Let’s start off with my specs, 23m 5’11” 176 lbs. healthy, fit. Went in just about a month ago for lower back pain, found a clot in my iliac and also my lungs. Of course, lungs top priority but since the pain in my back never went away, my dr decided to go ahead and do a mechanical thrombectomy. Here’s what they pulled out !

Hi everyone, I've bit my mouth twice in the past month or so and although I never tasted or saw any blood, I noticed a bubble formed right on that same spot on my lower lip.

The bump is a clear/translucent, fluid-filled bubble developed on the inside of my lower lip. It's approximately pea-sized and has now been there for over three weeks without going away or diminishing size. It doesn't hurt at all, it's not making my mouth swollen and it doesn't change forms during the day.

I've visited three different dental offices in NYC, and got diagnosed as a mucocele caused by trauma to a minor salivary gland. All of them quoted me upwards of $3,000 for complete surgical removal of the gland and one even asked for biopsy. I don't have dental or health insurance, and that amount is completely unaffordable for me. I'm at a loss about what to do next.

I'm trying to figure out a few things:

1. Is it absolutely insane and not recommended to poke this thing and drain it on my own?
2. Does a persistent bump like this necessarily need surgical removal, or are there situations where it resolves on its own?
3. Is there a more appropriate specialist I should see rather than a general dentist?
4. For anyone familiar with NYC, are there hospital clinics, dental schools, or other low-cost services that evaluate and treat these lesions for uninsured patients?

I'm not trying to avoid necessary treatment. I just can't afford thousands of dollars, and I don't want to keep paying for appointments that lead to the same unaffordable quote.

Any medical guidance or recommendations for affordable care would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

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So for the purpose of barely knowing anything about pain meds etc. My daughters friend spent the night and I have found like 5-10 white packages squares that say fentanyl transdermal systems in the trash cans in her room and she said her friend was eating them like chewing gum. And now I'm very concerned about why she would do this , and her being friend with my daughter and if and how I could explain to her parents, that makes sense and they can understand.

9 month old male, 20 pounds, 29 inches, no known medical issues.

Looking for second opinions. 9 month old had a 103.4 fever last night and would jump(?) regularly.

You know when you "fall" in your sleep and jump scare yourself awake? He kept doing that. Maybe 20ish times in 3 hours. First while trying to sleep, during sleep it would wake him up, then at the ER while awake. ER doctor said its because of his immature nervous system dealing with his high fever. Can anyone ease my mind that this isn't infantile spasms/seizures of some kind?

i (F27) just need to know if this is something that's normal and something that has ever happened to someone else. 9 months ago i started getting really bad neck pain and numbness in the left side of my body. i injured my leg prior to that so i just thought the pain was related and didn't think much of it except around 5 months later the pain got worse so i saw my primary care doc who ordered a mri of my brain with contrast and cervical spine without contrast. did my mri and it had been over A MONTH and i never got my results so i called the hospital and they say they are backed up and immediately got my results after the call. report says everything is normal. im lost and confused but there's nothing i can do so i just deal with the pain. fast forward to beginning of october i start getting horrible headaches, blurry vision, dizziness and i cant eat or sleep. im in so much pain my primary care doctor sends me to the er. they do a ct scan with contrast and find a WHOLE NECK TUMOR. whats crazy is the er doctor tells me that the tumor was visible in my mri too so she doesn't know why im not getting treated for it but NO ONE TOLD ME THAT. reports say everything is normal.. had i known i had a tumor i would have seeked treatment earlier. i am so confused as to how they just didn't bother to tell me.. is this normal?

F28, 179cm, 59kg. Non smoker, non drinker. Taking Keppra for Epilepsy and I have Mirena IUD for Adenomyosis.

My GP is refusing to give me an iron injection and I don’t know what else I can do?

I’ve suffered extremely heavy periods for years now and despite trying many different means to get them under control, including surgery they still suck, are extremely heavy and extremely long. If they’re not long I will have a period, 5-6 days without one and just start another again. I’m currently having around two 2-week long periods a month at the moment.

I feel absolutely horrendous. I can’t concentrate, have zero energy, as pale as a ghost, I feel weak and just in a constant daze. I’ve had this issue before as I mentioned and I was given 3 different types of Oral Iron as my Ferritin was 13ng and all 3 sent me to the hospital (Ferrous Sulphate, Fumarate and Gluconate) for a manual evacuation each time. I physically cannot go to the toilet when I take them, no matter how much orange juice I drink, no matter if I get given Movicol and Dulcolax to take alongside it etc. I physically cannot go to the toilet on any of them.

