Posts by Kevin Hayes83

If you don't have an emergency referral, you're looking at a month or two, maybe more. But if it’s actually urgent? You get seen the same day.

I managed to drop 20 pounds just by hitting the pavement every single night for a 3-mile run and cutting out all the sugary junk—you know, sodas, cookies, and all that crap. Now I basically just stick to chicken, salads, and stews for my meals..

Thanks, Felix the Cat, for the detailed reply. Basically, I’ve been having some vision issues—seeing floaters in my field of vision—so I sat down with my eye doctor and we decided to run some other tests just to rule out anything else causing this "glitch" in my sight, if that makes sense. Other than the eyes, I don't really have any other symptoms or issues going on...

One thing though, the nasal swab results explicitly say: Staphylococcus aureus - colonization question. What does "colonization question" actually mean?

I need a little help here. I just got my nasal swab results back and it says Staphylococcus aureus is present in colonies. Can someone please explain what that actually means?

Also, another result shows my Immunoglobulin E is at 373.6, but it says the normal range is supposedly
<100.

If anyone could break this down for me, I’d really appreciate it. Thanks!

Hey everyone, I could really use some advice here. So, about a month ago, I caught a pretty nasty virus, and ever since then, my ear has been totally clogged up. It finally cleared out after a couple of weeks, but now, every time I swallow, I hear this annoying popping sound in that ear. I went to see my doctor, and she basically told me to just use some nasal spray to clear things out, but honestly? It hasn’t done anything yet. Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with this constant irritation? She did give me a referral to see an ENT specialist, but since they don't think it's an emergency, the appointment isn't until May. 🙄

Man, after my tonsillectomy, the pain was absolutely brutal. I guess what actually helps is grabbing some 400mg Ibuprofen, crushing it up with a knife—yeah, just smash it into powder—and then swallowing that. It keeps me steady for maybe 4 or 5 hours. Honestly, I used to get tonsillitis all the time, so getting them out was a total game changer for me. But look, the surgery itself? It sucks. And those first 10 days after? Yeah, it hurts like hell...