02.05.2021 | answered by Thomas Kreutzig
Dear Sir or Madam,
since my 19th birthday - around 10 years ago - I have been suffering from chronic pain in the right perineal area (male), which started shortly after I moved out of my parents' house, intensified over a few days, and are now const...
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19.08.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear specialist,
I have ulcerative colitis and I am currently mostly or entirely in remission, thanks to Entyvio. I am considering getting a hair transplant. I will need a painkiller (Ibuprofen) for the evening after the procedure and for the follow...
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23.01.2020 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Dear Sir or Madam, is the hair growth product Propecia (Finasteride 1mg) related to polycythemia? Thank you for your response.
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20.12.2019 | answered by Ralf Berg
Hello,
I have been taking 40mg of Pantoprazole every morning for a period of 3 weeks. My general practitioner prescribed me these tablets because about 4.5 weeks ago, after consuming alcohol (Julischka), I felt like someone had kicked me really hard ...
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06.12.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
I am 38 years old, have Hashimoto's, and weigh 75 kg at a height of 1.66m. I often have attacks where my pulse goes up to 140 to 160 at rest. My blood pressure also rises during these times. My normal resting heart rate is 60 to 70. I have ha...
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13.11.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I have been taking Citalopram for 5 years due to a breakdown at that time. Now, for the past 2 weeks, I have been reducing my dosage from 20 mg to 15 mg. I have discussed everything with my doctor. For the past 2 days, I have been experiencing electr...
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01.11.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have been following a Low Carb High Fat diet for about 2.5 weeks now in order to lose some weight and eat healthier. My daily caloric intake should be 1691 kcal, with 103g of protein and 109g of fat. Sometimes these values are a ...
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17.10.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
A very very important friend of ours was diagnosed with lung cancer 11 months ago. Surgery was no longer an option. He had metastases in his head as well as in his hip bones. The metastases were treated with radiation. Immunotherapy did not work. For...
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23.09.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello, I am currently concerned about the following: Lately, I have been struggling a lot with constantly worrying about my health. I am currently trying to change this with the help of a psychotherapist, but I simply want to clarify a few concerns I...
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18.09.2019 | answered by Ralf Berg
Dear experts,
I am a 35-year-old female and have been a non-smoker for a year now (due to these complaints). I have been experiencing heart problems for many months. Over time, they have worsened and become more frequent, particularly occurring duri...
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05.09.2019 | answered by David Meyer
I received the results of my blood test today:
Many values were measured in me (especially those relevant for autoimmune diseases or systemic diseases), and all except the ACE value are within the normal range. Many values were measured and none wer...
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01.09.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
Due to a lack of time at work, I held back my bowel movement on Thursday afternoon, which resulted in me suffering from constipation on Thursday night and having to strain extremely hard during my trip to the toilet for several mi...
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12.08.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Dr. Gehring,
I have another question regarding the "slightly elevated polyphases" in the fasciculating muscle. Are these an indication of reinnervation processes, and if so, where do they come from?
Furthermore, I read in a Thieme-Verlag textboo...
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08.08.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I was diagnosed with a thrombosis in my left arm (subclavian vein) three months ago. It was also determined that I had previously had two older thromboses (axillary vein and cephalic vein). The D Dimer value at the time of discovering the thrombosis ...
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30.07.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I have an evaluation from a radiologist (MRI of the head) and would like to try to understand the diagnosis to some extent:
Patient Male. Born 27.02.1946
Slightly enlarged brain sulci. Average interhemispheric fissure. The ventricular system is aver...
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03.07.2019 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Good day,
I was diagnosed with mild gastritis type C of the antrum mucosa with small focus intestinal metaplasia, HP-negative, and minimal chronic inactive corpus gastritis, HP-negative, as well as mild non-erosive reflux esophagitis without evidenc...
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23.04.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I, 53 years old female, drank excessively at a cozy get-together at home on Friday. I then went to bed and - this has never happened to me before - fell out of bed. My husband then tried to talk to me and I was able to respond. However, I noticed in ...
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03.04.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
My name is Daniel Wallner, still 29 years young.
Since the end of August 2018, I have been experiencing unknown upper abdominal pains that are constantly present in the center under my chest. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Not radiating. In October ...
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06.03.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello.
Ten years ago, I had 120 cm of small intestine removed in an emergency surgery due to an accident (ileum above the ileocecal valve) and a mesenteric tear in the area of the sigmoid colon was repaired. Additionally, there was a brief suspicion...
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30.12.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello!
I have a problem that no one has been able to solve so far. I eat something, and after about 15-30 minutes, I experience a total energy crash and my physical performance dramatically decreases. What's even worse is that I then get depressed. ...
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11.12.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
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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27.11.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
Hello,
after noticing a swelling below my left knee on the inside at the beginning of the year, my orthopedist sent me for an MRI. It is said to be a lipoma. Follow-up MRI with contrast dye scheduled for early 2019. Additionally, I have had a thick ...
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17.11.2018 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Good morning,
I have had these raised redness on my neck for 2-3 days. The cause is unknown. The area is sensitive to touch, but not otherwise painful. It has not changed in size or appearance in the last 1-2 days. About 4 cm below, a lymph node is s...
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19.10.2018 | answered by Felix Aaslepp
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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14.09.2018 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
Dear Doctor,
For the past 2 years, I have had a pretty bad blood count and none of my primary care doctors seem to want to help, which seems very suspicious to me. More and more issues are arising, but no progress is being made.
I have now reached ...
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