Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) is an eye condition that causes the immune system to attack the muscles and other tissues around the eyes which can result in inflammation around the soft tissues behind the eye and the muscles that control eye movements. TED is known by other names such as Graves’ Ophthalmopathy (GO), Thyroid-associated Orbitopathy (TAO), and Grave’s Orbitopathy. The disease’s symptoms include pain in the eyes when looking up, down, or sideways; dryness, itching, difficulty wearing contact lenses; inflammation and swelling of the eye and its surrounding tissues; swelling of the orbital tissues which cause the eye to be pushed forward, referred to as exophthalmos, which can make people with thyroid eye disease appear to have a wide-eyed or bulging, asymmetrical stare; bloodshot eyes; double vision (diplopia); light sensitivity; impaired vision; and difficulty in moving the eyes. If you would like a second opinion on your treatment and diagnosis contact us at secondopinions.com for your peace of mind.

Hypercholesterolemia is a condition characterized by high cholesterol accumulation in the body. High cholesterol can be inherited, but it’s often the result of unhealthy lifestyle choices, which make it preventable and treatable. A healthy diet, regular exercise, and sometimes medication can help reduce high cholesterol. There are no symptoms of high cholesterol and a blood test is the only way to detect it. If there is significant narrowing of the arteries that lead to the heart and brain, this results in chest pains, other symptoms of coronary artery disease, and decreased blood supply to the brain that can lead to a stroke. If you would like a second opinion on your treatment and diagnosis contact us at secondopinions.com for your peace of mind.

You have many options when you’re looking for a second opinion. You can ask your doctor for a recommendation, you can ask friends and family, you can do hours & hours of research and interviews with doctors or you can sit on your couch and go to SecondOpinions.com online.

SecondOpinions.com is the latest advancement in Telemedicine. With HIPAA-compliant, Board Certified specialists throughout the country, you can get an unbiased second opinion in a matter of days without ever leaving your house!

Simply upload your medical records, images, and any relevant information and within several days a highly qualified specialist will provide you with a confidential second opinion on your medical issue.

No-one contacts the doctors that provided the initial information, the SecondOpinons doctors simply read all of the medical records you’ve provided, review the images, read & listen to your concerns, then give you their opinion based on their skills and knowledge. It couldn’t be easier!

Don’t be left with regrets, you are worth it, get a SECOND OPINION today!

Glaucoma is a group of eye conditions that causes damage to the optic nerve which is the nerve that supplies visual information to your brain from your eyes. Glaucoma is usually, but not always, the result of abnormally high pressure inside your eye. Over time, the increased pressure can destroy your optic nerve tissue, which may lead to vision loss or even blindness. If it is diagnosed early on, there may be the prevention of additional vision loss. Many forms of glaucoma have no warning signs. The effect is so gradual that you may not notice a change in vision until the condition is at an advanced stage. Regular eye exams that include the measurements of eye pressure can catch glaucoma in its early stages and treat it appropriately. If you would like to find out more and receive a second opinion regarding your diagnosis and treatment please contact us at secondopinions.com.

May is the month of Hepatitis awareness. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. There are a few
types of hepatitis such as A, B, C, and alcoholic hepatitis. The most common way to catch hepatitis
is by a viral infection. However, there are a few other causes as well. Hepatitis can occur from
medications, drugs, toxins, and alcohol. Depending on which hepatitis you have there can be many
different symptoms. I would highly recommend more than one set of eyes and opinions on this
infection. It is important to get more than one medical view when it comes to your health especially
depending on the severity. Visit SecondOpinions.com to get a second opinion for your piece of
mind.

There are no rules on when to get a Second Opinion. Usually one thinks about getting a Second Opinion when they are not totally satisfied with the treatment they are having. That is reason enough to seek one. Taking action when it comes to your health care will bring you the peace of mind you need to recover. Confidence in your treatment or diagnosis is fundamental.

