Diseases & Conditions - 23 August 2007

My grandmother Sonia has cancer. I dont know what t do. I didnt expect it. I was sleeping in the back seat of the car and I woke when my mom was crying and explaining to the other people in the car what happened. She lives across the US from us. She was eating lunch with some friends and her face started melting. So they rushed her to the hospital, and they checked her and she has lung and brain cancer. She has 2 tumors in her brain and one in her heart. I'm praying that she will be ok. She sounds fine on the phone, bacause she is in the hospital. She is going through a few more tests right now and the doctors all ready said they know what they want to do with her surgery wise. I'm pretty sure she will be ok but I am so stressed out. If she doesnt doesnt make it out of surgery or if she does, she maybe cant fly out to visit anymore. The part the tumors attacked was her memory so if you say something to her she takes about 10 sec to respond and cant remember things.Helpful answers plz!

2007-08-23 11:26:22 · 6 answers · asked by *Natalie.* :P 5 in Cancer

my little sister (she's 21) just called and told me that she has herpes. She is very depressed and she feels like everything is happening to her (she already has HPV i think thats it). I feel so sad and sorry for her.
Can you guys please offer me some advice to give her cause I really love my sister and I hate to see her hurt. What can I say to make her feel better

2007-08-23 10:50:50 · 13 answers · asked by CuriousStacy 4 in STDs

Okay so my dad was diagnosed with Colon cancer a year and a half ago. He immedietly had 95% of his large intestine taken out. After the surgery we were all waiting for him to pass gas. This means that the stomach is working. It took two weeks for this to happen. His stomach almost didn't start working and we almost had to put him on a feeding tube.

He has to go in for another surgery to get a colonoscopy bag because he had to stop radiation due to it was making his lining too thin. His wbc's are too low for chemo.

He is almost refusing surgery because he refuses to live a life on a feeding tube. The doctor said that there is a 80 % chance his stomach won't start up.My dad is only 50 and I need him around.

Is there other treatments besides radiation or chemo? What are the chances of his stomach starting back up after surgery..
How does a feeding tube work? can you drink?

I am running out of options and know very little about this.
Any information is helpful.

2007-08-23 10:46:31 · 1 answers · asked by MrsMilich 1 in Cancer

ok i jus started to hav real dark poo. i am currently sick...im thinkin its a cold (a bit of fever, headache, low energy, whole body jus feels weak). could i get dark poo bcuz im sick? im not sure if i ate too much iron (i dont think so) and im not takin any medicine or anything. should i go to the doc? and how soon? if it is a bleeding ulcer then is this real dangerous for my health? will it require sugery?

2007-08-23 10:35:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

WHAT causes diabetes because some ppl say that is just a myth. plz give me a good answer and will this cause diabetes... drinking 3 cans of soda everyday> well almost everyday like 1-3 cans a day...mostly one though.

2007-08-23 10:34:24 · 12 answers · asked by Team.aLeX 3 in Diabetes

2007-08-23 10:28:02 · 3 answers · asked by pain 1 in Other - Diseases

So I have pinkeye but my doctor thinks it might be a virus, so if its not cleared up by Monday then I have to go back to the doctor. He also said it might be herpes. So can you get herpes by just kissing someone or making out with someone? Or do you just get herpes by sexual contact?

2007-08-23 10:27:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Is their a way to eliminate moles without surgery?

2007-08-23 10:26:48 · 7 answers · asked by tripleateam 2 in Skin Conditions

Can a blood test determine osteosarcoma?

2007-08-23 10:17:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

kevin is 17 teen, i am 16 teen and i really dont know why he keeps on fighting with me prop. bec he in a wheelchair, and when he talks to me he always sared when he talks to me last nite he is fighting with me saying why dont u say love you like all the time and kiss me i said i do always kiss you you dont kiss back then he says i might have cancer he yell at me this last nite i dont kno why we fight i love his guy but i feel like breaking up with him...but i cant bec he might be sick and i love him but we fight like all the time today he told he taking all kind of testes see if he have cancer ....just now like little bit ago he called me saying I HAVE CANCER I LOVE YOU i told him i will be with you alway and he like what ? i said wait what u mean what he siad i am sick u saying i might be with you i siad i dint said that see we fight like all the time what can i do how can i do to stop it ? and what can i do?- i cant see him die ? he told me today he loves me:)

2007-08-23 10:14:41 · 6 answers · asked by me 1 in Cancer

(and dont answer something like "heck I'm already good looking")

2007-08-23 10:13:46 · 5 answers · asked by UnicornPuke 3 in Other - Diseases

I have to have a mammogram and sonogram and I'm kind of freaking out. Breast cancer doesn't seem to be a problem in my family as far as I know... what other possibilities could it be and what will they have to do?

2007-08-23 10:08:43 · 10 answers · asked by tris 1 in Cancer

i just had surgery on my mouth. i have to take ibuprofen. ive taken it before, but im scared ill be allergic to it. is it possible to gain an allergy to a pill in a very short amount of time?

2007-08-23 10:07:20 · 6 answers · asked by . 2 in Allergies

Call me an idealistic fool, but ever since Elizabeth Edwards revealed her cancer recurrance was now "incurable", I've been confused. How can ANY cancer be called "incurable" in this day and age, where clinical trials are available everywhere? Also, what does "treatable but incurable" really mean? Will she still evetually die of her disease?

I know of folks who were told they were TERMINAL, so since they had nothing to lose, they enrolled in trials that carried some risk, but also a chance at cure. And some WERE cured! Is Elizabeth even considering enrolling in a trial? It seems she too, has nothing to lose, if her cancer truly is considered incurable by "regular" doctors (i.e. those not researching trials).

ALSO, what about Lance Armstrong? His testicular cancer metastisized to his liver, lungs and even his brain!! That basically wrote him off as DEAD -- but look at how many years he's been cancer-free!

Now you see why Elizabeth's statement doesn't make sense to me. Your thoughts?

2007-08-23 09:51:47 · 9 answers · asked by scary shari 5 in Cancer

2007-08-23 09:38:51 · 5 answers · asked by Nonni 1 in Other - Diseases

My 51yo wife (of 30+ years) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes about a year and a half ago. She has to inject herself 3x a day. She is tired about 85% of the time. She gets hellatious mood swings. She sometimes cries at the drop of the hat.

I am really trying hard to be supportive but am not sure of just how much more abuse (abuse might be too harsh a word but that is how I sometimes feel) I can put up with.

Ever since her diabetic attack (I had to take her to the ER, her blood level was 575) she gets confused easily, has an extremely hard time staying focused, she also has a hard time paying attention.

What I want to know is this:
Is there a support group I can contact for husbands (or just family members)?

Is there anyone (hub or wife) near our ages and circumstances that I can talk to?

We don't know anyone personally that has type1 that we can talk to.

My email is cb865@comcast.net Please write me (or answer here) if you think you might be able to help.

thx

2007-08-23 09:37:44 · 15 answers · asked by click865 4 in Diabetes

2007-08-23 09:34:25 · 8 answers · asked by brandan 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-08-23 09:24:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

I had acne on my neck and their arms wrapped around my neck.

Serious answers only. Thank you and have a great day!

2007-08-23 09:22:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I know a water softener is soposed to help make the water nice and soft etc but can it also dry out skin...it is salt so I would think it could make skin itch and hair dry out. Are the salt chemicals(pellets) bad for you especially if the salt also has the rust remover in it?....

2007-08-23 09:04:56 · 1 answers · asked by lizr 2 in Skin Conditions

2007-08-23 09:03:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

How do I get rid of my AIDS?

Magic Johnson gave it to me.

2007-08-23 09:01:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

i am asking information on the sideeffects of the meds called mitrazapines, why is it hard with difficulty getting motivated in the mornings , i take them early suppertime and i still can feel the effects in the morning. so does any qualified or experiencing the same effects on this particular med if so what are some suggestions i would love to hear what people have to say

2007-08-23 08:48:08 · 1 answers · asked by 77junglesoldier 1 in Respiratory Diseases

Does anyone out there have experience or knowledge of a cardiology test called "Myocardia Perfusion Imaging". Are there any short term or long term side effects of this procedure? I am aware that the procedure involves introducing radioactive substance into the heart.

2007-08-23 08:38:29 · 2 answers · asked by jamesawild 2 in Heart Diseases

Many days, I will sneeze violently 4-6 times in a row. I may not sneeze at all for the rest of the day. Or, I may sneeze hard 2-4 times in a single day. It doesn't depend on the month or weather conditions. I don't live in a dusty apartment, and I've never been known to be allergic to anything.

Is this an allergy?

One last question that I've been curious about for a long time: many years ago, I woke up and immediately smelled a strong scent of vinegar in the air. My dad used to clean the coffee maker with vinegar so I figured he had been running it (the steam carried the smell all around the house). To my surprise, he hadn't done anything. Everyone was still asleep. However, I smelled vinegar for most of that day, and couldn't put my contacts in because my eyes burned when I tried.

This never happened again. Could it have been a one day allergy that my body learned to defeat?

2007-08-23 08:36:16 · 8 answers · asked by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 in Allergies

before i got my herpes i noticed that my husband had a small blister on his penis is that where i could have gotten it from? We had only been together for a short time when i got them and it had been close to 2 years prior to that that i had been with someone. i'd like to know if that's a possiblity of where i got them from. and can i ever have a normal sex life again, and since i got them my sexual drive is down could that be the reason?

2007-08-23 08:36:12 · 12 answers · asked by karensl47 1 in STDs

2007-08-23 08:31:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I went to the beach with a friend and we were outside for maybe 2-3 hours. When we got back inside I noticed I was sunburned and it wasn't a big deal but the next morning the whole rightside of my head was swollen and it looks horrible it's all read and there is blister type things everywehre and now it is all flaky. Please tell how long it will take to heal and what I can do to make it heal faster.

2007-08-23 08:23:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2007-08-23 08:21:38 · 4 answers · asked by Gooch 1 in Skin Conditions

I was wondering if anyone had links for side effects or could tell me side effects of it? My brother has an abdominal cancer but its spread to other areas and their doing radiation treatment to a tumor on his hip. He can even walk or barely move now after 4 treatments.

2007-08-23 08:17:38 · 4 answers · asked by Indiana Raven 6 in Cancer