Dr. Laurence Badgley

General Practice 53 years experience

Who knows?: Orthodoxy might align Motrin & tylenol (acetaminophen) as compatible classes of molecules. Likely no double blinded placebo controlled study of this m... Read More

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A 25-year-old male asked:

How do i know if ihave ligament laxity? what to do when feel like it? feel weak when exercising, buckle in and out

General Practice 53 years experience

Difficult: A mid- twenties male complaining of "ligament laxity" needs to inform us which joint or body part is "weak...Buckling in and out", and if there is any... Read More

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A 44-year-old female asked:

Back from jamaica w/sore throat, sinus cong, drainage, and dry cough -7 days now. cold?

General Practice 53 years experience

Travellers' virus: Sinus, cough, congestion, & sore throat after stress of travel, unique environment, loss of sleep, & airplane atmosphere common. A novel virus is oft ... Read More

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A 25-year-old female asked:

Which nerve from the spine innervates the colon?

General Practice 53 years experience

Autonomic: The colon is inervated by sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the autonomic nervous system. The sympathetic branch relatively shuts down intes... Read More

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A 48-year-old female asked:

It's been nearly two years since my chest injury and the diagnosis is now costochondral separation of second rib. any chance it will heal now?

General Practice 53 years experience

Possibly: Chronic costochonral separation might or might not be a correct diagnosis. Chronic (over three months) chest pain is possibly a chronic inflammation c... Read More

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A 91-year-old female asked:

Do you believe in crps "wide spread" so hard to find drs rhat believe in crps wothout making you feel crazy.

General Practice 53 years experience

True: Chronic regional pain syndrome (crps) is an authentic pain pattern. Universal physician recognition is marred for various reasons. Doctors can skew to... Read More

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A 31-year-old member asked:

Fibromyalgia - apart from medication, what can help?

General Practice 53 years experience

Exercise: ? about what, besides meds, helps fibromyalgia (FM). Since deconditioned & spastic muscles are complicitous, muscle relaxation & tonification ... Read More

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A 46-year-old female asked:

What causes severe stabbing pain in groin area of right leg with no injury?

General Practice 53 years experience

Repetitive stress: 29 y male with unilateral "stabbing" groin pain absent infection signs or symptoms might have soft tissue disorder such as an inguinal hernia, groin m... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

My trans vaginal scan shows endometriosis for that doctor advise me danazol 200mg tds.for 3 to 6 months as i have no baby for 3yearz marriage time?

General Practice 53 years experience

Worrisome: A 27 year old female comments that her doctor used transvaginal ultrasound to "show endometriosis". I am not aware that ultrasound can be used to ma... Read More

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A 56-year-old male asked:

Headaches in the rear of my head?

General Practice 53 years experience

Tendonitis/neuritis: Chronic pain back of head, occipital region, can derive from expanding mass within brain or from chronic tendonitis and/or neuritis in region of super... Read More

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A 31-year-old male asked:

How do i properly manage this condition: paravertebral muscle spasm?

General Practice 53 years experience

Find cause: Paravertebral muscle spam treatment should include search for cause so it is not repetitious. Dr. Omani addressed the effective treatment. Causation f... Read More

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A 24-year-old female asked:

I have widespread sharp, shooting pains throughout my body along with tingling mostly in my legs. any ideas on what could be causing this ?

General Practice 53 years experience

Various: Widespread sharp shooting pains and tingling are nonspecific symptoms. In a twentyies female thoughts of #fibromyalgia, thyroid problems, and hyperve... Read More

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A 29-year-old female asked:

Elbow doesn't sit right. if arms extend straight palms flat iner elbow faces up. no trama. just noticed when stretching. no pain. stiff movement.

General Practice 53 years experience

Hyper extension: Hyperextension of the elbow in a young female suggests joint hypermobility syndrome (jhs). Other signs (per brighton criteria for jhs) include abilit... Read More

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A 48-year-old female asked:

Will an mri show a costochondral separation? i really need a diagnostic test to confirm as insurance company do not believe my gp!

General Practice 53 years experience

Injection : To my understanding, an MRI will not show a costochondral separation. If a local anesthetic is injected into the separation site the pain should immed... Read More

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A 45-year-old member asked:

I've been getting a pain up my right hand side that goes up my arm back and into my neck and head. what do i have?

General Practice 53 years experience

Neural impingement: Pain radiating back head to distal upper extremity one side in fortyish male suggest radiculopathy; impingement of major nerve(s) these regions. Cervi... Read More

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A 37-year-old member asked:

What are the symptoms for fibromyalgia?

General Practice 53 years experience

Syndrome: #fibromyalgia is constellation of symptoms which have varying intensities of expression in different fm patients: chronic (over 3 months) widespread p... Read More

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A 42-year-old male asked:

My left wrist has been hurting. would that be the cause of my left hand going numb? it wakes me up and its driving me nuts

General Practice 53 years experience

C.T.S.: Wrist pain and finger numbness in a fortyish male during sleep process suggests carpal tunnel syndrome (C.T.S.) median nerve impingement; aroused by w... Read More

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A 23-year-old female asked:

What dose it mean when health web/sites ask if you stedentary or light activity, moderate, or very active? how can one determine what they are?

