Diseases & Conditions - 6 November 2007

He was dx'd with Non-hodgkins lymphoma. They don't know how bad or what kind. He just had marrow test but is scheduled for chemo every 21 days for 6 cycles.
I feel a little helpless. What can I do to help or comfort them?

2007-11-06 06:51:48 · 6 answers · asked by arcticnyx 2 in Cancer

My son is 7 daughter is almost 4

2007-11-06 06:49:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

i need help please. I have noticed that no matter what goes in my mouth
i tend to crash about 30 minutes later. I am not eating high carb or
sugar. can anyone suggest what I can eat to stop this. I am tired of
feeling horrible just because I am eating. I feel like every time I eat I need to go sleep for a few hours. I don't know what I am doing wrong.

2007-11-06 06:46:13 · 7 answers · asked by stphaniesuer 2 in Diabetes

I have asthma, and right now I have a cold. Is it best to use a warm mist humidifier, or a cool mist one?

2007-11-06 06:44:43 · 2 answers · asked by kimmer727 5 in Allergies

I have a low grade of HPV. Although I have never had any warts, I have had vanginal burning that lasted for 8 months. The pain finally went away but my skin is still always red. I know it was any type of vaginal infection because the doctors checked so many times. But does hpv sometimes cause vaginal burning? And also... does hpv go away??? Like I read some things on the internet where people say they no longer have HPV. I thought HPV is a forever virus.

2007-11-06 06:43:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

In all the years that I've been using nose spray due to allergies , I saw a warning label that said For The Nose Only back 6 months ago. The label was on the actual bottle itself and not on the outside of the box where all labels used to go, it made me laugh like duh!

2007-11-06 06:41:18 · 8 answers · asked by lady_luna_907 2 in Allergies

then i drink a ton of water, Is this a normal reaction to eating sweets? Thanks very much!

2007-11-06 06:33:50 · 4 answers · asked by Sami 1 in Diabetes

I took him to the allergist and he wanted to hold off on the testing, and then the hives went away for a couple weeks. They have since come back here and there. Has anyone had experience with this? I don't want to have him tested if it's not necessary, although I cannot attribute these hives to anything he's eating or drinking. One time I thought they came out after I gave him Motrin, so I stopped giving him that. They came back once since then. HELP please!

2007-11-06 06:32:14 · 3 answers · asked by Robin S 4 in Allergies

I've seen 2 specialists one claims it to be a natural aging process (I don't think so!) and the other.....inflammed optic nerves.

I have appointments to see other medical specialists (scans, neuro's etc) within the next week...in the meantime, I would appreciate any professional opinions i.e can I relieve the symptoms in any way?

2007-11-06 06:29:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

My eyes feel dry all the time like all the moisture has been sucked from them and all that's left is itchy, irritated red eyes. I don't do drugs or anything either so don't go there. My question is, besides Visine, what are some good remedies for dry eyes.
Thank you!!

2007-11-06 06:28:30 · 1 answers · asked by Petri 3 in Skin Conditions

that mans no anal oral or vaginal sex at all

2007-11-06 05:40:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

If it is,is it a compication of meningitis???

2007-11-06 05:40:24 · 1 answers · asked by fatoom90 1 in Infectious Diseases

Today i had a lesson about HIV and i really cant get!! i know that it can be transfered via blood,intercourse.etc
what am confused about,is that,what if someone was only *touched* i mean not having sex fully :s does her/she get AIDS??? and there are some ppl who touch themselves or even use things to feel it!!! do they also??....it is really confusing and i couldnt have an answer :(

2007-11-06 05:32:55 · 1 answers · asked by KISS THE RAIL 1 in STDs

NHS being the national health service (in the UK). Do smokers deserve to have a heart operation if it is their fault that they smoke?

2007-11-06 04:55:51 · 24 answers · asked by Baked Beans 3 in Heart Diseases

My girlfriend recently found out she is hiv positive. I have been tested many times and am negative. I want to have sex with her but everytime I do i get real bad anxiety. How do couples deal with the stress and anxiety of having sex if one person is hiv positive?

