Womens Health :: Retaining Water And Have Put On 20 Lbs
I am a 41 year old female. For the last two weeks I have been retaining water and have put on 20 lbs! For the first two days I took lasik and that kept it at bay but did not reduce any swelling. My last blood test was 90 days ago and all was fine. My family care doctor has ordered blood work for cancer, liver and thyroid tests as well a ct scan of my abdomen/cervical region with and without contrast in case of any blockages. Short of acute kidney failure is there anything else you can think of that would cause this.
View 1 RepliesWomens Health :: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Vs Pelvic Inflamattion Disease
Have a lower abdominal pain on the left,i was diagnosed with pcos when i was 17 now am 28 and it hasnt gone away,i have recently diagnosed with PID and was on treat ment for 3 weeks ,was given doxycycline,metrinazole and indocid together with the vaginal cream,it has only been 4 days and have a white vaginal discharge which comes when am having an abdominal pain.my question is where do i get the discharge and why is the inflammation not going down despite taking medication?
View 1 RepliesWomens Health :: Tired, Feeling Miserable, Light Headache And Light Cramps
2 Days waking up tired, feeling miserable,slight headache and light cramps above my bladder. little bit of nausea in the mornings.
View 1 RepliesWomens Health :: Hurting Lower Right Side And Lower Back
I'm hurting in my lower right side and across my lower back and bleeding from my vagina.... with a sanitary pad on.... there is no blood when I urinate there is A LOT of blood.... went to the Emergency Room and went through 12 hours of testing... urin... blood work.... ultra sounds .... cat scans.... and even a vaginal ultra sound with the conclusion *we don't know* Anyone else ever have this issue? The pain makes me nauseated and double over plus the bleeding and the pain increases when I urinate.
View 1 RepliesVaginal Health :: Discharge, Itch But No Odor
For the last 4 days I have had thin slightly brownish discharge that has almost no odor .If any odor at all, it smells kind of like mediciney. I have a lot of vaginal itching as well .My diet is very healthy .Almost no sugar, I take probiotics,Apple cider vinegar, and coconut oil ever day . I can figure out what's going on. The itchiness isn't as bad as it was. I have no pelvic pain .I have tried some alternative treatments such as tea tree oil and garlic .I have been with the same partner for 4 years and we are monogamous . We both were tested 4 years ago for std's and were negative .Except I tested positive for"trich" which is a little bug. We were both treated and my symptoms are not anything like those symptoms . Anyone have any thoughts? Also, I am otherwise in great health and feel great so I am trying to avoid going to a doctor for now .
View 1 RepliesVaginal Health :: Slight Odor, NO Itch / Burning / Discharge
I'm 18 years old , i lost my virginity this year in january and went to the gyno in february because i noticed i had a slight odor of something burning, i have no itching no burning and no discharge ? when i went in february my gyno said i had a little bit of BV i did it all the cream , and then pills but only for 4 days because i couldn't berth on the pills, recently i did the vaginal screening test because i get the odor a day after having sex two weeks ago friday day after no smell , last week tuesday day after no smell , yesterday i did the test and it said my ph balance was normal 4.5 i had sex and today there a little bit of smell is this normal ? also my vagina is dry , could this smell be from too much sex in one day or becoming dry during sex but not stopping ?
View 2 RepliesVulval Issues :: Lump On Minor Labia
I had a lump in minor labia ( area between major and minor labia). I tried warm compress for few days in order to soften the lump and bursted it. It seemed to have developed a red rash around in the opening area. I applied anti itching cream came with Miconazole cream ( 3 day prescription) for yeast infection. This treatment hasn't helped so far at all. I can see the redness has come down but not completely gone down. It still has soreness and pain in that area. Today morning I noticed a small I can see a small soreness ( like a small pimple) closer to the tip of other labia minora as well. I don't understand what's happening ? In the past i have had acne / lump in labia minora after the menstrual period and then they would burst in next 2-3 days. Can you please help me in this ? some cream that I can apply on this ? I m currently in US for holiday so cant access the local doctor since my insurance has expired. However I m gonna try to reach to my doctor in India as early as possible...
View 1 RepliesVulval Issues :: Vulvar Biopsy - Leave A Scar?
Has anyone here had a vulva biopsy ?
