Health - 23 November 2007

Is it similiar to a cramp? Is it similiar to having given birth? Will you be able to breathe? I have read so many posts but no one have describe "pain" and some have stated that you'll be on painkillers. I am having one done on Dec 17. After reading these posts I am starting to get scared. I know one person's pain is different than anothers and one's recovery is different but if I don't have anyone to watch over me can anyone give some pointers of what to do with myself? So many questions. I like to know if I will be able to go online and read more posts? BTW, I would appreciate anyone if they can pray for me to get through with the gitters...thank you

2007-11-23 14:12:06 · 3 answers · asked by smiles 6 in Women's Health

Please answer....anyone with exprince or any nurses of doctors that are available???
Ok here it is.... I am 17 years old and I have been anemic for quite some time now! My hemoglobin levels stay between
6.8 - 8.2!!! And the amount of iron that is on my body is to the point of non existance( this is what my doctor said) my iron level is less then 1! I have had numerous tests over the past few months for example....a colonoscopy, and endoscopy, a stool test and a lot of blood tests and each time my results get lower!! All of my other tests were fine excpt my blood tests which continue to drop!! My doctor does not know why my levels are so low I don't have heavy periods!!!! I have been taking 325mg of iron twice a day for 7 months and it has not helped i guess that i have an absorption problem. I eat pretty healthy!!! My doctor wants me to come back in this week so she can deide what to do from here!!!

What other tests might she do.......? I think that i have done every test!!


Oh and My B12 levels are fine!!!

2007-11-23 14:07:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

In September of this year my knees and ankles started to swell up and were very painful. After living with the pain for a week I was checked into a hospital, diagnosed with shingles, and left after 4 days. I went to a follow up afterwards and got no answers for why the pain is still here. I have been to many different doctors, no one has a clue. I still have swelling in the joints (gets worse as day progresses), fever at night every once in a while, and red dots (broken capillaries). Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'm really desperate to find something. Some more extraneous info that might be helpful:
-Arthritis & lupus have been ruled out.
-I'm 19 years old/female/asian
-i did get "better" for a week or so then symptoms came back.

2007-11-23 14:05:39 · 2 answers · asked by Amy Y 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I got my periode in July like 9 and it's november and all i get is this brown stuff it last 3 days like my first periode did and i am 13 so what do i do...i want going to the doctor the last resort what is wrong!!!

2007-11-23 14:02:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-11-23 14:01:33 · 1 answers · asked by American dude 2 in Other - Diseases

My mom got her leg amputated about 1 1/2 months ago and last week the hospital called me and said to pick her up because she was being released (she has no home,car, or money,her husband left her few days before she got her leg amputated) So I said okay...thinking she would be able to get around because she told me she did real good with the walker.Anyway, I got her home and she is extremely immobile.She is about 270 pounds and I am a 160 pound woman with 2 kids, one 2 year old and one 4 month old.I had no idea what taking care of her would be like.She needs my FULL attention, and with 2 kids, its taking A LOT out of me.I CAN'T DO IT.She has fallen a few times and I strained my neck trying to pick her up...I have to help her go to the potty every time and she even had a bowel movement on my floor which I had to clean up.She has no medicaid and No other family.WHAT THE HELL DO I DO WITH HER.I am in tears, exhausted, drained and I don't want to break her heart but I just can't.....

2007-11-23 13:58:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i'M 5'6 AND 123 POUNDS AND i HAVE 36C BRA SiZE i WANT TO AMKE THEM SMALLER MY BODY LOOKS SO UNPROPORTiONAL.. HELP! i HATE iT i CANT WEAR SMALL SHiRTS...ANY GOOD ADViCE

2007-11-23 13:55:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

i have numbness and stiffness in my hands . i drop things now and have a tightness around my waist..i have a doctors appt. coming up..but want to hear from some people who may have gone though this..

2007-11-23 13:52:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

MY brother came home sick wednesday and finally today we got him to go to the ER. He was having serious body cramps last night. I have heard from the hospital that he has had a possible heart attack and CT scan is showing a density close to the heart and Aorta?

He is a Vietnam Vet and has COPD.

I know this is very little information but is there anything you can tell me about this?

He is also getting blood tests every 6 hours tonight.

Thanks in advance.

2007-11-23 13:46:57 · 6 answers · asked by ncgirl 6 in Heart Diseases

What should i do

2007-11-23 13:46:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Im not going to do it, so don't tell me not to do it, just tell me what the dangers are

2007-11-23 13:46:09 · 4 answers · asked by nas t 3 in Respiratory Diseases

ok this is very kinda dumb but why is crap brown?????? i have always wondered why crap is brown and now i hope to find out!!!!!!

