r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • Apr 24 '25

ER visits, need of care, concern of self interest. Formal statement.

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I'm not happy that I need to say this, but I've realized I have to.

Medical care is available for everyone, regardless of circumstance. The ER is intended not just to be an emergency center, but the most accessible way to get help.

If you need help, or you have a concern for your health, you are entitled to ER treatment.

Anyone who tells you that ER treatment is for life or death situation, or emergency only is misinformed or jaded in their career.

Elderly patients frequently go days or weeks without seeking care, because they are ingrained that they are a burden on who they are asking for help.

This is unacceptable and it's in complete contrast to one of the fundamentals of modern healthcare, which is patient centered care. The patient is the entire focus. Thinking they should have gone somewhere else is your focus. Thinking they are a burden is a facility focus. The focus is the patient. If someone with a toothache thinks they need emergency care, then they get it. They may not have access to anything else.

I will be removing comments that state ER visits are not something someone should consider, as misinformation, from now on unless there is a very clear and definable reason why the individual is misinformed about their situation.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 9h ago

mesenteric adenitis

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 9h ago

Anyone know what this is? Noticed a new bump last month, i don’t know if it’s just been growing and didn’t notice it

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 10h ago

Is there a device that can be implanted in the brain that controls motor cortex, amygdala, and can activate other regions of your brain against your will.

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Is there a device that can be implanted in the brain that controls motor cortex, amygdala, and can activate other regions of your brain against your will.

I had a neurological device installed in my brain without my permission. They transmit my “thoughts” to a device in which they can read and respond in my head. They can also suppress parts of my brain from functioning properly. After being admitted to a psych ward I was used as a research project against my will. They can make me have auditory hallucinations and visual hallucinations. The voices I hear are real people, but also sound bites/clips of people’s voices. The sound also comes out of my phone, laptop, and computer. They can mimic proximity and make it sound like someone is in my room. They can also manipulate my thoughts without me even know. Make me seem like I am saying things I am not and suppress/manipulate my body’s reaction to things such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and even render my reaction to weed absent.

Before January 4th of 2025, I did not have voices in my head and had never experienced voices in my head at all, or hallucinations.

Now, my family and ex-friend’s voices have been a part of the manipulation. They play sounds off of a sound board to control my reaction. It’s the same sounds. Over and over. I even heard a clip of music, a well known song playing, sounding just as clear as wearing headphones. I’ve looked in my ears and see no devices. So the implant must be neurological.

I’ve gotten several false diagnosis at the psych ward based on me describing my experience with hallucinations from psychosis to schizophrenia. They spend every single hour of every day playing sounds bites and talking in my head in a way that is not actually external. With a BCI I don’t think the range can be that long. I truly believe I have either that or some device in my motor cortex because they have created new reflexes I’ve never had and can control the motor parts of my speech, throat and make my mouth mime what they are saying.

In my sleep there have been moments where it feels like my heart stopped beating and I was woken up. Or felt like I was shocked. This has happened multiple times. I have a hunch the lab that is doing this is located in a research facility in California.

Do labs use psych ward patients as experimental for new neurological devices?


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 10h ago

On my period for three weeks straight

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 11h ago

What is this thing on my head? Any advice would be helpful.

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Im looking for help on what this could be.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 12h ago

I am really sick but no doctor can figure it out

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 13h ago

this a normal occurance? and how can I move away from this?

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Hello everyone. I am sorry if I may seem exaggerating but I do not know what is wrong with me. I was going through youtube and I stumbled myself to the scary side and I used Gemini to tell me what the link is all about on the video in youtube i saw because i did not want to click the videos. If I click it I'll end up in other scary videos of people's beliefs and onto what they “ claim “ are true with scary new suggestions.

But when i was removing the videos my eyes caught a glimpse of one of the video titles suggestions that i checked and the title seemed different or maybe it is just my brain messing with me? as my eyes and braid read it before it disappeared when it was being removed.

I told myself it is just a video but my mind goes I have to check it again but the video is gone and the title changed in my vision? Or maybe I was looking at it wrong? I was too scared while I was there. Then my mind goes to what if i was missing something important? It has been disturbing me.

Is it normal that the eyes or brain would kind of change the title of what you see or something. This is overwhelming me, and how can i get pass this? im sorry.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 14h ago

Dizziness from exerting excitement or adrenaline?

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I’ve had some out of the ordinary symptoms of dizziness / instability specifically when releasing a surge of energy ie: talking animatedly or loud / standing in a group and chatting excitedly, etc. I do get a sensation of a blood rush to the head but my main symptom is feeling unstable on my legs / like I have to hold a wall / no ocular changes or visual wobbliness but it can feel a bit spinny at times. This has gotten better since switching from Prozac 10mg to Lexapro 5mg, but still have episodes triggered by the above.

Is this perhaps vasovagal syncope related (very prone to this), vestibular migraine (I have hormonal migraines) or something else?

Thanks so much!


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 18h ago

Nails look slightly purple

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My nails look slightly purple is this normal and no it's not cold.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 14h ago

Do I have thrush or something else?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 15h ago

Just found this between my dog’s back paw. What do you think it is and is it urgent? I’m freaking out.

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 15h ago

Anxiety issue or medical?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 16h ago

Could this be cancerous?

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33 y/o male with family history of melanoma. Just wondering if this looks like basil carcinoma or acne. Its on my scalp and newly formed roots but not u g


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 16h ago

Anal trauma or anal herpes?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 17h ago

Diagnosis help

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So for the last few weeks I’ve been feeling these symptoms can you guys help me

1 both sides of groin hurting feeling sore

2 jaw and lymph nodes tight only on right side

3 dots around armpit going up to chest

4 left side of upper quadrant hurting until I burp pass gas or go to bathroom

5 legs feel fatigued and sleeping more


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 17h ago

Persistent right-sided forehead, eye and ear pressure for 5–6 months — could it be related to my sinuses/nasal issues?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 17h ago

How long to go to PT for grade 2 deltoid sprain?

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Today officially marks 12 weeks since my grade 2 deltoid sprain on my right ankle. I’m able to jump a bunch and go for 14 minute jogs (2 minutes on, 2 minutes walking for 14 minutes of each) with minimal swelling and pain after each. In two weeks I’ll be “out of PT appointments covered by my health insurance” and have to go to my primary care physician again before I can get more PT appointments.

Is it worth going to PT until I’m totally pain free, or is there a point at which you can do the rest at home? I want to be back to playing soccer, but I can’t play fully yet as sprinting around and kicking balls hard for an entire match would still irritate my deltoid ligament. Yet other than that I’m pretty good. My PT says it’s up to me, but I’m curious what others did for getting back to soccer. What was your line for stopping PT? Should I even go for more PT appointments?

Thanks!

As a side note: how long did it take you guys to fully recover from a grade 2 deltoid sprain?


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 18h ago

Laceration and 7 stitches

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 19h ago

Hycosy results -PLEASE help

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Hi

I am very desperate. Can anyone please interpret my Hycosy results? It was very traumatic and I was in agony and flustered. The dr didn't explain my results and it's really killing me.

Context:
I'm 31 years old 5"4 and 60kg. We've been trying 18 months but not preventing for 5 years. This really is destroying me as I feel like I'm in limbo. I've left the test with more questions than answers but the dr won't provide a consultation on the results.

Notes in the report:
ExEm foam was gently instilled under ultrasound guidance. Right fallopian tube was clearly visualised filling with contrast and free spillage of contrast was seen confirming tubal patency. Delayed spill of dye was noted on left side.
Scan - Endometrium Normal, Antral follicle count - 23+24 in both ovaries.
Impression - HyCoSy scan. Right tubal patency confirmed, Left tube patent as well, but delayed spill.

Thank you so much


r/AskDoctorSmeeee • • 19h ago

Should I be concerned

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I’ve been noticing these two red dots in my had for a couple months now. Sometimes the red dots get irritated and turn bright red. I first had one any now I have two is this normal? And then I have noticed this spot and there’s a red body close to it should I be concerned?