Diseases & Conditions - 14 August 2007

Last night, my roommate had a friend over for tea and it got really late. Our roommate policy is that no boys can spend the night. So she told him to leave and he refused. When she started yelling at him, he agreed to be driven home. When they were walking to the car, my roommate called me when I was asleep saying that her friend was acting funny. He claimed that he suffered from grand mal seizures. She didn't know what to do so we all walked back inside. When we got inside he started spasming and he kept asking for his muscle spasm medication. Now I don't remember what it was called. But I ground up a tablet and dissolved it in water and made him drink it. Five seconds later he stopped shaking and he said he was fine. My question is... was he faking it? Can you tell the difference between a fake or real grand mal seizure? He also claims he has some sort of rare cancer. I don't know.

2007-08-14 11:00:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

My daughter has tiny patches of rash on random parts of her body. They are all smaller than a dime in diameter, with tiny little bumps. If they itch, I haven't seen her scratching, so I don't know. She has one on her collarbone, one on her tummy, her elbow, her thigh and her ankle. 2 are pink, 2 white, 1 is mixed. Now I think she may be getting more. Very strange. Any ideas?

2007-08-14 10:48:00 · 16 answers · asked by Lulu 1 in Skin Conditions

combined with anal fissures

2007-08-14 10:43:07 · 2 answers · asked by Canchito 1 in Other - Diseases

If a guy eats a girl out who has genital herpes will he get it on his mouth or tounge or wat?

2007-08-14 10:41:19 · 11 answers · asked by Emily 1 in STDs

i excersice 3-4 days a week, and i have already lost 76 lbs, but i am stuck. i need help!

2007-08-14 10:13:40 · 14 answers · asked by teresa k 1 in Diabetes

im 16 and im not sexually active. i wipe properly front to back but every year i get them twice. why?

2007-08-14 10:09:45 · 3 answers · asked by ltcmchick 2 in STDs

So a while ago my doc told me I have Psoriasis,and at first i was sad,but ive learned to deal with it.Its getting better and slowly leaving. I read that Psoriasis can make ur Lymphnodes infected[which ive already seen my doc b4 about] it was from black hair dye[which i now kno im allergic to] SO.........after all that when my Psoriosis does breakout on my skalp 4 of my lymps swell then go away in a few weeks. I have now read up about Hodgkins,n it says that the most common sign is the swellin nodes,however they say they r painless n sometimes mine r painful. I recently had bloodwork done and all was clear.If i had Hodgekins the cells would have shown up right? Im worried.I know i shouldnt be and im probably just worrying myself over nothing. Can someone just tell me their thoughts please? Thank You

2007-08-14 10:08:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

I was gettin my physical for fall sports and the nurse asked me if I was nervous because my heart was racing! Shes says I may have anemea because I get blood clots and I'm always COLD! I've been checking my HR and its usually around 107-111, something around there, now i don't know if its normal or not because well i don't know what the average HR is? any thoughts?

2007-08-14 10:05:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

Recent bloodwork (with pregnancy) says I am A - . I am adopted and have access to some birth records (from 1968), which say I was A + but that my birth mother was negative. Does it sound like the records I have are incorrect or like my Rh status has changed?

2007-08-14 10:00:09 · 6 answers · asked by birdsis 1 in Other - Diseases

My dad has cancer..help me..how do u deal with this?!

2007-08-14 09:54:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

2007-08-14 09:36:23 · 5 answers · asked by Doobie Sister 5 in Other - Diseases

My husband , whom I believe contacted lyme
disease last year, has had a heck of a time getting diagnosed. Tests for lyme are very bed and only test positive for around 5% of patients who are actually positive for the disease. His Lyme tests were neg. and the Dr.'s just want to say that he didn't have it . I have studied probably 100 hours trying to figure out what was going on with him. I believe he has Lyme. The only other condition that resembles his is Fibromyalgia.He was almost paralyzed at first. He did get the Dr.s to go ahead and treat with antibiotics. He is much improved but not 100%.The question he has is to those who have experienced Fibromyalgia or Lyme disease... Did your muscles feel like they were swelling in lumps and stinging, stinging, stinging? I put it that way because that's how he described it. Not like a constant sting but sting,stop,sting,stop,sting, stop?

2007-08-14 09:35:47 · 7 answers · asked by BERT 6 in Other - Diseases

For the past month I have been feeling a " flutter " sensation in the middle of my chest right above where my ribs end. It has only happened when i'm sitting down. I'm thirteen and i also sometimes experiance trobbing pain in my left shoulder area, it only stays for a couple seconds. ( could just be growing pains )

when i stand up i get light headed.
I dont drink caffine by the way.

could this be a proublem or am i just paraniod ?

