Hello. I’m the sister of the 15 y/o boy (who almost completed 16) who was in a devastating accident in December 2025 that lead to his brain death within the first week. After almost eleven months of my family suffering to keep him on life support despite knowing that he’s never waking up, he was finally able to rest in peace yesterday afternoon. His heart stopped on its own after ten hours of spiralling and multi-organ failure.

My heart is now at ease, and many thanks to all the medical personnel on this sub and everyone who sent me condolences and prayers, this means much more to me than anyone realises.

Thank you all for your support, genuinely, and I pray that none of you are ever put in this horrendous situation 🤍

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Male black, 40yo is been having these on his body, and the clinic he went told im its a fungal infection and gave him ointment, but surprisingly after the ointment it's getting worse, and spots are spreading to other parts of his body. Anyone know what is happening? What tests should he do?

I am 32F, and had a baby via emergency c-section 10 days ago. Today this spot appeared suddenly on my hand under the skin in the span of 20 minutes or less (we were on our way home from my son’s pediatrician, I washed my hands right before we left - no spot then - and it showed up on our way home). I didn’t hit it on anything or grip anything that might have done this. I normally wouldn’t stress but the postpartum hormones have me a little anxious and my OB hasn’t returned my call yet. Is this anything I should be concerned about?

Other info:
32F, 5’4”, probably around 190lbs at the moment. Meds I’m taking include 20mg Citalopram daily, prenatal vitamin, and magnesium glycinate. I’m not breastfeeding.

My mother fell down the stairs on October 24, 2026, at around 00:00 (UTC+8) and hit the back of her head. There was bleeding, and she still hasn't woken up. A CT scan was done. She is currently on a ventilator and vasopressors, her Glasgow Coma Scale score is 3, and her pupils show no reaction to light. (She drinks alcohol every day and previously took psychiatric medication. Could that affect the pupillary light reflex?)
Additional information:
Age: 56
Sex: Female
Height/weight: approximately 165 cm (5'5") / 57 kg (126 lb)
Smoking: Non-smoker
Alcohol: Drinks alcohol every day (exact amount unknown)
Medications: She previously took sleeping pills and antidepressants, but she is not taking any psychiatric medication now that she is in the ICU. I don't know the exact names.
Other medical history: Unknown
Current condition: Unconscious since the fall, on a ventilator and vasopressors, GCS 3, no pupillary response to light.
I really want my mom to get better, and I feel so desperate. Could anyone who looks at the CT offer some advice?
English is not my native language, and I am using translation, so please forgive me if anything reads awkwardly.

44, female. 5’6, 140lbs, nonsmoking, Lexapro and atenolol for medications, discoid lupus and Graves’ disease but asymptomatic and otherwise in good health.

I did a sensory deprivation tank / salt water float yesterday for the first time, without ear plugs. I have water in both my ears and I have tried laying on one side, jumping up and down, tugging my earlobe, chewing gum while laying on one side, tugging on my earlobe while chewing while laying on one side, the hair dryer trick … help. Urgent care is an hour away and if I can get this out now without that trip, I would be so grateful.

What else would you try as a medical provider? I haven’t tried rubbing alcohol in the ear yet but that’s my next step.

No fever, no warm, but the pressure is starting to feel more noticeable and I feel like an ear infection is inevitable if I don’t get it out.

I will try any weird, safe tricks … help me please, medical friends!! My ear, to try to defeat the auto mod.

I am a 37F, 115lbs, 5’5”. I have a seizure disorder and take Topiramate, Lamotrigine, and Gabapentin.

10/6 I suffered a seizure, fell and hit my head on a sidewalk. Airlifted to trauma center when they noticed one pupil was dilated and not reacting to light. CT and CTA came back normal. I was discharged a few days later saying it was likely a symptom of the concussion or possibly from an unknown medication.

Fast forward 3 weeks later and the pupil is still dilated. No longer seeing double, but my close up vision in that eye is blurry. It is also more sensitive to light than the other one.

Should I be following up with an eye doctor or something? There were no instructions given to me on that and I’m starting to get a little worried about it.

Thank you for your help!

Male
10 years
55 pounds
No medications
Previous tonsillectomy

He jumped off the counter yesterday and landed on the drawer—tore open the back of his thigh. The wound was very deep, and you could see fat etc. Minimal bleeding. It was flapped open, as I’m sure you can imagine from the shape.

