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).

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Myelodisplastic syndrome treatment

My sister has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. I was hoping for some suggestions. I don’t know anything about this syndrome. She is a woman and she started with some drug treatment for now.

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Maria V149695

whats the matter with me?

hey i think theres something wrong i keep having really bad dizzy spells when i stand up or move quikly and i get really bad stomach pains in a morning! i also go really white in a morning and im constantley tierd can you help?

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by cmc11053

polymyalgia rheumatica temporal arteritis

Hi all! I have been very interested in the way in which different diseases, particularly autoimmune disorders, can overlap in some cases. Take polymyalgia rheumatica and temporal arteritis for instance, they say that these two frequently come together in the same patient. Can you tell me more about...

by robbie515140120 over a year ago

over a year ago by trisha1992140121

Possible POTS? What to do?

This is the first forum that actually shows some positivety to dealing with POTS. It's so refreshing! For those of you who suffer from POTS maybe you can help me out...I'm a 25 year old female and I have had constant lightheadedness since January. Nothing helps, it's there whether I am lying down,...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Is this orthostatic hypotension?

Answered by a doctor

Very long story- i'll try to shorten it down a bit ;-) Okay so whenever I stand up, to some degree, I always have symptoms like blackened vision, sometimes completely, tinnitus, headaches in my temples/ behind my eyes, and more recently my hands and feet are going numb and my face is tingling, not...

by Moriachik over a year ago

over a year ago by Monkey29368453

Low blood sugar

Hi, Im 15, and i've started noticing that my friend has been complaining a lot about symptoms that suggest low blood sugar. Frequently when doing any exercise, he becomes nauseous, or dizzy. A couple of times he has had to get some kind of sugar filled snack during breaks, just to feel better. Just...

by tom davicory87307 over a year ago

over a year ago by tom davicory87307

corotidynia

My wife has been diagnosed with carotidynia. She has a pain in her neck and face. At first she taught that it is migraine, but it wasn’t. I am worried that carotidynia isn’t a symptom of other, more serious disorder. What can you tell about my suspicions? All I know that the therapy she is...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by kottwitz2225

How to contain bilirubin sampling.

What type of micro collection container should be used to collect a bilirubin sample?

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Reversing Hardening of Arteries

I have been told I have hardening of the arteries in my legs...plus in the right leg I have a small blockage. 'How...not with the use of drugs, can I reverse this condition? Thanks for your answer

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest