Health - 18 December 2007

hey every1!! okay heres my thing 4 the past month i have this cough i get in the morning and sometime thoughout the day.. i feel as if something is stuck in my throat i cough up phelgm sometimes clear others green.. as well as i have been getting a lot of headaches any ideas? Please help im scared it something serious...

2007-12-18 03:32:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I must clean mine about 10 times a day, they always feel dirty

2007-12-18 03:31:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

I am try to loose about 10-15 pounds. My meal plan for the day and most days is
breakfast- half a whole wheat english muffin, i boiled egg, half a grape fruit and a yogurt.
3 hours later- bannana, mini orange, and 4 different types of veggies
3 hours later- wild salmon salad- no dressing because i forgot it, all bran bar, and more veggies
3 hours later- apple, another orange
3hours later- oatmeal, veggies, almonds and maybe some pinapple
Some days wheni have time i add some chicken breast with the oatmeal mostly when i work out.These are the foods i enjoy, i dont think i need to diet cause everything i like is good for you!!!!!! what do you think??? i also work out 3-4 days a week for an hour or so and i also work 13 hour days!

2007-12-18 03:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-18 03:30:17 · 15 answers · asked by 2b 1 in Women's Health

2007-12-18 03:25:35 · 9 answers · asked by papasays 4 in Mental Health

My wife is 32 yrs old today. We have 2 kids, she works full time and feels like she has gained weight (she has maybe a little but not significant enough, but haven't we all in our 30's?) since we first met (about 8 yrs ago). She has very little desire to have sex anymore. Up until our son was born in 2005, this was not an issue. Now, she was not very big on initiating sex but was up for it none the less.

My question is, is this very common among 30+ aged women? I thought the sexual boom for ladies began at 30.

I'm 37 and I am as frisky as I was at 18. Maybe more because I don't get it as often as I did when I was 18, lol.

I've tried talking to her about it but she doesn't like talking about the subject at all. I think her perception of her weight is the main issue.

2007-12-18 03:22:53 · 9 answers · asked by D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F. 3 in Women's Health

I used to be depressed, dizzy spells, no energy, headackes, anxious etc.

I ate take out food nearly every day, burgers, chicken strips, fries etc etc.

I checked my blood pressure a month ago and it was high, the doctor told me to go on a low salt diet. I did and only started eating steamed vegetables, fruit, unsatled nuts, fresh meats and fish etc. No take out.

After about 2 - 3 weeks I started feeling great, no more headaches, dizziness, I am happier and feel so relaxed with energy to burn.

Who else thinks that eating take out all the time which is loaded with salt and preservatives and who knows what else.

Could it be to blame for a lot of things we suffer from?

Oh and my blood pressure came down too.

2007-12-18 03:14:46 · 4 answers · asked by PokerPlayer 2 in Diet & Fitness

Im kinda short and I need to gain some muscle mass, however i dont want to look shorter. Would get buffed up be a good idea? What body type would look on me?

2007-12-18 03:10:44 · 2 answers · asked by Kat fish 1 in Diet & Fitness

After an illness my mother became allergic to garlic to the point she can be anaphalactic. I would just like to know how common it is.

2007-12-18 03:09:58 · 9 answers · asked by phynyx 2 in Allergies

2007-12-18 03:08:24 · 5 answers · asked by krish 1 in Men's Health

I fear that I may have hypothyroidism! First of all, I've ALWAYS had cold hands and feet, brittle hair etc... and i used to weigh 115, then dieted and went down to 95 (i'm only 4'11.5")...ANYWAY, i haven't eaten THAT much more...but i've gained 10 pounds of fat. i'm 110 now. Is my metabolism just slow? I also have a 59 bpm heart rate.. is that kind of low? AND i've developed a swollen gland under my chin..it's not noticeable, but.....it's there and my dentist asked if i've been sick recently.. and i haven't! Could it have been from the excess salt i've been consuming from tons of chips, junk food? because i'm USED to eating healthy, but now i eat like...terrible processed stuff. could that swelling have been caused by that?? my parents don't think i have hypo...and won't take me to the doctor. could i get some opinions or....what it may be??? I'm kind of freaking out here..because i would hate to gain more weight if i did have hypo......

