Health - 18 October 2006

My Grandmother wants to go over to Dublin from Liverpool via plane w/the rest of the family for a graduation. She seems hellbent on going, which I admire...but it is a the expenese of everyone else's nerves.She is apparently in need of a pacemaker and is waiting for the surgery date. She a lot of work these days and is very demanding. I guess an English Doc. told my mother (who is really the main source of support for her...)that she should be fine to fly...but I am not so sure. We (our family) will be there for 3 days and don't know if she can take the stress of the journey. My mother doesn't have the heart to tell her that she shouldn't come.
I am more worried for my mother who has to look after her. She sounds like a nervous wreak on the phone and I suggested getting another medical opinion. I would assume that the air pressure change would be hard on someone who's heart cannot regulate itself naturally under normal circumstances. But maybe I know nothing!
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2006-10-18 13:12:59 · 9 answers · asked by Calisam 2 in Heart Diseases

If I don't eat a lot, then I become a stick. Even when I do start eating normally, I never gain that weight back. But I wanted to know if it's true- that a perosn who doesn't eat (barely eats) or eats less than 1,000 calories a day can gain weight. My mom told me that!

2006-10-18 13:12:43 · 32 answers · asked by barbaraspice 1 in Diet & Fitness

this is the question :

Masturbation "problem".. dont know if its serious.?
I was masturbating and when I was finishing - so to speak - sperm came out at first normally and after a bit I felt some sperm getting stuck inside... It either came out slowly after or didnt.

Should I worry? I havent been doing it that much..

2006-10-18 13:12:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

Which are better for dancing? I do egyptian belly dance raaks sharqi and need protection for my feet. Currently I wear egyptian dance shoes but sometime I would like to wear feet ornaments and I trying to decide what kind of protection I can get for thesoles of my feet when I turn.

2006-10-18 13:11:12 · 4 answers · asked by MIss T 3 in Other - Health

my friend told me that if you dont do sit-ups properly, they can make ur stomach bloat... is this true??

2006-10-18 13:11:08 · 11 answers · asked by chanelle 2 in Diet & Fitness

some one tell me plzzz

2006-10-18 13:11:05 · 5 answers · asked by forrest m 1 in Other - Diseases

Past couple days id be fine and then all of a sudden my heart would start racing, i would feel like i have a shortness of breath, thoughts of having heart attacks or dieing come to my head, SOMETIMES heart beats one time funny like where its real noticeable, and sometimes get mild chest pains.
i been prescribed to prozac for like 2 years now and i just quit taking it like 2 months ago w/o askin doctor.. i told my doctor this and he said that that wat is causing these attacks.. anxiety attacks.. i started taking my medicine again but the doc says it will take a few weeks before my body gets use to it and the attacks to stop.
is this wat is wrong or is it something else, and quittin takin prozac causes this and will it stop since i started bak? thanks.

2006-10-18 13:10:49 · 9 answers · asked by ~-GaNjA-SmItH-~ 1 in Other - Health

I am 5'4' and about 109 lbs (I'm supposed to be at least 126). My parents tell me to gain weight, so now I eat so many Oreos and full-fat milk for lunch and either rice and meat or pizza for dinner. Then at night, I'll eat a lot of oreos and milk, but I'd drink lemon water an hour later. I also either eat fruits or 3 bowls of cereal (Kix) for breakfast. So, with this kind of diet, will I ever gain weight?

2006-10-18 13:10:02 · 7 answers · asked by barbaraspice 1 in Diet & Fitness

I have a food allergy that causes me to break out into hives, which in turn causes swelling. My hives are going away but now the joints in my fingers are hurting ( my hands were sooooooo swollen) could this be from my hands being swollen for three days or could it be from taking benadryl every four to six hours ? I really don't know if there are side effects like this that are associated to taking the benadryl.

2006-10-18 13:08:32 · 2 answers · asked by Sara R 2 in Other - Health

what kind of surgery do i need to get to become a vampire

2006-10-18 13:08:29 · 12 answers · asked by forrest m 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-10-18 13:08:04 · 2 answers · asked by kristina k 1 in Women's Health

not a virgin anymore and wants to know if you can still bleed if your having sex again...

2006-10-18 13:07:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I have a cabin now on lake and thinking about moving on as I am getting older.

2006-10-18 13:07:49 · 1 answers · asked by hunter 6 in Mental Health

I never stop being hungry. I eat heathly but I dunno what to do. What do I do?

2006-10-18 13:06:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I would like to get the HPV vaccine for my 13 yr old daughter. The vaccine consists of a series of 3 shots and each shot cost approxiamently $125.00. My insurance says this vaccine is not covered. How do I get them to pay for it?

2006-10-18 13:06:15 · 7 answers · asked by Amy 1 in Women's Health

its all on my fathers side of the family. that and heart problems. my weight is right for my size. 5. 10", 150lbs, for 20 years i have been doing what i thought to avoid it. what are some things to do and eat to keep from going on insulin. im also bi-polar and this is not a good day for me. getting manic.

