Health - 1 November 2007

2007-11-01 03:27:45 · 1 answers · asked by marayil r 1 in Other - Health

I f you go to the emergency sick and they take your blood do they test if for HIV?

2007-11-01 03:21:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2007-11-01 03:19:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I'm a smoker (soon to be ex-smoker, I hope) who has smoked for more than 20 years. I'm ready to quit and I want and need to quit.

However, my insurance refused to cover a prescription for Chantix, saying that is was not "medically necessary". Huh. Okay...whatever...I paid for it myself, which cost over $120.

I have tried other methods to quit and all have failed. Or, I should say, I failed at them. Anyway, I heard about Chantix, did research on it, talked to my doctor about it and decided to try it. He wrote the script and I took it to my pharmacy. Surprise, surprise...they told me that my insurance flat out denied to cover it.

My question is this: how can quitting smoking NOT be medically necessary? How can an insurance company view it like that? I'm just having a very hard time understanding that. I mentioned to my doctor who stared at me in shock...as if to say "Say WHAT?!?!?!".

I fail to see the logic in that. Opinions, anyone?

EMT

2007-11-01 03:18:47 · 6 answers · asked by emt_me911 7 in Other - General Health Care

I am so sick and tired of the jolts I receive all day. Does anyone know why a person would get shocked all day for about 2 weeks straight?? I wear different shoes every day and this doesn't happen to the other people in my office. Everything metal I touch and every person I touch shocks me!! All day long while I'm at work. Could there be a medical reason? My coworkers say something must be wrong...

2007-11-01 03:01:14 · 9 answers · asked by ? 4 in Other - Health

ok so my husband and i are trying to concieve, i stopped taking ortho tri cyclen 3 months ago. while i was on th pill, i would sometimes bleed after intercourse, especially when i missed a pill or took it at a different time of day. my doctor said it was breakthrough bleeding. i have not had this problem since not taking the pill but this morning during sex i did, and it was quite a bit... my period is due around sunday, but this was different than what a period would look like. and stopped afterward, i did not continue to bleed.... does anyone know what this could be.. i dont want to call my doctor cause i bother her about everything since i am trying to concieve.

2007-11-01 02:58:33 · 7 answers · asked by kisses 2 in Women's Health

While people who do not have ADHD and use Adderall (and other stimulants) do?

2007-11-01 02:56:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

2007-11-01 02:55:44 · 3 answers · asked by nilu 2 in Heart Diseases

Does that mean my life expectancy is still 55 or does it change with time?

2007-11-01 02:53:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

I've never stayed with a company for more than 6 months and I cant work more than part time because I get uncontrollable panic attacks and sever depression. even just working part time makes me feel like killing myself. This effects me even when I'm not at work I dread having to go back the second I leave I feel completely hopeless. I've gone to THOUSANDS of physiatrist and to name just to name a few antidepressants I've been on (Effexor, Remeron, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil.. the list gos on and on, and nothing helps. I've even been placed in a mental institution before for other reasons. Now that I'm an adult I've lost my parents medical benefits and am left with no help what so ever. I just don't understand how I can get over this.. I just want to be normal.. If it wasn't for my boyfriend Id be living on the streets, and its just not fair for him to have to pay for everything. dose anyone else suffer from sever depression from work? Anyone have any ideas to help?

2007-11-01 02:49:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Sleepy No matter how long i sleep im still exausted what do i do i eat ok and it has always been like this what can i do ???

2007-11-01 02:47:09 · 17 answers · asked by themagicalmuffin31 3 in Other - General Health Care

I had two raw red spots that were painful when touched or during intercourse, but have now faded for the most part... could it have been something else?

2007-11-01 02:47:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

when i walk i hear this wierd screaching sound, very quick and not too loud, no pain at all, like a loose screw in a moving part. i thought it was my shoe, but i take it off and i can still hear it. very wierd....just wondering if anyone had any ideas out there in internet land.

2007-11-01 02:46:39 · 7 answers · asked by ian k 2 in Injuries

please help me someone. im so so scared of dying. im 22 years old and i think its wreckin my life.

i have tried not to think about it, and i have tried my prayers and talkin to god etc, but nothin makes me feel any better. im so scared of leaving my family behind, knowin that its the end of my life. i look at other people and think, why arent u scared of dying... or are u?...

i cant sleep thinkin about it, and everyday at some point it crosses my mind. if i get a pain or an ache in y body then i think its the worst thing ever, and i get scared.

i have a smear test next week, and im scared of what ever results come back, because everywere i look there is somethin about cervical cancer. plus so many people around my town seem to be dying.

please, i dont want to go to a councillor, i want to try and do this on my own..
i was just wondering if anyone has or is experiencing this?

only serious answers please.. i really appreciate any advise given.

