Edit: I want to thank this community immensely for the support in this. Having access to it likely saved my wife’s life both in confirming that she needed emergency treatment, but also in helping me to navigate the complexities of her alcoholism.

Update to “What’s going on with my wife?”

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51F, 5’5”, 175lbs.

Medications: Albuterol as needed

Medical History: asthma, history of epilepsy as a child, previous smoker (quit 20 years ago), gastric bypass surgery 10 years ago, menopause, ongoing alcohol abuse for the last 4 years (1 bottle on a good night, 3-4 bottles on a bad night). She bruises really easily - just from bumping into things.

Location: USA

We got home from the hospital Friday evening. My wife is doing significantly better. In the end they decided not to remove the gallbladder since I guess the infection was well controlled by the IV antibiotics.

At the end of the day she was diagnosed with Sepsis, Anemia(don’t remember the value), severe malnutrition and vitamin deficiency (including B1), Leukopenia (WBC at 1.1), Thrombocytopenia (Platelets at 19), Alcoholic Hepatitis and Cirrhosis, and alcohol induced bone marrow damage.

They gave her Ativan to help with the withdrawal and her anxiety about doctors. She was on fluids and 2 IV antibiotics during her stay with a few days of take home antibiotics she is finishing today. They gave her a shot of some medicine they give to chemotherapy patients to stimulate WBC production.

We threw out all of the alcohol in the house and she hasn’t asked for any. I think she detoxed in the week in the hospital and I’m hoping it stays that way. We have follow ups scheduled with liver and blood specialists.

30YO female.

Hi everyone. I noticed a small lump under my skin about a week ago.The photo on the left is from July 14,and the one on the right isJuly 22.went for a check up last July 18 and Doctor gave me antibiotics and cream.i haven’t gone for follow up as I plan to go ths Sat.. It has become larger and has turned reddish.I’m worried because of how much it has changed in appearance.
Any advice will be appreciated 🙏

f19

idk my weight bit less than normal maybe

i take metamizole sometimes

hey so i did something dumb. I realized i have a septate hymen like a string or loop inside and it hurt when i tried to have sex and when i used tampons. One time i accidentally put the tampon through the wrong hole and barely got it out.

So yesterday night i was fed up with it and bc i got strong painkillers anyway i decided to just cut it with scissors. It was bleeding a lot and this morning it kinda hurt to walk. I put isopropyl on the scissors beforehand.

Am i cooked lmfao or do i just take tylenol or something or something anti inflammatory? its still bleeding this morning when i peed and a bit this afternoon but it doesn't really hurt and i feel okay just kinda tired but that might be bc i stayed up until 2am yesterday

Gynecological things are difficult where im from and im from a religion where you dont have sex before marriage and my parents dont know i tried to have sex and that ive used tampons before. And i don't want them to know. Im over 18 but still living with them and can even go to college but getting them to agree was so hard and they will take everything away when they find out. They also have my insurance card for doctors

No previous medical history other than asthma. Played chicken in the pool a couple weeks ago and now have some bad back pain. Went to get an xray today and the doc told me that the vertebrae have rotated to the right, left, then right. Was told to go see a chiropractor. I saw the images and didn’t ask at the time but now think she may have missed a grayish line on this vertebrae. What do yall think? Am I crazy or is something there?

just earlier today my son(4) complained of something hurting his head. I found this! he said the area felt sensitive & it hurt when brushed over. tried to google lens it & it said it was a tick so I’m totally stumped! (I’m 99% sure that’s NOT a tick😂😂😥)

touching it feels like very short hair. like partly grown out buzz-cut short hair. it's bendable but that hurts apparently. it's entirely solid.

I've had suggestions of ruptured pilar cysts and infected hair follicles but I can't find any pictures that look remotely similar. I'm worried it's a wart but I am entirely lost!!!

my son has no skin issues at the moment, he gets a bit of dandruff every now and then as most kids do. I'd say he's pretty healthy. he doesn't take any medication.

any help would be appreciated

male/height and weight unknown/19-27 Y.O

NOT:SA how to discreetly alert a doctor without tipping off my parents?

I have an eye appointment tomorrow and have some things that REALLY REALLY can’t be ignored. like imminent blindness fear kind of urgent. not sure if actual imminent blindness, but sources seems to be point that way. my last two eye appointments have had my worries glossed over or outright ignored by the doctors and i’m not 100% how to proceed to get taken seriously.