No bleeding or oozing since. Changed the dressing tonight (about 36 hours post-injury) and noticed the dark tissue about the stitches. Almost looks purple/black. Figured it was bruising, iodine, some blood, but very uncertain as I have never dealt with this before. No extreme pain. Has taken Advil twice but other than that, is acting normal, has no fever, and apart from some expected pain.

Should he be seen promptly or is this normal healing?

Thanks!

5'8" 240lbs

Medications: Estradiol, spiranolocatone, duloxetine, Seroquel, metoprolol

It's so embarassing but I think I have OCD. For the better part of a year every day after getting out of work at my hospital job I would have large, rock hard, mucus deposits in my nose. I don't know if it's the dry air there or what, but they are incredibly uncomfortable and I would pick at it to get them out. Eventually this led to me picking at more than the mucus leading to me having daily bloody noses.

About a week back I picked at something that was huge and didn't have any sensation at all, dislodging this large circular mass that it turns out was plugging a hole between my two nostrils. It now whistles loudly when breathing and one of my nostrils is somewhat swollen.

I'm seeing my doctor next week, but is there anything that can be done to fix this?

I would also like to say I have a similar issue with my arms. Ended up with an abrasion to them a month back and daily I've been picking at the skin keeping the wound open.

I know I sound psychotic but I just can't help myself. I get into such a frenzy during, it's like I lose myself.

26F 5'2", 247lbs.

Diclofenac, Latuda, Lamictal, Klonopin, Baclofen, Lyrica, Buspar, Ramelaton, Duloxetine, Metformin, Addiy. Benedryl every 4hrs.

I am aware I am on a lot of medication, I have done numerous medication reviews, I cannot change anything currently even if I wanted to before we do the EEG. Meds have not been adjusted whatsoever in half a year asides from benedryl.

HSD, SI Joint dysfunction, Nerve pain, BPD, PTSD, chronic long-term constipation.

It started after I got very very sick (like piss myself at work sick) two months ago. It was confirmed not COVID or the flu. After that, I began experiencing migraines for the first time in my life. They're in a different place every time, ranging from pressure behind my eyes, to what almost feels like a nauseating visceral brain freeze. They are not localized in one area or one side of my head. Benedryl stops these, Nurtec does nothing, Dramamine does nothing

Then I began experiencing extreme dizziness. If I'm awake longer than 5hrs at a time, everything becomes static-y, especially when turning. Like you've stood up without breathing. My vision will blink out and I will begin to black out and cannot keep my balance. If I wait too long to sleep, this then turns into feeling as though the room is spinning on its axis, worse when my eyes are closed. Diclofenac helps with this.

Short of breath constantly but o2 stats fine. If I go too long without the Diclofenac, everything in my face becomes severely inflamed- my sinuses, the roof of my mouth, my jaw, my ears become hard to pop and painful. It constantly feels like I'm hanging upside down, and the blood is pooling to my head, worse when bending down and standing up. I cannot do any activities that require bending down and standing up without risking passing out.severe pressure and pain in my eyes.

Eyes around iris and eyelid grow puffy only at night, with or without eye drops, with or without benedryl.

I cannot hear well. I can tell there's sound, but I can't interpret it unless it's louder than normal. I've had to turn the volume up on every device I use for the first time.

Weight briefly went up 7lbs in 8 days, no edema, but has gone back down and stabilized.

Any type of outing, or even just getting dressed, leaves me wiped and extremely fatigued for several days after. I have been unable to leave my apartment with one exception for weeks.

Heart palpitations.

I've started experiencing severe night terrors where I will thrash my head/shake and whimper at night. My fiance has to wake me up.

I have started, for the first time, experiencing flashbacks very vividly. For the first time also, I can picture faces. My pets, and my partner.

I have severe strabismus. Lately I've found it incredibly easy to pull my eyes together, and I can see more in 3D than normal.

My hallucinations came back in a weird way. I heard my fiance's ringtone for 3 days straight, and kept seeing black spots on the wall in the corner of my eyes. I began eating with the Latuda, and it has since thankfully ceased.

I've started experiencing severe acid reflux.

I've stopped eating and primarily drink sugary drinks.

My hands have begun twitching uncontrollably at night and I find myself with my jaw hinged to the right when at rest, which pops it out of place. I crunch it back.

Due to the severeness of these symptoms, I have been out of work for a month on medical leave. I cannot afford to miss more work. I have to use a shower chair due to being a fall risk.

I've been to the ER 3x, the walk in 2x, and my PCP 3x, Neurologist once, opthamologist once. EKG normal, CT scan and MRI w/o contrast of brain normal, ears grossly clear. Basic metabolic labs normal asides from increased WBC. We have a lumbar puncture on the 11th to rule out IHH, I have to schedule an EEG to rule out seizures (we deem this unlikely) and I have trypase (?) labs waiting for me to complete to rule out MCAS. Opthamology showed normal, no swelling of optic nerve or inner eye.

Please help me. I want my life back. I want to shower independently. I want to go back to the job I love. I want to stop relying on my partner so much. I want the appointments to stop. I am so, so tired. I just need an answer so we can fix this somehow. Please, if anyone has any ideas, please help.

Thank you so much

context: my blender started making some funny noises, but i ignored it and downed my protein shake. at the bottom of the glass, i saw multiple small metallic pieces shining in the light. am i going to die...??

the pieces were half a finger in length and the thickness of the metal shavings you get when you sharpen a pencil. they had pointy ends.

i can't talk to my parents about it because i'm afraid they'll just panic/scold me for being irresponsible.

edit: i now feel discomfort in the lower left section of my abdomen. i am not sure if i am imagining the pain and overreacting. help-

29YO
male
5’10

Was eating cereal when I started tasting blood. It bled a lot but only for a couple of minutes. Smoke cannabis but not sure if that is relevant

67M

180 cm

78 Kg

Non-smoker

No diabetes, no high blood pressure, no high cholesterol, no kidney or liver issues.

Medication: Ator, Plavix 50mg, Entresto 50mg , Asprin, Stimulan 800mg, Concor 5mg.

(Medication might have different names, I'm not from the US).

Cardiologist recommendations: avoid stress, fried/processed food and avoid salt at all costs, also a 30 minute daily walk if possible.

There has been a couple of strokes over the span of the past month, this MRI was done last week.

I am 20F, ≈180lbs, 5’7, and healthy overall.

In early 2024, I noticed a completely painless yellow/white ball on my right tonsil (it was under the skin and too soft to be a stone). It went down on its own within the next few months, but I noticed that every time I push my tonsil (either one) a white/yellow liquid comes out, but no stones. I went to the doctor in 2024 and she gave me antibiotics + a CT scan but nothing abnormal was found except for mild asymmetry of my right tonsil. Now, it still happens but it’s mainly my left tonsil, which is larger and much rounder than the right. I’ve ignored this because it is painless and doesn’t bother me unless I can taste it. However, a lymph node on the left side of my neck, right below the angle of my jaw has been swollen for 3+ months and it kind of worries me. A month ago I went to the doctor to get checked out, and again, she gave me antibiotics and said to come back later if it’s still swollen. Today there is no change in my lymph node or tonsils but I don’t know if it’s serious enough to go back. The node is soft/rubbery, painless, about the size of a grape (I don’t think it’s changed size except for when I had the flu), and I can move it back and forth.

Do I just have reactive lymph nodes/tonsils? How do I determine if I need to go back to a doctor?

32, 5’3, 175 lbs, F, no current medications.

I have been coughing/had a cold(?) for over a week. The coughing is severe enough to make me vomit at least once a day and is particularly nasty at night to the point where I’m rarely sleeping more than a few hours. I’m coughing up phlegm periodically, it’s definitely productive most of the time, and is causing shortness of breath.

I went to a walk in clinic at the week mark to ensure I don’t have something worse going on.

Doctor asked me standard lifestyle questions and asked if I had allergies. I said not really, sometimes I get seasonal allergies but they were really mild this year. She asked if I have pets, I said yes. I said I’m very sure it’s a cold, half my coworkers have been sick, they’ve just all gotten better and I haven’t. She asked what I do for work and I said I work at a dog kennel. At this point I got the impression she felt I was allergic to dogs and that this was an allergic response. I’ve had dogs my whole life and am constantly around them — I am not allergic to dogs, I can breathe fine around them when I’m not sick. She also asked if I have had a stuffy nose and I said yes off and on, which seemed to confirm for her that I have allergies.

