Diseases & Conditions - 19 October 2007

Can anyone explain???

2007-10-19 06:23:43 · 9 answers · asked by drummingismylife 2 in Infectious Diseases

My son was born with these rare tumors, Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumors of Infancy. He is seven now and I have never met or heard of any one else with this condition. All I can find is case studies and medical info. I know all the info about the tumors, but we want to know of some one else who has dealt with or is dealing with this.

2007-10-19 06:23:28 · 2 answers · asked by Lori 1 in Cancer

if someone puts their fingers in the p*****?

2007-10-19 06:04:35 · 6 answers · asked by 76 2 in STDs

It is on my knee

2007-10-19 06:00:10 · 1 answers · asked by MJ 3 in Skin Conditions

My dad has got angina and has had a mild heart attack, but been ok for years, he rode a bike the other day and got very breathless and had like an inigestion feeling.Had an ECG and all ok but still worried and wonderd if anyone had anything simlar, or knows what it could be as he was only riding gentle and blood tests and ECG all came back clean. thanx in advance

2007-10-19 05:47:10 · 19 answers · asked by star26 1 in Heart Diseases

Do they have special days dedicated to it, do they pass out filers, send out emails, give out sticker or any other handouts, or what? Anything?

2007-10-19 05:46:37 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5 in Cancer

plese tell me..this is happing 4 a cpuple oof days!

2007-10-19 05:43:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

My daily routine is washing in the morning and the evening with a clean and clear face wash. I get out of the shower and my face feels great a whole lot better when I used a dial anti bacterial soap 2 weeks ago on it. But around my chin area and under my mouth is flacky skin. Now, I been taking a scrub pad and smoothly going over just my chin area to try to get the the dry skin off. For the last 2 weeks , my chin area and under my mouth has been real red and dry. It has to be either me scrubbing it to much or could it be the type of lotion I'm using. See, I tried to put some Neutrogena oil free lotion on my face and I cannot tell if the reddness is coming from the lotion or the scrub pad. The lotion is for sensitive skin and has no fragrance or alchaoul in it.

2007-10-19 05:26:05 · 6 answers · asked by sports 1 in Skin Conditions

Hi, I used to be lighter when young and now i am in mid 20's and people say that you have got darker than before? Why have I got darker?? I want to get my skin tone back when i was younger or else How can i get more lighter epsecially on face? Does drinking milk help you go lighter? I dont drink milk but I drink coffee everyday and TEA sometimes at home.. THe milk in the tea is not considered as if I am drinking it alone hunh? It loses the nutrition? Help!!

2007-10-19 05:18:02 · 3 answers · asked by Fawzia 2 in Skin Conditions

ok so i have been having my bp checked for the last 5 weeks weekly, also had blood tests and various other things checked like weight etc.. all normal. im told that the pressure on the bottom reading is the one that is high, my doctor did explain this to me..... but can anyone help and tell me what could be causing this???? thank u. also im not particularly stressed, nothing in my life has rly changed..

2007-10-19 05:07:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

Hey guys. Me again. Sorry if my questions seem very repetitive, this is the second similiar kind of question I've asked.
The problem is I'm very confused, I have this "condition" (not sure what else to call it at the moment) which I can't quite put my finger on to find out what the cause or problem is, or what I can even do about it. I thought it was delayed gastric emptying, but then somebody said that doesn't exist? So what have I got?!
Symptoms are: no feeling in the stomach, no sense of hunger or fullness, wanting to eat all the time (I'm wondering if this is for emotional reasons or not), extreme depression and frustration because of it.
So what is it? And what can I do about it to get my stomach better again?
I have tried asking my GP, but she wasn't very helpful. A little discouraging actually.

2007-10-19 04:54:29 · 5 answers · asked by PixiePixiePixie 1 in Other - Diseases

I am set to do a stress test today. I have been diagnosed with 2 cerebral aneurysms. Should I do the stress test?

2007-10-19 04:50:03 · 8 answers · asked by YANNY 3 in Heart Diseases

I had a cold about 10 days ago and now feel a lot better but I still have a really chesty cough which I can't seem to shift and it's really tiring.
Don't think it's bronchitis because I feel fine in myself. Any advice?

I always suffer with lingering coughs after my cold has gone....

2007-10-19 04:31:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

i seem to lately think i have every disease, i went out 2weeks ago and got sick night after i was convinced my drink was spiked, also i was washing my bike and i inhaled the fumes now i keep thinking im going to die... is this normal

2007-10-19 04:19:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

My son has celiac disease.

2007-10-19 04:10:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

Okay, this is what it was like, but it is really hard to explain so just bear with me here:

Put both of your hands up like you're going to give someone a "double high-five" or you're pushing something away (i.e. fingers spread apart, hands up straight). Then face your palms in towards each other, about 2 inches apart. Bend both of your middle fingers down and press your nail beds together. Then let the rest of your fingers bend slightly so that they're not sticking straight up.

She did NOT have me do all the steps in that order or anything, I was just trying to explain the position that my hands were in. In reality, she just made that same hand position with her own hands and said, "do this." This was an appointment with a gasteroenterologist for evaluation of acid reflux, if that matters.

I'm very curious as to what that test was supposed to do. Maybe she just had a sick fetish, I don't know. SHe was an odd duck. Thanks in advance! I'll pick a best answer TODAY!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-19 04:03:37 · 2 answers · asked by James J 2 in Other - Diseases

My son is 4 and I think it's too young, but there's a little girl in his PRESCHOOL with one. Does anyone know what the benefit would be for a child THAT young to have one? I can only see disaster!

