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Family Medicine
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A 57-year-old female asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Communicate : If your provider isn't meeting your needs you can always switch providers. Have you spoken to your provider? There may be a legitimate medical reason ... Read More
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Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
See a doc: I you want a prescriptions for birth control beside condoms and spermicide which is over the counter then you need to make an appointment with your do... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Very normal : This is very normal. It's called round ligament pain. As your uterus grows this ligament must now stretch a long ways. Always be aware however that if... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Labs and beyond: Basic screening would be to take a history to see if you have symptoms of leukemia. Then basic labs to check your blood count. If anything is suspicio... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Yes!: Very much so! there are over the counter remedies should you or someone in close contact have it. Sanitize and wash all clothes/towels/bedding etc in ... Read More
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A 70-year-old male asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Not necessarily: No it's not bad. Drinking lots of water is good for your body but the bad part of having a large prostate is you may have issues with needing to go ur... Read More
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A 66-year-old male asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Immodium/doc visit: You could try using over the counter immodium. However, you may want her to be checked out by her physician to ensure there's no infectious cause or i... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Depends: It will depend on the turn around time at the lab where your specimen was sent as well as turn around time for your doctor to see the results. Most ti... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Possibly: Most likely it is just an enlarged lymph node. If its been there for a short time you would most likely be ok with waiting an seeing if it goes away w... Read More
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A 69-year-old female asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Depends...: It depends on the symptoms you are taking them for. Tyelnol is typically for pain or fever relief while Claritin (loratadine) is for allergies. You ma... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Not typically: Fatty tumors (or lipomas as they're called) typicallyarenon cancerous and painless. If you have a mass that is painful you should be checked out by a ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Helen Grayanswered
Family Medicine 15 years experience
Maybe. : If it is red and swollen and/or hot to touch definitely get it checked out. It could just be overuse and a strain in which case over the counter antii... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Gray is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Gray is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Its been there a few years but i just noticed it was still there and thanks appreciate the answer
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Thank you,Dr.Helen Gray Your Time & Knowledgeable Advice Is A Blessing
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thanks a bunch! I was starting to become alarmed lol :)
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