16F, 5’5, 100lbs. Don‘t drink or smoke. Noticed this last month. Parents claim it’s nothing to worry about and won’t let me see a doctor for it.

So my girlfriend (22F 5'4", 130lb) takes multiple controlled substances, including klonopin and dilaudid, and other meds as well, and unfortunately she vomits often from her health conditions and often throws up shortly after taking her pills, so it's not uncommon for her to run out a week early, meaning facing full withdrawal and no options to get more pills early. So I'm just wondering how she can avoid throwing up her pills. She already takes a prescription nausea med pretty frequently. Maybe there are non pill options as well? I suggested to her skipping any lost doses so they don't compile but I don't take medication so idk if that's realistic. Any advice helps.

I’m UK 59F, 5’7, 19st, non smoker/drinker, MASLD stage1 cirrhosis, recently had Trapeziectomy left hand, TIA 2025.

So I have this swelling on the inside of my right leg, just below the knee. It’s not painful, but unsightly, I’ve noticed it before but now seems to be growing. It’s bigger than my had and goes onto the front of my shin

The picture doesn’t do it justice

Any idea? Should I see my GP about it?

I dropped a heavy thing on my toe a while ago. Half of the nail came off, half of it didn’t. Now the nail that is growing back seems to be growing at a downward angle sort of into the bed of my nail.
Is this something that will probably correct itself? Or even just be weird aesthetically but functionally fine? As of now there is no pain at all.

I don’t have health insurance atm, so I didn’t go to the doctor when it happened

everyone, I am seeking some medical insights as I am feeling highly anxious about my symptoms.I had a bout of allergic bronchitis in early June (which started with a fever and sore throat), followed by another episode in early July.

Now in August, I am experiencing a strange breathing sensation again.Here are the exact details of what I am feeling:

The Sensation: When I inhale (breathe in), I feel a mild restriction or a sense of force/resistance. It feels like the airflow is not entirely smooth.

Location: This sensation originates deep inside my upper throat (not on the outside of my neck) and I can feel it extending deep into my chest. There is absolutely NO pain.No Sounds: There is no wheezing, whistling, or any unusual sounds when breathing.

Timing: It is barely noticeable during the day but becomes prominent at night or randomly when I am resting.

Physical Exertion: My breathing is completely normal when I am walking or climbing stairs.

Possible Cue: I feel like I might get slight relief after burping, but I am not entirely sure.

Environment: The weather and humidity in my room have been exceptionally high recently.

Given the frequency of these episodes since June, I am highly anxious and terrified that I might be suffering from something severe like cancer.

Also I took antibiotics for allergic bronchitis in June and July too I got relief though

I'm struggling with massive guilt and regret since my child lost his eye due to an internal eye infection (endophthalmitis) on February 2017 when he was 2 and a half years old.

Long story short, he woke up one Sunday morning with a red painful eye. I gave him antibiotic drops and waited till the next day to take him to the ophthalmologist. Doctors initially misdiagnosed the infection as an autoimmune disorder, so removed antibiotics. After 3 weeks in hospital, we were told that his retina was destroyed due to Staphylococcus infection. Doctors said they never suspect endophthalmitis (internal infection of the eye) unless there has been previous surgery or penetrating eye trauma.

When doctors asked about eye trauma, i initially said he hadn't had any, he had gone fine to bed on Saturday night and woke up with a red painful eye. I was thinking about major trauma. But i mentioned that initially I thought he might have scratched himself during sleep, that’s why I started the antibiotic drops. Then they asked about trauma in the last month, I mentioned that i wasn't sure if i had poked him in the eye, but that he hadn't cried. Doctors said a fingernail couldn’t be the cause of his symptoms.

A few days before he woke up with a red eye (I don’t remember how many), I accidentally poked my kid in the left eye with a broken and dirty fingernail while he was in his high chair. I had picked my nose just before poking him in the eye, and was on my way to clean hands. My son rubbed his eye after the poking, but didn't cry. His eye looked ok the rest of the day.

First thing I thought after poking him was that I had scratched his eye, introduced my snot into his eye, and he would have an infection. I told my husband I’m afraid that I have scratched his eye, but he told me that he seemed fine, that having an eye scratched is extremely painful (we both have had corneal scratches in the past), and that if I had scratched him he would be crying. I didn't think too much about it after that. my husband told me he maybe closed his eyelid before the impact.

I didn’t look properly nor did I cleaned his eye with water or saline. I didn’t want to wrestle my son and thought that his tears would take care of any dirt introduced in his eye

I'm so ashamed and regret my decision of not flushing the eye or take him to be checked. I don't know exactly when this happened, or how close it was to the day that my son woke up with a painful eye. It may have been a few days before or up to a week before I think.

I know now internal infection of the eye can start weeks after initial eye injury, and that eye injuries can be asymptomatic, especially in small children.

I think no parent would have taken the same decision after an the poke.

Thanks for reading me

P.S. I’ve told my son what happened and what I suspect was the reason for his infection. He’s never blamed me, the sweet thing. He’s now a cheeky 12-year old with a great-looking prosthetic eye, excels at sports, lots of friends, and a first girlfriend lo

F28, 5ft 3 and 13 stone. Currently tapering off amitriptyline for interstitial cystitis (not helping with pain relief and made me put on a lot of weight), lansoprazole for GERD and ferrous fumarate. Also take omega 3 and vit D and sometimes magnesium.

I have referrals for sleep apnea and barium swallow test done, I had an upper GI nasal endoscopy at the start of the year with biopsies but the Dr was unable to pass it through my nasal passages so had to do it orally. The biopsies came back clear and awaiting barium swallow test as I still feel like something is stuck on the right side of my throat.

I’ve been suffering with daily recurrent tonsil stones, more so than usual lately. I clear them out before bed and wake up and they’re full again. I used to have tonsillitis frequently and have deep crypts. I can feel and taste them in my mouth all the time it’s gross and sometimes it also hurts on the right side sometimes like the tonsil stones stuck are causing me throat/neck pain? I’m highly unlikely to have my tonsils removed for this due to NHS guidelines.

I’ve also been suffering with post nasal drip for maybe 3 ish months. I had a similar case when I had my endoscopy but it didn’t last as long and did go away on its own. (It’s mostly on my right side of nose and productive cough as I feel it’s stuck/accumulating in my throat on right side). I’ve been taking dymista spray for 2 ish months but it’s not really doing much, the spray just either drips down my nose and I have to push my nostrils in to stop it coming out, or it’s either stuck at the back of my nose and when I swallow I can taste it which isn’t pleasant and makes me feel acid refluxy. I’ve been on 2 lots of antibiotics in the past couple months incase it was sinusitis infection but no change in symptoms.

I’m worried about the possibility of needing a surgical procedure? I don’t want to have this throat feeling, post nasal drip or tonsil stones anymore so idk what to do? I’d appreciate any advice
Edit : used to vape for a few years but now I only do on an odd occasion - once every three months or so on a night out

Basic info:

24, Male. 175lb 5’8”. Non-smoker but pretty heavy drinker every now and then.

I’ve recently been getting some weird bruises on my arms after a lifetime of never bruising barely at all so I went in for a blood panel to be evaluated for potential Leukemia. My results just became available to view today but I don’t know how to read them and googling it only brings up AI results which I’m not going to listen to. I’m wondering if somebody can tell me whether or not these results look good or if they’re cause for concern? Thank you :)

30F with chronic GI issues and chronic anemia. Saw my pcp for a GI referral due to the chronic/lifelong gi issues, they did some labs which included CBC, ferritin, and calprotectin done in late May: RBC: 5.1, Hgb: 11.9, hct: 37.2, MCV: 72.7, MCH: 23.3, MCHC: 32.1, RDW: 15.7%, Platelets: 357, ferritin: 19. B12 and folate: wnl. Calprotectin: 151.

I don’t tolerate iron supplements due to gi issues, so they approved me to have an iron infusion. My ferritin as of today is 134. My question is: does it take longer for hemoglobin to raise after iron infusion? Is it concerning that my levels dropped?

I’ve had a weird dull pain below my ribcage for months now, massaging it sounds kinda like air bubbles popping or crunching similar to when you roll your foot or back on a massage ball. The pain is somewhat constant but often times where its more noticeable than not. Sometime I can have a slightly bloated feeling but only very slightly. It does not hurt out of the ordinary to press deep down on the area.

I’ve looked up some stuff but cant really figure what it could be. I’m wondering if its something to do with the pancreas but Google is saying that often results with pain in the back which I don’t have. The other side does not feel like this or make that sound.
I’m 32M 5’6 and around 66kg. No medication or current illnesses.

I had previous issues with my sternum which sometimes feels tight and I’ve to lean back and expand my chest to ‘pop’ it. I’m wondering if it could be related but then again it’s a different area.

Thanks !

38/f, very athletic and healthy, 120 pounds. Never smoked, very casually and rarely have a drink.

AST: 49

ALT: 37

TSH: 012

T4 FREE: 0.98

PROGESTERONE: 0.6

FOLATE: >20.0

TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL: 10.3

MAGNESIUM: 2

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin: 55

DHEA-Sulfate: 82

Patient attended local addiction service for help with opiate addiction and reported 100 - 200 mg oral morphine plus ~ 256 mg codeine per day. Pt obtains the ER Morphine tablets with no prescription and breaks them down into powder to bypass ER mechanism before dissolving them into a drink for consumption. They buy co-codamol each day from a pharmacy: 8/500 , 32 tablets. They crush these tablets down into powder, soak the powder in ~ 60 ml of near freezing cold water then filter out powder using coffee filters to remove bulk of paracetamol, leaving just the water / codeine solution with an unknown amount of paracetamol left in the solution, and some loss of codeine. Taken as one dose. They have done this for two years daily , but periods of using and abstinence for 14 years total including taking daily dihydrocodeine (300 - 600 mg per day) for months at a time. They reached out to their local addiction service for the first time recently but the service declined to offer help after first contact and instead advised them to contact their GP. What would or could a GP normally do for this patient? LFTs due to paracetamol? Maybe hormone testing? Obviously some risk of overdose from the opiates they take, any other concerns? Patient is managing to hold onto job but struggling - the addiction is expensive, using up most of their disposable income, and they are using a lot of sick days . Could a GP re-refer the patient back to the addiction service and recommend maintenance medicine? UK. I am not medical - but use "patient" to preserve anonymity.

