Dr. Edwin Gray
General Practice
Huntsville , AL
56 years experience male
Locations
Office
Huntsville , AL
About
Bio
A friendly older doctor who speaks simply and knows how to manage most illness at home.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
General Practice
Emergency Medicine
Licenses
United States: Alabama
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
63 Answers
6 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Yes: Follow the instructions and follow up visits and testing if you use this medication long term. Report any symptoms and concerns at each visit to your... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
See your OB doc!: Your pregnancy may be in trouble. You may need special obstetrical care. Either call your obstetric doctor real soon or go to an ER soon.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Hydrate, wait !: Take only ibuprofen for feeling bad. See your doctor if you develop fever over 101 for two days. Drink fluids such as gatorade, not lots of sugar. ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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See a doctor.: Stomach pain requires an evaluation by a doctor at this time. Do not eat or take a laxative. You may need testing for pregnancy and bowel obstructio... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Yes: After circumcision, you should avoid erections thus sexual stimulation. Stay supine for the first two days as the swelling and pain are worse the sec... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Yes!: Skin injury especially after infected pimples around hairs causes dark pigment resulting from blood escaping into the surrounding tissue. This may im... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Probably Okay.: Sticky discharge suggests normal hormone level after pregnancy and especially with nursing. See your doctor if you have bleeding, painful intercour... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
See your doc.: These changes suggest just aging and sun damage, but ask you dermatologist.
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A 67-year-old member asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Stop!: There could be many causes. First try not to stress the hair on the sides of your scalp; such as tightly pulling back your hair or braiding. See you... Read More
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A member asked:
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Hang in there!: Long standing cystic conditions require long time medical management due to the various manifestations such as infection, painful pressures, and odor.... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
See someone for help: Dizziness after eating may have something to do with your digestion and blood sugar. Call to answer certain questions or see your primary care provid... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Clumps not good.: Clear discharge is good. Clumps could be a problem. An exam by you FP or GYN is needed fairly soon.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
See your doc: These are complex symptoms. See your primary care doctors for more evaluation.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Try this.: Hygiene and diet may contribute to your condition. Some disease such as diabetes can cause yeast infection and odor in this area. Also local skin al... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Ask your doctor?: Some medications aggravate heat exposure. Avoid direct sun with exertion since you have a skin condition. See your doctor for breathing problems. ... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Approximately 2500: Your caloric needs vary depending on the amount of activity which tends to use up calories. Monitor your weight every three days. Add calories if yo... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Help your doc!: All recent and past medications need to be considered for a complete evaluation, especially for a long term condition.
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A male asked:
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Have this evaluated.: This problem could involve several body systems i.e. ears, endocrine, circulation. See your primary care doctor or call to answer definitive question... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
See your doc!: If you mean vaginal discharge with an odor; you need an exam to rule out lodged tampon, yeast infection and an STD. See your primary provider for an ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Call or see doctor: The nose can get congested due to blood engorgement or allergies to environment of running. See your doctor for evaluation of mechanical blockage, en... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Stop blowing so hard: Clear your nose with gentle blowing after rinsing multiple times with OTC saline without preservative. Avoid decongestants; do not place foreign obje... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Keep in touch!: Some sores require drainage plus antibiotics. You seem to be getting better; finish antibxs. Wear clean work out clothes and use clean towels daily.... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
See your doctor.: This symptom may indicate something underneath the skin. You may need repeat biopsy.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Possibly okay!: You may be responding to Esomeprazole, but the reflux does not completely heal for three weeks. Also avoid acid drinks such as cola, alcohol, acid fo... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Obtain OB care.: Low blood pressure is normal in some women, however there can be many causes that are abnormal. See your OB doctor for these problems.
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A female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Not much hope!: Your blindness in one eye may not be treatable or improve with remedies. An eye specialist can give you further advice and confirmation.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Yes see doctor!: I believe you should get checked right away and comply with the recommendations of your care team.
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Skin needs a check!: Red and painful often indicates infection; certainly a quick change, maybe an abscess. See your doctor for an opinion and maybe a procedure such as d... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Hold pressure!: Hold a wet clean paper towel against the bleeding area for 10 minutes without letting go. Repeat if needed. See your primary provider if you cannot... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Probably tension!: Complex issues are suggested. See us or your doctor for evaluation. Meanwhile try reducing stimulants such as caffeine. Work or sleep hygiene. App... Read More
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Probably okay!: Tonsils can have pockets in which food gets trapped forming a kurd like object doctors call a foreign body. Try rinsing well after starchy foods. A... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Need more info.: Go on Healthtap and schedule a doctor visit or see your doctor who prescribed symbicort (budesonide and formoterol). This question requires a review ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Watch for now!: Call your surgeon for an evaluation of this condition. You are okay for now.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Stop popping!: Any time the skin is broken and squeezed; a clear fluid may escape. Pimples should not be squeezed or manipulated. Simply apply benzoyl peroxide cre... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Ignore: Avoid water, cotton swabs, and foreign objects inside ear canal. See doctor if pain or blockage.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Continue care: This is not a simple question. Continue to see your physician for care and explanation of how you feel.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Get checked!: For an answer we need photos and more history. Consider a virtual appointment or see your primary care provider.
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
See a doc: You may have a low grade infection such as fungus. Please see a dermatologist for a specific diagnosis or your condition.
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A female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Moisturize your skin: Rashes can be dry skin. Avoid hot too much soap baths. Moisturize with simple skin oils such as vaseline after each bath of once per day. Be nice t... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
See a doctor.: This condition could have many causes. You need further evaluation and exam by a healthcare provider.
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Yes: Cal your doctor if you start having weakness or muscle aches and cramps including chest pain. Continue your supplements for now. Just use the movipr... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
You are okay.: Some persons are born with very high pain tolerance and do not feel normal type pain from injuries. See your primary care doctor for a check. Meanwh... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Edwin Grayanswered
General Practice 56 years experience
Be careful!: Many conditions can cause this. Has your finger been injured or burned? Do you have infections around your nails? Have you had infected areas recen... Read More
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A male asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Probably okay!: If you have painless bleeding, just wait and see if it continues. If the bleeding is recurring, see your primary care provider for an exam.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Give it some time.: Mouth sores are often related to recent injury such as post dental injury or sharp foods. Could be viral. Apply Oragel OTC and avoid hot and scratch... Read More
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A 45-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Try this.: Wash areas with vinegar. Apply Vaseline and wipe off excess then reapply. Apply cool icy compress at 10 minute intervals. After six hours start app... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Probably: Too much sleep and fatigue or tiredness can be symptoms of many problems. Call Healhtap or see your doctor for more evaluation
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Have eyes checked!: Cloudy glasses can decrease vision, but you need and eye exam by an optometrist to be sure about problems.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Get this checked!: Hard lumps in the lymph node area that are not movable can be serious. Please see your primary care provider for an evaluation.
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A female asked:
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General Practice 56 years experience
Think about this!: BP goes up with anxiety attacks, emotional tension, exercise, faulty equipment, and for many other reasons, some of which indicate poor health. See y... Read More
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Alabama School of Medicine, AL
Graduated 1967MD
Residency
SAINT VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER
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