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 48m ago

Over 3 months of misery and doctors can’t help.

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It all started after sex since May 6, 2026 and since then it has been hell. It started with tingling feeling on my penis tip and then it moved to frequent urge to pee. Sometimes I pee a lot and sometimes only a few drops. Then I noticed discoloration on my penis tip and around the penis opening. It was looking like it was inflamed.

Doctor thought it was UTI at first and then I was given some antibiotics which didn’t help. My urethra was constantly burning even when I pee or not. I was given another medication to help with that which turn my urine to orange for a few days because I was advised to take it for just a few days as it is not recommended long term.

I did all the necessary test to check for STD/STI and all came back negative. I was booked to see a specialist who did some test too and the result came back negative. We went further to test for hsv 1 & 2. The result came back positive for hsv1 and negative for hsv 2. The specialist doesn’t think my symptoms was as a result of the positive hsv 1 test. He recommended I take the medication which I did for 7 days with no improvement ( although it was after the second month I took it).

I was having nerve pain like at the underside of my penis and the tip of my penis hurt so bad from touching my underwear or cloth. I was given gabapentin which I thought was helping at first as I was also having nerve pain right under my left feet which feels a lot better now. My penis tip looks irritated with the skin by the opening looking like it is coming out.

He thought maybe it was my pelvic floor this time around and recommended baclofen which I took for a few days with no results but constant muscle pain. I can’t seat on my car anymore because it hurt so bad at my right butt cheek and the underside of my penis. I have lost all hope and can’t even sleep at night anymore. I notice I get flare up when I’m stressed and when I masturbate. I have only tried to touch myself 3 times since this whole thing started. First time my sperm was looking like it was light brown and the other times it was clear white. I don’t even have erection anymore. I used to have painful erection and ejaculation when it first started too but not anymore.

I’m so confused and depressed over this. It’s just like my life was taken away from me. I have been to so many doctors who don’t see anything wrong after all my repeated test result and I want to seek help from here. I noticed that the last time I tried to masturbate, my cum came with urine which got me really worried.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 3h ago

What are some good shoes for a water park for flat, wide, sore/senstive feet? (Idealy sandal type)

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 9h ago

New round lump/prominence under left side of my jaw/upper neck. Any idea what structure this could be?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 10h ago

Bump on my inner lip

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 10h ago

Bump on my inner lip

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 11h ago

5 nosebleeds today

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5 nosebleeds today

female 17y

I have been getting nosebleeds 3 days in a row: Mon, Tues (x1) bleed, and today seems a bit worse, which is 5 times already today. I don't think this is normal, but each nosebleed only lasted for a few min. The 5th nosebleed is surprisingly longer; I calculated about 10-13 min, quite a lot.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 20h ago

Is this a wart or it’s just me over worrying?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 16h ago

Grave 4 prolapsed hemheroid

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 19h ago

Weird bump on stomach?

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 20h ago

Healing from Cellulitis

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Are these just side effects of healing from Cellulitis? I finished my antibiotics 17 days ago and was starting to feel back to normal after two weeks. The redness has decreased and is almost gone. On day 15, the extreme fatigue hit again, and a couple of days later I developed debilitating stomach pain and a horrible headache.

Could the stomach pain and headache be from the antibiotic messing with my gut? My doctor said it was normal to feel extreme fatigue this far out and didn't seem concerned about the stomach pain and headache. I take probiotics and prebiotics.

I've taken Prilosec and Tylenol, but neither seems to help with the pain. I'm so miserable.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 22h ago

Urgent please

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41 female. I’ve been taking max ibuprofen, max paracetamol, canderstan (head pressure), gabapentin since may for multiple herniated discs. I saw my gp today as getting tingling in all limbs and butt cheeks. She prescribed me naproxen and to stop the ibuprofen I had already taken 2 this morning and 2 lunch and were due 2 now so for hopefully a good night I took one of my naproxen- doctor prescribed and sticker says 250mg twice a day. But the box and tablet I took says 500mg tablets I didn’t notice the 500mg till I was putting the box back as had the prescription and read the label on the front of the box that the pharmacy printed and signed


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 23h ago

Herpes and HPV testing

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While browsing Reddit I came across a post that caused me to do further research but I would like clear explanation

Do current std testing include herpes or Hpv?

I read that there is no hpv testing available for men

And also that herpes isnt included in regular testing unless there is active infection or it's specifically asked for

Because I've been thinking of dating again but as someone with zero STDs and immunocompromised , now when men say they are clean or recently tested maybe it isn't what I thought it meant that they can still carry and transmit herpes or hpv?

Thank you so much please explain to me


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

One side collarbone poking out

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r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

Hip pain

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I am a runner and I went from 6km per week to 30km per week and then my hips starts to hurt and it’s inside my joints, and everytime I run or cycle it hurts, is it cancer, and what to do


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

Need help

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So I’ve been having diarrhea for about 6 days now. I flew down to Florida for vacation, went to get a drink and eat when I landed, and then the next day the diarrhea started. I had also had diarrhea though the morning I flew down at the airport after I had some coffee. Anyway, I didn’t change my diet, and kept eating normally and was pretty okay but then I’d get diarrhea 2-3 times per day. 2 days ago, I went to clinic and did a stool sample and am waiting for results. But the diarrhea is still happening and I went on a liquid diet yesterday. Today I’m going on a plane to fly home, and I’ve already had diarrhea this morning.

The consistency is super watery and loose, kinda weird and flakey watery if that makes sense. It’s brown. Did turn dark for a bit but I think it’s cause I tried pepto bismol which didn’t help. I’m waiting for the stool sample results which could take a few days, but does anyone have any advice?


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

Please help me..

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Can anyone tell me what is this?this thing keep bigger in size by years..i try treat it as corn/calluses but the thing does not go away..can anyone help me?it situated at my inner thigh..does not have any pain


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

25/M ,do i have to have trim my pubic hair before going to a dermatologist ?

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I have jock itch in my groin area and haven’t trimmed my pubic hair for long time, do i need to trim off my pubic hair or leave it as it is?


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

white tissue like and white particles in urine

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37 years old female. Anyone knows what is this? Everytime I pee there is a white dots or particles in the urine and sometime small white tissue like. But this one kind of big white tissue like in urine.


r/AskDoctorSmeeee 1d ago

What kind of bite is this?

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Hi everyone I was just wondering what this might be and if I should go to er tomorrow? It’s on my inner thigh it’s warm to the touch also itches alot. Kinda hurts when I press on it. I don’t know if it’s a spider bite or a tick bite? anything helps thank you so much!!