She did listen to my lungs and said they sounded fine, and prescribed me a nasal spray. I’ve been taking it for a couple days now and have seen zero improvement — if anything I’m coughing more.

I looked at the medication information and it says not to use it if having yellow or green nasal discharge (which I’ve had) or if you have some kind of infection. I’m wondering if I’m right in feeling dismissed and like this was not helpful — the last time I had a cough this bad it wound up requiring antibiotics to dispel. I guess I kind of expected either to be prescribed that or a stronger cough syrup than the OTC ones which aren’t touching it, but maybe I’m just not finding good information online on nasal sprays for treating this kind of cough?

I am 24F, I weigh 271.

My issues:
Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, vitamin D deficiency, fatty liver, gallstones, asthma, pcos, lactose intolerance, depression, anxiety, problems with constipation and diarrhea and now recently on the cusp of high cholesterol. Also my mom died from colon cancer so they want me screening when I’m 30 yippie!!!

My meds:
Ozempic, lexapro, abilify, amlodipine, vitamin D, Metamucil daily and occasionally miralax and insulin

Active plan:
For about 3 months I’ve been prioritizing diet and exercise. I’ve been experimenting with healthier food options that I enjoy and so far it’s been going okay.

Now here’s my dilemma, I’m overwhelmed in my issues cuz I feel like I got it all. My diabetes is out of control with A1C of 12. So I’ve been trying my best to eat good and cut back on sugars.

But it’s so hard. Like how can you motivate ur patients to be committed? Most of my doctors just say lose weight and you’ll be fine but never really explain the long term affects of all of these problems. All they tell me is that imma die when I’m 40 and I don’t want that lol. I know they’re being realistic though.

I’m trying to lose weight but it’s been going super slow even with the Ozempic so like what am I doing wrong 😅? 5 years ago I was at my highest of 245 and got it down to 220. I moved to a new city, shit happened and then I was 285. I got it down to 271 thanks to the Ozempic and lifestyle changes but like, I wanna be 200 and less like yesterday lol.

What are diets you would reccomend for me? I’ve seen a lot of different stuff on the internet. I feel like what works for one diet doesn’t work for the other. So I’m just kind of overwhelmed and feel like all I should eat is ice water soup daily.

Special note: plz be nice cuz like I am very aware of my issues 😢 I just wanna get pointed on the right direction with dieting and expectations of managing diabetes, hypertension, and fatty liver.

Basic info:

• Age/sex: 34M
• Height/weight: 5’5”, 200lbs
• Race: White/South Asian
• Primary complaint: neurological/neuropsychiatric
• Duration: since age 5, severe since 2017, extreme since 2024
• Existing medical issues: Mystery illness, OCD, overactive bladder, extreme IBS
• Current medications: Escitalopram (25 mg for OCD), Mirabegron (25 mg for bladder)
• Alcohol/smoking/drugs: None, zero substance use
• Country: Canada (Vancouver, BC)

Summary of condition:

I live with a debilitating mystery illness. It consists of an array of progressively worsening muscular, cognitive, motor control, and inflammatory problems affecting my entire body. The illness appears to have a major brain component, and may be neuropsychiatric in nature.

I am suffering terribly from severe brain dysfunction. Yet by far the most debilitating aspect of the illness is an incredibly extreme, unexplained gastrointestinal condition. These gastrointestinal symptoms have progressively worsened along a similar timeline and trajectory as the physical and cognitive ones, with rapid deterioration of digestive function in recent years.

During extreme flareups, I can now experience up to 75 bowel movements in a single day. I am increasingly verging on housebound (depending on one’s definition of the term), with diarrhea lasting for 6-12+ hours per day. It’s relentless. My entire body is being pushed beyond the limits, and I’m honestly not sure how much more my body can physically take.

I have been diagnosed with a Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). This stated, the FND does not necessarily explain the root causes of my condition, starting with the fact that the gastrointestinal and dermal inflammatory issues I experience are not listed as official FND symptoms. I feel like there may be some other underlying etiology.