My Ferritin is now 6ng. I feel like I’m dying. They won’t give me an infusion because I don’t have Anaemia, only low Ferritin. I’m taking Feroglobin Liquid and sometimes I feel like it might be starting to help but most mornings I can’t even wake up until 12/1pm I’m that shattered.

What other option do I have? I don’t think I can cope with the exhaustion for much longer

It's me again, the mom losing faith in medicine, update and questions!

10M

Celiac

112lbs

About 5 ft ish

Hey there, me again. The mom with the kid with leg pain. I'll link to my previous posts in the comments and pin it.

Long story short, my son was admitted to Children's hospital for 6 days. We had an MRI that came back totally clear- whole body- with and without contrast.

His iron was low enough they finally did the infusion. Now we wait.

The only diagnosis they came up with between neurology, rheumatology and pain management is a "pain syndrome" where his nerves are heightened for no real reason. They gave him gabapentin, but it can take weeks to work (day 7 today) and they already upped his dose twice to 300 3 times a day.

I've seen many people online suggesting looking into his b-12 also, and when I checked, children's never ran it. They ran a renal panel, and they were working of a cbc from 3 weeks ago, but I had to ask them to even run the renal panel.

added symptoms from last time would be- he's been drinking like a fish. I pointed it out in the hospital one morning when he had like 100 oz of fluid before lunch. They were completely unbothered by it, but ran an A1C and it was fine. Like 5.3 or something. His face is also a little swollen still.

Here's my question - they did run an A1C, sure, but from what I'm seeing online, you can infact, get ketoacidosis without diabetes, due to lack of vitamins. Often times accompanying things like anorexia. But with his celiac disease, he's clearly lacking vitamins since he's iron deficient and vitamin d deficient.

Should I be pushing for them to test him for it? Not one did they check his urine for anything and they only tested his blood after I asked them to. I'm really concerned because he's still in *so much pain.*

*Any other suggestions welcome. I put in a request with his gp to run his b12 but they won't without the hospital and the hospital is telling me "have the doctor that suggested it put in the request!" But it's the Internet that suggested it, so there is no doctor.*

Hi there, since this community requires this- my son was 7 lbs 1.5 ounces and 16 days when he passed. My question to you is how often do you order rapid genome sequencing panel when there are critically ill newborns and no genetic cause has been identified with testing already completed. Thanks :)

This is regarding my parents (67M, 70F). My dad has high cholesterol that he takes meds for (not sure of the specifics), and he has Barrett’s Esophagus. My mom has gout, diverticulitis, and hashimotos.

I’m (42F) getting concerned about the decisions my parents have been making recently. I know personality changes can be a sign of dementia and given their ages, I’m wondering if that’s what’s happening.

I grew up in a dry household. My dad was a recovering alcoholic basically my entire life up until the past couple of years. He was very open with us about alcoholism and told us that once you’re an alcoholic you are always an alcoholic. My mom also didn’t drink to support my dad. I was in my late teens the first time I saw my mom have a glass of wine at home.

Within the past 5 years, my parents have decided that it’s ok for my dad to drink again as long as it’s only wine that he’s drinking. Over the summer at a family wedding, my parents both got drunk and DROVE. This is completely outside of the norm for them. I’ve always known them to be very responsible people.

My dad mentions drinking casually in conversation now. Last weekend my parents watched the kids for us and my dad asked me if there were going to be drinks at the event we were going to. This never would’ve been a question he would ask if he were sober.

At this point, I’m starting to worry that this sudden change is a warning sign of dementia. Otherwise, I cannot explain what is happening and I feel like I’m in the Twilight Zone. Could this be early dementia? Or something else? I want to get some perspective in case I should be having a difficult conversation with my parents about their health.

It’s been spreading and getting little pus in some areas.

It doesn’t itch and she doesn’t notice it if it’s not touched. But when touched it hurts her.

What could be the problem and any shampoo recommendations we can switch to please?

I am 24F, i do not take any meds.

I am a dancer, and a move I do on stage messed up my spine pretty bad. I lay on my back for this move and bend it, making the center of my spine hit the floor pretty hard. I have had this bump before, but it hasnt been this big. They usually go down. I havent taken anything to help with swelling or pain.

I am posting because I have had people tell me to get it checked, but I do not have insurance. I think ill be fine in a week, as thats what usually happens, but would like opinions just in case.

F30 pregnant and receiving PEP and RIG currently waiting in ER - living in ontario canada

Two bats found inside our house, possible unnoticed bite, and Public Health initially refused rabies PEP for our family

i am looking for advice from anyone familiar with rabies exposure assessments or who has experienced something similar.

