Diseases & Conditions - 6 August 2007

please please help

2007-08-06 22:50:49 · 6 answers · asked by Austin R 1 in Skin Conditions

Is it true that people with hyperthyroidism have difficulty gaining weight, and that people with hypothyroidism have difficulty losing weight, despite being on the correct medication?

2007-08-06 22:43:00 · 10 answers · asked by Cool Tapes 2 in Other - Diseases

Example: When a nurs take the blood from a people who infected HIV and that blood was drop down on the floor in laboratory. So how long can HIV alive?

2007-08-06 22:12:34 · 1 answers · asked by Boroath B 1 in STDs

The boils are filled with some fluid and looks transparent.When consulted a doctor he said it is some infection. But I still doubt if it is something else.He also runs temperature which reduces with a dose of paracetamal drops and is back after 5 to 6 hours.Please specify how chicken pox rashes looks like and suggest how to treat him.

2007-08-06 21:59:58 · 8 answers · asked by Pinkyblue 1 in Skin Conditions

Okay fellow skincare experts i face a terrible problem here. I'm having red pimple or rather pimples and mild acne cases growing on my neck and my chest. How do i clear them? For example, i do have some acnes and pimples on my face and what i did was to wash it regularly and apply medication, toner etc. prescribed by my doctor and my beautician. But can i apply my medication and stuff that is supposed to be used on my face to my chest and neck?!

2007-08-06 21:58:06 · 2 answers · asked by Nickel Hair 2 in Skin Conditions

Whether the sugar in fasting on morning and evening are same?

2007-08-06 21:32:26 · 9 answers · asked by aditajit 1 in Diabetes

2007-08-06 21:05:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

I have a snoring problem my girlfriends hate it when I stay the night.They say I snore really loud but say I am breathing through my nose and not sleeping on my back.Ive always had a snoring problem.So is there anyway to help stop or at least soften the snoring down.I dont have the time and finances to go to a sleep clinic yet so some temporary fixes would be great thanks in advance

2007-08-06 20:51:11 · 5 answers · asked by demonik6_6_6 2 in Respiratory Diseases

Every summer I get dry, white and flaky patches of skin on my upper arms. I thought it was due to the sun, but even in the winter season they're still present. Can someone tell me how I could rid of these horrible spots?

2007-08-06 20:43:55 · 3 answers · asked by HeatherMarie♥ 2 in Skin Conditions

ok i know what kind of answers i will get for this one but oh well. i am 19 and am addicted to painkillers(vicodin,percocet,anything codene). i started taking them when i was 13..my first time taking them i took 3 and i did that everyday for a long time after a while i could not feel it so i just kept upping it untill it was at my worst which was 25..one of my friends made me go to see someone and i have been off of it for 4 months but when i quit painkillers i started using ephedrine quite heavily to give myself a boost and that has gotten bad ...i dont kno what i am really asking.. i dont want to go to rehab b/c i start college soon and if i quit cold turkey with ephedrine like i did with painkillers i will have nothing to replace it with...anyone had a situation like this or have any advice...i know i need to quit..my father died of painkiller overdose and im not stupid and i know im heading down the same path...so helpful advice..

2007-08-06 20:17:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-08-06 20:06:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I have heart disease and am on medication, and I just recently read that if you exercise on a regular basis, your heart disease can improve, but it also said that if you stop exercising, your heart disease will get worse.

2007-08-06 19:25:58 · 5 answers · asked by hippiechick 3 in Heart Diseases

my 90 year old grandmother had a routine check up last month. they found a lump on her breast so they sent her for further testing. last week we found out she in fact has breast cancer. the doctor is talking about removing her breast. she is taking it a lot better then any of us are. she says " well im 90 years old i have never really had any serious illness in my life and i have lived one hell of a life (her words ok), im ok with what has happen to me". she is so brave. i want to be just as brave. i have one of the closest families that i know. my grandparents are over all the time. we all do everything together. when im home that is. im deployed to japan right now and it kills me that i can't be home to spend time with her and my family. im scared im going to get a call you know those calls people pray they will never get. im scared and keeping it all in. i know that not good. but what else can i do?this is just one of the many stressful situations i have to deal with while deployed

2007-08-06 19:08:13 · 4 answers · asked by adrik c 3 in Cancer

Do the patient feel relief? Nausea? Nothing? Are there any delayed reactions? (Not talking about disease here.. just.. anything a person who receives blood might experience that the average person isn't aware of?). Do they feel stronger or lethargic? Is there any acclimation period when you take in a stranger's blood?

