Dr. Susana Sixto-rodriguez

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Spinal Problem: It is important that she follow up with the neurologist and the neurosurgeon. The shaking in her head could be related to the inflammation in her spi... Read More

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A female asked:

Have a splotchy red rash on my neck. it is slightly raised and has small bumps?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Rash: Is the area itchy? could be allergic reaction. Have you changed any lotions or applied anything to the area? Can apply over the counter steroid cream... Read More

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A female asked:

For three days now i have been having a weird head pressure when standing up or bending over. i am currently taking bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) for a uti. ??

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Dizziness: Make sure you drink plenty of water. You can have these symptoms as a result of the medication or the infection. Make sure you finish all of the ant... Read More

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A 26-year-old female asked:

I had my period 2 weeks ago and a week after it i had pelvic pains last night i had brown blood when i pee & now its turning pink could i be pregnant?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Vaginal D/C: If you have a history of irregular periods there is a chance you are pregnant. The most accurate test is a blood HCG level. Make sure you are up to ... Read More

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A 41-year-old member asked:

What does it mean that there is white and red blood cells in urine?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Cells in urine: White blood cells in your urine can be a sign of infection. Your white blood cells are responsible for fighting infections in the body. Red blood cell... Read More

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A 33-year-old female asked:

My stomach feels heavy and when i eat i feel sick no pain happening a couple of weeks now can't see dr no money what could it be?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Heavy Stomach: If you regularly feel sick after eating and feel you are constantly bloated or full you may have issues with your gallbladder. You should see your do... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

Can a miscarriage cause hormone imbalance?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Hormone imbalance: A miscarriage can definitely cause hormone imbalance. It can also be very traumatizing. How far along were you when you miscarried? If you feel sad ... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Pains in pelvic area with blood in discharge,had a normal period,after a week brown discharge started lasted over a week.now period is late?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Pelvic pain: The first thing I recommend you do is take a pregnancy test despite any bleeding you have had. If it's negative the next thing I recommend is you get... Read More

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A 58-year-old male asked:

What is the best way to lose weight,,safely at age 58...male...195lbs..5ft11inches..i feel great...no health problems. .

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Weight loss: The best and safest way to lose weight is to have small frequent meals and stay active. Keep track of the calories you may be drinking. Try to stick ... Read More

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A female asked:

Possibility of being pregnant with no ejaculation but dry humping (penis touching mostly towards top of vigina near clit) ?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Pregnancy chance: You are not very likely to get pregnant if there was no exchange of fluids. You can however get certain STD's such as Herpes doing what you described

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A 18-year-old female asked:

I have had a sore throat for about 3 weeks now. my throat has two swollen bumps on each side. it may be an oral std.... but i'm not sure...

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Swollen Lymph nodes: The best way to know what is causing the sore throat is to get a throat culture and labs done to check for Mono. If you are worried about STD's expos... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

Had an ultrasound. right ovary is 7.6cc and left 8.1cc. endometrial thickness is 2.8mm what does this mean. can this explain my pelvic pain?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Pelvic Pain: This can definitely explain why you are having pelvic pain. It's important that you f/u with a GYN for this as you may need an endometrial biopsy and... Read More

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A 20-year-old male asked:

How to make my hair stronger and thicker and more dense ?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Thick hair: You can take Biotin supplements and use over the counter Rogaine (minoxidil) for Men. These things with help but your family history is the biggest f... Read More

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A 16-year-old female asked:

I have something on my wrist. it looks like a zit but instead of a white center, its yellow. i hit it hard yesterday now my entire arm hurts. help!

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Arm Pain: If you hit it hard yesterday you should get an x-ray to make sure you don't have a fracture, especially if you are having pain going up your are. You... Read More

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A female asked:

Thought i was 10 but sac measuring 8 weeks and baby only 4.6 mm with no heartbeat. is this a or could i be out with dates? yolk present.

