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Dear Dr. Roach: Two days ago, I was bitten by a tick, which drew blood. Yesterday I was given just two 100-mg doxycycline caps to be taken together with a meal and instructions to 鈥渃ontinue the observation of any symptoms.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am very concerned about an issue with my husband that is getting worse quickly.

Dear Dr. Rocch: A year ago, I was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. A colonoscopy found no problems. An endoscopy found a small raw spot on my stomach lining; it was not bleeding. My iron count was 7. Two months earlier it was 102.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 80-year-old woman in good health except for a diagnosis of osteopenia.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have recently been diagnosed with a cholesteatoma in one ear, which has resulted in significant hearing loss. How common is this condition? I have been advised that surgery is my only treatment option.

Dear Dr. Roach: During my annual wellness visits to the doctor, my blood pressure is always taken. But it is done differently depending on the person taking it.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 69, and my husband is 72. We have had a pretty active sex life for many years. Now, however, I find things are changing for me. Sex is becoming uncomfortable and sometimes painful.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 77, active and in relatively good shape. I was diagnosed with a ventral hernia two years ago following open heart surgery in 2001.

Dear Dr. Roach: At a recent appointment I discovered that my nurse practitioner (about 45 years old) doesn鈥檛 plan to get a COVID vaccination as he says it鈥檚 unsafe and that all of us (vaccinated ones) are just guinea pigs.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檓 74 years old, not overweight and in generally good health. Your recent article on spinal stenosis hit home. I鈥檝e had six cortisone injections in the past year in my lower back and neck, which have helped tremendously.