I am currently prescribed Lopressor, Calan, Aldoril, Theodur, aspirin, Proventil inhalers, and occasional Deltasone. My main problem is enlarged, painful breasts. Of the medicines you are taking, Calan and Aldoril are the most likely to cause gynecomastia, breast enlargement and tenderness. Ordinarily, slight breast swelling and sensitivity are not serious problems, but if your breasts really bother you, ask your doctor to consider changing your medicines. Appropriate substitutes for Calan and Aldoril are available.
Ulcers are sores.
They appear when the covering of a tissue is abraded, irritated, infected or deprived of oxygen. For example, a decubitus ulcer is a skin sore that forms on debilitated patients who are bedridden. Peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of the small intestine, often the result of a bacterial infection with a microorganism called H. pylori. Various cancers can ulcerate when they outgrow their blood supply. Even shins can ulcerate in the presence of varicose veins.