There are common reasons when second opinions are the most successful. It is very important that success doesn’t mean proving a doctor wrong. Success means a patient's peace of mind because they understand and are comfortable with the course of action for whatever affliction they have.

• Treatment options: Many patients that are undergoing specific treatments have doubts if there might be a different course of action. Sometimes the treatment isn’t having the results the patient anticipated. This is a great reason to get a Second Opinion.
• Diagnosis: If you are diagnosed with a disease that you know nothing about, one can sometimes resist the diagnosis. A Second Opinion will reassure you, or sometimes disagree with the  diagnosis. It is also a good way to learn more about what can be causing your symptoms.
• Surgery: Sometimes surgery is not the only solution. In some situations, it can be avoided, and in others, it is the only way to go. What is certain is that surgery should not be taken lightly. Second opinions before undergoing surgery are elemental for a patients peace of mind

There could be many reasons to get a second opinion. A study published in the Journal Of Medicine concluded that patients seeking second opinions decided to go with recommended changes in diagnosis for about 15% and in treatment for about 37% of participants.

Obesity is an unhealthy lifestyle no one wishes to have. Obesity has many side effects from
trouble sleeping, to varicose veins, skin problems, and many other uncomfortable side effects.
Obesity can make medical exams hard to perform and can limit the exam resulting in insufficient
findings. In the past a woman went to the doctor with complaints of a few different issues, the
Doctor advised it may be due to her weight, she wasn’t too assured with this answer and
received a second opinion where she then discovered she had cancer. Don’t let your weight be
the first reasoning to your issues without being sure, always get a second opinion.

Despite what most people think, arthritis is not a single disease. “Arth” refers to the joints, and “itis” refers to inflammation. Arthritis is one of the most widespread health conditions in the United States. It affects about one in four adults overall. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis affecting people of all ages, including about 300,000 children. (Arthritis literally means joint inflammation.)

The most common types of arthritis include osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA), fibromyalgia, and gout. Arthritis has several causes, symptoms, and also treatments. Unfortunately, there is no cure.

Statistics and Facts:

• 52.50 million of adults have self-reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis.
• 67 million (25%) adults, 18 years or older, will have doctor-diagnosed arthritis by the year 2030.
• Arthritis and other rheumatic conditions are the most common cause of disability among U.S. adults and have been for the past 15 years.

If you would like to find out more and receive a second opinion regarding your diagnosis and treatment please contact us at secondopinions.com.

Telehealth or Telemedicine, you’ve heard the terms, more so now, than probably ever before.
But what are they? Are they the same thing?

Both terms have been around for quite a while, but with the current state of the world, most
people are hearing these terms for the first time.

Wikipedia describes them as “the distribution of health-related services and information via
electronic information and telecommunication technologies, allowing long-distance patients and
clinician contact care, advice, education, intervention, monitoring, and remote admissions.”
Although the terms are often used interchangeably, telemedicine is clinical services used to
diagnose and monitor care, whereas telehealth includes preventive, promotive, and curative
care. Both services are provided by board-certified, HIPAA compliant physicians and specialists
licensed in the state the patient is seeking services in. And both services are confidential and
provided without the patient having to leave the safety and privacy of their home.

As with any form of technology there are limitations, nothing can ever completely replace a
“hands-on” physical examination, but with new advances every day, it is slowly integrating into
the mainstream & the new norm.

Why sit in a doctors office when you already feel horrible and risk catching something else or
infecting someone else, when you can use your phone or computer from your bed to dial up a
doctor to diagnose your ailment!

Congenital heart disease is a birth defect with problems to the heart’s structure and function
present at birth. It is one of the most common birth defects that causes death in the first year
of life. Most congenital heart problems are structural issues like holes and leaky valves which
can be heart valve deformities, complications with the heart’s “walls”, issues with the heart’s
muscle, and bad connections among blood vessels. Even though these can be very serious
conditions, they can be treated with surgery. In some cases, doctors can identify the problems
during pregnancy. If you would like a second opinion on your treatment and diagnosis contact
us at secondopinions.com for your peace of mind.