As such, I have major unanswered questions about whether the illness is exclusively brain-derived (ie. strictly a brain disorder), or if these inextricably linked symptoms are being caused by some kind of genetic, autoimmune, or inflammatory condition.

The earliest signs of the condition started in early childhood. I’ve had pretty severe OCD since age 5, which has really worsened in recent years. Numerous cognitive and neurodevelopmental issues, including some major episodes of brain dysfunction (see list below for more details). Glycogenic acanthosis of the tongue since at least age 5 (recently diagnosed via biopsy.) Congenital muscular-skeletal defects. Early signs of digestive problems by age 8.

Recently I saw a dermatologist who confirmed that I have unexplained genital ulcers (very recent) and lichen planus lesions on genitals, arms, legs, and feet. I experience episodes of excruciatingly painful, allergy-like anal inflammation that is often associated with bowel flareups, but which has no correlation with abrasion or the exact number of bowel movements I have – generally speaking, it comes and goes independently, and occurs every few weeks, but sometimes can also be more frequent. It can range in intensity from mild to 10/10 on the pain scale. I also get painful swollen, bright red rashes under the arms and on non-mucosal genital skin which again comes and goes every few weeks.

Gastroenterologist says I’ve had literally every gastrointestinal test possible, including three colonoscopies, capsule tests, upper endoscopies, prednisone, probiotics, h. pylori tests, creon, biopsies, and every imaginable kind of medicine available. Nothing found. And of course, tests for allergies and the low-FODMAP diet. IBD, including microscopic colitis, has been decisively ruled out.

Rheumatologist says I don’t have any rheumatic conditions, but felt it was possible I could have something genetic. “Pick teeth” were noted. Psychiatrist says that OCD and brain function aside, I am in excellent mental health, and that my physical problems are way too extreme to be psychosomatic, though it could be neuropsychiatric. Ruled out degenerative brain conditions.

I do have a history of past PTSD, but started treatment back in 2018 and have literally done over 100 sessions of CBT. It’s been great for my mental health, but had zero impact on my physical condition. Mental health has been steadily improving since age 25, and despite the extreme challenges posed by the nature of my illness, is still improving in many ways.

In fact, the more my overall mental health and wellness has improved over the years, the more my physical health has drastically deteriorated. I would say I’ve been in full remission from PTSD for over five years now, and the only real major mental health stressors I have are my physical health and safety-related OCD / brain dysfunction. However, because I have this mental health history, it follows me like an albatross around my neck in terms of my symptoms being attributed to conversion disorder by clinicians who don’t know what to make of it all, even if it doesn’t seem to add up.

Neurologist decisively ruled out MS and felt I had classic FND symptoms, which I had suggested and agree with. However, I don’t know if an FND can cause stomach symptoms like what I am seeing, given how intense they are and that they aren’t on the FND symptom list, same with skin issues. Here are some additional details if helpful:

Timeline of illness:

• First symptoms since early childhood
• PTSD age 13-25, now in full remission for over 5 years, now age 34
• Started mental health treatments in 2018, with rapid improvements observed
• Gastrointestinal issues started by age 8
• Severe IBS flareups started age 15-16
• Severe gastrointestinal problems on daily basis by age 19
• No longer able to work or continue studies by age 24
• Condition started to rapidly worsen since 2017
• Condition has deteriorated markedly over past 2 years

Key gastrointestinal symptoms:

• Extreme diarrhea. On average, I experience about 20 bowel movements per day, with a “normal” or median range of 10-25 bowel movements over a span of 7-12 hours
• 30-40 bowel movements per day is extremely common
• Up to 75 bowel movements in a single day during severe flare-ups
• Diarrhea often lasts for 12-18 hours straight or longer during flareups. I’ve had non-stop diarrhea that literally lasts for up to 36 hours straight
• Poor motility, with incremental solid stool buildup despite the diarrhea. Easily prone to constipation, followed by extremely intense, violent illness.
• Bowels are never empty, no matter how much diarrhea I have, solids keep coming out. At my last colonoscopy several years ago, I had 260 (two hundred sixty) bowel movements, yet hard, solid stools were still coming out after the procedure.
• Frequent blood in stool, albeit in small amounts.
• Intermittent symptoms of gastroparesis, ie. excessive fullness lasting for prolonged spans of time (ie. up to 24 hours), difficulty eating full meals, delays in digestive time (ie. food that would normally pass through me within 7 hours might take 18 hours), episodes of nausea or vomiting.
• Occasional symptoms of “dumping”, ie. extremely fast digestion (30 min – 2 hours)

