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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).

pressure ulcer heel dressing tonight saturated with u green discharge and looks of dried blood

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My daddy had the procedure to repair 3 clogged arteries going to his feet/heel. only one could be repaired and it was not the mainartery. The doctor felt good about sufficient blood supply getting to the heel, but in a timely manner. Procedure worked, but the heel is not receiving ANY blood...

by User avatar Suey

16 year old boy with blood pressure 170/90

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My son is 16 weighs 165 lbs. and is 5'6'. For 2 weeks now his blood pressure has been up. He has had an EKG, no results until April 17 when we see the cardiologist. Should we allow him to participate in school sports at this time?

by User avatar lnoble

I have rebound hypertension.

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I have hypertension. I used to take 2 drugs: a betabloker and clonidine. I am traveling, and ran out of the betabloker. Currently I only take clonidine. For a week now my blood preasure goes down one hour after I take clonidine, but it goes back up after 8-9 hours. I was told that I have rebound...

by User avatar felicia

High blood pressure

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I am a 48yr old woman, 7 years ago i was told i had had a heart attack after a stint in A&E after having a blood test. On seeing a consultant and having a scan of my heart he could not see any damage to it. I have been having high blood pressure on and off since this time. Last week at work i...

by User avatar Guest

High blood cell count, bleeding of eyes, blood in urine, and

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I am trying to find an answer for my mothers situation. She is in her mid 30's and has been sick for over 6 months. Her symptoms that she has had for awhile are extreme fatigue, blood in urine, high blood cell count, lymphosite number is high, and lymnoids enlarged in neck that are painful. She has...

by User avatar Alawler

Blood pressure, grandfather is in hospital.

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my grandfather is in the hospital with a high blood pressure and the Doc's say its because his blood vessels aren't closing when he starnes up so a lot of the blood is going to his head which is making his blood pressure drop and he gets dizzy. Does anyone know what may be wrong with him please...

by User avatar Guest

severe pain from neck to back of eye

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Curious to know if any has this or knows of this. i have had severe pain coming from my neck muscle (muscle between shoulder and neck) to the back of my eye. this happens on my right side. if i message the neck muscle in a specific spot, it eases the pain some. i wake up after a couple hours of...

by User avatar kildar

recurrent blood pressure of 220/145 for last 10+ months

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My husband had a stroke back on june 08 and his blood pressure had steadily increase and sustained at 170/100 to 220/145 range. No medication seems to work.

by User avatar azamora102215

My father has microvascular ischemia

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My Father had an MRI which showed mild diffuse cerebral atrophy; mild to moderate amount of microvascular ischemic change within the periventricular white matter; abnormal signal throughout the brain stem mainly within the pons consistent with basilar proliferator microvascular ischemic changes; no...

by User avatar deldear

Swollen varicocele vein?

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Hey, i woke up this morning and was in minor discomfort in the testicular area. I got up and went to the toilet urinated and checked my self out. Upon doing this i found that one of my veins in my Right testicle had become very either swollen and hard.

by User avatar Guest