Health - 29 October 2007

I had a pap smear done on tuesday night last week and I live right outside a big city in a pretty busy area. However, my gyno is located at a medical building next to a hospital. I am wondering if something waws wrong with my pap results do you think I would have been notified by phone by now? My doctors policy is to call if something is wrong. Please those who have had experience with this or those hwo have had abnormal results and how long it took for your doctor to notify you? Do you think I can ease my mind thatI would have been notified by now?

2007-10-29 17:25:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

That is pretty much all I ate for lunch/ dinner with a little bread and fruit. I am in good shape 6'0 165lbs. Am I going to have a heart attack??

2007-10-29 17:22:22 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

i have this wierd white stuff uner my penis and i dont know what it is so can someone help me and tell me what it is and a way to get rid of it

2007-10-29 17:22:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

I am a 40 yr. old woman who no longer has med. Ins.(My husband was laid off from his job of 10 yrs when the plant closed down) I need hormones due to a hystorectomy. I haven't had any for 6 mos. I am going crazy! I am also supposed to be taking adderall (but I can live w/out it if I have to), & also haven't had that for 6 mos.
I feel like it is affecting my work & my everyday life! I am married & have 3 kids, they are suffering too. Does anyone know how I can get help, or assistance w/ any of this?
I am employed but It is considered part time w/no benefits.
Pls Help!

2007-10-29 17:19:33 · 8 answers · asked by MaMa 1 in Women's Health

I am 19 years old, average height & weight. When I lay down, I am sleeping withing 2 minutes, never wake up before my alarm clock, always tired, can't ever remember a time when I couldn't sleep or fall asleep, have headaches occasionally in the mornings. I do smoke about 10 a day, don't drink often at all. I had my tonsils removed about a year ago and my throat has stopped getting sore but that's about it. I just wish I could wake up ONE day feeling refreshed and ready for the day. It hasn't happened in years...whats wrong with me?!?!

2007-10-29 17:16:15 · 3 answers · asked by TinyDancer 2 in Other - General Health Care

"Antidepressant medicines may increase suicidal thoughts or actions in some children, teenagers, and young adults."

im a little worried about this i was just given a prescription for effexor so i decided to read up on it a bit and this was the first thing i read. my question is what are the odds of this happining?

2007-10-29 17:15:58 · 8 answers · asked by matthew m 1 in Mental Health

I have Tardive Dyskinesia and I'd like to know how others cope with it. I usually take Xanax to relieve the stress of TD, I brush my teeth too..may seem weird, but it calms me down.

If you don't know what what Tardive Dyskinesia is, please do not offer an answer. It's a neurological syndrome caused by the long-term use of neuroleptic drugs or anti-psychotic meds. In my case, it was the use of Abilify for three years. Right now there is no standard treatment for tardive dyskinesia.

So, if you suffer from this side effect, how do you cope with it?

2007-10-29 17:15:35 · 2 answers · asked by Oshkosh Girl 3 in Mental Health

i have herpes and i been single since i found out i had it , its been about two years now and i was just wondering and want opinions about when i want a relationship how will i tell my partner and would anyone accept this?

2007-10-29 17:15:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I am a 14 year old male. i am currently a freshmen in highschool...and i want to do so much things. i want to do waterpolo, but im scare because i heard you get drowned...fights going on..and its very tough. i want to learn how to play the drums but i just don't have a teacher and i don't know what to do. I want to lose some weight as well but i can't seem to find what to do to lose weight. how can i do this in life if i cant seem to do it?

2007-10-29 17:14:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I shave my entire body; armpits, legs, chest, ab's, pubes---everything is shaved smooth. I really like the way it feels and looks and wish I started years ago. It started with just trimming my pubes and then in a year or so I shaved more and more area until I was shaving my entire body.

2007-10-29 17:13:51 · 10 answers · asked by Jayne 2 in Men's Health

I freak out if I go over 400 calories a day and I work out a lot. I am 5'8" and 117lbs... I have been restricting like that to lose weight for a few years. At my highest weight, I was 135 and at my lowest 110. I'm 21 years old, so is it possible that I have an eating disorder? I thought only younger girls suffered from them.

