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fallopian tube

Good day, I am seeking advice regarding the following situation: my girlfriend (27) had one of her fallopian tubes surgically removed due to an ectopic pregnancy. Now, she is experiencing pain on the opposite side and there is significantly more flui...

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Building inspection vs. MRI

A friend has stated that she had a laparoscopy done based only on suspicion. This means that the doctor apparently needed to perform an invasive operation under general anesthesia to determine something in the abdominal area. Are there situations in...

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Shoulder pain

Hello, I have strong pain in my right shoulder, for quite some time already. I can't raise my arm, only with the help of my other arm, but it's still painful. When I lie still, the pain is bearable, but I can't lie on my arm. I am sending the MRI rep...

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Fear of hernia

Hello, I have been able to observe something strange with me for some time now. First of all, I am female, 34 years old, and weigh 58 kg. I am not pregnant, not on any medication. When I lie on my back, I can feel and even see strong movements in my...

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Follow-up question to Dr. Berg

Dear Dr. Berg, I have another question for you. You are truly top in your field, of course you have to be as an anesthesiologist, you always give me good advice! I have 3 terms from anesthesia (they are likely terms from an anesthesia machine) and ...

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Is an open tissue biopsy useful for milk discharge?

Good day, I am about to undergo surgery, but I am not sure if I should go through with it. For months now, I have been experiencing occasional discharge from my right breast. My gynecologist sent me to the hospital for further evaluation, possibly b...

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large herniated disc

I have been diagnosed with a 1.8cm prolapse at L4/5, and a severe narrowing of the spinal canal. I am experiencing pain in my left leg (outer edge) and taking Ibuprofen 600. The doctor recommended a PRT injection, but I declined due to fear of side e...

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Removal of the spleen due to low platelets.

Due to defective vein valves, a vein in my right leg needs to be completely removed. However, my platelet count is only 50,000 and the surgery cannot be performed. My primary care physician still strongly advises me to undergo this surgery and recomm...

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Umbilical hernia

I had a stillbirth 4 months ago. Yesterday, after 4 months, I went to the doctor and he examined my belly button and said it is a small umbilical hernia but it doesn't need to be operated on. The baby came out buttocks first and it had a heart condit...

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Stomach ache right side

Good day, About 2 weeks ago, I had severe abdominal cramps and diarrhea in the lower abdomen for 2 days; afterwards, there were only cramps with normal bowel movements. Nothing was found in the blood analysis; in the stool sample, Campylobacter was ...

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Possible inflammation of the esophagus?

Hello, yesterday and today we were in the emergency room with our son (6 years old). On Wednesday, for the first time, he cried shortly after eating and complained of severe chest pains, which subsided after a few minutes. Yesterday it was so intense...

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Interaction of Marcumar with Alcohol & Drugs

Hello, I have to take Marcumar for some time because I had a TIA, which is due to a PFO. I cannot discuss certain topics with my general practitioner for private reasons and am now seeking advice here. I read on the internet that during the intake ...

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Findings of heart CT

Good day, I have a question for a cardiologist: I had a heart CT scan. The report says everything is normal except for the following value LAD. It says: The LAD gives off a proximal slender diagonal branch. The middle LAD gives off a very strong diag...

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Colonic polyp

Dear Dr. Stephan, Thank you very much for your prompt response. You also wanted the endoscopic findings: of the mentioned adenoma "Excision of a approximately 3 cm large short-stemmed lumen-filling polyp in the loop-rich sigmoid colon, difficult d...

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Colonic adenoma, reflux esophagitis

Dear Sir or Madam, I am reporting to you the histological results of my endoscopic examination. This result indicates... what treatment options are available... how quickly do I need to receive treatment... what do you advise me... I am a 59-year-...

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Elevated blood values, measures

Hello, since at least 2008, I have had an elevated CRP value (between 7 and 9), which has now been confirmed. Furthermore, EPCHG (whatever that is) of 22.6, also elevated. I have recently moved and had the values checked by a new doctor. He said ye...

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Persistent heart palpitations

Hello, I (22, male, student) am urgently seeking advice on a problem that has been bothering me for the past 6 months. I have been suffering from chronic heart palpitations during this time. Constantly, especially at night, I feel my heartbeat throu...

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