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I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy educated & trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 I have no restrictions in the number of questions there. I also answer questions in these other categories: General History, Military History, Brain Tumors, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer
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If the test is a biopsy it may involve needles. So probably to be on the safe side you should call your doctor. You can also reach me at: http://www.liveperson.com/professional/expert-profile.aspx?gsBMQvSJ0S4K1haAm6AtH
Impossible to say at present. It is possible but not certain. As mentioned in your report it has to be correlated with your upcoming CT scan of the area. Please do keep me posted! You can also reach
It is not impossible but it is VERY rare. But there are other serious conditions with the same symptoms much more probable at your age like ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. So you SHOULD let a doctor
Anyone and everyone who has had a sepsis will be quite exhausted (my mother had one BEFORE antibiotics in 1941, for some reason she managed to survive otherwise I would not be here, but it took her several
I have just answered your question which has appeared 2 times here. Please see that reply. You can also reach me at: http://www.liveperson.com/professional/expert-profile.aspx?gsBMQvSJ0S4K1haAm6AtH
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