Diseases & Conditions - 19 May 2007

My brother-in-law was recently rushed to the hospital because he was terribly ill which turned out to be some sort of infection and low white blood cell count due to his chemotherapy treatment. He was admitted to the ICU and my sister was told he had a very slim chance of making it, the next day the doctor said 40% of patients in this situation don't make it. Then, 5 days later he was all of a sudden discharged (4 days before the original release date), he still was not eating anything (getting nutrients through IV), was not able to walk to even use the bathroom. He was on morphine as well. My sister went to pick him up and the doctors didn't meet with her and the nurses didn't give her any information, they only told her to go to his regular doctor in a week for a check up. He still had an IV in and they had to ask her to take it out. Dont they usually give you a list of things you need to do? How can they discharge someone who can't eat or walk to the bathroom?

2007-05-19 10:05:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

sometimes when i test my blood sugar, i use my monitor to test it...but sometimes i use the same needle more than once for 4 weeks...is it ok, and sometimes i use the same needle 2 times and then throw it away...is that ok too? please help...i heard that u can die, is it ok....please help me

2007-05-19 09:57:06 · 23 answers · asked by Amy 1 in Diabetes

Any ideas what I might be able to do?

2007-05-19 09:01:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2007-05-19 09:00:43 · 7 answers · asked by Meg 3 in Heart Diseases

I need a really good dermatologists preferably in Taipei, Taichung or Miaoli, Taiwan. I am desperate for a good doctor that can help my eczema. I've tried many treatments and doctors in Dallas and nothing seems to help. I'm visiting Taiwan in June. If you know any please provide the name/address and phone number or website! Thank you!!

2007-05-19 08:38:39 · 1 answers · asked by Akina V 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-05-19 08:21:07 · 7 answers · asked by Meg 3 in Heart Diseases

I was shocked when my latest blood work came back w/my cholesterol at 264. The DR prescribed Vytorin. I am in my 40's, don't drink or smoke. Don't eat red meat or anything fried. Very healthy lifestyle. My DR said it can very well be heredity. This is scaring me to death! Has anyone had choleserol higher than 264?

2007-05-19 08:08:52 · 8 answers · asked by TropyWife 1 in Heart Diseases

Please help me if anyone knows. Im sick right now and i dont know what i have

2007-05-19 08:02:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

2007-05-19 08:01:12 · 2 answers · asked by pseudomonada 1 in Other - Diseases

my husband has lung cancer and will not stop smoking , blames everything and everyone else for his illness especially me. How can I deal with this better.
PS he is on oxygen 24/7

2007-05-19 07:59:43 · 5 answers · asked by Beatrice D 1 in Cancer

2007-05-19 07:53:27 · 3 answers · asked by mor b 1 in Diabetes

My mother (she's 50) has been on Bactrim for several years now due to reoccurent UTI caused by a bladder ulcer. What are the major concerns for taking this over the long term (other than bacteria resistant infections) Also she had an episode of tachycardia (160-172) for an hour and the next day she checked her B/P and it was 86/72. Her pulse is usually in the 60's and her B/P is normally 110/70-ish. Could this have anything to do with her long term Bactrim use? (And yes I already told her to go to the Dr.'s, she is there at this moment...I am just trying to find out for my own information) Thank you everyone who answers.

2007-05-19 07:36:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

im a freshman living in dorms, but i also have the vaccine. last night i got a very very sore throat and a pretty bad runny nose. my head also feels all stuffy, especially my left ear. i woke up this morning and i felt a little better (i usually do when im sick feel better in the morning) but i have a small headache. i dont have stiff neck, sensitivity to light, vomiting etc. i described all my symptoms, im just worried that my symptoms came so quick, and im a little paranoid, this is the first time ive been this sick at college. when should i head to the doctor? we only have emergency room on weekends, and being a pre med student i can understand doctors getting pissed when u go to the er with a cold

2007-05-19 07:30:42 · 3 answers · asked by ukuleleninja e 1 in Infectious Diseases

if yes, will they look as if I didnt have any burns at all?

2007-05-19 07:26:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I'm always bored at school and there are times where i just randomly doodle on my hands/arms. Everyone is always telling em not to do it because it's unhealthy. But I've been doing it since I was a kid and nothing's bad ever happened. I think aside from looking trashy, it's harmless right? I don't know.

