Diseases & Conditions - 17 September 2006

last march i went to doc with suspected chest infection and they noticed my heart rate was fast. i was admitted into hospital and all test were done nothing was found. i get chest tightness and palpatations esp on exertion. walking up stairs, exercise stressfull situations all set my heart racing. the rate often goes up to 170 even without exertion.i get tired and dizzy from this and i seem to always pick up illness's easily. what can i do?

2006-09-17 12:50:28 · 5 answers · asked by BreeBree 1 in Heart Diseases

2006-09-17 12:49:20 · 5 answers · asked by ap8430 1 in Cancer

My husband is type 2 and he is only 45 years old and they have him on so many meds for his condition. I am afraid he is going to wind up dying from overmedication like his grandmother did. She was also type 2 and on too many meds and her heart just gave out one day. I feel that the doctor is just dosing him because of the pharmaceutical companies give them a kickback prescribing these drugs. Serious answers only please.

2006-09-17 12:36:49 · 27 answers · asked by hazeleyedbeauty1967 6 in Diabetes

This happens sometimes after two years and some times after five years. I had an accident 25 years ago. When I came out of the car I felt a sharp pain in my left arm as if the arm was broken. However I did not have any physical wounds. I had this sensation recently after 7 year lasting about 3 seconds.

2006-09-17 12:17:18 · 7 answers · asked by annewetey44 1 in Heart Diseases

I love pizza especially from this one place but I just got diagnosed with Diabetes type 1 and i have no idea about how many slices I can have.

2006-09-17 12:15:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

i can be sitting down/laying down then when i get up i feel dizzy everything gets dark and i get a headache that happens every time i sit down ......also i almost all the time have a head ache ....and ill get these i dont exactly know what they are .. like red blotches over my chest and body ...can any one tell me what that is or is symptoms of ...

2006-09-17 12:10:11 · 13 answers · asked by status_sweet 1 in Other - Diseases

my condition first started in my feet/ankle area. and later on, there were probably just one or two on my legs (below knee cap and above the ankles). then, they started to appear on my arms near the bicep/tricep area and now they're appearing on my shoulders and back. they're red, pimple like, and theyre not itchy. i went to the doctor and he said it must be my skin allergic to something. so he prescribed me 2 things: tiamcinolone acetonide cream .1% 80g and loratadine usp, 10mg antihistamine. i've been on these things for like 2 weeks and i dunno if they're working. do you guys have any clue what condition i may be having? thanks.

2006-09-17 12:09:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

The emails that I an receiving are going to my hotmail address and it is coming from a yahoo email. The email address is
a234r55@yahoo.com. they are very disturbing and are starting to scare me. What can you do about them?

2006-09-17 12:07:14 · 13 answers · asked by clang38 1 in STDs

Where can I go to find the general stages of cancer. ACS tells me nothing.

2006-09-17 12:04:32 · 5 answers · asked by ThisMachineIsObsolete 3 in Cancer

Is there any way you can get gential herpies even if you use a condom? Also what if later on down the road you wanna have a baby but that person has GH Is there any way around not getting it but being able to have a baby with them with that person?

2006-09-17 11:56:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

this happend to me 2 weeks ago, i fiished work and went to a friends party with my bf.I had a bacardi and coke i dont drink very often and drinking doesnt really suit me as my arms and legs start to ache and i go all red,anyway iwas sipping it quite fast and started to feel a bit tipsy but suddenly i couldnt feel my legs much and started to shake and my mouth too so i locked myself in the loo with my bf and drank as much water as i could but the shaking wouldnt stop and i started to cry and couldnt think clearly he took me home and it slowely went but was still shaky the next day...what happend to me? i was so scared...no one spiked my drink were all best friends. I hadnt taken any pills only my contraceptive pill and in the mornin i take vitamins could this have been an allergic reaction?or a panick attack?

2006-09-17 11:53:14 · 16 answers · asked by tes86 1 in Allergies

I have noticed in the Cosopt website (http://www.cosopt.com), that
they are producing 10 ml of Cosopt fluids in bottles instead of the
usual 5 ml, which it was mentioned that they are discontinuing the 5 ml bottles. When will they start distributing the 10 ml bottles in
pharmacies?
The pharmacy I go to (Walgreens) still have the 5 ml Cosopt
bottles, since I use the medication prescriped by my eye doctor.....so that's why I was wondering.
Thanks to anyone who can answer, in advance. :)

2006-09-17 11:47:49 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

IF YOU HAVE BEEN WHAT DID YOU DO TO HELP IT AND WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THIS DISEASE

2006-09-17 11:33:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2006-09-17 11:07:39 · 2 answers · asked by unattached67 2 in Other - Diseases