2007-11-01 02:42:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I was diagnosed with PCOS 3 years ago and I'm on the pill (seasonique) to help with my hormones and cymbalta for the migraines that I occasionaly get.

I'm not really obese but I need to lose 20 pounds to be where I want to be but I haven't had any luck. I work out probably 5 - 6 times a week, including running an hour on an elliptical machine. I watch what I eat and don't overeat. Most of my fat is in my stomach area and I just really want to have my confidence back.

Does anyone else have this condition and have you found anything that helps you? I've read about metformin and the insulite system, but has anyone had success with these? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

2007-11-01 02:38:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-11-01 02:37:04 · 8 answers · asked by Pmel 2 in Optical

My fiance and I are set to be married in one month. We live together and sleep together in the same bed. The problem is he snores and makes all kinds of noises at night ( flatulance, coughing, even choking). By the time the sun rises, I feel sick from not getting sleep. I try to talk to him about it, and he gets offended and says he is fat and that is why he snores. I stay at home with our new baby (who also is up at night) and this lack of sleep is starting to affect my breastmilk volume as well. What should I do? (He is against us sleeping in separate beds.) Any advice? Am I destined to have my own bedroom when we get married? (By the way, I cant wear earplugs, they are too uncomfortable). Thanks for you help!

2007-11-01 02:35:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-11-01 02:33:43 · 2 answers · asked by Chelso 3 in Mental Health

2007-11-01 02:31:44 · 8 answers · asked by Monica O 1 in Women's Health

My right arm is aching (wrist, elbow and now shoulder). I'm super tired and all I want to do is sleep. I can't do that because I have school today. I started my class at 8am and I will be done with my very last class at 9:20pm tonight. I can hardly keep my eyes open. I think I might go to my car and take a quick nap. I have my next class at 11am. Any adice how to get though the rest of the day. By the way I have a test in my last class so I'm stressing about that too. Please help quickly I might go to sleep in my car for a lil bit.

2007-11-01 02:30:24 · 8 answers · asked by shy girl 3 in Other - General Health Care

Hello. I was wondering if blood test ordered from your doc. would test for hiv? There is know reason I should have hiv. Only have been with one person and still with them and dont use and needles. I have three blood test at different times, so would they be testing for stds and aids? My symptoms started in my stomach. Daily nausea, mucus in stools, sore throat sometimes, headaches, and just feel like crap. Have had lots of gi test nothing found yet. But just wondering about those blood test.

2007-11-01 02:27:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2007-11-01 02:26:59 · 5 answers · asked by txbrn77 1 in Other - Diseases

My poor husband has just had a colon operation to heal an haemorroid and today started bleeding quite heavily again.
He was watching his diet very strictly but last sunday he had a lunch of junk old fried food at a Restaurant, I said to him not to eat it but because he knew the owner he felt embarrased to complain and ate it all. Could this have provoked a recurrence of the haemorroid? Thanks for advice

2007-11-01 02:26:27 · 4 answers · asked by susi 3 in Other - Diseases

Can sinus pressure cause your ears to ache and can it cause pressure over your whole head not just in the face and forehead?

2007-11-01 02:19:53 · 5 answers · asked by hthrschrdr 3 in Allergies

Hemrroids? Returning hemrroids...ugh anyone>?? suggestions??? Are thong underwear contributing? Help?!

2007-11-01 02:14:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

Hello, I am 28 yrs old, I started smoking at 16. I decided to quit smoking for a variety of reasons and so a week ago I stopped cold turkey. My cravings have gone down considerably, I really don't want to smoke, but my problem is that now I feel alot worse physically then before. I'm having trouble breathing, I feel some chest pain and I feel tingly in my chest and face. This is sometimes but the trouble breathing is pretty much all them time. Today I woke up and felt like I smoked 2 packs yesterday, just very crappy. Why is this, and is it normal, please help!!!

2007-11-01 02:13:54 · 14 answers · asked by prettyrockangel 3 in Respiratory Diseases

If so what brand are they and what do they feel like for a man? Rubbers suck! But I want my man to feel pleasure like i do.

2007-11-01 02:11:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

Even when washed and not dirty does it have a slightly fiffrent skin smell of its own?

2007-11-01 02:05:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

I thought I had PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). I had all the tests done. The nurse called me yesterday and said that everything came back fine but my testosterone levels are high. She scheduled me an appointment to go over it with my doctor next Friday. She said my doctor doesn't think it's PCOS. So what does this mean? What happens if I have high testosterone? No smartass answers please. I'm not turning into a man.

2007-11-01 01:57:11 · 1 answers · asked by Due May 17, 2009! 2 in Women's Health

my friend has diabetes type 2. He said that his penis has shrunk due to diabetes. Is this true?

He does have wet dreams and does masturbate.

ALSO he said that he hardly excretes any semen.

ALSO WHICH is worse diabetes 1 or diabetes 2?

2007-11-01 01:52:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health