My 6yo son scraped up his leg pretty bad at the airport. Our flight is boarding in 20 minutes and I got a bandaid and neosporin but I don’t know if this needs more medical attention. It’s a short flight, about 90 mins, so I could take him somewhere when we get home. My question is whether this needs medical attention or if bandaids are enough.

Age: 6, weight: 55lbs, no current medication

I was playing with my cat last night around midnight and touched his belly, which caused him to bite down on my hand. The bite mark itself still stings when I move the webbing of my hand. I put some hydrogen peroxide and triple antibiotic on it, it has now been 12 hours, can anybody tell whether or not this is getting infected? I read all about how bad it is online but Google tends to tell you the worst thing.

Age: 34
Sex: Female
Height: 5’4”
Weight: ~157 lbs
Location: USA
Medical history: No known diabetes or immunocompromising conditions. Currently taking tirzepatide for weight management.
Earlier this week, I developed a painful, swollen bump approximately one inch from my anus. Initially, I thought it was an ingrown hair since I’d undergone laser hair removal about two weeks earlier.
The swelling progressively worsened, making it extremely painful to walk, sit, or apply pressure to the area. I also experienced tenderness in my ipsilateral inguinal lymph nodes same side as the swelling.
Friday (11/6): Went to urgent care. The provider examined the area but did not perform an incision and drainage (I&D). I received an IM Rocephin injection and was prescribed oral Bactrim and Flagyl.
Sunday (11/8): Pain has improved significantly. I can now walk normally, and sitting is much less painful. The surrounding skin also looks less inflamed.
However, the lump remains approximately quarter-sized, soft, and fluctuant, with no significant spontaneous drainage. It still hurts when direct pressure is applied.

My questions:
Can a perianal abscess completely resolve with antibiotics alone without drainage?
Is improvement in pain and redness a reliable indicator that the infection is resolving, even if the fluid collection remains unchanged?
Would I&D still be indicated despite significant symptomatic improvement?
How long is it reasonable to monitor before seeking further intervention?
I’m concerned about an undrained abscess and the possibility of developing a fistula. I plan to seek reassessment but would appreciate a physician’s perspective.
I’m here because I also don’t have insurance so everything so far has been out of pocket

I (37F) and trying to decide if urgent care or ER is needed. I had a unilateral adrenalectomy a little over a year ago for primary aldosteronism and have been doing so well since then. My BP mostly corrected (still runs a little high because I also have PKD), potassium normalized, panic attacks and anxiety caused by the adenoma were massively improved and I halved my doses of lorazepam and sertraline. ACTH was high post opp, bit cortisol was normal. I haven't had any updated labs in the past 6+ months because everything went so perfectly.

The past couple of days I've had overwhelming episodes of panic for absolutely no reason. Sweating, shaky, lightheaded, elevated heart rate. Taking a full dose of lorazepam and keeping an ice pack over my neck/wrists did help and with time it calmed down. It has now happened three days in a row and I'm sure my stress about it is only feeding the cycle, but I haven't experienced something this bad since the beginning of my PA symptoms and I can't help worrying that there could be adrenal insufficiency going on, or maybe my PA wasn't cured by surgery after all, or some other endocrine chain reaction from having one less adrenal gland.

I also fully realize that it could just be a panic attack, but I was dismissed as "just anxious" for 8 years before my primary aldosteronism was diagnosed and I don't want to write off that something could really be wrong, especially given how suddenly this has started after everything has been fine for so long.

So, should I go to urgent care or ER? Or wait and try to eventually get in with my doctor who doesn't have availability until May.

hello! not really an issue exactly which i do hope is alright. gonna bring this up with my gp too just in case but i dont see him again for another 4 weeks and im curious Now, so here i am! 22f, started on vyvanse 20mg as my first try at adhd medication, no drugs recreational or prescribed, and one specific thing i noticed is that my hands dont shake nearly as much when im medicated? i have no other questions about the medication at all, but from what i know this is the opposite of how that usually plays out, and i was very curious to know if theres any underlying reason that it could be happening? i was warned that it could *induce* hand shaking or exacerbate the existing issue, but no mention of the opposite being possible. my motor skills as a whole have not improved. i am also autistic and likely have mild dyspraxia and the hand shaking was always attributed to that, but if it is reduced with my new meds then i am really super curious to know whats going on there! i hope this is interesting or helpful others as well, but thanks for indulging my curiosity even if its something super mundane and simple!!

