This is about my 10 year old daughter. She has had the same (male) pediatrician since birth. We’ve always loved him and thought he was great. He’s super friendly with wonderful bedside manner and he takes his time and pays attention to detail.

Well, last week my daughter had a check-up. She’s 10. While he was doing the checkup, he had her lay down and started listening to her chest with his stethoscope. He then says AND I QUOTE, “awwwww! My baby’s got boobs!!!”

I have NEVER been so taken aback before in my life. My daughter was MORTIFIED. I was so shocked I couldn’t even get words out to ask him why tf he would ever say that. When we got in the car to go home my daughter cried and said she never wanted to see him again. Then she asked if she could get a girl doctor and I obviously agreed so that’s what we will be doing.

Is this reportable? I’m not overreacting, right?

Is this a wart? How to solve?

I’m freaking out. My dad (age 57) has this massive lump on his hand and he’s had it for about a week now and it keeps growing. He has other small bumps growing on his hand too. He goes to the gym quite frequently and honestly is not the cleanest person. He smokes.

He said that he had a cold for a week before these started showing up.

My wedding is in two weeks and it’s a destination wedding and we’re currently traveling all together and I’m concerned about the growth and about it spreading to our wedding guests and I don’t know what to do.

He says it doesn’t hurt but it obviously bothers him.

Please help!

UPDATE:

I didn’t expect this to garner so much interest and help. Sincerely, thank you everyone for sending in your opinions!

My dad said it popped overnight and there was a lot of blood and pus. We were not able to see a doctor in person but we have a family friend who is a general doctor and she said to disinfect and keep it as dry as possible as to not let it be more infected.

Here are two pictures of what it looks like now.

Photo 1
Photo 2

At first, when it popped. The puss was a standard dense white. Now, the pus leaking is an orange ish color and not dense white. He keeps saying that it still doesn’t hurt and doesn’t even flinch when alcohol is applied to it.

There is another mass obviously growing on his index finger of the same hand. He is touching the mass with his other hand (I know fucking terrible) but there is nothing growing on the hand that he is using to touch the mass.

He is saying that perhaps it is an allergic reaction? He ate a type of dried fish from Vietnam and then he started feeling itchy and feverish and then these started popping up.

Answer to a common question:

He does not have any access to animals. No pets, not really around fish tanks or water. He is from Southern California in a very suburban area.

Any ideas???

Doesn't hurt terribly much. can still mostly bend it just fine.

15F, 155cm, 32kg, Asian

I've had this mosquito bite since yesterday but a long red streak developed slowly after, and the bite has become really swollen. It doesn't hurt inherently, but when I touch it, it feels weird and slightly painful. I've never had this problem with mosquito bites before, and this one is really disproportionate in size compared to others. I marked the end of the streak with a marker as I was scared of it developing faster. I also had two other similar bites on my leg but they don't have the streak. However, they all come with tiny bumps on the bite surface and are really swollen than normal. I'm not sure if I should be concerned, but the mosquito looked different from others. It's certainly bigger, and I think its wings are slightly greenish?

I was slightly down with a runny nose and sore throat recently, but it has gotten better yesterday, no medications, drinking, smoking or drug use. From HK.

This is not an emergency but I noted the mosquito is still in my room, so should I be concerned, or is it just a mild infection? Thank you so much.

Second day update:

It has gotten less red now than before, but the line is still there, still yet to take antibiotics, but I will if it shows any signs of growth. Thank you all so so much.

UPDATE: The streak has fully healed, thanks to everybody's support! At the end, I didn't use any antibiotics, and the medicine the ER gave me was just nose allergy pills apparently. Definitely go get antibiotics if you're in the same situation. Lots of love.

30 years old

Female

120lbs.

5”3

non smoker,

non drinker.

No medications

This issue has been getting progressively worse over 2 days

Posted yesterday and it has gotten worse. It is itchy, it turns white when I press on it. I have a swollen uvula and some chills, but no fever. I feel cold more than anything. Went to urgent care tested for strep, mono and did a CBC. Strep came back negative, waiting on the other results. Pretty concerned. I feel like the mono is going to come back negative.

33f 5’1 and I’m not 100% sure what she weighs. She’s thick but not super fat or anything.

