Diseases & Conditions - 16 July 2006

For about 3 years noe I have been suffering from terrible skin. It just happened overnnight. It started out as a rash on my arm, i went to a doc and he told me it was a tinea and gave me a cream. the rash went away but came back worse every year around winter time. Pretty soon my whole body was affected. Now at age 16 I no longer have a rash but something new. It didnt look like the tinea i previously had, it was like pimple-like things it started out on my thighs and soon spread to my legs and a little on my arms. I then went to another doc who told me it was a folliculitis. I think it is folliculitis I have all the symptons, like there are hairs in the middle of almost all the pimples. She gave me an antiobiotic for 10 days and a referral to a dermatologist. the antibiotic only offered temporary relief as soon as i stopped the pimples were back. So now I am just waiting for my appt with the dermatologist. I want to know what you guys think? has anyone ever had anything like this?

2006-07-16 17:10:55 · 13 answers · asked by M I K E 2 in Skin Conditions

I know someone that have skin disease.,not sure which type it is.He scratches it and it bleeds and theres redness.I never know it if bleeds,but seems like it bled and that cause the redness.

Can it spread from physical contact,while swimming together?
any more details about ,please add.Thanks.

2006-07-16 17:02:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2006-07-16 16:55:29 · 8 answers · asked by Tom 4 in Other - Diseases

I just had a Malignant Melanoma removed and don't have the path results in yet. Anybody else been through this that could offer some insights as to what I am facing?

2006-07-16 16:42:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

mine would b that i don't have lupus

2006-07-16 16:22:45 · 7 answers · asked by jojo 2 in Other - Diseases

and how does it affect your health??

2006-07-16 16:16:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

my armpit hurt, my groin hurt too, i feel weak. 3 weeks ago i go to the doctor and check what happened with my body, he checked my blood, urine, chest xray, thyroid, and the result for hiv-1 a b screen w/refl is non reactive, lymphocites 39.1% etc, should i take test again for hiv? how do i know if i have diabetes?

2006-07-16 16:11:57 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2006-07-16 16:10:08 · 16 answers · asked by meme 1 in Infectious Diseases

if you have hepatitis c does your right abdominal hurt like every day and also does cigarettes taste different and food tastes bland

2006-07-16 15:57:24 · 8 answers · asked by slipknot 1 in Infectious Diseases

Hello,
I was wondering if anyone might know what is wrong with me. I have been having really bad breathing problems. I will be fine then all of a sudden i can't breathe and I need to sit down. I see black spots and feel lightheaded when I get up.Sometimes it makes me feel sick to my stomach. Also, when this happens I yawn alot. Is this asthma or something?? Thanks so much.!

2006-07-16 15:46:15 · 4 answers · asked by britney 1 in Respiratory Diseases

2006-07-16 15:43:37 · 10 answers · asked by wwwdot 1 in Skin Conditions

2006-07-16 15:41:21 · 22 answers · asked by javabug61 2 in Cancer

told radio/chemo no use. no ongoing treatment ,told to come back when i start getting short of breath any other symptoms i should expect oncologist really hard to understand dont know when this will start to happen feel good but losing weight.

2006-07-16 15:37:13 · 5 answers · asked by daz021060 1 in Cancer

2006-07-16 15:20:57 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Yes I ask alot of silly questions and give a lot of silly answers but I am being serious here.

I have hearing loss with tinutitis in one ear. I also wonder if it has had some personality effects...hard to say because I have had depression/anxiety issues all my life.

Anyway...your experiences???

2006-07-16 15:10:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I tend to hyperventilate when I take walks or attempt physical exercise. I was wondering if anyone could tell me why. I am usually not bothered by this if I am walking short distances such as back and forth to the mailbox, but if I walk maybe 2 or 3 blocks, it seems to become a problem. I have noticed that it generally starts with an erratic heartbeat followed by a sensation of fear and then the hyperventilation. Sometimes, however, the hyperventilation precedes the erratic heartbeat. I am in my mid fifties and am currently taking 280mg. of Inderal a day for the erratic heartbeat, but the drug just doesn't seem to completely control it. Also, I take drugs for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and an anxiety disorder. The problem with the erratic heartbeat began in my late twenties and has plagued me ever since. Lately, the hyperventilation / erratic heartbeat seem to have worsened. It is reaching a point where it is hampering my life and making things unpleasant and difficult.