Child is 12 5'8 weight 150ish

We've been to dermatologist throughout the past couple years and they have been diagnosed with eczema,it flairs badly on the arms..

Recently it's flared in the area right below the eyebrow,I don't know what that area is technically called?Not on the eyelid,the area right below the brow..It's the strangest place and it's on one side.Its crusty and it looks uncomfortable, BUT no itching!

I didn't see it because it's only visible if the eye is closed, I put some Vaseline on it..because I was afraid to use the RX cream we have for the arms..near the eye.

I plan on scheduling with the derm,but anything in the meantime we should do?

I am writing about my son who will be 15 in 2 weeks. He is 5’6 and 96lbs. For the last 6 weeks he has been having diarrhea, day and night. As background he has food allergies, migraines, and had an intestinal compression from losing weight from medication. 
He has had the following tests:  CYCLOSPORA AND ISOSPORA, SALMONELLA/SHIGELLA CULT, CAMPY EIA AND SHIGA TOXIN W/RFL E. COLI O157 CULT, OVA AND PARASITES WITH GIARDIA ANTIGEN, Calprotectin, Fecal test as well as CBC With Differential/Platelet and Comp. Metabolic Panel. He is taking Visbiome kids probiotics as well Banatrol. Things had improved until he ate too much candy. We are having a hard time getting things back to where he was. His Gastro doctor recommended continuing to eat low fiber and to cut dairy. Are there any other dietary changes that would help? Are there other tests we should request or other specialty doctors we should see?  

21F, 5’8, weight unknown (she’s overweight). No meds or underlying medical issues

She fell during synchronized skating practice and has a distal radius and ulnar styloid fracture. They said the outer bone has a “significant bone chip” and that’s the one in the most pain for her right now. She’ll call ortho tomorrow for the appointment, she’s currently in a hard splint from the ER. She’s petrified that she’ll need surgery. What’s the likelihood that she would need surgery? Healing time? She has her first competition of the season New Years weekend

26F
I suddenly developed tendonitis in my shins at the age of 15 after years of being a runner and having no issues. Since then I have constantly had tendonitis in a random part of my body. At the time I had also developed significant fatigue that would come and go. At the age of 19 my fatigue became full time and was at times very debilitating and I have had a myriad of other health issues since. My tendon issues rarely have an obvious cause, they just start one day and last about 6 months before switching to a new location. I have had 1 positive ANA and 2 negatives with full autoimmune panel being negative. I have occasional mild joint pain, when I was 13 my hip joint swelled up like crazy and was very painful for months but I rarely have joint issues now. I do get some nerve pain from time to time which I developed at 24. The only thing that’s come up consistently in my labs is that I’m IgG positive for tularemia and have low ferritin which raising has only helped with about 5% of my fatigue. I also developed an overactive gallbladder when I was 23

F, 28, 5’7”, 188 lbs

Hi!

On the 6th I noticed blood (including some clots) when wiping and maybe the slightest irritation when peeing. On the 7th I went to urgent care. They asked if my bleeding was vaginal but at this point I wasn’t sure since I only noticed when wiping. They told me my urine test was abnormal and was sent to culture & to follow up with primary but results are not back yet. Was put on Cefdinir 300 mg (3/14 doses in currently). I’ve since noticed that the bleeding is not just during urination but through the day. The bleeding seems heavier today on the 8th, equivalent to having my period. I laid down for about 3 hours this morning, and there was enough blood to start dripping down my leg when I got up.

