Dry eye treatment fails to improve condition
#MiddleburyCT #DryEyeTreatment #Handwashing
DEAR DR. ROACH: I developed chronic dry eyes after having cataract surgery on both eyes. I consulted an ophthalmologist who specialized ... Continue Reading →
High troponin levels follow bout of food poisoning
#MiddleburyCT #HighTroponinLevels #Shingles #ChickenPox
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 77-year-old male who apparently suffered a case of food poisoning. I say apparently because no cause ... Continue Reading →
COVID vaccines don’t increase cancer risk
#MiddleburyCT #COVIDvaccines #Varicocele
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am looking for your opinion regarding the new COVID booster. I am not opposed to vaccinations, as I have had the initial ... Continue Reading →
Sudden foot pain becomes debilitating
#MiddleburyCT #FootPain #LaserTherapy
DEAR DR. ROACH: My daughter and her friend went to a concert and had to climb stairs. They ended up walking about 2.5 miles in total. After returning ... Continue Reading →
Ablation is recommended only if meds are intolerable
#MiddleburyCT #AtrialFlutter #Ablation
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 67-year-old man who developed typical atrial flutter two years ago, but I haven’t had any symptoms that I am ... Continue Reading →
Understand Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and its treatment
#MiddleburyCT #Hashimoto’s #Huntington’sDisease
DEAR DR. ROACH: Please explain Hashimoto’s disease. I have heard that it is rare, but two colleagues have recently ... Continue Reading →
What dosage of NSAIDS is safe after a gastric sleeve?
#MiddleburyCT #NSAIDS #GastricSleeve #FluVaccine
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had weight-loss surgery, specifically an adjustable lap band that was revised to a gastric sleeve in 2018. I ... Continue Reading →
Hot flashes persist past menopause, thyroidectomy
#MiddleburyCT #HotFlashes #Thyroidectomy
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 81 and had a thyroidectomy in 2017. My whole thyroid gland was removed. I also had a little bit of cancer.
I have started ... Continue Reading →
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