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Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by Nobody: 11:21pm On Nov 17, 2014 |
Please folks,endeavor to get full physical examinations with blood work done annually or biennially Let us also learn and take care of ourselves as we help our brother DJDOLA With symptoms of ill health,as we pray,let us also get to the doctor,a good doctor not a roadside clinic,herbal healers or faith healers and " chemists" Things deteriorate and get complicated when we wait longer than necessary or self medicate Some things we cannot help but Many deaths in NIgeria are of treatable and preventable causes Anything abnormal you notice in your body must be investigated by a licensed professional doctor with experience and reputation Let me list some common things to watch out for There are a host of them ,this list is in no way comprehensive 1. Unusual discharge from any part of your body 2. A lump anywhere in your body e,g breast,armpit ,groin area,neck etc 3. An ulcer especially a painless ulcer anywhere in your body that is not healing after two weeks 4. Blood in your stool or urine 5. Feeling sick and treated for malaria and still sick 6. Cough that doesn't resolve with or without cough medicine 7. Difficulty breathing,passing urine,or difficulty with other functions 8.- general feeling of unwell or unexplained weakness and no resolution 9.yellowing of eyes 10. Feet or ankles swelling even if they become better in the course of the day 11. Unusual change in bowel movements like diarrhea or constipation 12. Unusual hunger,thirst or urinating excessively 13. Unexplained weight loss or weight gain 14. Puffiness under the eyes 15.pain at intercourse or spotting blood in between your menstrual period 7 Likes |
Re: Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by GboyegaD(m): 11:35pm On Nov 17, 2014 |
Thanks doctor. I hope we all learn a thing or two from this. |
Re: Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by grinface98(m): 11:49pm On Nov 17, 2014 |
Thanks doc! |
Re: Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by Nobody: 1:03am On Nov 18, 2014 |
So true,thanks. |
Re: Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by Nobody: 5:11am On Nov 18, 2014 |
babyosisi: Pls could you throw more light on this |
Re: Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by Nobody: 5:14am On Nov 18, 2014 |
I always make it a point to ask cancer patients or survivors how their cancers were diagnosed and without fail most of the survivors noticed something abnormal in their body and questioned it. One I remember well is a 25 year old female who was a breast cancer survivor Seems too young eh? Yes it is but they do exist She was taking a bath one day and noticed a lump which turned out to be a cancer A colleague of mine just had a double mastectomy and still out of work,she also noticed a lump in her breast and armpit and went for her regular mammogram and cancer was suspected,the focal mammogram said same thing,an ultrasound same and a biopsy confirmed it was cancer. By the time all these tests were done and she was scheduled for surgery,a space of 6 weeks,one of the spots had grown a whole cm. It took that long because she had no faith in the doctors she was seeing and transferee to another facility for care and it delayed the surgery. Ladies, know your breasts Stay in a mirror and palpate your self including underarms monthly after your periods Check for lumps,any changes on the skin of the breast,any discharges ,even a rash around the nipples A lump doesn't mean you have a cancer,it could just be a cyst but don't ignore them If over 40 years of age go for annual mammograms if they are available to you There is a myth that breast cancer only happens in people with a family history ,The truth is that only a small percentage of breast cancer patients have a family history Most do not ,so a negative family history doesn't mean you are out of the loop The woman I talked about had no nuclear or extended family history of breast or any cancers yet she was diagnosed Men if you thought men don't get breast cancers,think again They do The figures are small,men do have breast tissue so they can also get breast cancers 1 Like |
Re: Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by Nobody: 5:21am On Nov 18, 2014 |
solomonslones: Many medical conditions leave patients feeling generally unwell It is usually described medically as " flu like symptoms" Like you are about to come down with malaria ,is the way an average Nigerian will describe it Americans will say the person is under the weather or doesn't feel too good. The patient will complain of general body weakness,aches and pains,a headache,sometimes with a slight fever and a lack of energy . That is the general symptoms for almost everything including initial symptoms of HIV. If it persists or is accompanied by other symptoms like a rash or progressively gets worse till you are unable To do the things you would normally do,you should have it investigated. |
Re: Let Us Take Care Of Ourselves by Nobody: 7:34am On Nov 18, 2014 |
babyosisi: I guess thats similar to malaise my cousin complained of weakness & this feeling of being unwell, his CBC was normal according to them & a blood smear revealed he had hypochromea(hope I got the spelling) they said it was iron deficiency he was given iron supplement, the symptoms stopped but resurfaced again though on a lesser scale so what other test can he run? Is there a test that can actually tell the amount of iron in the body? Could something else be the cause of the weakness & malaise? He has done Hep B HIV blood sugar They were all good, his BP is normal too |
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