21.06.2021 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have a strange pain phenomenon that I cannot classify or adjust sensibly.
It all started about 1.5 years ago:
- Pain in the neck (at the level of the larynx)
- Chest pain
- Pain in front of the ear
- Occasionally a pulling sen...
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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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05.08.2019 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
I am a 36-year-old male without any previous illnesses. For years, I have noticed that when suddenly excited, I start to tremble all over my body. This happens very rarely and only in moments of sudden excitement. This "episode" ends spontaneo...
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31.10.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
I have been getting a blood test done every year for at least 10 years (now 47) (original reason: thyroid after surgery). The values are always roughly the same (weight during this time between 85 and 97 kg at 173 cm):
- HbA1c between 5.2-5.6. (no tr...
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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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27.08.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello, it's been a long time, I'm a 25-year-old Lupus patient.. I have a small problem that I can't really find much information about on the internet... I must first say that I am generally fit and do not have any stomach or intestinal problems, how...
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12.01.2018 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Is this a pathological ECG? Is there an S1 Q3? Is a cardiological consultation necessary? Symptoms include mild tightness in breathing that does not worsen with exertion.
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01.11.2017 | answered by Hans-Peter Schmidt
Hello, I have a question about my thyroid. My TSH (5.0), FT4 (1.71), and FT3 (4.97) levels are all elevated, which seems paradoxical to me if the thyroid's regulatory system is functioning properly. I am experiencing symptoms of hyperthyroidism (rapi...
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20.07.2017 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
Hello, our doctor is on vacation again (well deserved). That's why I'm posting my question here.
Blood test results:
Platelets are elevated (normal range is 146-328), my platelet count is 362. Is that bad???
LDL cholesterol is elevated (normal 2....
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03.06.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
In order to be better prepared for the discussion with the treating doctors, I would like to seek your advice. Therefore, first a few questions, then the symptoms, and then the reports from the specialists.
What does the skull MR...
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18.05.2017 | answered by Nadja Struß
Dear Sir or Madam,
During a routine gastroscopy due to an upcoming gallbladder surgery, I received the following diagnosis: In the corpus, there is an image of a chronically atrophying type A gastritis with a significant reduction in parietal cells ...
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03.02.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
I have been struggling with the following problems for almost a year now: quick exhaustion, severe fatigue, a pulling sensation on the left side of my neck, night sweats, hot flashes, partially blurred vision in my left eye, tingling in limbs ...
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24.01.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello. I have been feeling like I have a fever for the past three days. According to the thermometer, I don't have a fever. I have hot cheeks and swollen eyes. I also have a general feeling of being unwell, even though my last check-ups two weeks ago...
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22.01.2017 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
On 8.01. in the evening, I measured my blood pressure, it was 200/110 with a pulse of 110. Within a few minutes, it accelerated to 150. I suspect that panic also contributed to this blood pressure/pulse. Apart from nervousness, no pain or oth...
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29.12.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello, I have a strange feeling in my throat, not directly a sore throat or a feeling of a foreign object. Sometimes my voice disappears while speaking. What can I do?
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11.11.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello, sometimes I have a strange feeling in my throat, like a foreign body sensation or swelling. What could this be? I'm afraid it might be an esophagitis. Regards
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10.11.2016 | answered by Ralf von Seckendorff
Hello, I must ask you something urgently. Last Friday, I went to my family doctor because I have been feeling a strange sensation on the right side of my neck for a few weeks. My doctor couldn't see anything immediately, so he did an ultrasound and s...
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08.10.2016 | answered by Christian Welsch
Dear Sir or Madam,
The trigger of my current suffering was mucus running down my throat (mid-August), which has significantly decreased. Currently, a feeling of a lump and sensitivity to pressure in the throat/larynx area is dominant.
I am interest...
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16.07.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello
I am M, 39 years old, 1.72 m tall, and weigh 80 kg. I had a sore throat twice in the spring, my tonsils have been removed for 10 years. I was treated with antibiotics for 7 days once, and then again for 10 days. I do a lot of sports, focusing ...
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06.04.2016 | answered by Christian Welsch
Hello, I had an MRI for soft tissue in the neck!!
I would like to have the findings explained to me, as my doctor will not be back until tomorrow. I am a bit nervous because of this.
Findings:
1. Evidence of reactive rounded-oval lymph nodes in all...
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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,
What does it mean when, for example, you suddenly get a "hot" head at work or during a conversation, etc.? Or when an ear (in this case the left one) suddenly feels hot? What could be the causes of this? And what can be done about it?
Thank y...
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04.02.2016 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Dear Sir or Madam,
For about a year and a half now, I have been experiencing dull, pressing headaches at irregular intervals on the right side of my head. These pains sometimes come as sharp and occasionally migrate to the right side of my head towa...
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12.11.2015 | answered by Ralf Berg
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am 37 years old, 182cm tall and weigh 71 kg. For several years I have been suffering from rhythm disturbances (ventricular extrasystoles).
Medical history:
"Diagnosis: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis (current blood values ok)
Accor...
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14.10.2015 | answered by Frauke Gehring
My iron level is at 13 and ferritin at 33, I was told that's okay.
I feel so bad, I always have dizziness, balance problems, burning tongue, pressure on my chest. Feelings of fainting and am just extremely weakened. My hands tingle or go numb and so...
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