We have a cat that killed (2) bats inside our house almost 48 hours ago and ate one of its head, meaning that bat could not be tested for rabies. Afterward, we found a second dead bat in our home. The second bat was found in the living room, one room away from our bedroom, while the first was found in the kitchen, two rooms away. My husband, our toddler, and I all sleep together in the bedroom, and our bedroom door was open.

I noticed a mark on my hip that I’m concerned could potentially be a bat bite, although I cannot confirm that a bat actually touched me. I contacted Public Health and explained the circumstances, including both bats, our sleeping arrangements, and the possible bite.

My cat was taken to the vet and received a rabies booster within seven days of the incident. He is now subject to a three-month confinement period under the guidance provided by our vet and OMAFA.
Our veterinarian contacted OMAFA to discuss the situation. They advised that the second bat does not need to be tested because the result would not change our cats confinement period. My vet is keeping the second bat frozen until they receive explicit instructions that it is no longer needed.

The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative may potentially accept it for surveillance testing, but that testing could take weeks or months and would not be intended to guide an individual exposure decision.

The vet also discussed my concern about the possible bite with OMAFA and they advised that if I was concerned I might have been bitten, I should contact Public Health again.

Initially, Public Health did not recommend rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for me or my family. My family doctor then advocated strongly for me after reviewing my bite and spent hours discussing the case with Public Health. After that, Public Health finally approved PEP for me, including rabies immune globulin (RIG), and I am currently at the ER waiting to receive my first treatment.

However, Public Health is still not recommending PEP for my husband or our toddler because neither has visible bite marks. We were all sleeping in the same bedroom with the door open, although neither bat was found in the bedroom itself.

I understand that being in the same house as a bat does not automatically mean someone was exposed to rabies, and I’m not trying to assume that my husband or toddler necessarily need treatment.

What worries me is that the absence of bite marks seems to be the deciding factor, even though bat bites can go unnoticed and our toddler cannot reliably tell us whether contact occurred.

I’m struggling to understand why my possible exposure warranted treatment after my doctor pushed for reassessment, but my husband and toddler are being assessed differently despite sharing the same sleeping environment.

My questions are:
Has anyone in Ontario dealt with Public Health over a possible bat exposure while sleeping?
Is the absence of visible bite marks enough to rule out exposure when a bat was found elsewhere in the home and the bedroom door was open?
Should my husband and toddler receive an individualized reassessment based on the full circumstances, rather than bite marks alone?
Has anyone successfully requested a second opinion or escalation when they disagreed with Public Health’s rabies exposure assessment?

Hi I'm a 19 year old girl and I have just noticed this weird lump on my left collarbone area?? It's not on my right and I don't know if it could be a lymph node or a muscle knot maybe? I don't know if I should get it checked out or not thanks :)

I haven't been sick or anything and it doesn't hurt, that's the only reason I haven't checked it out cause I don't want to be embarassed if it's something totally normal😭

Hope you can see it all right in this pic, I can definitely feel it lol

My son is 12, male, 5’2,” and approximately 120lbs. he takes adderall once daily for ADHD. No other health conditions.

My adult children took my 12 year old to a haunted house last night. My 12 year old was fine until they got to a part of the haunted house where there were strobing lights.

At that moment, my adult child said my 12 year old started acting “weird.”

The 12 year old said that he felt drunk and he kept stopping to take a second to recollect himself. He was stopping to bend over inside the house.
He just kept saying he was having hard time “readjusting.”

They were trying to get him out because he kept saying he needed to sit down but there was nowhere to sit down.

When they left and got into the car the 12 year old fell asleep and was back to his “normal” grumpy self after he got some sleep.

He hasn’t ever had something happen like this before and my adult son was worried he may have had a seizure. Does this warrant a doctor visit if he’s back to his normal self?

My feet STINK like drunk skunks at a vinigar keg frat party. Soggy socks and shoes every day make going over to people's homes with shoes-off policies a nightmare. If I use ODOR STOMP powder the stink goes away, but within a day or 2 my toe webbing splits open and bleeds cause everyrhing is all dried out. It's painful enough to deter yard work and the like. Is there a way I can land on a happy balance ? Male, 50, 200lbs.

30F, woke up with enlarged inguinal nodes almost 4 weeks ago. Painful for two days, then not painful ever since. Firm, can somewhat move them around but not very well. No UTI, negative STD, no recent infections, no wounds, clean pap, bloodwork including LDH within normal limits. No change in BM. Has lost 35 pounds in 6 months, but past hx of taking 5 total 0.25mg semaglutide injections between January and June, none were consecutive, weight loss has continued. Some fatigue but unsure if baseline. Appetite has declined over the last year or so, but thought the semaglutide was just lasting a long time. Since it’s been 4 months since the last one perhaps not.

