Diseases & Conditions - 29 September 2007

is there any alternative to angiogram im having extra beats and chest pain and 2 beta blockers havnt worked so my cardiologist has mentioned going for an angiogram next and im only 21 and i really prefer not going through this procedure so i was wondering if there is another test thats is safer and less unpleasant that can show the same things?

2007-09-29 08:19:24 · 5 answers · asked by iamloco724 1 in Heart Diseases

So tonight I was talking to a friend who has a severe form of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome....and she saw the way that my joints are, and how "flexible" I am and how strechy my skin is. So she commented on the possibility of me being a hypermobile.
I went to the HMS website and got 9/9 on the beighton[sp?] test.
[that consisted of me seeing if I could extend my elbows and knees beyond what was considered normal, pulling my fingers back, touching the floor with my palms [without bending my knees], etc...]
5 out of 7 days of the week, I experience joint pain [in my back, knees, fingers]
I just told my aunt [who is a nurse] about it, and she shrugged it off saying "All the women in our family can do that".
Which is funny because It's HEREDITARY.

so...any doctors out there that can confirm or dismiss my suspicions?
what should I do?

2007-09-29 08:12:05 · 1 answers · asked by Neener 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-09-29 08:09:17 · 3 answers · asked by â?¥~JulieGISon®~â?¥ 1 in Other - Diseases

I know a healthy average blood pressure is 120/80. Should I be concerned if about blood pressure of 102/74?? Is there a such thing as your blood pressure being to low?

2007-09-29 08:06:42 · 8 answers · asked by Wise_Dragonfly 1 in Heart Diseases

So yeah. In my french class Jacy told me his mom had a talk with him and his mom said that herpes gives you warts. And I though... dosent herpes just gives you marks on your face or genitile areas? Or dose it give you a wart as well.

And by the way, I asked him dosent it just gives you marks? And he said it gives you warts.

2007-09-29 08:01:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

2007-09-29 07:50:33 · 1 answers · asked by AgirlnamedAng 2 in Other - Diseases

My wife is to have a angiagram via the main artery in the neck has anyone else had this done ? it is so the consultant can examine the right side of the heart

2007-09-29 07:36:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-09-29 07:19:48 · 3 answers · asked by samm44601 1 in Infectious Diseases

I just need to know more about it. I am a mother of 3 kids.. So i don't always have time to sit. if someone could help me out. thank you

2007-09-29 06:23:11 · 2 answers · asked by smolleken 1 in Other - Diseases

Do I have to avoid all furniture from a household that had a cat or can I just vacuum the sofa throughly to remove the cat dander? If I just sit near my daughter after she has held a cat, I have a reaction. I don't even have to see the cat.

2007-09-29 06:19:13 · 3 answers · asked by pennypincher 7 in Allergies

ok so me and my dad are doing are family tree thing, and we found a death certificate for my great great great uncle, that died in 1937, and it said the cause of death but we can barely make it out and i looked some more on it and it said it was found in a physical exam, so i was wondering if you people would help me find a list of medical diseases found in physical exams,

oh and by the way its something like pont but thats the only thing i can make out of it. thanks!

2007-09-29 05:12:28 · 6 answers · asked by *♥Loveable♥* 2 in Other - Diseases

Im 26 years old and I have a Congenital Heart Defect, VSD.can I posibly have a baby? Im not having a boyfriend now because Im afraid I cannot give birth.Pls help me about it.Can I be happier?

2007-09-29 05:08:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-09-29 04:38:19 · 15 answers · asked by ? 1 in Other - Diseases

Ok so, I went to the doctors back in June, when this problem first started, and he said that I dont have herpes. He said its just some rash. But recently I just started to get a bump and a scab type thing on my penis? But the thing is, its not what herpes looks like? Ive also had a reaction to detergent lately and it caused my whole body to itch, so im not sure if that could be a part of it? Ughhh. What do you guys think?

