i swallowed a fish bone five months ago. it is still possible that it may be there and causing me pain because nowadays my throat sometimes get a prickly pain.
 
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
It is highly unlikely. Theoretically, a piece of a fish bone could become encapsulated and a granuloma (hard tissue surrounding the foreign object) could […]

I am 18 years old. For awhile now I have been having a very weird white creamy (very creamy) vaginal
discharge.It has a strange odor to it to, but it is white and theres just alot of it. I am sexual active
and I don’t use condoms. I have had one sexual partner.I noticed that the outside […]

Hi I was wondering if i was eligible for contacts… i had retinal detatchment surgery on my RIGHT eye and am practically almost blind on that eye. Glasses or anything else wont help on that eye but i do wear glasses. My left eye is fine and i wear the same strengh for glasses on […]

I am a unemployed welfare mother of 3 children… I am writing to you about my daughter….
She is 9 yrs old and we have done everything possible to try to help my daughter…she lies, steals, cheats, and in general does everything to make sure that everyone around her is distracted and or hurt. She is […]

Hello Dr.Joshua. Maybe my question isnt an emergency type of question or life threatning, but I am trying to know something. My question is if its possible for young women in the age of 16-18 have stretch marks in the breast area and weist area without ever being pregnant or overweight, always maintaining the exact […]

I stated having some neurological problems a few months ago, it started out as tingling in my hands and feet (upper foot area) then that completely went away and now I am having some low grade pain constantly in my right arm (from elbow to shoulder) and right leg (knee to ankle). When it first […]

I have knew I was sick when I was a teen , i would go into rages and after I would’nt remember them . Well for the past 7 years i have been changing into outher people. i am 33 now , I trun into a small girl thats scared of everyone and gets in […]

My friend was taking an anti-obesity drug,Reductil, for about a week when she found out she is pregnant. Now, she is extremely worried if the drug she took had an adverse effect on her unborn baby. Does the anti-obesity drug have an effect on her baby?

Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
Reductil (sibutramine) is contraindicated (must not be used) […]

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My question is in reference to my husband. He has developed diabetes mellitus, though his HA1C was 6.4 when last measured. Normal blood sugars range from 100-120 with some higher and lower fluctuations. He takes Glucophage and Glucotrol for sugar control. He has some diabetic neuropathy from the balls of […]

I had Lymphoma 10 years ago. I have had Acidic Kidney Stones for the past 3 years of and on. The stones have seemed to go away in the last several months. Possiblly from drinking Distilled Water. I have had my Urethra stretched a couple of times. I have used a Dilator and caused my […]

I have heard about conditions where a man’s voice does not deepen very much even though he has gone through therapy. I read that sometimes the causes are psychological. I am a 21 year old male whose voice shifts between medium to high. I have read that speech therapy can help one to deepen his […]

I took a pregnancy test on and it came back positive for pregnancy and ( Just so you know I took the test 3 days after my missed period) My question is… Do pregnancy symptoms come and go? My breasts are always sore and I am a tiny bit bloated, morning sickness comes and goes […]

hi dr. joshua, i have been having this mild burning sensation in my left buttocks area, it feels like its coming from really deep, like where the leg joins the pelvis area, to explain it, it almost feels like its coming from the genitalia area, not outside but inside like the prostate area, when i […]

I am a 41 year old female in nc. I was involved in a car accident and was rear ended while I was sitting still at a stop light. When i first went to the doctor the next morning my left hand and arm was actually numb, and i could not move my neck or […]

Dr. Joshua, I am about 11 days late for my period. I’m having pains in my lower abdominal area ( feels like cramps) I have taken 3 at home pregnancy tests, which have all been negative. I have never been this late for a period. I have been on the birth control pill for about […]

My father was taken to the ER on Sunday night complaining with back pain that started earlier in the day and progressively got worse. He was first diagnosed with kidney stones. They hooked him up to a morphine pump and kept him extremely lethargic for the rest of Sunday night and Monday. Monday evening the […]