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).

low blood pressure but not, dizzy, nausea, body temp changes, migranes, Help

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I have a 21 yr that has had the following symptoms for years with no results from doctors and test. feeling of low pressure but is fine when taken, body temp changes with her usually feeling cold, nausea, migranes, dizzy, tires easy, low bone densityand she gets pleursiy. Yes I know she is young for...

by Guest over a year ago

Few hematology questions

A 30 year old male developed flu like symptoms with fatigue,afternoon fever, night sweats,weight loss,abdominal cramping,and significant diarrhea.He had taken in very little water over the few days prior to admission to thje hospital.blood tests revealed the following: Hematocrit:56% Leukocytes:...

by drumart5 over a year ago

What is Hypolipidemia??

Hi, i recently went to the doctors to get a blood test as I have been put on a course of Epilum to combat migraine headaches. The results of thse tests showed that my liver had been making "strange levels of enzymes" normally associated with the likes of alcohol misuse, hepititus, etc They...

by steverobb197372494 over a year ago

Sclerotherapy side effects

I have been receiving Sclerotherapy on my legs for spider veins for six to seven years now. Within the last three years I have experienced a migraine headache immediately following the treatment four times and after the last treatment I experienced what I would describe as a "rush" and a...

by mrs. r. over a year ago

Scared & worried

I am so glad I found this web site. I have been running high on my white blood cell count for 3 years. The doctor sent me for sonograms and lots of blood work and everything was ok. They went down to normal 3 months ago and now they are high again 14.1. She wants me to go for a bone marrow test...

by chriml40099 over a year ago

Headaches all the time

I would like to know what causes my headache I had them since November 2007 and i went to dr. but can't find nothing and on July 10th i landed in the hospital with a small stroke which the headache left but came back. Now i'm back home and the headache are still there. I have diabetic, and...

by Guest over a year ago

Could pain in legs be caused by pressure from hanging belly

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I get pain in my legs, especially calves, and back of thighs. Could this be due to the pressure of my belly which rests on my lap while in a sitting position--i am obese, any others out there who've experienced this as well?

by Guest over a year ago

Is this a viral infection? Or something serious?

I went on holiday to Majorca for 5 days and about a week after I came back I started feeling constantly dizzy and sick. Due to the nausea feeling I didn't eat very much and sometimes felt better if I did eat, most of the time I didn't. I went to the doctor after 5 days of this and was put on...

by A-Nonny-Mouse55571 over a year ago

Thin artery wall

I would like to know about a disease that started since birth in one of my cousin's and caused his death he had a really thin artery wall and that made and eruption of the artery and made him get an internal hemorrhage which was the cause of his death. A sympton he had was swellness of lips. I would...

by Miranda Peralta over a year ago

dizziness and unsteady

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I have had an MRI and an ENG, my MRI came back normal. I experience dizziness when I am done doing my exercises on the floor, and I get up and the room is spinning, when I try walking this is for all day, I feel unbalance, unsteadiness, what could be causing this, what can be done?

by pocky over a year ago