DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My 63-year-old daughter has a disease called Reiter’s syndrome. She can hardly use her left hand to write. She’s a lefty. Her knees are inflamed and swollen. She has trouble walking. She is on prednisone and methotrexate, and they help, but not enough. Will she ever get rid of this condition? I […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Here’s one I bet you don’t see often. I am a male, 62, and recently have been getting night sweats, chills, sleeplessness and low-grade fevers. I read about testosterone supplementation, which I will not do. I am curious about male menopause. I have led a very active and physical life in a […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I had an echocardiogram. The findings are consistent with “moderate to severe aortic stenosis with trace mitral and tricuspid regurgitation and mild pulmonic insufficiency, with left atrial enlargement and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The ejection fraction is greater than 65 percent.” My doctor referred me to a cardiologist, who told me I […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I spent 20 years in the Navy, and for many years I suffered from two herniated disks in my lower back. I was given drugs for pain relief. Since I retired, I have tried chiropractic care, steroid shots and various other remedies, all to no avail. Oxycodone and hydrocodone have been prescribed. […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 53. Two years ago, I had bypass surgery for a single artery. Back then I was a smoker; I no longer am. My heart doctor has told me I can do anything I want, and I have been quite active. I play in a basketball league and have no trouble […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I hope you respond to my letter both from a medical standpoint and to save a marriage. My son-in-law snores so loudly he can be heard through a closed door, a 10-foot hallway and another closed door. Because of this, my daughter has been on medication for nearly two years to help […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a question that I have been puzzling over for some time, and I would love your opinion on it. I have known many people who were on prednisone. At first it is a wonder drug, and they feel fine. After they are on it for some time, problems and side […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have tinnitus. It sounds like roaring in my head. I take gabapentin for it. Do you know of anything else for it? — E.A. ANSWER: You have an affliction that would drive me crazy — tinnitus, a constant noise in one or both ears or the head that people describe in […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have sensations that give me constant distress. They feel like a bladder infection. Sometimes I have similar sensations at the tip of my vagina. I experience urges and pressure that make me feel like I have to get to the bathroom soon or I’ll lose urine. My doctor prescribed the antibiotic […]

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have vitiligo, and it keeps spreading over my body. My father had it on his legs. I’m an older lady of brown complexion. This vitiligo is so embarrassing. I wear slacks every day, except to church. Do you know of any cover-ups for it? —C. ANSWER: Vitiligo is the loss of […]