Articles tagged: Dr. Gott
Nonagenarian dancing to 100
Posted: Apr 02, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I will be 93 this month and have been blessed with good health all my life. My recent medical checkup was good, and everything was normal. However, during the past year, I ... Read more »
Are sweats linked to vitamin D?
Posted: Apr 01, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I am 71 years old. Just as a precaution, my doctor has me on vitamin D (2,000 IU). According to your article in October 2010, this is too much. I am wondering ... Read more »
Seizure-like activity frightens reader
Posted: Mar 31, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: Although I am seeing a neurologist, I want to run my situation by you because I love your column and trust your expertise. I am a woman in my 20s in good ... Read more »
Clicking knees drive patient crazy
Posted: Mar 30, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: One year after having had both knees replaced, any pain I previously had is gone. Problem solved? No. A few weeks (after surgery) that turned into months, and now one year later, ... Read more »
E-cigarette simulates the real thing
Posted: Mar 29, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I was at a meeting several nights ago. During a break in the program, a gentleman excused himself to go outside so he could smoke what he called an e-cigarette. I didn't ... Read more »
Degenerative disorder CMT hereditary
Posted: Mar 28, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: My husband was diagnosed with CMT (Charcot-Marie-Tooth). We have been told that there is no cure and that it is a genetic disorder. Do you know anything about recent studies to stop ... Read more »
Making the right decision
Posted: Mar 26, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: This is a follow-up to your Q&A on cataracts that I read with interest. During the past two weeks, I had cataracts removed from both eyes and intraocular lenses implanted at the ... Read more »
Is hypothyroidism linked to high cholesterol?
Posted: Mar 25, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: My cholesterol is very high. I cannot tolerate any of the statins. I've been on many and have problems with pain and weakness in my legs. I also have an underactive thyroid, ... Read more »
Rare chemical abnormality puzzles patient
Posted: Mar 24, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I would appreciate any information you could give me about hepatic porphyria. I have it and would like to know about treatment. Read more »
Venous lakes aren't for swimming
Posted: Mar 23, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: For the past seven or eight years, I have what has been identified as a venous lake. When it first appeared, I went to my dermatologist, and he cut it to let ... Read more »
Doctors fail to fully explain blood disorder
Posted: Mar 22, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: My husband has been diagnosed with polycythemia vera. He produces too many red blood cells. Tell me what to expect in your expert opinion. Our doctors don't tell us too much, except ... Read more »
Lichen sclerosus an irritating condition
Posted: Mar 21, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: Please provide any information you have concerning lichen sclerosus. I was diagnosed eight years ago and have visited three doctors, who all agree I have it, but I have not had much ... Read more »
Review of vitamins D and E
Posted: Mar 19, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I've heard a lot of mixed things about vitamins D and E. Can you tell me the good and the bad about them? Thank you. Read more »
Patient opposes surgeon's recommendation
Posted: Mar 18, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I'm a 57-year-old man happily living with my wife of 34 years. Although I watched my diet, exercised, and have no family history of cardiovascular disease, I had a 90 percent cardiac ... Read more »
Patient questions cardiologist's methods
Posted: Mar 17, 2011DEAR DR. GOTT: I learned I had mitral-valve prolapse (MVP) about 40 years ago and have had it monitored ever since. I am now 65 and otherwise healthy. I have always had spells where my ... Read more »
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