Someone in the Religion and Spirituality board mentioned their spouse was sick for over a week each time they took a blood transfusion. In your experience, is this statement an exaggeration about the effects of having a blood transfusion? Or could it be he was sick to begin with and recovering better than he would've without a transfusion?

I'm honestly curious. I've never had a blood transfusion and for most of my life having one was religiously taboo. Any information you have to share would be appreciated

2007-08-06 18:58:21 · 5 answers · asked by PediC 5 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-06 18:52:22 · 5 answers · asked by Ouchie 1 in Heart Diseases

Help. I'm a college student who has tried everything from pain management to chiropractic to orthopedic to physical therapy.

2007-08-06 18:48:05 · 3 answers · asked by alyciamariet 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-06 18:37:57 · 15 answers · asked by jamie w 1 in Diabetes

ive never had sex or sexual contact

2007-08-06 18:18:09 · 6 answers · asked by manuel_gutierrez24 1 in STDs

Do you get any symptons/reactions when you get a TB test on the first day?
Feeling sick, dizzy?
I had mine today, and there is no sign of anything at the sight that the needle was injected.
Is this a good thing?

2007-08-06 18:05:08 · 5 answers · asked by Mom of 2 great boys 7 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-08-06 17:58:38 · 5 answers · asked by sgt.morgan 2 in Other - Diseases

I've had acne for 5 years, and it has been bad for the past 2 years. I tried Clean & Clear, Proactive, and Clearasil. They all did a little, but would stop working after a few weeks. Now I wash my face when ever it is oily (aout every 5 hours). I determine if it is oily enough to wash by wiping my finger on my nose and seeing if the oil if on my finger. I use a face wash once a day.

2007-08-06 17:57:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

After 2 heart attacks that left my heart severally damaged 2yrs ago I feel healthy most of the time I do pretty good most times but I do have bad day's My life styles a little less than perfect I drink alot sometimes not often though I smoke cannibis alot always So why do the DR.'s say I'm not that well

2007-08-06 17:42:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

What is it that it atacks and is it a disease an std or what.and how can you tell if you have Meningitis

2007-08-06 17:21:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-08-06 17:20:26 · 4 answers · asked by Pat R 1 in Diabetes

2007-08-06 17:14:52 · 8 answers · asked by Piccolo B 1 in Cancer

2007-08-06 16:48:09 · 7 answers · asked by star3 1 in Cancer

a disease that makes your heart beat slow down that it makes you seem that you are dead?

2007-08-06 16:12:36 · 2 answers · asked by RICK T 1 in Heart Diseases

I know I have to go to the doctor but I'm kinda sacared and don't want to wait to get to him to have at least an idea of what's happening. I don't eat a lot of greasy foods since I don't go to fastfoods or eat any red meat but I do eat a lot sweet foods. I am a bit overweight but not obese; it's like 15 pounds overweight and I'm 17 years old. I don't excercise much but I am not completely sedentary since I dance but just for a few monts; september-november and january-april. My grandmother did suffer from taquichardies but I don't know of anyone else suffering from any other heart disease in my family. I am a completely healthy person who has never suffered from anything and doesn't get sick often. What happens is it beats fast for like 2 seconds and then it goes back to normal; I don't feel dizzy or with blurred sight or any other symptom except for the beating of my heart in my chest, which is really uncomfortable.

2007-08-06 16:04:23 · 11 answers · asked by CG 2 in Heart Diseases

And are the odds less if a guy does not ejaculate inside you?

2007-08-06 15:58:24 · 5 answers · asked by kelly825782003 1 in STDs

I went to my doctor recently and asked if he could check me for hormonal imbalances. I was having heart palpitations, shortness of breath, tired, non-existent sex drive, dry skin, and not really losing weight despite months of working out and dieting. I have always been very thin..after moving to Indiana and having my second child I started having some weird symptoms like the dry skin and no sex drive. Any way..my TSH was high..they told me it was 2.9 and the high end of the range is 2.6? so they have me on 50mcg of levothyroxine.
I have several questions...has anyone ever had issues with a high tsh count and then had things go back to normal? any chance I am not stuck with medication the rest of my life. Also..I have heard nightmares of gaining 30 pounds after taking this med. It took me the last year to lose 15...I REALLY don't want to gain anymore. Between the medicine and the hypothyroidism is it even possible that I will ever be my normal weight again? How is life with Hypo?

2007-08-06 15:54:11 · 43 answers · asked by Farah G 3 in Other - Diseases