I am suffering from severe medical neglect and it makes me a bit fearful to tip off my parents. some of my symptoms have been flashing lights, static in the corner of my eyes, seeing colors or hazes, and waves of white. just as an indicator of where i’m standing. this is just the simplified version. The parent portal does not seem like an option since my parents are aware of that. they are not tech illiterate. so i’m trying to rely on some kind of visual que or hoping that there is an established “i need help” physical que or just some special discreet word that serves the same function as the pizza distress call? not to downplay the distress call but it’s the best comparison i have for what i’m seeking. i possibly thought of blinking or tapping morse code “S.O.S” but i’m not sure that doctors are trained for that.

I’m not trying to say i’m at imminent risk or am asking for a “diagnose me” answer. just asking for tips on how to approach this? i’m hoping i did not misunderstand the rules.

i’m not sure if a full list of my symptoms/problems would cause my post to be deleted so i omitted them. hopefully.

Posting on behalf of my sister with her consent.

31F, 5’3, 245 lb, on Adderall, Ambien, Zepbound, Wellbutrin, Prozac, Topomax, Requip, Vitamin D2, Atarax (Hydroxyzine), Ubrelvy

Skin condition that popped up after a course of Amoxicilin. She has taken many many courses of penicillin drugs with no reactions.

It turns from the red rash shown, to the white bumps/blisters, peels like a sunburn, and comes back. She’s done two full courses of prednisone, has been on Benadryl.

Docs so far have said they don’t think it’s a medication allergic reaction, don’t think it’s poison oak/ivy, etc. We have seen primary care, the ER (the night her breathing was iffy), and Derm. We are set to see an allergist in a week but she is miserable and in pain.

Any ideas? 💡 anything we haven’t tried? any specialist recommendations? We appreciate anything you guys would know.

Thank you so much for your consideration and your time.

Just hit my head will I need stitches or is fine I feel like I might be overreacting I just don’t want too big of a scar since it’s my I’m face 19 years old

F21, 54kgs, lesbian

I got into an accident on ninth of June 2026, after which I developed a condition called kyphosis of cervical spine where in my cervical spine, which is supposed to be into a c shape has turned in the opposite direction. Some of the symptoms that I have felt our dizziness, loss of balance, complete blackouts, tinnitus and occasional loss of hearing in my ear, increased sensitivity in my teeth and continued pain in my spine and nape of neck as well as pain In my left hand. I have been on bed rest ever since. Recently, My muscles have started to loosen up a bit due to which my physician suggested that I can continue with my normal life and I have started going back to my university again.

The real point of concern happened today when after almost 2 months, I had sex with my partner.

Usually, when I orgasm and have sex after a very long time, I start tearing up while almost fainting during the sex, although I recover within a few minutes and want to go for another round pretty quickly.
Today, after I had already orgasmed once my partner decided to use the strap on me. Almost about 10 minutes in, I told them that I can’t feel my hands. We had taken all the measures to safeguard the recovery of my neck. About five minutes later, my hands went completely numb and I could no longer feel them which put both me and my partner in a very awkward position where my hands were frozen in a very concerning state. My fingers went stiff, and it was difficult to move them like I naturally can. My hands were so stiff that even if I tried to change their position into a normal state, I could not. I was sweating profusely, and my partner was really scared.
When my hands finally started getting sensation and was in a resting position. My partner noticed that my fingers are twitching a lot, which has never happened with me before in such extremity.

I cannot tell this to my Doctor who is treating me because I go there with my parents and I live in a very homophobic country.
I will try to attach a picture of how my hands looked like when they went stiff.

I think it was something related to me orgasming while my nervous system could not process it considering my spinal cord is compressed with the unnaturally opposite curve of my neck due to the impact of the accident which led to the unnatural stiffness. Has this happened w anybody else before? Does anyone know if this is a point of genuine concern something i should bring up w my doctor? If so, then how without outing myself?

P.S.: getting medical advise on this is really really difficult for me atp, i am okay now, that scare lasted for almost 10-15 minutes.

Son 3YO male noticed some generic bug bites last week. Over the weekend they began looking sinister we tried to treat with cortisone cream, calamine lotion, Vaseline. Wore gloves and long pants to try to avoid less scratching at night.

Husband was able to get into Pediatrician this AM while I was at another appointment. Said impetigo (but not contagious? Have an infant at home.) And started with Mupirocon cream on bleeding ones. Hydrocortisone cream on unbroken spots.

Also prescribed oral IC CEPHALEXIN 250 MG/5 ML

SUSP Take 8 mL by mouth every 12 hours. My son has food issues and nothing we could combine it with worked. Nurse suggested restraining him and forcing him to take it. He vomited. We asked if there was a table option we could crush and were told no. Offered another oral antibiotic.

It looks worse tonight and I’m considering ER. Doesn’t feel overtly warm. He is 36lbs.

