Dr. Shari Schabowski

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Infection: It is not a particularly clean area and you run the risk of an infection.

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A 31-year-old male asked:

Does everyone who is exposed to rabies develop the disease if no prophylactic shots are given?

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Not worth risk: Rabies is a deadly disease and not only is it nearly 100% lethal but if you die from it it is a miserable and painful death. Take no chances if you h... Read More

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A 16-year-old female asked:

My bf precummed and i havent got my period and i pee frequently and i get nauseous, am i pregnant?

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Pregnancy: If you are healthy and have sex without optimal protection you are always at risk of becoming pregnant. No contraceptive option is fool proof except ... Read More

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A 26-year-old female asked:

I did abortn 3 mnths back. had regular periods 3 time after that ,then y is it late now.had no sex.its never late ever in life.on no medicine.

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Not unusual: It is not unusual to have irregular periods after an abortion. If you are not takine meds and have no risk of being pregnant, don't worry it should r... Read More

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A 33-year-old member asked:

If you lose one testicle, can you still make both boy babies and girl babies?

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One testicle: If you are otherwise healthy there should be no reason that you should have any trouble having children. You should have the same likelihood of fathe... Read More

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about living with emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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Ignore: There are medications that can maximize lung life and provide symptomsatic relief. See your MD.

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A 24-year-old male asked:

I'm 24yrs old 5'10 i weight 133 mg arms wrist chest and shoulders are small and skinny anorexic like ?? eat very good can't gain 10lbs of i wanted

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Complicated Problem: In order to begin to sort this out, consider what your parents looked like at your age. Did either one have a similar stature? If so, you are likely ... Read More

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Please share an interesting fact about dealing with sinusitis.

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Ignore: The solution to pollution is dilution. Use nasal saline spray frequently to wash out sinuses.

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Please provide some do's and don'ts on overcoming nail biting.

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Ignore: Take the time to polish your nails a dark color or apply non toxic foul tasting substance to nails.

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A 33-year-old male asked:

Is rice cake is good to loose weights?

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Rice Cakes: If eaten plain, rice cakes transiently fill you up with very few calories consumed. It is a carb and may trigger hunger once eaten and an unwanted i... Read More

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Please provide some do's and don'ts on dealing with a skin abscess.

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Ignore: True abscesses do not respond to antibiotics. They require incision and drainage by MD.

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A 18-year-old female asked:

36 weeks pregnant, severe constant hip pain, occasional cramping, and very painful constant back pain, have tried moving around, wont go away. help?

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Labor?: You are term pregnant. Any unusual problems should be assessed by the obstetrician. Do you feel your baby moving? That is important. Bleeding? Fl... Read More

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Please provide some do's and don'ts on caring for a baby with colic.

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Ignore: Try sleeping with him for comfort. Find your own peace either with him or in another room.

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A 37-year-old male asked:

Please share a tip in the form of a haiku on having a healthy second trimester.

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Ignore: Second trimester is the best. You actually "look" pregnant and you feel great. Enjoy it!

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A 20-year-old female asked:

6 dpo and i have been having on and off abdominal cramping, back pain and nausea. i also have discharge with no bleeding. could i be pregnant?

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Pregnancy: If you are healthy and have sex without optimal protection you are always at risk of becoming pregnant. Why wonder? Do a pregnancy test. They are v... Read More

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A 27-year-old male asked:

Getting small watery blisters on fingers and it is recurring. facing the problem from last 5years..what can be cause and how to cure this? any pills?

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Atopic Dermatitis: Are they very small (pin head) and itchy? If so it could be contact dermatitis which would recur for 5 years particularly when exposed to the offendi... Read More

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A 26-year-old male asked:

Only one eye red without pain? what could cause this? is it threatening?

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Painless red eye: Which part is red? Dark red splotches in the whites? Big red vessels along the whites? The rims of eyes are red? The skin around? Does light hurt... Read More

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A 30-year-old female asked:

3 months old baby has been having wet stools, at first with a cold and now with rsv / ear infection. stools look mucousy as if she's swallowed phlegm. today she had 2 bms at daycare, 1 at home, and passed gas that stained her diaper. she's feeding great b

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3 month caution: 3 months is an age where infections and dehydration may be serious, so a visit to the MD may be in order. On the upside, a few mucous stools while st... Read More

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A 31-year-old female asked:

How likely is it to get a positive urine test 5 days before a missed period and the pregnancy be ectopic?

