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A 70-year-old male asked:
Had adominal ultrasound and discovered gall stones. have had no gall bladder pain. what should i do?
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Avoid fatty food/sx: Avoid fatty fried foods but contact surgeon for possible excision to prevent emergency excision later.
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A 63-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Sinusitis: Allergic, viral , bacterial or fungal - color of discharge no help - if fever- probably not allergic -if lasts more than 10 days, not viral - try Muc... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Peroxide: If it is an outer ear infection, and peroxide is helping , continue daily use for a week if not resolved see your pediatrician, as it may be wax not c... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Treat symptoms: Tylenol/ claritin/ and Mucinex (guaifenesin) are safe in pregnancy if salt water gargles dont' help - and all above fails - consider doc visit if 1 we... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Reassure: This is possible with Mirena (levonorgestrel) - it will resolve as body adjusts to it.
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A 67-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Old age related: Not usually serious - not reversible - probably due to hypertension- chronic.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Infection: Most likely trichomonas vaginalis infection, you will need to get pelvic exam and treatment. On occassion, it could just be a different infection - ga... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Rest: Better to rest , but more importantly, have follow up to be sure meds are appropriately helping maximally - especially if legs are swollen, or difficu... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Multiple: Main ones are porcelain or composite veneers.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Dead blood: It usually depends on age genetics and liver disease. In newborns the liver is not well developed so it cannot process the bilirubin which develops du... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Hemorrhoids: At your age, most likely cause is hemorrhoids. Decrease toilet sitting time no more than five minutes , inc. Fluids and fiber, walk at least half an h... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Possibly : Multiple possibilities, appendix, colon ca, diverticuliltis, ibs, crohn's ulcerative colotilitis , pancreatitis, constipation, gallstones, hepatitis, ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Mitral valve: Mitral valve prolapse most likely -realize despite all previous wierd beats you are fine!
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A 18-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Depo lasts awhile: The effects of the Depo-Provera last sometimes upto 9 months after the last injection so you could develop irregular menses during this time and have ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Antidepressants help: Antidepressants do help in fibromyalgia - now also consider daily 15-30 minutes of exercise.
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A 28-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Disk degeneration?: Possible degenerative lower disk disease see your doc - esp. If any bowel or bladder incontinence or foot drop. Also try lying flat on your back on ca... Read More
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Sitz bath: Sitz bath - 1/2 box of baking soda in 2-3 inches water in tub - sit in it for 1/2 hour as needed.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Sneeze is reflex act: This is one reflex arc which is hard to reproduce.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Culture: Culture for drug sensitivity to avoid gun slinging antibiotics which are not effective.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Menses: If your discharge only occurs for a few days then spontaneously resolves, it is a light menses, otherwise it is something that needs to be investigate... Read More
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A 57-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Mri not advised: Mri not advisable with steel spinal rods.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Subacromial bursitis: Most likely it is a bursa which is inflamed but there may also be a rotator cuff issue or biciptal tendonitis - if not treated in timely fashion - may... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
?ibs: If you have already been evaluated with egd/colonoscopy, as well as food allergies and sprue all negative - possibly ibs - consider antidepressants.
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A member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Mucinex-d claritin (loratadine): As above and salt water gargles as well as wash hands use tylenol (acetaminophen) /motrin as needed - things should imp. In less than a week - but als... Read More
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A 92-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Deconditioning/nerve: Most likely deconditioning or possibly nerve damage from nearby fracture.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
No but I do option: I have a blended practice with a low 500 dollar per year flat fee with a 5 dollar copay - for unlimited visits within two days of the request- it work... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Multiple factors: Trauma / infection in growth plate/ and thyroid hormone calcium, vit d.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Check labs: Just a screening ana, ra, ESR will shine light on you having anything or not.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Mult partners/douche: Partial use of abx. - not finishing treatment , or new sexual partners or douching are majority of causes.
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A 21-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Head trauma: If you have no signs of nausea, or sleepiness, or change in behavior or appetite - you need only to avoid further injuries.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
More rest/tx allergy: Sounds like you need rest most but also look into allergy management as it can also cause bags.
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A member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Depends- call ur doc: Fever is due to multitude of reasons - viral/bacterial/fungal etc...Did you try tylenol/advil/ how old are you ? How long has it been there?
Have any... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Yes: As long as they keep in touch with a hematologist and get treatment rapidly in case of bleeding.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Insurance for teeth: As above - covers most services at dental offices.
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A 58-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Nerve pain: Probably nerve pain due to bulging disk in neck or upper back or early shinlges if you have a rash on one side only.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
ranges : 98.7 is avg. But <100.4 is not fever.
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Veg diet is great!: No question as to safety of vegetarian diet. At least a quarter of the world's population is vegetarian. In fact, there are more health benefits to a ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Yoga: Hard to describe various positions in this format, but simply lying on your back without a pillow on carpeted floor for 4 hours with knees bent will r... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
See doc: Your L5 problem is it a disk or a lesion - see your doc to rule out neoplasm.
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A 67-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Kegal's ex.: Decrease caffeine use, avoid excessive fluids, do kegals excercise, consider a pessary.
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Recheck: Get recheck with your doc, but sometimes it takes a few more days to improve - avoid food, drink clear liquids.
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A member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
More work up: Did your doc check urine culture, blood work for kidney function / CBC with diff. If needed bone marrow biopsy - heme/ onc. Consult.
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A 64-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Neither: Focus on decreasing stress in life - usual cause of upper back /neck pain besides arthritis.
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A 58-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Yes: Yes , try also Mederma over the counter.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Possibly: If iud newly placed, - possible- but you could have shingles, diverticulitis, muscle pull, constipation, pelvic inflammatory disease, crohns dis., ulc... Read More
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A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Most likely benign: As long as it is not a dark spot that is continuously growing, or irregular in shape - it is most likely not a melanoma, probably a fungal infection w... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Low: Low unless you are not careful to wash your hands after or you touch infected tissue. If you spend all day just talking to every patient in the hospi... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
More testing: Ck MRI lumbosacral spine or get screened for diabetes or vitamin deficiency. If all neg. Consider multiple sclerosis.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
No : Unless it has been throbbing and you are getting nausea too.
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A member asked:
Dr. Kamlesh Desaianswered
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Yes: Yes but not always.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Desai is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Desai is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks, Dr. Desai! But, what I meant was, why can't blowing air produce the same beneficial effects as a sneeze (if a sneeze does have beneficial effects).
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Thanks. I've been debating whether to take the last pill of my seven-pill antibiotic regimen. But if this is viral, it wouldn't help to take it.
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Thanks, Dr. Desai! I thought that eating less would just reduce my body metabolism and thus not let my weight vary from its set point.
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