Question 1

i weigh 288 pounds. most of my fat is in my belly area. it's like my stomach is just a big bag of sand. how do i lose it?

Accepted Answer

Dr.'s help is needed: Helpful weight loss diets have natural foods that take time to chew but contain few calories. Examples include carrots, celery, and iceberg lettuce (little/no salad dressing). When shopping for fruits, buy small ones no bigger than a tennis ball, because fruits have sugar. Drinks without calories include water and green tea. A calorie is a calorie, but surely avoid sugar & simple starch calories.

Question 2

so i have a lump slightly over my left testicle. i isn't that big, and is most noticable when i'm standing up. i doesn't hurt anything. and when i touch it, it feels like a bag of strings, is it dangerous?

Accepted Answer

The "bag of strings": comment suggests what you are feeling, I believe.  The epididymis is a coiled tube at the back of the testicle that stores and carries sperm. Depending on location and position, it can be felt. It can become infected, including by sexually transmitted infections, when it is then swollen and tender.  From your description, I believe you are feeling a normal structure. Stay well:)

Question 3

i kicked my heavy bag during training, toes landed first, now i have a sharp pain above my big and second toes just before the ankle, what happened?

Accepted Answer

Alive and Kicking...: Kicking somewhat immovable structures with your toes leading, can potentially many structures from the area of impact, to your ankle. The damage could include both bone and soft tissue. An exam and systems review is necessary to identify the tissues potentially injured.

Question 4

i opened a bag of chips and stared eating it and realized im eating some plastic and i had no idea how big the piece was and i accidentally swallowed it. im 25 weeks pregnant will my baby be okay? im so worried?

Accepted Answer

: Bits of "plastic" ingested by accident will pass harmlessly through the digestive tract, without potential injury or effect to your pregnancy.

Question 5

tfcc injured from punching a bag. on a splint for 3 months, big improvement but still a sharp pain at the end of pronation. next step?(sport medicine)

Accepted Answer

Doctor visit: It is time to see your Doctor again, and probably get an MRI study with arthrography to determine if your TFCC injury is something that will heal by itself with conservative therapy or not. If there is a significant tear, it may not heal without surgery.

Question 6

i was given a stool sample kit, there was only a big container (similar to a cool whip one), the "seat" to hold it, a bag for hazardous waste items, and a tiny thawed out ice pack. is my stool sample kit missing stuff or is that normal?

Accepted Answer

: Is there an instruction leaflet in the kit?

Question 7

i injured my big toe three months ago at the gym kicking a punching bag. the toe nail is still very bruised but it doens't hurt. how much longer heals?

Accepted Answer

6 months: Toenails take nearly 9 months to grow from back to front, so if the injury happened 3 months ago, you still have a half year until the bruise underneath completely resolves, assuming it started at the very back of the nail.

Question 8

what could cause toe and knee pain sometimes when walking that hurts each time i put pressure on it/my leg down? i walk fast at school with big heavy steps, wear new heavy shoes, and have a heavy bag. it goes away after a few minutes. arthritis? :?

Accepted Answer

: Change your shoe and find a different way to carry your heavy backpack.

Question 9

blood in catheter and nerphostomy bag?

Accepted Answer

Nephrostomy: Many times due to mechanical involuntary displacement of the tube, with other causes also possible. You should have it assessed as soon as possible by the team that inserted it.

Question 10

to what biological structure is the dialysis bag comparable?

Accepted Answer

Dialysis kidney?: The membrane is similar to the glomerulus where blood toxins are filtered across a membrane into the urine compartment.

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I weigh 288 pounds. most of my fat is in my belly area. it's like my stomach is just a big bag of sand. how do i lose it?

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So i have a lump slightly over my left testicle. i isn't that big, and is most noticable when i'm standing up. i doesn't hurt anything. and when i touch it, it feels like a bag of strings, is it dangerous?

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I kicked my heavy bag during training, toes landed first, now i have a sharp pain above my big and second toes just before the ankle, what happened?

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I opened a bag of chips and stared eating it and realized im eating some plastic and i had no idea how big the piece was and i accidentally swallowed it. im 25 weeks pregnant will my baby be okay? im so worried?

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Tfcc injured from punching a bag. on a splint for 3 months, big improvement but still a sharp pain at the end of pronation. next step?(sport medicine)

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I was given a stool sample kit, there was only a big container (similar to a cool whip one), the "seat" to hold it, a bag for hazardous waste items, and a tiny thawed out ice pack. is my stool sample kit missing stuff or is that normal?

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I injured my big toe three months ago at the gym kicking a punching bag. the toe nail is still very bruised but it doens't hurt. how much longer heals?

A member asked:

What could cause toe and knee pain sometimes when walking that hurts each time i put pressure on it/my leg down? i walk fast at school with big heavy steps, wear new heavy shoes, and have a heavy bag. it goes away after a few minutes. arthritis? :?

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Blood in catheter and nerphostomy bag?

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To what biological structure is the dialysis bag comparable?

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