2007-08-14 09:29:38 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Heart Diseases

i was out at the park all day today cuz my car battery just died in my brand new truck but any way ive been having this pain im my lower back scince about last night and today after my battery died i really had to take a p*** i just got home bout an hour ago and tried to go but could'nt ive been on the toilet for about half an hour trying to pee but cant my lower back still hurts now but the urge to go has gone away quite a bit and dont know why scince i haven gone scince last night i can also feel a slight pressure inside my low belly. im 19 if you need to know

2007-08-14 09:23:22 · 3 answers · asked by SumDumName 1 in Other - Diseases

What do you think? 1994 Researchers discovered the cancer stem cell in AML (leukemia). Other researchers did not believe it. Since then, about 15 cancers have been found to have cancer stem cells. Now the cancer stem cell is the cell that produces the cancer cell. Treatments for the last 30-40 years target only the cancer cells, missing the stem cell altogether. This may be why you get complete remissions in cancer (no cancer cells), but then the cancer returns because the cancer stem cell remains to regrow the cancer cells. Research is proving this out at Stanford, U Toronto, U Mich. and Hopkins. Yet other research centers and doctors have not picked up on this idea. This is akin to malpractice perhaps. Clinical trials will be coming out to target the cancer stem cells, and if you get some cures, then there will be a complete shift in thinking. Too bad it has taken 40 years.

2007-08-14 09:00:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

Symptoms include seizures, headaches, nausea

2007-08-14 08:39:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-08-14 08:33:42 · 1 answers · asked by juan s 1 in STDs

What are others means of diagnosis of heart damage, besides conventional methods? as my doctors intends to proceed further investigation.

2007-08-14 08:22:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

In the past 10 months I've had Thyroid CA and surgeries and radiation, cuz it matastiszed. Now I'm wondering since Thyroid is a hormone, will other hormone areas get CA? What are the odds?

2007-08-14 08:11:04 · 3 answers · asked by kramer 3 in Cancer

2007-08-14 08:08:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

I threw up about 2 hours ago. There was a worm in it that was about 4 inches long, transpaetn white color, and looked like a spaghetti noddle. I thought only cats and dogs got these. Should i just call my doctor, or go to the ER?

2007-08-14 07:59:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

he was diagnosed with it today what kind of changes can he make to maybe even reverse it

2007-08-14 07:57:35 · 5 answers · asked by junebug4881 2 in STDs

Over the past month and a half, I've noticed that i have been getting sore throats and earaches on and off, so i finally went to the doctor yesterday. He said my lymph nodes were swollen, the insides of my ears were swollen and fluid-filled, and the inside of my nose is red. He said its a virus, because the rapid strep test came up negative. I just find it weird that if its a little virus that its lasted over a month...is that normal. could it be mono? should i be worried? what happens if my ears dont drain? Could it be tonsil cancer?

2007-08-14 07:47:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-08-14 07:07:11 · 5 answers · asked by RoC 1 in Respiratory Diseases

it also feels like there was a lot of weight over both my shoulders. It felt horrible to the point where I was going to pass out. But I did not because I just stuck with it until I got home and rest. I sorta just slept it off and felt a lot better. Not sure what it was. But this is the second time I had this experience. Does anyone know what this is that I am feeling? Your suggestions are much appreciated.

2007-08-14 07:04:04 · 8 answers · asked by Aump 1 in Respiratory Diseases

I've been very stresed out lately due to school and for the past month I've been having shortness of breath. I'm not wheezing or anything, I just can't seem to inhale completely and I get a little dizzy when I stand up. I am a 21 female, healthy and active, with no known heart/valve/lung issues. Could this be related to stress? If so, when will it go away?

2007-08-14 07:02:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

It's been killing me, and the salicylic acid products I've found so far don't seem to be doing too much.

2007-08-14 06:50:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I have had what I think is sleep paralysis about three times during my lifetime. I was wondering if I what I experienced if similar to what others experienced.

2007-08-14 06:50:15 · 2 answers · asked by rachel 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-14 06:37:14 · 5 answers · asked by jo 2 in Other - Diseases

what should i do if a person that have a diabetes pass out???... what should i do if its to low or high,????...cuz my aunt have it and the pastors wife and i'm alway around them and my aunt show me something but just to scared to do it if it really happen

2007-08-14 06:32:45 · 8 answers · asked by Mz Ind 2 in Diabetes