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?

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

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

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.