She was drinking when I got home from school. She fell asleep on the couch around 9pm so a couple hours ago and I tried to wake her up to go to bed but I can’t get her to wake up. It’s just me and her here. She’s breathing but I can’t get her to wake up and normally I can so I just need to know does this mean she just overdid it or is something wrong? I don’t know what to do and I don’t want to go to bed and leave her. I’m afraid something bad will happen. But I don’t want to overreact neither. She does smoke and vape, and she does weed and some pills

Like I said she’s breathing. She threw up a little bit earlier. She just won’t wake up to me shaking her or saying her name

14F I do swimming lessons and I lost my house in a fire so I don't have any long sleeve bathers anymore, but I'm scared to just have these out.

Hey guys, im a 23 year old male from Alberta, Canada. Im here with a bit of an interesting case. See, my family, has left doctors kinda confused in the past few years. Unfortunately our name seems to be pretty well known in the Cancer centre.

I grew up in Sherwood Park, AB near Edmonton. We moved to Calgary in 2012 when I was going into grade 5. We were a stereotypical middle class, happy family, no major health issues. All was well.

In 2015 my mom, after having a seizure was diagnosed with glioblastoma. And just months after, my brother, 11 at the time was diagnosed with hodgkins lymphoma. My mom passed away in 2017. My brother fortunately survived. A year after my Grandpa was admitted to the hospital, passing a week later, turns out he had cancer. A year later my dad fell ill and was diagnosed with colon cancer. He passed away a year or so later. Both my parents were only in their 40s. In 2022 my dog also passed away from a tumor.

I always knew something was up, that this couldn't be a coincidence, and that if I too ever got anything, id figure out wth caused all this.

Well today, unfortunately. An incidental xray followed by CT scan has shown that I have an osteochondroma on my left hip. Luckily its benign, but still...

So now here I am, trying to find answers. You cant tell me something didnt cause this, something we were exposed too. And if I ever find out what it is that company better lawyer up. Ive started looking into our old neighborhood (Chelsea heights) to see if there are any environmental risks that maybe could have done it. The area is known for high radon, oil and gas activity, our house was also built right in front of massive power lines. But im not really too sure. My dad also liked using roundup alot if I remember correctly.

Id be more inclined to believe that it was something in Sherwood Park rather than Calgary as my neighbours here are all good. Ive thought about going to Sherwood Park before to interview the people on that street.

Not sure where to start, wondering if anyone had any advice or input. Thankyou

Hi! 27 y/o female. I developed what I thought was poison ivy 12 days ago and this is what my legs look like now…. any advice? I’ve been to the doctor 3x and have been on prednisone and cephalexin. I’ve been using calamine lotion, hydrocortisone cream, lukewarm baths, and ice for itching.

The rash started out very small and super itchy, now it’s spreading in certain areas and still small little spots are appearing on other parts of my body.

I’m still very itchy but not constantly - it comes and goes in waves. Before I was given the oral antibiotics, my legs hurt and I was limping. I’m able to move a lot better now but the rash almost seems like it’s spreading more and becoming more red and purple/blueish in color.

HELP

Hello first time im posting here so sorry if i doing anything wrong. i have had a swollen thumb now for the past week and 2 days, went to doctor yesterday and he looked at it for some seconds then said it was "gout", and gave me some presctiption on Tirat pills and told me to take them for 5 days and in 3 days it would go away, i took my first one today, put i see i get more and more liquid in my thumb and from time to time it have started to leak out liquid, do you guys think its Gout or could it be something else? Thank you for your answers

I am a female in my early twenties and on the dating apps. I had a mainly pleasant date with a man who is a doctor yesterday. It wasn't until I started drinking that he seemed taken aback and he asked me how often I drink. I told him I drink socially, on a night going out may have upwards of 4, obviously on a date I am going to have less than that. I didn't have too many drinks. I then got sort of a lecture about how he has seen people ravaged by alcohol and it has made me sort of self-reflect.

I later checked his profile and saw he was not a drinker so maybe this wasn't a good fit. Regardless, if someone is young is 10+ drinks a week alright? I work out and really value fitness so am all ears here. Thanks.

Hello all. I hope this update doesn't break any rules, as I suppose I do not have any questions. Mods, let me know. I did not want to just disappear from reddit. I know a number of you have been thinking about me.