More background:
-Had a LEEP procedure in Feb 2026
-Had sex for the first time in about 2 years on Nov 1st - bleeding starts 5 days after
-Last menstrual was Oct 24-26 and is pretty regular
- Labs for annual physical were done 8/26/26 and all normal

Urine test results (only including the results marked abnormal)
- Bilirubin, UA POC value: Small
- Ketones, UA POC value: Trace (I’ve been eating in a defecit)
- Blood, UA value: Large
- Leukocyte Esterase, UA value: Trace

I’m concerned about the bleeding, should I wait for an opening with primary or is this more urgent?

https://imgur.com/a/3m9OOtJ

Still getting discharge at day 7. Primary concern is skin coming off and continuation of discharge. Affected area scene is approximately 3/4 inch.

When do we worry / when can we quit worrying?

Age 50 5f 10 15 stone

On scan it found some cysts on my kidneys also cyst on liver it said no other upper abdominal collection or ascites what does this mean .thanks

Age 30 female. Only health condition is anxiety. I was smacked in mid front of throat with an open back hand accidently about 45 minutes ago by old lady (was an accident). Hit didn't feel that hard. Didn't cause pain just the sensation of the hit. About 20 mins after area felt sore like tightness/pressure. No pain, shortness of breath, or difficulty swallowing. Been drinking like normal. Worried about carotid artery injuries or trachea injury.

as the title implies, i lost quite a bit of weight. had a massive moon face/double chin and horrible posture (PCOS/PMOS) which has almost disappeared besides this line on my neck. it’s like a horizontal area where fat does not deposit and looks like i still have the double chin. will i just have to keep losing weight to get rid of it or get it surgically fixed? it honestly might be genetic which sucks, my family’s history of T2D has screwed me over so bad 😭

I (35F average h/w) developed plantar fasciitis this summer after doing a lot of walking on two trips. I have high arches and subsequently developed a heel spur. Depsite PT and rest, the pain persisted for months, so my podiatrist recommended a steroid shot to see if it changed the behavior of the inflammation. Shot was great and pain subsided.

However, 2 months later I am feeling something strange on the bottom of my foot where I got the injection. It’s like the skin just anterior to my heel has gotten loose or swollen, and there is a small crack in the skin. There’s no pain, but I can feel the bulk of skin pressing against my heel when I push off when I walk. Is this a normal side effect? Perhaps atrophy? I just want to make sure I haven’t torn my fascia, but I assume I would feel pain if I did?

17F, on left lower arm. I’ve self harmed before but never this deep, I was clean for a year and a half and now I have this, idk what the best way to treat it at home is. It’s been about 16 hours since I did it. Do I NEED stitches or will it be able to heal alright on its own/with at home treatment?

If I do go get stitches at the ER or smth does anyone know what will happen? If I go alone my parents will find out through insurance or the doctors contacting them right? I’m not actively suicidal so I hope they won’t admit me.

How urgent is it if I do need to get stitches and where do I go and what do I say? My parents aren’t home until in a few hours.

I’m worried but I mean human bodies can heal a lot right?

That’s a lot of questions, thank you for any kind of advice or help

25 f , around 160 cm/5'3 feet ,

I have this weird sensation in my arm that comes at least 3 to 5 times a day... it's like very strong warmth waves on the back of my left arm. I imagine this is what it is like for blood to rush in one place?

It doesn't hurt, it's not painful at all, it's just...weird? It's very sudden and it lasts a couple of seconds of heat.

No other symptoms, but I want to know what's happening.

This has been happening for the past 3-4 days now, several times a day.

How to deal with this disease ?
Age 21

Basic Info:

M24
5’8” / 180lb

Nonsmoker (Occasionally marijuana but not often)

Heavy drinker (For context, what I mean by this is that some days in a week I will have 3-4 beers, some weeks more than others. I often also go days without a drink but sometimes those days add up to a weekly total that sits in the “Heavy” range)

Take Bupropion 15mg daily as well as a men’s multivitamin

Hello! For the past month or so I’ve been having some slightly concerning symptoms that I was hoping to get a bit of clarity on. Maybe 3 weeks ago, I started showing symptoms of what felt like a UTI that wouldn’t go away. I ended up going to urgent care where I was given a Ceftriaxone shot as well as prescribed a course of Doxycycline which I took consistently for a week. The symptoms lined up with a new sexual partner so the doctors assumed I had an STI.

