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Family practice specialist in Summerville,s.c. Finished Wofford College, Medical University of S.C. and residency also in Charleston,S.C.
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435 N. Cedar St.
Summerville, SC
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Family Medicine
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205 Answers
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Prozac (fluoxetine) : I am happy your moods are better and probably the Prozac (fluoxetine) has helped you. The fatigue can be from multiple causes. I doubt the Prozac (flu... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Esophagitis cures: There is alot you can do for acid reflux: lose weight, no tea or coffee, no eating 3hr. Before bedtime, decrease fat intake, raise the head of your be... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Lean body: The best lean body without muscle building is to eat a proper amd nutritional diet and do aerobic exercises. You will tone down and be nice and health... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Infrequent cough: This could be a mild case of allergies or mild case of asthma. If allergies are in your family then this would be more likely.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Having a baby: Stop the pill then wait to see if you are regular . Make sure to ave a physical before pregnancy to make sure you are healthy.
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A member asked:
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Boil rash on side: What you describe may be shingles(herpes zoster) i doubt they are boils. Shingles are very painful and go around usually on one side of your body. See... Read More
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A member asked:
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Thumb itching: Your thumb being swollen and itching sounds like a contact dermatitis to something you got on it. Try 1% Hydrocortisone but this may not be strong eno... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Tired and exhaused: Your fatigue can be multiple in nature including anemia, sleep apnea, depression , or illnesses not yet known. You do need to see your doctor for an e... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Itching ears: Itching and flaking ears could be some type of contact dermatitis such as creams or perfumes or something called seborrhea. Don, t get anything on you... Read More
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A member asked:
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Stressed out: Pregnancy many times causes labile emotions which may be the cause. The stomach symptions are probably stress.
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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Black stools: Black stools are not good. My guess is that the "silver" look is less black. Bleeding in your stomach can be a serious problem. Other causes are takin... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Pregnancy test: You took a urine pregnancy test i guess. It is true that this will not show pregnancy at 8 days late. Wait a full 2weeks and repeat. Do this on a firs... Read More
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A 71-year-old male asked:
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Catarract surgery: I doubt that your surgery has anything to do with constipation but any changes in your life causes changes in your bodily functions.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Broken finger: Pain! but a mild fracture can be only mild pain that one might think of only as "a sprain".
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Broken shoulderblade: I would think only trauma such as falling or direct blow. I doubt other causes.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Oral steroids: Oral steroids will be effective in the first 24hr. But works slowly and each day there will be imorovement. Steroids work slowly but there may be impr... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Antibiotic for staph: A panritium is generally caused by a staph. Organism which is resistant to most antibiotics. Bactrim, (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) Doxycycline ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Fibromyalgia: Yes, movement can cause the muscles to have spasm. You may want to consider some causes of the spasm such as disc problems of your neck or other illne... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Propane Poisoning: Propane is a colorless and odorless flammable gas. This gas takes the place of oxygen is the lungs making it difficuly to breathe. Symptoms are:burnin... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
My face is really dry.flaky and its peeling.sometimes it itch.anything from the store to prevent it?
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Seborrhea: There are many causes for what you describe--itching and pealing-- first thing is think of something you are getting on your face that is causing the ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Butterfly rash: A butterfly rash is not always from lupus. An irration rash can cause this as well as seborrhea.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
Penis scar: If you are talking about a scar on the skin then get a cream called mederma. There are plaques deep in the muscle that are called scars. You will need... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Coccyx: The coccyx bone is small and at the tip of the spine. It is easy to fracture and could have happened without you remembering.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Lower back pain: Being 30yo i doubt you have had a back problem before so a kidney stone could be but this usually comes on quickly and usually alot of pain. You could... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Hernia and reflux: The two things you are talking about are consistant. The hernia is a weakness in the distal esophagus and this then allows acid to burn your esophagus... Read More
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A 20-year-old member asked:
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Baby movement: Baby movement is important but this is not a important sign unless you discuss this with your doctor. This can be a sign of problems but only if you r... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Restoril (temazepam): This drug last multiple hours in your body and become tolerant to its effects, so sedation and a loss of energy with fatigue and a type of dependency ... Read More
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A 58-year-old member asked:
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Bike accident: More than likely you bruised your chest muscles and ribs with your fall. There is a possibility that you cracked a rib, but i would think there would ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Thyroid testing: The tsh, free t4, and T3 (liothyronine) uptake will miss very little. Make sure that these are what you have had if you have had a blood test for hypo... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Spider bite: There is a good chance that a brown recluse did this. Other possibilities are a abscess. A brown recluse causes a necrosis in the center of the bite t... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Vit.D : First thing is have your level checked. If it is normal then do not take any extra. If low then 1000 to 2000 units per day is the normal dose.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Ankle brace: Generally for ankles that are weak from previous injuries where the ligaments are weak so that while doing activities one can hopefully prevent worse ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Growing: People generally stop growing when they are teenager. Girls stop earlier than boys. Girls approx. Age 15 and boys can grow until 17-18.
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Knot on neck: As you state that there is no pain, likely you have a cyst, or lipoma. These do not have to be removed unless they become a worry to you or get large ... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Having a baby: Do not be afraid to have a baby. Remember------people have been having babies for thousands of years, and if they can do it you can also. Babies are ... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Heart palpations: If you are a healthy person with no other problems then this skips beats of your heart are probably a normal happening which all people experience. T... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Knee laceration: Your skin can only heal so fast. Keep it clean and dry and it will heal shortly.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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No menses 7 years: No peroid for 7 years is unusual birth control pills can do this or other hormonal problems. Need to have an exam and relate this to your doctor. The ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Bowel movements: There is no normal for how often or how regular to have a movement. Once every day or every other day is good. If your movement have not changed then ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Spider bite: There are 2 poisonous spiders---black widow and brown recluse. Look up a picture of them would be helpful, rather than trying to describe them. Other ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Anemia: It appears that the cause could be iron deficiency. If he feels well and you do not see any bleeding place him on iron and the anemia should get bette... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Acne: Acne is very common in middle age. There are good treatments . Avoid oily make ups. Antibiotics and Retin-A are good starts but see your doctor for pr... Read More
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A 49-year-old female asked:
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Pressure in heart: Pressure in your chest can be serious or not. If you experience this pressure when you exert yourself or on walking fast then you need to see your doc... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clarence Wimberlyanswered
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Nail fungus: First thing is make sure that you have a nail fungus because the treatment is a tab every day for 3 months called lamisil (terbinafine).
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Schizophrenic: I am not sure what your problems are but you believe you have emotional problems first talk to your doctor or see the mental health clinic in your cou... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
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Flavoxate: This works by relaxing the smooth muscles of the bladder. It is taken 3-4 times a day. Should work quickly in 1-2 days.
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A female asked:
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Cyst on ovary: I am sure your doctor is aware of this. A cyst will not hurt the baby.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Cough: The cough could be that your sinus infection did not completely get well. If you have fever then i would worry more that you could have pneumonia. Wo... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:
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Sleep apnea: The best cure is weight loss but this does not guarantee a cure. There are many people that lose weight and their apnea gets much better.
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A 51-year-old male asked:
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Lump on wrist: More than likely this is a ganglion cyst if you have not had an injury. It may ache but usually does not cause much problems . If this is recent then ... Read More
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Thanks again. I've been tested for lupus and ra but both came back negative and now I have this butterfly rash. I'll definitely get it checked out just in case. Thank you
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Thanks! Not sure why other answers were talking about cough and cold meds regarding asthma, thanks for your example of what could be administered.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Maybe thats correct. I feel better when i stop taking them, but somehow i keep going back. a good diet is best
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