Health - 31 December 2007

I'm a pretty healthy gal (age 30), can run 1 hour without breaking a sweat, and have no known health problems (or history thereof). The one thing that bugs me lately are my knees -- they're stiff and sore during the winter and I get these weird tiny black-purple bruises (1cm) along the kneecap that don't hurt. I've heard leukemia does that to people, but again, I feel pretty healthy. Any clues? My doctors can't explain it and tell me not to worry. I don't trust one of them because he seriously misdiagnosed a friend whose health is now screwed for life.

2007-12-31 13:36:20 · 5 answers · asked by Adele 2 in Skin Conditions

...I am referring to single women, who either go to sperm banks or adopt. As in women who don't want to be married, but want to have children. I would like everyones input on this, positive or negative. Thanks!

2007-12-31 13:35:20 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

during the gulf war my dad severely injured by a bomb blast, he survived but many of his friends were killed and dying around him and these last few nights he's been having very violent dreams often ending up either hitting himself or the wall and he shouts out really bad things and goes really crazy. last night i decided to go see what he was doing and he jumped up grabbed me and started shouting you ******* killed them and hit me in the head but in still in a state of dreaming. its getting worse and he is getting really depressed about it one for dreaming about his friends and 2 for hitting me.

does anyone know why these last few days hes been acting like this as it happened many years ago and how to sort it

2007-12-31 13:32:56 · 18 answers · asked by Capodastaro 5 in Mental Health

2007-12-31 13:32:00 · 4 answers · asked by RubyTee 3 in Diet & Fitness

what happens during one? what do they do? does it hurt? what do you wear? HELP PLEASE

2007-12-31 13:28:31 · 16 answers · asked by kassee_lynae 1 in Women's Health

today and yesterday i thought my period was over because there was almost no blood in the night or morning but then always around 6:00 pm ( i take a shower then) it just comes gushing out. what is the cause of this? is it normal?

2007-12-31 13:25:01 · 3 answers · asked by Fran Y 1 in Women's Health

I was on the Depo shot for 4 years. I have been off of the shot for 10 months now. Has anyone else experience side effects after stopping the shot? I've gained about 20lbs and starting having anixiety attacks. Anyone else's experience's would be apprieciated.

2007-12-31 13:24:13 · 3 answers · asked by nicknateky 2 in Women's Health

Ok i know you can get pregnant if your on your period, but if its your first time and ur on your period, could you still get pregnant?

Im asking this because my first time i was on my period (yes i know gross) anyways i was maybe 2 days into my period and after it i stoped and i didnt have my period untill like a month and 2 weeks later and when i did it was real lumpy and heavy.

What could have happend?? im just really concerned and asking anybody in here what could have happend
plz help and than you.

2007-12-31 13:23:34 · 5 answers · asked by Christina K 2 in Women's Health

my skin feels very rough and looks very blotchy. in the corners of my nose it is very red and rough there too! HELP! thankyou

2007-12-31 13:22:28 · 4 answers · asked by Taylor 2 in Skin Conditions

Mine was 20lbs and still losing! isnt it great that you dont have to rely on anyone but yourself to lose weight and it's free!

2007-12-31 13:19:05 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

its in the movie superbas and they say it. Does anyone what it means?

2007-12-31 13:17:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

2007-12-31 13:16:15 · 12 answers · asked by brainiak95 1 in Other - Diseases

What are some ways you cope with panic/anxiety attacks (besides meds?)

I know there's a pressure point on your wrist that's supposed to release anxiety. Is that true?

2007-12-31 13:13:20 · 13 answers · asked by Katertot 3 in Mental Health

She's 45, and she has a fever of 102.0 degrees. It began at 99.9 this morning, and so my mom took some alieve, and it went back to normal. now its 102.0 and im worried because she doesnt want to go see a doctor. Is there something i can do?

Symptoms: fever, she says she feels cold, stuffy runny nose, no vomiting, backpain still? im not sure, but i think so and i think thats it.

The night before she was okay. She started to have backpain and felt sick at 4 am, but didnt get a fever till around 11 am.

Is there something i can do?

2007-12-31 13:12:10 · 8 answers · asked by ebbi™ 3 in Infectious Diseases

my temperature is just a hair under 99. but my normal is 98.6 or lower. I feel like I have a fever, my throat is sore and I have no appetite. I have alternated between being hot and having the chills. Can you get a fever when you are starting to come down w/ a cold? Its new years eve and I have company over. but this rlly sucks

2007-12-31 13:05:14 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

2007-12-31 13:05:04 · 4 answers · asked by sue2000gy 1 in Pain & Pain Management

For the past, maybe 2 weeks, I have been experiencing extreme dryness in my face ( mostly cheeks) where the skin will actually get so dry that it flakes off looking almost as if it were sunburn, only it is not. It is just dryness. I don't scratch it even though it does itch.... and I have been trying moisturizers to keep it from drying... Im just not sure what to do in terms of curing this???
I think it might be from the really cold weather because the same thing happened last year to me, although never before, and it eventually went away, but Id like to find a way to clear this up quickly and prevent it from happening next year.
Any ideas? and have you had this happen? If so, how did you stop this?



Thanks. =)

2007-12-31 13:04:36 · 7 answers · asked by ☮Neo-Hippie 2 in Skin Conditions

Can someone please tell me if there's a quick way to get my skin pink again? I don't like being yellow.

2007-12-31 13:04:06 · 18 answers · asked by Neon 4 in Skin Conditions

i want to get put on it but my mom doesn't

2007-12-31 13:03:41 · 9 answers · asked by chosking92 1 in Women's Health

my throat had been hurting all day. I took my temperature and it came out to about 99 degrees. I didn't see any blisters on the back of my throat though. Do you think i'm getting a cold or have strep throat?

2007-12-31 12:57:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

aside from Facilities...

and Why ?

2007-12-31 12:55:58 · 7 answers · asked by cathy d 1 in Diet & Fitness

so i poop after EVERYTHING i eat no matter what it is.. lyke i juss ate dinner @ 5:50 and i already went to the bathroom, normal? sometimes i see things in the bowel as well like red tissue, white seseame seeds, and now tiny black specs.. the poo is kinda soft and a lil watery not much(sry 2 b graphic) and im a lil nerveous suffered stomach pain(left side) 4 almost a year now and still no answers its gotten better except 4 now!! any ideas on what it could b? (parasites i would b loosing weight and im not, except recently bc im constantly pooping) and i didnt eat anything with seseame seeds @ all PLZ HELP!! im 2 young!!(19) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2007-12-31 12:47:44 · 45 answers · asked by Just Smile :) 2 in Other - Diseases

um hi,
this is hard to explain but yeh here i go.
my girlfriend is on the pill, has been for 3 months now,
just recently we had sex, i have used condoms in the past but we wanted something new so we tried with out for like 3-5 min then we got scared so i put a condom on. but now its 4 days later nd she started takin the sugar pill about 3 days ago nd she has no signs of her period coming.
we went to go and get the morning after pill but it was like 48 hrs after so the pecentage of it working is 50-50%.
for the last few nights we both havent been able to get to sleep nd its just driving us insane waiting, oh nd we did a pregnancy test nd it showed up negative, but that was 2 days after.
can she be pregnant??
what has casued this??
is there any advice that anyone can giveus?
thank you

2007-12-31 12:41:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I love coffee.

2007-12-31 12:40:34 · 17 answers · asked by susan 1 in Diet & Fitness

thank you everybody for the help

2007-12-31 12:39:33 · 8 answers · asked by horace 1 in Heart Diseases

i am getting addicted to this site, i'm finding i'm on it more and more these days, is there a cure?

i know before you all say it I NEED A LIFE, lol

2007-12-31 12:39:26 · 13 answers · asked by Qqq 4 in Other - Health

I just wanted to know is sleep automatic? Meaning, will you fall asleep at some point if you are sleep deprived. Is there a chance that you may never fall asleep again? I know it sounds like a stupid question, lol.

2007-12-31 12:36:14 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-12-31 12:25:56 · 17 answers · asked by Padre HBN 2 in Men's Health

Is it normal to feel this way on New Year's Eve? Should I FORCE myself to go out and party?

2007-12-31 12:22:34 · 10 answers · asked by Solvinia 2 in Mental Health

My girlfriend has back trouble after she fell off a horse a few years ago , and she saw a chiropractor who said she had verterbrae slippage or spondylolisthesis in the lumbar region. She recently saw a spine specialist who took x-rays and she actually had retro-spondylosisthesis, meaning instead of the 2 vertebra not lined up and pressing inward, they were pressing outward at the weak point. I looked up the word in a couple of medical books and couldn't find anything like this diagnosis or description. Anybody familiar with it or does it go by another word?

2007-12-31 12:22:12 · 4 answers · asked by holacarinados 4 in Other - Diseases