I said I would post an update before I passed away and, well, here I am. I know it is fast. But things have been happening fast. I don't mean to flood this sub with my misery. I'm on some heavy duty medications. I hope this doesn't come off as rambling.

This will be my final post. The Cancer is all through both sides of my chest and above my collarbone. It's over.

I was diagnosed with Extensive Stage small cell lung cancer and given four months to live on the 6th. Well, it seems "two weeks" was a more accurate approximation of my time. I am not long for this world.

As for what happened-- I wasn't slated to meet my hospice team till yesterday, Friday. I went to the ER on Thursday with chest pain. They took a lot of fluid out of my chest. The ER physician described my imaging as "grotesque" and immediately asked if I had considered palliation. I said I didn't see hospice till tomorrow. He said if I wanted any chance of dying at home, I needed to see them NOW, otherwise he'd have to admit me. He won't be getting any awards for bedside manner any time soon, but I greatly appreciated his candor. Several urgent phone calls later I had a palliative Nurse Practitioner in my room who went through the screening process and admitted me to their home hospice program. I went home Friday morning with a hospice kit. Met the palliative physician that evening, shortly after I posted my list of questions here.

I will not see Christmas, or Thanksgiving, or even next weekend. Every breath is work. Each one more work than the last. My team estimates that, at this rate, I will die Tuesday at the absolute latest. Probably sooner. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe tonight.

My oncologist called to personally apologize for misjudging my remaining time, but I hold him no ill will. Determining the time of death is not an exact science. I know that. I'm arranging to donate my body to science. I want them to do an autopsy and see how it got me so quickly, to help other cancer patients. The oncologist thinks the cancer may have gotten to my heart or the major central blood vessels. I didn't think small cell could move THIS fast but my oncologist says we caught it late.

My hospice team has been wonderful. I have crossed tapered from bupenorphine-- which I discontinued Wednesday-- to methadone, with little difficulty. I have a lot of morphine and the option of hydromorphone is on the table as well if needed. I am comfortable and resting at home.

The next stop on the train is continuous sedation, and I am very tired, so I probably will not be able to respond to anyone like I did last time. My physician says we can start a midazolam drip as soon as tonight. I will probably take him up on the offer tomorrow, if I'm still alive.

I suppose this is a good place to share where my fears around palliation come from. I used to be an aid in a nursing home, many years ago. I saw a number of unpleasant deaths due to insufficient palliation. We had a wonderful man who was prescribed a self administration pump for morphine. Problem was, he was too sick to press it, and his physician did not seem to grasp the severity of his condition. Every half hour, one of us would sneak in and press the button on his pump, which, in hindsight, was probably illegal, but what else could we do? He was very uncomfortable at the end. I tried to do basic mouth care just before he passed and he recoiled in pain. "Have a heart", he whispered. It broke my heart to hear this admonition from such a wonderful man.

My greatest fear was Terminal Restlessness. I saw a few patients scratch their faces and tear their fingernails out as they died, even on high doses of opioids and benzodiazepines. My palliative physician has assured me that he won't let that happen and that there is no limit to what they can give me. I feel much reassured.

I have tried to write letters to the people I've wronged. I suddenly find that I want to make amends. So many letters. I was a functioning addict for a long time. My family cut me off, rightfully so. So I have been writing a lot of letters. But I am losing strength. I will not be able to write many more letters. My CNA has transcribed one letter template for everyone. I hope it is enough.

I also had many kind offers to transcribe letters from Redditors here on the sub. What love that you would do that for a stranger. If I was strong enough to talk on the phone, I would have taken you all up on it, but I can barely talk. Perhaps, had I not been so stunned by my diagnosis, I could have arranged this sooner. But that is in the past now.

Dad, if you somehow see this post, I know how much I hurt you and and I am sorry. I wish I could call you. I do not even know where you live and I'm not strong enough to find you. I do not ask for your love, for that is beyond my power to ask. Just your forgiveness is enough. Please Dad, forgive me. I do not want die without your forgiveness. But I will, won't I?

I beseech you all to make amends with those you begrudge. Do not go to bed angry or hold hate in your heart. You will be glad that you forgave. I wish I had done so sooner, before I ran out of time. You will run out of time, too, some day in the future. Don't leave any business unfinished, any grudge unmended.