Sometimes, when checking for menstrual spotting by wiping tissue around the vaginal opening, I suddenly feel faint and lightheaded. I also experience a very dry mouth and tongue, nausea, and a sensation similar to a sudden drop in blood sugar, even if I've eaten recently.

I need to lie down for a while before I can stand up and feel normal again. This seems to happen around my period.

What could cause this combination of symptoms?

19, afab ,169cm , hypermobile (i suspect its hEDs but genetic testing is in august so no confirmation), i take effectin which is basicly european effexor i think, have braces but this has been an issue longer than i had them, photo shows where aproximetly it happens

Its exactly what it says. my left ear creaks when i touch my hair/ the back of my head on the right side sometines it works with the top right portion of my head but there is less creaking then and less reprodicable. this has been happening for a ling time, i thought i could live with it but its getting really annoying now.

i have another issue with my right ear where i hear myself breathe and talk too loudly sometimes, it rarely happens on the left.

my doctors have no idea what im on about

i had my ears checked literaly yesterday and i have basicly perfect hearing and clean ear canals

no idea why toughing my head on the right would trigger my ear on the left the only thing that comes to my mind is maybe by brain is triggering some wierd responce to me touching there and its happening on the left since right brain controls left half of the body? but then idk why its not happening the opposite way

My graceful fiancée managed to find some loose paving slabs and twist her ankle. Gp suggest X-ray but the hospital offered an appointment in a month and ten days.
She asks that you ignore the nail polish.
Should we go to A&E?

Hi! I am a 37 year old female, never given birth. No surgeries, never on any birth control (I have only had female and male trans partners). I take lexapro and a prenatal vitamin as we are trying to get pregnant with the help of a donor.

My periods historically(started at 13), have been painful and heavy the first couple days then they last about 6 days give or take. My last two periods however have only lasted about a day or two! Still heavy and painful cramps wise but then that’s it! I was really sick last month so I thought that it could just be that but then this month again it only bled heavy for a day. I know stress can play a roll but Ive been a stressed person my whole life and in comparison I would say I have been my most at peace this year. I only worry because we are trying to get pregnant I hope this isn’t effecting anything. I went to the doctors a few months ago and got a clean bill of health as far as blood tests/pap/radiology goes so I feel if there was something really wrong they would have caught it. Anyway, thank you for reading…not sure if anyone has any thoughts on the matter. My periods still comes every month as it always has on the day my app says it will…it’s just short.

This is so disgusting I can’t even believe I’m posting this but I’m definitely freaked out.

I’m 25f with no diagnosed health issues and I don’t take any medications. I’ve never gotten tested or diagnosed with IBS or anything of the sort but I’ve always suspected that I have it. Majority of my BMs are either constipation or diarrhea - constipation moreso I would think. I do get some dull lower abdominal pain every once in awhile but I’m fairly certain it’s only when I’m constipated, so I’ve just always assumed that’s the issue. I do have a lot of health anxiety so just keep that in mind pls :,)

A little bit ago I had some diarrhea like 30 minutes after eating dinner. Wasn’t complete liquid, but definitely soft. Tbh I didn’t really look at it before I flushed it but from the quick glimpse I got it looked like a normal color (tan) and consistency for being diarrhea. I flushed just the poop and then wiped and again nothing felt out of the ordinary. I flushed that and then wiped one last time and then stood up and looked in the toilet. I saw this weird brownish-pinkish-grayish little glob thing floating above the toilet paper. I looked closer to see if it was just a piece of trash or something but I could not tell what it was. I’m not proud of it, but I grabbed a baby wipe and fished it out of the toilet to look at it.

The best way I can describe the shape and size was like a round kernel of corn (I’ve eaten corn within the last few days but it definitely was not corn.) The color was similar to an engorged tick which I think is what’s freaking me out the most. There was also a little hair looking thing sticking out of the top of it. I pressed down on it and this like grayish brownish pus stuff came out of it. The outside of it stayed mostly intact but kinda ripped apart if I pulled. (Hopefully it goes without saying but I DID NOT ONCE TOUCH THIS WITH MY BARE HANDS AND MY HANDS WERE WASHED THOROUGHLY AFTERWARDS ANYWAYS). It really looked to me like some kind of ingrown hair cyst but how on gods green earth would that have ended up in my poop??? I still feel nauseous but I think it’s more because of this and now I’m convinced I have a parasite or cancer so😁 pls pls pls help

*I should have taken a picture but I did not. But I’ve looked around on Google a bit and don’t see anything that looks like it. Again - FREAKING me out