Health - 28 March 2007

My Friend is 44, has worked as a floor sander since he was 19.
He has had his own buisness floorsanding since he was about 25, and has been working very hard his whole life
he has always lifted the machines by himself.

recently his back has been terrible, he has been getting injections and is on high prescribed painkillers but he is still in alot of pain

the doctor said the pain will never get better.

he has bills to pay, and his house to pay off, so he continues to work as a floor sander, comes home in the afternoon in so much pain. it hurts so much to see him like this.

i have suggested a career change but he is very against the idea.

He will not rent his spare rooms out, he will not cut off his cable tv .

he lives alone..

he seems depressed,

he will not talk to a career councillor or anything.

He will not be able to do this for much longer, the pain is getting worse and worse.


What is th best thing to do for someone in this situation?

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2007-03-28 01:00:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

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i'm a fussy eater, and i don't eat any vegetables and hardly any fruit. i don't eat excessive amounts of bad foods, i would probably have the same amount of 'junk food' as everyone else, its just that i don't eat any fruit or veges.

ok, that's not entirely true. at least once a month, i eat maybe some grapes or strawberries, but thats IT!

so my question is, if i continue to eat no fruit or veges, is there a serious illness/disease i could contract. is there proof of this?

ps. i don't eat fruit or veges because i really really hate the taste and texture of all of them - YES, i have tried them with an open mind and come to the same conclusion i had before - if i eat another bite i will be sick!

2007-03-28 00:56:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Doctors require women to get tested yearly for cancer, cervical cancer to be specific. So if we can do a test yearly for women to detect that type of cancer, why cant we do a test yearly for everyone to detect cancer, blood test, simple x-ray, some kind of test. Why is cervical cancer put on a pedestal and not any other cancer, or any other persons, men or women? I find this disturbing, and to say it's to expensive is not in the entire true, doctors and the government make these procedures so expensive, costs could be cut.

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2007-03-28 00:52:49 · 5 answers · asked by Cheese_Lover 1 in Other - Health

I began running again as a workout plan. I've been watching what I've been eating carefully. Additionally, I monitor my weight religiously. Since started my program, I lost about ten pounds. Recently, I gained about three pounds back. I look in the mirror and I appear thinner and more fit, but I've gained weight. I know I haven't been eating more calories since I keep a food log.

2007-03-28 00:50:30 · 12 answers · asked by Dan 2 in Diet & Fitness

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Can i lose weight by this?
Morning - special k ceral or egg whites
Lunch - at school deli wrap with turky and one slice of white cheese and little salad dressing and on weekends vegetables or veggie soup
Walking for 60 minutes a day
Dinner - fruit, vegetables or seafood and sometimes subway those 6 gram or less subs on wheat bread
I drink 6-8 glasses a water a day

can i lose 15 pounds in 4 weeks by this?

2007-03-28 00:43:49 · 14 answers · asked by *GlensBayB* 2 in Diet & Fitness

Ok - we're into hayfever season again. My life is becoming a misery - wheezing, sneezing, itchy streaming eyes and serious fatigue. Have tried all kinds of remedies both herbal and convential antihistamines. May get minor relief from these but nothing great. Have asked dr about the injections but she says they are steroid based and have side effects therfore not keen to give them to me.

Fellow sufferers - have you found anything that helps? I cant take this misery any more. Someone at work recommended hypnotherapy - any of you got experience of this?

Thanks

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Want to knowwhy people think women loose rights over body because become pregnant ? I want to know why some say its they dont belive in abortion including men on this ???
I want men answer me why if they dont agree with at all think they have right force woman to birth even if she would die in process is that all we women baby factory to men like you ?
Women equal why cannt peole wake up understand that and taking any part reproductive rights making her second class citzen

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details...

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