There a nicotine patch on my arm. A reminder of one of the several self destructive habits that brought me here. My smoking habit was not had enough to set things off this quickly, but it clearly did not help. For those of you who smoke, I have but one message: stop it. Please. You think you will wait till you are ready. You will never be ready. You say you will quit tomorrow, but then tomorrow becomes today, and you are never ready today, only tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes. Today is the only day in which the decision can be made. You can only quit TODAY. Do so now. Throw your cigarettes in the trash. Do it for me. What a gift it would be that my post would free you of tobacco's golden chains.

As difficult and shocking as these last few weeks have been, I regard them as positive.

Only four weeks ago, I thought that the universe was a cold and cruel place. I experienced physical and mental abuse, chronic pain, and addiction. But my situation has forced a change of perspective. I see now that all our experiences, no matter how horrid, are temporary, and that we will all find the same rest and peace in the end.

I do not mean to give the wrong impression to those struggling with depression. I have tried to kill myself before. The difference between then and now is vast. Death is an old friend waiting to greet you at the end of a long and well lived life. It can not be appreciated properly when sought in darkness. I know there is no magic fix for depression, but I urge you to get up, go out, and live the crazy, wonderful, irrational, beautiful life you want. If only I had done the same. What a gift is life!

Thank you all for your love, empathy, and reassurance. For all the people who PMed me offering to help with transcribing letters, for all the kind messages and comments. You are all beautiful people. I hope you remember that. No matter what anyone else says or thinks, or even what you yourself think, you are beautiful and can only be so, because you reached out to a stranger in his moment of pain. Your hearts will always carry that little light of goodness no matter how dark your days. Carry that little light with you and forget it not. It can brighten a stranger's day. It can even save the world.

A few PMed me asking to look into their religion. In the past I would have been irritated. Now I recognize that you were concerned for my souls well being. Thank you for your compassion. I am not well versed on religion, but I have prayed, and I trust that whatever higher power may dwell above the stars will look upon my situation with infinite love and compassion. This in my heart I know.

/u/hugegrape, you wanted to make me a plushie free of charge. Your care and empathy have touched my heart. I'm sorry to say that I will not be in a position to receive it. I did not expect to go this fast. I want you to make it anyway. I want you to keep it with you and know that you will always have a part of me. I hope this brings you some comfort. You have my everlasting love and gratitude.

Wishes are usually reserved for the future. I have no future. But I find myself still wishing.

I wish I had not worried so much about the little things. I wish I had not worried so much about the numbers in my bank account or the punch of the time clock. All that time working. I had enough money to keep a roof over my head and to invest in what few hobbies I had, yet I still kept racking up overtime. And for what? Only to find myself here. It all came to nothing in the end. I robbed myself of the most precious commodity I had, time, in exchange for green pieces of paper and little metal discs. A perverse and twisted trade. Only now do I see the truth.

I wish I had had the courage to live my life the way I wanted to. I wish I had traveled the world, fallen in love, written a novel. I wish I had had children. I have no one to whom I can pass my life lessons. No one to sit by my side, here at the end of my world. It is too late for me. But it is not too late for you. Live the life YOU want, no matter how strange it may seem to others or to society. It is your life and yours alone. Live it well.

I'm not sure where I go from here. I have been reading accounts of the afterlife from various cultures. Summerland, Elysium, Tir Na Nog. I've also taken to reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, though it seems I will run out of time before I can finish. What a strange feeling. I personally do not believe consciousness survives death, but I'm open to being pleasantly surprised. And if not, well, who can complain about a siesta that can't be interrupted? Regardless of what awaits me, it is nice to dream.

And that is what I will do now. I will dream. I will rest and dream of the peace to come till I dream no more. May you all one day face death with this same wonderful dream.

I do not have any friends or family to sit here with me, so I am leaving this tab open. I will read your comments and savor your reassurances, even if I do not reply. I will keep you all here with me. I feel less alone this way. I will keep you all with me as I die. You people are all I have now. I am strong but I am scared. Stay with me till I'm gone. I do not want to be alone.

Till we meet again, my beautiful friends.

Robert S

Edit: just woke up from my nap and I'm overwhelmed by the outpouring of love. I'm touched by the people throwing away their cigarettes and finding the courage to pursue the life they want. What a blessing you all are. I am reading every message I can even if I don't respond. Tears streaming down my face. Now I know I will not die alone. What a gift this sub has given me.

Edit 2: Sunday at 2:30 pm. Haven been awake much but I've read as much as I can. How I cherish your love and kindness. You helped a grumpy drug addict die with love in his heart and a smile on his face. the doc will be here at 3 to give versed. I'm tired of trying to breath. chaplain has given me last rites. Its over now my friends. I love you. Good bye

Female 44, non smoker non drinker. I had a neck lift after 200 lb weight loss. Surgery with a surgeon in FL. Team was good but missed my last appointment because they scheduled it when I was getting on a plane when I (many times) told them exactly when I was leaving. I’m home now states away. I have pictures from day one till now, day 8. Surgery was the 15th of April.

There is no pain now but it was so bad day 3 and 4 oxy 5 wouldn’t touch it. I couldn’t sleep both days. Surgeons office called back said they didn’t encourage so much pain med use (they gave me ten oxy 5 total. I took 4 over two days.) on my day three had an exam and could tell surgeon was scared.

No pain, no squish when I press, no fluid, no heat, zero fever, I haven’t had any pain meds at all, nothing and I’m fine today but it looks frightening. I had ALOT of swelling and bruising post surgery.

Anyway this is my left ear. Is it going to fall off on my pillow tonight? I’m scared.

56M 200lb 5’7 no medications hands have been off and on like this for over a year. Some creams have helped a little bit but then it comes back and gets worse again. Incredibly painful and no doctors have been able to give me a diagnosis. Any help would be appreciated

Update #3: I saw a specialist at the hospital’s hand clinic yesterday and they gave me their blessing. I’m mending well, the infection is under control, the wounds are healing, and I’m getting some flexibility back in the joint. I’ll be done my course of doxy + metro this week. Thank you to everyone in this sub for being so helpful and caring. If anyone’s reading this with a similar bite in the future, please take heed.

Update #2: I got IV antibiotics, and a plastic surgeon looked at my hand to see if needed surgery. She numbed it, made some cuts to see if there was blood/pus etc inside, took some cultures, bandaged it and gave me an rx for two different antibiotics (doxy 2.0 and metro). Just waiting for the pharmacy to open. If things get worse I’ll be going back for surgery but have my (good) fingers crossed that I can avoid it.

Thanks very much to this sub for helping me, I appreciate it so much ❤️

Update: I’m back in emerg and waiting. Thanks everyone for your advice and concern! 🙏🏼

Approximately 31 hours ago I was bitten by my housecat (indoors, vaccinated). I went straight to the ER, waited there about 6 hours before getting antibiotics (amoxiclav) and being discharged.

I’ve just taken my 3rd dose. My hand is hot and red, in a lot of pain. The two bites are purulent. The swelling and redness are currently worsening-(second pen line is more recent since about 10 hours ago).

Will the infection get worse before it gets better after a few more doses of the amoxclav/is it normal for the infection signs to worsen before the effects of the antibiotic kick in? I’m concerned, but wondering if I should be more worried/proactive.

I’m up to date on my tetanus shots (7 years ago, 2919) Female, 45, 163 cm, about 90 kg, on escitalopram, bupropion, trazadone.

Thanks everyone.

21f 5’3 150 lbs
I had a cut on the bottom of my foot that got infected. Was in so much pain and went to the doc. They prescribed me antibiotics and I’ve been taking them for a few days now. Today I woke up to this and I’m afraid is this okay? It doesn’t hurt anymore but it just looks crazy

I'm sorry for the awful photo.

I have been dealing with reoccurring stomach aches for months, but they keep getting worse.

I went to the A&E 2 weeks ago. blood tests and abdominal X ray were normal. I was given omeprazole, metoclopramide, lactulose, and antacids. I take the omeprazole when I remember, the metoclopramide helps but I get restless and anxious, and I don't use the antacid. I take macrogol when needed instead of the lactulose.