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Not Linked: The two things are not linked. Last menstrual period is a guideline to determining when you became pregnant but many factors may render this inaccura... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

I have a slight back pain today after doing some sit ups yesterday, did the sit ups cause this? should i be worried?

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Certainly could: Depending how you do sit ups you can definitely pull a muscle in your back. The current trend is to do core exercises standing uo which reduces risk ... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

I have been sick 4 times in the last hour and i have diarrhoea please help because i have a wedding tomorrow i need to attend !!!

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Short lived: Vomiting and diarrhea related to irritation or infection are typically short lived. Let your body get it all out and then when you feel up to it star... Read More

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A 30-year-old female asked:

Which one is most likely to make only my left side neck, shoulder, arm, hand & leg numb & tingly a pinched nerve in back or neck? i have no pain.

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Nerve impingement: These symptoms most likely arise in your neck/cervical spine. It can also arise from your brain from something like a stroke but this is less likely ... Read More

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A 24-year-old female asked:

Its like a pimple but its been 1month its stil der in my head and wen i scratch it bleeds. hw dis wil be healed?

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Skin Problem: It is difficult to answer a question about a skin lesion through a written description but typically pimples should not last for a month and bleeding ... Read More

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A 23-year-old male asked:

How long does it take to find the right fit treatment for affective disorders like bipolar, depression?

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Challenge: It can be a challenge and frustrating because it takes more than two weeks each time you try meds to know if they are helping. The good news is there... Read More

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A 24-year-old female asked:

Can i get pregnant if i have sex without condom, even if my boyfriend withdraws before the end?

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YES: There is always a possibility that you will become pregnant during sexual intercourse with a man unless you do not have a uterus. The risk may be gre... Read More

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A 25-year-old female asked:

When are babies able to stand on their own?

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Variable: The milestone for standing with assistance is approximately 7 months old but many children will not stand on their own until they are a year old and o... Read More

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A member asked:

How to clear sun spots from my face? thanks!! :)

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Sun Spots: It is hard to know what you mean by sun spots via email without seeing them. Age may play a role. Sun spots reflect damage done to your skin ~20 yea... Read More

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A female asked:

When anxious, feel so overwhelmed, frustrated, and confused. cannot think straight and have no idea what is going on. is this normal?

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Control: If anxiety causes you to feel such intensely negative feelings, you may need some help in dealing with your anxiety. There are many forms of therapy ... Read More

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A 32-year-old female asked:

I ovalated on the 26th had sex on the 2nd and 3rd supposed to get my period on the 15th could i be pregnant? have little cramps.. and my back hurts

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Pregnancy: If you are healthy and have sex without optimal protection you are always at risk of becoming pregnant. Why wonder? Do a pregnancy test. They are ve... Read More

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A 27-year-old female asked:

How do you know a 5 month baby is constipating?

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Pain: Pain with defecation or blood on stool. Give your baby plenty of access to fluids and this should not be a problem. I am on line if you have any fur... Read More

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A 39-year-old female asked:

I am 39. i have noticed that my period lasts 9 days and 17 days later it starts again. what could be the reason?

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Irregular Periods: In your age group, there are several possibilities that could be causing irregular bleeding. Any hormone changes (recent BCPs or pre-menopause or rec... Read More

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A 23-year-old female asked:

I have really dry feet and my heals have dry skin and scaly, i peal off a ton of skin but it just grows back to being hard and sometimes itchy normal?

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Dry Feet: Dry feet can be caused by a variety of problems. Problems as serious as skin diseases and possibly fungal infections may be the cause or simply expos... Read More

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A 30-year-old male asked:

How long, or what does it take to reach my genetic potential in muscle hypertrophy?

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Muscular Hypertrophy: Do you mean when will your muscles be as big as they can be? Probably not before 18-20. After you have reached full maturity and height you will... Read More

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A 47-year-old female asked:

Blood test show creatinine @ 1.13/gfr 58l; was on norvasc/spironolactone/metoprolol 1yr w/no bp improve;cut spiro and meto;now take norvasc (amlodipine) 5mg 2x day; bp117/74. change of meds cause creat to rise?

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Creatine: You did not say what it was previously and creatinine is subject to modest changes. This value is still within a normal range so not too much to worr... Read More

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A 23-year-old female asked:

What does missed tablets of metronidazole can have an effect?

