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Regarding pneumonia vaccine

My mother who is having cough variant asthma, BP, diabetes, cholesterol took Prevanar 13 vaccine in july 2025 under doctor supervision. Is it recommended to take Prevanar 23 after an year. And when should be the next of Prevanar 13 taken? Kindly sugges

I have cronic pain last 8 years...

. I have had bilateral lower costal margin (lower rib margin) pain, flank pain  for about 8 years           . Pain pattern Pain starts within 1 second of sitting. Standing reduces the pain by about 90% within 10 seconds. Walking causes only 2–5% pain. Before getting out of bed in the morning, I have no pain. Lying down causes about 20% pain.                           The pain is spread across both lower rib margins, not one small point. The sensation is mainly pressure/tightness, not burning or stabbing. The pain is NOT affected by Deep breathing Coughing Sneezing Meals Leaning forward Hard vs. soft chair Pressing on the painful area Tests reported as normal CBC ESR CRP Vitamin D Vitamin B12 Urine tests Chest X-ray Abdominal ultrasound Thoracic (dorsal) spine MRI Upper GI endoscopy Musculoskeletal ultrasound of the anterior abdominal wall Chest wall MRI has been performed, and the report is expected today. Treatments tried..."I have just received my chest MRI report today."

Fever of 102-3 every 6-7 hours

Doctor save me I'm very afraid previously i suffered from tb twice due to doctor negligence but 2 time i was cured last year but this year after wet in rain I'm suffering fever of 103 i feel like crying Azithromycin didn't worked what should i do doctor i visited doctor again they gave me another medicine cefuroxime something then again today during poop i had lightheaded feeling and almost fainted my breath rate decreased i cannot poop due to constipation since 3 days I can't take this anymore please help me

Treatment for breathing difficulties

I am having difficulty in breathing My oxygmeter shows less than 90 I am a smoker but stopped now When I sleep sideways right side I get suffocated

Latent tb treatment required?

I am 37 and live in the usa since 2010. Born and broughtup in India and visit India every year. Recently i got tested (blood) for TB for my green card application and to my surprise it turned out to be positive. I have no symptoms. Then they checked my xray which was normal. So the doctor said that i seem to be having latent tb. 1 in 10 people having this condition can later develop active tb and hence i should consult a specialist and start preventive treatment. What should be done next? I should take treatment or not and i have heard the side effects of medicines can be gruesome I have thyroid. Except that no other problem.

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