Thalassemia Minor
My daughter is suffering from Thalassemia minor does she need to take any medicine.The test was conducted 3 months ago. Her Haemoglobin is 9.6
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Issue regarding painkiller injection
Dear doctor, I am a 18yr old I recently got a meta tarsal fracture on my left leg , so they applied a cement cast during that the doctor gave me a pain killer injection on my left side of my thigh , it has been 10days since that occured but still i feel the pain from past 5days and i feel like there is a lump of mass in the place where injection was given , when ever i try to jump and walk with one leg that i start to feel that lump like thing and it hurts , i said this to doctor and he said to keep ice on that region , even though i am putting there isnt a change will that lump cause any severe damage??? The doctor said that sometimes the injection doesn't reach the muscle and that is surrounded by fat molecules and form like lump , please tell me is that curable with ice , I have exam in 1month and i just came to this platform to ask a doctor abt this donot say that consult me i just want a suggestion/opinion/ reply to this i dont need any conusltation of you ..
Chest pain and palpitations
I am a 20 year old male, I had on and off palpitations for 1.5 years, around the same time I had a peculiar HTN which was only shown in home at doctors office it was normal, I had 20 ecg( 2 ordered by doctor, 3 in emergency rooms, rest 15 done by me just after having the episodes) all were either normal or sinus tachycardia, two echo Doppler all normal, 24 holter monitor with 5 SVE. My lipid (ldl 95,hdl 48, Tg 78, Tc 157), my cbc was normal, lft was normal my two time trop t test in normal, I went to CMC where 4 medicine doctor, 4 cardiologist, 3 endocrinologist saw me no one found anything wrong but still every day I have chest pain and palpitations randomly I am fear of death 24/7 because I don't know at this point what doctor or medical line to see.. I am 122 kg before I was 129kg, I am on 1.25mg of BISOPROLOL and 2.5mg of Amlodipine , my bp is on avg (106/65).. I don't know what to do I feel weight cause me a heart issue causing death.
Medicine doubts
I am already taking Vitamin D3 60K once a week for up to 12 weeks as advised by my doctor. Later, the doctor prescribed another medicine which contains calcium along with vitamin D. So, should I take that as well? My vit d level was low and iron also. Already taken iron injection.
Concerned about becoming slim
Hello Doctor, I am facing a concern regarding my body appearance. Recently, I feel like my body is becoming slimmer, even though my weight is within the normal range. I have undergone several tests, and all reports are normal: Fasting and Postprandial blood sugar: Normal Thyroid profile (TSH, T3, T4): Normal Lipid profile: Normal Liver Function Test (LFT): Normal Kidney Function Test (KFT): Normal eGFR: 129 Despite all these normal results, I feel that my body looks thinner than before. Could you please guide me ...
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