General Practice 53 years experience

By example: One's level of activity might be likened as follows: sedentary is a "couch potato" who avoids movement. Light activity is what an old arthritic ... Read More

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A 33-year-old member asked:

What is irritable bowel syndromn exactly? illness or is it something in the mind?

General Practice 53 years experience

Functional: Ibs is not a disease, but a disorder whereby the large intestine functions with excessive evacuation. Probably due to pelvic parasympathetic nerve hy... Read More

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A 34-year-old male asked:

I feel pain in right side of stomach, sometimes on front and sometimes on back side. reports show neutophila / normocytic normochromic, u/s is normal.

General Practice 53 years experience

Gallbladder: Pain in the right upper abdomen and which radiates to the back suggests gallbladder dysfunction. In such cases an ultrasound might be negative. Ofte... Read More

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A 45-year-old female asked:

What should i feed a person with malnutrition?

General Practice 53 years experience

Protein : Protein, vitamins, and mineral are especially important in people who are malnourished. The immune system is especially vulnerable in malnourished pe... Read More

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A 36-year-old member asked:

Any suggestions on how to get a good night sleep when you have fibromyalgia?

General Practice 53 years experience

Several tricks: ? how to sleep with fibromyalgia (FM). Non-restorative sleep derives from pain arousal when on sleep surface as ground forces torque shoulder/pelvic g... Read More

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A 43-year-old member asked:

Help please! is fibromyalgia inherited and can it be cured?

General Practice 53 years experience

Yes: Inherited aspect of fibromyalgia (fm) is joint hypermobility syndrome (jhs). This trait mostly transcends female line & imbues greater ligament flexi... Read More

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A 33-year-old female asked:

My right leg (hip and knee) pains a lot in the morning such that i can't stand properly. by afternoon it start getting better everyday

General Practice 53 years experience

Orthopedic: History too abbreviated to begin to diagnose. See an osteopath for direction. Sciatica has some of these qualities, but sciatica is a pain pattern w... Read More

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A 29-year-old male asked:

I read that that if u have bad hygiene u can get smegma and then get blanatis n it can create blisters on the shaft of penis is that true?

General Practice 53 years experience

No: Remember that for most of mankind there was no circumsicion, showers, or soap. If what you describe were true then most of mankind would have had pen... Read More

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A 48-year-old member asked:

Seizures, muscle spasms, fatigue, thunderclap headaches, decreased dexterity, trouble thinking. any idea what causes this?

General Practice 53 years experience

Could be bad : This mix of symptoms suggest a disorder in the brain. You really need to see a neurologist, and sooner than later. This could be a bad problem, but ... Read More

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A 23-year-old member asked:

My right testis getting very smaller after mumps

General Practice 53 years experience

Correct: This can happen. That is why mother nature gives us two of most body parts. So that we have a spare if we lose one part. You get mumps only once.

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A 32-year-old female asked:

I am a 32 y old woman and my voice is hoarse and quite deep, i feel this is getting worse with age, this is really affecting my confidence, thanks?

General Practice 53 years experience

ENT doctor: You should see and ENT doctor and have h/her look at your vocal cords and advise you. If you smoke then it is a "no brainier" as to what you need to ... Read More

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A 28-year-old female asked:

My back has been hurt for almost a week , and now it feel numb all the way up . my bow movement are normal?

General Practice 53 years experience

Muscle spasm: Sounds like muscle spasm, perhaps from using your back in way that was in excess of your normal use. Stop lifting and repetative bending. Use a heat... Read More

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A 34-year-old female asked:

I read that multifocal pvcs are usually in a diseased heart. but my dr is not worries about mine. should i be concerned? can ablation be performed?

General Practice 53 years experience

Not really: Forget ablation. You do not need it. Try to maximize your heart health by adequate rest at night. Take walks each day. Stop coffee and tea. Take ... Read More

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A 31-year-old male asked:

I have a lower back injury. (bulging disc and degenerative back disease) i used to run 3 to 4 miles a day before this injury. can i run with this?

General Practice 53 years experience

Yes: These diagnoses are radiologist terms for images on films. Bulges no longer considered significant pathology as they once were. Bulges & degenerative... Read More

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Out of nowhere get really pale dry lips body shakes have to sit or will pass out hard breathing dilated pupils no response for few seconds.

General Practice 53 years experience

Hyperventilation: People with seizures fall to the ground. You have shortness of breath which is the defining clue. Try breath holding exercises and relaxation therap... Read More

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A female asked:

Can you get herpes by useing the same razor?