2007-12-18 03:06:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-12-18 03:05:37 · 7 answers · asked by sarah c 1 in Other - Health

Did you find that as a side effect of that your metabolism changed and you lost weight? appart from the obvious weight loss of removing breast tissue?

2007-12-18 03:04:05 · 3 answers · asked by delina_m 6 in Women's Health

2007-12-18 03:02:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I have been working at the same place for 7 months now and I love and adore everyone I work with. I never felt accepted, though, because I'm a temp. Lately I have felt my boss become colder and colder to me, and yesterday she sat me down and said "the last day of your assignment will be December 24." and that was it.

It was supposed to be a permanent position, and now because she doesn't like me I'm not going to have a job. On Christmas, to top it off! What am I supposed to give my family as Christmas presents? I feel like a loser and I'm depressed because I don't know what I'm going to do.

She only gave me 1 week of notice. I don't even feel like doing any work. I just come in, sit there and leave when it's quitting time. Zero motivation. Is this okay?

Thoughts?

2007-12-18 02:59:17 · 20 answers · asked by luunacyy 1 in Mental Health

Please only serious answers... I think I really need help...
I've been having these weird fantasies lately of me dying. Sometimes they occur when I'm walking or just having a moment to think, and can be anything from me "seeing" myself being hung from various items, being impaled while lying in bed, having the ceiling crumbling down and crushing me, and even as gruesome as being ripped apart by metal claws. These illusions are not only homicidal, sometimes suicidal. The weirdest part of it all is that I find no discomfort in any these thoughts, and I sometimes seek solace in them. They even sometimes help me fall asleep. Is there something wrong with me? I don't think that I really want to act on these thoughts (the suicidal ones), but the other day I was highly intoxicated and consumed 4500mg acetaminophen, only enough to make me feel like ****. I also think I might suffer insomnia, seeing as how I should be sleeping now since I fell asleep at 3am and woke up at 7am.

2007-12-18 02:57:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I got the pneumonia shot oct. 7 have been sick since I got the shot

2007-12-18 02:52:32 · 2 answers · asked by nancy11060 1 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-12-18 02:49:52 · 4 answers · asked by Denis S 1 in Women's Health

I'm not feeling any pressure or pain, it's been pouring clear liquid for hours. I've taken sinutab to try to dry it up, and have been using a Vick's inhaler. I am only slightly stuffy, and have no other symptoms. Please, what can I do?

2007-12-18 02:48:47 · 3 answers · asked by bianca_strega 1 in Allergies

Hi,

Could do with abit of advice before I go see my dentist on Friday. I had 4 veneers done on my upper front teeth back in August this year and on the whole I was pleased with the results.

For the last 2 months or so I've noticed 1 of the front teeth with a veneer on has moved outwards slightly and is noticeable, at least to me anyway. They were all straight to begin with and paying so much money to get them done in the first place I'm now not happy and want to do something about it.

I would like to know whether that would mean having to pay for another veneer to re-allign it with my other teeth that are veneered, or whether there was a procedure to file the veneer down to make it thinner and therefore more in line with the rest?

I'm guessing it's the tooth that's at fault? I was told because I have hd fillings in this tooth previously, it's not as strong? I have also been using a mouthguard on my bottom teeth when whitening them, is this catching my upper tooth moving it?

2007-12-18 02:41:47 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

the past 2 nights ive woken up with my front teeth feeling weird.. and numb-like. like i had been pressing them upward all night. and this morning i woke up with a noticeable space between my two front teeth. like this happened just over night? now my two front teeth seem kind of lose..not enough to worry.. but still..

whats going on?

