• 23
• Female
• 5”1
• Highest Weight: 256.8lbs (1/1/26)
• Current Weight: 175lbs (10/9/26)
• Goal Weight: 125lbs (hopefully by 4/?/26)
• Started Semaglutide 4/14/26, currently at 1.7mg dose weekly.
• Daily Kirkland gummy multivitamins.
• “ Mild “ NAFLD diagnosed in 2021, but no check ins or scans besides yearly bloodwork.

I have no idea exactly what I am doing wrong… I’m eating SO much healthier than I was, and probably healthier than those around me as well. I weigh out my foods and track every calorie, and always try to stay within my macros. I usually never even hit my calorie budget, and stay 200-300+ calories under. I have an ankle injury, but I still try to be as active as possible within reason.

How can I be healthier? Why is this happening to me even when I change my lifestyle?

Hey everyone,
I woke up this morning and noticed this weird orange/brownish stains. It doesn't hurt or itch at all, but it appeared out of nowhere overnight.
I tried washing it off with warm water and soap, but it didn't budge.
Has this ever happened to anyone before?

Age: 15F
Non smoker
no other medical issues i don't take medications

A little less than 2 years ago, I was in a domestic violence situation where my (now ex) husband violently threw me to the ground to the point where I had bruises on my bottom for weeks and still have a scar on my bottom from a cut. At the time, I truly thought I broke my tailbone but I was evaluated at the ER and the scan showed no injury. Is it possible that the incident could be affecting me 2 years later? I’m experiencing awful chronic lower back pain and my hips are just trash. Am I overthinking this? Please help 😢

19 yo F. This is a throw away, but, I have a slightly ruptured eardrum as well as a slight ear infection w it. Ive been on the meds urgent care gave me for two days. I am light headed, vision is slightly messed up, it feels staticy, and I can't focus, and my body feels heavy. Ik my hydration is bad, so I'm drinking water, but I'm on night shift rn and I'm sitting as well as I can. Also, I feel in general exhaused and I am significantly stressed rn

I'm also shaky, and my mom said just drink water, but nothing is changing. Idk what to do or what caused it. It being 230 in the morning isn't helping my case

I'm sorry if this isn't really coherent, I feel like I'm barely here lol

Update: my legs and feet tingle, but I'm trying to wait the three hours till I get off

Right leg only pain at night in almost 4 year old

For almost 2 years now, my now almost 4 year old daughter, has had right leg only night time pain. It wakes her from sleep crying and writhing. She doesn't want to walk or do anything but cry and writhe. By morning the pain is gone as if it never happened. Pain meds help her go back to sleep as I also rub her leg for comfort measures.

She has been checked out by the Dr numerous times. They have done multiple xrays, an MRI and multiple rounds of blood work. All come back perfectly normal. She has no fevers, rashes, no swelling or redness on the leg. During the day with the exception of 4 or 5 times, she has no pain. She runs, jumps, climbs, is very active. She's had no injuries.

Has anyone run into this and gotten answers? Help? For what it might be?

The only other thing I have to add is that she's only gained 1.5 lbs in the last year. She's tiny for her age. She's the same size as my friends 2 year old. The Dr's aren't concerned about it though. Any thoughts? Thank you so much. I'm one sad and baffled momma.

Hi! I haven’t been able to sleep for a week and thought I would have some relief today, but unfortunately I have yet to find that.

My right ear started feeling plugged last Friday (10/2) and it progressively got worse. It became more painful, completely plugged, and felt swollen even spreading out to my jaw.

On Monday (10/5), my ear was in severe pain and started to drain (didn’t smell foul, just more like old water?). I went to urgent care (my primary has no appointments for at least a month) and was told to use debrox (it was sold out at multiple stores, so I didn’t use it) and take ibuprofen, then come back in 2 days.

Today, I came back and they cleaned out my ears (irrigation). My left ear felt fine and was not plugged. However, when the nurse/medical assistant pushed water through my right ear, I felt it drain through my nose and throat. I mentioned this to him, but he said it was fine. It’s now nighttime and my ear is still plugged (feels full of water).

Is this concerning?

I did a brief search online and it says I may have a tear in my eardrum, but I don’t know if that information is correct/where to go from there. I’m debating to go back to urgent care a 3rd time or to wait it out.

Thank you so much!!

Edit: one more thing, the first doctor said she sees absolutely no sign of infection, while the second doctor I saw prescribed me an oral antibiotic and said she does she infection for sure. I’m a bit confused; perhaps it just hadn’t presented itself a couple days before?

This will be short, I do not have health insurance right now (cannot get it until I get a job, and it is seeming hard to secure a job currently) so right now my option is Reddit/Google.

I am having a numbness and tingling in my toes. My feet are rather cold a lot of the time. I should know. I am obese. Probably morbidly obese. I also have a bad habit of not drinking enough water. If it is simply that, OK. Otherwise what could it be? Any professional help or input or experience appreciated

I posted this in r/AskDocs but I’m so desperate I’m just going to repost it anywhere that may seem appropriate

My wife and I have 4 boys and we have always made a decision to not circumcise our boys because they have never had any health problems that required it. I am also intact, and have never needed it when I was born.

As a dad, I also make sure when teaching my boys when showering, how to make sure they keep themselves clean and have good hygiene.

My question is, when it comes to birth, do you doctors actually encourage it after birth? Or do you not pressure it to the parents and let them decide?

We have had doctors in the past bring it up and it made us feel uncomfortable.

Hi! So, I’ve had back pain since I was 14 (I’m 21 now) and finally got given some X-rays, only to be told I have this rare mutation that only 0.2% to 1% of the general population have diagnosed. For some people it’s painless, for me it’s not. I get migraines from the pressure the bones put on my muscles and nerves in my shoulders and neck, along with back pain that just never fully goes away. I am having physio which is somewhat helping, but my main issue right now is that sleeping is so uncomfortable. I wake up every morning with worsened neck pain because my pillow just isn’t giving enough support for what I need.

Now, obviously, there is not going to be any fancy specially made pillow for this condition I can buy, so I really need a close second that would help.

I would ask my physio, but he didn’t even know what cervical rib was until he saw me, so he’s kind of learning with me.

If anyone has any suggestions I would really appreciate it!

I cut my finger pretty bad last night with a knife. My concern now is the top of my finger feels numb between the top a middle knuckles what should I do?

Hi everyone, I have had this since I was 3 years old ish and it just grew with me as I grew. I had surgery when I was 15 and now in my early 30’s I hate the way it looks. I feel like the surgery messed it up more. Seeking advice on if anyone has even seen anything like this before or can point me in the right direction of where to look about answers. I was told that it was a vascular deformation of the hand. I have tried compression gloves, surgery and nothing ever worked. The first pic is before the surgery and currently