09.02.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
My mother, for unreasonable reasons, refuses to go to a doctor (due to various fears) so I am asking for advice here:
For about 2 weeks now, she has been experiencing stomach problems; it starts about 30 minutes to 1 hour after eating. She des...
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05.05.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
If so, how does smoking a single cigarette/day harm a COPD patient? Please only respond if you are a pulmonologist who can explain the process!
There is a COPD patient in my family who has managed to reduce smoking from 10-20 cigarettes/day to only ...
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20.09.2017 | answered by Ralf von Seckendorff
Hello,
I have been hearing my heartbeat in my ear at night for months (very uncomfortable for me) and a buzzing sound in my head, sometimes very loud and sometimes not. Could this be an early sign of a stroke? Otherwise, I have no other problems. Abo...
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01.02.2017 | answered by Christoph Kirchberg
My wife has been taking Eliquis Apixaban 5mg for about 3 weeks now, both in the morning and evening. After taking it, she experiences strong back pain after about 20 minutes, which lasts almost the entire day and night. Prior to this, she was taking ...
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25.01.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
I was in the tanning salon the day before yesterday and today. I haven't been in a long time. Throughout the day I felt weak and tired. I am easily irritated and have been feeling a kind of chills for about an hour. My head is slightly red. M...
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05.01.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Menopause.
Good day.
I am 50 years old and have been experiencing various menopausal symptoms for about 2 years (including night sweats, sleep disturbances, heart palpitations, joint pain). My period was very regular and consistent until August 2016...
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29.08.2016 | answered by Ralf Berg
Hello,
this is a kind of continuation (partly also repetition) of my question that I already posted on Saturday.
http://frag-einen.com/arzt/allgemeinmedizin/erektionsprobleme-und-sexuelle-unlust-502786.html
I still have a few questions - especiall...
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22.06.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
When I touch my left eyebrow, stroke it, or touch it with a towel, I feel a stabbing pain in my head, starting near the eyebrow and radiating to the left side. Sometimes, there is also a slight pain in the region without any touch, which coul...
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03.04.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
My mother's memory (74 years old) has deteriorated significantly lately. Dementia is certainly a possibility. But I suspect it may also be due to an unhealthy combination of medications. Unfortunately, her doctor is not willing to listen. He ...
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04.03.2016 | answered by Ralf Berg
Hello, I have a question about my son. He is 26 and has been suffering from very high blood pressure for a long time. He recently had a CT scan of the kidneys. I will send you the results. What does he have and what needs to be done? I heard that hig...
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02.02.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello Doctor,
I am a sometimes very anxious person and take Venlafaxine and Notrilen in higher dosages for anxiety and depression. At other times, I am more of a funny guy and sometimes a bit of a daredevil. However, when it comes to illnesses, I a...
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28.12.2015 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Dear Sir or Madam,
I often have the problem that suddenly, for a few seconds, I hear less on one or both ears and it makes a monotonous noise. It feels like being muffled, never completely gone. This sensation usually disappears after about 1-2 minu...
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28.08.2015 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
About me: I am male, 27 years old and overweight, suffering from hypochondria or an anxiety disorder, but otherwise healthy.
This morning, I felt a strange sensation in my head. It is incredibly difficult to describe, it was like a brief "tw...
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30.06.2015 | answered by Frauke Gehring
My question relates to an 89-year-old individual. She has always been mentally very sharp, but physically weakened due to a previous stomach/esophageal cancer (partial removal of stomach, esophagus, lymph nodes in 2010) with underweight. The family d...
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15.01.2015 | answered by Ralf Berg
Good day,
I am 23 years old and last night I had the feeling that my left arm was losing a bit of strength and was tense, there was also a slight pull in my left cheek and in my left leg. This morning I went to see my general practitioner and he sen...
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10.01.2015 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I am male, 33 years old, and slim.
For some time now, I have been experiencing a pain in the left side of my chest near the armpit. In the past few days, the pain has also extended to the top of my collarbone, and my entire left breast is sensitive ...
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20.09.2014 | answered by Christian Welsch
Good day,
I have been having problems with my ears for some time now. About me: I am male and 26 years old.
It all started about half a year ago when I noticed a kind of "crackling" in my left ear from time to time. It always occurred as an echo of...
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22.08.2014 | answered by Ralf Berg
Good day,
I have been suffering from various symptoms since the beginning of June. Unfortunately, all examinations conducted so far have been negative.
Question 1
I am constantly worried whether everything is okay with my heart. The symptoms often ...
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13.12.2012 | answered by Frauke Gehring
At the moment, I am at the end of my nerves and don't know what else to do.
First of all, a little about me: I am male and 24 years old.
For the past 2 months, I have been suffering from eye flickering. I notice it most in darkened rooms (e.g. in a...
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28.11.2012 | answered by Michael Schröter
Dear Madam, Dear Sir,
I (male) 41 years old, overweight, moderate smoker, experienced a panic-like attack with pain on the left side of my chest, extending into my arm, cold sweat, and mild feelings of faintness in February 2011. An immediate ECG sh...
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02.09.2012 | answered by Kathrin Hamann
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am reaching out to you out of sheer desperation, hoping that you can help me or provide some advice. I am 50 years old, 1.69 meters tall, weigh 80 kg, and am a smoker. Additionally, I am currently going through menopause.
Since...
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24.06.2012 | answered by Frauke Gehring
The following symptoms:
- stabbing headache and neck pain (not constant, approximately every 10 minutes)
- nausea
- vomiting
- numbness in the right half of the face
- blurred vision in the right eye
- numbness in the right side of the tongue
- compl...
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27.05.2012 | answered by Michael Schröter
Hello
My mother has had ear pain and swollen lymph nodes for about a week and a few days ago she developed facial paralysis (peripheral according to ENT).
In terms of blood results:
Lymphocytes 49 (- 45)
Liver values gamma gt 175 (-45)
Got 38 (-31)
G...
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27.04.2012 | answered by Christian Welsch
Dear Sir or Madam,
my masseur told me that massage in general, including massage of the carotid artery, serves stroke prevention because it keeps "everything" elastic. To me, this sounded strange.
Is this "theory" of massage generally true?
If not...
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19.04.2012 | answered by Hendrik Bernau
I have been experiencing sleep disturbances for several days now. This manifests itself in waking up multiple times during the night. Today, this was accompanied by a strong tremor in my hands and arms, which is still ongoing, cold hands and feet, di...
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