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A female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Homeostasis: You shouldn't just think of the cardiovascular system alone. A better question is how does your body maintain homeostasis? A simple answer is your bod... Read More
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Dr. Craig Lumanswered
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Calf pain: How often are you doing your exercises? Do you maintain a consistent schedule or a sporadic one? Do you stretch before you run? You might start slo... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Surges: Well, those surges definitely aren't helping to prevent you from getting a heart attack. What are your other co-morbities? Are you diabetic? Do you... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Fracture?: I agree that chances of a big fracture is low. However, if your neck pain doesn't improve over time, then getting a study wouldn't hurt to rule out a... Read More
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492 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Compressed cyst: That's a nice idea, but I doubt it will be a permanent fix because the inner lining of the outpouched membrane making up the cyst will still be there ... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Lumpy scar: It can be either. Wouldn't hurt for her to check with the surgeon who did her operation.
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917 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Stroke: Is some one typing this question for you or are you typing with one hand or are you typing with both hands? If the latter, then you don't have a stro... Read More
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446 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Atelectasis: Yes, your atelectasis can result in pneumonia if you don't start taking deep breaths to open up and expand your lungs. Didn't they give you an incent... Read More
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446 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A member asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Coughing: Do you smoke? If so, stop. You might consider hydrating yourself and the use of throat lozenges. If no improvement, drop by to see your GP.
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A member asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Uvula stuck: When did this happen or what did he do to cause it to happen? Might not be anything life threatening, but to address his concern about the funny feel... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Swallowed chip: Your throat should get better by itself. Just be sure you are able to swallow your own spit and liquids. If not, you better see your PCP about it.
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446 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Wound healing: I'm not familiar with pain medication helping with wound healing. They might help you to tolerate the pain of an open wound. Secondly, I'm not famil... Read More
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443 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Chronic tonsillitis: Tonsillitis is generally brought on by bacteria or viruses.
The chronic inflammation/infection is brought on by poor immunity, resistant bacteria, ... Read More
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507 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Breast cancer: First ask the toughest one of all and that is what are her chances of survival for the next two years. After you get that answer, you should have a g... Read More
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492 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Spasm: If you are able to get on your computer to type this question, then I don't think your having cricopharyngeal spasm will be much of a problem. You nee... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Wading thru flood: Regular soap should be OK . Maintain a good hygiene and you should be fine.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
To peritoneal or not: Hemodialysis cleans your blood directly meaning, your blood is taken from you, ran thru a filteration system, then returned to you. On the other hand,... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Tenderness: First of all, is the tenderness you are experiencing less than when you first had the fracture or worse? If worse, you should follow up with the doct... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Hydration: How much are you drinking? Eight tall glasses a day or enough so your urine is clear? Try this and check how you feel afterwards.
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917 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Constipation: If you are requiring the use of suppositories for constipation, you should also be asking why are you conspitated. Something causing physical near ob... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Ignore: Stop smoking,take cholesterol meds,take pletal,walk until your legs hurt and keep walking through it.
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507 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Fistula? Hemodial?: Your question is confusing. Did you get a fistula formed to be cannulated for hemodialysis or are you getting hemodialysis treatment and you have some... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Tight throat: Surprised your ENT doctor wasn't able to figure out what's going on. If food is getting stuck in your throat, that is not good. Highly recommend you s... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Headache: First of all, what did you do before your headache? Do you or family members have a history of these headaches? Is it getting better or worse from the... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Air bubbles: I gather you are referring to crackling sounds when you push on the skin at your neck and chest. If this is so, what did you do before it started happ... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Messing around: Sure can. The seminal fluid you released before you ejaculated does have sperm in it.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Chronic bk/leg pain: You're pretty young to have these. What is your level of activity? Very high or very low. What is your weight? If too high, your weight can be the... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Constant HA: If your GP is able to make his diagnosis and treat you without the need for a scan, then there is no need for one. Good idea to go and see your GP ab... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Straining: You might consider reviewing your medical problems with your PCP because you may have something causing you to have difficult with your BM. If you ar... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Bloody tongue: Check with your PCP about this or an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist. Then ask them about getting a mouth/teeth guard to minimize injury to your ton... Read More
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Tennis/softball: Go see your surgeon and talk to them about your progress. You may be ready to resume playing, but go easy in the beginning.
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447 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Foot swelling: Is your calf swollen as well? You may have a deep vein clot. You should go see the surgeon who did your operation and have him check you out. May n... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Headache and dizzy: Your temperature really aren't too bad. About the headaches and dizziness, I'm not too sure. You might review what have you been doing before they oc... Read More
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447 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Invasive dcis: From the sounds of your biopsy result, your lesion sounds very aggressive. Hence I would agree with the mastectomy along with arimidex or tamoxifen a... Read More
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492 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Thyroid nodule/choke: Better see your PCP about this fast! Your difficulty swallowing is VERY concerning! DO NOT WAIT FOR 6 MONTHS!
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492 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Curling: Curling up or curling down? Shouldn't curl down if the flexor tendons were cut. Better see your surgeon about this.
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326 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Alka seltzer: Besides GERD, do you have other medical issues as well? Any problems with your liver such as cirrhosis? If so, you may have ascites. Any problems w... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Lymphoma: Did you diagnose and order the blood test by yourself or is there an oncologist taking care of you? If so, check with them.
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352 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Chest pain: Since your shoulder and chest are both connected to each other, I highly recommend you do that follow up ASAP to make sure you don't have something el... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Ear infection: You asked a very good question and the best answer I can think of is inflammation in your grand daughter's ear is causing the fluid build up. By drop... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Right lump: Could be a lipoma. Looking at your age, it is possible. Unless you have a doctor in your family, I recommend you drop by your family doctor and let ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Painless pstaur lump: Check with your doctors for their opinion. If it is not causing any really problems or bothering you, then leave it alone. Sometimes a treatment cau... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Urine with weird sme: Definitely. Especially if your urine wasn't like this before.
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A female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
3 ft of sm bm: That is roughly how much is needed to continue living, though a slight bit more would have been better. Your mother will need to be on total parenter... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Kidney biopsy: You need to think whether or not the pain is better or worse relative to right soon after your biopsy. If it is better, then you shouldn't worry too ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Lump behind ear: Did you have a complete physical exam and work up to figure out why do you have that lump? Is it a lymph node or a lump of fat or a cyst? The ultras... Read More
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A 58-year-old male asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Newly diagnosed: If that is your one and single problem in life, then be grateful because I have patients with many medical problems who would love to trade their many... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Straight legs: Your hip, leg, and knee problems can be related. With your legs somewhat straighten, how is your posture and your walking? Did an orthopod prescribe ... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Cholesteatoma: The normal lab work doesn't mean no recurrence. Go have your ears checked out.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Craig Lumanswered
27 years experience
Left lower abdomen: You could have an incarcerated hernia. Hopefully, it is not strangulating from your description. Better have it checked ASAP. You can check about y... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lum is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lum is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank you. Actually, your advice didn't save my life. First it made me cry, and then it made me laugh. Mostly laugh, because it was so outrageous for a health professional to say t...Read More
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I thank you for the advice and l will leave clean. I been with only one and that is why l am scared that l might have messed up. I regret that moment. Was l at any risk
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thanks doctor, my own physician didn't feel a need to worry. I just wondered why it was called out on the report when it is apparently normal. Thank you.
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Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, IL
Graduated 1996MD
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2017
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2017
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2017
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