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Repeat U/S: It is still to soon to tell exactly how far along you are. Your dates may be wrong. You will need to repeat the U/S in a couple of weeks and repeat y... Read More

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A female asked:

I skipped my period by putting a new nuvaring in w/o week off. two weeks later i am cramping and have brown discharge. is normal? how long till go awa

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Continuous Nuvaring: This is normal, if you plan on using the Nuvaring continuously you will not have a period, only some mild spotting. Just make sure you let your GYN k... Read More

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A male asked:

Scoliosis and hip misalignment-recently i have had episodes feel a constriction rib cage and back-what can i do?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Scoliosis: Is you are having symptoms from your scoliosis it's important that you see the orthopedic surgeon for further treatment options such as: physical ther... Read More

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A 21-year-old female asked:

I am pregnant 5 weekend n 5 day is a normal to pooping alots on pregnancy?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

BMs with pregnancy: It is normal to have several bowl movements when you are pregnant because you bowls and bladder are being pressed by the growing uterus. Hormonal chan... Read More

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A 47-year-old female asked:

47 y/o with history of pcos/obesity. essure and ablation in jan 2013, but no follow up to make sure successful. chances i could get pregnant?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

PCOS: Your chances of getting pregnant are going to improve drastically with weight loss. Give it six months and if you haven't been able to get pregnant y... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

38wks&4days was having mild cramps feeling & needing to want to poop but nothing came out felt the pain for a couple of min & went away. contraction?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

38 wks pregnant: What you are describing can definitely be a contraction. With how far along you are try to keep track of how often you are getting this sensation. I... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Lower back pains shooting up into shoulders and chest? really worried, everything hurts right now.

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Shooting pain: You need to be seen by a doctor to make sure you don't have gallstones or any cardiac issues. You are too young to have these symptoms. Hopefully it... Read More

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A female asked:

Four weeks ago i started feeling like vomiting but i let it go now my nipples are getting dark an i feel sick but i got a negative result an am bleedn?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Vomiting: I would recommend you get a pelvic ultrasound to make sure you're not having any pelvic condition and labs to check pregnancy and other hormonal level... Read More

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A 30-year-old female asked:

4 years old passing stool every day. having abdominal on and off pain , doc say due to constipation. how z it constipation.she z fine when gvn enema 4?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Abdominal Pain: If you child is staining or having hard stools she me still have constipation. Make sure she is drinking plenty of water and fiber in the form of fru... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Sore throat: You can get this feeling from GERD which is reflux or stomach acid coming up to the back of your throat and this can make you cough. Stay away from s... Read More

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A 22-year-old female asked:

It feels like my eye has a greasy film , pressure on apple of my cheek but eye looks normal... what could it be ?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Eye film: Have you had any trauma to the area or are you having discharge from your eye. What you are describing are signs of inflammation in the area. You can... Read More

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A female asked:

The first day of my last menstrual was sept. 22, 2014 i went off my period sept. 27, 2014. and no discharge ?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Discharge?: Some people get more discharge than others. It may be completely normal not to have a discharge when you are done with your menses

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A 51-year-old female asked:

I have had lower rig back pain for two weeks now i have a red rash that's raised on right upper side of my buttock w/ burning sensation under rib cage?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Burning rash: What you are describing sounds like shingles. Have you been under a lot of stress? You need to go to the ER or go see your doctor for medication for... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

What a person can do to treat enlarged pores on the face(for combination skin,not acne)?are there specific substances to reduce large pores?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Large pores: Wash your face twice daily with an astringent and you can do a facial mask once a week to keep the pores clean and with time you should notice improve... Read More

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A 20-year-old female asked:

I fell on my foot and i hurts and i can barely move it without pain and i think it's swollen?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Foot trauma: If you are having trouble moving your foot after trauma you need to get an X-Ray to make sure you didn't fracture anything. Keep it elevated and ice ... Read More

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A male asked:

Sometimes when i wake up in the morning i find blood in my cough and feel pain in inner ear..but this happens once a while and then recurs after days?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Bloody sputum: Are you a smoker? You need to have a chest Xray done with these symptoms to make sure there is nothing serious going on. Have you had any other sympt... Read More

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A 40-year-old female asked:

