Diseases & Conditions - 13 October 2007

Think about it if sneezing from a cold you get sick so would it be the same? Just curious...I know not every one you see is infected with HIV/STD. I was curious to see if this would be true if this virus/bacteria can affect you. Its kinda like bodily fluid, right? Help me with this weird question....

2007-10-13 09:38:27 · 13 answers · asked by smiles 6 in STDs

I've been on meds for about 5 days now for a UTI and was starting to feel better but last night I started getting awful flank pain that kept me awake and when I don't have the sharp pains I have a dull ache and nausea. The sharp pains only last a few seconds at a time but are awful. I'm wondering if my meds aren't working and this is becoming a kidney infection? I don't have a fever but I feel sick and I've been peeing so much its driving me nuts. Does this sound like a kidney infection? I think I need to see my doc again on monday.

2007-10-13 09:34:21 · 7 answers · asked by Panda 7 in Other - Diseases

I dont have like alot of pimples, but just on my chin.
I wash my face twice everyday (once in the morning, once at night) and i still get them.
What can i do to keep my face pimple free?!

2007-10-13 09:32:20 · 6 answers · asked by i love my bike 2 in Skin Conditions

I have not been feeling well since thursday. Started having blood in my urine friady and woke up this morning having really bad pains in my kidney area and feel like I have a fever a slightly sick to my tummy. I don't want to go to the ER. Been reading if left untreated there are some really bad side effects like kidney failure and such....can I wait till Monday..drink lots of fluids so I can go to my regular doctor or should I go to the ER now?

2007-10-13 09:24:37 · 10 answers · asked by lala 2 in Other - Diseases

i hav a really bad case of it and its been really getting me down latley. does anyone know any good cures? serious answers onli thanks :)

2007-10-13 09:07:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

If so, how much? :(

2007-10-13 08:57:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

2007-10-13 08:53:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

i am recovering from an awful cold sore. My upper lip puffed up enormously and i had like 4 different cold sores on my upper lip, it was horrible.

My doctor perscribed me to an antabiotic and i still have a couple days to drink it.

my lips still a little swollen and the cold sores is still kinda there.

what can i do to make it heal faster?

ALSO: is it ok for me to take a shower..or will the vapor and moisture only make it go downhill..??

thanks for your help!

2007-10-13 08:14:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2007-10-13 07:25:55 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

I am very confused on what to do with my 2 month old son. He recieved his first set of shots on October 1st but i have been reading and told by many family members that i should stop the vaccinations until at least 2 years old. And To give my son the important shots but not all of them that the hospitals are schedualing. But i do not know which shots are "the important ones" Im not sure if the vaccination companies are introducting these new vaccinations due to a more recent outbreak, or if they are doing it jut to make money. And if i dont give my son the shots i take a chance of him getting one of these diseases. There is no proof that the shots cause Autism, but from the articles ive been reading it sure makes sense. Also i looked up my shot record (from 1982-3) I had 3 shots when i was a child Polio, MMR, and DTP and thats it! Mind you i have a 4 1/2 yr old and he recieved all his required shots up till now & he is fine. but i know a lot of people whos 2nd son is the one 2 get it.

2007-10-13 06:57:06 · 11 answers · asked by MTE 2 in Other - Diseases

cranberry juice normally cures it?

2007-10-13 06:54:59 · 4 answers · asked by clairebarrett01@btinternet.com 1 in Other - Diseases

I have been suffering following symptoms since January:
*Pain around ribs on the right-hand side of the abdomen
*Diarrhea or really soft ****
Of course, I have been seen gastology specialist. I did blood
test includes for internal organs, Hepatitis, HIV. I did stool test,
ultrasound for abdomen, CT scan with UV, colonoscopy,
upper gastrocamera. Only thing they found out from all tests,
I have mild fat tissue on my liver, but my doctor were not able to find out what is causing my pain and diarrhea.

**October
When I touch my ribs on the right-hand side of the abdomen,
I just found out there are pain today. When I need to go for poo,
I have to go to bathroom right away because I can not hold.
I can not enjoy my life now.
I appreciate your advise. Whom I should ask for help?

2007-10-13 06:46:42 · 3 answers · asked by Leo L 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-10-13 06:40:36 · 2 answers · asked by lhasa 1 in Cancer

STD experts, please help! My cousin called me last night in tears. She's had herpes on her lip for years, but had a bad outbreak where they spread to the base of her nose. She made appt with her doctor but was seen by the nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner absolutely terrorized her by telling her if she gets herpes inside her nostrils they spread straight to her brain, she will get brain damage, "go crazy" and die. She also told her if she touches the open sore and then inside her ear, same thing the herpes will go straight to her brain. I know if you touch an open sore and then your eye it can cause blindness. I've never heard about herpes of the brain. I don't know if she was telling her all this to scare her into being more meticulous with cleansing? I told her to make another appt to talk to her doctor, not the nurse practitioner, which she will do Monday. Any truth/info on herpes of the brain?