2006-07-16 15:07:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

No CUTE answers please. (ie; kids-hair'combs & clothes etc) Everyone knows that.Thanks! I'm talking about, Where do they originate from? ie; trees, grass,water animals etc.?

2006-07-16 14:44:47 · 7 answers · asked by teri 2 in Skin Conditions

I did smoke for a while but have now stopped

2006-07-16 14:35:33 · 10 answers · asked by UNIVERSAL BLOKE 1 in Other - Diseases

hey ok i have a question: i havent been sleeping well lately and last night well this is what happened...u know when ur heart goes bump bump, bump bump, bump bump? well last night i had palpitations and it went bump bump, bummmmmmmmmp bump...like there was a bump which was so long that it took my breath away...and just thinking about it gives me palpitations...any advice..PS I DONT HAVE INSURANCE

2006-07-16 14:34:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

when smokers have a hole in their throat that they breathe out of, what is that hole called?

2006-07-16 14:11:28 · 15 answers · asked by GivinTakinKnowin 2 in Respiratory Diseases

Hey all, just wondering if there are any home diagnostic kits to test for diabetes. I'm not sure if I have diabetes but it runs on one side of the family. I just recently graduated from college so since I'm off my student insurance plan now, I don't want to go running to my doctor for everything. If there are, any recommendations? Thanks!

2006-07-16 14:02:21 · 9 answers · asked by chocolatesareyummy 2 in Diabetes

2006-07-16 14:01:48 · 2 answers · asked by Ronar V 1 in Other - Diseases

Can one get AIDS by injesting(eating) infected blood or food contanimated with blood that has HiV

2006-07-16 13:47:08 · 11 answers · asked by oyearun 4 in Infectious Diseases

2006-07-16 13:46:38 · 6 answers · asked by Paul P 2 in Heart Diseases

I haven't had a drive in years, and I am worried about my hubby. He is faithful, but I feel bad. I try, I really do...but it doesn't always work out.
I have unofficially been diagnosed with M.S., I am awaiting the official word.
Please, serious answers only. The situation is upsetting as it is. Thanks!

2006-07-16 13:41:42 · 4 answers · asked by Gothic Martha™ 6 in Other - Diseases

2006-07-16 13:35:42 · 30 answers · asked by Finane K 1 in Infectious Diseases

What are your opinions on service users returning from hospital to a Nursing Home with MRSA ?

2006-07-16 13:21:37 · 9 answers · asked by Gill 2 in Infectious Diseases

This is part question, part rant, but my mother had breast cancer surgery a few months ago and just completed radiation therapy. She has to take a medication for five years. She has red hair and is fair skinned and freckled. She announced to me she wanted to come to my pool today (96 degrees and not a cloud in the sky!) but couldn't reach me and so now she wants to come down and get in my tanning bed. I politely asked her if she was out of her mind. She then started carrying on about how it doesn't matter and they (the doctors) want her to get some sun, etc. And when I didn't go along with her, she started saying it didn't matter if she lives or dies anyway, so what's the difference. I finally told her, "You are irrational, and I cannot have this conversation with you. I have to hang up. Goodbye." I'm sure I will never hear the end of this. Please tell me I'm not nuts. Is she in any position to be getting in a tanning bed or sitting in the blistering sun?!

2006-07-16 13:08:59 · 15 answers · asked by Rvn 5 in Cancer

2006-07-16 12:50:26 · 12 answers · asked by Larry 4 in Infectious Diseases

For the past three years ive been having post nasal drip it just wont stop. I seen my doctor twice and he just keeps putting me on nasal spray and claritan. My nose is constantly stuffed and i always feel like i have something in the back of my throat. I have a bad taste in my mouth and a bad smell in my nose. When i blow my nose i always smell something smelly, i dont know if its my boogers or nose but it stinks. Its giving me bad breath too. That bad taste is always there in the back of my mouth. The bad breath is the worse even if i dont talk it still smells, people are always twiching there noses and exhaling heavily whenever passing by me and it makes me really mad im tired of this stuffy nose, post nasal drip, and bad breath. I cant even spend the night at anyones house or sit close to people including friends. I'll just stink up the place. Im only 18 and need this problem stopped i want to live my life comfortably. So please HELP!!!!!

2006-07-16 12:23:19 · 10 answers · asked by John 2 in Allergies