2007-11-23 13:43:14 · 3 answers · asked by Cha Cha! 4 in Other - Health

2007-11-23 13:39:41 · 2 answers · asked by szutzane 1 in Allergies

a)red blood cells
b)capillaries
c)White blood cells
d)arteries


2 more questions

Deposits from cigarette smoke and other atmospheric pollutants may interfre with the

a)warming of air in the nasal cavity
b)secretion of mucus by alveoli
c)contraction of the diaphram
d)action of cilia in the trachea


What will most likley happen when food is in the trachea

a)the food will be completly digested as a result of enzyme action

b)The food will intefere with the passage of air to the alveoli

C) The food will be moved down to the stomach by peristalsis

d)The food will undergo emulsification and deamination

2007-11-23 13:35:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I havent had sex in quite a while but I get frequent erection's that may contribute due to the rubbing on the underside of my penis , the what apears to be a callus is on the underside right under the tp...what do you do to get rid of a calluss on the penis ?

2007-11-23 13:31:06 · 4 answers · asked by PATRICK_EDWARD_BROWN 1 in Men's Health

i took some earlier today and i thought it had been 6 hours but obiously not what do i do?

2007-11-23 13:27:26 · 7 answers · asked by the crazyness 2 in Pain & Pain Management

is 135/85 too high for my blood pressure?? how high was ur blood pressure before u were put on medication???

2007-11-23 13:21:37 · 5 answers · asked by trixta_123 3 in Heart Diseases

There is only one way I can masturbate that I have ever gotten pleasure out of, and that is using the shower head, adjusting it so that it is on full pressure, and pointing it straight at my... place. I'm sure I could get the same feeling from a vibrator, but I'm too embarrassed to ask my parents to get me one (its the only way i could buy one).

Anyway, what I'm asking is whether or not it is dangerous for my health to be doing this, since I have hot water under high pressure entering my v to the a, and sometimes my urethra hurts/is puffy/i have trouble peeing, but it always goes away after a day or less. I have been doing this for a while and nothing bad has happened.

Sorry if this is too much information, but you guys are the only people I can ask this too because I'm too embarrassed to ask anyone else...

2007-11-23 13:20:10 · 17 answers · asked by lolwat 3 in Women's Health

What is a good diet for a (me) teenager to lose weight and gain muscle?

My Weight: 285?
My Height: 6 feet tall
My Age: 15

2007-11-23 13:11:16 · 19 answers · asked by Joshua E 1 in Diet & Fitness

When I get excited I have the urge to shake my body really hard, it's like my boy is going crazy and if I don't I get this jittery feeling that doesn't stop until I shake. It's kinda hurts when I shake but the feeling I get if I don't is worse! I want to stop this but I don't know how!
I'm afraid that if my new boyfriend sees my body going crazy he will think I'm a freak.

2007-11-23 13:09:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

My cousin hit me hard in my right wrist and I got hurt and its starting to hurt even more, am I dying?

2007-11-23 13:06:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I'm 30 years old and I worry about my breathing. I am an (unfortunate) mouth-breather and when I try to breathe through my nose, I feel as if I can't do it for very long. Any advice? Also, I am a swimmer and want to know how can I improve my breathing when I swim? I exercise frequently but still feel as if I can't hold my breath for very long. Does drinking pop hurt that much? What else can I do? ANY advice would be great. I don't feel as if it's anything I really need to go to a doctor for but would love any advice from you guys first. Thank you!

2007-11-23 13:06:04 · 4 answers · asked by sportzguy1414 1 in Diet & Fitness

Acid Reflux

2007-11-23 12:51:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Medicine

a) more than once daily

b) daily

c) weekly

d) monthly

e) 3 monthsly

f) half yearly

g) 9 monthsly

h) yearly or less (eg. 2 years 3 years -> never)

i) never (i doubt anyone on here has never eater fast food, but we'll see)


Just say A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H or I....

2007-11-23 12:47:24 · 13 answers · asked by Spring is Awesome 1 in Diet & Fitness

which is a better supplement.

im 15 almost 16

5'11 1/2
158 lbs
and bench 245

help me out please

2007-11-23 12:30:52 · 6 answers · asked by BAM BAM 2 in Diet & Fitness

My ear feels like it has fluids in it...I have not been swimming at all and I do not know what the cause is. When i pull at it it is extremely noticeable, and I hear/feel clicking. It doesn't hurt at all though.

2007-11-23 12:24:49 · 4 answers · asked by Just Kyle 2 in Other - Diseases

Who is the strongest teenager right now?

2007-11-23 12:19:04 · 4 answers · asked by bk 3 in Diet & Fitness

Ok so I've been doing a 8 week gym challenge. Before the challenge my body fat was 29.9%. After doing weights twice a week (alternating between arms and legs) and cardio up to four times a week my lean muscle increased 2kgs and body fat dropped to 27.1%. Great result. Had final body fat test today after 8 weeks and after upping my weights to four times a week and cardio still up to four times a week my lean muscle weight decreased, and body fat only dropped to 26.9. My PT seems to think I've starved my body of food and rest - is this true? I've been eating the same but have noticed I've been hungrier than usual but haven't eaten more as I didn't want to increase my weight. I've been struggling with my weight for a couple of years and want to get it down to between 20 and 24%. Any tips anyone???

2007-11-23 12:18:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

What are signs of diabetes?
I'm afraid I'm getting it....

2007-11-23 12:18:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

2007-11-23 12:16:51 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental