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Short onset, severe cramps, dehydration etc is usually staph food poisoning although usually not a fever although it may feel so.

Flaming post deleted..

Stay on topic or stay out..

More posts concerning Lymes disease will be deleted.  Enough already!

To repeat what Sheryl suggested; there is NO indication that this individual was exposed to Lymes disease so keep this out of the conversation.

Likely sandfly or spider but it looks more like bruising.  Sandfly is intensely itchy which distinguishes it from a spider bite, and takes some time to heal.

Proper examination with some magnification by a dermatologist is surely indicated if this persists beyond a few days..

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Note again, this is not a post on the pros and cons of amalgam fillings; the OP asked for references to a dental practice where this can be performed safely. It is the OP's right to make this decision, please respect that.

It would be a pity to close the thread due to an "overzealous" poster who insists on going off-topic.

HGH is a prescription medication and should only be prescribed by an endocrinologist well experienced in prescribing this.  Most high end hospitals in BKK have these specialist departments.

Vitamin C infusions and "loading up" with vitamins have no relevance to this. Vict C is a water soluble Vitamin and any access will simply be passed in the urine.

Poisoning or having access heavy metals in the body requires specific and potentially toxic medication.

Removing amalgam fillings may cause the mercury to vaporise which is elemental mercury and the most toxic as it crosses the blood brain barrier. This is a risk for both dentist and patient; be sure to select a dentistry practice well versed and qualified to do this.

This is not a discussion on the pros and cons of removing amalgam fillings so please keep posts on topic.

Eosinophil count is related to allergy so nothing concerning here.

The Atkins kind of diet (no carb, only protein and fat) which you seem to have been on can seriously affect Cholesterol so do get back to a balanced diet, cut out deep fried etc.

Doing the test again in 2 weeks may not show a significant change in cholesterol levels; 6 weeks on a good diet will probably be a better indication of where you are.

The test to do if you want to measure the effect of alcohol on the liver is GGT (Gamma-glutamyl transferase).

Creatinine is a kidney function test and is not affected by dietary creatinine. So low is good.

This approach may turn out to be very expensive and entirely non-productive.

Hormonal tests such as FSH, LH are extremely expensive and should be reserved for specific indications only...

My recommendation would be to have a basic physical exam, have a chat to the doctor and, with any luck, he would be able to come up with a series of screening tests which would then highlight or alert to areas that may need to be investigated further narrowing it down to only the essential tests.

Malaria does not occur in your area; Dengue, however, may. The article clearly indicates that the areas of concern is the border areas with Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.

Unlikely the food. Not uncommon for some people to have a sneeze after drinking some wine or so but this is not really an allergy.

The other reaction to wine (only) is a sensitivity to sulfides in wine which causes severe flushing of face and upper body but not accompanied by sneezing etc.

You may have been sensitized by a plant or other allergy and the body now reacts to allergens here which it would not normally do.

Would suggest a few days of an antihistamine like Zyrtec to get the reaction under control and reduce the levels of histamine in the blood which is what makes the body sensitive to almost any stimulus.

Read the HIV testing topic in the Pinned topics at the top of this forum page.

It would be very ill advised to take a drug like Inderal with the current underlying conditions; especially the very low diastolic pressure which the Inderal will drop further.

It is a complicated cardiac condition and internet based self treatment is not the way to go; see a cardiologist first.

You probably damaged the "infrapatellar fat pad": http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/sport-injuries/knee-pain/fat-pad-impingement

Should clear up with rest and perhaps an anti-inflammatory drug such as Ibuprofen or Voltaren.

Probably yes. Tricare covers both retired and current US forces personnel, I think..

Some members seem to be able to just about change any topic into a flame fest..

Topic closed with apologies to the OP..

Chlorine dioxide is not intended to be ingested; it is a toxic chemical that can have very severe health effects.

It carries several FDA warnings and is considered to be quackery; please read forum rules when posting.

The administration of Tricare is managed by a medical assistance company called "International SOS"; they have an office in Bangkok and the tel no is: 02 205 7777 or Singapore: +65 6338 2311.

Best to finish the current course of treatment and do a follow up if symptoms persist. If they do, an "atypical pneumonia" needs to be excluded which may require extended treatment.

The half of the nerve supplying the mid finger is clearly more damaged than the index finger's. The sensation you feel when touching the wound site may be the nerve healing but, if the nerve sheath was damaged, the nerve (or some bundles of nerve tissue) may grow outside of the nerve sheath and form a neuroma.

Best to give it some time (months) but if it persists, it may need to be removed. The sensation of the mid finger will improve over time partly due to the fact that the nerve supplying the other side of the finger will partially compensate for the side where sensation is lost but this may take up to 18 months or more.

Heat packs may help more than anti-inflammatories sometimes but a combination is good. Start training with just non-weight bearing movements.

Avoid taking antibiotics if not absolutely necessary and an infection is proven. Chronic type of diarrhoea may result as the normal bacteria in the gut is not given time to re-establish. Take probiotics and natural yoghurt.

If the diarrhoea appears after a carbohydrate load of food, amoeba may also be a factor but that requires specific treatment.

How quickly it will heal depends on the structures involved; if it is at the back of the shoulder, it may be a rotator cuff or if in front, biceps tendon. Rotator cuff takes perhaps longer but both can be stubborn.

Ibuprofen is freely available as well as Voltaren if you can tolerate the possible stomach irritation.

Boots and higher end pharmacies, especially those with Japanese products have also a range of local "stick-on pads" that heats up when applied; used overnight, the heat helps a lot.

Boots stores usually stock this but Proctosedyl sups are similar and more commonly available.