Went to see my doctor today. She drew some blood & it turns out I do NOT have HIV despite the smalls lines in the "T" column & everybody on reddit telling me "iTs uH pOsItIve rEsUlT". Well it wasn't!

Doc also told me that these tests give out false positives all the time & that I'm good! So just for future reference, Oraquick is not accurate. I repeat ORAQUICK is NOT accurate. Thank you 😀

I have this red spot on my face, It's getting bigger. My husband got annoyed and brushed me off when I said "what if it's skin cancer?", so I'm not bringing it up with him again. Maybe someone could tell me what they think? I'd really appreciate it. It looks kinda like a pimple but it's definitely not

Hi everyone,

​I’m posting because I’ve noticed some unusual behaviors in my younger brother lately, and I don't know exactly what the underlying issue is.

He is a 36 year old male who has had schizophrenia for about 16 years. He's on a low dose of antispychotics (olanzapine) and on a low dose of a medication called chlomfrenil. Hey doing well overall but struggling with negative symptoms like alogia and avolition.

​He has started doing these things frequently:

​Shaking his head repeatedly from side to side.

​Touching or rubbing his face over and over.

​Rapid eye fluttering or blinking.

- some yawning/jaw movement activity

​The part that concerns me most is that sometimes he gets "stuck." He will become unresponsive during these movements for a few minutes, almost like he’s lost in them in a bit of a trance. Then he suddenly snaps out of it and doesn't seem to remember the episode. He does seem to be able to hear us and process what we are saying because as soon as he snaps out of it he responds appropriately. The episodes last anywhere from 30 seconds to 5min.

I took him to a neurologist but he didn't experience the movements there so they just said he was fine.

I showed a video but they also didn't really seem to give much importance to it, and i think it is getting worse.

​If anyone has experience with this or is a medical professional, I’d really appreciate your thoughts on what this sounds like. I would be happy to upload a video if needed.

Thank you!

i dont know what’s happening, i usually love food. i did decide to lose weight, don’t really have a plan and sort of started eating less. i’ve been skipping lunch most days for the past week either due to forgetting or feeling sick

I’m in my mid 20s and developed sudden pain in my right jaw, just below/behind my ear, earlier today. I initially thought it might go away, but it worsened over the day.

Now there is noticeable swelling in that area, and the pain is bad enough that I couldn’t eat dinner and speaking is difficult because I can’t open my mouth much. The swelling is warm and very firm & hurts to touch. It has increased in size but hasn’t spread to the front of the mandible. I can still talk, swallow, and breathe normally.

I already had 3 wisdom teeth pull years ago, & I keep up with oral hygiene so I don’t think it would be dental related but I’m not going to rule that out completely. I’m not sure if this could be a dental issue, ear-related (outer ear + canal doesn’t hurt tho), TMJ, parotid gland, lymph node, or something else.

Has anyone experienced something similar or have an idea what this is? I don’t know if I should call the dentist tomorrow or go to the emergency department.

Family history of melanoma and I have had bad sunburns in the past. The mole has a lighter coloured border around the main darker center which seems new.

24F, 5”4 117lbs. Is this discharge? spotting? tissue? or something else? a week ago i got put on the suspected colorectal cancer pathway cause i had a really high fit test changes in stool weight loss low iron and fatigue, and then ive been having changes to my period too, so my cycles got quite long with spotting in the middle that was followed by pelvic pressure in the last two weeks of cycle and this started a few months ago.

i assumed the spotting was ovulation even though i’ve never had it before but then i started bleeding black/dark brown blood a week after my last period ended and that lasted 7 days and around the time the bleeding started i got this rectum/hip pain on left side. then the bleeding stopped for a day and then after a day i started spotting like discharge that was red/brown similar to this photo. then yesterday afternoon I started getting a sharp pain on my left side i think my left ovary which lasted an hour probably 3-4/10 pain but quite sharp and distinct.

Ever since, I’ve felt quite bloated and had general cramping feelings. Then today in the shower i noticed this. It was about 7cm. It’s similar to the discharge? i’ve been having. I’ve had mild PMOS for years but i’ve never experienced anything like this before.

There’s no chance i could be pregnant or have an std.

I always wake up with a headache and have weird dreams, but this one was so vivid that I thought it was November and I was in New York City, in school. I thought I had dissociated for the entire vacation — until I woke up and realized it’s still August. I don’t think it’s a seizure, since I can remember it clearly.

This is the second time in 4 months where I've had abdominal pain. Right below solar plexus. Nothing is showing on CT or Ultra sound and bloodwork is fine. Dizzy and mild fever accompanied with the pain. Mild constipation as well. Can pass gas. Stool is in clumps hard grape sized. Neither passing of either lowers symptoms. Using pantoprazole but not fixing the issue.

Got some turf burn playing soccer on Sunday. It bled a bunch during /after the game. Eventually washed it out I got home and put some Neosporin on it. The day after I put on a hydrocolloid bandage on it and I felt it leaking all day and night. Today when I took it off the wound looked like this? Is this hydrocolloid fluid or pus from an infection? Trying to figure out if I should get it checked out ASAP

So a few days ago I noticed a rash/itchy red bumps on the back of my thigh and calf (pics 2 and 3). I get these kinds of bumps on my thighs every couple years, usually chalk it up to a rash from stress or sweat. But just tonight I noticed the red dots on my groin and I am freaking out. They aren’t super painful and don’t itch unless I touch them. I have a Telehealth appointment with planned parenthood tomorrow. I don’t have health insurance, but will see what they say and hopefully get swabbed and tested for herpes just in case.

Could they be separate issues or related? Possibly from chafing or sweat? Also haven’t shaved in a week.

I am worried because I was raped 2 months ago. Got a normal std panel and Pap smear a month later (not including herpes test) and had a UTI and BV if that makes any difference. Should I be freaking out or am I overreacting?