Virtual Clinic v6
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Don't need SNEC. Normal eye clinic will do. Last time I see the usual GP, he referred me to the eye doctor.Originally posted by ah goon:where to see eye doctor har? not those usual GP is it?
or must go snec there? need appointments mah?
The fees not cheap though. Consultation plus the eye drops cost almost $200.
And need to go back for a few checkups, depending on how serious the condition. If you are staying near Ang Mo Kio, there is an eye clinic there. But the clinic not opened on Sundays. -
Note for: any presence of mucus discharge, and if yes, what is the color?Originally posted by ah goon:dear doc,
my dad woke up with very red eye today... and its only on one side of the eyeball... it looks like it was bleeding kind of redness... but then he say it's not itchy or painful.... any idea why is this so? and what can we do for him?
Note for: any trauma to the eye?
Note for: is this the first time he is having this problem?
Note for: if the blood is not like thready, do you mean by patches of blood?
Note for: any medical problems that your dad is having?
I could do well with a picture
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1) no discharge or anythingOriginally posted by renorenal:Note for: any presence of mucus discharge, and if yes, what is the color?
Note for: any trauma to the eye?
Note for: is this the first time he is having this problem?
Note for: if the blood is not like thready, do you mean by patches of blood?
Note for: any medical problems that your dad is having?
I could do well with a picture
2) he went to sleep and next morning when he wakes up, it's already like that
3) yup, first time he's having such a problem
4) patches of blood
5) a lot of medical problems leh... he always have to eat like 20-30 tablets a day one.. got diabetes, high blood pressure, heart underwent stenting 2 years back. he's also seeing an eye doc every 6 mths or so... cos he's a taxi driver and is already over 65... -
This sounds very serious. Tell me more about the red eye. Is the whole of the eye fully reddish, encircling the whole area? From the way you describe it, it sounds like glaucoma, but I would do well, if you can get a picture for me.Originally posted by ah goon:1) no discharge or anything
2) he went to sleep and next morning when he wakes up, it's already like that
3) yup, first time he's having such a problem
4) patches of blood
5) a lot of medical problems leh... he always have to eat like 20-30 tablets a day one.. got diabetes, high blood pressure, heart underwent stenting 2 years back. he's also seeing an eye doc every 6 mths or so... cos he's a taxi driver and is already over 65...
Acute, painless, one-sided red eye suggests glaucoma, and requires immediate ophthalmologist intervention. Diabetes can lead to glaucoma as it is one of the complication. -
Wah, so serious? Forget all my previous threads. It may worsen your father's condition.Originally posted by ah goon:1) no discharge or anything
2) he went to sleep and next morning when he wakes up, it's already like that
3) yup, first time he's having such a problem
4) patches of blood
5) a lot of medical problems leh... he always have to eat like 20-30 tablets a day one.. got diabetes, high blood pressure, heart underwent stenting 2 years back. he's also seeing an eye doc every 6 mths or so... cos he's a taxi driver and is already over 65... -
it's not the whole eye.... it's only the left side of the eyeball... the right side of the eyeball is still white....Originally posted by renorenal:This sounds very serious. Tell me more about the red eye. Is the whole of the eye fully reddish, encircling the whole area? From the way you describe it, it sounds like glaucoma, but I would do well, if you can get a picture for me.
Acute, painless, one-sided red eye suggests glaucoma, and requires immediate ophthalmologist intervention. Diabetes can lead to glaucoma as it is one of the complication.
we keep telling him to go and see doc but he keep insisting that it's ok one... argh! and erm, do u know what is glaucoma call in chinese? then at least i can tell him that it may be caused by diabetes mah... -
One side? I am not very sure what it is called in chinese lar...Originally posted by ah goon:it's not the whole eye.... it's only the left side of the eyeball... the right side of the eyeball is still white....
we keep telling him to go and see doc but he keep insisting that it's ok one... argh! and erm, do u know what is glaucoma call in chinese? then at least i can tell him that it may be caused by diabetes mah...
I think it's jing kuan yan or something like that... forgotten already...
Diabetes occludes the small vessels in the eye (this complication worsens and progresses with longer duration of diabetes; how long has your father had diabetes?) and when these vessels are near-death, they call out for help by releasing chemicals to make more blood vessels, and these when occur in the iris of the eye, causes compression and swelling towards the drainage area of the fluids in the eye, leading to accumulation of the fluid and increasing in pressure. This pressure can press on the optic disk and lead to blindness. Does he have any blurring of vision?
You can read up more on glaucoma in emedicine.com...
My other diagnosis would include a condition called subconjunctival hemorrhage (bleeding under the conjunctiva, but this is more prominent in trauma especially after a punch) or an episcleritis (but there is no pain, so it reduces the likelihood)... -
oh... qing guang yan ah...Originally posted by renorenal:One side? I am not very sure what it is called in chinese lar...
I think it's jing kuan yan or something like that... forgotten already...
Diabetes occludes the small vessels in the eye (this complication worsens and progresses with longer duration of diabetes; how long has your father had diabetes?) and when these vessels are near-death, they call out for help by releasing chemicals to make more blood vessels, and these when occur in the iris of the eye, causes compression and swelling towards the drainage area of the fluids in the eye, leading to accumulation of the fluid and increasing in pressure. This pressure can press on the optic disk and lead to blindness. Does he have any blurring of vision?
You can read up more on glaucoma in emedicine.com...
My other diagnosis would include a condition called subconjunctival hemorrhage (bleeding under the conjunctiva, but this is more prominent in trauma especially after a punch) or an episcleritis (but there is no pain, so it reduces the likelihood)...
he had diabetes for as long as i can remember...
i checked up the web on glaucoma and saw how they can detect it...
hmm... i think his appointment at snec is for checking this lor... he was given eyedrops for it also...
so far, he say everything is ok lor... and his eyes is not swollen...
but his eye does look like he got punched.... but no pain nia... -
In chinese, it is called qing1 guang1 yan3Originally posted by ah goon:it's not the whole eye.... it's only the left side of the eyeball... the right side of the eyeball is still white....
we keep telling him to go and see doc but he keep insisting that it's ok one... argh! and erm, do u know what is glaucoma call in chinese? then at least i can tell him that it may be caused by diabetes mah... -
any doc could gimme advise on my condition?
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Have you gone through Virtual Clinic v4? It helps. There are some threads on panic attacks.Originally posted by NightRoad:any doc could gimme advise on my condition?
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I think alfagal is best qualiffied to consult you.Originally posted by NightRoad:any doc could gimme advise on my condition?
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yes but it does not apply to mineOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Have you gone through Virtual Clinic v4? It helps. There are some threads on panic attacks. -
I am not a psychiatrist and so I only speak as a general medical practitioner. You should seek help from your GP who can refer you to IMH. They can teach you simple techniques like breathing into a plastic bag when you get the attacks etc. There are medication such as beta blockers that may be helpful in some cases but your specific condition needs to be evaluated by a qualified psychiatrist, a treatment plan decided upon and discussed with your GP who can then follow you up from there.
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Then you have to wait for alfagal to come back. She's not in Singapore.Originally posted by NightRoad:yes but it does not apply to mine
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Gd morning~
I was at SGH A&E last night.
The stomach and back pain was killing me, no choice but to rush down to hospital. I had stomach pain for 1 week already. The stomach pain led to back pain.
Doctor gave me a jab and medication and observed me till 1am.
Then she gave me a prescription.
Antacid mixture (Polysillic III)
Hyoscine-N-butyibromide tablet 10mg
My question is, for how long should I take the medicine given to me? She nv ask me to finish all or what.. I dun really feel the pain now. And I know the medicine has a strong drowsy effect on me.
Juz had diarrhoea.. but did not take medicine for diarrhoea. Should I take Colodium or Librax if the diarrhoea dun stop? -
my left ear is experiencing this feeling that i do not know how to describe.. "numb".. "going-to-be-deaf" feeling.. what is happening? i don't swim. water didnt enter my ear..
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Thinking that maybe you went flying, but not logical. If went flying, should be both ears affected. Not one ear only.Originally posted by sinicker:my left ear is experiencing this feeling that i do not know how to describe.. "numb".. "going-to-be-deaf" feeling.. what is happening? i don't swim. water didnt enter my ear..
Somebody shouted into your ear?
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nope. listening to mp3 ah??Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:Somebody shouted into your ear? -
there. right now. my left ear feels numb.
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How loud is the volume? You listen with one ear piece only?Originally posted by sinicker:nope. listening to mp3 ah??
Paiseh, me not doctor, but speaking from experience. I remembered I tried blasting music into one ear and got similar symptoms. Not a great experiment to try it on yourself though. -
i always listen with both ears one. one sided hearing is bad. not too loud. abt 2/3 of the volume range. i dun use noise-cancelling earphones with the poke-in thingy. now no more already. l8r surely have again.
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2/3 of the volume range?
Mine barely 2/3. Just 5% of the range. -
Hi Doctors
How to prevent your intestine to have no or lesser gas???
Sometimes I have this problem, if I eat very little for breakfast and don't eat for a long hours then I will have gastric which embarrass myself(you know what I mean)
So should I eat more???? Or prevent those foods that produce gases???
Thanks a lot
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Cannot have no gas. Your cells will die.
