Diseases & Conditions - 6 May 2007

I have gone tanning a few times over the past week or so. A few days after the last session I started to get a little sore on the left side of my buttocks by my tailbone. It is HOT and now the size of a silver dollar with a few white areas in the middle. Could this be Staph? Or am I just being paranoid? These beds are not properly sanitized. They are using baby wipes! I have attached a link to the photos. Serious answers are greatly appreciated.

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2007-05-06 15:30:14 · 7 answers · asked by Misti 3 in Skin Conditions

2007-05-06 15:20:16 · 3 answers · asked by nekobie s 1 in Diabetes

ok, so i have a lisp, and it's been bothering me for as long as i can remember. the kind of lisp i have involves trouble producing an "S" sound (as in sock, sandal, suitcase, etc) but not "sh" words like shoe, shine, etc. i say anything w/ that "S" sound through my nose, which is why it sounds terrible. actually its been sounding better over the years (i'm 19 now), but i get comments on it every so often. 2 different speech therapists that i had from 1st through 6th grade didn't help at all and only made it worse, as my teachers, parents, and myself could see that they we're just trying to replace it by making me talk w/ a different lisp! so is there anything i can do about it, because it's probably a direct cause of not having any self esteem or friends in college... thanks in advance!

2007-05-06 15:17:09 · 9 answers · asked by thejimmorrison 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-05-06 15:12:50 · 1 answers · asked by Mrs. Fuzzy Bottoms 7 in Other - Diseases

2007-05-06 15:05:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I have been using proactiv for about a month now and it is clearing up everywhere except for my forehead. is this because i wear a du-rag most of the time (at least 5 or 6 hrs a day) or is it just puberty? i don't wear du-rags because of my hair i wear it because i am self conscious of my acne on my forehead. help!

2007-05-06 15:03:35 · 13 answers · asked by tiger b 1 in Skin Conditions

If you end up taking an over the counter medicine for your alergies and it says adults take one or two every 12 hours and you only take one and over an hour later you are still sneezing should you take another (limit 4 in 24)?

2007-05-06 15:03:18 · 3 answers · asked by bails 2 in Allergies

explain in easy words please

2007-05-06 14:54:17 · 1 answers · asked by Adam 1 in Other - Diseases

can primaquine or quinine sulphate be prescribed as follow up therapy after alpha beta artither in pv malarial cases? if not what will be the therapy

2007-05-06 14:48:18 · 1 answers · asked by amitabh s 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-05-06 14:28:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2007-05-06 14:25:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I'm dating an amazing guy, succesful about to retire at the age of 32. we go out and I have a great time. I feel so good around him. he has brought me around his circle of friemds and even though he is so busy lets me know he is thinking of me. the problem is i have hsv II. I told him because i felt our relationship is scalating. is not fair to sleep with him without lettign him know my situation. I care about him i feel we compliment each other. I told him and he freaked out. he said that's a serious thing and that he needs to look more into it, research, to help him learn more about it to educate him. is the first time i'm actually out dating again after being betrayed by my ex and i'm so scared. I feel good I told him and he said he was going to get back to me after been well informed and that he feels the same about me that he admires how i handled it and how positive i am about my situation. i'm wating for his response, should i just think it's done or be optimistic?

2007-05-06 13:43:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

i haven't been entirely faithful through our whole relationship of 5 years, but it takes about 6weeks-8months for warts to show up, and i've been faithful during that period. He claims he hasn't cheated on me. Is he full of it, or could I have gotten it somewhere else?

the older i've gotten the less risk i've taken and the more faithful i've been. i'm surprised that now i have warts. i suspect him.

2007-05-06 13:39:55 · 7 answers · asked by Loon-A-TiK 4 in STDs

just curious I started doing it today, my main problem is probably blackheads more then white heads(id love to have perfectly gleaming skin) but they are on my cheeks and nose, will this help?

2007-05-06 13:09:34 · 1 answers · asked by jamie` s 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-05-06 13:07:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I think I have an eating disorder. I feel immsense guilt if I eat anything bad and then throw it up. Or if I dont do that I eat very little and exercise religously...

I am afraid to tell my husband, and I dont know what to do....

