Dr. Stanley Lightfoot
Pathology
Oklahoma City, OK
60 years experience male
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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.
Pathology
Languages spoken
English
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210 Answers
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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See below: The most obvious answer without seeing yo is minor trauma legs are frequently in the eay of objects and are the site of trauma. However dilated bloo... Read More
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See below: There are several possible reasons and this should be checked by your physician but you see this if the date is miscalculated and the pregancy is furt... Read More
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See below: No easy way you can fast and can vigously excercise and that might lower it enough for what you need.
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See below: If you are worried about this get a ct scan of the abdomen and it will tell you for certain.
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See below: In the mouth herpes rapidly ulcerates is is painful your doctor can take a smear of that lesion in the mouth and send it to the lab and they can see ... Read More
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See below: I would need to know much more about you to answer that basically if you exercise like walking 3 miles per day you will increase yor BMR making it ea... Read More
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See below: An oncologist can arange for you to donate your marrow.
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See below: This is almost certainly blood you should see a physician and find out what the problem is.
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See below: While the risk is fairly low it is possible so why place yourself at risk.
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See below: There are times that what he sees as normal may not be microscopicaaly for instance. The organism h pyloris can cause minor gastritis but can be see... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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See below: The white count is consistent with what you say but there are many resons for this elevation of a white count and i would have to know more to say you... Read More
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See below: If the mole comes back it may be a melonoma. If it does not come back it cannot be a melanoma.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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See below: His blood pressure needs to be checked. If the blood pressure is greater than 150/100 he needs to see a physician.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Need more history: I need more history to give an adequate answer. Are you overowrked. Do you have chidren? Are you overweight? Are you stressed by your work or your... Read More
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See below: Most health clinics will test you for HIV and most are free check before taking the test.
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See below: Yes i would get a psa every year most insurance would pay for this.
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No: Ther is no magical cure but it will go away in 7-10 days it is a virus and there is no specific therapy for this.
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See below: For a long time in the us alcohol was the major player now hepatitis c is but both can as well as hepatitis b also there are rarer causes but these ... Read More
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See below: In a general workup multiple things are tested that show what is going on in you they test for anemai, test for what is going on in your liver your ... Read More
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See below: This is not unusual but if there is redness with pain by touch around the prt you should go back to the doctor to see if there is an infection at the ... Read More
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See below: No there are no simple remedies for this why do you want to lower the hemoglobin?
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See below: The best answer is exercise accompanied by a light restriction of what he eats walking is the best exercise for an older person becasue it is less as... Read More
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See below: No but in a communal shower the best thing is to wear some sandals.
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See below: Pink sock disease is a synonym for rectal prolapse which means the rectum pooches out and is pink when you see it this is ordianrily a minor problem a... Read More
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See below : The prodrome may be 1 to 3 days.
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Se below: No but it is an irritant for the lining epithelium and if you also drink that compunds the problem-so you can get focal ulcerations from smoking.
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See below: Blood in the urine needs to be worked up it may simpluy be a bladder infection or the passage of a sone but the reason for blood in the urine needs t... Read More
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See below: See an urologist immediately that stone can cause an infection in the kidney and could with time destroy the kidney.
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See below: There is no evidence that modest intake of coffeee has any bad side effect and in fact may actually be good for you.
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See below: White spots usually indicate focal scarring butr there are other possibilities as well and they are usuallly alll benign so i would not worry within... Read More
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No: Herpes once present never goes away there is no curative treatment either however usually the symptoms lessen with time.
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See below: Anorexia is not eeating to the pint of starvation while bulemia is vomitng of food after eating with the same end result you should closely exam your... Read More
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See below: To answer i drink two large cups of coffee early morning and then take the calcium supplement my calcium levels are normal and my bones are healthy ... Read More
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See below: Something you ate could do this however if is occurs in more than one stool it could be bile from the liver and in that case you shold have some bloo... Read More
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See below: The bleeding is unrelatded to the pap smear in the past. You should tell your gyn of the history you have so she can decide whehter or not to order a... Read More
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See below: No go ahead and get started weigh your self before starting and watch what happens most good gyms create workouts to meet your goals see that the o... Read More
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See below: Almost certainly they will deaden the area before doing the biopsy unfortunately they cannot deaden the bone so when they penetrate the bone for the ... Read More
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See below: Wait at least 14 days to test and if still negative get a blood test.
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See below: Your tetanus should last for ten years so there is no worry about tetanus.
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See below: If you have been checked for thyroid levels and they are normal you cannot be hypothyroid.
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Sure: Feeling weak or not welll is not dependent of the presence of measles but on a huge variety of things. Since I do not know your history i cannot extr... Read More
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See below: Some ling cells in the endocervix produce mucin and that is where the cervical mucus comes from it is normal.
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Check your blood : Diabetes is a cause and your blood sugar should be checked very rapidly if it is negatve for diabetes then a urinalysis shoulcd be done tro chekc for... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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NO: Go to your doctor immeditely the biospy may have gone through the bowel it may not have but you need to be checked and this needs to be done immedie... Read More
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See below: If you are in good health a radicl excision of this lesion is the first lien then i would depend on the surgeion, radiologist and oncologist to decide... Read More
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See below: This is almost certainly at your age gynecomastia which is a benign lesion if it grows or causes you discomfort see a physician but otherwise it is ... Read More
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See below: Candida is the cause of yeast infections. 50% of adults carry this orgainism i their mouths and most have no symptoms some carry the same organism i... Read More
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See below: Birth control pills have no effect on a pap smear the pap smear tells the doctor if there is a chance of you having cancer in the cervizx or not hpv... Read More
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Yes : Yes it is good for at least another week.
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See below: That is unusual you should go to your physician and have it checked immediatly.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Lightfoot is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lightfoot is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! That's some good news for me thank you, I feel a lot better hearing that. I spent a lot of time in Arizona growing up. Thanks so much.
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Thank you sooo much . I have been freaking out for the past six months . I used protection too just found it weird to get an awful infection
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Thank you, Dr. Lightfoot. That is very interesting because I have all of the symptoms of CFS and fibromyalgia & have IgG1/IgG3 deficiency.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Michigan Medical School, MI
Graduated 1963MD
Awards
Top Doctor, Second Place, Oklahoma - Summer
2013
Thought Leader, Second Place, Oklahoma City Region, OK - Summer
2013
Top Pathologist, Third Place, National - Summer
2013
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