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medical advice requests
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My dad's venous leg ulcers I have a lot of questions about my dad's leg ulcers. Firstly, why did his very severe case of COVID-19 itself cause these ulcers. Secondly, why was he so malnourished? I know he was in agony, but I didn't know one could get so malnourished because of it. Thirdly, why does his leg leak more when he drinks water than other times. Fourthly and lastly, why wouldn't he let the care-giver do anything to it while Jo and Cleo did? Sadly, he passed away on October 30th of this year. And several months ago, he went to a doctor. They gave him an antibiotic, a pee pill, and some ibuprofen. But he wasn't allowed to take the pee pill or the antibiotic because his creatine in his kidneys was a little high, which isn't surprising because he took all those ibuprofens and Tylenols. My mom wasn't even allowed to touch his legs because they were so painful. She checked his oxygen and heart rate. His oxygen on the oximeter was 97%. And his resting heart rate was 110 bpm, which isn't surprising because of the pain. Hours later, his heart rate was 92 bpm. And his blood pressure was 116/76. 67.215.28.226 (talk) 22:15, 28 November 2022 (UTC) We don't give medical advice. You need to talk to a health care professional. Martin of Sheffield (talk) 22:59, 28 November 2022 (UTC) Okay. 67.215.28.226 (talk) 23:07, 28 November 2022 (UTC) [Edit Conflict] The following notice is prominently displayed at the top of the Reference desk's Main Page: "Note: Legal or medical advice is prohibited. Further information is available at Wikipedia's legal and medical disclaimers. See also the medical advice guidelines." Please follow all three of those links and read the contents carefully. You may then understand why Wikipedia (a) is unable to answer such questions, because it is not in a position to know the answers, and (b) is not allowed to answer such questions, even if it could. The only people who could answer such questions are the medical staff who attended your dad, or another doctor who could understand and interpret his medical notes, if they were supplied. Many countries in the world have Healthcare systems in which might be possible for either thing to happen at no or little cost. I understand that in your country (I've checked what that is), the Healthcare industry is organised in a way that means this would either not be possible or would be very expensive. We sympathise with you, but we cannot help in any way I can think of. If I'm wrong, I'm sure another editor will give any advice they can. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 176.249.29.80 (talk) 23:12, 28 November 2022 (UTC) Is COVID-19 a common cause of leg ulcers? As I mentioned here, my dad passed away on October 30th of this year. And he also had venous leg ulcers. Is COVID-19 a common cause of these? 67.215.28.226 (talk) 23:36, 28 November 2022 (UTC) Wikipedia does not give medical advice (Wikipedia:Reference desk/Guidelines/Medical advice). – dudhhr talk contribs (he/they) 23:43, 28 November 2022 (UTC) Okay. 67.215.28.226 (talk) 23:47, 28 November 2022 (UTC) You're courting a block for trolling. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:00, 29 November 2022 (UTC)