Diseases & Conditions - 25 November 2007

2007-11-25 23:42:57 · 22 answers · asked by I dont know 4 in Cancer

Hello,
I had vertigo about a week ago. My doctor prescribed me Antivert which is a meclizine prescription. It had been getting better over about three days but then It acted up again. It wasn't nearly as bad as before but it was worse than the other days. This morning I had trouble sleeping and have been feeling somewhat nausious and a little dizzy again. My questions are about how long will the vertigo symptoms last? and How long should I wait before calling my doctor?
I have other symptoms too and you can comment on them if you feel it will help : Ringing in my ears and slight flashing in my eyes but only once for about a second.

Thank you for any replies,

Eric

2007-11-25 23:09:34 · 6 answers · asked by nall44 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-11-25 22:01:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

I haven't worked in the past 6 years.He is still employed at the same place for 30 years.I have just got diagnosed with bipolar .

2007-11-25 21:39:00 · 6 answers · asked by service 1 in Other - Diseases

I no the title is not very promising is it? I have been hanging with a new friend which i met through my passion of photography for a up to 5 months now. We are really good mates and hes a top guy and I rate him highly. He has an honesty which I haven't come across like his for a long time.

Anywho so I like him....in many ways we get along great, have similar likes and views etc. He could have everything i want in a guy. However....he was over my house for dinner the other night and basically openly admitted he was an extremely heavy drinker. Telling me what he was able to consume left me in disbelief...it would kill most people. Im not sure if he is aware he has a problem or not? I noticed it to start of with…but I just went into denial and didn’t really think much of it. Now I regret not watching the signs to start with.

That night the line may have gotten crossed and I was slightly lost in the momment, we were cuddling on the couch and such and he kissed me goodbye. I am now regretting letting that line be stepped over...i think.

I regret the fact I let it go to far...and now I have to tell him I need someone who is straight. I don’t want to loose him as a friend and im scared I will. I don’t want to offend him either, but im hoping maybe something like this will make him question his drinking???? Im so confused….then my other side is like I like him so much…what if I am doing something I may regret for a long time. How do I tell him this without offending or hurting him????......How do I tell him….with the fear he will not want anything more to do with me………….

2007-11-25 21:35:59 · 9 answers · asked by Boogie M 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-11-25 21:11:19 · 5 answers · asked by Val 3 in Infectious Diseases

I felt it skip a beat and got really freaked out. IVe had a few ecgs but all is fine. they could see nothing of concern. The ecgs where a few months ago. should i worry or not??

2007-11-25 20:57:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

In a recent article I read that drinking coffee about six times a day can help prevent outbreaks of artritis and gout. Are there any coffee drinkers out there that can vouch for or disprove this theory.I don't drink coffee but suffer from the above complaints and was wondering if it was worth while taking up the habit

2007-11-25 20:57:09 · 13 answers · asked by peter b 2 in Other - Diseases

Ok I heard some things on TV a few days ago about diabetes and I need to check wheter I'm imaginating things or no...

First of all I'm not at all fat, but I do consume sugar here and there... I do drink alot of water and urinate frequently, but I do that like this: every time I urinate I drink a glass of water afterwards and I suppose thats a chain reaction... :P

I have this small wounds on the tip of some of my toes, they do heal but it's been about two weeks since I have them so I don't know if this could be categorized as slow healing (whick is also a symptom of diabetes right?) Now I was walking through snow in light shoes about the same time they appeared so they could also be frost wounds...

I would like to avoid going to a doctors office (since its winter and they are full of sick people) if possible, so if somebody could tell me wheter these are genuine sympthoms of diabetes or am I just imaginating that would be great...

(to be continued)

2007-11-25 20:56:12 · 12 answers · asked by d_l 3 in Diabetes

I am 14 and have Crohn's Disease in my colon, and nowhere else. I have had it since I was three. I was looking at Crohn's on a website called www.ehealthmd.com and it says 'PEOPLE WITH CROHN'S DISEASE HAVE A SLIGHTLY HIGHER INCIDENCE OF COLON CANCER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION!!!' I am so freaked out! I don't want to get colon cancer!!! It also says that Crohn's patients should get regular screenings 8 years after diagnosis and it's been more than that, and I only have colonoscopies every 3 or 4 years or less! I don't want to get colon cancer. I didn't even know that people with Crohn's were more likely to get it.

2007-11-25 20:49:42 · 7 answers · asked by ? 6 in Other - Diseases

Yeah sometimes i need to get rid of them as soon as possible. Got any ideas?

2007-11-25 20:46:07 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

Everything I've read on asthma neglects to mention these symptoms. Is there any particular reason why I always suffer from them?

2007-11-25 20:37:52 · 6 answers · asked by samantha m 1 in Respiratory Diseases

My son phoned me at 8.30 am this morning to say that he got out of bed and he litterally spun and fell on the floor .He was very shaky when he phoned me .Should he go to the hospital to be checked out .He is 34 years old and has a very stressfull job .

2007-11-25 20:30:19 · 2 answers · asked by Linda 6 in Other - Diseases

the area is just below my knee at the back and is very painfull when i stand on it for a while or when i walk. iv not over stretched it or anything like that.

2007-11-25 20:29:23 · 8 answers · asked by litlleone 1 in Other - Diseases

I had a test and in the meantime took medication for it but because myself and my partner were trying for a baby it was unsure if I was pregnant at the time so they put me on a less effective medication. I am not pregnant and now the test was positive I have to go back in 6 weeks to see if im clear. My partner goes back tomorrow to check if he is clear, if he is can we continue to have sex? I am just concerned that if we have to wait 6 weeks for me and I do still have it I could pass it back to him or once he has been treated is this impossible? We are desperate to try for a baby and have already put it on hold while we were on medication and really don't want to wait any longer.

2007-11-25 20:21:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I want my back to look clean but my back acne is horrendous. Has anyone ever been fully cured of back acne?

2007-11-25 20:20:24 · 3 answers · asked by what up 1 in Skin Conditions

I am 19 years old and there is a good possibilty that I have contracted herpes from an ex (I find out tomorrow). I am very close to my dad since my mom passed from cancer 2 years ago and I'm just wondering if this is something I should tell him about? And how? He is an awesome dad and usually is pretty understanding about things, but I just wouldn't know where to start... Thanks.

2007-11-25 20:11:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I learnt that the child needs blood transfusion from time to time to stay alive. What kind of illness is that. skinny body, big stomach & blood transfusion from time to time. The mother of the child does not speak english so she doenst understand what doctors say and I am not in the same state with them.

2007-11-25 20:00:59 · 13 answers · asked by ah! 1 in Other - Diseases

I have coughed my head off for 5 days.....no sleep for me! I am literally about to go insane from lack of sleep. Any ideas? I've tried the humidifier, vicks vapor rub, trying to sleep sitting up, niquil, halls cough drops, mucinex, and sipping wellness tea. I will go to the doctor tomarrow, but I need sleep NOW!

2007-11-25 19:43:09 · 10 answers · asked by J.J. 2 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-11-25 19:02:27 · 2 answers · asked by joejoe 1 in Cancer

Cut an onion into two and place one half of it in between your armpit and lie down for some time. You will be suffering from fever

2007-11-25 19:00:45 · 10 answers · asked by iknev n 1 in Infectious Diseases

I have MVP also, II've been having chest pains and I feel like I'm full to my neck with flim and choughing alot and hard to take a full breath.

2007-11-25 18:54:45 · 3 answers · asked by Tammy V 1 in Heart Diseases

A few weeks ago I had these red bumps on my chest.. I went to the doctor and she said it was normal and the red bumps are a symptom of stress/maybe a cold and they'll go away.

Now, they're behind my neck, on my back, and everywhere on my chest/stomach, shoulders. They're getting dried out, itch a little, but not much. I think it's hives.

I am under a LOT of stress. I hate my job, my boyfriend is a ***, I have so much housework to do because I'm a maid apparently. Could it be caused by stress? How do I get rid of this?

Thanks.

2007-11-25 18:40:37 · 4 answers · asked by Kathy1 1 in Skin Conditions

2007-11-25 16:58:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I heard your supposed to be careful. Im 30 and I dont lift anyting over 75 for my legs and only 30 for arms anyway. Either way I would like to know. Anything I should be careful of? Doctors are tards so its useless to ask them......

2007-11-25 16:23:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

So I filled my Rx tonite and am gonna start tommorow, but I am way scared to start because of all the side effects, I have been hearing about, headache, nausea.
my sugar has been controlled for the last week with range from 87s to 114's due to taking phentermine, and I have been going to the gym and walking an hour , so I may come off the phentermine once I start byetta
I also have a trip to Jamaica in on Dec 3 for two weeks, thinking I may hold off tilll I come back to the states.
The other thing is the Dr gave me a coupon that covered the needles, and the medicine,,, my pharmacy said insurance wont cover it w/o calling them, has anyone had any issues with the insurance company not covering byetta?
its about $200 w/o insurance.

Thanks

2007-11-25 16:15:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

2007-11-25 16:13:46 · 1 answers · asked by marieysamille 1 in STDs

I have had nausea that comes and goes...may come for a few days...leave for a few days...and then come back again. I have also had tenderness and a dull aching feeling in my upper right abdomen that also comes and goes and does not always correlate with the nausea. Sometimes, I don't feel the aching for a week or more and then it comes back. There is no real association with the foods I eat. Could this still be my gallbladder? Seeing the doc again tomorrow. Just curious.

2007-11-25 15:58:50 · 5 answers · asked by sacabeans00 4 in Other - Diseases

2007-11-25 15:45:50 · 6 answers · asked by chris 1 in Cancer

A good definition not just like, "a sore throat". It has to be good enough to write in an article for health (she says put it in your own words and dont plagerize) I hate eighth grade health!

Oh, btw Thanx soooo much I really appreciate it!!!

2007-11-25 15:43:24 · 8 answers · asked by Kimmi 3 in Respiratory Diseases