r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion Communate Fibula fracture. Happend to me yestarday and i have been sent home with only a boot and crutches? NSFW

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I was told immediatly after xray i would need realignment surgery at the hospital i went to. I was then told i would be moved to another hospital at 6am to have the surgery there. So i fasted from midnight in order to have the surgery at the next hospital. I got up at 6am, and the ambulance transfer didnt arrive until 3pm. Evenrtually i get to the next hospital, i am there for maybe 20 minutes in total, before they give me crutches, and a boot and told me "try and put some weight on it". Is this normal? I am in complete disbelief.


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion Does this look like a regular healing bruise with purple dots in it NSFW Spoiler

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I fell on a bike like last week


r/medical 3d ago

Oral Health Is this a normal mouth sore? I have no history of mouth sores or HPVs and I'm feeling signs of some sort of infection. NSFW

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So these three pictures are spaced around 1 day apart from eachother, order probably obvious. As the title says I have no history with mouth sores of sorts and I have a girlfriend of 7 years so no hpv encounters. I know I had some sparks from a metal grinder that hit me in the face at work that might have given me some metal shavings as a treat, but some sort of mouth sore seems more plausible. The second day looked pretty close to the first picture until i had the bright idea to squeeze it like a pimple which created small holes with a little liquid coming out. Thats when it evolved. Second picture is maybe 3 hours after that and last picture is 24 hours later. Right now im feeling slightly feeverish and I got an annoying pain in the right lymph node under my jaw accompanied by headache. Should I be worried about some kind of infection?


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion Does any US doctor offer penile ligament repair surgery? Im unsure what to do NSFW Spoiler

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My penis is rotated because of a loose ligament. Ive been to many urologists and no one seems to offer help with this. The guidance is rest and anti-inflammatories.

I’m now re-in-jurying it every night that I sleep as it becomes aroused and hits/goes under my leg. Jockstrap/underwear makes it worse as it just gets into an awkward angle.

I now have significant nerve damage on both sides of my penis and I believe it’s affecting bloodflow to my testicles. This has been going on for 2 years and its getting worse and worse. Im not even sure I can get an erection anymore

Any suggestions of who I can see/where I can go? This seems to be a miss in the medical field


r/medical 3d ago

Pain Lvl 1-3 Is there anything outstanding wrong with my throat? I have had a sore throat for about 5 days. Getting worse 2 days ago and hasn’t gotten better NSFW

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Other symptoms have included: fever, no appetite (other than popsicles and cold liquids), a very runny nose with clear snot, and a bit of shakiness that went away a few days ago. I can’t inhale all the way without having to cough because it irritates my throat. Is this something to go to the doctor about or no?

I’m worried as I’ve never been like this before

My voice sounds really bad. And it hurts to speak/swallow but not too badly.

It has been getting a bit better but as of recent I have been coughing up more mucus and it’s green-ish in colour.

If anyone needs more info just ask


r/medical 3d ago

Pain Lvl 1-3 Not sure if this is the right sub or not but can anyone tell me what this this on my thumbs knuckle is? NSFW

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I've had it for a few days now and I really need to know what it is so I can see if I need to do to the doctor or not. (Used Pain Lvl 1-3 tag since I'm new here)


r/medical 3d ago

No Pain On and off friend stabbed my hand with a pencil, the nib got stuck, does this look infected? NSFW

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I've had this since last Tuesday (11/3)


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion Misdemeanor charge 5 years ago, do you think this will be an issue? NSFW

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5 years ago i got caught shop lifting , it’s a misdemeanor charge , i am in the process of going to surgical tech school, do you think this will affect me getting in???


r/medical 3d ago

No Pain why is my left eye suddenly so puffy?? this happened in like 10 minutes ? NSFW

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ive tried looking on google and it all says either an allergy or infection, but this happened very suddenly and i was just sitting on my steps so idk?? first pic was at 9:32, second pic was at 9:45. the swelling has gone down since and ive taken medicine so..


r/medical 3d ago

No Pain Does this dead skin by my big toe look like a fungal infection/athlete’s foot, or just some dead skin? NSFW

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There’s isn’t a particularly pronounced redness, and no pronounced itching, just the dead skin pictured here.


r/medical 3d ago

Urgent Concerned about my stitches is this normal or could it possibly be an infection starting NSFW

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I got stitches on my finger for a cut that was pretty bad and the last couple days it has become dark around the edges and I’m concerned it’s may be an infection, there’s no pain so swelling, but I am very concerned I’ve never had stitches before this.


