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I have pain in the right side of my penis. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have some pain in the right side of my penis for the past six years. I never injured it during sex, but I have squeezed it too hard after urination. I can get an erection, but it is uncomfortable. The discomfort extends from the tip of the penis to the testicles, but only on the right s... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The pain you are experiencing on the right half of your penis should be arising from the right corpus cavernosum (spongy tissue surrounding penis) and is an extremely rare condition. I suggest you an MRI of the pelvic region and a penis to be done to identify any structur... Read Full »
After COVID vaccination, the nerves in the face and base of the skull are paining. Why?
Query: Hello doctor,I had an MRI two weeks ago. My brain and cranial nerves are healthy. However, the superficial branch nerves across the face and nerves from the base of the skull and back of the head are cranky. It has been nine weeks in the healing phase. I was told that more than four weeks were neede... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and would explain that oral Gabapentin coupled with vitamins and alpha-lipoic acid can help improve your situation. It seems that you are in a healing phase, but you may need a couple of months to recover from this situation. I hope you will f... Read Full »
Why do I have numbness in my fingertips?
Query: Hi doctor,My thumb, index, and ring fingers are all super numb at the fingertips. This numbness has lasted for five days, and now I am getting horrible sharp pains in my index finger. Previously, I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned numbness in your hand fingertips, and the area mentioned appears to be that of the median nerve region. Now, if this pain and numbness are severe and persistent, then the advice to you is to get a nerve conduction study done and look for the severi... Read Full »
Does taking Pregabalin for a long time cause increase in B12 levels?
Query: Hello doctor, I was taking Pregabalin for a long time. I got my blood test done and B12 has come 1993 pg/ml although the LFT and RFT are normal. Should I stop the intake of Pregabalin immediately and wait for fifteen days to get the B12 test once again? Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Pregabalin medication is used for neuropathic pain. It does not lead to the elevation of B12. So, you can continue with this medication. For high B12 level, you have already ruled out liver and kidney disease by their subsequent reports. So, I suggest you investigat... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, My father is 59 years old and suffering from liver issues and heart block. When the doctor was consulted, they suggested getting stents to clear the blocks. He already has a pacemaker. However, he has been suffering from burning pain, swelling, and itching on his legs, under and over... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query, and I can understand your concern. The information provided is insufficient to determine the cause and cure. However, the pain in the knees can be most likely osteoarthritis. burning sensation in the legs could be a neuropathic pain due to vi... Read Full »
I have neck spasm and difficulty in walking. Please help.
Query: Hello, I weigh 39 kg and I am 31 years old. I have lost two kilograms in the last two months. I am having spasm in the neck since 2 months. It started when I had sudden sneezing and was not able to move the neck soon after that. Neck movements got restricted. I consulted a doctor and took tablet... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Whole event started with a sneezing after which you developed muscular spasm in the neck. You took pregabalin for neuropathic pain but due to its side effect you discontinued. After that you had physiotherapy and developed other neurological symptoms and you... Read Full »
What are the symptoms and management of neuropathy?
Query: Hi doctor, For the past eight months, I have had these intermittent symptoms throughout the day. I do get a warm type of feeling, like warm water flowing through my body. Every day it affects different parts. There will be a pain in the forearms, not muscular, but sometimes twitch. In the biceps, it... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would like to know some further details about your symptoms. As mentioned, your symptoms are intermittent, but how long do they persist in one go? Do you also have associated fast heartbeat or feeling of impending doom or shallow breathing during your mentioned symptom... Read Full »