Diseases & Conditions - 27 April 2007

im 32 and ive been like this ever since i can remember, only an operation or constant medication will get rid of it,
just wandering if there are more of me out there, with tissues in our pockets and up our sleeves and all over the house and car, lol

2007-04-27 23:51:17 · 6 answers · asked by ROCKMUM LOVES BOWIE 7 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-04-27 23:10:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Can really mosquito cause us infected with HIV by transmitting blood from people infected with HIV to us?

2007-04-27 23:03:23 · 8 answers · asked by Kumar 1 in STDs

My mum's 43 year old and has chronic kidney disease for the past 14 years. She is healthy and normal. The doctor says she suffers from a kidney infection and hence her kidney has been damaged. Her damage is progressive. For the past 5 years, her BUN level has been around 90 and creatinine around 2.3 to 2.4. Her recent blood test showed that her BUN was still 90 and creatinine increased to 2.8. Her haemoglobin has also decreased to 9.1 from 9.8. The doctor says she is OK as her WBC was low and hence her kidney infection was under control. However, I am scared as I read in the internet that increasing creatinine level shows increasing kidney damage. I am really scared and want to know whether my Mum is OK? I trust the doctor as he has successfully kept my mum's kidney disease under control for 14 years. She has decided to take another blood test 2 days later. But, at what creatinine level is dialysis required? Is my Mum really OK?

2007-04-27 22:40:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I have thought for the last two days that I've had a bad cold. I've had a slight (very slight) fever and I've been feeling all around achy and just yuck. I was reading about sinusitis, and all of my symptoms seem to fit acute sinusitis. I just don't have much pressure around my eyes or cheekbones. I have a mildly bad sore throat and my throat seemed to be a little swollen yesterday but the swelling has gone down. I just woke up from a deep sleep because I could feel blockage in my sinus cavities. This may sound disgusting, but I sort of sucked the mucous from my nose/sinus cavity to spit it out. I don't know the exact term for this action but I'm sure you know what I'm saying. Anyway, a HUGE bloody/green booger came out when I did it, almost like a solid. I feel SO much better now, I feel so relieved and my nose instantly stopped running. Do you think this is what was causing me to be sick since it was blocking? Is this pretty normal? Sound like sinusitis?

2007-04-27 22:13:06 · 2 answers · asked by quikchik77 1 in Respiratory Diseases

I am a 24 year old female. I found knots in my ankle last year and finally went to the doctor in January 07 sent me to an orthopedic surgeon and he gave me a steroid shot. Then two weeks later he gave me a brace to wear for 3 weeks and then wean myself off of it. And if I felt better not to bother coming back. Well I didn't go back. A month and a half later I woke up with a swollen ankle about the size of an apple. I have had no injury that I know of. The doctor at urgent care did a rheumatoid arthritis test and sedimentary test and an ana test. Everything came back negative but the inflammation test was 36 and should have been between 0-10. I wake up with no swelling and it swells throughout the day. Does anyone have any ideas?

2007-04-27 22:09:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I hope it may help others also, who suffers often from hicc-ups ! It may be a major problem for some ! Hope a good suggestion or answers give happy remidy to one and all who suffers from this disease !

Regards !

2007-04-27 21:53:35 · 1 answers · asked by purush p 1 in Other - Diseases

A recent stay in hospital led me to gain possession of my medical notes, on looking through them I found that I apparantly had Kawasaki's disease as a child, I asked my mother about this and she knew nothing about it.
After looking it up I have found that it is a potentially serious childhood illness that someone would be hospitilised for, my mother insists I have never had this disease let alone spent more than an afternoon in any hospital as a child!
I wasn't too bothered about it but she has pointed out that if there is this kind of error in my notes what else could they have got wrong? does anyone know how I can go about investigating this further?

2007-04-27 21:27:22 · 10 answers · asked by Smoochy Poochy 6 in Other - Diseases

2007-04-27 21:01:05 · 8 answers · asked by kirstykat66 2 in Allergies

Our local vaccination clinic advises a pneumonia shot for everybody once every five years. They also charge the earth for it. I read on the internet that the vaccine is just once in a lifetime, except for people who have serious health problems. Which is correct? Thank you.

2007-04-27 20:59:19 · 6 answers · asked by David M 3 in Other - Diseases

She could recognize letters and numbers by the age of two without us helping her, she was slow to walk, and her behavoir as an infant was unusualy mild. She is four now and very "book smart" but, i have wondered about her social skills. She has been in pre-school, dance, and sports but, she has a hard time fitting in because of her behavior. She is always in other kids space. She struggles with conversation and will ask a question over and over. Ex.how old are you? She is having troble with moter skills ex.writing, following directions ex. put the blue sock in the drawer. She still doesn't consistantly play with her sister a year and a half younger than her (who is following directions better than her). She has acted differnt than the children her age???please help.