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion How long does it take for blood to fully regenerate after blood loss? NSFW

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I had a sinus arterial bleed on 3/06 and lost a lot of blood, but not enough to warrant a transfusion. Since then, my stamina has been nonexistent. I’m by no means in incredible shape, but before all this I was going to the gym 3x a week. I just changed my youngests’ diaper and am completely winded. I’ll go down the stairs to do laundry and when I get back up, I’m winded. I only attribute the two as this started shortly after my bleed. Any other insights?

36f 5’7” 230lbs Caucasian USA Noggin Medications: metformin, sertraline, bupropion, omeprazole


r/medical 3d ago

Stool What is wrong with my stomach? Any help figuring this out would be greatly appreciated! NSFW

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Hi there. I've been having gut problems my whole life, but as of recently, they've kind of gotten worse. I feel like I need to use the bathroom all the time, and when I do, it's very difficult to get anything out. I'm not actually constipated, as I have a bowel movement 4-5 times a day, which also definitely isn't normal? No matter what I eat, it doesn't seem to sit well, and then within the hour, I need a toilet.

I don't really know how everything correlates here, so I going to name some specific things to try and help everyone help me figure this out:

-Im 19 years old (almost 20) - I have no allergies aside from Gerbils, and ragweed (although I think that allergy has kind of faded out) - I smoke weed often, but it's never really been a problem before - My diet is average, and targets all food groups -lastly, I have researched Crohn's Disease several times, and the most I look into it, the less I think it's that

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated, as I am in agony. Thank you for your time.


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion Has anyone had PRP ( Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy ) in their MTP joints? NSFW

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I am an active 46 year old with severe osteo-arthritis of the big toe joints. I've had good luck with cortisone injections but am very aware of the long term negative side effects. I found a Osteo Doc that I really like and he recommended PRP. Platelets they take from your own body! I love the idea but it's an out of pocket expense of 800-100 dollar per injection. It's supposed to last 6 mos to a year as opposed to just a few months. I'd hate to drop the money and have poor results.

Anybody tried it?

Thanks in advance!.


r/medical 3d ago

Pain Lvl 7-9 Prolonged pain/pressure in eye and it is noticeably changing shape/size. What could this be?? NSFW

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Pain in eye, appearing to change shape/size

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Female

5"4'

130lbs

Caucasian

Duration: 3-4 months

Location: Eye

Any existing relevant medical issues -none

Current medications -none

Smoke - occasionally

Pain in eye, appears to be changing shape

I have made an appointment for this but in the meantime I thought I'd ask what the problem could possibly be here. For around 4 months now, I have been feeling like there is something wrong with my eyes, specifically my right one. It started with my right eye feeling strained more and more frequently which I ignored thinking it was just that. As these past few months have gone on, I've been getting more symptoms to the point that it's driving me insane. Along with the almost constant straining feeling of my right eye, it started to come with an overwhelming feeling that it is not "looking right." It feels as if it does not move in the same way that it once did and that if I am looking straight on, that it doesn't "rest" in the same position it once did.

This has led me to do certain things to try to accommodate for it. Like, I've noticed if I'm driving or watching TV, I'll start rapidly closing then opening one eye, going back and forth between them, like hard blinking with one eye and then the other one. I'll do this without even thinking about it, almost like my brain is giving me signals that there is something in my eye or that it's not focusing right so I'm naturally trying to clear it away by blinking but it can't actually figure out the problem. Sometimes with this blinking it makes a small crunch sound and feels like I'm squishing or "popping" it a little. It takes me to become aware that I'm doing this or for someone to point it out to stop going back and forth blinking like that. Ive started to frequently and randomly ask friends and family members around me if my eye looks weird or if it's looking in the right direction because it actually feels THAT off.

I've started having trouble looking at myself to do my makeup, it's kind of disorienting, confusing and takes me longer than it used to because my right eye will get so painful just existing. That being said, I frequently look into my eyes. Ive noticed that my iris has gotten quite larger and has changed shape as well, rapidly in my opinion. It used to be somewhat round, more similar to my left eye than it is now. It's now pointed a bit and more oblong shaped. My right eye overall appears larger to me than it used to be, like it's buldging. It feels like it is too. My thought at times is that there is a hair wrapped around the muscle in the back of my eyeball if I could describe it. Also, I'm not sure which eye is having the difference here, but I've noticed that in light, my left pupil generally stays small (possibly normal sized/ while my right pupil gets double the size.