2006-09-17 11:03:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I asked this a little while ago, but I think that I was not clear enough. I just saw a documentary about World Health Organization doctors treating an ebola epidemic in Africa. After the first wave of infection and death, there were a few infected villagers who pulled thru and recovered. When there was a smaller secondary outbreak, some of the doctors did transfusions from the survivors to the new cases. And all the transfusion receipients survived. Why can't this technique be used to cure any disease, as long as their is one person who has overcome it?
I am not refering to a full blood replacement, but rather the normal transfusion of a few pints from the disease survivor to the currently infected. And I am not asking if this would be a good panacea technique, but rather if it could work for some infectious diseases that we have no better treatments for.

2006-09-17 10:51:16 · 5 answers · asked by juicy_wishun 6 in Infectious Diseases

with bad breath hi drools alot as well its all todo with is disablity that he carnt help the dr thinks is may be a oral thursh its just not nice having a son with bad breath the school have noitced it aswell but outher than thay he is a lovley 12 year old boy

2006-09-17 10:46:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2006-09-17 10:41:37 · 2 answers · asked by zainab m 1 in Other - Diseases

Only other symptoms are breathing difficulities & intermittent chest pain in thorax (mid-chest, in between breast area) region. Normal systolic range is 98-115, but is now 146-150 consistently, with different gauges/monitors. Increase was all-of-a-sudden, not a gradual rise over time.

Pulmonary Function Test recently completed but no results yet. Tech did tell me my expiration readings were bad, but did not improve after nebulizer.

2006-09-17 10:41:35 · 3 answers · asked by coffeepleasenosugar 4 in Other - Diseases

2006-09-17 10:36:09 · 5 answers · asked by dubpilot 1 in Diabetes

I am trying to find out whether self inflicted stress in an attempt to explain how our body function through the use of science has resulted in humans loosing sleep and thus loss of " Health "

2006-09-17 10:30:43 · 8 answers · asked by roy 1 in STDs

an ongoing issue that can be diagnosed and treated or is it something that is only a symptom during a distinct illness or body trauma? I am not referring to yawning, I am wondering if this is a possible affliction that one can have and needs to be daignosed like low blood sugar?

2006-09-17 10:27:41 · 9 answers · asked by sweet pea 3 in Respiratory Diseases

2006-09-17 10:17:33 · 19 answers · asked by intriguedtravel 3 in Heart Diseases

I would like to make a test, just so that I know. I don't think that I have it as I have been careful, most of the times, and that's the reason..."most of the times" not "every time".
I am very scared of results... and the waiting time.
I know it is the right thing to do, I just can't take the mental strain.

2006-09-17 10:13:19 · 15 answers · asked by Wednesday 3 in Other - Diseases

Hi. I have a friend who has, on two occassions, coughed up blood. She is not bulemic or anorexic, and as far as she knows, is healthy. She has no other symptoms or pain, but this is the 2nd time that it has happened. She also tells me that it is more than a few teaspoons when she does cough it up. We're in college, and the Medical Services Office is closed today. It opens tomorrow at 8 AM. Should she just wait until tomorrow morning, or should we go to the emergency room? I don't want anythingto happen to her.

2006-09-17 10:12:28 · 33 answers · asked by unfguy2006 2 in Respiratory Diseases

2006-09-17 09:55:53 · 24 answers · asked by roy 1 in STDs

Like a site to look it up on for the questions that I have while waiting to get to the doc for it, I'd like to ask pertainent questions about this
"condition"...
any help would be appreciated, Thank you

2006-09-17 09:19:32 · 9 answers · asked by 00 2 in Cancer

2006-09-17 09:18:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Confirmed by mammogram and U/S. Externally Isoechoic in heterogeneously dense breasts. It has partially defined/obsured microlobulated margins. Internal echostructure is homogeneous and hypoechoic relative to adipose tissue. It's 9mm and in the anterior region of the right breast at 12 0'clock position. I had a hysterectomy at age 25. My mother had ovarian cancer at age 26. I also have been tested for the "cancer gene" and do have it. I am 33 years old with 4 children. Have had a 15 pound weight loss this month (135 down to 120). I have had vague symptoms of cancer for 3 years now and have been treated for fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome for years. Can all of these things still add up to be nothing? HELP!!!!!

2006-09-17 09:11:23 · 8 answers · asked by timothybradley 1 in Cancer

2006-09-17 09:10:51 · 12 answers · asked by DAN 1 in STDs