2006-10-18 13:04:54 · 15 answers · asked by donna r 3 in Diabetes

I don't use tampons so please don't tell me to use that. I know I should use a extra long pad but what else? Where I'm working I wont be able to get up to change. I only have one 15 minute break so that will be my only time to change. The first day of work it will be 10 hours since its training and then I'll be working everyday 6 hours. I'm 16 years old. I'm just really afraid to leak besides using a good pad and I'm going to take some advil to help with the pain what else could I do? Its my first job so I'm nervous and my period usually last 5 days the first 3 days its heavy and painful. But its not really the pain I'm worried about. So if you have any suggestions that will work please tell me thanks.

2006-10-18 13:04:43 · 6 answers · asked by vivian 1 in Women's Health

I am allergic to perfume and I have previously moved my desk twice to avoid heavy scents. Recently a co-worker was moved next to me who insists on wearing perfume. I have been told my options are to live with it or to move again. I cannot find any open desks that are away from perfume but close to my current work group. Plus I don't want to move. I would like my boss to ask my co-worker to stop wearing perfume or to move her to a new cube. But I also don't want to be labeled a "problem", assuming that hasn't already happened.

2006-10-18 13:02:50 · 17 answers · asked by sunnskye 1 in Other - General Health Care

if so did you have any wierd side effects like mine? or do you know why i did?driving home after the procedure i blackout for like 60 sec,i think. i felt very sick and scared and then i got horrible abdominable cramps so bad i crawled to my moms door.it was a long time ago but i still wonder why i wasnt told that could happen and if it was normal.also wonder if it could cause infertility.THX

2006-10-18 13:02:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

Help me! I have so much things i have to worry about, things like family, school, friends...etc. can someone be my counselor tonight??

2006-10-18 13:01:28 · 9 answers · asked by lumi 4 in Mental Health

i dont know what it is, but i seem stressed out all the time! i barely know anything about stress! so please, give me some backround and advice on how to manage it? im 15 years old and i feel like im 80.

2006-10-18 13:00:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I have autism, and people see things differently out of me, for example, I flap my hands, and sometimes when peole are talking behind my back, I stare at them in a trance. They should stop. Should I form a group at my school, so that they could understand me more?

2006-10-18 13:00:22 · 7 answers · asked by Maninblack 1 in Mental Health

2006-10-18 13:00:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Live in Dublin, Ga where personal doctors who know your history etc will not see you in emergency room. Have hx of atril fib, breast cancer, am on coumadin. Want someone to refer me to a good internist in Macon, GA . Thanks.

2006-10-18 13:00:00 · 1 answers · asked by Carolyne C 1 in Heart Diseases

I'm becoming obssesed with what i eat, i can't stop planning and worrying about the food i consume everyday. I feel guilty after eating anything that could have some fat. i try to show my family that i eat and i always intervene when my mom is cooking anything to see what ingredients she uses. I like to see other people eating and i feel very happy when i stop myself. I'm having irregular period and it can stop for 6 months and i go to the gym a lot and feel so bad if i skipped a day in my weekly routine. all these symptoms show that i'm anorexic. HOWEVER, I"M NOT SKINNY AT ALL!! all anorexic people lose weight. I don't!! i don't know what's wrong with me?!Did i screw my metabolism or what's happening?!

2006-10-18 12:59:47 · 11 answers · asked by Deeee 1 in Women's Health

About 2 weeks ago, I awoke to the bed vibrating....I couldn't figure out if I was dreaming or not. It happened a couple more times, until I realized it was my husband. He will "stir" in his sleep to roll over or move and suddenly his whole body "vibrates" for about a minute or 2, then settles and he never wakes from it. I put my hand on his body to see where it comes from, but it sort of feels like it's "all over", yet has no specific source.....it almost feels like his pulse and not his muscles. He doesnt' wake or feel it happening, and seems to happen when his sleep is interupted in some way. I have found very little ambiguous information online. He has no anxiety disorder and takes no medication. Has anyone experienced this?

2006-10-18 12:58:47 · 5 answers · asked by paintgirl 4 in Men's Health

my lips have been very very dry for the past serveral months. i mean they are dry 24-7...i keep having to put chapstick on but still nothing, and its not going away..any suggestions?

2006-10-18 12:56:40 · 10 answers · asked by Mawee 2 in Other - General Health Care

how many inches can you build in your calf muscle within a month? thank you

2006-10-18 12:54:04 · 8 answers · asked by Alex 1 in Other - Health

2006-10-18 12:53:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Are there any guys out there who sit on the toilet when peeing? I don't mean peeing and doing number 2 also - just peeing. If so, why do you do it. Why don't you stand up? I'm just curious as I have never heard of this until quite recently.

2006-10-18 12:50:36 · 25 answers · asked by bruscar40 1 in Men's Health