Healthcare & Treatments

You might hear a pop when your Achilles tendon snaps. The pop is followed by an immediate pain in your lower leg or the back of your ankle. The pain might even make you unable to walk. Doctors often perform surgeries to repair torn tendons but for many, nonsurgical treatment works just as well.

To relax your Achilles tendon, follow these steps:

• Hold on to staircase railings
• Stand at the edge of the bottom step
• Adjust feet position so half of each foot is on the step. Stand in a way so you can move your heels up and down without hitting the floor. 
• Slowly rise on your tiptoes and then lower your heels as far as possible. 

To stretch and strengthen your Achilles tendon, follow these steps:

• Hold on to staircase railings
• Stand at the edge of the bottom step
• Adjust feet position so half of each foot is on the step. Stand in a way so you can move your heels up and down without hitting the floor. 
• Slowly rise on your tiptoes and then lower your heels as far as possible. 

You can improve eye contact in autism by following ways:

• Eye Contact Modelling - Maintain an eye contact while talking to autism patient. Do not divert your attention while talking to them.
• Gentle Remiders - Touch their chin, tell hem to "look at me", etc.
• Meals - It is a great way to practice eye contact. Keep the food between the vision of your eyes and patient. They will look to grab food and simultaneously make an eye contact.
• Pausing Technique - Pause before responding to their request. When they feel you don't answer immediately, they will look at you.

Here's how to stop inappropriate laughter autism:

• Empathy - Empathizing with the person in front can help you to feel their pain, sadness and help to control laughter.
• Mimicing - You can practice mimicing to learn different emotions. It will help you understand how to react in situations. It will also control your laughter as you know and understand different emotions.

You can avoid cerebral palsy during pregnancy by

• Consuming regular dose of folic acid - it helps to reduce the risk of pre-mature baby, which is a significant cause of cerebral palsy by 70%.
• Make sure proper blood and oxygen reaches the baby's brain to avoid any damge to brain i.e. to the white matter.
• Avoid extreme stress as it is one of the causes of cerebral palsy.

 You can do these cerebral palsy exercises at home:

Parkinson's patients keep their eyes closed due to four reasons:

• Parkinson Disease reduces retinal cell in the eye which rely on dopamine to process and perceive the colours.
• Patient cannot adjust rapid changes in light.
• Patient have dry eyes which troubles them with depth perception.
• Patient also get blurry vision.

You can look at these points to identify if you have parkinson's or magnesium deficiency:

You are likely to get it. But there is only 50% chance of you getting MND (motor neuron disease) from your mother. Only one out of two patients get Motor neuron disease if their mom or dad has such problem.

For the first two weeks after surgery, your diet will be restricted to liquid foods such as juice, soup, etc.

Only after three weeks will you be able to start eating soft food, which would be solid.

This answer gives a detailed timeline of when you can have what kind of food. You may go through it for more information.

If you have any questions, connect with your surgeon as soon as possible.

If you are interested in getting a second opinion, either get in touch with us or browse through our in-depth listicles on surgeons based in Turkey and India.

• Avenue to many physical activities will open up in just 2 months after hysterectomy.
• You might continue feeling fatigued for up to 6 months.
• You might begin experiencing menopausal symptoms (this happens at any time within 5 years' duration)
• You may experience slight bleeding, which would mean that your body will be shedding the final bit of the endometrial lining, and it will resolve by itself.

Hope this answers your query!

Your belly may droop after a hysterectomy, so you might consider getting a tummy tuck.

For more information, contact our helpdesk or one of the doctors listed on the pages devoted to Turkey and India.

• You can shower but don't take a bath for at least the first 2 weeks until your surgeon permits you to.
• Don't insert anything inside your vagina for 4-6 weeks post hysterectomy, as per instructions given by your healthcare provider.
• Avoid driving for 3-8 weeks.
• Don't lift anything heavy for 6-8 weeks after the operation.
• Avoid sexual activities and strenuous physical activities for 6-8 weeks post-operation.
• Avoid swimming until your healthcare provider gives you the green signal.
• To protect your gut system, avoid bowel movement issues, and promote faster healing, you need to avoid the following foods:
  • Saturated fats (butter, cheese, palm oil);
  • Alcohol;
  • High carb food items (white bread, white rice, pasta);
  • Processed foods (cakes, biscuits, pretzels).
• We have also written an elaborate answer detailing what household chores you will or won't be able to perform post hysterectomy.
• Within 2 months of this surgery, you will be able to resume a lot of activities.

Hope this answers your query!

After a hysterectomy, your belly could sag, so you might think about getting a tummy tuck.

Contact our support desk or the medical professionals listed on the pages dedicated to Turkey and India for further guidance.

Doctors fear the following when they make a decision on hysterectomy cases:

• They don't want complications with hormone production.
• They fear getting involved with the cases of forced sterilization of women.
• They are following the refusal policies prevalent at hospitals.
• They Fear side effects:
  • as your body changes shape quite frequently when you enter menopause,
  • vaginal dryness
  • night sweats,
  • hot flashes,
  • urinary incontinence,
  • bone density loss, and more.

If you are planning to undergo this surgery, then you should know that this surgery leaves you with a hanging abdomen, so you can safely combine it with Tummy tuck.

You can contact us by calling our support line, or you can browse our detailed listing pages on surgeons situated in Turkey and India.