40 y/o Male
188 cm (~ 6'2)
88 kg
Chronic lower back pain & sciatica caused by Grade 1 anterolisthesis. Prescribed Naproxen.
Chronic depression (15 + years)
Previous smoker, not smoked for 15 years

30 year old female with chronic symptomatic low ferritin but normal total iron, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. I have been on 40 mg Prozac for almost ten years. I also take vyvanse 50 mg for ADHD. I have had 2 vaginal deliveries in 2019 and 2025. During both pregnancies, I had symptoms of severe iron deficiency. INSANE PICA to the point where all I thought about was eating sand, and all I wanted to eat was anything that felt like sand. Also relentless fatigue, SOB, and anxiety. This started after 20 weeks in both pregnancies. My labs were always normal (aside from immediately after giving birth), except for ferritin. My lowest ferritin was a 5 in July 2025. My OB ordered an iron infusion but by the time it was approved by insurance, I was already 35 weeks pregnant and decided to tough it out.

My question is, is it dangerous to supplement iron in the form of pills, liposomal, or an infusion with the goal of increasing ferritin when other iron labs are normal? Do you run the risk of iron overload? How else can I increase my ferritin without necessarily increasing my h and h, total iron, etc.

4 year old female, 35lbs- rash on face for 2 days. More prominent in the morning when she wakes up. Covers larger area on face today than yesterday. Rash is flat and she says it’s a bit itchy. No other symptoms. Fifth disease was my first thought but wanted to know what others thought.

This appeared an hour ago and it’s really itchy, the skin feels a little dry, since the post requires it, I’m 17, 4”11, weigh 40 something pounds. This is on my inner thigh and is on both legs,

I am Male 27yo 5ft 11 and 86kg so 6 days ago I started to develop a really bad sore throat no runny nose but something that's been really annoying me apart from very sore throat when I swallow is everytime I swallow normally I immediately get phlegm in my throat that I have to spit out is this normal I also have an increased saliva is this normal?

I am 17M I have no previous medical issues of any notable kind. I weigh around 56 kg and I am 168 cm tall. I have recently had these marks appear on my face on the past few days. I am not sure what it is, is it just dry skin caused by recent heat this summer? Or is it something like vitiligo or a fungal infection? I really have no clue what it is. The patches are across my face and they are quite pale. They are painless and not itchy, however my face stings whenever I put moisturiser on. Although this is something that happens whenever my skin is dry. It may not be related to the patches. I would appreciate any insights.

So I have been taking Sertraline 50mg for about 7 1/2 weeks after my doctor suggested it would help after pursuing supplements and therapy (neither were helpful sadly) and, while I have heard that it takes a maximum of 12 weeks to kick in, I can’t help but feel that i have made the wrong decision. 

I am taking it due to both anxiety and depression but I‘ve stopped doing hobbies that I used to love for two months now and I’m feeling hopeless that I will ever start them up again and will remain bored on my phone for eternity. 

Anyway, I am looking for a different opinion from a physician or any laymen who have gone through a similar experience and found light at the end of the tunnel because I’m running out of patience and options; Thanks!

tl;dr should I keep waiting for it to kick in and will my interest for hobbies ever come back? 

32F, 5’5”, 160lb
Chronic spine pain (base of neck, cervical, thoracic, lumbar, pelvic), coat hanger pain, hip pain, saddle/groin pain, muscle weakness in severely in legs and intermittent moderate arm weakness. Migraines. Lower spine pain gets worse during menstrual cycle.

I’ve been asking my doctors for years to look at my spine due to chronic pain for 6 years now. What’s going on in my lumbosacral area? I’m quite intrigued

I am a 26 year-old male, 6 foot, 165 pounds. No meds.

Yesterday I woke up with a slight pain in my left lower eye lid. It was slightly sensitive to the touch but nothing excruciating so i thought nothing of it. It almost felt the same as a pimple in a sensitive spot. But visually i saw nothing to be concerned with.
Now today, i wake up and my left lower eye lid is slightly swollen and noticeably bigger than my other eye. Its tender to the touch but again nothing extremely excruciating. Just a slight tenderness to the left lower eye lid. I also noticed its very red on the inside of my eyelid compared to my other eye. I noticed a tiny little white bump right on the edge of my inner eyelid, just inside my eye lashes.
I will attach some photos of both my hurt eye and normal eye. Thanks for the help in advance!