What r/AskDocs is talking about this week

6 feet male, 22. 175 PMH NSTEMI cervical SCI TBI Respiratory failure with loss of breathe Urosepsis twice Angina pectoris Variant angina FND Anxiety/panic disorder I made a post a week ish...

39, Male, Approximately 210 pounds, smoke medical marijuana, no other medications; previously had excima as a kid and lost his hip from MRSA infection over 10 years ago. He sleeps in a chair,...

F34 63kg/179cm I was in the emergency care dept today due to a gallstone in my bileduct causing pancreatitis, jaundice, back/chest pain etc. after waiting 12h for a diagnosis, I was sent home on a...

My toddler’s fingers were caught between an elevator door and the elevator frame as it was opening. I was able to get his right hand out pretty quickly but the fingers are pretty swollen. We’re...

F26, 5’1”, 110lbs. Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, current smoker, wanting to stop. No medications due to no insurance and not being able to afford the specialists that’ll help me get said medications....

Female, age 32, 5’10”, 140 lbs, takes 36 mg of concerta (diagnosed with ADHD) and 5 mg of Zepbound. I’ve been an active athlete my whole life and part of my fitness includes circus arts/aerial...

Male, 32, 6’2, 190 pounds , smokes weed, prescribed doxycycline. Nail infection for a week, wondering if he needs to be seen at ER. Got it drained at urgent care last night. Will add more pics...

My husband has had this on his face for at least two years - it's gotten a little bigger over time but not by much and is not in any way sore, itchy or causing him any discomfort. He is 45, does...

For the past few weeks, I’ve been waking up with what looks like black, dried saliva around the left corner of my mouth. It looks almost like dark blue or a black ink, and it’s surprisingly...

Female, 21, 5’4, 140 lbs. I’ve tried using pimple patches but they don’t pull any of the gunk out. I do get acne so I thought it was just a weird pimple but now I’m starting to think it’s...