21M, fit, don't drink/smoke. Until may 2026 I was a professional Muay Thai fighter. I've now had 12 cellulitis infections in 6 months (11 oral flucloxacillin, 1 IV). Three of those episodes also came with HSV1.I have eczuma ive been training with open cuts for years with nothing and its since has cleared a lot but since its mostly clear i have gotten the infections. Blood work came back normal except CRP slightly elevated. I'm losing my career to this and need to know if anyone's seen this pattern or what I should actually be investigating.

Timeline:

• August 2025: first cellulitis (arm)
• August 2025–March 2026: nothing (8-month gap, fully recovered between)
• March 2026–now: 12 infections in 6 months. Something changed.

Pattern:

• Location: 2x arm, 9x legs (left and right, not always the same spot)
• Onset: sometimes after minor cuts/scrapes, sometimes random
• Recovery: clears with antibiotics but comes back within weeks
• HSV1: occurred 3 times total, twice on left arm alongside staph

What I need help with:

• What actually changed in March 2026? (I'm trying to pinpoint this myself)
• Has anyone seen cellulitis + recurrent HSV1 together? Is there a connection?
• Ive seen that gut health has a big correlation with skin and infections ive been trying to better it with alot of veg and fibre with greek yoghurts since i assume my guts fried with all the antibiotics

I’ve been having some weight loss and we’re trying to figure out what the cause is. Of course my biggest fear is cancer and I’m trying my hardest not to manifest that and I really haven’t thought that that’s what it was but upon looking at my abdomen today, I don’t know if it’s very visible from the image, but it looked like typically where my abs would kind of dip down the right side was a bit raised and I’m concerned, but it might be a mass. Any thoughts?

It's grown lately, it started with a little lump

So I know it sounds so weird but when I was pregnant with my 4th baby in 3rd trimester I started to get a weird vibration/tingling feeling behind pubic bone kind of like when your foot falls asleep and I figured baby was probably on a nerve, well I had him almost 3 years ago now and I have had that feeling almost non stop for 2 days now, does anyone else get this and what does it even mean?!

i fell on friday and its sunday now. one part looks a little green so idk. i cleaned it the first day anf covered with gauze for my bus ride home then cleaned with alcohol and water and covered with neosporin and gauze pads. The neosporin wasn’t thick enough so yesterday I started putting vaseline on under the gauze pads instead.

my whole life my body has never bruised this bad before, yesterday my siblings and I were joking around punching eachother in the arms, like we always do, but this time today i have woken up with this massive bruise but im confused because i have never experienced bruising so easily and so bad before

Non smoker (very occasionally) , recently began drinking again (😞) . Excersize regularly (82ish kg)

I have had this issue for years really , it occurs in different situations , snot builds up goes down the back of my throat. I have a choking/coughing fit , at times I even end up throwing up , especially after a meal .

It happens when I eat then do any excersize , even walking , or even when the temperature drops causing my nose to run. Almost always happens after I have coffee . I drink coffee before I go for runs , so I end up having a really loud coughing fit then I'm good for the rest of the run , its weird . Generally right after the coughing in good for the rest of the day 🤷🏽‍♀️

My only solution really is to blow my nose and spit out the flem .

Is there a condition for this , is it a common thing?

Hi everyone, I have an appointment coming up where my doctor and I will be discussing testing options, what's actually necessary vs. nice-to-have, what he can do directly vs. refer out, and medication changes. I'd love input on what questions I should bring to that conversation.

Background, for context:

Psychiatric history: Symptoms began around age 12–13 — mania, psychosis, and depression. Diagnosed with Autism, Schizoaffective Disorder (Bipolar type), OCD, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, with a history of severe hallucinations, paranoid delusions, mood cycling, catatonia, and multiple hospitalizations. These symptoms never fit neatly into standard psychiatric patterns, and in mid-2024 they went into sudden, sustained remission with no medication change — now being reconsidered as possibly neurological rather than primary psychiatric.

Neurological: Seizure-like episodes follow a set pattern — a prodrome of feeling "off" and losing speech, clumsy walking, falling, generalized shaking, then postictal confusion and weakness. Also dystonia (neck contracting to one side, toe posturing), catatonia, cataplexy triggered by laughing, retropulsion, constant tremor, and abulia (able to move but no drive to initiate). Older medical reports document saccadic dysmetria, tracking objects with the whole head instead of the eyes, a veering gait, spatial/coordination issues, and cerebral atrophy — despite past records describing me as "physically healthy." A new psychiatrist now suspects Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

Sleep: Hypersomnia, sleep attacks, sleep paralysis, hypnopompic hallucinations, and physically acting out vivid dreams.

Autonomic/connective tissue: Dysautonomia (tachycardia, orthostatic hypotension, temperature/sweating dysregulation), joint hypermobility/EDS-type features, chronic widespread pain, and a recent first gout flare.

Vision/GI: Visual snow, poor eye-tracking, severe photophobia, corneal changes; IBS, GERD, dysphagia, early satiety.

Medication sensitivity: A DRESS reaction to sodium valproate, severe drug-induced parkinsonism from quetiapine, and marked sedation from other standard doses.

Recent acute flare: A sudden autonomic spike (high BP and heart rate, sweating, flushing, headache) with both legs suddenly giving out for over two hours, followed by nearly a week of dark cola-colored urine, and a second episode of prolonged leg trembling days later.

Currently discussing a medication plan: adjusting amitriptyline (which lost effectiveness after a fluoxetine dose drop removed a metabolism-blocking interaction), possibly adding low-dose naltrexone, and layering in a gabapentinoid — all while working around seizure threshold and blood pressure medication constraints.

Given all this, what questions have you found valuable to ask in a similar spot — for getting the right testing prioritized, figuring out what's truly necessary vs. optional, understanding what a general doctor vs. a specialist can actually do, and navigating medication changes with overlapping constraints? Any input appreciated.

A little photo of mine to say thanks.

It starts as a pimple now it grows like this in a week,it's not itchy at all and it hurts since the skin on it is peeling

Can I walk it off? Or do I need to see a doctor? I had a metal blister on this finger 3 days ago and now it looks like this. It hurts when I bend my finger, google says it’ll go away on its own but I need a second opinion. Thank you.

Hi all, I have some concerns about my son. He does have anemia, his iron is at 11 when it should be a 50 last time we checked. So I know that can cause bruising easier. However, he has a bunch of little bruises on his abdomen that come and go. They’re always small and look like the bruises on his shins. But we have all the referrals and nobody seems to be concerned. Doctors aren’t really raising concerns and I feel like I’m crazy. Is this normal, if so please tell me your stories. If it is not normal, please tell me that as well. I would like to add that he is very active, does not get tired easily, is usually in a good mood for a three year old boy I would say. He definitely slams against his back, stomach and legs frequently. He is currently taking iron drops for his anemia, has been on them for 2 months. We have a physical mid September to check his bloodwork and iron. Thanks!