I am a 22 year old female who is 23 weeks pregnant with my first baby and today is day 7 of a migraine that has honestly been one of the hardest things I’ve ever dealt with.

I have never had a history of migraines or headaches before pregnancy and was not taking any medications before this started.

I ended up being admitted to the hospital for several days because the pain became severe (10/10) and wasn’t responding to treatment.

While I was there they:
Had the neurology team evaluate me.
Had ophthalmology evaluate me, and they found no papilledema.
Did CTA/CTV scans of my head and CTA scan of my neck with IV contrast/dye (all normal).
Performed two occipital nerve block injections in the back of my head.
Gave me multiple migraine treatments including Compazine, Reglan, Zofran, Tylenol, Benadryl, magnesium sulfate, sumatriptan, oxycodone, and butalbital-acetaminophen-caffeine (ESGIC).
Monitored me for several days.

Despite all of this, the migraine has barely improved. The nerve blocks did not give me noticeable relief either.
After several days, my pain became slightly more tolerable, so the neurology team and hospital felt comfortable discharging me.

They prescribed me ESGIC/ESGIV (butalbital/acetaminophen/caffeine), Benadryl, and Ativan as needed. The problem is the medication does not seem to take the pain away completely. I’m still waking up every couple of hours because of the headache.

The biggest thing I’ve noticed is that the headache is very positional:
The pain is mostly in the front of my head/temple area with some occipital pain.
It feels like a squeezing pressure with throbbing/pulsing.
I have light and sound sensitivity.
When I stand up or sit down, I get a sudden intense throbbing, pulsing, and sharp pain sensation that feels significantly worse for about 20 seconds before settling back down.

Changing positions (standing, sitting, or lying down) seems to trigger the worst spikes of pain.
Some background: this is my first pregnancy, and I am considered higher risk for preeclampsia because during my anatomy scan they found left uterine artery notching, so my OB is monitoring me more closely.

During my hospital stay, my labs were also checked:
CBC showed normal white blood cells (9.5) and normal platelets (283), with mild anemia (hemoglobin 11.5).
Metabolic panel was mostly normal, including sodium (140), potassium (4.0), kidney function (eGFR >100), AST (23), and ALT (15).
Blood pressure remained normal/low during admission (around 92–121/52–76).

My neurological exams were normal (normal strength, sensation, reflexes, and mental status), and my imaging was normal, which is reassuring. But I’m honestly getting anxious because it has been a full week and the migraine has barely improved.

Has anyone experienced a migraine lasting this long, especially during pregnancy? Has anyone had a migraine that required hospitalization and multiple treatments before it finally broke?
What finally helped you get relief?
I do plan on following up with my doctors because my home medications aren’t providing enough relief, but I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through something similar because right now it feels like this is never going to end.

42 year old female, 5’10, 170lbs, non smoker, Depo Provera for 20 years (no periods since 2005).

I have a history of kidney issues that put me in hospital for a couple weeks in June. During a CT scan there, they discovered this cyst (??) on my ovary. I have no symptoms. Today I had a follow up scan.

Can someone please let me know if I have anything to worry about? I see my doctor next week. My mom’s best friend currently has ovarian cancer and I’m really shaken up about this.

Hello, does anyone knows what is this around my neck? As of this moment its a lil bit itchy.

Age: 24

W: 52

Gender: Female

30, Female, 65kg, 5”7, England. 30mg fluoxetine, 20mg Elvanse. Depression, ADHD, OCD, CPTSD, query ASD. GP increased my dose of fluoxetine 3 weeks ago from 20mg to 30mg. Have had hallucinations in the past, starting 2 years ago. Previously on Quetiapine which made them stop, ceased that in Jan and have had occasional hallucinations since. Able to tell they are hallucinations by disproving them, eg I saw a man walk past my bedroom but on searching my apartment there was no man. Going through period of increased stress, have had more occurrence. Yesterday saw huge spider on my face which disappeared. Scared the crap out of me. Seeing flies everywhere. Feel crawling on my skin when nothing is there. Other stuff too….

I am aware these things aren’t real, even though they do give me a fright in the moment & it takes a bit of time to accept. Is it absolutely imperative that I tell a doctor? I have a psychologist & a GP. I want to avoid telling anyone if possible, I don’t want to make a drama & rly don’t want my meds to be stopped. Thank you & sorry if this is a stupid question.

