Dear medical team, I am 34 years old, 184 cm tall, and weigh 105 kg. Since the age of 19, I have been suffering from paroxysmal tachycardia with sudden onset. I can usually stop these tachycardias more or less well with the Valsalva maneuver. Someti...
Good evening! My smartwatch (Fitbit Sense) can write a single-channel EKG on request. It works well so far. This morning, it showed atrial fibrillation. Just to be on the safe side, I would like to have it checked by a doctor. I have attached the EKG...
Hello, my husband has had diarrhea since Monday, now I have also caught it on Thursday, had to vomit once, diarrhea is almost gone, since yesterday my esophagus has been burning, I have to clear my throat and my voice is hoarse, when I eat it gets re...
Hello, I have had a strong cough for 11 days, during the first 4 days I also had a fever of almost 40 degrees. I am still sick until tomorrow, the cough just won't go away, I have pain in my ribs and chest and wheeze slightly. I am totally exhausted ...
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...
I burned myself on the exhaust of a scooter the day before yesterday (see photos). We are currently on vacation in Bali and I would like to get back to the sea or pool as soon as possible. I have disinfected the wound and applied antibacterial cream ...
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 ...
Hello, I am currently in Vietnam. Today, I fell off my motorbike. I have open wounds on my knee and elbow, as well as abrasions. I was treated by a pharmacist who cleaned the wounds and treated them with iodine ointment. I am okay for the most part,...
Hello, tomorrow morning I have to do an enema with a Clyssie enema as preparation for a rectoscopy. Since I have an open wound after the incision of a perianal abscess, I know that the enema fluid running out burns in the wound. Can I also do the ene...
Hello, I received an eye ointment from a doctor that I should put in my ear to help loosen earwax. I accidentally put the wrong eye ointment in my ear and now I can hardly hear anything because the ointment is not coming out easily. It is posiformin ...
I have a question about medications, I believe the combination of tablets and their interactions may not be good. My father suffers from several illnesses / Depression / Diabetes / Lungs (COPED) / Gout and water retention, etc., in addition to pain ...
Hello, For two weeks I have been experiencing stomach pain, which started with nausea and vomiting. Additionally, I also had diarrhea, which disappeared after two days. The pain occurs shortly after waking up, but it eases a bit after drinking some w...
On Friday at a party, I drank myself into alcohol poisoning and ended up in the hospital. There, I vomited coffee ground-like substance. However, only once. The examination revealed no tenderness, a soft abdomen, and normal bowel sounds in all 4 quad...
Due to my illnesses (4x pulmonary embolisms), I had to take cortisone for 1 1/2 years. Now I still have the annoying side effects, water retention in both legs + also in the pubic area, so that my penis is only about 4 cm in flaccid state + 7.5 cm in...
Good day, Today I am addressing you with a very serious problem. I have been suffering from constant nausea for about 6 months. I would like to explain this constant nausea. Many people understand constant nausea as feeling sick from time to time. ...
Hello again Mrs. Gehring, unfortunately I have to write again... the fear of leukemia is now hardly there anymore, as my body is giving me new reasons to worry! About 3-4 weeks ago, for some reason I looked at my stool and noticed some light red stre...
Hello, I quit smoking in February of this year. Thorax X-ray & lung function test at the pulmonologist were all okay, but a visit to the ENT resulted in a diagnosis of chronic sinusitis, which is currently being treated. The main reason for quitting...
Dear Sir or Madam, I need some advice. I had an abscess on my left buttock (a small piece above the anus) surgically removed on 03.04. The wound is now about the size of a 2 cent coin and approximately 3-4 cm deep after almost 7 weeks. I clean and p...
Creatinine increased to 1.22. Ultrasound of the kidneys was normal, urine test strips at the urologist were normal, no hypertension and no diabetes. Should I still be worried...
Good evening, I am 30 years old, male, 1.80m/85kg. Since 2008 I have been suffering from a hiatus hernia with reflux. From 2008 to 2010 I took Omeprazole for heartburn. In 2011, I was diagnosed with lactose intolerance. Since then, I have been watch...
Hello, I am male, 60 years old. Due to a very large prostate, a biopsy was performed. The result was: No active tumors, but High Grade PINs were found in 5 out of 12 samples. The treating doctor said that currently there is no reason to take any ...
Hello! I fell on Sunday and had to get stitches on my chin (small scar, about 1.5cm). The stitches were done with self-dissolving thread and fixed with adhesive strips. The doctor at the hospital told me to be careful for 2 days because although the...
Dear Dr. Schaaf, In October 2015, as a result of immobilization due to a foot fracture, despite receiving Clexane (40mg daily at that time with a body weight of 83kg and height of 1.65m - I have since lost 10kg), I developed a thrombosis in the fibu...
Dear Sir or Madam, this morning I had a somewhat harder stool that was partially dark brown (almost black). The toilet water turned red. It looked as if fresh blood had dissolved in the water. I would like to mention that the day before I had eaten ...
Hello, I am really at my wit's end. I have the problem that sometimes in the morning, when I get up, I have blood in my sputum. This also happens very rarely during the day, when I suddenly have a taste of blood in my mouth and then there is blood. ...