2007-10-19 03:45:27 · 16 answers · asked by ssgjwyf 4 in Diabetes

Can someone give me some insight ? My pre-teen son has a knee infection and the Dr. says it is MRSA and gave me Keflex. After reading a little I called and told her Keflex does not work against MRSA and Bactrim does. She then said she ASSUMES it is MRSA but won't know 100% until the culture comes back in 4 days. I asked her then why dont you just put him on Bactrim to kill the worser of two evils. She called in the prescription for Bactrim; my question is: will Bactrim kill whatever the infection is (MRSA and Non-MRSA) and is this a good idea ? My thinking is that we should attack the potential worse virus first, we can alway knock out the lesser next week if the culture comes back negative or the Bactrim does not work !! I guess what I am saying is it sounds like Bactrim is better than Keflex, so why not just use the better medication if that one will work for any baccterial infection INCLUDING MRSA ?? Please Advise !!

2007-10-19 03:38:43 · 4 answers · asked by John A 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-10-19 03:35:27 · 5 answers · asked by raryke 1 in Respiratory Diseases

medical experts, plz help!!!
Please come to a quick rescue of a Chinese college girl student (20 years old), who is suffering an unknown disease. She can not retain any sodium in her body. She keeps losing it. She is now hospitalized in Beijing. Doctors there can not tell why it happens and can not stop the lost. All they can do is prescribe salt in capsules for her to take in to supply the losing element needed in her body. And she has to minimize the water-taking, as she loses sodium in urinating.
It all happened four weeks before when she began to get ill like she was having a cold. She felt weak and had a fever. A doctor examined her and asked about her health history and the girl reported that she had suffered myocarditis when she was 14. The doctor concluded that her cold induced the outbreak of the past disease and prescribed some medicine by fluid infusion. However, she got worse after the injection: she had violent spasm and run into great danger. She then was transferred to a Beijing hospital and doctors there can not decide on her case, either. Now the girl looks quite pale and is very weak. She is losing weight increasingly. She has fever and occasionally it runs very high.
Can anyone help the poor girl?
I am very sorry that I can’t give sufficient information for her illness. I’m one of her teachers and I’m not in medical field. We are now in different cities: she is in Beijing and I am in Tangshan, 240 km apart. I am trying to collect the necessary data about her condition but it takes time. My appeal is to attract attention from advanced medical experts worldwide, who want to know more and have a golden heart to help the needed.
A thousand thanks!!!

2007-10-19 03:34:11 · 9 answers · asked by weddreamer 2 in Other - Diseases

my mother has fybromalgia which is a muscle disorder like arthirtis. It is very painful and sometimes she gets muscle spasms and you know muscle spasms can be very powerful and painful. This morning she got a spasm in her back while she was standing and she couldn't move because the pain is so bad so she just collapsed and hit her head on the edge of a table.I heard the fall when I was upstairs and I flew down to see what had happened.Then when we tried to help her up she didn't know what had happened. She seems alright. She remembers everything except for the fall.I was crying. I am worried because I was thinking that maybe it was a mild stroke or something. I want her to go to the hospital but she wont go. And plus she may have a head injury.So I know that fybromalgia cause muscle spasms but do muscle spasms cause blackouts. Thank You

2007-10-19 03:34:03 · 1 answers · asked by CutieLNS 2 in Other - Diseases

I've heard both that the strand of Flu in the vaccine is "Dead" and I've heard people say it is "Alive". In year's past I've gotten the Flu right after receiving a Flu shot. So which is it?

2007-10-19 03:32:57 · 6 answers · asked by Alex D 2 in Infectious Diseases

I have them on my ankles and thighs and around my nose. I am only 26 years old! What worked best for you?

2007-10-19 03:26:35 · 3 answers · asked by jessicakat 1 in Skin Conditions

Hi I'm life long warfarin because of rcurrent PE's and am desperately wanting to get rid of some tattoo's i stupidly had done many yrs ago (before i went on warfarin).
Most of the tattoo parlours I have asked will not tattoo me simply because i am on blood thinning medication. My GP did not know what to suggest and while he felt certain that being tattooed could cause potential blood infections, he referred me to a Plastc Surgeon who i saw today. He sugested that the process of tattooing would cause superficial wounds and bleeding that could be stopped with direct pressure, and also suggested that i have a small tattoo done to see what the results would be. I have mentioed this to another tattooist who was very concerned at this advice and while happy to do the covering,clealy felt i was ill at that time and should return when i felt more better (obviously earning himself a substantial figure) I know laser treatment is another option but less likely available on the NHS.
Any ides's

2007-10-19 03:17:17 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

What kind of side effects did you have?

2007-10-19 03:16:30 · 7 answers · asked by nutritionist34 1 in Cancer

whenever im nervous or jst walking around in the neighbourhood library, i get a really really tight wrench in the middle of my chest. it hurts alot & i dont know why. smetimes, i tend to feel heartburn or smething.
i have dark eye rings even though i get ample sleep. the chinese physician said that i have a weak heart. is it trustable?
evrytime i walk from a dim place to a brighter place or vice versa, my vison goes totally blurry & i go weak. bt i recover fast.
whats wrong with me?
pls help. thanks..

2007-10-19 03:14:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

Can anyone tell me if this symptoms are from tmj? I know i hve tmj but recenlty ive been getting daily headaches and my left arm hurts. Then sometimes my muscles feel very tense and it feels like they twitch. Its really scaring me. Can someone help me out please. TY

2007-10-19 03:12:19 · 5 answers · asked by Aliana G 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-10-19 03:08:49 · 6 answers · asked by MaryamB 2 in Cancer

Her eye started bugging her at night nd when we went to sleep we think she might of cut herself because when we woke up there was a pink blood spot. What do you think it could be? It could be allergies, a cut, irritating eye, or something contagious

2007-10-19 02:52:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

2007-10-19 02:28:01 · 1 answers · asked by pinkprincess 1 in Heart Diseases