’m interested in inheritance pattern of alpha thalasemia. What are exactly its symptoms? How does it affect blood cells?

by User avatar giselle1889

raised platlet count associated with septicaemia

could you please tell me if you know of the direct correlation between a raised platlet count following septicaemia

by User avatar Guest

Dysarthia

Hi, my grandfathe had a stroke and he can’t speak properly any more or only whispers and mumbles something. Doctor said that his dysarthia will poorly recover. What is dysarthia?

by User avatar paula790