Online Doctor as Primary Care Provider Q: Is there a doctor online that people may use as their primary care physician? An online physician that people can send their medical records and history for someone that has trouble leaving home. Reply: Frankly, there is no substitute for a direct examination by the doctor. Certain problems also […]
Painful Pimple on Inner Labia Q: I am a 29 year old female. For the past six months, during my period, a very painful bump appears on the right side of the labia minora. Just after my period ends, blood and pus comes out of this bump. I was wondering what this is and how […]
How to Identify the Symptoms of STD Lesions? Q: I am a 21 year old woman. I have two small red bumps around my vaginal lips. The first bump appeared a month ago, a day after I returned from Mexico. I noticed the second bump about a week ago; it looks and feels the same […]
Gastric Perforation by Chicken Bone Q: I am a 47 year old female who wound up with a gastric perforation. Defendant experts concluded that “a chicken bone dissolved” (foreign object seen on CT scan) prior to surgery. Emergency surgery was done within 2 hours of CT scan. Is it possible for a chicken bone to dissolve […]
Is It Alright to Take Ayurveda and Allopathy Medications Together? Q: Hello All. My mother is detected with HIV+ N CD4 80 and suffered from Gall bladder swelling and stone probably as dotcor said. But at the same time, she did not feel any severe pain in her abdomen. Doctor asked her to get operated, […]
Cystic Lump of Throat Q: I’m 37 years old female. I had been to an ENT clinic and drawn fluid. Ultrasound scan came back normal. I went back for check up and the lump hasn’t disappeared, should I be worried? Reply: ———— You haven’t mentioned the exact location of lump. But from your description, we […]
When to Start Walking After Fracture of Tibia? Q: Hi, I am Helen. As I mentioned before, I am in a cast (above knee) for 3 weeks due to tibial fracture. Now I want to know if I can walk slowly without touching the ground. Please advise. Reply: Yes, you may walk without putting load […]
Postop Care After Deviated Nasal Septum Surgery Q: I had DNS problem and was advised to have surgery. I underwent the surgery in December 2010. Till today, I have never felt even a slight improvement in the right nostril which was narrow before the surgery. Since I keep breathing through the mouth, I have started […]
Problem With Suboptimal Antibiotic Treatment of Chlamydia Q: I’m an 18 year old female. I have recently been diagnosed with chlamydia and a UTI, and was treated. I went back for a check up after a week. That time I was free of STD, but I still had bacteria. So they gave me pills to […]
How to Get Rid of Excessive Phlegm in the Throat? Q: Hello, I’m a 17 years old male. I feel that a sticky phlegm sticks to my throat. I always clear and spit it. I can’t also breathe because sometime nose feels blocked- sometimes the left, sometimes the right nostril. If I speak too much, […]