Key dermal / inflammatory symptoms:

• Genital ulcers (very recent)
• Glycogenic acanthosis on tongue since age 4
• Lichen planus lesions on genitals, legs, arms, and feet (past year)
• Extreme, excruciatingly painful allergy-like anal inflammation (since 2018)
• Painful, swollen rashes under arms and non-mucosal genital skin (since 2018)
• General skin issues – acne all over body

Key neurological symptoms:

• Facial spasms
• Extreme, prolonged fatigue
• Episodes with severe sensations of intoxication
• Episodes of muscle weakness, numbness, balance problems
• Severe OCD flareups where I can’t think clearly and get totally overwhelmed
• Rapid shifts between extreme safety-related OCD and being intoxicated and careless
• Depth perception problems (ie. where moving objects feel closer than they actually are)
• Cognition issues, where I forget “muscle memory” movements and how to perform tasks
• Freezing up, where I feel overwhelmed by the immediate environment around me
• Constantly having to “re-learn” the muscle memory of basic manual tasks
• Problems with motor control function and brain-limb communication
• Symptoms come and go with remarkable remissions
• Episodes come in waves

Neurodevelopmental issues:

• May be on autism spectrum
• OCD since a very early age, struggled a lot in school
• Difficulty following instructions or structured learning / sports activities
• Cognitive “freeze-ups” from a very early age, where I couldn’t process information
• Found myself in numerous situations where I would get confused by very basic things, such as how the lights at an intersection worked, and found myself “stranded” in odd places
• Inexplicably forgot how to swim at age 11, despite having always been a strong swimmer, and repeatedly tried but couldn’t figure out how to swim until I gave up and tried again at age 18 – and was instantly able to swim again, as if nothing had happened
• Muscular-skeletal defects since birth (ie. shoulders not properly connected in sockets, uneven hips, underdeveloped back muscles, physically unable to engage in many physical activities such as running or throwing a ball)

Other info:

• MRI normal, CT normal, X-rays normal
• B12 was borderline deficient, been at normal levels for past year
• All blood work normal; tested repeatedly over the years
• Healthy diet with high vegetable, low-carb intake
• Minimal sugar or caffeine intake
• Chronic bladder urgency (on mirabegron currently)
• Extreme, insatiable thirst often observed
• Possible narcolepsy, uses CPAP
• Symptoms continue unchanged across different living environments
• No correlations between stress levels and symptoms, both short-term or long-term
• Exercises regularly, makes effort to do things that I find cognitively challenging such as biking or walking in urban environment, in effort to fight the OCD and maintain muscular / cardio fitness and cognitive function

Potential next steps?

There’s way more information I could share if needed, but hopefully this covers the basics. Next steps, I will be doing a two-week inpatient stay at a neuropsychiatry program with my local hospital. The program in question is primarily focused on conversion disorders.

The doctor in charge is quite controversial for advocating against the use of FND as a diagnostic label, instead arguing that all FND’s are trauma-derived (even though I’ve read that as few as only 30% of FND’s are in people with psychiatric issues.) It’s merged with an addictions program, and the intake nurse told me that a lot of the focus would be on “deep personal reflection” and mental wellness, which I’m really not sure has anything to do with my condition.

This stated I will do the program in part just to say I’ve done it (as it’s the only program of its kind in my region), and in case I find someone willing to do more brain tests or refer me to other specialized brain health programs. They will also do lots of physical observations of things such as my eating patterns, bowel movements, muscular and cognitive function, etc. which could be potentially useful for subsequent diagnostics.

I also plan to connect with an FND specialist at a private neuro-physio rehab clinic in my city to get an external opinion. Lastly, if the inpatient program at the hospital yields no results, I have the financial resources to seek care abroad, and have been looking at FND/brain health programs such as the one at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. (See here for more info.)

This all stated, I really am not sure what exactly is causing these issues, or if an FND is the root cause or just a component of the broader symptoms. If anyone has any ideas for further testing, specialized programs, or any other thoughts on avenues of diagnostics or treatment, I would be greatly appreciative.