2007-10-29 17:12:24 · 17 answers · asked by fallen_aynjehl 1 in Diet & Fitness

Alright, I need to do a debate in Biology about DDT. My side is against it but I'm not exactly sure where I can get information for a GOOD debate, for my teacher is picky on this stuff hah, anyways, any ideas?

2007-10-29 17:11:29 · 4 answers · asked by Ashley 3 in Infectious Diseases

2007-10-29 17:11:13 · 5 answers · asked by slowedtrans 2 in Diet & Fitness

hi i am 13 and i think i just got my period but not sure. ive been getting dark brown discharge for 1 and a 1/2 months. yesterday i had lots of dark brown discharge yesterday and today. in the evening i went to the toilet and saw blotches of dark red stuff which didnt look like blood cos it was clotty. and then i saw pink or red stuff around it. is this my first period?

2007-10-29 17:05:38 · 12 answers · asked by Lilac 1 in Women's Health

I am a 28-year-old LPN (no collage). I want to go back to school but am not sure if I should go to med school or settle for a BSN due to my age. I have 3 children all in school all day and a wonderful support group (family and friends). All input will be appreciated.

2007-10-29 17:04:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

i have really skinny wrists and forearms. wats a good effective workout to get them bigger and stronger? by this i mean a home workout because all i have is dunbells.

2007-10-29 17:03:48 · 19 answers · asked by Shriraj S 2 in Diet & Fitness

I am a wrestler that only needs to cut a good 10 pounds and i want to use hydroxycut cause after the season i would like to lose more wieght and add muscle i was injured all year long and need to lose weight and our season started last week i am eligible to wrestle i got diet plans which invlove not eathing but i want to eat and be healthy so what diet plan should i use while taking hydroxycut thanks for all the help for everyone that answers the right way.

PS i need to cut from 134 to 130 than by state to cut down to 125

2007-10-29 17:03:08 · 2 answers · asked by nicolas b 2 in Diet & Fitness

I'm on Zoloft and Xanax and I was wondering if Xanax can be taken on a daily basis long term??

2007-10-29 17:02:45 · 5 answers · asked by Cato Says "Kalamaloo" 4 in Mental Health

2007-10-29 16:58:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

i feel like i have fat in my waist and i was wondering if theres anything to lower the waist or to loose weigth from the waist

2007-10-29 16:56:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-10-29 16:56:02 · 6 answers · asked by roadrunner_95117 1 in Allergies

i know someone who has a baby in the hospital in picu who is being treated for meningitis, doctors can't do a spinal tap because the baby is swollen so bad. I have a suspion the baby may have been shaken. she was fine about 8:00 one night and about 12:00 she was crying so hard that her eyes were crossing and she had a mild siezure alittle earlier and another one while in the er before being life flighted to a children's hospital. i hope i am just being paranoid but from waht i have read the systoms are very similar. please help

2007-10-29 16:55:31 · 1 answers · asked by peacemakertoo 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-10-29 16:54:48 · 2 answers · asked by Cherry 2 in Skin Conditions

2007-10-29 16:54:23 · 25 answers · asked by TheChosen 1 in Women's Health

This happened when I was teaching English in China.

I was watching movies at a friend's apartment and stayed out quite late. I started to have a nagging pain in my jaw, but just figured it was fatigue and ignored it.

The next moring I woke up to find that one side of my face had swollen up to an immense size.

I ran a very high fever and vaguely remember a doctor and a nurse apparently trying to smother me with a blanket.

I never received any real diagnosis, and it's unlikely that it was mumps since I am innoculated against that. Anyone have any ideas- especially people who are in or have been to the Far East?

2007-10-29 16:53:55 · 2 answers · asked by Prairie Fire 2 in Other - Diseases

I've started developing when i was 12 and now i'm 19 this has always bugged me i need answers as soon as possible please

2007-10-29 16:51:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

i went to the clinic friday to take the PPD skin exam. I went to get my results today( monday) and the results was PPD + 15 MM, and it referred me to take a Chest X-RAY... Do this mean i have a high risk of having TB?

2007-10-29 16:47:24 · 3 answers · asked by uh o 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-10-29 16:44:46 · 12 answers · asked by pdg1277 1 in Other - Diseases

Why/Why not?

Thanks for answering! ♥

2007-10-29 16:44:09 · 5 answers · asked by Renae M 1 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-10-29 16:37:00 · 6 answers · asked by branden g 1 in Alternative Medicine