2007-10-13 06:39:58 · 11 answers · asked by gator girl 5 in STDs

Last night around 12 i got a really bad pain in my chest.It didn't affect breathing or anything. It was just very painful. It lasted till i went to sleep. When i woke up i was fine. But know i have a feeling of pressure on my chest not any bad pain like last night but pressure like i am working out or somthing. Do you think this could be a sign of heart trouble?

2007-10-13 06:33:27 · 4 answers · asked by E S 1 in Heart Diseases

only 41

2007-10-13 06:06:20 · 7 answers · asked by Luci 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-10-13 05:43:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

It dosen't look good either. Shes 67, and does not want any kind of treatment. I'm 25, and in the health care industry. But I don't know anything. I don't know how to get power of attourny, or what to do if she is really ill and the hospital relases her. I can't afford to put her in a nursing home. I don't even know if I want to do that. But I can't stay home with her all day and not work. All of my family is in New Jersey, and I don't have much of a support system down here in Florida. I feel alone, scared, and really confused. If anyone out there has some helpful advise I'd sure appriciate it.
Thanks.

2007-10-13 05:34:23 · 9 answers · asked by mandiemorrison 2 in Cancer

There are like 5 lil bumps on my lip. there in a group. its juss on the right corner. they come up evry once in a while in the same place. they dont spread or nothing. i also get heat rashes on my neck, is the one on my lip a heat rash. doesnt make sense coz is cold rite now. ne suggestions? im sexually active n the bumps dont appear newhere else. wat could this be?

2007-10-13 05:19:15 · 10 answers · asked by Tash 1 in STDs

Im 16 and was diagnosed with M.E when i was 11.
I've been told recentley that i also have fibromyalgia.
The thing is i went to see a fibromyalgia specialist last week whos said i could just have fibromyalgia, but my doctor at the hospital says i have both as they intertwine with each other.
Im really confused about it all now so any advice would mean alot
x

2007-10-13 05:15:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Just wondering. I know there is a vaccine for women to prevent HPV. From what I have read if vaccinated it helps prevent cervicle cancer. Is there a vaccine for guys? If not why so?

2007-10-13 05:15:17 · 3 answers · asked by Marco B 1 in STDs

I am turning 30 next week and I've never had a problem with pimples other than one around my period. I got that one a little over a week ago with my period. Now today, I woke up with four of five. I have never had this many??? Any opinions on what could be causing them??? Thanks!

2007-10-13 04:38:45 · 22 answers · asked by ~Kim~ 6 in Skin Conditions

anyone meant to cope?

2007-10-13 04:28:59 · 10 answers · asked by chick26 2 in Cancer

i have very dry skin in winter and i love to take hot baths what can i put in the tub to help my dry skin

2007-10-13 03:27:22 · 13 answers · asked by Lewis A R 1 in Skin Conditions

I'm nitrate dependant, and have been deferred from donating blood. I'm just curious as to why a person on nitro cannot donate. I was told that I'd have to go 3 months without nitro to have the deferral removed from my medical file.

2007-10-13 03:22:56 · 17 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Heart Diseases

I think I have a sinus infection. I caught a cold last week and instead of getting better, I'm getting worse. My snot is now turning greenish yellow which I know is a sign of infection...i can't afford to go to the doctor (no insurance) but have access to antibiotics at my work (vet). Do you know which antibiotics are the best for sinus infections?

2007-10-13 03:16:40 · 5 answers · asked by marigoldkelly95 4 in Respiratory Diseases

Yesterday my sister had surgery to remove her entire ascending and transverse colon to just below the splenic flexure due to cancer. She did get to keep her descending colon and the anastomosis went well. How will this affect her in her every day life? Any information would be appreciated.

2007-10-13 03:14:18 · 3 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Cancer

I've had what I think is some kind of allergy for quite a few years now, it comes and goes. When at it's worst, I can get it 2 or 3 times a week, and sometimes I can be lucky and be ok for a month maybe 2 months without it. It happens all year round so I don't think it is hayfever. I've had it in mid winter.

The symptoms usually start in the morning shortly after I have had a shower / bath. This seems to disturb it. I will get watery red eyes, runny nose, a bit of drowsyness, and lots of sneezing - in a day I could easily sneeze over a hundred times, sometimes I sneeze 20 times non stop!

I also get it if I wear something out of the warddrobe that I havent worn in ages, say if it was getting near winter and I started wearing a fleece or jumper that I havent worn in a long time.

If I was to rearrange a room's furniture, dust and hover the room out that can also set it off.

The symptoms last at minimum half the day, and at most about 2 days. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks,

2007-10-13 03:05:36 · 3 answers · asked by Kryton5438864 2 in Allergies

My Dr. Said my thyroid levels are low, I hate taking drugs for the side effects they always cause. MUST I take drugs for this?What will happen if I don't take Synthroid. or stoptaking it after 2 months of being on it?

2007-10-13 02:39:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-10-13 01:57:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions