I had a horrible experience with a medical student (under the supervision of a doctor) a while ago attempting to do a medical exam on me that ended up being unsuccessful for them and very painful for me. Can I refuse a medical student from doing an exam on me if I’m not comfortable with it?

Anyone know what this is in ear????

Partners ear has been hurting on and off lately. Sometimes he says it feels like water in his ear and makes popping noise when hiccuping or yawning. He looked in his ear with our ear device we have and this is in his ear. It doesn’t move. He put peroxide/water in his ear yesterday to help remove a lot of wax since the doctor said wax can make an ear hurt and afterwards, this sucker shown itself. He did a telehealth appointment before Christmas for a possible ear infection.

I had an appendectomy yesterday morning, and this morning became so frustrated with the hospital I was at that I pulled out my IV and left. I called the hospital to ask what I should do as far as the antibiotics I was on and what aftercare was necessary and they told me that due to my leaving against medical advice they would not give me any information and to refer to what was instructed from my surgeon.

The issue was I was never given any post-op medical advice. I woke up from anesthesia and was brought up to my room, but never had anyone explain how the surgery went, or when I might be going home. Hell, I didn't even know I was having surgery until they were taking me to surgery. When I was in staging and the nurse asked what procedure was being done, I had pieced together that I was likely getting my appendix removed, but that wasn't because of any explanation from a doctor. I never spoke to a doctor. I had an ultra sound the previous night and the ultrasound tech had expressed how she wished she had a student with her, because it was so rare to see an appendix so easily on an adult. When I asked her if I had appendicitis, she told me that she didn't know, and that a doctor would speak with me soon. The previous day, the day I arrived at the ER I was given a CT or CAT scan (Sorry, I don't know the difference) but never had anyone explain what they found. After getting the scan, I was brought to waiting room and placed on IV antibiotics. When I asked why I was being placed on antibiotics I was told that they could check my chart, but a doctor would explain it all to me shortly.

I know I shouldn't have walked out, but I can't express how frustrated and confused I was the entire time. There are other minor things that added to the experience that made me leave, but the biggest frustration I was having was the lack of knowledge about what was going on or what to expect. And stupid me acted impulsively and out of emotion, and I'm unable to get any feedback from the hospital about what I need to do.

So I dont know what to do. I dont know if I should just meet with my primary doctor (i've never met him, i dont know his background), should i go to a different ER? an Urgent care? I don't know how to proceed considering I jumped ship.

I cannot seem to find anything through google searches, so here I am.

I was prescribed Flonase for benign(apparently) cysts in the nasal passages that could possibly be causing persistent headaches.

It has seemed to help using it daily, however I am constantly smelling smoke, specifically Cigarette smoke.

This is driving me crazy! I stopped it for weeks and it got better, but the headaches returned. I then got the sensimist version thinking it might be better, but upon first use of that, the smell returned full force.

I am on limited funds so I cannot really test every single version of the Fluticasone medicines on the market to narrow down the actual cause and the possible solutions, if any.

Any ideas on this or is there anyone out there that can substantiate this and has found a solution?

It’s a little thicker than my other toenails as well.

35 year old female, fractured my coccyx back in 2013/2014. In 2018 I had an epidural for birthing purposes and in 2019 I had a spinal block, also for birthing purposes.

I've been experiencing on and off back pain for years. I saw a chiropractor once, years ago, and he worked on my posture, but that was it.

I always chalk it up to me bending improperly or something, but today the pain in my lower back was so bad, it affected my gait.

I figured I can make an appt to see my PCP, but if I'm not experiencing pain at that moment, can anything even can be done?

Also, are there anything I can do to try and improve it on my own in case I am just causing the issues by my habits? For example some kind of back brace?

About a week ago I started having random, quick headaches behind just my right eye. My vision in my right eye would get kinda funky (spots of tv static) for a few minutes before and after. The headache itself would only last 2-5 minutes and I’d get super dizzy during the head pains. Happened several times a day up until two days ago. Now, the headache is all over. Not as painful but it’s constant and still painful. I get random dizzy spells and have to sit down. Usually I can sleep off headaches but this one won’t go away with sleep. OTCs don’t touch it and I can’t get any relief from this. Is it walk in clinic time? I’m trying to avoid going to the doctor but I know some things need to be looked at.

