Two lumps in groin area. What could my symptoms tell me that this is?
One of the worst things you could do is try to self-diagnose something by looking on the internet. After reading about all kinds of diseases you will be SURE that you're dying of something horrible. Also, asking random people online to take a guess at what you might have is not going to help you at all, either. What you need to do is stop stalling, and get to a doctor immediately. Once you find out you're not dying you will be relieved, and regret not having gotten it taken care of earlier. First of all, your "groin" area is not where your ovaries are located. The groin is basically your crotch, including the soft flank area between your leg & crotch, going no higher up than your hips. Your ovaries are about where your hip bones are, maybe slightly higher, and deep inside your body. If you are feeling lumps in your groin, it's not your ovaries. You can't feel your ovaries from the outside of your body at all, and doctors usually have to feel them from the inside to detect if they're swollen or anything. What you are likely feeling are either swollen lymph nodes, or possibly sebaceous cysts. You can have swollen lymph nodes if your body is fighting off an infection, and doesn't necessarily mean something terrible, but you should go to the doctor immediately, regardless. A sebaceous cyst is a wonderful thing that is basically a pus sac that is a localized infection, and it's filled with stinky lymph (white cell) waste. They are not particularly serious, but it does need to be lanced & squeezed. Most people get a "boil" like that at some point in their lives, & it could be anywhere on the body. I had one in my groin several months ago & got quite large. I wasn't sure if it was a swollen lymph node or sebaceous cyst, but when it started weeping (being wet most of the time) I knew it was squeezing time. If you can stand it, you can usually squeeze them yourself without needing to go to doctor, but you have to make sure you really empty the thing out or it could fill back up, or worse, become a MRSA (staph) infection. Before you start poking & squeezing, though, make an appt. to see your doctor as soon as possible.
My pug has had 3 episodes of "wobbliness?" Help with symptoms?
you didn't mention how close together these episodes have been, but if they are close, then you are right to seek whatever help you can (even if it's just suggestions thrown out to you by people like us here). you don't mention any other symptom than wobbling & staggering, so while i offer some suggestions for tests your vet can do, chances are he's already thought of these and ruled them out. doesn't hurt to ask though. the costs of testing for various things can quickly add up, but i would suggest he at least do a cbc blood profile and x-rays. if nothing shows and his episode continue, you can always ask to do a trial run of anti-seizure meds. if that doesn't help or if it gets worse, then i'd ask for a spinal tap. • epilepsy can be pretty hard to diagnose in dogs, because of the same problem you had - it isn't always evident when they're at the vet and there really isn't a cheap method of diagnosing it. time how long the episode of wobbliness lasts, but better yet, if you have a camera that can take any sort of movies, get it on the camera. that way the dr can see exactly what's happening. it's often diagnosed after everything else has been ruled out, with no known cause. • pug-dog encephalitis is a worry. it can show with symptoms like staggering, seizures, walking in circles. it's not common overall, but it's something that a vet should look for when seeing a pug in his office. a spinal tap is often done for this. • portosystemic shunt is a liver problem that can be determined by bloodwork. it's when part of the circulatory system bypasses the liver, and shown by poor growth, vomiting, seizures. • i'm assuming he's done X-Rays to rule out any spinal problems? if not, ask him to. hemivertebra is when the spineal column fails to form porperly. pretty common in screw-tailed dogs and can show as weakness, not being able to stand or being wobbly. hopefully, it's something that can be treated with minimal cost and few life-changes for both you and the dog. it would be interesting to see what the vet finds out, so keep us posted. good luck!
What would you diagnos me as? Please look here?
you sound normal, but the Harpies are a worry, not to many people hear them sing
What causes blood in the urine?
Well, I was actually listening to a talk radio the other day and someone called in and asked almost the same question. Blood in urine, no pain. Basically the doctor told him to go to the doctor and have his kidney's checked. Go to a doctor that does that for a living, not just a family doctor. He said to go to a specialist who looks at internal organs. He also asked if the man had ever been hit in the kidneys, like when he was younger and the man said that kidney punches were the thing back then. Maybe an idea to check out the kidneys. Good Luck.
Does anyone have chronic kidney disease?
They will use medications and dietary changes to prolong the need for dialysis. He may experience fluid retention, hypertension, general weakness and fatigue, itching. wt. and appetite loss, headache and, nail abnormalities are among some of the symptoms I had. He may become enemic(low hemoglobin) and become short of breath due to the fluid retention. The rate of progression will depend on how well he responds to the medications, dietary changes and his own compliance to his Drs. orders. and also the severity of the illness that caused his kidney disease and the progression of that disease. He may have the option of having a transplant which will greatly increase his qaulity of life and his life expectancy. I've had a transplant and have been on dialyisis the best thing I can tell you is to keep a positve attitude, get plenty of exercise, keep up your wt. and follow your doctors orders. Not only will this extend the time before dialyisis is needed, the outcome of a transplant will be better and recovery time shorter. If he goes on dialysis the effectivness of this treatment will be increased and easier to deal with. Dialysis is no picnic, after dialysis treatments which can take 3 - 5 hours a session can really wipe you out. The best way I can describe how you feel after is it's like having a horrible hangover 3 times a week! The best way I found to overcome this feeling is to force myself to exercise. I used to jump on my stair stepper. Its hard to force yourself to do this, but for me I felt so much better after. I wish the best to the both of you and he is so lucky to have you for support. Your support will be invaluable to him and is health. I was lucky enough to have the support of a wonderful husband and family. My brother-in-law gave me the gift of life, a new kidney.
I may either have paranoid schitzophrenia or psychosis can my psychiatrist insn't telling me?
You are not a freak and this guy keeping you in the dark is not in your best interest. He may not have finished evaluating you but you deserve at least a partial diagnosis as you're the one who has to live like this. He is ethically bound to explain every treatment he tries on you, it is called informed medical consent, so don't be afraid to ask difficult or annoying questions. You need to ask him out right what he is treating you for, if he names just the symptoms that your suffering, ask him what conditions could they be indicative of and how would you then approach treatment for them in the future. You are also entitled to know why he has specifically put you on these medications, what symptoms they treat and how they work. Ask for literature on them and find out about anything that concerns you such as side effects.