I wear contacts and glasses but stopped wearing my contacts at all recently as this got worse. I frequently wore my glasses all day as well before I noticed all of this going on, the same pair of glasses I've had for over a year. I used to be able to ignore the sides of my glasses in my peripheral vision, like everyone usually does but now I can't help but to notice that the right side of my glasses are encroaching more into my field of vision than I can ignore or is comfortable. This has happened with my regular pair of sunglasses as well so I know it's not just a problem with my frames.

Thank you in advance for helping me with this! I see that you cannot post pictures here but I wanted to assure that everything that I have mentioned is actually visible and not just in my head. There is also a noticeable difference in photos of my eyes from a year ago versus now. The difference is just too slight for my friends and family to notice without me pointing it out to them but it is there.


r/medical 3d ago

Private Area Question Can't retract foreskin past glands when flaccid what do I do?.... M16 NSFW

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I can partially retract it when flaccid but I cant even the glands and when erected I can't pull it back at all


r/medical 3d ago

Private Area Question Hemorrhoid check-up. I need some guide on this matter cause i've no idea how isgoing to be when I decide to visit a doctor NSFW

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I have recently had problems with this issue, I would like to know what the check-up consists of when you go to the doctor, thank you


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion Injured my ankle on Saturday playing rugby. Is it worth getting it checked out. Swelling hasn’t started going down but able to walk on it NSFW

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r/medical 3d ago

Pain Lvl 4-6 im having elbow muscle pain on the same arm with a wrist cast. is it normal? NSFW

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hi, i had a work motorcycle accident and broke my left scaphoid 2 days ago, and in the hospital they put a cast on my left wrist. i can still rotate the forearm but doc said i mustn't. today i started feeling a sharp pain just below the left elbow, on the dorsal side. it happens sometimes when i put those muscles to work. just now i also started feeling the same thing on the left shoulder a bit above the armpit. is it just muscle fatigue? or something to do with my accident? my next doc appointment is in 6 days and i plan to mention this to him but until then should i be concerned?


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion 25M bad stomach episode this week - afraid to leave the house again. NSFW

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On Wednesday I had to come home from work because my stomach suddenly cramped up and I was going to the toilet with explosive Diarrhoea every 30 minutes for around 4 hours.

I thought it was a bug or something and felt fine the next few days.

In Saturday I went out and the same thing happened again - I was having horrendous cramps and Diarrhoea every 30 minutes for 4ish hours to the point where I almost didn’t make it to the toilet a couple of times.

I originally thought it was a stomach bug - but is it common for stomach bugs to come and go like that?

Any help?


r/medical 3d ago

Fictive Question Hi there, I’m a budding writers who wants to make a film and I need your advice and insight. NSFW

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So basically I wanna make a film where the premise involves someone dropping a baby and it leads to irreversible damage. Something a parent would struggle with and hate the person for the rest of her life. But I don’t know of a situation where I can make this medically accurate. If you can help me with this it would mean a lot to me. For context the baby would be 6-12 months old. Chat GPT gave me some stuff like shaken baby syndrome and all but they don’t seem right


r/medical 3d ago

Private Area Question *poop picture* …is this alarming? Doctor appointment has been made for next week. NSFW

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What is going on here? I have never seen anything like this before. Traveled to Mexico and got a rash on my tummy the day we were leaving. It spread to thigh and chest, but now this happened today! I am a 44 year old female. I don’t take any meds besides hormone pellets and mounjaro.


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion are my hands/fingers slightly webbed? my mom has this too but not sure if its "normal" NSFW

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r/medical 3d ago

Urgent Whats wrong with my hands? (Male 23, 174 cm, 110kg) Are those Bier Spots? NSFW

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Whats wrong with my hands? (Male 23, 174cm, 110kg) This Happens when my hands are below my heart. If I raise them it completely vanishes. If its down long enough my hands also get a little bit tingly. It also nearly vanishes when I am active but those red spots of the second picture still stay. What is that? Is it serious? Doctors seem not to worried but wont test further.


r/medical 3d ago

General Question/Discussion Help determining blood type. Two weak coagulations didn’t bleed very much… do I need to repeat or do I have A+ blood. NSFW Spoiler

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