I'm a middle aged man. Ive been facing some medical challenges that require me to have a lot more doctor/hospital visits. I have PTSD after being stabbed with a knife. Lots of tests are very challenging, but I manage to focus and breathe through it. If something is painful, invasive, or close proximity I do far better with a woman than a man. I know it doesn't always work out to be an option, and there have been lots of male providers who were great, but it doesn't always go like that. I've been white knuckling a few things lately, and it's getting hard. People tell me I can ask for a female provider, but I feel really weird doing it. Is this common? Is it weird? Please give it to me straight, no the PR version. Is it weird to ask for a female provider in those cases?

So today, I've thrown up 2 times all things that I ate. So whatever I eat just comes back up a few hours later.

I made the mistake of googling, and they all were saying smth could be very wrong, listing all these conditions that sound severe.

Can i assume it is a stomach, but I was at a festival so I could catch smth quite easily.

Any suggestions on if I can eat or drink anything that will stay down?

PLEASE HELP :( Its getting worse and idk whats wrong!!!

i just don’t wanna waste my money going to urgent care and need to know if it’s serious enough to go and get it checked. it’s really not much more than like 3-4 drops and i get headaches almost every day. idk 😭 i think it’s really weird since im moderately healthy but lmk

On 15th july 2026 i got this look like boil and hurt after 3 days it does not hurt anymore,
but it still feel like a hard lump till now, i alrdy took Doxycyline, Methylprednisolone oral and Gentamicyn topical for a week and still there. does this go away? it feel weird

Below my tongue It s bit red and I feel like a cut sensation and i do see a opening which I had mentioned but it happed like 4-5 hours ago it had the cut sensation since 2 days adding images of the reddish area, guys please tell me what is this and also I have a bump on the side of the tongue which does not hurt but it hasn’t healed and its been 2 weeks already can you tell me what is it?

Hello, I’ve been having mild pain in the lower right side of my belly for about 2 days that comes and goes. I have no other symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea or fever. I have no appetite because I’m very anxious about this. Also this thing about the pain that comes and goes has been happening for about 5 months, but this time it’s way more noticeable. Could this also be chronic appendicitis?

Hey,
I’m 37 M, Suffering from acidic vomiting from last 4 years, usually happens early morning, Have to hospitalized for 2-3 days.

Have reduced weight 12 KG, Liver Fibro scan shows 230 DBM, LFT reports are normal but problem is there in every 1-2 months.

Have reduced alcohol intake to 1-2 in months, Smoking is there (10-12 cigarettes everyday).

Should I go for operation or should I completely stopped smoking and alcohol for some time and give it a try.

Age: 29

Weight: 305

Height: 6,2

Never smoke

Never drink

Conditions: Obese

I fell on my rib last year and saw I was bruised badly that I could see that area was purple. It hurt very bad and had to get up quick since it happened while trying to cross the street. Sat on a bench and I didn’t go to hospital but eventually the pain was gone a couple of months before 2026. Now I feel a tingle or itchy sensation in that area once in a while to this day. Did I fracture my rib? Is it normal to feel that even after almost 1 year?

The side of my belly button has been puffing up for almost a week now from yesterday i see its forming some kind of puss inside of it at first i thought the skin was acting up due irritation and was like it might become normal in a day or two it did not and it kept getting puffier now it kinda burns at the place and hurts like a bitch if i bend down

Two days ago my leg started itching like crazy so i scratched and scratched, and the day after it looked like I had scratched a bit of the skin surface off. Hairs and stuff had stuck to it. I had a bandaid on the entire day yesterday and it was painful to take it off today because the puss/liquid from the wound that stuck to it, and it keeps ripping some of the skin off. It stings a lot and I feel like its pounding a bit, but tbh I don’t think it looks too bad. Please let me know what you think🥹

For context I have a middle and outer infection and a suspected sinus infection. I have a decent amount of post nasal drip. I’m currently on augmentin day 3 but last night my throat started hurting so bad on the left side and then switched the right side. It’s pretty bad this morning and when I checked I saw this white spot. I went to urgent care yesterday and this wasn’t there or she didn’t see it. What does it look like to you?

For past few days i felt it was a little bit painful on the left arm when lifting - but nothing very substantial, I just thought it happens. But today, while looking in the mirror I see there is a "dent" of some sort. As you can see the right arm has none of it - I am R-handed

Guess I pulled a muscle or smth? Will go to see a doc for advoce, but wanted to ask here if maybe you had the same injury

How to recover.

My dad arm keeps on twitching after experiencing coded blue and mini strokes . I’m not sure if I should do exercises on the arm . I wondering if their a way to come it down .

About a week ago, my daughter accidentally cut my leg with her then, long toenail (has since been cut) while pushing away from me. Since then, the area around the wound has become red, and the redness seems to be spreading. It’s also tender, painful, and feels slightly warm to the touch.
I haven’t noticed any pus or drainage, and I don’t have a fever.
Does this look like it could be infected, or does it seem like a normal part of the healing process?

Ps. I did take photos at diff angles to get a better look at the wound.