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).

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

Answered by a doctor

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

Answered by a doctor

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

aneurysm?; left hand side

the event start like this: left hand side (palm) start with a rash, then sharp painful and untouchable, then blue dark spot; could be this aneurysm or blocked vessel? My cholesterol levels both are ok (bad and good cholesterol). My AST liver enzymes is normal My ALT liver enzyme is high about 86%...

by Guest over a year ago

Artery Noise Warns of Heart Risk

A new study finds that an unusual, harsh sound that doctors can hear when passing a stethoscope over a main artery to the brain could, besides stroke, also indicate an increased risk of heart attack and death from heart disease and stroke. This sound is called a carotid bruit and is caused by...

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Angioplasty May Be A Good Alternative to Bypass Surgery

South Korean researchers compared two procedures done to unblock the left main coronary arteries, bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention -- PCI, often referred to as angioplasty. They concluded that angioplasty may be a good alternative for the current standard procedure bypass...

by Mick over a year ago

blood vessels that bleed when touched

I am 69 yrs old. Male Cau.. I get these red spots on my hands and elbow when I use my hands for handy work.They look like blood vesels trying to surface. If I happen to hit it against anything hard it will bleed. I take four medications every morning. They are aspirin 80mg, actos tabs 30mg, flomax...

by Guest over a year ago

Husband has just been diagnosed and having a hard time coming to grips with it

I am posting here on behalf of my 56-year-old husband who was diagnosed with a Type B dissecting aortic aneurysm two months ago. It was picked up on a CT scan for a cough he had trouble getting rid of. He has had 2 CT scans and 2 visits to an excellent vascular surgeon who is recommending a "wait...

by Guest over a year ago