How often should someone like myself, who takes blood pressure medication and is overweight, check cholesterol and vitamin D levels? My cholesterol was 191 with HDL 47 and LDL 124 a year ago. My vitamin D level was 19 but has increased to 40 after taking 1000 IU of D3. Should these levels be checked annually, and if so, how often?

June 26th, 2023

I have a fracture in my right ankle from a fall last Thursday. The pain has been intense, and the swelling significant. The doctor diagnosed cellulitis and started me on antibiotics. I have been on crutches and have not had a pain-free day. The pain has intensified over the last few nights, and I feel a bone shifting when my toes move. What should I do, and will it get better?

June 1st, 2024

I'm on prednisone 10mg twice daily for severe ulcerative colitis. I've had a dry cough, sore throat, and fever for about a week. I also sweat profusely every night. What could be causing these symptoms and what should I do?

July 27th, 2023

Why would a blood test be needed after I have provided proof to my doctor from the drug store that a medication (Valsartan 80 mg tablets) will not work well in 'black patients' and I am of that race, even though my primary care doctor of the same race prescribed it for my hypertension? I am a Crohn's disease survivor with a history of high blood pressure in my family.

August 23rd, 2024

I have severe chronic constipation and fecal impaction. I have tried Movicol, but it didn't work. What other medications or treatments can I use?

March 19th, 2024