Diseases & Conditions - 11 December 2007

so, it's my dad, not my friends dad, we found out about a month a go, and now i have had a swollen lymph node for 2 weeks, so just tell me everything you know, please.

2007-12-11 06:48:26 · 2 answers · asked by musicislife 2 in Cancer

I got crabs in my privates from a camping trip when I sleep on the ground. I shaved my hairys & have no hair. But these little boogers are still stuck on me. I pick them off & they come back. My cousin says to use diesel fuel to rid them away, but Im afraid it will burn my privates away then i wont be able to make babies. I just need some help here people not jokes. PLEASE

2007-12-11 06:46:46 · 6 answers · asked by acknog 2 in STDs

My husband's mom, started having some issues a month ago and found out she had a brain tumor. They removed it last week. We just got the results back that it is milignent, and that it will come back. They have given her 6 months to 1 year. My husband has never dealt with losing someone. All of his grandparents are still alive. He is going through an extremely hard time right now. I know I can't take the pain away, but does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to make him feel better? He called me from work crying,,,and I just have this huge lump in my throat and want to help or just to let him know I'm here for him. Please-any suggestions welcome. Thank you in advance. God Bless.

2007-12-11 06:43:57 · 6 answers · asked by Love is in the air. . . 2 in Cancer

i am a cook /dishwasher.......and actually enjoy cleaning the dishes......now it seems i have flair up of eczema
after long period of washing the dishes.

2007-12-11 06:39:46 · 4 answers · asked by beantown10955 3 in Skin Conditions

I got up at 6 am and it is 1:15 pm at this time. I have gone pee 13 times already today. My fluid intake has been 4 cups of coffee and 1 small glass of tea. Is this in the normal average or should I be getting concerned? This has been going on for about 3 months and the only other change I have noticed is that I am more thristy then I used to be as well. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

2007-12-11 06:18:09 · 7 answers · asked by carmeliasue 6 in Other - Diseases

2007-12-11 06:12:39 · 22 answers · asked by ironwood9 2 in Diabetes

help antibiotic effectiveness

2007-12-11 05:54:58 · 3 answers · asked by sadlady 1 in Infectious Diseases

What kind of treatment can I use for spider bite that I have scratched at and now has blistered with a crater like hole in it.
I know TMI!
Sorry, but need help.

2007-12-11 05:34:59 · 3 answers · asked by Connie S 2 in Skin Conditions

I got the freeze off and I used it 15 TIMES. I also went to the doctor and it didn't go away AT ALL. THe wart is multiplying. I now have 4 or five warts . one is big, one is medeum, and the rest are small. they are all on the ball of my foot. I have had this wart for YEARS. what do I do?

ALSO do you have to be a certain age to go to a profesional wart doctor??

2007-12-11 05:33:00 · 6 answers · asked by J 2 in Skin Conditions

Hey i was just wondering what everyones views are on insulin pumps? My Doc says I'd benifit from one as it would give me freedom.. Im 17 and slightly worried about having a pump attachted to me all the time....

2007-12-11 05:18:29 · 8 answers · asked by Conflustered 2 in Diabetes

Does anybody else have got psoriasis?
I'm 16 and I've got psoriasis on my scalp for about two years now. Sometimes it's not that bad and other times...
I'd like to know how you feel about your psoriasis, because, it's not that easy to deal with sometimes...
Oh yeah, and how big is the possibility that I'll have it on other places?

2007-12-11 05:00:19 · 8 answers · asked by marie 3 in Skin Conditions

It has been pretty constant, he was in the ER this morning, diagnosed with bad virus told to take Advil and sleep. I have been on antibiotics on and off for 3 months now, since two days after we moved in. Nothing helps. What was really weird was that on Thanksgiving, we were fine for 3 days.....while we stayed at my mother's house for the holiday. Then a day or so after we got home, the symptoms returned. This is a rental unit, the landlord is a total sleeze so going to him and saying that we suspect maybe mold is at the root of it will be useless. We can break lease and move, but then we are out our security deposit. Has anybody else had this? Is there a test that can be done? We have had the Health Department in already when we had a carbon monoxide problem and the landlord refused to fix it so I know that they will come out and fine him again, but I just wonder who else may have had this sort of problem and how they handled it. Thanks

2007-12-11 04:42:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

2007-12-11 04:35:38 · 19 answers · asked by MotherFruckingPrincess 2 in Other - Diseases

2007-12-11 04:33:37 · 4 answers · asked by thnkinofhr 1 in Allergies

ive been so scared ever since my godmother got her leg cut off cause she had gangrene from diabetes

i have bad circulation in my leg and im freaking out. it doesnt just happen overnight does it? im so freaked out about waking up with a dead foot. im taking venastat.