Hi there, I’m sorry if this comes across as a bit jumbled, it’s been a lot to process. On Saturday, my mum went to the emergency department because she’d been dealing with stomach pain, a lack of appetite, and an inability to pass wind for two weeks. She was initially diagnosed with an umbilical hernia, and the surgeon assured us it would be a straightforward, keyhole procedure.

However he needed to perform an open bowel reconstruction, during the surgery, the surgeon discovered that part of her stomach and intestine had fused together. When he separated them, he found significant dead intestine tissue and a stomach leak. This required open surgery, during which they removed 2 feet of her small intestine, a quarter of her bowel, and addressed two perforations.

The surgery lasted 4 hours, and although she didn’t need a blood transfusion, she did lose a significant amount of blood. It also took her a long time to wake up after surgery, which the recovery team found concerning.

My mum is 56, has a history of high blood pressure, an underactive thyroid, and is obese. I’d like to understand the likelihood of her making a full recovery, the potential risks she might face during recovery, and any statistics or insights you could provide about her prognosis.

Thank you so much for your help

Update she now has an infected keyhole wound and it needs to be cleaned out.

TL;DR: My 56-year-old mum, with a history of high blood pressure, underactive thyroid, and obesity, underwent emergency surgery for complications from an umbilical hernia. The procedure revealed dead intestinal tissue and a stomach leak, leading to open bowel reconstruction. She had 2 feet of her small intestine and a quarter of her bowel removed. Recovery has been challenging, with blood loss during surgery and delayed waking post-op. She now has an infected keyhole wound requiring cleaning. I’m looking for insights on her recovery outlook and potential risks.

Hey all, 26F here. This isn’t a huge thing to need to go to the doctor’s for, but I just realised while pressing a spot on my scalp / hairline that had a small pimple maybe 2 days ago, i felt this exact stretch (drawn out in red line on the pic) feeling tender stretching out from the former pimple (red circle). The areas highlighted in an extra brush of pink are the places that hurt the most, far more than the pimple itself. From what I’ve tried to see by sieving through the hairs myself, there isn’t any bump or redness at all other than the pimple spot. Yet these areas still hurt.

Pain level when i brush my hand over or palpate it directly is 1 and 4 respectively (out of 10). No injuries to that spot or anything. I did go for a massage on Christmas Eve (they did do a short head massage), but i kind of slept through most of it and so I’m not sure if those are the spots the massage therapist worked on. The pain is only one sided though, and i would think that if it was from the massage then it would’ve been felt on both sides?

For what it’s worth (if it has anything to do with it, but probably nothing) i do have a sore throat localised on the same side as this scalp pain.

Thanks very much in advance!

Hello r/medical,

Throwaway account here, and also posting on behalf of my gf.

My girlfriend is having trouble with one of her nipple piercings. She got both nipples pierced at the same time over a year ago, and while one healed perfectly, the other just won't. It's still scabs over, pops in the shower (with blood or pus), and then becomes an open wound again. It's painful, sensitive to even loose clothing, and there's some scar tissue and rawness around the piercing.

The jewelry is titanium. She initially cleaned it with NeilMed wound wash for about 5 months, but when that didn't seem to help, she switched to a dry healing method (just letting water run over it in the shower). She remembered a piercer recommending that for one of her ear piercings, so she figured she'd try it. Unfortunately, neither method has worked.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice on what to do? Does this look like it needs medical attention?

It says hpv not detected but also detected??? I emailed my dr but idk when she can get back to me. I just need some explanation and someone to talk me off a ledge.

Waking up with random bruises?

Waking up to random bruises

I woke up with this weird bruise. It doesn’t hurt at all, and there was no trauma the day before. I know for a fact the night before I had no pain there, didn’t hit it or anything. Could this happen from sleeping on it? I have woke up to weird bruises on my wrists often over the last few months but it’s never been this big and usually it’s just a random small circle on the other side of my ulnar area. Idk if it has anything to do with it but over the last few years my potassium has dropped a lot. These are most recent lab tests I had done in October. I was not fasting when I had labs done.

19M asian

I've experienced that dull pain in my left ball, I think it's still here. Idk what caused it but I have this habit of fidgeting it and sometimes slightly pinching them, I also masturbated twice before it starts so i dont really know, at the 1st it was like a funny/i dont understand the feeling on the (i think the vein that is connected to my left testicle) and on the 3-day the pain started to become noticable and moving like waving caterpillar on its own. I also noticed that it becomes lower than before to the point that I can feel it when I sit. I rushed to the hospital in the 4th day but they said it wasn't a testicular tortion cuz if it is I'd die with the pain.

After that they sent me home and gave me medicines(Co-amoxiclav & celecoxib) in the 6-7 day with medication, the discomfort slightly fade but still there it started December 17th now i can still feel the discomfort sometimes when I move a lot and standing for hours it feels heave.

I also experienced a burning sensation in my urination, constipation, bloating (this is making my left groin area feel like it's filled with air), frequent urination. I also started struggling to sit down properly due to I feel something bulging near my anus, it started to show during the 2nd-3rd day and getting smaller in the 6-7th day due to medication i gues.

Im still constipated, bloated, intermittent burning sensation when I pee(happens when I dont drink plenty of water) I'm still worried when i noticed that my right testicle hangs lower too and began feeling a cold burn or cramping (BOTH TESTICLE ARE ON THE SAME LEVEL SOMETIMES) When I checked my semn before Christmas it was gelatinous yellow tinted water texture and smells like chlorine, the 2nd-3rd time was clear and less gelatinous, but this time with white stuff and smells like chlorine. IDK WHAT TO DOOO

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My forearm was completely fractured while skateboarding about 6 years ago (radius and ulna cleanly cut). I was operated upon immediately and the doctor put a wire to connect them together properly.

Unfortunately soon after during the healing process, there was minor impact on that arm and the forearm had a slight bent. The doctor didn’t say anything but there was an observable bend in my forearm (like a banana, but very slight, I’d say a gradual curve of about 10 degrees).

We soon went to a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon and they operated again on my arm to correct the angle. They did bone grafting and my arm is now straight (image 3), they put in plates and screws and then removed them after the healing process completed.

My left arm (the surgically operated arm) now looks a bit thinner than my right arm.

I want to put on some muscle now and my question is: Can I start lifting weights? Currently I can easily lift a 10 kilo dumbbell on my right arm but I struggle on my left arm.

My age is 19 about to turn 20, male, and 186cm in height and 71.5kg in weight.

Image 3 is my arm which is now straight (but was bent on this axis), image 1 and 2 is the dorsal and ventral view of my arm, and image 4 is of my healthy arm.

Any insight will be appreciated! Thank you.

Hi,

I work in a dermatology clinic and recently asked one of the doctors how they knew when they had fully removed a SCC/BCC via curettage. She told me that there was a textural difference between the lesions and healthy tissue.

I'm curious as to why that is the case. What is the pathological/histological basis for the different textures? Like what about those make it feel different?

I hope this question makes sense, please let me know if I can clarify what I'm asking. Also, apologies if this violates rule 11? I'm not sure.

Thanks!

I usually take my bp meds at 7:30-8:30am, it was around 7:09pm I realized I haven't taken them today, is it alright if I take a dose now, and then one tomorrow morning?

I have little pink bumps that arent as big as people would consider “face pimples” they are kind of like cysts but itchy- in popped one and a little bit of puss came out so what are they-

I (28f) woke up in so much pain about 2 months ago. Couldn't move my neck or arms and I had shooting pains down both arms. ED doctor decided it's muscular.

Second admission 14th Dec with increased pain, chest pain, sharp zaps all over upper body and tingling shooting down arms and in hands. ED doctor says they see nothing on my xray.

My GP reviews xray saying he seeing slight compression in c5-7 with mild bone spers and mild scoliosis. MRI ordered and physio gives exercises.

Christmas day i fell flat on my back and since then the pain has been worse. Last night I developed tingling in the genital area and loss of sensation in right thigh. ED doctor claims previous xrays are perfect.

I'd love a second opinion on my xrays please. I have photos of them and I swear I can see something. It's not bad but it's something that might explain my pain when they're trying to tell me it's all in my head

Hey, I was just wondering if I should get this checked out or if I’m maybe lactose intolerant? I have cheddar cheese sandwiches quite a lot and I’m usually fine, but whenever I have lots of cheese or cheese on pizza’s and lasagna’s I always throw up.

Thank you

So I've had stones before and surgeries for them. Haven't had stones since 2023 but since december 2023 to this december, when I've got my urine tests done and gfr done for my routine checkup there's been blood sometimes and protein almost every time in the urine sample. My gfr ranges from 89-95 on average so it's not concerning yet but could that be ckd? Like if it is its stage 1 I assume? I know it's nothing concerning but what else can cause consist protein in urine? Should my urologist know too? Or just keep it between my GP for now.

its been two days since the bite, its been treated and stitched. I was calm when it happened since the dog was really small.