2007-05-19 07:25:25 · 27 answers · asked by Lola 2 in Skin Conditions

Does anyone know of a cure for insomnia? (Even a temporary cure will work)

2007-05-19 07:16:27 · 17 answers · asked by copycatninja26 3 in Other - Diseases

I am now 24 years old and my last 2- A1C I have showen protein in my urine, does this mean my kidneys are failing? Or could it be that my Blood sugar was kinda high, it was 141. Please help me understand what is going on

2007-05-19 07:14:20 · 9 answers · asked by Baby Bella's Here- 2/2/10 3 in Diabetes

I had a thrombosed external hemorroid excised/drained in Feb. 2007. I was pregnant at the time and had my baby at end of February. The hemorroid is no longer thrombosed but is still there. I was wondering if anyone out there has had the surgery to remove this? Apparently surgery is one of the few options left to remove an external hemorroid that has persisted after home treatments. Any advice and perspective on this would be appreciated. Thank you!

2007-05-19 06:40:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anon 1 in Other - Diseases

26 years. Why do you think he does this?

2007-05-19 06:39:21 · 10 answers · asked by SCOTTYO 1 in Cancer

I have been out in the sun daily and in the tanning bed a few times and now I have an awful heat rash on the tops of my shoulders and and on my chest. Any suggestions or home remedies that will help are appreciated.

2007-05-19 06:38:47 · 3 answers · asked by angee 2 in Skin Conditions

2007-05-19 06:22:26 · 5 answers · asked by Stacey M 1 in Infectious Diseases

ive known that i have scoliosis for...almost 2 years now. as soon as we found out, i started doin specific exercises..and it got better. a couple of months ago i had some x-rays taken and the angle was 21 degrees . ive been wearing braces for 1 year and a half, i recently had the second one made. im seeing a physician regulary and im in ... rehab, is it? not sure what its called. this lady im doing the exercises with says im gettin better, but every time i look in the mirror it seems worse...i can tell from the curves that are supposed to be equal at the waist line...i dont really know if the new brace is actually helping me in any way. i know the old one pushed so that the spine would be kept in a straight position, but i think this one is built more to keep it as it already is. i believe its gettin worse because my posture is slowly deteriorating as well...ive seen 2 diff doctors and they all say i should be out of the brace,but its worse WITH the brace...

2007-05-19 06:17:40 · 2 answers · asked by Dana M 1 in Other - Diseases

and tourettes?
and Schizophrenia ? and what are the symptoms for all three?
And please don't give these long paragraph answers that you copied and pasted from another website.

2007-05-19 06:16:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Someone very close to me has just shared that his baby of four weeks has been diagnosed with Brachial Plexus Palsy. The baby has no movement on her right arm or hand.

2007-05-19 06:03:48 · 1 answers · asked by maestra 4 in Other - Diseases

2007-05-19 06:02:41 · 3 answers · asked by lana s 7 in Heart Diseases

I asked this question not so long ago, but i think it didnt post. i have what looks like a little ball of skin atached to my inner theigh, i've had it for a few years now, i'm not sure it's a wart, anyone have any idea?

2007-05-19 06:01:21 · 3 answers · asked by Jinx 2 in Skin Conditions

My 2 year old started being sick yesterday morning, ended up doing it about 6 or 7 times during the day, he couldn't keep any food or drink down.

So got the Doctor out who said it was a viral thing, sickness without diarroha, he hasn't got a temperature and he said we should give him 'gastric rest' (no food) so his stomach can settle and he would be OK.

Today he hasn't been sick (but then he has hardly eaten anything), but has slept all day, all he has eaten is a tiny piece of toast.

Obviously we are worried about him, if he is still like it tomorrow we are thinking of getting the Doctor back out.

Has anyone had any similar experiences or have any idea when he will start to feel better?

2007-05-19 05:50:08 · 2 answers · asked by herbs 1 in Other - Diseases

hi everybody!,

i want to give as much as details i can. for a few weeks, i ve feeling different, i had plugged ears but they re gone, but they are ringing soemtimes, i have swollen lymph node on my left side of my neck only not on other areas, i feel funny with my vision like i can see everything just fine but feels funny like i know its not normal. i went to ER twice in a week first visit was when i broke down at work had difficulty breathing and my arms and fingers were seizing up. second one was my left arm going numb and cold. on both visits they found nothing wrong with me. first one labelled me as anxious but i wasnt. second one thinks i have muscle pain in my left shoulder squeezing my nerves. i also feel nauseaous very light one or mild one in and out. i eat well. sometimes i dont feel like myself. i got blood results they were fine. wbc is fine. lymph is ok 3.3 and normal is from 1 to 3.5 i think. i will have ct scan soon and admondial scan too. help!

2007-05-19 05:47:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-05-19 05:45:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

My friend has got this little lump on his scalp. It's no more that 7mm wide, and it looks like its detached, but it very much attached! It's not particulary hard, but whenyou press it it hurts. Also when he tried to pull it off, it bled!
Just wondering if anyone knew what it could be and whether it's worth a trip to the doctors :)
Thanks

2007-05-19 05:44:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions