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).

eats proper food but high colesterol please explain

I do not drink eat meat chocolate, cheese or butter but have a high colesterol level. Please explain

by vdevlin over a year ago

inflammation of blood vessels

My son has had an area on his arm since May. From May to December the area doubled in size, and was in the process of trippiling. We took him to the dr. The first biopsy came back as Halo Nervosa. After looking online at pics, I decided to get a second opinion. The pics online and his arm looked...

by stormchild104152 over a year ago

Raynauds and muscle cramps

Answered by a doctor

I have secondary Raynauds with Scleroderma which is in remission. I have the Raynauds on the bottom of feet--more on the left side--and have been having muscle cramps in th feet especially early morning while in bed. I am not on any medication. I just had a heart ablation and discontinued...

by Junebug over a year ago

Are these attacks heart related?

My husband has been having this issue for several months. He gets attacks where his Heart is racing and he can feel it pounding in his upper body, head and ears. Occasionally, this is accompanied by sweating, dizziness, burbing, gas and diarrhea. there seems to be no rhymn or reason when it...

by C Ed over a year ago

Vasculatis Neuropathy treatments

My sister has also been diagnosed with Vasculatis Neuropathy. She has lost the use of her hands and feet. Dr. has put her on high dose of prednisone and cytoxin which have elevated her blood suger causing drug induced diabetes. Her blood cell were so low she had to have 2 units of blood and...

by Junebug22 over a year ago

cant shake this feeling

for about 3 months now i have been getting a group of problems it started with chest pain and pain in my left arm, for which i had ecg's, a treadmill test and a ct calcium score all which came back normal, i am 29 yr old male by the way, since then i get like a pressure in my head which is mostly...

by stubad66573 over a year ago

2 year old diagnosed with Hyperhomocystenemia

I have a 2 year old that was just diagnosed with this rare blood clotting disorder: hyperhomocystenemia. I have found that only 200,000 in the US have this rare disease. I am reaching out to find some of them for questions/answers. She is currently being treated with 2 mg. of Folic Acid a day...

by jkgwich@msn.com over a year ago

Possibly hereditary Raynaud's phenomenon treatment?

Answered by a doctor

I don't know what the official stance is on this, but my mother has Raynaud’s phenomenon, my grandfather had it and his brother as well, and I have just been diagnosed with Raynaud’s phenomenon as well. So it must be something hereditary. Is there any other treatment that I should take...

by lindsay1001199108 over a year ago

hydroxyindoleacetate

Hydroxyindoleacetate was found in my blood test. I'd like to know what that signfies. Please guide me to a website

by Guest over a year ago

natural way to lower cholesterol

Hi, there. This is a common problem for many people. You should change your eating habits. Take more fiber. Lower your saturated fat intake. You should prepare your meals with olive oil. It is much healthier and it is rich with unsaturated fat. I also recommend legumes, mushrooms, etc. Onions and...

by huntlee1157202094 over a year ago