Diseases & Conditions - 9 September 2006

I have a 7 mo old son and he is brestfed. Before I got pregnant I was going to talk to my doctor about possibly getting medicine for narcolepsy, but with everything going on, it became the last thing on my priority list, but now It's really bad. I find myself sleepy all the time, I am having trouble staying awake and remembering things.What can I do? HELP!

2006-09-09 12:37:23 · 8 answers · asked by Nikke 2 in Other - Diseases

My son recently had surgery (Meckle's Diverticula). This has been stemming since birth and I was wondering if there is any assistance that I can get to help with the medical bills since this is a "birth defect?"

2006-09-09 12:35:08 · 5 answers · asked by baseball mom 1 in Other - Diseases

I have a question for my PSY 150 class, and we have to answer a question about which of our 5 major senses would be most devastating to lose. I said that my vision would be. We have to use an internet source, and I looked for support groups for the blind, but couldn't really find any information. I then decided that I would like to hear about how people and their families deal with someone they love losing their sight. How did that person cope with it? How is your family coping with it? Have their other senses developed more strongly? Are they still able to get around on their own, or do they always need someone with them to help them? Are they more independent?

2006-09-09 12:29:58 · 3 answers · asked by sean's_mom 2 in Other - Diseases

Cah anyone tell me what scabies are how long they can last and what to do for them? I think that i might have them because I have itchy bumps on my hands, arms and legs. Can anyone help?

2006-09-09 12:15:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I went to the doctor when this just started but now it's getting worse. I'm getting reddish bloches on my body. I went to the doctor yesterday and he doctor thinks i may be allergic to amoxicillin but he doesn't know so he's taking me off and putting me back on in 2 weeks to make sure. I just wanted to know if any of you could look at these pictures and tell me if i should be worring a lot about this because he had prescribed 500mg of amoxicillin which is a lot isn't it? I was taking it for a week and just yesterday is when i started getting these red spots. Have any ideas of what is going, is my body doing this because it's getting rid of it or is it because something bad is happening and i need to get medical attention quick?
Thank you so much. Here's the link to the picture so you can see.

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2006-09-09 11:45:18 · 11 answers · asked by dulcenena488 1 in Allergies

What is the most depressing thing about having Type 2 diabetes and living with it and trying to manage it from day to day?

2006-09-09 11:43:41 · 13 answers · asked by nido_tr3s 5 in Diabetes

2006-09-09 11:42:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2006-09-09 11:40:38 · 6 answers · asked by krncat06 1 in Cancer

Is there any company or pharmaceutical/medical group out there reaserching a cure for lycantrophy? Ultratech has scammed me, and I'm beginning to think there there's no hope...

Maybe I should just embrace the wild side and allow insanity to take over... there's no hope for someone like me to reincorporate to society...

2006-09-09 11:25:32 · 7 answers · asked by Sabrewulf 1 in Other - Diseases

i'm a student in college working on a BA in the mean time i have a medical assisant certifcate and looking for a place to work. i worked in a specailist clinic in 2004 before i went off to school. I been working in the medical felid since high school so i have penty of skills for the jobs.

2006-09-09 11:18:56 · 5 answers · asked by newyorkny21 1 in Diabetes

Is this true, and if so, what is this huge rush to find a cure for aids. Maybe we should focus on the cancer?

2006-09-09 11:03:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

I have heard there is going to be a cure for asthma in the near future and being quite a severe asthmatic all my life I would like to volounteer to be a guinea pig. I am 31 so I am quite capable of making such a big decision but if sucsessful it would change my life in a big way. How should I go about it?

2006-09-09 10:10:25 · 14 answers · asked by Claire U.K 3 in Respiratory Diseases

Why is it so important to break the sigma associated with Schizophrenia?

(yeah, i know. not really a disease but a disorder)

2006-09-09 10:09:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

The obvious thing that comes to mind is that many will be saved, but do you honestly think that will happen? I am referring to political affairs and things that would inhibit the chance for millions to live.

2006-09-09 09:59:11 · 8 answers · asked by Pro-Jolie 2 in Other - Diseases

2006-09-09 09:39:42 · 7 answers · asked by athlete719 2 in Cancer

I've been infected with H Pylori for a almost a year. Thats a year of non stop gagging and throwing up everyday. I eradicated the strain with antibiotic treatments, so how come I still have symptoms? Even though H pylori is gone from my system (according to a blood test) I still gag and vomit constantly as if I was still infected. Has anyone had an infection of H pylori this severe? Also how long will these symptoms persist? I will ask my Dr. but I want to hear it from the Yahoo! community.

2006-09-09 09:29:20 · 6 answers · asked by David D 1 in Infectious Diseases

I'm on iron pills but they're really not helping. I have a Dr. appt on Wednesday what else do you think they will have me try?

2006-09-09 09:25:14 · 6 answers · asked by real_sweetheart_76 5 in Other - Diseases

I am 31 and have had bad stomach problems for years now. I have GERD (severe acid reflux). I take Prevacid. I told my situation to the first doctor and he looked quite concerned that my condition was getting worse. He thought I was also anemic and sent me for blood tests. I got the blood test done and have an appointment to see a GI doctor for the first time in my life. I am afraid of what the results will show. Would it be bad if i didn't go and just continued to take Prevacid? Can I die from this condition?

2006-09-09 09:24:01 · 8 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Other - Diseases

I have 1 large white spot and a smaller one on my right eyelid, the small one has been there for a while but the big one i has just arived, will this efect my sight? what is it? and should i pop it? - as it doesn't have a 'head'.
If this is significant i am short sighted and wear glasses.

2006-09-09 09:20:05 · 14 answers · asked by jk447388 2 in Skin Conditions

2006-09-09 09:14:47 · 5 answers · asked by thedecline341 2 in Infectious Diseases

My feet are looking like my hands. I have been getting the same small tiny blisters that grow larger on my feet. Sometimes the blisters cover an entire foot or I would have large and small blisters all over both feet.
I have to use a prescription cream for my hand ezcema called Triamcinolone 0.1% because my doctor found that I was allergic to just about every cream on the market. My doctor told me to use this on my feet. It cleared up and a few weeks later they come back again. I go back to the doctor on Wednesday for a follow-up. I have new shoes, new socks, and new house shoes still the blisters come back.
I have very sensitive skin and products on the market for sensitive skin the doctor found I was allergic to them, too.

If anyone else has this problem, how do you deal with it? Any suggestions that you have used that worked would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!

2006-09-09 09:03:32 · 11 answers · asked by Dottie 6 in Skin Conditions

2006-09-09 08:59:24 · 16 answers · asked by cob32187 2 in STDs

ok, so i heard that the only way to get rid of the blisters is to take the pills that they give you, but is there something that you can use in the meantime? is there a home remidy to get rid of the blisters? i'm in a lot of pain, and the appointment with my doctor isn't for another week. if someone can please help me i would really appreciate it.

2006-09-09 08:59:07 · 6 answers · asked by luvergurl2585 2 in STDs

I work as a receptionist in a local hospital outpatients dept. where I give plain and simple instructions to patients and professional staff. patients e.g. have to be directed to the depts. changing rooms to get undress before a medical staff tends to them when they are seated. Now I will have some stupid idiot asking me should they return back to the reception area after they have gotton undress? Now isn't this stupid or what? I am somebody who sits behind the desk. I simply instruct these patients to wait in the changing room area until they are called by one of the medical team. Almost everyday I encounter some kind of stupid question.

2006-09-09 08:47:32 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2006-09-09 08:47:30 · 4 answers · asked by ♥♥♥GlitterGirl♥♥♥ 1 in Other - Diseases

2006-09-09 08:27:44 · 15 answers · asked by jen h 1 in Cancer

2006-09-09 07:59:04 · 5 answers · asked by mel 1 in Other - Diseases

My parents have been taking me in and out of hospital but we get the same answers from every doctor i go to. I got a fistula for dialysis in 2000 but i never got to use it till 4 months ago and by then it had stoped working and got the one that goes through the neck and comes out through the chest. I go for dialysis two days a week. I rely miss out on a lot of things especaly my school work and i bearly get to hung out with my friends in week ends and especaly school holidays. Doctors tell me i go for dialyis for another 2-3 months till maybe December or January. Is it worth it?? (If you have any advice that may help please do) I will be waiting. Thank you.

2006-09-09 07:43:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

ok i really need some help here. in the beggining of august i had oral w/ a guy right? well about a day later i had noticed big swollem bumps in the back of my throat and small like weird bubblish bumps on the back of my tongue. dude i freaked out!! i got back and my frend took me to a clinic and i got tested for Gonnorhea and Syphilis and both came back negative. so i was happy...well it's half way into sept....AND THEY'RE ARE STILL THERE!!!!!!!!! help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what could it be?!

2006-09-09 07:33:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2006-09-09 07:26:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs