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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).

Hematoma not resolving for over six months now? What's going on?

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Six months ago I fell and now I have big hematoma on my left thigh. It’s still there. My doctor told me that it will disappear but after six months I thing that I need to do something. Should I go to doctor again? What to do when hematoma not resolving for over six months now? What's going on?

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Does a high white blood cell count affect our ability to think?

does a high White blood cell count affect our ability to think?

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Which hospitals in US perform Laser Atherectomy?

My grandfather has been diagnosed with heart problems. Well, it is more accumulated plaque in his heart arteries that has to be removed. And now I have some concerns about the procedure that has to be done – atherectomy. He has heard that laser atherectomy should be better and I am not sure if...

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Numb Feeling in Head, and a strange Heartbeat

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Hello, I'm currently 18 and have recently been struggling with a very annoying problem thats preventing me from getting more than 5 hours of sleep at a time. I find myself waking up with a very uncomfortable feeling in my head thats kinda hard to explain. It seems like my head feels very numb and...

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What can cause cold hands whenever I drink alcohol and mild indigestion that can last for months

I have cold hands whenever I drink alcohol (red wine or whisky) and mild indigestion that can last for months. I've done tests and no doctor can pinpoint the cause. Wondering whether anyone else has experienced similar symptoms and found the cause. 

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Do hematomas hurt? I do feel pain!

I had bad fall last week and since then I had a big hematoma on my left thigh. It’s huge, about 10 cm. But also it’s very painful. I feel constant pain. I don’t know is this usual for hematoma? Do hematomas hurt? I do feel pain! Tell me your experience.

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Arteriovenous Malformation and agent orange

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I'M A VIETNAM VET, SERVED FROM 1969 TO 1970 I WAS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AND SINCE 2003 TO PRESENT I'VE HAD ABOUT 40 PINTS OF BLOOD UNTIL THIS PAST JULY THEY DID'NT KNOW WHY I LOSE BLOOD AND FINALLY I HAVE A NAME I,TS CALLED AV M . I ALSO SUFFER FROM ANEMIA....

by User avatar BILL

low blood platelets but other results normal

31 year old male...........recently had a routine blood test, while RBC, WBC, Liver & everything came normal, had slightly low blood platelet count of 129. they asked to get another test, and this time the count was 122. they have now referred me to a hemotologist. a little about my...

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What does low platelets, hemoglobin, hematocrit, RBC & WBC mean? Possible Cancer, Leukemia?

What does low platelets, hemoglobin ,hematocrit , RBC,, & WBC mean? Do you have cancer? Leukemia?

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Random cold areas on the body. What is causing that? I have high blood pressure.

Yes I'm a 50 forward mail and I've noticed this past year of cold patches in my heart area and sometimes kidney areas and I could be watching TV!? since its usually only in these areas should i be concerned? I also have kidney disease and had acute kidney failure in 2014.   I do have high blood...

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