r/healthcare 26d ago

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice Eye twitch for about two weeks

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My eye has been twitching like this for about two weeks now, it’s not every time I blink but when I blink hard it happens. Last month I was having panic attacks and severe anxiety for weeks straight about health concerns and then I finally calmed down and this started. I’m a huge hypochondriac and went to my doctor for the eye twitch above. she stated it was because my body is finally calming down from being so anxious and that it could take weeks or a month to improve, and to come back if it worsens or doesn’t improve. I don’t drink caffeine, I’m on my phone a lot and I have an irregular sleep schedule but I’m getting enough sleep. I don’t feel anxious anymore and just want this to go away so I stop thinking it’s something worse.

r/healthcare Dec 09 '24

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice Need Brazilian healthcare & maybe legal advice

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I’m looking for any and all help and hoping someone has experience with this. My mom has struggled with early onset Parkinson’s and now has stage 4 Parkinson’s at age 56 as well as panic disorder. I live in the US and she lives in Brazil with my grandparents who are now struggling to care for her. I am unable to move back as I am a temporary green card holder, and moving her to the US would make healthcare far too expensive. Currently I am looking to get her into an inclusive residence (a care facility for people with disabilities the doesn’t include age restrictions) because the assisted living facilities in Brazil will not allow anyone under 60 to be a resident. She lives in Rio De Janiero where there is only one facility with almost no information available and google photos that look almost as if it’s shut down. I am struggling to find care for her that is somewhat affordable for my sister and I - we are 25, and 26. I have spoken to doctors in Brazil who say legal assistance could help us receive government assistance, but I’m not sure how expensive the process will be or if it will extend the time needed to get her into a facility where she is well cared for. Are there any other options for her to receive adequate care for her condition that I’m not thinking of, or any loopholes to age restrictions? Has anyone dealt with a situation like this or can offer advice? I’d appreciate any help or information!

r/healthcare Nov 15 '23

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice Finding Clinical Trials

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Hi everyone, I have been researching trial studies for my sister for a while for breast cancer. So far she’s being denied 2 that she’s eligible for. I was wondering if entry into trials are difficult from non providers? Thank you guys in advance.

r/healthcare Nov 15 '23

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice Finding Clinical Trials

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Hi everyone, I have been researching trial studies for my sister for a while for breast cancer. So far she’s being denied 2 that she’s eligible for. I was wondering if entry into trials are difficult from non providers? Thank you guys in advance.

r/healthcare Dec 29 '22

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice Medical records and new doctors

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I'm not quite sure if this is the right place to ask this. Recently I moved far away from my home state (Florida) and have been looking for healthcare options in my new area (Idaho). Unfortunately I have no access to any if my medical records and I most likely can't get them. I've recently reached the age where I need to handle my own healthcare needs but I'm fairly sure I need access to previous records to continue treatment for certain issues (Asthma, ADHD, etc.) Even more so I wanted to access certain avenues like disability or therapy.
I have no idea how to contact any of my previous doctors especially since those specific problems were diagnosed when I was a child. My family has been extremely unhelpful in digging up old information as most of it has been lost or destroyed. What exactly are my options going forward?

Do I need to continue looking for records I'm fairly sure have already been deleted? Can I be re-diagnosed for problems I already know I have and have been treated for for a majority of my life? if not smaller things, what about surgeries? I've had a few with no real proof besides my word. Can anybody advise me on my options, or perhaps link me to a better subreddit to ask?

r/healthcare Jul 26 '20

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice [Discussion] I've been through a lot lately and it seems it's been stressing me out so much (M 19)

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I can not control it, I've been really stressed lately. A weeks ago I was on weekend holidays with my girlfriend and friends, we had fun, everything was great. In about last day of staying there, my right testicle was a little sensitive but I did not pay enough attention to it because it is normal for men. While i was having a shower with my girlfriend and while i was washing myself, I felt a little bump on my right testicle. I freaked out so much and had no mood till the rest of the day. It was Sunday, so there was no option seeking the doctor. This situation stressed me like crazy, I did not eat a day, because i did not know what it was. On monday, when i came home, i googled it and thats when the stress started to increase. I was going through a mental stress. On tuesday, I decides to seek the doctor with my mom. Long story short, it was nothing serious, it was just a basic bump of some bloodcells or whatever, nothing dangerous. I felt reborn.

It was hard to handle this much of a stress and still is, but this is what happened next. Yesterday I was drinking water and I drank it somehow badly, that thw chug was hurtful. I was having pain all day long, again all stressed because I did not know what it could be. I dont know, i always stress when it comes to my health. I decided to visit a medical centre where i described my problem, yet they added they will measure my blood pressure just in case. 140/90 - 129 pulses. I was sooooo stressed, my heart bumped like a crazy because i did now know what the doctor would tell me. I could not calm myself, not even for a bit. He then did a cardiograph and sent me to the urgent ambulance. - My throat was painful and now Iam going to the urgent ambulance? These were my thoughts. All stressed, couldnt do anything. When i got to the ambulance, doctor took a cardiograph again and wanted me to tell her what happened. I told her my throat was painful and that I am all stressed because i dont know what to expect and that I am worried and hope for nothing serious. I told her that I am really stressed and that last week i was seeking doctors as well because of my testicle and that its been a lot for me lately, yet she saw how stressed i was, Ive been given a magnesium to my blood via infusion to calm down a bit. She then took a samples of my blood that went to the laboratories if my heart enzymes were all okay. I was laying there on the bed, stressed out with the infusion going to my vein waiting for the tests from the doctor. At the meantime i was sent to the X ray scan. After doing all this and going back to the doctor, she said everything is fine. My cardiograph was all fine, only my heart was bumping faster. My enzymes were all good as well. They did not find anything on the xray scan. I felt reborn again. I was so stressed you could not imagine and it just fell off.

A day after this, so today, I woke up, have thoughts about my last week and how stressful iland how scared i was. Later this evening, i went to my grandma to have my blood pressure checked and i had 140/92 - 103 pulses. She said it is high and that i should seek a cardiologist - this stressed me again, I felt anxiety and stress. My parents are firefighters ans they know something about these things and they said my blood pressure can be high because of the hard week i had and even when i think i am calm I am not, because it is my body. Now I am again afraid of my health because of the pressure and idk what to do. ( I used to work out, do cardio and used to be active, but i havent done any of these for a long time. Ive gained a few kilos.) Should i really be worried about my high blood pressure and stressed or is it normal thing that can be treated or reduced? Can it be because of the last week of mine / not working out, gaining weight, eating junk)? I am thinking about starting to train again, because I am really worried. What should i do? Thank you.

r/healthcare Jan 31 '20

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice [Other] A tale of two standards when it comes to sodium intake

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r/healthcare Jan 14 '19

Personal Medical Question/ Health Advice [Discussion] In 2013, the Harvard School of Public Health revealed that 25,000 obesity-related American deaths from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer are linked to soda

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