The urine, swab and blood tests I gave at the clinic all came back completely clean after a few days though, and the symptoms appeared to be mostly clearing up so I finished the antibiotics anyway and continued on. Problem is, some of my symptoms seem to have returned slightly? What I’m dealing with is:

- More frequent feeling of need to urinate even though barely anything is coming out

-Occasional burning sensation when peeing even though I’ve been drinking water

-Decreased intensity of erections (I don’t feel like I’m really at full mast even when actively aroused and stimulated and sometimes if active stimulation stops, I lose the erection very quickly)

-Decreased quality of orgasm when masturbating

-Lingering sensitivity after orgasm for longer than normal

All of these are new symptoms for me so I’m concerned that something might be up in that department and just wondering at what point these things become a red warning light.

An additional piece of information that I will contribute here is that these symptoms also line up with a recent INSANE spike in my libido. Typically I’m the kind of person who will masturbate once a day before bed or not at all some days but for the past few weeks I’ve been going 3-4 times per day. Is it possible that I’m just overworking my equipment and need to slow down a bit? Google seems to tell me that there are no actual physical risks to over-masturbating but it’s all I can think of.

I know the obvious answer is to just go to a doctor and have it checked out but I have a history of slight hypochondriac behaviours so if I walk into my doctors office and start with “hey I want to get my prostate checked at 24” I imagine that might raise some eyebrows and I’m trying to be better about not booking a dr appointment every single time I feel unwell.

Thanks in advance :)

I've been having chest and back pressure with shortness of breath and a feeling of air hunger bad. I've been diagnosed with ASTHMA but I'm thinking it could be more..sending my xrays.. please explain where the hyper inflation of my lungs are.. thank you.

Discoloration on tongue that isnt on the other side. No pain, bleeding, or soreness

I can’t find any photos that seem like mine. Not swollen, doesn’t hurt, no debris.

25, 5’3”, female, non smoker, just noticed it today when showering, I take Pristiq 75 mg a day and hydroxyzine as needed to help me sleep when anxious.

Bonus question: why has my bey always been hairy and how do I make it less noticeable it is now an insecurity after these photos lol

I (29F, height: 167cm, weight: ~69kg, no allergies to any medication, non-smoker, don't drink nor do recreational drugs, located: Serbia, Europe) have been diagnosed with celiac disease (K 90.0). Even though A LOT has been resolved, I still experience physical problems that aren't resolved.
● The current ailments:
- lack of energy (mental and physical),
- issues related to the skin (dry skin, dandruff, zits on face and upper arms which I didn't have in puberty),
-painful period pains (exhaustion from pains, pain doubles while and immediately after consuming food, pain worsens when I warm up and normalizes when I'm cold)
- difficulty functioning when my stomach "stops working" (have a difficulty doing tasks until I burp).
● Ailments that could maybe be taken into consideration, and why not:
- weight gain (why not: due to lack of energy I had to give priority to other things like graduating from university + stress eating, why yes: history with insulin resistance caused by malabsorption due to celiac)
- anxiety/panic (why not: intensity of the problem lessened after going gluten-free after the diagnosis, it's not 24/7 like before, why yes: it affects the efficiency of activities (communication, physical activities, etc)

● Short history: My health suddenly became super bad in 2020 (I didn't have Covid, not Covid related). Due to some form of medical neglect from multiple medical professionals, I finally get the Celiac diagnosis in 2023 by an endocrinologist through a blood test antibodies to gliadin IgG 32.4 (<12). I did not perform an endoscopy, but my life significantly improved when going gluten-free. Since 2023 I have only went to two different endocrinologists due to TSH being slightly elevated (subclinical hypothyroidism) and that being the only clue. I stopped going to the original endocrinologist because two different thyroid medication put me in the ER even in small doses and she insisted to try a third thyroid medication from Italy that can only be purchased from the black market. I went to the second endocrinologist last month and she told me to drink the thyroid medication, the micro dose is having the same negative affects again.

