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).

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

Anemia Trait

My mother tells me that I have the anemia trait, but I don't even know much about what anemia is except that it usually indicates a deficiency of something like iron or protein.... She also says that I basically cant marry someone with the anemia trait because all our kids or 50% of my births would...

by KrystalAries41516 over a year ago

natural cure varicose veins

Answered by a doctor

Hi, folks. I have been working as a cashier for twenty years. Most of my work time I spend standing. I won’t explain you what this does to veins. I have been diagnosed with varicose veins and I will probably go for surgery. I would like to know if there is any option of some natural cure. Do...

by saidee620149329 over a year ago

Normal White Blood Cell counts

What is the normal range for White Blood Cell counts on a CBC?

by Guest over a year ago

chinese herbs for circulation

My doctor told me I had bad circulation. I think I must take Aspirin or some similar drug in order to improve this. I don’t like to be hooked up on drugs. That is why I came here to find out if there were any chinese herbs for circulation. Maybe someone here would know to recommend me any....

by wait1775152669 over a year ago

I had an EMG that caused a phlebitis

4 weeks ago I had a very painful EMG. I called the drs office many times and was told to go on Neurontin each time they increased the dose finally to 1800 mg a day. I was taking Loratab before this so I continued it mid dose due to extreme pain. It would take the edge off, but not really take care...

by Guest over a year ago