2007-04-27 20:46:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

It is only on my left side under my jaw line where that lymph node is. It feels like I'm being stabbed and I can't move that side of my body for about thirty seconds and then it goes away. It has been occurring about every 2-3 hours. I obviously know I need to go to the doctor, I was just wondering if anyone has ever experienced this or knows what it could be. Thanks!

2007-04-27 20:18:16 · 1 answers · asked by caitlinelise10 2 in Other - Diseases

what are the ways you can get HIV?

2007-04-27 19:39:34 · 13 answers · asked by Samantha 1 in Infectious Diseases

all of a sudden the left side of my chest hurts really bad! but its not on my chest its right below my chest! and my heart beats really fast and if you ever had this toy and it is filled with some liquid stuff and sometimes it has glitter in it and you can sqeezed it and the thing slips right out of your hand, yeah well if you take that thing and make a bubble with it and make that bubble go in and out, thats what it feels like! is it something really big and to really really worry about that! i'm only 14 years old! i dont want to die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-04-27 19:16:35 · 8 answers · asked by Pink 6 in Other - Diseases

by doing stuff that are homemade...i don't want to buy any product..

2007-04-27 19:15:50 · 1 answers · asked by S4m 2 in Skin Conditions

I was wondering if anyone has gotten cryotherapy (cryo for extremely cold) and how painful it was. If so, did the surrounding tissues inadvertently get burned as well? I had read that sometimes the healthy tissue nearby to the area being treated can get damaged as well. Thanks!

2007-04-27 18:58:25 · 4 answers · asked by jannsody 7 in Skin Conditions

Is there a direct relationship between heart stroke and blood triglyceride levels?

2007-04-27 18:57:21 · 2 answers · asked by tong6224 1 in Heart Diseases

someone is my family has strep throat and i was wondering if the germs left behind on counters etc. can cause flesh eating disease if i get it on a minor cut or accidently cut myself or something.

2007-04-27 18:39:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

Have thick yellow discharge with blood and nerve damage on left side of face with dumbness. Chronic headache, severe throat drainage.

2007-04-27 18:35:27 · 4 answers · asked by judy h 1 in Cancer

2007-04-27 18:32:09 · 2 answers · asked by Natalie 1 in Skin Conditions

if it is true, then what are bile problems? because i never drink....

2007-04-27 18:08:53 · 5 answers · asked by kiss the cook 4 in Other - Diseases

2007-04-27 17:58:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I am struggling to come up with another answer. We see a specialist on Monday, but in the meantime I am beside myself. My 19 month old baby girl has a VERY inflamed knee and is having trouble walking, she also has an unexplainable butterfly pattern rash on her face. All symptoms point to Lupus or Juvenile Arthritis, but PLEASE help ease my mind by coming up with something else it could be.

2007-04-27 17:49:26 · 2 answers · asked by Mommy 3 in Other - Diseases

alright so my face has been breaking out for the past like 3 or 4 months. my mom always yells at me becaue i'm affectionate with my cat like i hug her and she sleeps with me and she cuddles with me. shes in my blankets while i sleep and she sometimes sleeps on my pillow next to me. she says that my cat is causing my face to breakout a lot. and i always told her nooo thats not true but lately i'm thinking that its true. i mean her fur is all over my blankets and pillows, and she always jumps on my lap while im on the computer so i pet her and touch my face and things. but my acne is getting really bad. its embarassing. is it my cat or something else?

2007-04-27 17:41:55 · 8 answers · asked by markp9114 2 in Skin Conditions

2007-04-27 17:39:52 · 5 answers · asked by Blanca G 1 in Allergies

I asked my gyno about a hemorrhoid tag that i've had for a year, and she told me that it won't go away on its own and they only way to get rid of it is surgery. Is this true? It's not painful, but I do feel self-conscious about it.

2007-04-27 17:12:45 · 6 answers · asked by Tammy 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-04-27 16:54:57 · 10 answers · asked by shhhhihh 1 in STDs

2007-04-27 16:18:07 · 1 answers · asked by abc 3 in Skin Conditions

im 11, and my lips which WERE severly chapped, are now making my whole face feel that it's on fire. HELP!!!! Very soon.
I dont know whT TO DO I got stuff from a dermetoligist, and it isnt working.

2007-04-27 16:03:16 · 18 answers · asked by hayhay_unlimited 2 in Skin Conditions

Im trying to get my cousin to quit smoking but he wont so instead i want to find him a cigarette that will hurt him the least.

2007-04-27 15:49:02 · 7 answers · asked by Harry P 1 in Cancer