2007-12-11 04:32:32 · 3 answers · asked by SC 2 in Diabetes

what's the difference.. lately i feel shortness of breath,chest pain, feeling dizzy that i would faint, feeling thirsty/dry mouth..

no pain in my arms, jaw etc..

2007-12-11 04:25:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Respiratory Diseases

I have type 1, and people ask me if mine is "BAD" enough that I have to inject insulin/use an insulin pump...but that is not "BAD" diabetes, just a different type in which you HAVE to take insulin (inhaled can also be done now). It is not that I have "let myself go" or have "had it so long". It is a different friggin' thing with similarities, the most obvious being the high blood sugar and potential problems. Why does the media pretend that type 2 is the only one?? I mean, I understand it is most prevalent, but you should have the type 2 also indicated where "diabetes" is printed, if that is the case.

2007-12-11 04:20:45 · 11 answers · asked by Becksstein 5 in Diabetes

2007-12-11 04:20:25 · 2 answers · asked by vixxen 5 in Infectious Diseases

my doctor told me i have high blood pressure and wants me to take a water pill, how will a water pill work and how will it help? how will this water pill effect me.i am 32 years old female, with a family history of high blood pressure, i have always had extremely low blood pressure so this is very new to me....give me your input on this, thank you in advance...and yes i am more active than i used to be.

2007-12-11 04:18:48 · 7 answers · asked by babygurl 5 in Heart Diseases

I have several questions about MRSA as friend's of ours just found out that her husband has MRSA and we were just there on Saturday night- he has an open wound on his stomach and I have 2 small children- our children played together.

1. If you have MRSA- will you always have it?
2. What are the signs of MRSA infection?
3. What are the chances to get it from someone just by being at their house- our children were in close contact, however didn't kiss, etc.

Thank you...
freaking out right now...

2007-12-11 04:18:34 · 6 answers · asked by dhbecker2004 1 in Infectious Diseases

Have seen a web site where sex went from anus to oral to vagina. No condoms involved was appalled. NO wonder HIV, STDs and Hepatitis are rampant. There should be site standards that support safe sex and if they dont they should be shut down. I wonder what the life expectancy is of these people.

2007-12-11 04:16:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I had a sore throat for about a week now.I went to my doctor and she tested me for strep throat.she said it takes 48 hours for the test to come back.however she said it could be a slight possibility that I have throat gonorrhea.I told her I only been doing sexual activites with my girlfriend.
Me and my girl been 2gether for a year and 2 months but we was broken up for 2 weeks and got back together 4 months ago.
We always have unprotected sex.Another thing my moms caught my cold too from being around me.She has a sore throat now.My girl has no gonorrhea symptoms.Im also thinking if she does have it,why didnt i get it when we first got back together(we had unprotected sex)

Could it be possible that I have gonorrhea or could I have strep throat or just be sick in general?

2007-12-11 04:13:06 · 3 answers · asked by ratchet 1 in STDs

2007-12-11 04:10:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Infectious Diseases

what other symptoms of heart attacks? does it elevates blood pressure?

are there any cases that a patient dies in heart attack if this his first time attack?

2007-12-11 04:10:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

I saw this cold sore thing on this girls lip while on the Metro this morning and now I think I am getting a zit or something on my upper lip. Do you think by looking at someone else and saying "Oh gosh!, I dont want to get that." actually can trigger something in the mind chemically so you now could get one of those things?

2007-12-11 04:03:04 · 9 answers · asked by mikeydonatelli 6 in Skin Conditions

2007-12-11 03:55:27 · 1 answers · asked by johanne l 1 in Infectious Diseases

I was having symptoms of a heart attack, went to have EKG which was fine, labs, echocardiogram with stress test, and chest xray to rule out cardio problems. No problems except for high bp and cholesterol is borderline high. I am a smoker trying to quit. I was put on xanax for anxiety and it helps alot, but I will have to go off of it in a month. Is there anyone who can give me any advice.
Thanks

2007-12-11 03:54:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

I have bruises under my eyes, they're there just suddenly! I also have small wrinkles (more like thin lines) exactly under my lids, why is that? How can I fix it? Another thing...I have really pale skin, and today I woke up and realized that, right above both my cheeks, I have a line....it's kinda red and brown. It looks like a tan went wrong, even though I don't tan. How do I get rid of that?

2007-12-11 03:54:14 · 17 answers · asked by RoseyX 1 in Skin Conditions

I got a family member who self medicates with insulin. She needs it - how much is too much? She has blood sugar levels over 400 and struggles with depression. She seems to take 3 full shots a day. Is this normal or should I be concerned? She also has a heart condition and has had two strokes. How much insulin should she get? I dont know but I dont want to rock the boat if I am over-reacting.

2007-12-11 03:40:11 · 10 answers · asked by onefinefeller 3 in Diabetes

2007-12-11 03:39:04 · 7 answers · asked by Ivory33 6 in Cancer