2007-05-06 13:05:19 · 28 answers · asked by Jersey Girl 86 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-05-06 12:57:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I am on Metformin/Glucophage. I have been getting 2-3 severe legs cramps per night around my ankles, and calfs so severe that I have to get out of bed and walk around. Could this be a side effect of the glucophage? I have been taking it for six weeks now. Anything that could help the cramps. My legs are still sore.

2007-05-06 12:48:50 · 5 answers · asked by TennesseeGirl 2 in Diabetes

can you get it from drinking after people who are already infected??

2007-05-06 12:46:17 · 2 answers · asked by <3_*~kiLLeR_kiSsEr~*_<3 2 in STDs

i just had a recent ear infection from a cold and took azithromycin tablets, it was the five day thing and the pain went away but they kept ringing. i didn't do anything about it and thought it would go away but it didnt. this was a couple weeks ago and now they r ringing much louder and its keeping me awake at night. i've been getting3-4hrs of sleep now. i havent had any cold/alergies. i am going to the doctor tomarrow but is there a way i can get rid of it on my own?

2007-05-06 12:41:20 · 5 answers · asked by xX_lexmac_Xx 2 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-05-06 12:38:30 · 1 answers · asked by pantheralley 1 in Other - Diseases

How long should I expect him to live at this rate? He had total hepatic system/ liver failure 2 years ago this Oct - barely lived - in Hosp 16 days.Last October he had a siezure from withdrawal - he started drinking 24 beers every 2 wks - that I know about - He should not drink at all but says he isn't him if he can't have a beer. I am beside myself finding he is stashing beer in the trunk of his car, & other really cute places around the house. HELP!! I am deeply hurt seeing him commit suicide this way...he does not really want to live anymore since he can't do what he used to...where we live there is little or no support at all, our kids have grown & his boys are in their own worlds. I have been with him throughout this ordeal & it's been a really rough ride for us both. I love him & won't leave him, but his Dr.Jeckle & Mr.Hyde personality is tearing me apart & he remembers only what he wants to remember. He is on blood pressure/2 dif diuretic meds & pantaloc.Lorazapam too

2007-05-06 12:22:40 · 6 answers · asked by Lazy Dynamite 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-05-06 12:21:55 · 8 answers · asked by Daxatthemax 1 in Respiratory Diseases

what could this be?

no vomiting or diarriah. lethargy, needing to lie down - finding being upright exhausting and increasing the nausia. some improvement after 24 hours.

2007-05-06 12:06:23 · 2 answers · asked by noodle 3 in Other - Diseases

i have a huge scars on my legs from a wreck i had in 2002.
its really bugging me because it is so visible and people will always ask what happened.
its very hard to talk about so i want the scars gone...
what can i do to make this 5 year old scar dissappear

2007-05-06 11:48:22 · 1 answers · asked by kae♥ 2 in Skin Conditions

, would there be a great deal of ADH in the blood or very little?

2007-05-06 11:39:48 · 1 answers · asked by Joanna J 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-05-06 11:11:14 · 5 answers · asked by arismommi 1 in Infectious Diseases

Dumb question, I know, but why is it that gay people contract aids more often than straight people?

2007-05-06 11:07:21 · 6 answers · asked by Nick L 1 in STDs

2007-05-06 10:59:40 · 11 answers · asked by john 1 in STDs

I've had battles with gout off and on for a couple of years. I don't know why but the attacks always get worse when the weather warms up even a little bit. I never have an attack in the winter. I quit drinking so that should help. I haven't seen anything about drinking soda but I swear that when I drink soda my gout gets real bad. I can't take antiinflammatory drugs and this other medicine I've taken in the past takes the pain away but makes me sicker than a dog. The only thing that seems to help is cherry juice but I can only find it at the health food store for like $16 and it only lasts a couple of weeks. The cababage leaf thing was nasty and didn't do anything for my foot. I've had gout so bad I couldn't even walk from my car to the pharmacy to get my medicine. My question is what else works? Do I have to drink the actual cherry juice or could I take some sort of capsule? If you've had gout what has worked for you to prevent or cure the symptoms?

2007-05-06 10:46:28 · 5 answers · asked by wickedsoxf4n 1 in Other - Diseases