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).

black and blue spot moving

beginning of week i fell on a rock which gave me a black and blue spot right below my knee, now today the top of my foot is black and blue what is the cause of that and what should I do? Help?

by smokeykitty80973 over a year ago

HELP I have a swollen ankle from flying and excersise and it wont go away?!?

I am usually pretty good at wearing circulation socks when I fly for long international flight however on my most recent trip (one 12 hour flight and one 8 hour) I forgot the socks. I did all the exercises they recommend and I drank lots of water. But my ankles still got swollen but SPECIFICALLY my...

by snowforsand24273 over a year ago

Aortic arch interruption and metabolic acidosis?

I am looking for people in the same situation as myself. I suffer from Aortic arch interruption and metabolic acidosis and life can be tough on occasions. Healthy people don't really understand what it is like to live with a chronic, genetic disease and I am often struggling with daily life and...

by deb1323172224 over a year ago

blood fluctuation?

hi! I'm 12, going onto 13 this July. Sometimes I feel something somewhat like beating in the area under my right eye, then I look into the mirror and I see it sort of twitching. I asked my sister who's in college and she said that it was blood fluctuation and that it was scary, what really is it?

by Guest over a year ago

tired, slight nausea, low sodium

Answered by a doctor

I have very low sodium, which my mom has had for years. She does not drink alcohol. I now have the same thing and low potassium as well. I am tired all of the time, with occaisional light nausea. I have not thrown up in awhile. I also have loose bowels. The docs are at a loss, just as they are with...

by keen5 over a year ago

Blood Transfusions Can Cause Damage After Heart Surgery

Scientists found that people who receive blood transfusion during heart surgery have increased risk of having heart attack or stroke in the future. Study lasted about 8 years and observed people who received blood transfusion. Result of the study showed that those patients who received blood...

by Heather_2 over a year ago

may hvae broken blood vsseles on both sides of nose.

I what to know if I could have broken blood vessels on my nose. Do to a cluster of blood vessels,that was there for some years. I have been to two drs. they don't know.Had blood work done it came back fine. I ware glasses sometimes they hurt my nsoe now.Also when my sinus act up it hurts more. ?

by Guest over a year ago

hematoma on the face

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I had an accident 1 month ago-the folow up doctor's visit said my swellingon my face(hematoma) should go down in 2 weeks-it's been over 3 wks and i still have a large hard goose egg-the doctors is on vacation. will this go away with time or should i seek help to have the blood removed? my insurance...

by bpardy over a year ago

Varicose Vein RF Treatment

Answered by a doctor

Two years ago I had my vein tied off in my left leg to treat a large dilated vein. Last week I received RF to collapse a second vein in the left leg. Four days later a technician at the doctor’s office checked and found the vein did not collapse. Are my risks from clotting or other blockage...

by Guest over a year ago

POTS is not the life for me

I am 21 years old and have been diagnosed for almost 4 years now. They think I have had it since middle school,when I first had a syncope episode. All through the years even through high school I had the occasional syncope episode and always had stomach issues, but no one ever picked up on it...

by Guest over a year ago