THE DOC REPLIES
What is Hashimoto’s disease? have not already done it, It’s on my medical records but they can check other things my doctor said it was “just a including flow studies to see if posh name”. medication might be useful.
This is a name for autoimmune thyroid disease. The I’m on 5mg Warfarin daily for thyroid is located in the neck atrial fibrillation. Will I be OK to and controls how quickly the go on a seven-hour flight? body works, but it can Warfarin is often given to become over or underactive. people who have atrial Sometimes the body fibrillation. This is a heart produces autoantibodies. irregularity which increases These autoantibodies fight the risk of blood clotting, and against the thyroid and therefore of stroke. Warfarin diminish its production. reduces the risk of stroke. Sometimes they do the There is absolutely no problem opposite and cause too much with you having a flight. It is hormone to be produced. If important that you tell your you have an underactive insurance company of your thyroid, it is likely you will be condition and medication. on long-term thyroid I have a ringing in my ears treatment. An overactive which sounds like thyroid sometimes gets better waves. The doctor itself but can need surgery or said he could do radioactive iodine treatment. nothing for me. It’s
making me feel For a long time I’ve been
dizzy. bothered by bladder
It sounds like problems. I find it difficult to
you are describing pass water, despite my
tinnitus. This can be prostate being, according to
caused by problems the GP, a normal size.
in the ear canal, the The prostate does tend to
ear drum itself or the middle get bigger in your 50s and 60s
ear. It can be related to wax, and this can cause you to go infection or catarrh. These are to the toilet more often. It can treatable. Sometimes it can also affect the flow and the be part of the aging process, pattern. The fact that your in which case it may be prostate is normal on difficult to fix. There isn’t a examination is good. It still medical cure. ENT Clinics can does not rule out a little bit of offer you masking devices or enlargement. It could be advice as to how to manage infection or a neuromuscular it. problem of the bladder which makes it a bit irritable. You What exactly is ME? I have a state specifically that you relative who has just been have difficulty passing water. diagnosed but I don’t know This could be either hesitancy much about it. or poor flow, I suggest you go Myalgic encephalitis has back to your doctor. If they many other names, one of
Unfortunately The Doc can’t directly reply to individual letters. When in doubt speak to your GP I’ve been troubled by shoulder pain and have been told to stop eating cheese as I have too much calcium in my bones. What could be wrong?
Shoulder pains are very common and can have a variety of causes, including muscular, bony and capsular related. You mention you have too much calcium. High levels of calcium can be associated with many illnesses and sometimes with illnesses of the bones. It would be unusual to be advised to stop eating cheese completely and I cannot see a relationship to your shoulder pain. Visit your doctor and ask about the calcium.