CA-125 fluctuations, which is a good value for this test?
Hi, I’ve been diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago and after the surgery and adjuvant chemo things seed to go well enough. On my regular checkups I always had CA-125 measured and I was always told its normal for me to be a little higher, but it worries me a lot that every time I had it...
Megan
Is this bleeding normal after colposcopy biopsy?
Hello, I had a colposcopy and a biopsy after my last pap showed I’m HPV positive and I’m still waiting for the biopsy results hoping it won’t be the worst. But what scares me even more is that I started bleeding heavily about two days after the procedure and it was very heavy bleeding, almost...
MiMi
Is tumor fever good or a bad thing?
Hi, my husband is fighting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for a year now and it’s been tougher than words can describe. In the last month or two we were actually getting hopeful that his treatment worked and cancer is finally subsiding, but then night after night in a row he started getting fever,...
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Prednisone hair loss and thinning – when will it stop?
Hi, I’ve been on prednisone for the past two months as kind of a last attempt to at least somewhat control my Chron’s disease. I knew upfront that prednisone might cause a very nasty side effect, but what is hurting me the most, I guess because I was very proud of it, is a very dramatic hair...
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Penile irritation and soreness
Hello, i am 25 years old and have been dealing with an irritating soreness in the shaft of my penis for quite some time. In 2008 i was diagnosed with chlamydia,(its now 2014) i was treated and all test since have been negative. Here's were it gets tricky, i also infected my girlfriend, she was...
ImHuman
What is the difference between prednisone and hydrocortisone?
Hi, my mom (she’s 52) has been diagnosed with total adrenal insufficiency 6 months ago, so of course, her doctors put her immediately on hydrocortisone. We know that she has to be on steroids because her glands stopped working, but cortisone is causing her to be completely different person –...
May
I recently missed my period last month and I'm not on birth control
I need help , I recently missed my period last month and I'm not on birth control . I've had lower abdominal pains & also gas pains really bad gas , sometimes diarrhea & sometimes constipation . My boobs are very sensitive and I've been feeling very nauseous . I've been craving certain foods...
Rosey
Peeling, tearing Labia
I am a 19 year old girl who has been having this problem for a while. Every now and then, my labia will peel and slightly tear. I can peel the skin off of it, and when the labia tears, it generally bleeds. It doesn't typically itch though. I do not have sex, except every once in a blue moon, and I...
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I have had surgery for Trigeminal neuralgia and I often feel a tight feeling in my face
I have had surgery for TN and I often feel a tight feeling in my face, does anyone else have this? Also I have the tight numb feeling down into my arm. I'd like to hear from someone who has had the surgery, please.
PhyZim316121
Very small, red bump in my privates that hurts even when i'm sitting
I am a 17 year old female. I have been sexually active with one guy within the past 4 months which is the only guy I've done anything with who is not a virgin. all of our intercourses have been unprotected and I am currently on bc to regulate my menstrual cycles. my parents do not know I've been...
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