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Missing Antibiotics: Antibiotics are maximally effective if taken at recommended intervals for the recommended amount of time. Variations in the schedule reduce the effec... Read More

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A 78-year-old male asked:

Is there any ongoing research for the use of low dose naltrexone in autoimmune diseases especially in the case of bullous pemphagoid.

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Stetchy research: There is some sketchy research and documented experiences of MDs using low dose naltrexone for this purpose with success. Naltrexone is largely witho... Read More

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A 38-year-old male asked:

I have cough and throat pain for 10 days now. should i see a doctor?

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Sore throat/cough: 10 days is starting to suggest that the problem is not a simple viral infection that will resolve itself. It is time to have a doctor take a look,

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A 22-year-old female asked:

I accidentally inhaled a small piece of corn and can't get it out of my lungs. is this bad? what should i do?

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Corn Aspiration: Symptoms of aspiration include: 1) Frequent coughing from irritation of your airways 2) Shortness or breath or coughing up blood. 3) May progress t... Read More

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A 18-year-old male asked:

Should i drink water or milk in case of chlorine poisoning and why???

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????: If you have time to write this it is unlikely that you already ingested it but if you did - call EMS. If not, don't. It is a miserable irritant. ... Read More

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A 21-year-old male asked:

What foods hypertensive patients should avoid.?

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Healthy Diet: A healthy diet without excessive salt or fatty foods is best. Concentrate on vegetables and fruits. Avoid fast foods. Exercise regulalry. Monitor ... Read More

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A 17-year-old female asked:

Not able to get satisfying breath. hr & oxygen levels r perfect. some fatigue. no anxiety prob before. not worried about anything. what can i do?

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Anemia: Anemia may cause the same symptoms of shortness of breath and fatique because available oxygen is not getting effectively delivered to tissues. If sy... Read More

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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr not taking it serious as s is up and about like a healthy child, but s complains of pain everytime when doing physical activities ?

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Pain with activity: Where is the pain? Does the child have to stop? Is he short of breath or having chest pain? Did he ever pass out? How about joint pain? If so whi... Read More

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A 16-year-old female asked:

Sometimes i hear popping and a big suddlen pain when i rotate my left leg. is this normal? i also had it broken four years ago but i cured it.

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Where?: It is really hard to say without knowing where your pain is located, what limitations are caused and what part you broke.

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A 22-year-old female asked:

I have a stabbing pain in my left eyebrow region. what could it be? hurts a lot, been for about three days.

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Eye brow: Different kinds of headaches can cause pain in this area. Often times which people get a "brain freeze" the pain is in this area. Your sinuses are ... Read More

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A 18-year-old female asked:

Ive been on the implant since march last year and ive read that antibiotics can stop it working? i have unprotected sex with my partner aany ideas?

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ABX and BC: Some antibiotics effect birth control pills, shots and implants. Mostly Rifampin but to some degree the penicillin drugs, the cyclines, Metronidazol... Read More

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A 52-year-old female asked:

Does vyvance show up in laboratory bloodwork?

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Amphetamine: It is an amphetamine and likely to be detected as such on tox screens.

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A 27-year-old male asked:

From 4 days i'm feeling like something stuck behind tounge bt no pain. feeling only wen i think of it otherwise nothing.. wht is it.??

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Behind tongue: Under tongue? In your throat? In your sinuses? Can you see anything? As a general rule something that bothers you more when you think of it and... Read More

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A 22-year-old female asked:

What can i 22 year old start doing for their skin to keep it healthy?

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Sun: Be very careful with sun exposure. Wear sun block at all times. Do not smoke (ever) or drink alcohol to excess. Drink plenty of water. The rest in... Read More

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A 17-year-old female asked:

Normal blood pressure for 17 year old female weighing 120 pounds?

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Normal BP: Normal BP for any adult is approximately 120/80 but BPs vary throughout the day and under different conditions. If your BP is consistently higher, you... Read More

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A 17-year-old female asked:

I had my baby five weeks ago, wednesday night i started with a headache which hasn't gone away. what is causing it and what can i do ?

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Blood Pressure: Check your blood pressure. Are there any other symptoms? Swelling weakness numbness clumsiness? It may be related to sleeplessness or all the chang... Read More

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