Health - 11 September 2007

everytime i get sick. (about this time of year and lasts for weeks its always a sore throat and headaches and really really tired) i get swollen glands on my chin. i was told that this is just a sign of my body fighting off an infection. well i was sick all last week and was better for a few days but am feeling bad again. and i have had 1swollen gland for about 2weeks. what is wrong?

i havent gone to the dr yet b/c i am not sick sick i just feel really bad. last yr my dr said that it was just viral and i would just have to wait it out (i was also tested for mono last yr but i didnt have it). same with the year before (that yr i felt like i was dying literally i was so sick) and my mom thinks it is my bad allergies.

what is wrong?? i dont want to get really sick like previous yrs. thanks.

and i have to go to school tomorrow... i have a big test. how can i get through the day and actually do well on the test. (i have it last period... ugh!)

2007-09-11 15:05:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

I'm trying to get started with weight watchers, and today was my first day. I'm STARVING, and I noticed some problems I've had.

First off, I don't actually have the books or anything. My friend is supposed to sign up for WW online so we can get the info online for a month (and print it out). However, he still hasn't gotten it. The only resource I have for calculating point values is http://www.webmilhouse.com/pointcalc.php, and I'm not sure how accurate and/or up-to-date it is.

Also, I heard that it's best to eat before 7 (is that true?) Today my parents came home late and just cooked dinner just before 10. I had already eaten hours before. My dad also buys a lot of hot dogs and hamburgers, or we go to buffets and get chinese. It's the same things constantly, and I can't do anything about it. How to I stick with a plan if my parents interfere with late night and greasy foods?

2007-09-11 15:04:46 · 4 answers · asked by SignsofPoetry 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-09-11 15:02:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I take 2 zantrex-3's everymorning with a cup of coffee, i no longer feel the effects of either. I have recently started working out again. I am trying to eat healthy and sometimes I do really good until nightfall. then I either send my husband or i go and get ice cream or chocolate. I can't stop and I know that sounds stupid but I need help. Any ideas? Fruit doesn't satisfy my sweet tooth!!!

2007-09-11 15:02:52 · 3 answers · asked by nokey4eva2000 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-09-11 15:00:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-09-11 14:57:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I have gone from a size 8 to a size 18 in the last 2 years because I am insulin resistant and I am sick of it! I have done everything known to man to lose weight and I can't. I want my old life back. I'm depressed and I don't want to go anywhere or do anything anymore. I just keep getting fatter and fatter and there's nothing I can do about it. It's not fair! I've tried regular diet and exercise, pills, metformin, etc. and nothing works! Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do to lose weight?

2007-09-11 14:56:25 · 11 answers · asked by JustKc 2 in Diabetes

2007-09-11 14:52:04 · 14 answers · asked by Dean W 1 in Infectious Diseases

ok i have really horrible acne well not literally but ofcourse thats the way im goonna describe it..but its kinda bad and its been like this since i was a child and nothing works i was just wondering would a chemical peel work???and if it did would i HAVE to continue to get them like every month? is it at all possible for me to get like one and the whole problem be solved?

2007-09-11 14:39:38 · 3 answers · asked by brandon 2 in Skin Conditions

i work at a deli and i accidently cut a small piece of the tip of my finger off while using a meat slicer and the area around the cut is white. is that bad?

2007-09-11 14:37:49 · 12 answers · asked by frenchfri47 2 in First Aid

I lay down at 9 or 10 pm, but I toss and turn until 1 or 2 am. I don't eat a big meal before bed, I don't have the TV/lights/music on, everything is quiet. I won't drink milk (ew). I think my mind just doesn't want to shut off. How can I "calm" myself down? It's very frustrating :/

2007-09-11 14:36:00 · 8 answers · asked by Me 7 in Other - Health

There is a 'knot' behind my left ear. I have checked my mom and dad and they have BUMPS not KNOTS, and my 'knot' has many characteristics of a tumor, it is hard and tender. my parents say that it is a swollen node. WHAT IS IT PLEASE HELP ME it bothers me immensly every time I get a haircut

