Tumor, Urology FAQ

Trigeminal neuralgia Hello, I underwent a surgical excision of an odontogenic tumor four months ago. After the surgery, I started experiencing neuropathic pain, which was diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia by a neurologist. I continue to have pain upon waking, and now I only exper...

Persistent headaches after exercise? This evening, I did V-squats at the gym, and wanting to challenge myself, I increased the weight. During the squats, I forgot to breathe, and at the last rep, I felt a sensation like something in the back of my head was cracking or breaking. A...

Numbness in the head, facial numbness, and finger twitching, etc? Hello Dr. Tsai, a year and a half ago I experienced chest numbness, chin pain, pain in my left shoulder and left arm, and soreness in my left fingers and wrist. Subsequently, I developed numbness on the right side ...

Bladder reconstruction surgery Hello Doctor, my mother is 77 years old and has been on dialysis for nearly twenty years, with no urine output. Recently, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer due to hematuria and has not yet undergone surgery. The stage of the cancer is currently ...

Dizziness issues Bending down to wash my hair at a very low angle (almost similar to the yoga cat pose), I suddenly lost my sense of balance and felt dizzy, causing me to fall to the right side. However, I was still able to move my hands and feet freely, and I ended up in a posit...

Cervical intervertebral disc herniation, cervical spinal cord edema? Hello Dr. Huang, thank you very much! I had an MRI on March 7 that confirmed cervical disc herniation. Additionally, I had a contrast-enhanced MRI on March 22, but the spinal cord edema could not be visualized. ...

Syringomyelia I have symptoms of syringomyelia, including pain in my right neck, right shoulder, the area below the right shoulder, and pain in the right hand's thenar eminence, along with numbness in my left foot. Are there hospitals or doctors in the northern region that c...

Temporomandibular joint disorder causing trigeminal neuralgia? Hello, my symptoms began four years ago when I bit down on a hard object, resulting in a sudden electric shock-like pain in the left side of my face. Over the past few years, I have consulted with neurosurgeons, denti...

23 years old, experiencing memory impairment? Due to gastrointestinal issues, I have been taking traditional Chinese medicine for nearly five years. In 2022, I was diagnosed with COVID-19, and since then, I have noticed a decline in my memory. As a result, I have developed a habi...

Non-traumatic cortical hemorrhage in the left frontal lobe? Hello, doctor. At the end of January this year, after flying back to Taiwan, I experienced mild headaches, cold sweats, and vomiting the next day, along with pale complexion, which prompted me to seek emergency medical c...

For prostate cancer stage 2b, if proton therapy has failed, what alternative treatments are available? 1. I am 63 years old, diagnosed with prostate cancer T2b, grade group 2 (the measurable tumor is 1.3 cm, but there are scattered cells with approximately 80% on the left side an...

Urinary occult blood Hello Doctor: In January, during the company health check, my urine test showed trace blood reaction ++. In February, I went to the hospital for further examination, and it also showed a trace blood reaction 3+, with red blood cells at 6-9 and bacteria at 1+....

Recurrent amnesia after brain tumor surgery? Hello Dr. Tsai, my older brother was diagnosed with a brain tumor in the fifth grade (he is currently 29 years old) and underwent immediate surgical resection. Post-surgery, he occasionally experienced transient amnesia and dizziness, ...

Varicocele Hello, Dr. Du. Today I went to the hospital for an examination and was told that I might have a varicocele because only a physical examination and urinalysis were performed, and the urinalysis results were normal. I understand that a small part of the cause could be du...

Regarding cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction? Hello, a family member recently underwent tumor resection surgery, during which there was intracranial bleeding. The CT scans on the day of and the day after the surgery indicated intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). This informat...

Intraocular pressure, intracranial pressure, and visual field loss? Hello, doctor. Since 2021, I have been regularly monitored at a hospital in central Taiwan due to elevated intraocular pressure. During this period, my eye pressure was normal for a while. After returning to Taip...

Elderly individuals experience high anxiety regarding "not having a regular daily bowel movement." My father is 82 years old and has been experiencing significant anxiety about bowel movements for the past year. If he does not have a bowel movement early in the morning,...

Prolonged lying down while holding in urine can cause pain in the lower right back? This symptom has been bothering me for six months. If I sleep for more than eight hours, I wake up in pain in the morning, feeling a persistent pain in a specific spot in my lower right back (abov...

Brain issues Hello, I would like to ask a question. Five years ago during the winter break, I contracted influenza A and had a high fever. After seeing a doctor, I felt somewhat better, but since that illness, I have felt strange. Sometimes I wake up very excited and chatty in th...

PSA/Free PSA, Free PSA/PSA values Hello Dr. Du, I recently received my company health check report, which indicated a PSA level of 4.430 (I am 50 years old, PSA <4). I was advised to undergo further examination. During the follow-up examination, the doctor performed an ultraso...