Thanks!

:)

Hello,

I’m posting here to get some opinions about my mother’s situation. She is 76 years old. A few days ago, she suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm, probably during the night. She lives with me, and I found her several hours later. She is currently hospitalized in a public hospital and is in a coma under sedation.

The medical team (neurologists, neurosurgeons, etc.) has given us a rather pessimistic outlook. The aneurysm is located on an artery at the back of the brain, in a very delicate area. At this stage, no surgery is planned because of its location and the associated risks.

My mother is a light smoker, is being treated for high blood pressure, takes blood thinners, and is also on a few other less significant medications.

Based on your knowledge or experience, are there any options, even rare ones or available at other specialized centers, that could potentially give her a chance of waking up? Or, in this type of case, is the prognosis generally as bleak as we have been told?

I can provide more details (specific medications, medical reports if I have access to them, etc.) if that could be helpful.

Thank you in advance for your replies.

6 year old had an appendectomy today and it ended up being 4 hours long because they ran into some complications freeing the appendix. Pain has been ok but when he finishes urinating it hurts and he screams and cries. Is this normal??

My boyfriend just turned 20, male, about 5’11”, with no medical conditions. No medicines but he takes lots of vitamins and supplements.

I can see his ribs protruding when he takes his shirt off. He doesn’t eat enough food. Boiled chicken is all he eats sometimes vegetables but he takes a lot of supplements. He’s miserable. He has muscle but it’s like he’s an extremely shrunken body builder all his shirts hang off him and they are size medium only and used to fit. I think he’s obsessed. He wanted a better taper. I think that’s small waist big shoulder but I just don’t get it he looked fine and already looked good. He shouted at me when I told him I’m worried. It’s not his usual self he is irritable now.

Camera roll is him shirtless and sad. He spends ages filming himself exercising watches back shaking his head and deleting the video. I have seen him spend half an go hour staring at himself in the mirror. Its not in a vain way he looks so miserable like he can’t look away.

I’m very worried now because yesterday he fainted when walking up the stairs. I am so unqualified and inexperienced to help him and I don’t know what to do whether him fainting means it’s really bad or if he needs urgent or non urgent help. Today he’s been in bed all day. We were both supposed to be at uni today but I was too scared to leave him alone. I really don’t know what to do. I need help to make the right decisions. I think he has an eating disorder but I don’t know how to help.

Hello eye doctor says I have small tear in upper corner of eye that hasn’t grown since last year
They told me come back every year and seek emergency help if I see excessive floaters or a bright flash of light, should I be worried or is this common? I’m only 33 weight 200, height 5’8 healthy otherwise so far

I’m a 28-year-old woman, 5'4", 200 lbs. This is a slightly sensitive story: Last July, I had a partial hysterectomy they also removed my cervix and left my ovaries but removed 10 lbs of endometriosis. They left my ovaries to continue producing hormones and placed surgical mesh to help prevent the endometriosis from returning.

A week ago, after doing yard work, I noticed spotting when I wiped. It lasted 2-3 days and increased somewhat, but there was no blood on my pad only when I wiped. My primary care doctor said it could be endometriosis returning or related to my ovaries since I am prone to pcos. I’m confused about how my ovaries are connected now that my uterus and cervix have been removed, and whether everything was closed off.

Tests for BV, urine, and kidney issues were negative. I haven’t been sexually active for 3–4 years, and I was tested before surgery. My fallopian tubes were removed nearly five months before the hysterectomy to help with pain, but that didn’t solve it, so they did exploratory surgery. A colonoscopy a week before the hysterectomy was normal.

My gynecologist’s earliest appointment is in January. What could be causing the spotting, and should I take extra precautions or avoid sex until then? I’m worried and would appreciate any thoughts.

Male 35
Non smoker
180
6ft
Serraline, prazosin

I just noticed this bulge on my husbands thigh. It’s painless, skin colored and has the texture of a muscle, maybe softer.

Age: 24

Weight: 160lbs

Height: 5’7”

Sex: Female

Medications: none

I’ve been getting little circles of itchy bumps. They look like bubbles. I have been getting them on my hands and wrists. What is it?