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I diagnosed myself at the age of 21 with vitamin B12 deficiency. The only sign I had was enlarged red blood cells, no anemia. I am now 43 and have been an ER R.N. for 20 years and have also been researching vitamin B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia for 20 years. I frequently encounter patients who have signs and symptoms or are at high-risk for B12 deficiency, but doctors do not test. The...

Hi, My Dad has gangrene in his foot. One part looks to be dry and hasn't really changed. The other part started the size of a dime 3 weeks ago I think and has now blackened his two and changes every day!? Please help! He doesn't want surgury. Dr said he probably wouldn't make it. What should I expect in the months to come? He was admitted to Hospice 2 weeks ago! Thanks for any help!

I thought I made this post yesterday evening (9/2), but it didn't register. However, here is what is going on and I need help. I have been having left facial tingling, tingling in the left thigh, twitching eyelids, movement on the left side of the head above the ear occasionally accompanied by a dull headache that can start anywhere from the top of the head, the back or the side. During these...

I Had A Gun Shot Injury For Almost Ten Years Now And I've Gone Through Several Surgeries And Skin Grafting Which Fails After Some Time. Right Now the Wound Has Expanded More Than Ever Before And I Was Told By A Doctor That I've Had Gangerene And That I Could Get Remedy In India If I have The Funds To Pay For The Surgery. All I Want To Know Is How Much It Could Cost Me To Get This ...

Hi my name is Tiffany I am 19 years old i have been going through some medical issues since march. I have these "attatcks" where i pretty much just stop breathing its almost like an asthma attatck but i have an attatck about once a week, i have been hospitalized about 20x since march an i have been to the ER everyweek brought by paramedics, My pomonlogist has been running a bunch of test on me, ...

There's very few things I'm allergic to, and hives are my only symptom. It's come to my understanding that certain forms of hives can be inherited. I've recently discovered that my 3 year old son gets hives as well. I could pinpoint exactly what caused them, since it was the only new food he had eaten over the previous 1-2 hours before the hives formed. I assumed that the hives would disappear ...

I have had a multitude of symptoms, all starting a couple of years ago. But with the main complaint of hip/pelvic pain since a year ago July. I am at the point where every day it's a new symptom. I have elevated ANA levels, dizzyness all the time, leg cramps, feet hurt, foggy feeling, fatigue, choking/swallowing problems, I itch all over, and my arms and back are all blotchy and have acne on...

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has had this same problem? I'm feeling strange tingling, not really numbness, but more of a twitching sensation in my lips, face, neck, and the back of my head/scalp. I'm not sure why this is happening...I though maybe calcium defiency but I take multi vitamins everyday so maybe it's just anxiety or something...anyone else have this and any thoughts?

hi! i am a 33 year old female who has been having weird headaches for two and a half months now. they usually start on my left side and goes up the back of my head. they are also in my neck on the same side. my ear is really painful as well. i went to the e.n.t. and my ears look normal . i had a sinus x-ray ad it was clear and a c-spine x-ray which was normal. i also have alot of pressure in the...

Okay so i used to get these tension headaches.. one of them lasted nearly a month. That was approx. 6 months ago. Recently they came back while i was having sex with my girlfriend and would happen again everytime we would do it. I figured it was just the muscles in my neck getting tense from the orgasm. I saw a doctor he gave me some meds, everything starting getting better. That was about 2 ...

I diagnosed myself at the age of 21 with vitamin B12 deficiency. The only sign I had was enlarged red blood cells, no anemia. I am now 43 and have been an ER R.N. for 20 years and have also been researching vitamin B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia for 20 years. I frequently encounter patients who have signs and symptoms or are at high-risk for B12 deficiency, but doctors do not test. The...

Hi my name is Tiffany I am 19 years old i have been going through some medical issues since march. I have these "attatcks" where i pretty much just stop breathing its almost like an asthma attatck but i have an attatck about once a week, i have been hospitalized about 20x since march an i have been to the ER everyweek brought by paramedics, My pomonlogist has been running a bunch of test on me, ...

I have had a multitude of symptoms, all starting a couple of years ago. But with the main complaint of hip/pelvic pain since a year ago July. I am at the point where every day it's a new symptom. I have elevated ANA levels, dizzyness all the time, leg cramps, feet hurt, foggy feeling, fatigue, choking/swallowing problems, I itch all over, and my arms and back are all blotchy and have acne on...

I have had 2 cervial disk surgeries and so many epidurals, facet joint injections,, and 2 Radio Frequency procedures done on my neck. Even after all of this, my pain is unbearable!!! Along with this pain, I have Sjogren's Syndrome, FIbromyalgia, Right Buttock and Leg Sciatica, POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachacardyia), and other Autoimmune Diseases. I go to a pain clinic for the pain from ...

I thought I made this post yesterday evening (9/2), but it didn't register. However, here is what is going on and I need help. I have been having left facial tingling, tingling in the left thigh, twitching eyelids, movement on the left side of the head above the ear occasionally accompanied by a dull headache that can start anywhere from the top of the head, the back or the side. During these...

Okay so i used to get these tension headaches.. one of them lasted nearly a month. That was approx. 6 months ago. Recently they came back while i was having sex with my girlfriend and would happen again everytime we would do it. I figured it was just the muscles in my neck getting tense from the orgasm. I saw a doctor he gave me some meds, everything starting getting better. That was about 2 ...

I am a 34 yr hispanic woman with 3 kids. The first time this problem occured was in 1999. I have gone to numerous gyn's and placed me on all kinds of medications such as, the vaginals gels, pills like flager(something like that) they even had my ex boyfriend on medication and nothing. My doctor place me on the strongest antibotics for 2 weeks and it went away...I was so happy I rejoiced. It came...

I am a healthy 50 year old woman who had a very bad cold including high fever in January. After 1.5 wks. of upper respiratory problems, I started to feel better, but starting January 25th, I had the sensation that the left side of my brain was vibrating. It came and went, but would continue for hours at a time. I had several days completely symptom free, but then the vibration sensation returned...

Quote: Originally Posted by hboy68 I have numbness and popping in my ears. ENT said everything looks fine, so Im running out of options. Ive been using Mucouesnex, Singulair, and Nasonex, all of which don't help. For the past couple months, my face has felt numb also, which is affecting my vision as well. And to deal with all these ...

It started with an absessed molar back in december 2006. I was never the same. Antibiotics were given and the molar extracted. A week later, I started getting these hot flushes which progressed to migraines which I had never had problems with headaches in my life, period. Then I got sick with some kind of flue. The flue never went away. The symptoms are so intense and so varied...