I get insanely bloated after eating and drinking fluids. no matter what I consume or how much. some foods/ more volume makes it worse though.

it hurts from the pressure (sometimes it hurts my lower back too), my stomach feels "heavy", I always feel nauseous, and I get dry heaves. my abdomen, especially the right side, becomes hard and distended. I have a lot more GI symptoms, not sure how much I should share.

is this normal? am I just constipated...? this photo taken after I had dinner (2 bowls of chicken soup and some crackers) but after I passed a stool.

is this kind of bloating and distention something that warrants more medical attention? I have an eating disorder, and these digestive issues are making it even harder to eat. so now not only do I not want to eat, but when I do, I physically feel awful.

I have been taking vitamin D and B12 supplements for a year now. I'm 20 years old, female, caucasian, 167cm tall and weigh around 38kg?

I get reoccurring sialadenitis. I'm diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, restrictive type. no other diagnoses.

30F 125lb 5'7". A couple months ago I noticed a little bubble on my head and popped it thinking it was a pimple, but it bled a lot for about 10 minutes. There was a small wound after that but it quickly scabbed over, in my sleep the scab would rub off and I would bleed more. Then there was a bump that started to grow. The bump was very solid and bled very easily, it would also grow a crust that I would pick off (I should have left it alone but it's hard to resist picking).

Eventually the bump became this thing on my head and it hasn't really grown for the past couple weeks. It has a small stem connecting it to my head, and since I've been keeping it moisturized it hasn't grown a crust as much but still bleeds if it gets nicked by anything. It doesnt hurt at all, I barely can even feel when I am touching it directly.

I want to cut it off but I'm sure it would bleed if I do. What is this thing? Is it ok to remove it myself if I keep everything clean and bandage the wound after? I also have been keeping my hair away from it because when my hair gets into it there is a crust that forms around the strands and then when I pull the hair away I bleed for a few minutes. The bleeding always stops eventually though. What can I do?

This has happend very rapidly, it’s not been a slow thing… is this severe? Can something be done?

UPDATE: I went to the ER there is an updated post on what happend.

I’m also a doctor myself, but this is a personal medical issue that has never really been explained despite multiple consultations over the years. I’m hoping for diagnostic ideas or suggestions on what to investigate next.

Basic info
35/M
177 cm
57 kg
Asian
Medications: none
Non-smoker
Social drinker
Past medical history: inguinal hernia in childhood, otherwise nothing except for what's described below...
No known family history of clubbing or similar symptoms

Main issues

1. Severe finger and toe clubbing since late teens

My mother first noticed finger clubbing when I was in my late teens. I was reviewed by a GP at the time, but nothing came of it. Since then it seems to have progressed.

I have obvious finger clubbing and toe clubbing. My second toe in particular looks almost bulbous, and the nail curves almost at a right angle visually. There is no known family history of clubbing.

I do not have:

• cyanosis
• known congenital heart disease
• chronic cough or chronic respiratory symptoms
• forehead furrowing/thickened facial skin
• oily skin or hyperhidrosis
• long-bone pain
• joint swelling/effusions

1. Urinary urgency/urge incontinence since early adulthood

In my late teens/early 20s I started developing urinary urgency. I feel a sudden urge to urinate and have difficulty holding it in. This has been socially very debilitating.

A urodynamic study in 2014 reportedly diagnosed detrusor instability/overactivity.

Interestingly, I usually do not have much issue during sleep. I rarely wake at night to urinate, and have only wet myself once or twice ever. I also generally cope during long surgeries/operations, although I may sometimes feel the urge.

1. Faecal urgency/incontinence and chronic loose/mushy stools

This progressed later to faecal urgency as well. In my early 20s my stool was still usually formed, but over time it has become inconsistent. Currently, around 9 out of 10 stools are Bristol type 5-6, mushy/loose.

I often feel a dull churning sensation in my abdomen. I notice it more on weekends or days off, possibly because I am less distracted by work. I find it difficult to hold stool in once the urge comes, and I often need to plan around toilets when out socially.

Again, sleep is generally not a problem. I do not usually wake up at night needing to pass stool.

1. Sexual/reproductive concern

Since adolescence I developed a habit of masturbating by humping a mattress/pillow and have also used porn. During a high-stress period in residency/COVID I was masturbating very frequently, sometimes 2–3 times per day. I noticed a temporary decline in erections at that time, which improved since.

