04.01.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
My mother still has hellish pain three months after knee arthroplasty (total replacement), in the back of the knee and in the thigh. She can bend her knee, but it remains stiff when walking. Is this normal or what could it be. My mother says it doesn...
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07.05.2015 | answered by Christian Welsch
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have a question that has been bothering me for quite some time. Unfortunately, I have extreme fear of diseases, so the question may seem pointless, but it is not for me.
Last night before going to sleep, I set my heater to 5 be...
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08.03.2015 | answered by David Meyer
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have a question regarding interactions. I cut myself, presumably on a piece of glass, while walking barefoot and cleaned the wound with Octenisept. The next day, I went to see a doctor who cleaned the wound again with Octenisept...
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07.08.2014 | answered by Christian Welsch
Hello. A few months ago, I had a vocal cord spasm after eating a grape, and after a strong cough, I suddenly couldn't breathe in for a long time. Just before I passed out, I was able to calm down a bit and slowly breathe in again. Since then, I've be...
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12.07.2013 | answered by Christian Welsch
Good evening,
Yesterday, I read about two American studies on high-dose vitamin E rather accidentally. The VITAL study found that taking 400 mg of vitamin E capsules daily for over ten years increased the risk of lung cancer by 28%. Smokers were the...
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18.09.2012 | answered by Christian Welsch
I had a smooth nasal bone fracture at the end of April. The doctor told me that in this case, there was nothing to be done and the nose would heal normally.
However, I felt that something had thickened internally (even though nothing was visible ext...
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22.05.2012 | answered by Michael Schröter
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Kim Langhardt and I am 24 years old.
On 6.12.2011, I underwent a retrograde drilling of the left ankle joint.
I suffer from OD, Stage 1.
The same operation was performed on my right ankle joint 5 years ago (Stage 2). It...
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05.05.2012 | answered by Michael Schröter
Hello,
I am moderately desperate.
For 5 weeks now, I have been experiencing strong pain in the outer band of the calf muscle after overstretching it on a steep hill while walking.
Just as a note, I am not a sports runner.
Especially at night, it hu...
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31.12.2011 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Dear doctors,
After an accident, I have had a partial stiffening in my right midfoot for 4 years, wear insoles, and usually walk with a limp or assume a protective posture (as background information). For the past year, I have been experiencing incr...
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28.11.2011 | answered by Kathrin Hamann
I have had a bad hip for 3 years now, and now my discs are starting to hurt as well, so I feel pain in my lower back. I no longer have health insurance, I am 62 years old, and I am wondering if there are injections available for the pain? Currently t...
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30.10.2009 | answered by Susanne Plotz
Hello! As a student, I am constantly around people every day. Whether at university or using public transportation. Now I am thinking about how I can protect myself from infection (besides getting vaccinated) - through hygiene or protecting my nose a...
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