General Practice 53 years experience

Possibly: Never use someone else's razor and try to use a fresh disposable razor each time on yourself. In these ways you avoid transferring germs into your sk... Read More

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A 30-year-old female asked:

Hi have been feeling dizzy, now i've got a rash come up all over my face and i have dirrehea i've been and had blood test but it's all clear?

General Practice 53 years experience

Viral illness : Fortunately you do not have an headache. If fever, bad headache and vomiting you would need to see doctor sooner than later. Rest, fluids, otc tylen... Read More

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A 37-year-old female asked:

I broke my tibia 8yrs ago which was non union for a while ended up having a section of bone taken out to repair damage , no i'm gettin pain in my hip?

General Practice 53 years experience

Sacroiliac joint : Wild guess bone taken from crest of ilium, which is large pelvic bone. Many surgeons ignorant this method of bone harvesting also injures iliolumbar l... Read More

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A 34-year-old male asked:

Why do you think it is that when my stool does float it always seems to be when i go in the morning and sinks if i go in the afternoon? any idea?

General Practice 53 years experience

Fats: Stools float because of fat eaten. Perhaps you customarily eat fats for dinner and not for breakfast. Floating stools are not preferred. Perhaps yo... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

What is a polyp in right maxillary sinus? what are the chances it is cancerous? do the two look different

General Practice 53 years experience

Yes: Polyps are benign and common. Cancer is more warty appearing with an ulcerated surface. Cancer of the sinus in your age group probably has about the... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Recently have wanted to take pain relievers just to take them even if not in pain. they don't alter state of mind or anything so what's up with this?

General Practice 53 years experience

Anxiety: We all suffer from some level of anxiety just from being alive and dealing with day to day responsibilities and problems. Opiate pain medications red... Read More

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A 28-year-old female asked:

My bf has blood in his urine & now his testical has swollen and is very painful... what should we do?

General Practice 53 years experience

Infection : These are signs of infection. This should be evaluated and treated post haste. Call your doctor or go to the er. Not life threatening, but germs mu... Read More

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A 32-year-old female asked:

Can i have a list of foods that will help me to raise my calcium levels, also can i take exercise with hampering my calcium levels.

General Practice 53 years experience

Tums (calcium carbonate): The average person needs about 1 gram of calcium per day and two Tums (calcium carbonate) per day will provide this amount. The body usually readily ... Read More

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A 49-year-old member asked:

Is it just a cyst because my left armpit (where the lump is) hurts?

General Practice 53 years experience

Might be: Cysts usually do not hurt unless inflamed. Women shave area & sometimes improperly with straight razor that causes nicks for bacteria to climb through... Read More

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A 48-year-old member asked:

What med cocktail works best for fybromyalgia?

General Practice 53 years experience

Old & New: ? "what med cocktail best" for fibromyalgia (FM). Start w. FDA approved meds & shift them if first not work well. Tramadol has helped so... Read More

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A 36-year-old male asked:

Please share an interesting fact about joint pain.

General Practice 53 years experience

Joint: Joint hypermobility syndrome is common in women ; explains genetic cause of #fibromyalgia.

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A 45-year-old member asked:

Is there any one who recovered from fibromyalgia and how?

General Practice 53 years experience

Yes: Fibromyalgia survivors include Sue Ingebretsen and Valerie Lumley, both have written books.

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A 45-year-old member asked:

My shoulder blade has been having a burning feeling lately. what could it be?

General Practice 53 years experience

Muscle spasm : The shoulder blade is suspended by the superior trapezius and rhomboid muscles. When chronically stressed these muscles can go into spasm. Muscle re... Read More

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A 37-year-old member asked:

What does it mean to have sporadic headaches?

General Practice 53 years experience

Cluster headaches: These are headaches that come in clusters and sometimes weeks apart. As with all severe headaches, the cause is mysterious. These often more common ... Read More

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A 46-year-old member asked:

What would cause a discomforting pain back in between my shoulder blades?

General Practice 53 years experience

Muscle spasm: Rhomboids hold the shoulder blades toward spine & stabilize shoulder blade for arm lifting. Chronic & repetitive stress can strain these muscles. Ex... Read More

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A 24-year-old female asked:

I'm getting boils a lot lately, in my vagina, in my bum, my armpits, i'm very clean so i'm really scared, what could be causing them?!

General Practice 53 years experience

Various: A twenties female with scattered recurrent "boils" has an quandary. Either she is being exposed to a density of environmental germs or has a constitu... Read More

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A 33-year-old member asked:

I've got this sharp pain around left back and shoulder area, what could it be?

General Practice 53 years experience

Musculotendinous: 30's male w. Chronic unilateral rhomboid muscle region pain suggests localized tendonitis. No history of trauma given, but concern arises for strenuo... Read More

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A 29-year-old female asked:

Can 1 cup of coffee in the morning cause diarrhea? a a couple yrs now, loose stools immediately after drinking coffee but fine the rest of the day.

General Practice 53 years experience

Yes: A twenties female with loose stools in the morning after coffee might be experiencing an effect of the coffee or else another problem. A trial of cof... Read More

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