Question 1

what causes fat pockets in the body?

Accepted Answer

Fat pockets: Are areas where adipose tissue is stored.

Question 2

what causes fat pockets on your back?

Accepted Answer

This is one: storage area for adipose tissue. Fat can be stored in many areas.

Question 3

feel like phone is ringing in my pocket but their isn't a phone on me. what is that ?

Accepted Answer

You are not alone: The  phenomenon , called Phantom phone ringing, is a sensation felt by many of phone ringing in their pocket without a phone or when it is not ringing. It requires no special treatment as you get used to this innocuous sensation once in a while.

Question 4

is caring a portable wifi router  in my pocket harmful?

Accepted Answer

Prob not?: Uses same frequencies as cordless phones. The strength of signal drops off rapidly the further away you get from the source. No conclusive evidence that it is harmful.  But wifi router not usually carried on your person.

Question 5

what is the typical cost for an out-of-pocket venogram?

Accepted Answer

Variable: Rarely done these days.
Outpatient Doppler venous duplex exams are non- invasive, highly accurate and economical.
Call the Vascular lab at your hospital or vascular surgeons office and ask.
Usually covered if proper indications to have it done.
Pain, swelling, prior clots, varicosities etc.
If ultrasound and d-dimer are negative the liklihood of DVT is very low.

Question 6

can keeping cell phone in trouser pocket make a man impotent?

Accepted Answer

NO: There is not a concrete scientific prove for
this concept yet.

Question 7

my dr diagnosed me with diverticulitis without pockets. what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Not sure: as diverticulitis requires you to have diverticulosis or the "pockets". IF you do not have diverticulosis you can not have diverticulitis. Perhaps you should clarify with your doctor as you may have misunderstood, or get another opinion.

Question 8

what do you suggest if my dr diagnosed me with diverticulitis without pockets?

Accepted Answer

Diverticulitis: Diverticulitis a serious infection involving the wall of the colon, which can abscess or perforate. Sometimes it is associated with constipation and/or pockets but not always.  Once diagnosed, treated and resolved, get the recommended colonoscopy in 6 to 8 weeks. Diverticulitis can be life threatening. First episode before age 50 statistically is linked to recurrence and colon resection. Be well.

Question 9

my one year old almost 2 in a months time won't eat, she pockets her food mist if the time?

Accepted Answer

: Do you mean she puts the food in her cheek and won’t swallow it or she puts it in her clothes’ pockets? Either way, she should be seen by her doctor to determine if there is a physical reason for her to have no appetite, including food allergies. If there is no physical reason, her doctor can help determine if there are food choices or textures that she prefers to get her eating again. Good luck!

Question 10

bcuz i got a leseracrion from a pocket knife while cutting patotes dp i have a higher chance of getting tetnus?

Accepted Answer

Depends: on how deep the laceration and how soiled the potatoes.  The tetanus bacteria are mainly found in soil  feces and saliva and are more likely to cause infection in deep puncture wounds or wounds that have tissue damage such as burns and crush wounds.  A booster tetanus shot is recommended with lacerations and puncture wounds if the last immunization was over 7 years.

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Feel like phone is ringing in my pocket but their isn't a phone on me. what is that ?

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Is caring a portable wifi router in my pocket harmful?

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What is the typical cost for an out-of-pocket venogram?

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Can keeping cell phone in trouser pocket make a man impotent?

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My dr diagnosed me with diverticulitis without pockets. what does that mean?

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What do you suggest if my dr diagnosed me with diverticulitis without pockets?

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My one year old almost 2 in a months time won't eat, she pockets her food mist if the time?

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Bcuz i got a leseracrion from a pocket knife while cutting patotes dp i have a higher chance of getting tetnus?

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