2007-09-29 04:12:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Try to be short with this. I was diagnosed in June 2002 that i had Pulmonary Fibrosis and that i would need a double lung transplant. At this time i went on portable oxygen tanks to help me breathe. Feb 2003 i was transplanted for the lungs. March 27 i was released from the hospital. June 1 2003 i went back to work. From that date on i have had numerouse problems freom the transplant as well as other organ damage because of the medicines. I have chronic kidney failure which according to all my doctors is whats causing all the other ailments i am having because my kidneys arent working like they should. They have cause me to have neuropathy in my hands and feet but i am NOT eligible for a kidney transplant because the doctors say my lungs wont hold up for any type of major suregery, plus they have stated that there is no way they will re-transplant me at all because my body is basically torn up from the meds i am taking. ANYWAY i am currently still working for the fed govt but i have to go out this year on med disability because there is no way i can now perform my job because of my lungs and kidney and heart disease. What i want to know is: do i or did i qualify for ANY type of disability from any agency during that time frame. I am still considered to be disabled according to the doctors because of the health problems now, plus i use oxygen again as a result of my lungs failing again, this time its called "broncholitis obliterans" and there is no cure for it except the transplant that i cant have. I was told by some outsiders that i still would or should be qualified for some form of social security from the very first day until now june 2002 until present even though i still work. One of my wifes co-workers had a kidney transplant and the ssa recognized it and they pay her TODAY a monthly check and she is working full time. They told me that lungs were not recognized in the medicare or social security guides or rules. Now am i entitled to any thing at all while i am still working...THANKS...Tony

2007-09-29 04:10:03 · 2 answers · asked by rigged2 1 in Respiratory Diseases

I only have a few pimples but they really bother me and I want them to go away.

2007-09-29 03:56:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

how long it take to show up on test how many months u have to go

2007-09-29 03:33:17 · 2 answers · asked by Rob C 1 in Infectious Diseases

my dad's cancer is a little smaller size of a baseball and he is all doped up and has restraints on him and can someone tell me how you can get intestinal cancer and how long do u live thru that? The DR said they cant take anymore of the cancer out or he will not have no more stomach to digest food....can u pls tell me everything you know about intestinal cancer....thanx to anyone....

2007-09-29 03:24:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

I have Osteoarthritis in my feet. I currently work in a factory and have been there for about a month and a half. I have had arthritis for 4 years now and im struggling at work. I find im leaning my weight onto my heals because my toes hurt so much. Even on weekends when im not at work and walk to the shops or anything i find im in to much pian. Im on Glucosamine and anti-inflamitry tabkets Movalis. I have seen a podiatrist and he wrapped my feet in bandages but its not helping much.
What should i do..?

2007-09-29 02:37:21 · 3 answers · asked by ஐButterfly Effectஐ 5 in Other - Diseases

Around Metro Atlanta, there is a pre-season flu going around and I have it. I have tried Vicks VapoRub and cough drops. Any other suggestions?

2007-09-29 02:34:01 · 10 answers · asked by ga_tx_1992 4 in Infectious Diseases

He read in a health manual that it could mean that a liver problem was excreting too much bile and causing that dark colour.
Is that correct?

2007-09-29 02:28:24 · 21 answers · asked by Montgomery B 4 in Other - Diseases

Back, to work in the School and sure enough I have a cold. How can I prevent spreading it to the rest of my family?

2007-09-29 02:25:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

i am a 19 year old girl and i think i have a minor alergy to alcohol. for example when i drink beer my whole mouth including my tongue and throat go numb and i feel intoxicated when i havent had that much to drink after only 1 or 2 beer, also the next morning i will have stomache cramps and be constantly in the bathroom but not like a hangover because no headaches or nausea, and not enough alcohol consumed for a hangover. where as i can drink as much vodka as i want without having this effect and it takes me much more alcohol to get drunk.

do you think the numbness and cramps mean a minor allergy to alcohol?

2007-09-29 01:36:42 · 8 answers · asked by shallan a 1 in Allergies

I have a relative who has been hospitalized a dozen times during the past four months. Throwing up bile continuously. Numerous tests. No answers. They have lost 50 pounds and can't eat. The doctors keep wanting to do more tests, but they can't because of the throwing up. They have no gall bladder, stones, cancer, growths, ect... My relative is giving up. Anybody know of anyone who has gone through this?

2007-09-29 00:56:31 · 4 answers · asked by Mrs.Blessed 7 in Other - Diseases