General Medical issues thread

[Quickstatus]

Not really, some of the transmission is contact - touching contaminated surfaces.
I might be wrong but pertussis - whooping cough vaccine is in the combo vaccine given from 6 weeks. Vaccines don't confer immunity immediately

Edit:

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/immunisation-childhood

 

[JohnK]

I hope it's not whooping cough. But if it is, and your wife has had the recommended vaccination during pregnancy, baby girl might be safe. Also, if she is six weeks old, it must be almost time for her first shots too, which should help? If they haven't, I'd recommend getting them both out of there.

Daughter just had her 1 month vaccine. Only hepatitis vaccine to date in Thailand. She'll have the 2 month vaccine in 2 weeks in Thailand. The rest we'll catch up here next month.

My nephew has acute bronchitis. Is that whooping cough? I don't know.

 

[love_the_life]

Daughter just had her 1 month vaccine. Only hepatitis vaccine to date in Thailand. She'll have the 2 month vaccine in 2 weeks in Thailand. The rest we'll catch up here next month.

My nephew has acute bronchitis. Is that whooping cough? I don't know.

No, bronchitis is a different disease from pertussis (whooping cough).

 

[suze2000]

Isn't bronchitis just a catch-all term for an infection/inflammation of the bronchioles? (yes, just checked Wikipedia and can be viral or bacterial, including caused by the bacteria that causes whooping cough)

Whooping cough is very hard to get diagnosed. I went to the doctor three times before one of them realised why I was so sick and could not lie down or sleep for coughing.

 

[marki]

Isn't bronchitis just a catch-all term for an infection/inflammation of the bronchioles? (yes, just checked Wikipedia and can be viral or bacterial, including caused by the bacteria that causes whooping cough)

Whooping cough is very hard to get diagnosed. I went to the doctor three times before one of them realised why I was so sick and could not lie down or sleep for coughing.

The Human Metapnuemonia virus does the same cough is horrible

 

[JohnK]

Isn't bronchitis just a catch-all term for an infection/inflammation of the bronchioles? (yes, just checked Wikipedia and can be viral or bacterial, including caused by the bacteria that causes whooping cough)

Whooping cough is very hard to get diagnosed. I went to the doctor three times before one of them realised why I was so sick and could not lie down or sleep for coughing.

I would have thought 4 adults coming down with same infection wouldn't be whooping cough. Could be wrong.

Daughter wears gloves as per Thai tradition and have asked wife to wash everything.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Buddy Bear when are you having the skin lesion removed - are we still going to see you in Hobart on 5th November?

Hi Doug,
Thanks for the reminder on Tasmania, for a bunch of reasons I won't be able to attend.

I had a piece of skin that was burnt and then sent for testing, it came back with signs of Squamous cell carcinoma, and so a 2nd treatment was done last Friday. If cancer is still present in the depths or peripheries of this excised surrounding tissue, the procedure is repeated on the corresponding area of the body still containing tumor cells until the last layer viewed under the microscope is cancer-free.
I now have at least 7 stitches on my neck, and I am hoping the last test is tumour free.
from google.com
Just reading the google search is scaring me.
Stitches come out Friday, so will I post an update then.

 

[Major]

Hi Doug,
Thanks for the reminder on Tasmania, for a bunch of reasons I won't be able to attend.

I had a piece of skin that was burnt and then sent for testing, it came back with signs of Squamous cell carcinoma, and so a 2nd treatment was done last Friday. If cancer is still present in the depths or peripheries of this excised surrounding tissue, the procedure is repeated on the corresponding area of the body still containing tumor cells until the last layer viewed under the microscope is cancer-free.
I now have at least 7 stitches on my neck, and I am hoping the last test is tumour free.
from google.com
Just reading the google search is scaring me.
Stitches come out Friday, so will I post an update then.

There is no need to be scared.

I have had close to 40 Squamous and Basal Cell Carcinomas cut out over the years. Following the procedure I am sure the results of the pathology will show all of the nasty bits have been removed.

You should now accept that you will need at least annual skin cancer checks from now on

We can chat about this in Perth in a few weeks

 

[cove]

Good thinking Major. We need to talk to folks about skin cancers and once you have started getting treated it has to be a regular medical review.

 

[JohnK]

Stitches come out Friday, so will I post an update then.

Wishing you the best of luck.

 

[Pushka]

I think the issue with squamous cancer is location and not presentation. If in a fleshy area it is a simple excision. If in an area where the skin isn't so fleshy/stretchy (eg back of ankle) then a larger excision requires skin graft.

 

[wandering_fred]

Dr FM told me you are a geriatric at 65. I plan to make the most of the next 10 months before I slip into senility.....

REMEMBER: 70 is the new 50. Go look at the photos of your great-grand-parents when they were 70.

On the other recent subject, by the time you get to the (new) 50 an annual skin check is probably not a bad idea. And basal cell and squamous growths will more likely simply be a reason that the Red Cross will no longer accept blood donations. But the liquid nitrogen does a good job on Seborrheic Keratosis aka "waxy warts" ( but no relation to the real thing apparently caused by one or more of the many HPV virus strains)

Maybe there is a reason scripts normally only function for 6 months at a time.

Happy wandering

Fred

 

[drron]

Point of reference yesterday.

Whyalla 0730--7C.
Sunshine Coast 1815--22C

 

[JohnK]

She is 6 weeks already? Wow!

Time flies? Next time I see her she'll be almost 9 weeks. This was not how I pictured fatherhood but is reality.

JohnK, I remember walking around and around looking up at the night sky and sing a peaceful rendition of, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' a thousand times - you both will have your own version of a lullaby.

My wife is good with Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and a few made up on the spot lullabys. She gets tired though and I'm still useless.

 

[QF WP]

Looks like one of my family is trying to break some records.

They were feeling run down and went to normal GP who did bloods and came back with low iron count and Vitamin D. Onto iron tablets and general vitamin tabs.

Woke up 2 nights ago screaming in agony and rather than call 1300 DOCTOR they waited through the pain until local GP (not usual) open. He asked for full blood workup and diagnosed gastritis and prescribed meds.

When Dr got the results this AM, rang them for immediate return to discuss... (whoops, just noticed it's upside down )



What had been explained to me as a follow up ultrasound somehow morphed into Abdomen CT (with dye injection). Results pending. Might be they passed a stone...

 

[drron]

AST,ALT up means some hepatocellular damage so not just a stone.Certainly not gastritis.
Need to know history for anything more.Wait until CT back.

 

[penegal]

Those LFTs are very abnormal.

Not sure who the individual is (so other risk factors) but I would certainly suggest a Hepatitis blood test, and an abdominal CT to better understand what's going on.

 

[Quickstatus]

Viral hepatitis is now Hepatitis A,B,C,D,E and possibly G. Hepatitis X is is viral hepatitis that cannot be ascribed to any of the usual suspects like the old " NonA nonB".
Generally speaking hepatitis does not cause pain to the extent that a person will "scream with pain"

 

[Pushka]

Maybe if the pancreas was inflamed? Pancreatitis will cause people to scream in pain.

 

[Quickstatus]

Maybe if the pancreas was inflamed? Pancreatitis will cause people to scream in pain.

Acute Pancreatitis is very very painful . However thats a different test - "Lipase". Does not cause liver tests to go up like that posted. if related to gallstones GGT and Alk phos will go up by much more than ASL/ALT.

Apart from tests suggested above, Im sure the medicos will do serial LFT to see the trend in the numbers.