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Here’s my post from somewhere else, I’ll attach op notes, discharge summary, and additional pics. Also I guess my questions would be… Have you seen this before? What could have caused them to not be able to make entry on the first surgery? Is it possible permanent damage has been caused? What should I make sure the next steps are? Genuinely just what do I do?

Okay had my second lap done… well attempted, and they were also going to take my tubes on Tuesday, and it was a total failure I just want to know if anyone else may have possibly had the same experience because we are at a MAJOR crossroads! So the easiest way to explain it is that everytime she would cut me my deep tissue would swell and expand so much that the were unable to get anything in (I’ll nest some pictures so you guys can see just how much they cut attempting to get in and were unable to!). They called my husband while I was asleep and asked him if he thought I would want to be cut like a cesarean again (which he shut down immediately)! She said in her 20+ years that she has NEVER seen anything like this, and is planning to get me a team set up at UAB/Vandy. At this point I am highly considering just getting a hysterectomy and being done with it! I’m so swollen that I look like I did pre-130lbs weight loss, Very vulnerable picture so please don’t be mean!”

This was my post in another group, it won’t let me put pics in the comments… it’s been a few weeks.

After this I ended up going to the hospital (I now know that they were unable to break through my fascia due to it having no integrity, they very poorly explained to us why they had to abort the first time), the swelling ended up getting worse and I was unable to empty my bladder and was in immense pain, it felt as though I had a severe UTI. Went to urgent care and was negative so they told me to go to the ER where my surgery was. First order of business wast straight cathing me to drain my bladder (which woke my bladder back up and helped the pain a tiny bit) They did a CT with IV contrast and found an 11.6 cm pocket of what they believed was air in my pelvis, which led to them believing I had a perfed bowel, and they were able to at some point break through the fascia, but hadn’t realized due to the fact that it had no integrity. So they did another CT this time with oral and RECTAL contrast (worst experience of my life btw). Which showed them that it in fact was NOT a perfed bowel, and was a pocket of fluid in my subcutaneous tissue. They scheduled a surgery to do a wound wash. Did the surgery and sent me home within a few hours. Now I’m still in pain, my whole stomach is still swollen, it looks like I have a softball sized hernia on the left side of my belly button. Just went for my one week post op to remove the wound vac, it was with a different doctor than who did the surgeries… that’s another story for another day😖 I go back to see the original doctor this week for the possibility of more imaging… at that point I will be requesting a transfer!!!!

ETA: I have also recently lost 120lbs, that was one of the things they kept mentioning.

Two weeks ago, I (26M) had similar bumps appear inside my lower lip and along my gums. They stung to the touch and would often burst. At first i thought this was maybe a cold sore i had contracted, although it would be my very first flare up, but now very similar marks have formed on my finger. Its also worth noting the sores only appeared in the wet inner portion of my lower lip and not on the outside like where cold sores normally form. When they first appeared in my lip i felt flu-like symptoms (body aches, fever, nausea) that lasted until they had fully healed about 5 days ago. Today these bumps formed on my pinky and i feel similarly crappy. Any ideas?
26 male
5’8”
150lb
Only medication is prozac

Hi everyone!

(F,age 27) I’ve had this small brown growth on the inner part of my lower eyelid for about 8 years. It was very small at first, but over the last 2 years it has slowly become larger.
It doesn’t hurt, bleed, or itch. It’s just there, and I’m wondering what it could be. I know no one can diagnose it from a photo, but I’d appreciate any ideas about what it might be.
Thanks!❤️

My (30F) baby (10 month F) very occasionally does this while focusing on something or playing. This is the first time I’ve been able to get it on video and I’m very concerned. She doesn’t act like she’s in pain or get fussy, she’ll just do it repetitively a few times and then stop after a while…i’m also wondering if it could have something to do with teething? She’s in the process of popping her two top teeth and has been in a lot of pain this last week or so.

I also feel that she’s a bit behind on motor milestones. At 10 months old she is only army crawling and pulling to stand very occasionally. She has been sitting unsupported and rolling both ways since 6 months, though. When she babbles she only babbles “mamama”, plus “da” and “la” as single syllables. People around me are trying to blame my concerns on PPA and saying that I “spend too much time reading things” but I don’t think my child’s well being is something to mess around with, so i’d love any input/suggestions!

Wife is:
Female
28
Non Smoker
Married
125 pounds

We have a 7 month old at home and concerned about HSV-1.

Update: spoke with babies pediatrician and they think it’s low risk at his age (almost 8 months) so they said to monitor for signs of infection and not kiss him in the meantime!

Male 39 188lbs. I had these bumps appear at the base of my penis. Thought they were from shaving so I took a break but they didn’t go away or change much. I just got insurance again so I’ll be seeing a doctor as soon as I can but figured Reddit can scare me for now.

where the purple dot is

a few days ago i think my ovary hurt all night, at least until i fell asleep, (i don't know if the ovary is situated there but i searched where they're placed so i think it's there) and now it hurts again and also my leg, idk the leg could be my spine issues though, but it doesn't go away (been hurting for a few hours) and im afraid to go to the doctor because my cousin had a cyst (she's sexually active though, im not cuz im almost 17 if it's relevant) and she had 1L of blood in her stomach and she could've died if her legs didn't stop working so im scared cuz what if i have that or something that is deadly or need surgery (deadly afraid of falling asleep)

also i want a female doctor and KNOW my dad would most likely come with me if i do go to the doctor because moms working all day and he could stay outside but i don't feel safe alone in there yk

im scared of the thing they insert (don't know the name) even if google, because of course i searched, says it will only be an x ray

should i see a doctor soon or pray?

This is Jonathan Buckelew, 32, GA, 2015

I just want to know how his teeth got like this. Thanks!

https://www.kbtx.com/2025/06/20/he-was-having-stroke-hours-er-doctors-missed-it/?outputType=amp

I’m going to make up things to meet the requirements, I am a giraffe, 13’9” 500 kg, no history of ETOH, smoking, drugs, etc…

I have flagged my 2.5 year old son’s toenails for our pediatrician for 2 years. Both big toe nails are thick and yellow and I’ve never had to cut them…. The doc keeps telling us to wait and see and, if anything, put petroleum jelly on them.

They seem to only have gotten worse. Our son does not complain of any pain or bother with them.

Any ideas?? What do you think it is and what’s the best course of treatment?

(More info: a year ago I decided to take him to a dermatologist and they said — can’t do anything wait and see. About six months ago I took him to see a podiatrist and they took nail clippings. We never got the results and when I called they said the clippings got lost in the mail…. I can’t believe it. So now we’re waiting for them to grow enough for more clippings.)

This post is for my boyfriend. Back in March, my boyfriend (26M) tried to go to sleep one night and when he was just about to fully fall asleep, he suddenly felt a feeling like if his “heart jumped” and it woke him up and left him breathless. (Sounded like a palpitation to me) He had never felt anything like that before in his life, but from that day forward everytime he was on the brink of deep sleep at night, he’d feel that again. Eventually he only found relief sleeping on his right side.

That continued since then for months, some days it would happen, some it wouldn’t. Since then, more symptoms have began. Now we can’t recall when everything else started exactly, but right now, he has the following symptoms, and has had them since March:

- Palpitation like feeling only when trying to sleep (it feels like his heart beats really hard against his chest suddenly, and just once

- Stronger than usual heartbeat throughout the day

- Extreme shortness of breath (he works manual labor almost every day and it’s become impossible to work because of the worsening shortness of breath, where he’s constantly involuntarily yawning to catch his breath, but he says hes “always chasing the next breath but can never catch it”

-extreme fatigue (can’t walk 10-20 minutes without feeling drained, dizzy, or out of breath, can’t stay awake all day, can’t even play video games for long because he’s too exhausted)

- chest tightness

- throat tightness

- loss of appetite (will only be hungry enough for one meal a day and not even a full meal)

- weird patterns only on both his feet (only symptom that started before march) which i’ll include a picture of, but im not sure if its related or unrelated

below is his info:
male, 26 years old, 5’9, 176 lbs, smoked cigarettes and vapes since he was ~15 years old, hasn’t smoked in about a week in fear of his symptoms

test they’ve done:

- electrocardiogram (many times) (results were fine)
- bloodwork (results were fine)
- chest xray of his lungs and heart (results were fine)

we’ve been to a couple pcp’s, one pulmonologist, and to the ER multiple times and nobody can tell him anything, and what pisses me off more than ANYTHING is that all of them dismiss his symptoms to ANXIETY after finding no results, when he has never in his life been an anxious person. his symptoms are real, please i am begging for somebody to provide any sort of insight or suggestions or possible diagnosis’s to check for with doctors, anything other than anxiety because jesus christ he does not have anxiety (as someone with CHRONIC ANXIETY who knows her partner extremely well)

if anybody has any other questions please let me know i’m happy to answer them all. his shortness of breath and fatigue are at such a terrible point, all he wants to do is sleep all day because its the only thing that brings relief, and he has no energy to even stay up and play video games. he doesnt want to go to an ER because they always say everything is fine, they dont do more than xrays and ekgs, and they say its anxiety, and they charge fucking 15k to tell him nothing is wrong.

26F. About 230 5’4” nicotine vape while taking oral contraceptives (found out in ER that increases my risk of blood clots / stroke goes up bc of that! Not through my gynecologist. Planning on quitting as soon as i run out of my pack) not pregnant started taking Provigil again after a week the day this happened. Was wearing contacts and messing with contacts after touching some perfumes and flowers @ trader joes right before this happened. Eye was “lagging” and not cooperating, drooping, and blown pupil. Took contacts out immediately, then i went home, put my glasses in, and wore my glasses. Lasted about 1.5 hours before resolving itself when i took my glasses off and scrolled with my phone close to my face. Sort of had a headache behind the eye that was blown. But it wasn’t throbbing it was quite mild. Went to ER was given a full CT scan no brain bleeds or clots or anything abnormal. Diagnosed with migraines. Doesn’t really make sense to me considering i dont really get migraines, just throbbing headaches that are really painful. The headache i got afterwards wasn’t a throbbing headache though it was very dull/mild. so i have to follow up with my PCP but i dont really have insurance as of 5 days ago. :/ just wondering if i have to keep worrying about this, what could cause it, etc.. its the first and only time this has ever happened to me. I take a handful of mental health medications as well like Vraylar, Venlafaxine, Gabapentin, etc. lmk if you need a full list. Wondering if allergens on my finger caused it bc i get seasonal allergies in the spring/summer. Diagnosed with hypermobile ehlers danlos syndrome in 2019. Both parents are adopted so unfortunately dont know much about my health history but i have bits and pieces. Appreciate anyone who has seen this before that wasn’t caused by something life threatening.