Yes, thanks for asking. In a subsequent blood test (without fasting and not dehydrated as I believe was the case with the previous test) the GFR was 56, so up 4 points. I went back and looked at a...
Dec 2021 GFR reading was 69 ml; this month 52 ml. Passed a kidney stone last October. PCP cannot explain what happened. Stage 3 kidney disease? If this happened in 15 months, could it drop even more...
I'm putting this here as I can't find another forum. I seem to have a Subungual myxoid cyst (under middle finger nail) that has caused nail indentation and increasing joint pain/stiffness. This...
I see that this post has been put in a colitis thread. Colitis is not something I had even thought of. The only symptoms I can see are 1) the discomfort, not really pain but a somewhat uncomfortable...
A flare of what?...
I started taking Losartan 25mg five days ago (so far I've taken five 25mg pills). Yesterday I started to feel some abdominal sensitivity (not quite pain) and a general feeling of not being as well as...
I appreciate the responses I've received. I am not in any pain and continue to walk several miles a day but the tow has lost flexibility. I will do a blood test for glucose and uric acid and report...
I have somewhat high glucose, maybe pre diabetes. Are my symptoms related? So I should consult an orthopedist? In the ER they didn't think it gout or arthritis but suggested a uric acid test to make...
About three weeks ago, crossing the street, I picked up speed as a traffic light changed. I suddenly felt a pain in my left foot big toe. Soon after I examined the foot and couldn't bend the big toe....
Yesterday walking across the street I walked a little faster to avoid the traffic light changing. I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my left foot big toe. I didn't have an accident and nothing fell on...
About ten days ago I was stung in three places (foot, knee and behind the knee) by a jellyfish. I was treated with vinegar and ice. The initial blister like symptoms subsided and turned into a red,...
Who is Dr Sherrine?...
Follow up: hand surgeon told me my several options, surgery is one. He said that it would involve three or four stitches, would take 20 to 30 minutes with three surgeons working together and that...
Thanks for responses,mostly reassuring. I was able to get an appointment with a hand surgeon (that's what they call the specialist here- Argentina) tomorrow (Friday). Will post on what he says....
Link doesn't seem to exist any more. Anyone have suggestions for another useful sourced of info?...
The link will not open. Maybe no longer exists....
Yesterday I noticed, for the first time, a cyst on near my wrist. I am overseas. Went to ER. They did an ultrasound. Diagnosed Ganglion cyst. No hand specialist is available for a couple of weeks and...
This started Monday and it's now Sunday. I started the eye drops, ointment and hot water with cloth treatment Wednesday. It is definitely worse. My vision is somewhat affected as the swelling is...
On Monday I noticed some irritation on one eyelid. Tuesday it was swollen. By Wednesday it was worse so I went to opthamologist who disgnosed Chalazion and prescribed warm/hot compresses several tmes...