DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 39-year-old female recently diagnosed with Lyme disease. For the past 3-1/2 months, I have been experiencing many nervous system symptoms and actually had a test done to detect Lyme disease about 1-1/2 months ago. It came up negative.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 59-year-old female, about 145 pounds (I should be 135). For about 10 years, I have eaten no mammal meat, have excluded milk and dairy from my diet, and have avoided shellfish. I start each day with a bowl of cooked oat bran with soy …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I have been diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, which is not on your list of health reports. I have to wait another five months for an appointment with an ENT specialist. In the meantime, I must continue talking, as I am a teacher of FSL (French as a …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I have recently been diagnosed with burning-mouth syndrome. What can you tell me about the cause and treatment? I've found Breneton on the Internet. Is this a good treatment to try?
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Does a patient have the right to question his or her medical records without retribution? I questioned my records after finding errors in them with the doctor's head nurse. She corrected some of them but said she would have the office manager contact me in regards to …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: To the reader who wrote in to your column regarding her grandson's psoriasis: Try a naturopathic doctor who focuses on diet. I went to a dermatologist for years with a horrible case of psoriasis. I have used steroidal creams, took cortisone injections (one time directly to the …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I just took the shingles vaccine at a local drugstore. I filled out papers but nowhere did it mention that anyone who had a history of cancer should not take the vaccine. Please advise.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: In a recent column, you stated that "seven W.R. Grace executives and managers were indicted on 10 federal criminal counts of knowingly endangering the residents of the town of Libby, Mont., and of concealing information regarding the health effects of the company's mining operations."
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DEAR DR. GOTT: "The King's Speech" movie has everyone talking about stuttering. We at The Stuttering Foundation are seeing a four-fold increase in inquiries. So are therapists. Please consider answering the simple question, "What is stuttering?" for the benefit of your readers. Our website, www.StutteringHelp.org, has a trove of helpful …
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DEAR 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 have noticed my walking has become somewhat laborious and stressful. Even a small incline on …
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DEAR 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 help from the medications they have prescribed. Evidently not much is known about the cause …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am writing in regards to your column about the woman with activity-induced hives. I, too, had a problem similar to that of the reader.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: In a recent column, you referred to two possible cures for toenail fungus other than menthol salve. One was an over-the-counter product, and the other was a soaking agent. Could you please relate what these two potential cures are?
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Regarding your past columns about "growing pains," I had such severe pain in my knees as a young teen that I could barely walk. I was told it was due to a growth spurt and to just learn to live with it. I had no fevers, redness …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: My 16-year-old granddaughter has had a lifetime of not being able to sleep at night. This has been the case since birth. I might add that because of her parents' jobs, they encouraged "sleeping in." She now lives with me, and I have allowed her to take …
DEAR DR. GOTT: About three years ago, in a slip and fall, I suffered a separation of the quadriceps from the left kneecap. The surgery went well, and I have complete recovery and use of my left leg. About six months later, I started to feel numbness in the toes …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: A person I work with says he has partial sleep apnea. He has never fainted in front of anyone; he just says he needs to sit down and sleep for 15 minutes to an hour. Can this be true? Other people have to pick up his slack.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I started your diet six days ago. I have lost one pound and am thrilled. I wonder if I can eat popcorn as a snack while on your diet. I pop it in olive oil and don't use butter.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I wonder why you didn't mention Osgood-Schlatter disease in your column about growing pains. Our son, who is now 38, had this condition when he was 12 and had to have both legs (one at a time) put into a cast for two months.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Someone is using your name and photo to earn income at the website www.dr-gott.com. It is not clear until you get to their contact page that it's not your official site. You can see by looking at the posts that people think they are sending you a …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I'm an elderly lady with heart trouble. I developed H. pylori about six years ago and have been hospitalized twice for it, as I became weak from not being able to eat much. I still have diarrhea every morning. Please let me know any information on this …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I would like to know more about tricuspid regurgitation. I've been exercising for more than 25 years and just learned I have this condition. It has been called mild. I see my specialist later this month but don't know how to exercise with the diagnosis.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Please give me information on multiple sclerosis. Do you recommend any holistic or natural supplements that are helpful in treating the condition? My 41-year-old daughter-in-law has just been diagnosed with it. Thank you. Your column is very informative.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Is there a cleansing recipe I can make at home to clear out toxins in my lungs? Being a former smoker, I want to make sure that my lungs are as clear and clean as possible.
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Your recent column in the Wisconsin State Journal said that 1 teaspoon of salt contained 230 milligrams of sodium. My salt containers says 1/4 teaspoon contains 590 milligrams, so 1 teaspoon would have 2.36 grams, 10 times what your column said and more than the recommended daily …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Thank heavens for your Web site, since I can get a very important question out to you immediately without using snail mail. While watching the news last evening, I heard about a test kit I can purchase over the counter that will indicate a possible genetic predisposition …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I read your column about the family with a daughter/sister with schizophrenia. I agree with the advice that you provided the family: Seek psychiatric help for the daughter/sister. I would also like to add a suggestion: Let the family and all your other readers know about NAMI …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am writing in regards to your answer to the 74-year-old woman with carpal tunnel. Please don't discount occupational therapy as a valid treatment option. Therapists are educated and trained in the treatment of the upper extremities as well as management of pain and restoration of function …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Thank you for the letter about the shingles vaccine. I would like to know how it works. Is it like the flu vaccine? I have suffered with shingles for 10 years now. I have asked my doctor for the vaccine, but he said insurance companies wouldn't pay …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: Seven or eight years ago, you suggested using Vicks VapoRub for relief of the discomfort associated with anal hemorrhoids. It has worked really well for me. I have used both the Vicks and store-brand equivalents. I have no more pain from my two hemorrhoids but now wonder …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I read with interest the column that was recently posted about food issues with kids with autism. My son is 17 and has severe autism. For many, many years, he suffered terribly with failure-to-thrive issues because of his aversion and bizarre sensory issues to many things, including …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I was recently diagnosed with achalasia. This all started a year ago when I had trouble swallowing food. One doctor stretched my esophagus, after which I could hardly eat anything, and drinking hot or cold beverages was no good, either. I also had a Botox injection in …
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DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 61-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer, parathyroid disease and knee problems. I had a lumpectomy for the cancer seven years ago, a parathyroidectomy five years ago and knee replacement last year. I have run in more than 60 marathons, so I am …
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