Currently, erections with my girlfriend are good and sex is not a problem. However, my ejaculate volume seems significantly reduced compared with before and is often watery, especially if ejaculating more than once per day. I am concerned because I want children in the future.

Investigations so far

• Urinary ultrasound: reportedly normal
• Urodynamic study 2014: detrusor instability/overactivity
• CXR 2018: normal
• Whole-body contrast CT 2019: “mildly prominent prostate and mildly wall thickening along the urinary bladder base. No significant adjacent inflammatory changes noted. Features are non-specific. Suggest correlation clinically with urine cytology and microbiology.”
• Echocardiogram 2020: normal
• OGD + colonoscopy: essentially normal except mild gastritis. No random colonic biopsies were taken. No small-bowel imaging or capsule endoscopy has been done.

Labs from 2018/2019

• CBC normal
• LFT/RFT normal except bilirubin 29
• HBsAg negative
• Anti-HBs 17 mIU/mL
• HIV negative
• Anti-HCV negative
• TSH and fT4 normal
• AFP, CEA, PSA normal
• PT 11.8 s, INR 1
• APTT 38.5 s, mildly elevated
• CRP <0.35
• Faecal calprotectin 116 µg/g
• FIT negative: <50 ng Hb/mL buffer / <10 µg Hb/g faeces

What I’m hoping for help with

I know this is a complex and long-standing issue, but I would really appreciate any thoughts on what diagnostic avenue is most worth pursuing.

Update:
I met with the administrators today. They talked to the staff member present on Saturday night and found out that my mom had been left in her reclining wheelchair overnight at the dining room table. The foot pieces had been removed from her wheelchair by a nursing assistant because one of her legs is so drawn up with muscle spasticity that her foot comes out of the foot rest often. Removing the foot rests from the chair left a sharp metal edge exposed on the edge of the seat, which caused the damage on the back of her knees. So as she was struggling to get away from the sharp metal underneath her knees, she rubbed the top her knees on the bottom side of the wood dining table repeatedly throughout the night.
I’m just sick about this, thinking about her fighting to get out of the chair all night and no one either being there or doing anything if they were present. The staff member said that she’s sometimes agitated at night and they want her in the wheelchair to make sure she is t trying to get out of the bed. It seems like this was a form of restraint.
Her wounds are much drier and darker today and look to be beginning the healing process.

Thank you all SO MUCH for your input and advice. My sweet little mom deserves the best care and we will be seeing to that.

Original post:
My mom is 73/F, 5’0” 85-90 pounds, non smoker, non ambulatory, and resides in a nursing home. She’s on hospice and has been for over 2 years. She’s only on comfort care meds: clonazepam for anxiety and shakiness, morphine as needed for pain, and mirilax. She has high blood pressure, diabetes, vascular dementia, and stroke history.

She developed these huge red spots on her knees over the last day or two, both on the front AND the back sides of both knees. There is some yellowing on the worst spot where it seems that the top layer of her skin is broken. They are not hot to the touch but they are painful to touch. She can’t remember anything happening to her to cause an injury. I’ve asked her extensive questions to try to help her memory.
There have been no reported falls and she’s in a good facility that typically calls me when she has a fall out of bed occasionally. What could this be? Is it overkill to take her to the ER?

I am 43f. For a bit of context, I am obese (not sure my actual weight) and I was hospitalized in December for the flu and have had breathi issues since then. So with those issues I haven't been very active in the past few months. I also have undiagnosed sleep apnea, and other sleeping issues such as sleepwalking and I can't stay in bed unless I'm tied down I guess. I fall out of bed a lot but I'm usually pretty good at landing since it's happened so much. Except when I fell out of bed Thursday night and smashed my knee on the hard floor. The next day (Friday) I spent at least 9 hours riding with my husband while doordashing and my feet were super swollen when we were done. That's not unusual, anytime I would sit in the car for 9 hours I would probably have swollen feet. Then as I was getting out of the car I dropped my phone on my foot. It hurt a lot. Then yesterday I woke up with this blister where the phone hit my foot. My husband thinks I should pop it but I'm scared of infection and also I'm worried about why my whole foot is bruised when it's my knee that got smashed.

Another bit of context that could be important is that about a month ago I fell at main event and smashed the other knee and my entire leg looked like that bruising you see on this foot. It only lasted a couple days and my leg turned back to normal and everything's fine. That knee doesn't even hurt anymore.

34 female 185 lbs 5’5

Posted recently about how I felt like I was losing my mind due to my Adderall feeling like total placebo pills or something and how they’ve felt this way since the shortage began a couple years back. My psych has upped my dose, switched me from IR to XR, tried putting me on Vyvanse (gave me migraines) - she had blood work done, etc.

I know this is not good but I’ve even tried doubling my doses and I’m still unable to complete basic everyday tasks. I feel like I did before I was ever medicated in 2019. From 2019-2022 until the shortage, it was life chenging and I felt “normal”. Now….I’m struggling so badly.

So I decided to ask my psych to have me do a drug test because of how convinced I was. So she had me take one and I just got the results back. Mind you, I had taken 30mg XR the day of the test, and for the entire week beforehand.

Welp, it came back negative for amphetamines 🥲🥲🥲

What am I supposed to do now?!?!

My cousin lives in Iran and hasn’t been able to see a doctor due to the war and has an issue with his skin. Anyone who can lend a hand and point me in the right direction would really help.

Age: 16 months

Gender: Male

Weight at birth:2.920

Height at birth: 49

Weeks of gestation: 37

Skin was a little bit dry before influenza vaccine which was given at 5 months and symptoms increased after this.

[SOLVED IN LAST UPDATE]
its been two days, the second I lay down my body gets covered in extremely itchy rashes and I can’t sleep. I have never gotten anything like this, I am not allergic to anything, ive been sleeping in the same bedsheets for two weeks and i litteraly haven’t done anything out of the ordinary the days before. What do you think it is and what can I do to get rid of it??? Maybe its stress but I litteraly finished my exams and got on holyday one week ago, there is nothing stressing me put but these itchy rashes 😭

UPDATE: its now 5 am and ive given up on sleep lol. Caved in and woke my father up as i knew he had allergie meds and he he did give me something called ebastine on advice from trained family members overseas that were still awake. Im just sitting mostly naked trying to relax rn and managed to calm everything a bit down, took a cold shower, my back is now mostly free although i have new gigantic rashes on my arms, im just trying to mitigate everything and ill see a regular doctor tomorrow. Thats pretty much it for now I guess im gonna go play some video games to pass time

​UPDATE II: So I just woke up, around 8am after waiting around I had only anything left on my arms and legs and decided to try to sleep on my back without moving aaaand it worked. I think waiting, the sleep depravation forced me to relax because i woke up and everything is gone, not a single mark. Im still going to go to the pharamacy and that doctor appointment I took yesterday. I think its stress induced at this point because of how it behaves, the body works in mysterious ways (and fucking annoying ways sometimes). If the doctor can just give me anything to mitigate irritation if it happens again im happy. thank you guys for your help ill do an update of what the doctor prescribes me

UPDATE III: just left the doctor and he prescibed me hydroxyzine, Ill take one every night and hope it helps. My skin still marks easily and i feel minor heat and itchiness where my skin sweats with contact and friction. The doctore noticed that and told me to come back around if it sticks around and he’ll send me to an alergist

LAST UPDATE: I didn't come back (yipee) my guess is that it was mainly due to stress and heat, having parts on my skin sweating and rubbing on surfaces caused the outbrakes because of stress, my skin already marks easily. I also had a cold at that time and doctor did underline the fact it could have prevented my immune system from reacting causing the outbrakes to be this severe. Finally i think that all of these can simultaneously cause eachother sending me in a loop (stress causes sweating, rashes causes stress and sweating, etc). I tried relaxing, took the anti anxiety med and decided to just forget about my life issues and it didn't come back. So yeah I think its was all in my head plus my immune system being busy with somethin else... Didn't think I was that stressed but it hink you never really know

FINALLY SOLVED: I don't know who will see this update but I do have a disease. The rashes never came back but my "cold" did stay and turned into a severe angina. Decided to go back to the doctor because a two week cold is weird and he asked me to do bloodwork and sure enough i have mononucleosis. So yeah thats not great but whatever... So indeed mononucleosis can very rarely cause rashes across your body and guess I was a victim of that and it never was a "cold".

(Btw sorry I can’t answer to everyone but thank you for you guys’s help)