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Your Good Health: 鈥楳ass鈥 on kidney found in CT scan should be checked
Dear Dr. Roach: Recently I was in the hospital. I had a CT scan and was told that I have a 鈥渕ass鈥 on my kidney (unrelated to my hospital stay).
Jul 23, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Mild bipolar case may get missed
Dear Dr. Roach: Is it possible for a person to reach the age of 70 and just now be diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Are there degrees of impairment, such as with autism 鈥 some worse than others? C.S. The hallmark of bipolar disease is mania.
Jul 20, 2019 6:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Hot weather no sweat for woman; she gets ill instead
Dear Dr. Roach: I am an elderly woman who has never perspired and would like to know why. Heat makes me very sick. I love the outdoors, but can be out only a short while in the warmer weather. No one seems to have an answer for me. P.M.
Jul 18, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Anticoagulation drugs raise bleeding concerns
Dear Dr. Roach: My 32-year-old son has been on Xarelto for a deep vein thrombosis for about two months now. I was with him when he hit his head hard on the door hatch of his SUV two days ago. He has no symptoms, but I am still so concerned.
Jul 17, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Factor V increases risk of clotting
Dear Dr. Roach: When my mother discovered she has a factor V mutation, everyone in the family decided to be tested as a precaution. This is a hereditary item, which I am sure you know. It was determined that I carry the gene. I am 65.
Jul 16, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Fasting not needed for most blood tests
Dear Dr. Roach: My daughter is a registered nurse, and tells me that when getting blood tests, it is not necessary to fast eight to 12 hours even though my doctor says to do so. Four hours is enough, she claims.
Jul 12, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: New doctor鈥檚 ideas puzzle longtime diabetic
Dear Dr. Roach: I am 74 years old and have been a brittle Type 1 diabetic for 50 years. I have no history of heart disease. My doctor of 40 years recently retired and had me control my hemoglobin A1C to a range of 5.9-6.2.
Jul 11, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Breast cancer can recur years later
Dear Dr. Roach: I just read another sad story about a woman who had breast cancer, fought it and seemed to win, but after five years, it came back and took her life. The same sequence of events happened to my wife two years ago.
Jul 10, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Woman with cancer told cats have to go
Dear Dr. Roach: My neighbour is battling cancer for the third time. The medical personnel she sees when she goes for her chemotherapy treatments are urging her to get rid of her two cats. They claim the cats are a danger to her health.
Jul 9, 2019 4:20 AM
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Your Good Health: Growing, shrinking spleen should be monitored
Dear Dr. Roach: I had an abdominal X-ray to check on my gallstones, and was surprised to find an enlarged spleen. I was told it might be leukemia or lymphoma.
Jul 5, 2019 4:20 AM
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