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).

Can a sliding hiatus hernia cause low white blood cell count?

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Can a sliding hiatus hernia cause low white blood cell count?

by Guest over a year ago

I have a big bruise that won't go away, small indent and is numb, deep pain in my leg

Hi. I was in an auto accident a year and a half ago. I suffered a good blow on the inner side of my tibia bone and quickly bled a lump the size of a grapefruit. Was not clear if my tibia bone was fractured from the xray. Took 5 months to absorb and a couple drains (with not much luck-too clotted)...

by sammy over a year ago

Blood running in legs with flutters in different parts of body

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Well for last three months I have a feeling of blood running in the veins with flutters in different parts of the body This gets aggrevoted at night and really gets scary as if something ispinching and pressing your body. NeEd help. Medicine etc

by Guest over a year ago

Painful throbbing raised vein on left shin

I have had this raised pimple like vein that occasionally throbbed ,for years.But now it hurts and throbs painfully and frequently.Twice during the night in the past year,i have had the must hurting and painful cramps in that leg that lasted for over 20 minutes!.Should I see a vein specialist?My...

by nikki over a year ago

Do my blood results indicating early signs of leukemia?

i am trying to understand my blood work. i had the same blood work done 2 months ago and everything was fine. i went to the doctor for head pain. ( doesnt feel like a typical headache pain( it wraps from side around the back to the other side, bone pain, chest pain, fatigue, bruise easly, fatigue,...

by Mommy1986352359 over a year ago

Worried about a high wbc, it was 26 last year, but now it is 36

A year ago my wbc was 26 now it is 36 is this something to worry about

by Guest over a year ago

Veiny chest, there are so many veins from my breasts to my neck

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Im 15, and sometimes I notice that I can see so many veins from my breast to my neck. It looks as if someone drawn thousands of veins. And I saw that someone put that if you're a female then the chances are that they're pregnant, but that's impossible for me. I've never had sex. If anyone has...

by Bayleed16 over a year ago

severe cold intolerance due to corticosteroid insufficiency

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severe cold intolerance due to cortisteroid insfficiency that it is defficiency of hydrocortisone in blood plasma with too much loss of forceful ejaculated semen in young age.

by Guest over a year ago

blood thinning, what does the INR variations 1.8-3.5 mean

my inr is supposed to stay between 2.0-3.0 what do the variations 1.8-3.5 mean

by Guest over a year ago

Blood pressure says I'm normal but I feel like I'm going to black out, I have peripheral neuropathy

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Bp says I'm normal but I feel like I'm going to black out. Have had swollen ankles more ache on right leg. right side of my face tightens up Feel weak. &nassuated Strong headaches and hemifacial spasm . I have peripheral neuropathy and myofialgra. Help any suggestions?

by Guest over a year ago