nedu2u, need to see a gastroenterologist. It might be diet related, could be irritable bowel or some inflammatory cause. Look at the top and bottom with biopsies will give you the answer. Check your diet first before spending money

dicksondonny, most ulcers in stomach these days are thought to have an element of infection with H pylori. If this can be got rid off the ulcers goes. If this is not the case then treat with H2 antagonist or proton pump inhibitors are order of the day. Find out which one is available local to you

adeoyee, there is no problem with you marrying someone of a different blood group. It only matters between mother and potential baby. Usually not the first one. All to do with antigens and antibodies.

Apologies to all waiting for replies. I will get round to it all at the weekend. I have just changed jobs and settling. There will have to be a job lot this weekend so all the queries by saturday morning. International rugby game on sunday for me to watch, Scotland vs France at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Jaydude, regarding the bitter taste in the mouth, what were you treated for. Some medicines make your mouth feel like you are tasting mercury. Antibiotics are notorious for that.
Regarding your premenstrual symptoms, have your haemoglobin checked. If need be try and take iron and vitamins regularly. Most women have certain painkillers that help their backache. Some take anti inflammatory tablets, others take something like paracetamol/codeine. You have to find what suits you

Jaydude, I will look through your question and try to answer it

Organmii, cancer topics will be too vast to cover. What type of cancer did your friend's mother die from. Might make it easier to explain that one. You can have benign and malignant tumours. Malignant ones are the ones that spread.  Causes are called carcinogens. They include things like cigarette, plastics etc. Some tumours have genetic predisposition. Effects depend on where the cancer is. A benign tumour in the brain will cause pressure effect in the brain. Cancer of the ovary might not cause any effect until its too late. Prevention includes avoiding possible carcinogens, hence smoking ban to avoid passive inhalation. People go for screening to try and pick up early cancers. Like I said it is such a vast topic, I cannot cover it at all.

Obelomo and Jaydude, I personally look forward to good medical advice on this thread. Would appreciate if you take your personal feud to another thread.

Naijaking, I am happy for you to give advice as necessary. If however you are encountering problems with getting your advice on, we need to know why. I am taking a bit of a back seat mainly because I feel you give the perfect advice. No point in getting at Dominique as she has nothing to do with it. Does Seun have a view on this!!!

Not too sure about this voting thing. All I can say like I have mentioned in the past, I enjoy reading the advice and replies by naijaking and kathy. We all realised what great contributions kathy made when she was away. I think all three of us seem to have lasted the course. Its my big 50 this April and invitations to Edinburgh will be in the mail!!! We need to make New York happen this year. I am sure it will be a giggle. Happy New Year to you guys. Lets keep advicing

master 1, looks like you have lifted your vasectomy information from some internet site. I have performed quite a lot of this operations in my training period. Vasectomy is an operation that is usually done under local anaesthetic. Cutting throught the vas and folding it back so the ends don't rejoin making it a failed operation. Probably something nigerians should think about as its the quality of the children you produce that matters, not the quantity. With the current population explosion, maybe Nigeria should adopt the policy in India many years ago where you reward men who undergo vasectomies. Reversal of vasectomy is more complicated than the vasectomy itself and does have a limited success due to antibody production. The pill has its own side effects and most men after having their children are happy to undergo vasectomies in the West to stop their partners/wives from needing to take tablets, have injections or have the coil inserted.

Now now Dominique, a bit of raw nerve has been touched here!! As I said in the past we managed well without lost replies before advent of moderator. We are just a bit concerned that with the moderator present a lot of replies have gone missing. We give our time here for free and I despite my long experience in medicine enjoy reading replies by kathyekiti and naijaking. I get frustrated when I see last post belonging to naijaking and find the post is not on the thread. Our time is precious and we donate it for free. All you have to see is what chaos ensured with absence of kathyekiti for few months. We will give our replies as always and you sort out the IT bit to avoid frustration on all sides. The people asking our advice, us doctors and people wanting to read the advice

Samaru I need you to be clear. What xray was done. what symptoms did you go and see the doctor for. the doses you are talking about, how many milligrams daily or twice daily. For asthma and all exacerbations of chronic lung diseases(that is when it gets worse) I tend to give high dose steroids for a short time 5 days and then stop. Are you on long term steroids

There seems to be a naijaking post missing here. Not sure if he has replied to the samaru post

what are you taking the prednisolone for and how long. Also what dosage are you on

We are all glad you are back. Means I can return to what I do best, Emergency Medicine . Ladies and some gents that frequent this thread, we should all appreciate what us unpaid doctors do on this thread. Absence of Dr Kathy has been missed by us all especially me!!!

toxy, not unusual for you periods to take time coming back to normal after an evacuation. should settle itself soon

richardtee, your back sounds like musculoligamentous problems. Xrays as you have found out contributes nothing to none trauma back pain. See a physiotherapist to give you exercises to do. If it still does not improve an MRI of your back will show what exactly the problem is

lady jay if you go on my profile, your reply should be in my post somewhere

We still seem to be having problems with the reply we give disappearing off. The one I gave to lady jay has vanished into the ethereal space. Are you able to retrieve it

lady jay, I posted a reply to your query. Seems to have gone missing.
Would the moderator try and retrieve the reply please

Thanks for the observation of the picture on the wall. It is by an artist called Ken Symonds who is based in Cornwall, England. He actually drew a lot of front covers for African text books when he lived in Africa.

Now your problem. From what I have read on the other site, it seems as though your cycle seems regular and normal. I think your gynaecologists are right. You need to be patient. However I see this is causing you distress. Important to start with simple investigations before clomid. Is your partner had a sperm check. That might be an easy beginning. Mid cycle is usually day 14, which means you are most fertile in the few days before and after

It does what it says on the tin!! Doctors in the house. Ask away your advice.

Dewoy and others that give blood results or other results, its important to clarify what units come after the number like mmol/L mg/100ml or whatever is at the end of the number. We can then work out whether you are within the normal limits of the result you are giving us

Ankeade, Naijaking is spot on with the advice regarding sleep positions in pregnancy

cupidkc, I think it is obvious who you should see!!! A DENTIST

meta4, your wife has postural hypotension. She needs to take her time getting up from lying or sitting position. Simple blood pressure measurements in this positions will confirm that.

Titilaelae, is there any possibility that you have introduced something new to your baby. Change of washing powder, animals in the house. Catarrh and cough could be signs he is reacting to something. Check around you first that there is no new allergen around

Ankeade, ovulation is the time of the month usually mid cycle when the egg is released from the ovary. Usually happens around day 14. You are meant to be most fertile around these days. You might have a sticky vaginal discharge at this time. Occasionally get some pain at this time (Mittelschmerz).
Fibroids are in part asymptomatic. Symptoms usually are heavy periods, pain. More common in black women

bamboke, important to know your age and general health

Condolences from all of us here Aladunni

I think that covers most that need advice. The other queries have been answered accurately by others on this thread.

The absence of Dr Kathy has made me realise how much she does on this thread and I hope everyone here appreciates it. We give our precious free time to answer queries without reward except for the thanks we get

Madambini, do you have any discharges coming through. A vaginal swab might help.
Cutesharon, misoprostol and mifepristone are used for induction of abortion. All these you can find easily on the internet.
MadamL, do you have any history of fibroids. It is not unusual to have painful breasts just before your periods
Anamelechi, why is your fallopian tube blocked. Normally I would say it takes about 2 years sometimes to get timing of conception right. See your gynaecologist with regards to the blocked tube
mamaa, not unusual to be producing milk after you have weaned the little one off the breast

Ladies and some gentlemen that post here. Just noticed Dr Kathy was last active on 29th August. Might take some time but will try and go through as much of the post over the weekend and give appropriate advice. Be patient!!