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I am an involved father of 2 children and avid pet owner of 2 small dogs. I have been a general Practitioner for 35 years practicing in 3 fields primarily:....Occupational Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Correctional Medicine. I also work with the elderly doing Medicare Assessments and have worked in Pain Management as well as straight outpatient office practice. Interesting jobs also include Psychiatric Research Assistant, and Plasmaphoresis Medical Director. I have a special interest in Psychiatry.
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Pain Management
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A 20-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
I'd wait 3-4days: I think you might be pushing it if you did heavy work now....maybe in 3-4 days would be better
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A 34-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Complication of pain: This is most likely a result of your current chronic pain and complex regional pain syndrome problems. Advise your doctor and he may increase your Gab... Read More
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A male asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Normal: this is probably just a normal response to the exercise which requires your heart to be faster and more forcefully. However if you feel it is abnormal... Read More
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A 54-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Yes: spinal stenosis can affect any part of the spine and can most certainly cause sciatica in your legs
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A 18-year-old member asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Normal: without other symptoms to go along with it these twitches would probably be considered normal
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A 19-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
See your doctor: you have general nonspecific symptoms so you need to have a full history, physical and lab workup to see what the most likely cause is......to ease yo... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Zoloft (sertraline): 50mg of Zoloft is usually prescribed for sleep which is comonly caused by excess anxiety. A certain amount of anxiety is normal as it motivates us to ... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
No it is not: if you're not getting restful sleep then there is something wrong. It can be a variety of things but a few common ones are: sleep apnea, depression, a... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Ace inhibitors: this could be a sign of an oncoming cold or something like a side effect of any "ace inhibitors" you may be taking for blood pressure or diabetes. ACE... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Yes: this is "referred" pain from your tooth into your ear
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A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Liver damage: you could have injured your liver but it would be a rather small amount if any from a 1 time overdose of acetominophen.....nothing to worry about if y... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. James Fenoglioanswered
General Practice 46 years experience
Could be GI bleeding: the symptoms plus the bright red pieces in your stool suggest intestinal bleeding and you should consult your physician right away
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Fenoglio is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Fenoglio is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I wish you were my doctor to help me with my problems. I thank you so much for the advice.
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you - I've been worrying an awful lot!
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Thank you, your quick reply made me feel good!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Indiana University School of Medicine, IN
Graduated 1977MD
Residency
HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER
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