Dr. Tonda Anderson
Family Medicine
Mount Washington, KY
22 years experience female
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Mount Washington Family Medicine
Mount Washington, KY
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Thursday: 9:00am - 6:00pm
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I run a solo private family medicine office in Mount Washington, KY. It's a small, homey place where we have our kids doing homework upstairs in the afternoons and hold Girl Scout meetings in the evenings. We're very much trying to replicate an "old country doctor" feel in a world where more and more practices are owned by big hospital corporations.
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Family Medicine
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Should be fine: I don't see any interactions between these medications; they should be fine together. The only potential complication i see is overdoing the vitamin ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Ignore: Too many carbs bad;
baby still needs calories.
Think about atkins.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Either is OK: I'm a fan of taking all your medications together so that you can remember to take them, although some medicines don't absorb as well if taken with ot... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Less processing: Sea salt is less heavily processed and therefore has a coarser texture and may have more base minerals remaining in the mixture. Also, table salt has... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Next day likely OK: It should be safe to simply switch to the ir the next day; the half-life on the extended release should make it last 24 hours, so i'm not sure why you... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Small vessel disease: "microangiopathic" means "small vessel disease, " implying that you have some small blood vessel damage due to high blood pressure, diabetes, or high ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Need a workup: Lots of things could cause this. You need a workup looking for possible causes of hypercoagulability (increased blood clotting), as well as evaluation... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Calorie=energy: Calories are a measurement of the amount of energy in a food. Empty calories are those that do not have other nutrients in them (sugars are "empty ca... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Pregnancy unlikely: Anything is possible, but usually a pregnancy test would be positive a week or so after your period was due if you were pregnant. Some irregularity i... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Small list: Plain tylenol (acetaminophen only) is safe for aches and fever. Benadryl (plain diphenhydramine, the pink pill) is safe for sniffles, post-nasal drip.... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
2-3 wks after ovul.: If you know your ovulation date, then your pregnancy test would be expected to be positive 2-3 weeks after that date. (earlier is possible, but less l... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Normal for injection: Any injection site can develop a little area of hemorrhage or irritation. This is completely normal, but you may want to vary your injection site a b... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Possibilities: The brown discharge could be an atypical period. Low right pain in the area of the ovaries can be due to a cyst or could be ovulation discomfort. You... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Old tests change: After sitting for a while, the lines on most of those styles of tests will eventually darken and appear positive, especially once hours have passed (s... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Earliest ultrasound : Doctors use last menstrual period as a dates guide, but the earlier you have an ultrasound, the more accurate it is. If you had an ultrasound back at... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Hard to get rid of: Google "acanthosis nigricans." controlling your weight and blood sugar can help stop the discoloration from spreading, but any attempts to eliminate ... Read More
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A member asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Lasts through season: I'm not sure if you're asking when it will kick in, or how long it lasts... Flu shots are good for the season, since they're geared to the expected s... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Skin inflammation: A few things could cause this. If it's both arms (and therefore pretty symmetric), it could be due to some chapping/windburn or due to irritation fro... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Aspirin, movement: If you're able to take a baby aspirin, those are always great. Also, support/compression stockings might be helpful. Finally, and most important, mo... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Cherry hemangiomas: I suspect they are cherry hemangiomas, which are normal; my mom has them, too!
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A 60-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Rest, try brace: Anti-inflammatories, such as advil or aleve, (naproxen) can help, as well as icing the joint after activity. Avoid activities that aggravate the pain,... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Varies: It really varies across body types, people, and pregnancies. Some people show early, and some can be six or more months along before anyone notices. A... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Cortisone, yes: Hydrocortisone and similar steroids are indeed helpful in alleviating the inflammation and swelling around a hemorrhoid. Nystatin is an antifungal and... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Needs further workup: Babies should be sitting with support by 4 months, and sitting without support by 6 months. Some variation is normal, but 3 months of delay is outsid... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Possible: You're young, so it's entirely possible that your fertility could bounce right back in a hurry. Usually we would expect a period to indicate that ovu... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Ignore: Vitamins vital,
but some nausea may arise;
flintstones are your friend.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Maybe?: Depending on your location and the centers prescribing it, "the abortion pill" (i'm guessing you mean mifepristone, or ru-486) can be used up to 9 wee... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Need a culture: Hopefully, someone sent a culture somewhere along the line. These usually give us a list of antibiotics that any bug in your urine should be sensitive... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Ignore: Ligaments stretch out,
causing feet to stretch as well.
You'll need bigger shoes.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Depends: It really depends on a number of things. Some intermittent spotting is normal, but ongoing menstrual-period-level bright red blood is not. Your birt... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Pills the same: Depending on your pill type, either all the pills are the same, or all the pills within a particular week are the same. They're usually color-coded. S... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Normal: This is normal, of course; no signs there of anything to be worried about as far as bad things happening. And, yes, it could be signs of implantation... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Yes: Any antibiotic can make birth control less effective, since the antibiotics can kill off some of the "good" bacteria in the gut that are needed to pro... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Sprain: Don't overdo the ibuprofen! try applying ice for a day, then switch over to heat. Pain with yawning strongly implies it's a muscle strain. Baby it for... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
No "risk": No actual health risks, though you may have abrupt onset of your period shortly after stopping, and some resultant menstrual irregularity until your c... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Strengthening: Research strengthening exercises for the affected area. Repeated strains can result in weakness of the supportive tissues in the joint; they just nee... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Tonda Andersonanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
Sounds normal: That's a 27-day cycle, which is certainly within the realm of a normal cycle length. I wouldn't worry unless the fatigue really hangs on for a while ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Very unlikely: The failure rate of depo-provera is only 0.3%. It would be unlikely after 9 months of reliable Depo-Provera use that you would become pregnant anyway... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Family Medicine 22 years experience
Musculoskeletal: Anything that hurts worse with movement is usually in the muscles or joints. This could be a rib strain or costochondritis. Either way, an anti-infl... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Anderson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Anderson is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much for your reply! I wish I had you as a Dr.!
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Thanks for your quick reply! I did undergo a hormonal test in 2012 which didn't show anything abnor
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Thanks for your quick reply! Culture neg, saw gyn, no infection. Could be under radar infection?
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY
Graduated 2001MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE HOSPITAL
Completed 2004
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