For 20 weeks severe burning upper back hot to touch sometimes but burning is constant had spinal block for c sec 22 wks ago also get bad heartburn ?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Spinal Block: Your symptoms may be related to the spinal block. You need to follow up with the doctor about this since you have had these symptoms for so long. For... Read More

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A 17-year-old female asked:

In september i had a period between 20-25. did not put in a new nuvaring. have not had period since. last had sex in august. hadsexthreeday ago cum in?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Unprotected sex: If you are having unprotected sex you are eventually going to get pregnant. The nuvaring only works if you use it correctly. It should be in for thr... Read More

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A female asked:

I have been having vomiting with my bowel movements... also pain duringduring bowel movements. what could be wrong?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Pain with BM: You need to go to the ER to make sure you're not having a bowl obstruction. You need to have studies done of your abdomen. I wish you the best

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A 33-year-old female asked:

Right side pain, scared its appendicitis?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Right side pain: if you think it might be appendicitis go to the ER. Have you had a fever or nausea and vomiting? This along with the mentioned symptoms are highly sus... Read More

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Chance of getting pregnant from dry humping with no penetration or ejaculation. (penis touched vagina but mostly in clit region). ?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Pregnancy chance: You are not very likely to get pregnant if there was no exchange of fluids. You can however get certain STD's such as Herpes doing what you described

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A 27-year-old female asked:

I'm 17 weeks pregnant is it normal for my baby to be facing downward?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Baby Position: At 17 weeks the baby can be in any position. There is still plenty of room to move around. Don't worry about it. It's actually a good thing that the ... Read More

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A 31-year-old male asked:

I am having lots of gas and a constant bloating feeling and an urge to have a bowel movement after already emptying and a lil headache?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Gas: Try to have small frequent meals to avoid getting gas. You can take an over the counter medication such as gas x. If you are still having symptoms y... Read More

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A 62-year-old male asked:

Can permanent damage to oesophagus be caused by anaesthesia while undergoing surgery for pituitary using eea . think i may have acidity since then.

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Esophagus trauma: There are several adverse effects associated with general anesthesia, however, your acidity sounds like it's an independent problem. Have you had a f... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

Hi, i am 24 weeks pregnant with dichronic twins. twin 1 has hydramnios with 8.1 cm. twin 2 has narrow lvot, i am are extremly worried. pls advice.

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Twins: Try not to worry about everything during your pregnancy. It will only stress both you and the babies. You should be seeing a high risk pregnancy doct... Read More

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A 27-year-old male asked:

Is the girl pregnant if she has menstruation a week after unprotected sex?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Pregnant??: In order to know for sure if you are pregnant or not the most accurate test is a blood HCG level. Do not rely on bleeding alone as many women do have... Read More

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Not pregnant have brown mucus when i wipe my period came earlier this month if it is just old blood how long will it last n no pain or smell when to worri?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Vaginal D/C: Sometimes this can be normal and your period may be off due to stress or ovarian cysts. It it continues to happen you may need to have a pelvic u/s an... Read More

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A 48-year-old member asked:

How much pus cell epithical cell rbc should be in urine test?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Cells in urine: There shouldn't be any pus, white or red cells in the urine. If there are that is a sign or infection, renal stones, or certain cancers.

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A member asked:

2 yo has 2 small bruises on abdomen near hip bone. worry? i ask b/c 2 weeks ago @ friends house he found and gave me button battery. internal bleed?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Bruises: It may b.E normal to see bruising on an active 2 y/o on the anterior part of the legs, arms and hips. However, if he has not had his annual check up ... Read More

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A 33-year-old female asked:

My stomach always feels heavy and when i eat i feel sick it's has been happening what could it be can you give me a list please?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Heavy Stomach: If you regularly feel sick after eating and feel you are constantly bloated or full you may have issues with your gallbladder. You should see your do... Read More

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A 43-year-old female asked:

I have a very sharp stabbing pain under my cuticle or nail in my index finger on my left hand. recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. related?

Family Medicine 27 years experience

Painful cuticle: You need to be very careful of any cuts or sores because you will have slower wound healing due to your diabetes. The diabetes didn't cause the cuticl... Read More

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