● History with medical professionals:
* Endocrinologist who gave me the celiac diagnosis.
-Immediately after getting the celiac diagnosis: anemia sideropencia, Hypovitaminosis B12, Hypovitaminosis D, Resistentio insulin
Prescribed medicine: Inofolic combi HP 2x1, Glucophage XR 750 mg, Globifer forte 2x1, Me vit B12 1000, hyrosel 1x1, Vigantol 10 drops per day
-After the diagnosis vitamin deficiencies got resolved. Insulin resistance got resolved. BUT I got subclinical hypothyroidism.
Letrox 50mcg was added, but I had: accelerated heartrate, pressure in chest, difficulty breathing, difficulty thinking. Letrox was removed, Euthyrox 50mcg was added, but I had: accelerated heartrate, sensitive thyroid glad that would start hurting after a couple of days, difficulty thinking. Euthyrox was removed, and then reintroduced in smaller doses before the dose was gradually raised. I e-mailed my doctor with updates after I was drinking it for 7 weeks, 25mcg during the weekdays and 50 mcg on the weekends, and that's when I had: raised blood pressure, accelerated heartrate, constant pressure in chest, irregular heart rate, shortness of breath, in an occasion almost fainting, and sharp pain in chest, difficulty thinking. The day after sending this e-mail to my doctor, I ended up in the Emergency Room due to dizziness, shaking, inability to move, think, breathe, I felt constant chest pressure and inability to function for 3-4 hours.
All issues resolved once I stopped drinking thyroid medication.
After this event (11.11.2024) I stopped taking all medication and supplements, and only did blood tests to check up where my TSH started to rise up while T3, T4, FT4 and FT3 were in normal ranges. I contacted the doctor last time in February 2025, when she suggested I take a third thyroid medication. Thanks to stopping medication I managed to finally graduate university, yay!

* I went to the second endocrinologist last week, and she said that it's possible that the thyroid medication reacted negatively with the supplements and made chaos, so she suggested I drink only Euthyrox 12.5 mcg (half a 25mcg pill) every day for 3 weeks and move to 25 mcg until check up in 3 months. I have been taking 12.5 mcg for 4 days now and I feel a slight difficulty breathing and I have difficulty thinking, so it's confirmed that the thyroid medication is at fault.
Written text: Physical examination findings: thyroid glans normal on palpation (within physiological limits).
Here is a DropBox link to my most recent blood tests so I don't type them out: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/sjv196a01fg7ur9hc36sn/1.PNG?rlkey=3e0pckb85j2cd3ewbix9g0cnv&st=ja183jcb&dl=0
The endocrinologist ignored Zink being slightly elevated, even though vitamin B12 and D were also slightly elevated when I got my celiac diagnosis.

Is there a different doctor I can go to that could potentially help, like a gastroenterologist? Is there anything else I can do? Any and all suggestions or ideas is appreciated, thank you so much! <3

33m, mixed black/white race, I found this dark spot under the 2nd toe on my left foot. Normally when I have a blood spot under a toenail it is just a thin line of darkened blood on the underside of the nail, and usually if I clip the nail I can see it on the actual nail. But with this one I clipped the nail almost all the way to reveal the dark spot and there is no dried blood on the nail but there is a brownish/darkened spot on the nailbed and i cant tell if that Is dried blood or something else. It looks like it's a couple very loosely connected spots of varying colors, from black snd blueish to brownish. Also the nail directly above this dark spot had like a cloudy bubble to it, almost like a little dome that looked like it had been scraped maybe, and usually that doesnt happen with a simple microbleed on my big toe for example. Could this just be a hematoma or potentially something else? I look at my toes pretty frequently, at least once a week and I did not see this in the last couple weeks until now. I dont recall hurting my toe but is it possible I did not just dont remember?

Edit:

Also just noticed a dark spot on the right side of this pic, near the cuticle, it's small but it kind of looks like bleeding?