If so, how was the healing process? and did it leave a scar?
I got one last week, its a hole, Gyn didnt put stitches since stitches make you itchy ( and thats the main reason why i got the biopsy done due to Itching)
Chickenpox :: How To Cure Itch?
I am 12 years old and I have chicken pox. I got chicken pox from my brother who is 7 years old. I also have a sister who is 10 years old. My sister does not have chickenpox yet. My chicken pox are so itchy. How can I make the less licht?
View 1 RepliesAlcoholism :: Alcohol Allergy - Hot And Itch
I am 22 and I liked to have a glass of wine once in a while. However, one day I had about half a glass and started to feel very itchy between my eyebrows. I chose to ignore it because wine commonly made me go a little rosy and feel hot. However, the next time I had this same wine (new bottle) I had 2 sips and felt this itching again in the same place. When I looked in the mirror, my face was becoming red and blotchy, and soon covered my entire face (even my eyelids!). It felt like it was on fire and was clearly a tad swollen. It eventually spread to my chest. I tried to cool the areas with ice and twenty minutes later, my skin was fine. At first I thought this might have been caused by this specific wine since the bottle said it contains sulfites. I tried to have a glass of wine that boasts absolutely no preservatives, just grapes, but the same thing happened off a couple of sips. This is not a grape allergy. I commonly eat grapes and have no problem with them.After a week of avoiding alcohol altogether, which was difficult because it was during the holidays, I wanted to see if beer was also off limits now. Yes, it is. I had barely finished the neck when I felt the itching between my eyebrows. Sure enough, within minutes my face was bright red and hot to the touch.I am not any kind of heavy drinker, but I'm still young and I would like to be able to drink with my friends! This is very frustrating for me and confusing to say the least. I'm not sure what to do, and I'm sure a doctor would scoff at me if I came to them with my troubles. I read online that alcohol allergies are rare and rapid onset of any allergy suggests a problem with the adrenals.
View 3 RepliesChickenpox - How To Reduce Itch And Spread?
I'm currently suffering from chickenpox. I am 19 years old, living in a tropical country. I worked with kids, and I noticed this wound thing a few days ago. I had a bad case of acne growing up, but my face was clearing up so I popped. It would scab and itch for the whole day and all.
THE SITUATION
basically, I was diagnosed with chickenpox. I'm a little of a workaholic, so this was really devastating. That, and my dad is 51 and my mom is 46. As far as I know, both cannot recall if they have chicken pox. We lived in a pretty small house, and it was hard to avoid them. But I did it anyway.
So anyway, I had a bad case of chickenpox. It was easy to resist scratching bc nothing itched. Except for that damned pox on my face. It itches really badly, like my whole face is filled with scab and redness and it was horrifying and painful to look at. Because I didn't have the best hygiene growing up and I'm starting to take better care of my skin.
So anyway this should be day 3. I really don't know how the chicken pox days work, but today would either be day 3 or 4. Blisters spread everywhere - but it was somewhat slow. And anyway, my back is starting to itch a lot from all the chicken pox. I read online that when itching gets bad, you should use oatmeal bath, and ketamine. I would want to get the lotion, but I can't walk out looking like this. So I would get my mom/my sis. While my sister is generally supportive, and my dad listened to me - he didn't come near me and stuff. My mom on the other hand, was constantly butting heads with me over the best way to treat chickenpox. she told me to endure the itching ( which had kept me up for 2 nights ) and even told me that chicken pox wasn't that big of a deal. one of the nights, what felt like my nymph nodes were swollen and I had a fever. I wear specs and every time I wore specs, that pox under my eye would burn and sear in pain. It was really painful, and to think that I thought I had a minor case.
QUESTIONS
sorry for boring you with my long story and all, i also lastly have some questions.
- To soothe the itchiness on my face, I first decided to wash my face every 30-40 minutes. It stung, but the scabbing got a lot better. When I first took a shower, I decided to spam baby powder all my body, including that open sore. I felt less dirty, and it was easier to sleep. but I took a shower just now and the pox under my eye had grown to this grotesque size (it was smaller than when I did nothing with it and it was all scanning and all) . It doesn't itch, doesn't hurt. But I saw there was a bit of liquid coming out. Is it infected, or am I overreacting? Also, if it is infected, are there any home remedies to get rid of the swelling?
- as I said, I've read that talcum/baby powder has drying effect and helps to reduce itching. While that is true, I still itch. Doesn't matter how much I apply on myself, it itches or stings? It really affects my sleep because even though it is bearable that I don't scratch myself every 5 seconds, it is bad enough that I end up twitching in my sleep and waking up.
- other than that, can chicken pox spread through toys and all? Do I have to disinfect them? I know this is very childish of me, but I have a lot of toys on my bed that I sleep with. I'm not sleeping with my favorite one, but do I have to disinfect everything or does the virus die without a human host?
- lastly, my sister sleeps in the same room as me. She's adamant about not leaving the room, so she sleeps above me. I don't cough, I don't sneeze and we make no physical contact. Can the virus still be spread that way? Similar to my mother and my father as well, I hardly talk to my father anymore and when he is in the room, i talk through a blanket. Can the virus spread that way, or will it die? Similarly with my mom, my mom looks after my meals and all and she washes it. What are her chances of getting chickenpox? My dad is 51, my mother is 46, my sister is 17. They are all coughing and all, but they insist that they don't have any pox. I think my dad is vaccinated in the army but none of them know for sure. I am worried bc I have read about all kinds of complications when chickenpox hits adults, and I just want to make sure I don't end up spreading chicken pox to my parents.
Chickenpox :: Headaches, Sweating And Itch
i'm 26 years old, and i was lucky enough to get chicken pox last friday ( today is wednesday). two days before the spots appeared i felt unwell- thought i'm going down with a cold. temperature, sweating at night and a sore throat, plus i felt pretty cold most of the time. i saw a little spot on my chest - but thought it was a bite. as it came out later - that was the MOTHER SPOT- which usually appears 2 days before the rest of the 'soldiers'. friday morning i woke up feeling pretty perky- as i was going to my best friends wedding (where i was supposed to be the bridesmaid). i have decided to have a long bubbly bath- where i have discovered more of the nasty spots- they were quite small red marks. still not knowing what is happening i just thought that i will look silly in my dress with all those 'bites'. one hour later i have realized what was happening. within 1 hour i was on the phone with the doc ( they didn't want me to see the GP). he prescribed me Aciclovir tablets, and i had to get some white liquid. got to the shop and stocked up on food for at least one week. the night was a nightmare - sweating, itching and i even saw fairies!!! i also had a really bad headache and my ribs hurt like hell!! i was up every 4 hours to get my pills and cover my spots with the liquid. day two- had about 60 of them and was dreading that the army will grow in numbers. but i was wrong! day two- i still felt a bit funny but was occupied with flicking the channels on tv and just feeling sorry for myself. the spots that i have attacked with white liquid were already disappearing, and there were only 7 vulcanic once which gave me the itch. today is day six- and all i can see is 1 big spot- its still the same MOTHER one- but it is getting smaller and smaller by the hour. i guess i had a very mild case- seeing all those nasty pics on the net and reading other people's experiences really freaked me out - but i was lucky!. the most annoying ones were the ones in my hair, and i was also hosting two in my mouth. but they are all gone now!
View 3 RepliesVaginal Itch Only - Possible Yeast Infection?
For over a month now I've been itching a lot inside my vagina, like 1/2 an inch in on the wall of it. I've have a yeast infection before but I have never felt this. All there is is an itch. No burning, no redness, no pain at all. But coincidentally, I don't know if this is related to the itching, I've been having small cramps in my lower abdomen area that occur a few times a day and I have also end up having a couple spots of light pink blood on the toilet paper when I use the bathroom. I am trying to get in to see my gynecologist but it probably won't be for a few days to a week. My mom is convinced it's a yeast infection, but I just want to make sure. I want to know if anyone has had anything like this happen to them and what it was.
View 4 RepliesPenis :: Itch + Skin Peeling
Alright so during the last two days I've been feeling that under the foreskin my penis has ben reaaaally itchy, so I've scratched it through my pants and I've never had something like this.When I showered today I saw a huge red spot on the head plus white stuff all over it seemed kind of dry and from what I could see the foreskin's been peeling.At first I thought I forgot some toilet paper from the last time I masturbated, but I don't think that's the case here.I'm a virgin if that helps.
View 4 RepliesSwollen Clitoris Hood - No Burn Or Itch
Two days ago I woke up and noticed that my clit hood was swollen. It does not burn or itch but it is just swollen. I'm not sure if its the soap that I am using that's causing an allergic reaction, yeast infection or over stimulation (masturbation). Do you know what I can do to get rid of my swollen clit hood?
View 1 RepliesVaginal :: Watery Discharge With No Smell And Itch
i suddenly started having watery discharge. it doesnt smell and no itches. the first day it was yellowish. then it became very clear.
View 1 RepliesImplanon :: Weight Gain And Itch Rash
I'm 19 and on the last year of my implanon before it expires in december. I decided I wanted it taken out and try something else as I had gained a lot of weight and my family has a history of developing diabetes and heart problems from obesity. I was also having to take pregnancy tests every month because I was having so many pregnancy symptoms. The nurse I saw said these weren't side effects of the implanon and it must just be me. She said from my records I went to the doctor 3 years ago for a migraine so because of that she wasn't going to take it out. Can anyone give me and explanation of this because it doesn't make sense to me. Then I mentioned how in the past couple of months the area that its in had become incredibly itchy and neither me or my boyfriend could feel the tip of the implanon anymore when feeling for it. She said I was probably allergic to my laundry soap and had a rash and as for not feeling it she said it was probably us not doing it correctly as we had no medical training. Then she sent me away saying I shouldn't rush these sorts of things. I don't feel very satisfied and not sure of what she did was correct. Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
View 1 RepliesPinky Toe - Broken 5th Metatarsal Bone Itch
I dislocated my fifth toe (pinky) completely - it was shooting at a 90° angle - and I went to the ER. He numbed it, gave me Norco for pain and put it back in place. I had an xray while there and they thought there was no brake and just a dislocated toe. So they sent me home and said buddy tape and rest when I can, no specific instructions given.. Three days later the hosp called and said I did indeed have a fracture in my fifth metatarsal bone. They did not explain further, basically said if I want to come get a post op boot/shoe I could and that was the extent of it. I have continued to go on and work daily, I am a hairdresser and I stand for hours at a time. I still cannot put weight on it and it still has shooting pain from time to time. Recently it had started to itch inside the bone, not from the shoe or buddy tape but a deeper itch, wondering if that meant it was healing? It's been exactly a week ago when I did this. Should I follow up with an orthopedic Dr on my own since the ER didn't think it was necessary to refer me to anyone or quit being a baby and just let it heal on its own?
View 2 RepliesSTD :: Itch - Inner Thighs With Bumps On Scrotum, And Shaft
I'm gonna be as detailed as possible. I've been looking everywhere for an answer and haven't been able to find it. Im very sexually active. Hardly ever wear protection, a few weeks ago i noticed a couple bumps on my inner thigh. At first i thought it was a bug bite or 2 so i wasn't to worried. It was very itchy, but again nothing that worried me. throughout the next few weeks, it seemed to spread. They aren't leaking any types of fluid, but are uncontrolablly itchy. It got to a point where i would itch it for so long, and so hard that i would make my legs bleed. I have been losing a lot of sleep over it. About 2 weeks ago, after taking a shower i examined my legs and on my scrotum found these pink lumps that didn't have any pus or any discharge, but when i scratched my legs i caught myself scratching my scrotum too. there are a few bumps on my scrotum a few on each side and underneath. They kinda feel like they have something inside of them but when i squeeze them nothing comes out. I've been clean never had an std. About 1 week ago i noticed a small bump on the shaft of my penis too. I'm not sure if its spreading to my penis or if it is an std. i started getting worried and went to see the doc. he examined it and told me that there is nothing i need to worry about. that its some form of ingrown hair. all i had to do is add some lotion to it and it should clear up. Since then i've noticed a couple more bumps on the shaft of my penis. I'm really worried that i might have caught something. also from then to now, the itching has gotten so much worse. i scratch and scratch. i know im not supposed to but its uncontrolable. I try putting powder, i've been using Ice to numb my thighs but its not helping. Anyone have any suggestions. And if anyone is going thru the same thing and knows what it is please feel free to help me out. I'm thinking about going in and getting it looked at again. There really isn't any pain until i itch for so long that it tears away the skin. please if anyone knows anything leave me a message.
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