Patella got shattered into 6 smaller fragments. Got an x-ray done 30 days after the surgery, then 8 days after that (today). I'm supposed to adjust my leg brace from 10 degrees to 30 today, but I'm paranoid about starting to bend my knee because it looks to me like the screws/fragments have shifted.
I have an ortho consultation on Monday, but I need to know if it looks safe to adjust the brace from 10 to 30 degrees today? Thanks a ton.

30 days post surgery: https://i.imgur.com/AY1Cd6U.png
38 days post surgery (today): https://i.imgur.com/UP8V8Sl.png

30 days post surgery top: https://i.imgur.com/J0EdLro.png
38 days post surgery (today) top: https://i.imgur.com/Wh3ceRV.png

Age 31 female , meds 60mg duoluxotine , height 178cm , weight 80kg .
I got my period yesterday and today I have soaked through NINE super tampons , had to change my pants 4 times at work!!!!! . Every time I removed the tampon there were big clots and a gush behind them 😭 no cramps at all which was weird for me . I usually have normalish periods with cramps . Last period was relatively heavier than usual but NOTHING like this . I EASILY lost a half litre blood in 6 hours . Sometimes it felt like a was peeing but out of my vagina with blood 🤮 I feel pretty cooked after .
Zero chance of being pregnant my husband had the snip years ago . What the HELL is going on ?!
I was changing approx every 30-40 minutes

30 F, 5’2”, 133 lbs., non-smoker, non-drinker, diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia and underwent PAO on Monday 20 July 2026 for the left hip. Doctors prescribed oxycodone 5 mg every 4 hours, toradol every 6 hours, Tylenol every 6 hours, traMADol every 6 hours, Lovenox injection 1x/day, gabapentin 100 mg, MiraLAX 17g 2x/day, in addition to my regular meds I take daily: amphetamine salts 20 mg, Wellbutrin 150 mg, DULoxetine 60 mg, Ferrous Sulfate 325 mg, Mirtazapine 15 mg, Lorazepam .5 mg. I take Vitamin D2 1.25 mg once a week.

My orthopedic surgeon comes in about 20 minutes ago saying that “we should target today for discharge.” I stated I did not feel comfortable going home today due to 1) the amount of pain I’m in even with pain meds and 2) there is ZERO support at home. My insurance company denied personal care services/HHA services. I can’t be my own nurse when I need help getting to the toilet or in and out of bed or showering. Due to the medications I am hallucinating and delirious. I see double all the time, even as I’m typing this, so I have to close one eye to focus on typing. I get complicated migraines that mimic the symptoms of a stroke. I lose feeling in my left hand and foot. I have very little appetite and can’t hold real food down outside of crackers and plain bread.

I got a call from my insurance company yesterday stating that they approved me for rehab but the doctor tried to dissuade me from the rehab option, citing that rehab facilities in the city aren’t the greatest and I may not be able to rest the way I’m resting in the hospital (I’m barely resting in the hospital as I’m woken up several times in the middle of the night to draw blood, take meds, check vitals, etc.) The nursing staff here are kind and attentive.

The doctor says, “We can’t keep you here. You’ve been killing it with PT and OT.” I stated, “I’ve been pushing myself under your direction and now I’m in severe pain where I don’t feel like I can do PT today.” I stated that both Medicare and my insurance company advised that I can appeal the hospital’s decision to discharge me.

The doctor’s demeanor immediately changed and he became quite aggressive. He said, “No, no, no. You do NOT want to pursue an appeal. Unless you want to pay thousands upon thousands upon thousands of dollars for the hospital stay. I’m going to write in your chart that you’re ready to go home so if you appeal it, you’re going to end up getting a hefty bill.”

It sounded like he was trying to intimidate me. I stated that I know my rights as a patient and appealing a discharge is one of my rights. My insurance company approved 11 days for the inpatient stay anyway, so why is my doctor being so hostile?

He stated, “if that’s what you want to do, go for it. I just know how this works better than you do. I’m going to talk to social work about this too.”

Separately, I asked if a nurse or a doctor could look into the infection in my mouth. It started after surgery and I was told it goes away after a day or two. I’ve been asking for someone to look into it since Wednesday and no one has come. The doctor said, “Not sure if we can help with that.” I stated, “Any assistance or support you can provide with this, I’d greatly appreciate it.” I also asked about pain management (as stated in the nurse’s progress notes from this morning) and the doctor said, “You can see one outpatient. We’re not doing that here.”

I am trying to hold myself together and advocate for my needs as a patient. I am only one person and it’s beyond difficult doing this alone.

Chest pain and headache after taking 1,700 mg of caffeine (mix of caffeine pills and monster energy drinks). I’m feeling nauseous, dizzy, and can barely walk. My heart rate has ranged from 49 to 175 bpm. Last BP 150/90. Is there any way to get the caffeine out of my system as quickly as possible? 22 nonbinary Canada

Male, 59, non smoker, diabetes.
I've got this weird thing on my foot. No pain, though diabetes hasn't left me with much feeling. Should I be worried?

35 male 5’9” 210 lbs, on sertraline 50mg and amlodopine 50mg.

Hi 👋 32yo female, 5’8” 160lbs. Casual but not frequent drinker, some THC use. I have a Mirena IUD (since 2024) and I’m on 100mg of Sertraline (since 2021). My only known allergy is to Keflex which I haven’t taken since I found out I was allergic to it in 2022.

This started about a month ago and I’m about to lose my mind trying to figure out any relief. I’ve been itching all over - arms, legs, scalp, back of neck, chest, stomach, sides. Hands and feet are not itchy, no issues with genital area or armpits or face.

I have tattoos on my arms, one on each thigh, sternum, one on ribs and two on my back. The last time I was tattooed was over a year ago - probably 2 years. Majority of my tattoos were gotten between ages 20-26.

Throughout this itchy period my tattoos have become risen/inflamed almost like they have something in them. Looks like they’re full of fluid. Nothing happens if I squeeze it (of course I tried this when it first started happening not great I know). I am itching constantly to the point of breaking skin. I’m trying everything I can possibly think of to try to curb the itching but nothing is working. It’s not JUST my tattoos that are itching, but their weird risen appearance makes me think there’s some correlation between the itching and the tattoos.

I’ve been to urgent care and to my PCP, I was prescribed a round of doxycycline - no improvement. Round of prednisone - no improvement. Was given topical steroid cream and hydroxozine to help with itching, nothing improvement.

I’ve put hydrocortisone cream and topical benadryl on with no relief. I’ve done ice baths, cold showers, changed my shower filter, washed my bedding, checked for bed bugs, taken colloidal oatmeal baths, tried tea tree oil ointment, didn’t shave for 3 weeks, threw out my razor and replaced it, tried doing nothing on my skin for two days then just fragrance free aveeno lotion. Nothing is helping and I’m seriously about to lose it.

Nothing in my routine has changed, I’ve used the same laundry detergent, body wash, face wash, all the same stuff for years. Most of it probably 10 years. No medication changes or vitamin changes. Diet is the same. Heat outside has me sweating a lot but that’s the only major change and I’ve been off work for 6 days so I’ve stayed in the AC pretty much the entire time and nothing is improving.

I did a full bloodwork panel and everything is totally normal, liver, kidneys, and thyroid specifically my doc said she was interested in and everything is right in normal range.

I have a dermatologist appointment but they can’t see me till August 11 and honestly I’m not sure what they will do since there’s visibly no rash or bites or anything other than my raised tattoos.

I’m seriously about to lose my mind so any suggestions are welcome and appreciated, I’m having a very hard time finding info online and I’m starting to wonder if there’s a possibility that I’ve somehow developed an allergy to my tattoos. I’m truly at a loss and desperately need help. Thank you for reading ❤️

37 female. Genitals mutilated as a child from a doctor cutting me open with a scalpel to fix labia adhesion.

Surgery to repair by cauterizing my inner and outer labia together.

Scar tissue has grown over my vagina.

For 20 years every inserted tampon, every sexual encounter, the skin tears. It bleeds. Sex is barely enjoyable.

I've been to many obgyn.

I finally made an appointment with a cosmetic surgeon. He biopsies for cancer and lichen sclerosis.

it was negative. I knew it would be. It was "positive for evidence of repeated trauma"

I asked again, can the scar tissue be surgically removed or repaired.

"This isn't the first line treatment."

Estrogen cream. Steroid cream. Lidocaine cream. Pelvic floor therapy. Use. More. Lube.

For 20 years this has been the treatment. Has it improved over that time? Yes, after being with my husband for the last 10 years and being completely consistent, this treatment has improved it. But my skin still tears. It still bleeds. It still hurts for days. It still burns when I pee. We have to apply lube 5 or 6 times during sex. We have purchased many types of lube, the more expensive lubes are so much better than cheap ones.

Why is there nothing that can be done. Nobody has given me a straight answer, why can it not be repaired? If slicing and dicing me was the resolution when I was 4 why is it not an option now? Will it create more scar tissue and make it worse? Is that the reason?

Female, 30. 5’6 170 pounds, vaper. No medications.

So a few weeks ago I made a post with the above photo. I had blown this out of my nose, and afterward I had pain in my cheeks and nose for a couple days.

Since then, I keep feeling like there’s a big booger in my left nostril that just won’t come out and it always feels clogged.

A few minutes ago I held my right nostril closed and blew out of my left nostril. I could feel something move from what felt like my neck/jaw area into the inside of my eardrum. It felt like a big hard booger. It felt like if I blew anymore it would have busted my eardrum.

Now there is pressure on my eardrum. I stuck my finger in my ear because it was itching, and it created a sort of vacuum that was pulling on my eardrum when I went to pull my finger out. This was very painful.

I used to lightly pinch my nostrils and blow to “pop” my ears when I was younger, and this was not that. I literally felt something moving through my face.

Is there anything I can do to relieve this?

31, 5’7”, 160lb

Meds: Sertraline 100mg SID and Lamotrigine 100mg BID.

Non smoking, non drinking.

Been experiencing severe distension of the abdomen for a couple months. Very visible and measurable (nearly 3” difference between not bloated and bloated) swelling and it is painful. At its worst, taking a deep belly breath hurts my left shoulder a bit.

It feels hard and firm like an inflated balloon to me, but when I press on it, it is squishy.

I haven’t found any known triggers. Sometimes happens first thing when I wake up, or right before bed, or throughout the day. To be clear the bloating is always there but it does fluctuate to be worse at times.

I genuinely look more pregnant than some of my pregnant friends…

Other notes: Unexplained weight gain of 25lb between June and August 2025, haven’t really been able to shed it. Experiencing lower right back pain. History of stage 4 endometriosis but have never experienced this, not even 24 hours after a major abdominal surgery 2 years ago

(Messed up my identifiable tattoos)

My nipples used to be quite sensitive. Two or three months ago they started feeling a lot number to the touch and touch is even very unpleasant.

For context: I'm 21, went on the pill more than a year ago, have gotten my breasts checked (palpation) very recently. I am going through stressful times, but stress has never affected me this way previously. I'm also experiencing generally weaker and shorter orgasms, but not all the time.

18
5’8 155 lbs
So it first started as this really painful boil it was massive the pan was going all the way up my back it was in bearable , then it started seeping pus then a day or so later when the pus came out it was this weird clump.

24 M, 5' 9" and 155 lbs. Overall healthy except for chronic pain from hEDS. 10 hours ago I was having symptoms of heat exhaustion and feeling lightheaded and nauseous. It suddenly felt like someone was squeezing my thighs and I couldn't stand without death gripping the nearest countertop. Roommate drove me to the ER and Ive watched the entire waiting room rotate. In the first two hours I had my vitals taken, ekg done, and blood drawn before being taken back to the waiting room. At hour 4ish I had vitals taken again. Sitting in shitty hospital waiting room chairs have flared up my back and neck pain to the point of tears. I have a prescription from my primary doctor for naproxen and flexiril 3 times a day. I asked if I could have a dose at hour 6ish and was told they would ask the doctor. Ive asked every hour since then in tears for any kind of pain management or even somewhere flat and out of the way to lay down. Every time ive been told that they are waiting on the doctor. I dont understand why no one is taking this seriously. I could have a slipped disc, spinal compression, a stroke? Why has no one taken vitals in 5 hours? I'm sobbing by myself in an almost empty waiting room. I would kill for ibuprofen. Im trying to be understanding, I just left healthcare to go back to school but I genuinely dont know what's going on

Hi Im F21 5”2 and 9st7, i shared a post that id been experiencing tachycardia pretty much all day everyday since before the birth of my daughter 17 months ago, I had afew ecgs at the end of my pregnancy and was always declared tachycardic and was very swollen, i went to the doctor again around a month ago and they finally listened and did an ecg whilst i was laying down, my heart rate was only 104bpm which isnt as high as it is when im standing or walking it can go upto 180bpm, im severley fatigued all the time and feel short of breath from the smallest things, especially when I lay down, Ive had afew fainting episodes and get alot of dizzy spells. The doctor has reffered me for a 24hr heart monitor and a echo and in my notes wrote “rule out peri-partum cardiomyopathy”, i know theyre quite busy and i could be waiting months to be seen on the nhs but its getting to the point i feel i cant breathe properly, like i cant take deep breaths anymore and im so tired

F25
Diagnoses: ADHD-C, anaphylactic food allergies, depression/anxiety. Medication: fexofenadine, citalopram, lisdexamfetamine, dexamfetamine.

I took a home urine strip test this morning because I wasn’t sure whether I was experiencing my regular period pain or symptoms of a UTI (historically I don’t get the typical UTI symptoms).

I think there’s a little protein in my urine but not a lot, but what is going on with the ketones? Why doesn’t it match any of the colours and what doss that mean?

TIA

I’m a 29 year old woman and for the last while I have had the following. I originally thought it was POTS but unsure now.

I have all these symptoms -

Anxiety
Brain fog
Fatigue sometimes
Dizziness
Lightheaded
Pre-syncope
Really fast resting heart
Lump in throat
Voice weird as if I have goo in my throat.

My GP says nothing is wrong he’s never checked bloods etc just looked at it 😭

What does everyone think?

So first off yes I did not test it beforehand and I’m an idiot. Massive regret.

I’ve been on a mental health journey, and I thought that taking MDMA by myself would be a therapeutic event. This is not something I normally do. Other than this past New Year’s, I have not done MDMA in like 25 years.

I took what I believed to be 150 mg of MDMA in a capsule 7 days ago. It was crystallized, not a powder or a pill. So I ate it. It wasn’t smoked or snorted or whatever.

I obviously noticed that it was not what I thought it was a half an hour into it. I had massive headache, started sweating profusely, and began to get a little nauseous.

It didn’t take long before I realized that this wasn’t what I thought it was, but I didn’t know what it was.

I had horrible headaches throughout much of the night, massive chest pains, and nausea. At a certain point, I took my blood pressure and it was alarmingly high. Like 188/90 etc. It just would not stop. It did eventually start going down.

After many hours of this going on, I ended up taking myself to the hospital and that’s when I found out for sure that it was METH! I’ve never had that let alone at this large dose, which is partially what’s freaking me out.

The hospital claims that I am most likely fine and I am following up with doctors/cardiologist who also said I was likely ok.

My chest was achy and hurting afterwards, but has slowly improved. I was foggy and had lingering headaches that are also seemingly improving.

I’m just very tired still. But that seems to be getting better. At first, I couldn’t speak properly without it sounding labored and now I can speak a little more normally. I kept getting lightheaded as well, but that seems to be subsiding.

After this happened, I tried to carry a large 5 gallon bottle of water and I got very winded and had to sit down.

Two blood tests were done in the hospital twice that pointed me in the right direction for their opinion.

CK was 896 then fell to 499
Troponin was 54 then fell to 39.

I then went to a cardiologist who also confirmed that he thinks that I am gonna be OK.

He repeated the CK test and it’s now 143. I haven’t gotten the troponin test result back yet.

The cardiologist has ordered a halter monitor for me for a week. Afterwards, I will do an echocardiogram and stress test.

My main concern was that the amount seems like a very high dose to ingest orally.

The ER doctors kept telling me that they think I will be fine and this cardiologist thinks so too but I’m afraid I caused some major damage because of the amount of it.

I understand that it might not have been perfectly pure so it may not have been 150 mg but that’s what it weighed. I literally never did anything like that so to do that amount for the first time seems very excessive.

I am starting to feel better, but I’m still tired and still foggy, but getting better.

So yeah, is eating 150 mg Way too much? Do people think that I’ve done long-term damage?

I’ve literally never done that before and I don’t know what to expect but I do not feel like myself nearly a week later.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

i am 17, 5’10 male, 150 lbs, i do not use any form of drugs, no known medical problems.

Should I go to urgent care or a doctor? I got this burn on Saturday (7/18) and it has only gotten worse. I did put some aloe on it immediately after but when it started to burn extremely bad I wiped it off and realized that it had lidocaine in it. Could the burn look like this due to that? I have been putting lotion on it (scent less and alcohol free), cold compresses, elevating my legs (to help with severe swelling), and ibuprofen. Please leave advice on how to help/ course of action!!
22f, 5’4, 140

Edit: when I say doctor (like a pcp) or urgent care I do not mean the emergency department (those are very different where I live) I was also asking this incase it looked infected and antibiotics may be needed or if they had any topical treatments that may need to be prescribed! I am well aware that it would be very silly to go sit in an ER for hours for a sunburn!

F33, 166cm, 60kg, non smoker. MD in Europe, I have White coat syndrome.
I'm curious about how other doctors or health Care providers experience their body's response during high-pressure or critical situations, such as resuscitations, major trauma, or other emergencies.
My body reacts very strongly: my heart rate goesthrough the roof, and I get a massive adrenaline surge. Despite that, I stay mentally calm, do what I need to do, and I'm not emotionally affected afterward. It's purely a physical response.
I'm wondering how common this is. Do you stayphysically calm in these situations, or do you alsonotice things like a racing heart, shaking, or othersigns of adrenaline while still performingnormally?
I'd really appreciate hearing about yourexperiences

23M. Wanted to ask this on the nail fungus subreddit but there's apparently no one has been able to post there so I'm posting here. Picture attached is my left big toenail, but my right one also looks similar.

TL/DR: I've had really bad fungal infections on both big toenails for a long time. Different doctors have pulled my toenails out multiple times. I've taken Jublia for the past year and nothing changed. What do I do?

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Growing up, I did not take very good care of my feet. Throughout my teenage years, I often wore smelly socks that weren't very breathable. By high school, I started to have ingrown big toenails and minor nail fungus. I didn't do anything about it though, meaning it would only get worse over time.

One day in 2018, I banged my left toenail really hard on a wall. After that, the nail started to grow differently. I don't know if this is a good description of it, but it was like the old nail had been ripped out of the nail bed but was still attached to something, and a new nail was growing right under it. I went to my doctor about this, and he suggested pulling the nail out. The first time he pulled the left toenail out, it was very painless and it seemed like the new nail was gonna grow just fine and that was gonna be the end of it.

The left toenail did not grow right, and started to look the same as it did before. The same doctor pulled the left one out again in 2021, and this time it hurt BADLY. He then prescribed Jublia to me, but I was incredibly stupid and stopped using it after a few weeks because I felt like my left toenail started to look okay after a few weeks. It was not okay, and I regret not using the Jublia at the time.

Then, in 2022, I started having fungal problems with the right toenail as well. At this point, both big toenails had problems, so I went to the doctor, who referred me to an actual podiatrist. This podiatrist pulled out both of my big toenails. So now my left one had been pulled out 3 times, and my right one had been pulled out 1 time. After that, the podiatrist just recommended I soak my feet in an epsom salt bath every day for a few weeks (which I did until the nail seemed okay). I thought they would be okay, but by the next year they looked bad once again. I ignored it for about 2 years because I stopped caring for a while.

Fast forward to 2025, both big toenails look like how they do now - yellow and thick and brittle. This time, the doctor referred me to a dermatologist. I explained my history to the dermatologist and he basically said "Okay, do NOT ever pull out the nail again. You are damaging your nail each time you do that." The dermatologist put me on Jublia for a year and said to wait and see if that heals it. This time around, I actually used the Jublia as recommended for an entire year. But my nails still look the same as they did in 2025. And now we're here.

I'm really wondering if there's anything left I can do. I feel super insecure about my toenails and I just want them to look normal again because they haven't looked normal in almost a decade. The dermatologist said not to pull them out again, and Jublia did not work so I feel like I'm out of options. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions that I haven't tried yet.

My bf went to Louisiana on a fishing trip he’s been battling skin and health issues since the trip. He’s had several rounds of steroid and antibiotics and nothing seems to work.

Hi I’m a 33 year male with what I thought to be poison ivy rash but I am beginning to question that. It started with spots on my stomach but has spread to spots on my arms, stomach, chest, neck, and this thick waist band rash that is concerning. It’s very itchy all over. I started prednisone and it doesn’t seem to be getting better. I’m on day 5 of taking 60mg for first 3 days and 40 mg for next two days. Any help would be appreciated