3.5, no meds allergies or conditions, 40lbs and 3ft4.
My son has always been a fantastic eater and will eat anything you put in front of him. He’s always been a little too fast when he eats, and I personally believe he is food stuffing but my husband says he’s “just being a boy like I was” (more like patterned behaviour). For the last four weeks, he has started a new behaviour. It’s hard for me to explain without a video. Essentially he is making a fast inhale to get food into his mouth, like a slurp almost? He does it with everything regardless of the texture. You can see how concerning this can be when it’s something solid like a berry or cucumber. He’s had a few close calls where I’ve had to give him a good smack on the back. We always eat our three meals a day at the table as a family, and we have started doing the same with snacks. We have to be 100% undistracted and right beside him, god forbid we have to attempt the Heimlich. I have tried mincing and mashing his foods but he does it with them too, and his drinks. We have tried talking to him about it, ignoring it (kind of impossible to do) and I’m at a loss. This is obviously a very dangerous behaviour and feels like an emergency just waiting to happen. Does anyone have experience or advice?

Hello,

Last week I lost my virginity with my husband and first time we did PIV there was some blood like a big droplet kind. This was okay and kind of expected. There was not any pain like nothing too crazy just the normal first-time pain where we struggled to get the full penetration. 2 days after this I also bled but I thought this was because of tearing more of my hymen? So in a way it felt more penetration happened than the first time.

No pain all this while, not during or after or anything. It’s now a whole week later and I’ve bled yesterday some amount (not a lot) and it was okay, we just thought we’re reaching new to depths of my vaginal walls? However today, I bled a way bigger amount. Blood was dripping for a good 30 seconds non stop. There is still no pain but the amount of blood looked a little bit worrying. It is also worth mentioning that this is the deepest and fastest we’ve ever tried, so perhaps that’s my reason? I’m not sure. I should also note that all the times I’ve bled, my husband was wearing a condom. Is this a case of the condom being too dry?? I really am not sure.

Now I’m a bit worried to have sex again because I might bleed because It’s just always scary to see. Will the bleeding ever stop or when exactly is it expected to stop? Thanks for reading, any help is much needed. I need to know if it is worrying enough to go see a doctor.

26 y/o F… my ear was super itchy the other day. Now a rash has formed and is spreading to my face. Not itching rash and it is still spreading. I spend a lot of time outdoors. Also used a hair product I have not used in a while. The itch started behind my ear almost in my scalp and has spread. Any thoughts on what it may be and how to get rid of it ??? THANKS :)

I’m desperate for a surgeon to help me with a few issues I’m having because I’m on hold for my multi organ transplant(due to vein access issues) meant to replace my dysfunctioning GI tract. I’m in intestinal failure, TPN dependent, with visceroptosis of multiple abdominal organs. I have had a couple surgeries for this issue and both times the problems did not show up on scans(other than my stomach being in my pelvis) and was worse than they thought when they got inside. I’m talking liver and stomach plastered to my abdominal wall requiring omentum removal and hours and hours of them lysising adhesions. My stomach ripped away from where they pinned it up and created the witzel G-tube and I’m back to square one with feeling like my organs are falling out of me and my G-tube pulling into the abdominal wall. I have attached the notes of what one surgeon recommended, but due to his hospital being small he doesn’t feel comfortable given my situation.

32, 5’11, 270, Male. I have had this for like a year now. No pain. But now people are noticing and pointing it out to me.

Hello,

32 male

Im looking for opinions on my exam, what do you guys think could be giving me problems in my spine?

MRI came back normal, apart from "Early uncomplicated C5-C6 uncarthrosis". Which doctos have dismissed it.

For the past 11 months I've been experiencing strong pain at the base of the skull, some points in my trapezius and left SCM, left jaw / back of eye / temporalis, left ear pain and ringing, some tingling and weak feeling on my left arm and hand (no problem grabing things though), dizziness, blurred vision, heart palpitations, some pain on the outter part of my left chest, low energy...

I already consulted multiple specialists including neurologists, ENT, cardiologists, dentists, ophthalmologists, orthopedists, physical therapists.. they say it's all fine and can never point out the root cause of my pain.

Would chiropractor sessions help me? Injections?

I (20f) suffer from endometriosis, and have a 6cm cyst on my left ovary. I am taking hydrocodone, muscle relaxers, progesterone birth control, and high dosage ibuprofen to try to lessen the pain. I also have the mierna IUD which was put in when I had laparoscopic excision surgery in December (for endometriosis). I have been to the ER twice, and saw the OBGYN, and they all are telling me that I just need to wait 6 weeks to get another scan, despite the intense and extreme pain I have been feeling.

The first time I went to the ER they located the cyst and told me to come back if I was in extreme pain or experiencing dizziness, nausea, etc. I was, so I went back to the er, where they then sent me home without even completing another ultrasound (photo is from the first time I was at the ER).

I don’t understand what I’m supposed to do. The pain is so severe it is keeping me from working (I work a very physical job with kids), but the doctors are not offering me any help.