2007-12-18 02:41:02 · 9 answers · asked by poptheory 1 in Dental

Whenever I eat the tiniest food, doesn't matter, my stomach "expands". In detail, the whole stomach and intestine zone just gets bigger and bigger and I look like I'm pregnant! How do I stop this? Is there a name to this "thing"? I am terribly sick of it and all my friends and family say I'm fat, which is sooo not true, because when I wake up in the morning I look super slim, I just wish I can keep that figure the whole day. I even had thoughts of not eating for days in order to keep that figure for several days!

Is there a medical name to what's happening to me?
How can I cure this? Medicines, naturally?

please, please, please!!! I am really embarassed of myself looking like this the whole day :(.

2007-12-18 02:40:16 · 5 answers · asked by KK 3 in Other - Diseases

One of the many lines I've seen the anti alt med ppl (ie. Kalos) say is that homeopathy has 0 evidence supporting it in any trials done. I said this was a generalization aimed to suit ones bias, rather than truth, and it's been an ongoing debate.

I was bored so I went to find a study that was ligitimate on homepathy, and this is what I came across

"Homeopathic medicines are high dilutions of natural substances
such as plants, minerals, and animals. In the most significant and
comprehensive review of homeopathic research ever
conducted, The Lancet (September 20, 1997) published a metaanalysis
of 89 blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical
trials and concluded that the homeopathic medicines in the
studies had a 2.45 times greater effect than placebo."
*keep in mind placebo does a decent ammount by itself.

Is that a fabrication, or what are the implications otherwise?

2007-12-18 02:35:50 · 7 answers · asked by Zen Cat 5 in Alternative Medicine

well im 14 and have scoliosis. i have some panic attacks at times but not too often. my head always feels heavy and ill feel like pressure on the back of my head and in ears. i get dizzy a lot and my ears always click (i have symptoms of tmj too), my head sometimes feels like its a baloon floating up and the back of my neck sometimes hurts. im scared to go on stage because i might get dizzy and fall or pass out. when i go to auditrioms and stuff like that ill feel sorta lightheaded . like one time i went to this show and it was really bright i felt weird n off balance like i usually do but once they turned off the lights i felt a little better. (the off balance was gone but the pressure on the back of my head was still there)
so my question is is this tmj, anxiety or something else?
is there any thing i should try to make this stop because its really annoying?
also i have a nuerologist appointment soon so anything that i could suggest as a possibility??
thanks!!!

2007-12-18 02:34:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-12-18 02:30:55 · 46 answers · asked by Turtles 6 in Women's Health

2007-12-18 02:28:53 · 9 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-18 02:26:04 · 6 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Diet & Fitness

2007-12-18 02:25:05 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

I recently received the hospital bill from an emergency visit that required surgery and a brief hospital stay. Let me be clear that the hospital treated us with the utmost professionalism and gave us great care. Unfortunately, like many, we cannot afford insurance and quite frankly the cost of the bill is financially crippling to us. I've contacted the hospital and requested and received an itemized bill. What can I do now? Does anyone know what I can expect when I call them to set up payment arrangements? Is there something I should know that might help me move forward and get my arms around this? Thanks and peace-

2007-12-18 02:21:37 · 10 answers · asked by mjasfvpld 2 in Other - General Health Care

I am in a significant amount of pain. First, my back hurts like a SOB, not sure what I did to it, but I can hardly walk. Also, my hand hurts cause I think I have arthritis. And I am sick with a horrible sore throat. It's just awful.
Here's the problem. When I was pregnant recently (baby born in Sept) I had a problem where I couldn't walk called SPD. It was so painful. It even hurt to sit/lay down. So I was put on painkillers for my almost entire 3rd trimester. Then after the Csection, I took them and then I broke my finger and had to take some. So I developed a dependancy to them. It was awful. The withdrawal was terrible and I felt like a junkie, which I am not and it was a really bad feeling.
So, since I'm in so much pain, worthy of taking a painkiller, should I take some, or would it be opening doors that I don't want to open. If it was only for a few days, would it still be bad?

2007-12-18 02:20:29 · 4 answers · asked by etothej25 1 in Pain & Pain Management