2007-11-06 04:21:19 · 4 answers · asked by scaredbad 1 in STDs

how long does it take for it to go away, how do you get it, and how do you get rid of it? also, how can you tell the difference between a pimple and a cold soar?

2007-11-06 04:16:40 · 3 answers · asked by aviator 5 in Skin Conditions

2007-11-06 04:16:26 · 4 answers · asked by Argo 3 in Skin Conditions

My 2 year old daughter got genital warts last month. Her father is currently being investigated and tested, but he's demanding I be tested also. I had this when I was 16, but never had any warts since then and am 37 now. Is it still possible this could have come from me by my changing her diapers?

2007-11-06 04:00:27 · 12 answers · asked by Cobalt B 1 in STDs

How do I know it isn't strep ot tonsillitis? I have no fever.
Thank you.

2007-11-06 03:52:30 · 8 answers · asked by mary h 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-11-06 03:50:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

This quite embarrassing but, a few days ago I found a weird boil like, pimplish bump around my um...vayjay area. -sigh-

And today, just this morning when I chcked it, it was BLEEDING. ...So I'm just wondering...IS THIS MRSA?!

2007-11-06 03:42:57 · 13 answers · asked by Durrrrr1!11111rr 2 in Infectious Diseases

i found this article online related to energy and lasers helping solve allergies. Are their any other NEW methods or remedies for any type of allergy? HELP PLEASE..

2007-11-06 03:41:13 · 3 answers · asked by s.akif 1 in Allergies

that didn't help. Will these keep me awake forever? ALSO, will Mucinex DX help with cough and can I take after taking the above. My sinuses are killing me, don't want to be awake for 3 days though. Thanks.

2007-11-06 03:27:03 · 1 answers · asked by mermaid007 1 in Allergies

scientists have developed things like UV sterilizers and such...i think.
i want a method that I can research for my essay project. it has to be a relatively new concept...not like something discovered in the 1980s...and INTERESTING!
anyone know what i could research?

2007-11-06 03:24:59 · 9 answers · asked by dice 1 in Infectious Diseases

I need the address for Susan G. Komen because that is who all the checks are out to and i got the address but my maids threw out the paper.

2007-11-06 03:20:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

I was diagnose with high blood pressure in 2005, I have manage to keep it under control with meds but recently my diabetic brother has kidney failure and has to go thru dialysis 3 times a week he is only 33 yrs old and he has been a diabetic since age 13 I would love to help him if Im a match but have been told by other people that I cant donate a kidney of my own to him since I have high blood pressure need answers fast thanks for the advice Maria Felix

2007-11-06 03:18:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-11-06 03:16:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

ok, a couple weeks ago i noticed a zit or a bump on the underside of my penis. it got a little bigger over the next day or so...but i rubbed alcohol on it and the next day it went away. then a week later another one appeared in a different area of my penis and i did the same alcohol treatment and that one went away. ok i don't want to get tested cause i know they stick a q-tip up your penis hole and that doesn't sit right with me. so do you think i have an STD or is that sort of thing just normal?

2007-11-06 03:07:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

My father-in-law has been diagnosed with colon cancer and secondary liver cancer. He has just had surgery to remove the affected part of his colon, but the liver cancer is inoperable. He will undergo radiation and chemotherapy once he recovers from the surgery. The doctor has said, depending on how he responds to treatment, that he may have as little as 2 months or as long as 5 years to live.

My question is regarding my husband. He lost his mother to breast cancer 9 years ago and now he is going through it all over again with his father. I know he is hurting, but he's very unwilling to talk about it. He and his father are very close. On top of it all, he is now becoming pessimistic about his own health, knowing that both of his parents will have died young.

I am doing the best I can to imagine how he is feeling, but I know I can't really understand. Can anyone offer any advice on things I should say to him? I have tried optimism, but he doesn't want to hear it.

2007-11-06 03:05:59 · 4 answers · asked by islandally 2 in Cancer

my daughters are always getting them very very bad in one child she gets smothered in them i have tried all the products but nothing seems to work, i feel like shaving all there hair off but i cant bring myself to be that cruel lol please if anyone has any tips i would be so grateful

2007-11-06 03:02:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases