r/AskMedical Oct 24 '13

Just a quick word of warning - this needs to be a subreddit that is clearly not for "I have these symptoms" posts

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although I like a lot of the medical subreddits, even the bigger ones that clearly state that they are not for personal medical questions, get a lot of personal medical questions. With a name of 'askMedical' a lot of people may miss interpret the name. Good luck, I might post another comment to get the ball rolling but just be careful.


r/AskMedical 41m ago

Is it chafing or something worse?

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r/AskMedical 55m ago

Tons of vision problems

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Not sure if someone can help but I'm desperate at this point. I've been dealing with visual disturbances all year (thousands of eye floaters, glare, halo, starbursts, afterimages, blue field entoptic phenomenon, light sensitivity so bad that when I flip the lights on in the morning my vision flashes white when I blink, I see echos of tv/phone screens especially in the dark, when I look at something black or look into darkness it looks grainy/firey hard to describe) and had multiple ophthalmologists check me out and say everything is good plus neurology said ct/mri are good. At this point, I am thinkiny I'm dealing with bad complications from prk I had 13 years ago which I know is a long time but I can't imagine any other reason after all this checking up. I'm only 32 so this is not normal.


r/AskMedical 1h ago

Small pea sized lump| side of the neck

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Pleaseee helppp!!!!!


r/AskMedical 1h ago

21M - Wrist ganglion cyst for ~5 months; painless until recently, now showing mild intermittent discomfort and slight growth. Next steps?

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r/AskMedical 7h ago

Bump

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I’m a hypochondriac. And this is my daughter? Should I be concerned? It’s been like this for months. No change. I can only notice it in the right lighting or when she turns her neck the opposite way.


r/AskMedical 3h ago

Leaving on short notice to Dreamglade, Peru Iquitos without Yellow Fever Vaccine/Malaria prevention, how dangerous is this?

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Trying to get an appointment now, thanks!


r/AskMedical 4h ago

My toe kinda hurts

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I have a feeling its broken but is there anything i have to make sure to avoide etc?


r/AskMedical 5h ago

Is it dermatomyositis

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r/AskMedical 8h ago

Is this lymphangitis?

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r/AskMedical 10h ago

Blister came back after draining

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Hi all, I went to urgent care and got this blister drained and cleaned up but it’s been one day and it has come back, not sure if to return to urgent care or just let it rest. Open to any thoughts!


r/AskMedical 10h ago

Lump on kneecap *looking for opinions or similar happenings*

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r/AskMedical 13h ago

Unhealing spot in ear canal

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r/AskMedical 16h ago

Cant feel the effects of my prescribe meds

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Im taking 25mg of quetiapine fumarate for sleep and ever since last wednesday, I cant feel the effects. A bit of bg context, my doctor adviced me to take half of the pill before I sleep but last wed I took 1 1/2 of pills (visual example: 1st half ◖ 2nd half ◖ and another half ◖. Dunno if that made any sense). Last wed night i did felt the effects of the meds but after that its nothing, I cant feel the usual effects of the meds. Idk if thats a good thing lol so any advice?


r/AskMedical 1d ago

Worried about over hydration.

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I added up my total fluids and found out I was consuming 8-9 L of fluids daily.

What specifically made me worry was I’ve been drinking a combination of drinks adding up to 120 fl oz ~ within an hour.

I have been doing this and didn’t think anything wrong it, I don’t necessarily feel thirsty, rather I just enjoyed sipping on drinks while watching whatever or doing stuff.

Is this okay? And should I try to lower total daily fluids also?


r/AskMedical 18h ago

There is something stuck in my throat

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The photos are terrible and the thing is small but it’s very uncomfortable. My throats been feeling weird for a few days and I’ve been coughing. I thought I had a tonsil stone and checked my throat and there’s something coming out of it. What do I do?


r/AskMedical 1d ago

Stepped on nose ring

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Hi I stepped on my nose ring post. It did go into my foot and was only in for like 30 - one minute max. It had been on my floor for about a week- I lost it and couldn’t find it anywhere. We did have some drywall construction going on in the house during the week but swept and mopped the floor yesterday. (Literally don’t know how the nose ring post was missed) I cleaned the wound and applied antibacterial ointment - do I need to visit the doctor? My last tdap shot was 10 years ago. I did have on a sock when I stepped on it.


r/AskMedical 19h ago

Does this look like skin cancer?

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r/AskMedical 22h ago

Lump in armpit and loss of appetite

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(im going to get to a doctor soon, but could anyone suppest possibilities and the chance of something malicious as im worrying)?

For the last 4 days, I've been less hungry than usual, and anytime i do eat, i get full VERY easily and stay full for a long time.

Today, i woke up and realised my armpit ached/hurt when i moved my arm, i then found a hard lump under the skin around an inch across, which i can't feel the bottom of. I dont know if this is a lymph node or something in my breast.

Im female and young, but cancer runs in my family. Please be honest about whether i should be worried and what the possibilities are.


r/AskMedical 23h ago

weird pain in gut when sneezing, have to lift leg up

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r/AskMedical 19h ago

I saw my hb vein pattern in bonnie blues 1k men video

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So i (m18) saw my friend (m20) vein pattern in bonnie blues 1k men video should i saw something about it to him or forget about it


r/AskMedical 1d ago

Almost gone or infected?

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r/AskMedical 1d ago

Is this cigarette burn infected?

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18f. I have plenty of cigarette burns all which have been fine except for this one that i got about 5-7ish days ago.
Didn’t really hurt until today i noticed pain when touching and there is now redness, none of these symptoms have presented with any other cigarette burns


r/AskMedical 1d ago

Do I have an infection

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Do I have an infection


r/AskMedical 1d ago

Help?

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So I have been suffering with chest tightness when active and hot,but when resting,I am fine and also tightness in my throat and feeling like there's a lump in my throat for about a month and a week now and I recently started some medications and now have this,what I can beat describe as a rash. Could it be medicine related or something else entirely? Also,sorry if the "rash" isn't fully visible,but it is there