Diseases & Conditions - 31 October 2007

I found a mole had appeared on m back like over night.it is irregular shape stuck out a bit and a bit crusty.at first i thought it was a spot or sumthing but it obv wasnt..all the selp diagnosis sites point to malignant melanoma,any ideas

2007-10-31 22:12:14 · 11 answers · asked by awpking 1 in Cancer

i got a lot lot of bite mites from sleeping in my friend's bed one night. i went to the dermatologist and she prescribed me some desonide lotion, cetirizine (oral) and an optional dihydrochloride if it is too itchy. i used the desonide and the cetirize for 2 days and my bites seemed to be getting better but on the 2nd night i took the dihydrochloride and when i woke up my bites were swelling up! they were really itchy and they were worse than ever! i don't know if it is because of the dihydrochloride or is it just a coincidence? why is my medication not working?

2007-10-31 20:40:30 · 1 answers · asked by tams_3000 2 in Skin Conditions

I woke up a few days ago with my mouth and tounge swollen. I could hardly talk and was difficult to understand. I went to work anyway but a few hours later, I developed a fever and went home and slept most of the day. Slowly it has gone away (I still can feel some sensivity in the roof of my mouth).

Now, although only the roof of my mouth feels a bit painful, my whole mouth and lips are very sensitive to anything even mildy spicy. I like Jack cheese and had some but found that I couldn't even think of eating it. I ate a bite the other night and it burned my mouth terribly. Before, I enjoyed it all the time. I tried taking a shot of wisky at a party of a friend and found that it also burned my mouth and tounge. I had to spit it out it hurt so much.

I'm worried that this is a symptom of something else very serious going on in my body. Does anyone else know what can cause this?

Thanks - Rich
litehaus22@yahoo.com

2007-10-31 19:16:41 · 6 answers · asked by litehaus22 4 in Other - Diseases

is it possible for a child (18 mths) to be the only person in a home of 4 to get carbon monoxide poisoning? or is usually everyone effected?

2007-10-31 19:02:16 · 2 answers · asked by mmydean2 2 in Respiratory Diseases

i have very prominent pain in my adams apple and my throat. its been happening pretty frequently for over a month ,usually after sneezing it will start hurting for a while, today it has just continued to hurt . what could cause this? i am worried about maybe throat cancer or something because i used to smoke and ive been around alot of chemicals because of my job.

2007-10-31 18:05:54 · 5 answers · asked by None 4 in Other - Diseases

My doctor says my anti-thyroid antibodies are elevated. I do not know what the anti-thyroid antibodies are called. As far as I can tell by the research I have found on the internet, anti-thyroid antibodies are associated with Hashimotos/hypothyroidism. I thought that hypothyoidism would make my heart rate slow. Also, does anyone know what the anti-thyroid anitbody is called? My doctor says that the normal limit is 35.0, my level was over 1,000.

2007-10-31 18:01:19 · 2 answers · asked by trish33181 1 in Other - Diseases

My mum, 4 of her sisters and her mum died of cancer so does that mean I might have it? iDK if im over reacting but I was just wondering. if there is a chance, what do you think that I should do? Should I go to the doctors or sumthing?

Thanks.
=]

2007-10-31 17:56:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

well we have had smoking, then alcohol, now red meats contribute to cancer, you see i dont think they still know what causes cancer,they are clutching at straws, we will all be in little bubbles before long, i will not change my lifestyle i believe when my time is up its up what do you think, i feel sorry for the bars with smoking ban then alcohol, and the farmers that may go out of bussiness due to this last statement.

2007-10-31 17:56:16 · 5 answers · asked by Lynn C 4 in Cancer

about 1 mon ago she found out she has cancer which has spreaded to SEVERAL areas. she's in the hos now and expected to come home today. the docs said there's nothing else they can do. omg, i can't believe i'm even saying that ;>( i can't even express how i feel about this even on how the docs treated her. he was sooo blunt to her as tho she don't have feelings. "you can do whatever you want, nothing is gonna help you" was his statement. right now her breathing is the biggest prob cuz there's a mask that covers i think the whole side of 1 of her lungs. i know what cancer means exspecially when it's the fast type, but there is also a place in my head that still holds hope. i know that GOD can zap all of that cancer out of her in a blink, so i hold tight to that hope.
anyways, i came across this site. i know lots of stuff isn't true on the net, but...
should i give this a try, what do we have to loose?
what do you guys think?
www.CancerFightingStrategies.com

2007-10-31 17:53:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

2007-10-31 17:40:48 · 18 answers · asked by sabrina0177 1 in Diabetes

I washed my clothes in a public laundry and when I brought them home I found that a piece of underwear belonging to a female was in with them ( this obviously was not mine). It must have been in the drum and I mustn't have checked it throughly. I washed my underwear and bedsheets in this wash at 40 degrees. Do you think I could catch crabs or herpes from the underwear if the person was infected. I only did a 40 degree wash- I think most bacteria are denatured at 60 degrees.

2007-10-31 17:37:00 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

Lately, I've been thirsty...almost all the time. Tonight in a two hour period I drank three bottled waters, and was still thirsty. I'll sit down to watch TV (usually about a 2 hour period at night) and can go through a jug of water (I don't know...probably 1 1/2 litres or so). I'll also wake up about two times during the night and be soooo thirsty...I usually keep a waterbottle by my bed, so, I mean, it's a temporary fix, but why am I so thirsty all the time?

My grandma has diabetes, and I was checked a couple years ago.

I'm not sure if this has anything to do with it, but I am soooo tired in the mornings (the past two days I've fallen asleep in my morning class, even though I'm getting up around 8 and going to sleep around 11 the night before), but at night I just want to keep going. I don't know if this could be blood sugar related or not.

Anyway, if anyone could tell me if this sounds like possible diabetes (or anything else for that matter), I'd really appreciate it.

2007-10-31 17:08:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

Since the 1950s, we have spent billions looking for a cure. Do most of you believe we will not ever find a cure?

2007-10-31 17:08:37 · 12 answers · asked by Richard_CA 4 in Cancer

What causes it and is it something i dont eat or drink enough of?And whats the best medicine recomended for this?And how long is the treamaent?

2007-10-31 16:45:26 · 8 answers · asked by John C 1 in Infectious Diseases

without any trauma involved?

2007-10-31 16:42:58 · 19 answers · asked by MONICA P 2 in Other - Diseases

I'm afraid I have oral herpes, but the bumps aren't exactly what I've read described.

Yet, I don't want to falsely comfort myself. What other possibilities are there? Bumps on the lips usually mean only one thing, right?

I haven't did it with a girl or kissed or anything since the end of August, yet these are just showing up.

2007-10-31 16:41:56 · 2 answers · asked by perfectlybaked 7 in STDs

In the past few weeks i have been feeling quite fatigued, i still force myself to do the exercise i normally do (runs, walks ) and my muscles are very sore. its not like im doing more excersice than normally i have been doing regular runs for the past 3-4 months

I get head aches all the time

Ive been more thirsty than normal

I have been more tiered and been needing more sleep than i normally have

I Am 15 and have eaten quite alot of sugar... im not fat either im just normal size

2007-10-31 16:32:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

2007-10-31 16:28:08 · 13 answers · asked by thmsjdg 1 in Cancer

2007-10-31 16:19:17 · 3 answers · asked by just me 2 in Cancer

After my brother in law told me that his wife is very ill now, she can't stop upchucking and unable to get any solid food down, and that has been 4 days, two days in the hospital so far.. and she is diabetic, along with renal failure, congestive heart failure.. will she be alright?? What can happen to her if she doesn't improve??? I've been watching her health deteriorate over the past year, it is so sad!!!

2007-10-31 16:18:57 · 7 answers · asked by spunky 3 in Diabetes

seriously

2007-10-31 16:04:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I am doing an major project on Susan Komen foundation...how much money they have raised over the year and what they have done for women....but my question is where did the idea of the color pink come from and also october? who chose those the month october to represent breast cancer? if you have any website you can find that are org, edu something i can trust that doesnt tell me lies i would really appericate it...thanks soo muchhh!!!!

2007-10-31 16:03:32 · 6 answers · asked by Dada 4 in Cancer

2007-10-31 16:02:09 · 2 answers · asked by Questionerrr 1 in Cancer

2007-10-31 15:16:45 · 7 answers · asked by inderpreet r 1 in Infectious Diseases

my grand ma is wondering if it is ok for her to take it because she has diabeties, and heart disease. diabeties type 2. if anyone knows whether or not it is safe for her to take it please tell me ...thanks

2007-10-31 15:04:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

I have been scared and have paranoyed myself. So its been hard to sleep and function properly any help?

2007-10-31 15:03:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

I guess she was just curious, and me being a smoker, I didn't know the answer... any one knows which one is worse?

2007-10-31 14:40:17 · 4 answers · asked by Natasha 3 in Respiratory Diseases

http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/documents/AIDS/

2007-10-31 14:31:50 · 5 answers · asked by ♥NíKKí ♥ ♥GíRL♥ ™ 5 in Infectious Diseases

i really dont know wat it is. its been all day and they are gettin worse. its like every single time i breath, it hurts near my right shoulder. feels like if i have air or something. please please please help....it really hurts. =[

2007-10-31 14:23:13 · 19 answers · asked by sad_eyez_kika 1 in Respiratory Diseases

Okay, I do have a strong personality but lately I feel too angry and irritable...like pms everyday. Four years ago I had an embolization to shrink fibroids in my uterus. This was my first indication that my problem was hormonal. Clicking noises bother the hell out of me. I speak too sharply to people sometimes and I feel attacked at certain moments. I'm articulate and generally a nice person but recently I've been what even I term a "b@#tch". Anyone can relate or tell me what could be going on? I'm 43 years old, still get my period regularly, overweight, a professional and usually pretty easy going and fun to be around. HELP! Should I get meds? Take certain vitamins? Xanax? I don't know and don't want to just medicate myself with no results. I'm not depressed but have had a few traumatic events happen one after the other. A baby we were adopting was taken away, my uncle died in a car accident and I'm fat (again, after losing 25 lbs, I've gained 30 back) HELP!

2007-10-31 14:13:48 · 9 answers · asked by Creole38 4 in Other - Diseases