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Suggest Treatment For Loss Of Appetite, Fatigue And Severe Acid Reflux
Question: I have had a myriad of symptoms the last week and a half. I have had a loss of appetite, sleeplessness, fatigue, and severe acid reflux. I've been to the ER twice and the doctors have done an ekg, put me on a heart monitor, blood tests, 2 chest xrays and haven't found anything. Well, I woke up this morning and now I have pain on my right side area right above my crotch. I also have what seems like swollen lymph nodes in my crotch and my upper thigh is tender and swollen. I don't have any sort of a fever or anything but it hurts pretty badly. please help.
Brief Answer:
Can be due to STD or viral infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The pain above the groin with swollen lymph nodes and general symptoms that you are having is likely to be due to a generalized infection- it can be due to a local infection in the groin, STD or a viral infection.
So it is best to rule out STD’s first and then move on to investigate other causes of swollen lymph node.
For this, a FNAB (fine needle aspiration biopsy) of the lymph nodes and swollen glands is the best test. FNAB is aspiration of the material of the glands which is done by a fine gauge needle (22 or 25 gauge) and a syringe. This will confirm the diagnosis as swollen glands are often caused by an infection, allergic reactions, cancer or metabolic diseases.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
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Can be due to STD or viral infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for trusting us with your health concern.
The pain above the groin with swollen lymph nodes and general symptoms that you are having is likely to be due to a generalized infection- it can be due to a local infection in the groin, STD or a viral infection.
So it is best to rule out STD’s first and then move on to investigate other causes of swollen lymph node.
For this, a FNAB (fine needle aspiration biopsy) of the lymph nodes and swollen glands is the best test. FNAB is aspiration of the material of the glands which is done by a fine gauge needle (22 or 25 gauge) and a syringe. This will confirm the diagnosis as swollen glands are often caused by an infection, allergic reactions, cancer or metabolic diseases.
Please feel free to discuss further. I will be glad to answer the follow up queries that you have.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Rakhi Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Rakhi-Tayal
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Dr. Prasad
Should I be concerned with something like appendicitis? The pain is located more in the vaginal region rather than lower abdominal but I didn't know if an inflamed appendix could cause pain in the vaginal area?
Brief Answer:
Not due to appendicitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Inflamed appendix does not cause a pain in vagina and does not cause the groin lymph nodes to swell up. This is not likely to be due to appendicitis.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
Not due to appendicitis.
Detailed Answer:
Hello.
Thanks for writing again.
Inflamed appendix does not cause a pain in vagina and does not cause the groin lymph nodes to swell up. This is not likely to be due to appendicitis.
Hope my answer is helpful.
Do accept my answer in case there are no further queries.
Regards.
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Dr. Shanthi.E
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