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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).

Variant angina & artery spasms

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Hi! I am 46 years old woman. I had chest pain and doctor told me that is variant angina. He mentioned also artery spasms. What is relation between Variant angina and artery spasms? Tell me something more about artery spasm.

by User avatar Guest

Yeast infection after lyme disease?

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Hi, I’ve treated a lyme disease for the last few weeks, and now I have a yeast infection for the first time in my life. Could it be that those things are somehow connected, that I got a yeast infection because of this treatment?

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Long Work Hours Increase Hypertension Risk, Working hours not regulated in USA

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A random digit-dial telephone survey of more than 55,000 California households showed that long working hours had a major impact on hypertension risks. The responses came from 24,203 workers ages 18 to 64 who said they worked at least 11 hours a week. The results came from the self-reported data on...

by User avatar Mark

Is extreme fatigue common after a stroke?

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Hi, after my grandmother got a stroke seven months ago, although she has recovered a lot still she has no longer energy for various activities as before. Is it due to a stroke or are there other options for her condition?

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pre-stroke symptoms

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Hi, I`m 56 and never had some serious health problem. Until now, that is. I don`t live healthy, first of all. I drink, I smoke, I eat more meats then veggies, I like greasy food, bacon especially (and am fat). But, few days ago I`ve experienced some problems. In few occasions I had troubles with...

by User avatar Guest

Loss of Conscienceness after stroke

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Hi, my 45-year-old father had a stroke, most recently. At first, he had some difficulties with speech, was feeling dizzy and had a vision problem. Then this brain attack came, but that`s not all. After returning from the hospital, he`s not himself anymore. I know it was a great shock for him, but...

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Blood pressure 194 over 131 !!!!!!!!!!!

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Okay been having headaches for a few weeks, but my sinuses have bee nclogged and I have alot of sinus pressure. So I go to the Dr. yesterday and once he sees my BP he treats me only for that (on 50mg Toporol-XL) anyways could my sinus pressure not make my normally hig BP really high like I stated...

by User avatar ZachMan9006

Vasculitis

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My brother is now in a prominent MA hospital just admitted last week with an abcess (tumor?) on his carotid artery that caused terrible shooting pain to his head. He has what once thought to be granulomas covering his lungs and also on his liver. He has vasculitis and developed a dropped foot as a...

by User avatar Ann McCaffrey8640

i feel tired no engery fatigue

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hi my name is jamie i am 17. i feel fatigue all time i fell like i have not alot strenght i feel like i have no energy.i thought some thing might be wrong with my testticles or loss sperm.i had blood test and it was ok.i thought it might be from my headach.because when i think alot i get headpain. i...

by User avatar jamies

Am I Anemic or could it be a thyroid problem?

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Hi, I am cold all the time at first I thought it was because of poor circulation due to anemia, but now I’m starting to believe it could be related to thyroid dysfunction. I feel weak lately, I haven’t got enough energy and have constipation. Am I anemic or could it be a thyroid problem?

by User avatar Guest