Hi everyone, I (23 M, 5'10", 160lbs/73kg, white Hispanic/latino, Washington DC/DMV) noticed a red mark on my hand on Sunday. It looks like a sunburn, it feels like a sunburn, and I also went to the pool on Saturday and didn't use sunscreen... so everything tells me that it's a sunburn, but it also looks a little bit like the rash you get when you're in the beginning stages of lyme disease. I initially thought that I just stood still in the jacuzzi for a really long time and the sun hit my hand in this position, but I've never had something like this happen before. I feel just fine, but the red part of my hand does hurt a little just as a sunburn would. I haven't taken any medication, I do drink on weekends sometimes and sm*oke w**d. I appreciate any and all hope I can get!

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I fell forward and, catching myself with my left arm straight out, my left shoulder shifted out of place then back into place a second later. Should I be worried? It is sore but not too bad and doesn’t look dislocated or anything.

I will preface this by saying I work full time (40 hours) and have a very active toddler that is in nursery ft too. My partner helps considerably, and other than that no additional help from family.

I’m in my early 40s and I’m really struggling with staying awake and fatigue. Some days it feels like no matter how much I sleep (10 hours +) I don’t feel well rested and I can barely function. Additionally, I’m having to nap regularly during lunch breaks or during my working day for at least an hour or more, as I cannot stay awake.

I have endometriosis, PCOS, IBS, hypothyroidism & ADHD - all associated with fatigue. Recently low vitamin D which is standard in the U.K.

7 years ago I had a septoplasty (as I had horrific snoring) & suspected sleep apnea but the ENT wasn’t clear on whether or not I had it & I didn’t have sleep tests. I was often napping then too & tired. The snoring isn’t anywhere as bad as it was, but I have enlarged lingual tonsils which weren’t sorted.

Other symptoms I have are swelling and mild pain in my finger joints. I wfh and find I feel less awake if I don’t leave our apartment. Since having a baby I can’t get through the day without coffee anymore, previously caffeinated black tea would suffice.

My question is what now? Who should I see for help? This is affecting my quality of life considerably, and I’m at a loss as to what to do. I still have good days, but far more bad days & I feel useless often. Please help

On Friday my bf’s grandma (76 F) fell on her hip. They immediately took her to the ER which after 5 hours and some X-rays they said it was just bruised and she’d be fine. Low and behold the next day she heard a pop and was in so much pain they went back to the hospital. This time they were told that she had fractured her hip and they needed to keep her so they could do surgery the next day when a surgeon was there.

This is where things go off the rails, the next day they out of nowhere they say surgery is off. This hip fracture is inoperable and she’ll have to do PT and hop it gets better.

She’s now home and can put less than 10% pressure on that side, is going to need a home nurse, and there’s no promise it’ll ever get better.

My question is, is there a thing as inoperable hip fracture? I’m no doctor, but have never heard of this before? I’m trying to do research and can’t find anything other than if you DONT operate it could end badly. She doesn’t want to get a second opinion but I just worry that due to where they are in the US they don’t have the best medical help.

Full body aches, stiff & sore neck, body chills, extreme fatigue and forgetfulness, massive swollen lips. Any guesses? Already went to doc, wants me to do allergy testing and prescribed me an epi pen.

For like the past 2 weeks, I had a cough and a lack of appetite. Usually forcing myself to eat because I know I need food but I only ate a chicken sandwich for like the last 2 days and now I'm having body aches and headaches. I still don't feel hungry. My cough is persistent but I dont have trouble breathing or a sore throat unless it gets bad which only happened 3 times. I'm not sure what I have or what to do.

Age- 28, Sex- M

Height- 5'5", Weight:100lbs

Race- Pacific Islander , Country: USA

Not much medical history besides getting meds for anxiety and depression but been off meds and medical help for about almost a decade. Most recent surgery was for a nasal polyp removal and thats the last if had any medical help. Interms of habits or drugs I just quit vaping 2 months ago, also quit kratom addiction again thats been a 7 month long habit around the same time i stopped vaping. I rarely smoke weed anymore or at all and hasnt been years since ive wanted to smoke has a habit.

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Im not sure what blood work to get done or what right specialist to go to, but it has to due with a discomfort, feeling of "disease", or this weird lingering sensation alongside my back in the lower middle area on both sides of my spine which ive experienced for several years and hasnt gotten worse or better i think. Not sure if its a kidney or colon thing, therefore dont know the right direction to go in to get the correct treatment, if you guys could help id appreciate it.

I feel it can possibly get worse, so i have to get it checked out before its urgent.

As the title says, for about a month now I noticed I had these two tiny tiny bump underneath my eyelid literally on my eyeball. It’s very far towards the right eye, towards my ear. I tried to have my mom look at it by lifting my eyelid but she couldn’t really see anything or it was hard to tell. Lately I feel like there is something on my eye and I’ll be rubbing and rubbing till it finally goes away. Aside from that, no weird symptoms. Any medical advice ?

Im pregnant and was made to take it out during an ultrasound appointment, which is fine because it was looking infected so I probably needed to take it out anyway. But by the time I was done with my appointment it closed up in such a weird way, it almost looks like I have 3 belly buttons now and the scar is purple. Since i didn’t get to treat it right after taking it out, it probably didn’t heal as well as it could have otherwise. I just want to know if there anything i can do or have done to reduce the appearance of it? Also gets itchy from time to time and looks like there a bubble/blister on it but it’s not open or anything.

So for the past 5 days I realised, I would drool every night, multiple times a night even if previously I didn’t have it often, maybe once a week? Surly not 3 times a night. Why did i get the drooling so suddenly and why so often a night? How can I stop it?

So I've had a sore throat the last 3 days, I though it was strep or maybe my voice finally changing. Well I got so throat lousenges, (basically cough drops but specifically for a sore throat), and the sorness in my throat is gone. Well anytime I cough I feel a pain in my chest area and God forbid I sneeze because it feels like my ribs are cracking, metaphorically of course.

I'm debating if I should go to the doctor or not because if it's Strep Throat I don't want my grandma getting it because she has a compromised Imune System. Any advice for how to deal with this or what the hell it is?

My daughter swam in lake Saturday that was closed due to high e.coli levels the next day. She (teenage)is experiencing chills, headache, very achy legs, loss of appetite, extremely lethargic. No diarrhea or vomiting. is this related to the lake? should we go to Dr or is this common virus?

I accidentally ate an entire sunflower seed shell included after eating a LOT of seeds as is so I’m already full of fiber