2007-09-11 14:34:29 · 2 answers · asked by Noneya 1 in Other - Diseases

do you have to be 18?
thank you
xx

2007-09-11 14:34:29 · 33 answers · asked by jenni xo 3 in Diet & Fitness

Just wondering cause I have a head cold with a stuffed up nose

2007-09-11 14:31:41 · 1 answers · asked by saturnmaiden 2 in Other - Diseases

im a virgin

2007-09-11 14:31:37 · 4 answers · asked by lexie d 2 in Skin Conditions

idk i know once i get it i'll wish i didn't but idk i really wish i have because I don't have tht big of boobs and its wierd idk what to do tell my friends i have been lying to them? or tell them i have not had my period?? PLZ HELP

2007-09-11 14:31:05 · 23 answers · asked by kassidy 2 in Women's Health

This is a problem that has just recently started. When I lay down at night, my ears sometimes get totaly plugged up, both of them. So bad that sometimes I cannot hear my alarm clock go off, and it is loud. This only happens at night, I have not been sick with anything for a while and there is no pain associated with this at all.

2007-09-11 14:29:26 · 2 answers · asked by Ken H 1 in Other - General Health Care

Does it give them a feeling of greater empowerment, or for a sweeter revenge ?

Besides, there are other effective targets like the eyes, nose, throat, kneecap, and instep.

I personally think it's especially vicious and unfair, and shouldn't be taught to and used by any female under any circumstances !!!

2007-09-11 14:28:38 · 9 answers · asked by Romano 2 in Women's Health

i have sat with my legs crossed probably starting when i was around seven now i am fourty. i cross them every time i sit down, eventually after a long priod of crossing my top leg gets numb. i have heard that crossing your legs can cause vein problems, back problems, and hip problems, i dont have any at all, but is this true that it is bad? do you cross your legs also? and are you aware it might be bad?

2007-09-11 14:26:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-09-11 14:25:44 · 2 answers · asked by gymrat 1 in Diet & Fitness

i'm 6'1 without heels and super slinky

what can i do...my breasts make me feel uncomfortable when i have my shoulders back

is this a confidence problem or a posture problem? thanks

2007-09-11 14:23:37 · 1 answers · asked by natasha 2 in Women's Health

I'm 18 years old. Male.

Back in May, I weighed 156. It's now September. I now weigh 149 1/2. What happened? My body still looks the same. But the scale says I've lost a lot of weight.

My mom says I'm looking skinnier in the waist, chest, and shoulders. I haven't been eating lunch at school. I wait until after school to eat.

I skip breakfast in the morning and I don't eat until around 10am. I usually buy pop tarts at school for Brunch.

2007-09-11 14:22:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

I'm trying to lose a couple of inches and I don't believe in missing a meal! Is it ok to replace a meal with a smoothie, i.e. banana, raspberries, grapes, orange juice/milk?

2007-09-11 14:19:27 · 12 answers · asked by Lola 2 in Diet & Fitness

I took the Clariton this morning at about 9am. So it has been 12 hours. I think I am jjust a little too parinoid

2007-09-11 14:18:52 · 6 answers · asked by savj14 2 in Allergies

Jesus lord someone help me!Some-times i go crazy when i don't to.Like i get mad and i just keep telling my self to die.What do i do to realease my anger with-out going to some stupid thrapy and that sort of stuff.If you don't help me you'll be next on my tantrum list and i know where you live!Just kidding now help!

2007-09-11 14:17:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

i know this sounds stupid but i have to prove a friend wrong i know you can be he does not help me tell this fool

2007-09-11 14:06:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

if you've read my last question, you should
know that im 5'6 and 136 lbs, yes fat dont make funn

im going to try a diet where i eat around 481 calories
per day, and exercise at least 30 minutes per day.

most people said that doing this will put my body in
starvation mode, and i really dont want that. so im wondering,


what if i slowly decrease my calorie intake everyday,
and work my way down to 481? will my body get used
to the changes? please help, and please dont tell me
not to do this, because i already know that i really want
to. please just help and support me :] i love this site.

2007-09-11 14:06:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-09-11 14:05:31 · 15 answers · asked by james n 1 in Dental

ok so when people are really fat then lose weight or have alot of kids you know how there boobs get all like defalted how do i prevent that?

2007-09-11 14:03:42 · 6 answers · asked by Cute as a... HIPPO! 4 in Women's Health

When I'm stressed I think too much about stuff and have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. If I wake up at all to use the bathroom I can't get back to bed and end up being tired all day long. I don't want to take any medicine for this. I want other suggestions.

2007-09-11 14:00:46 · 12 answers · asked by linz 4 in Mental Health