Infectious Diseases - November 2007

I was suffering goutlike symptoms and tested positive for hemochromatosis and phlebotomy was recommended .
After losing 85lbs my symptoms left but I'm wondering if the threat of organ deterioration is still a problem .

2007-11-24 18:56:55 · 1 answers · asked by dogpatch USA 7

2007-11-24 18:48:15 · 1 answers · asked by dogpatch USA 7

2007-11-24 16:32:11 · 4 answers · asked by megank897 2

I'm a 17 year old girl. I've never had sex before, but I suffer alot from UTI's. I have been getting UTI's since I was 7. I have a urinary tract infection right now. They gave me Azo (which turns my urine orange-y) and they gave me antibiotics called "cephalexin". The doctors aren't sure which antibiotics to give me because when ever I take one, I feel super sick. I pass out, and throw up, and feel plain icky. They tend to switch several antibiotics because they all make me feel bad. I started that antibiotic today and I already feel sick. Why is that? Is that normal? Should I be concerned? Is it normal to have reoccuring infections?

2007-11-24 15:19:06 · 2 answers · asked by Marigold 2

hey. my friend is acting like a total germaphobe ever since she found out about the staph infection. in school she uses hand sanitizer after every class, and then washes her hands after school is over. she also said she puts hand sanitixer on her cell phone once a week. i know she means good, but im wondering if its bad for her

2007-11-24 12:46:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-24 10:47:32 · 4 answers · asked by Yoboking 3

2007-11-24 10:36:55 · 6 answers · asked by Jonathan O 1

It is painfull to the point of tears and red. How can it be avoided and what is a good treatment?

2007-11-24 10:32:54 · 7 answers · asked by MoonDoggie 5

I was sick on Thanksgiving with fever, body ache, and chills. Now, two days later, i'm still a bit chilly, but my stomach hurts just a touch, and I feel slightly weak and off balance. i don't really feel like throwing up, though.

My boyfriend is sick right now, too. What do you think is wrong with me??

2007-11-24 09:52:43 · 6 answers · asked by the sorrows of young someone 1

My cousin has been in the hospital for almost a week now, and he has an infection in his heart. It has spread to his brain and other parts of his body. Today, the diagnosed him with the infection being MRSA. I babysitt his daughter during the day and I also have a 2 year old son. My question is do you think that we will get it? My cousin, and his daughter have a hole in their heart, so does that make him weaker or something?

2007-11-24 07:33:52 · 2 answers · asked by mcl27 1

i am not sure if i do have a uti, but i was wondering??

2007-11-24 06:57:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey there! I'm in a foreign country without any friends who are doctors around. A local doctor pre-diagnosed me with laryngythis and prescribed antibiotic Suprax 400 to me. Do you think I should take it or just go along with regular flu medicines? Thank you!

2007-11-24 02:30:31 · 12 answers · asked by Korso 2

2007-11-24 02:28:27 · 11 answers · asked by Joey W 1

Can we partially, still identify the darlings by the professions they took ?

2007-11-23 21:15:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've taken test but doctors say likely my kidney is infected,does it mean if the anitibiotics he gave me doesnt werk i will have kidney failure.....

2007-11-23 11:55:25 · 15 answers · asked by kurt 2

2007-11-23 09:06:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-23 05:48:51 · 5 answers · asked by Ajamu Shakur 1

2007-11-23 04:03:46 · 1 answers · asked by bowser 2

it seems that we have a problem in figuring out what disease my brother has gotten because of his heavy use of alcohol. We were told that he had one of the above diseases, but we can't remember

2007-11-23 03:54:29 · 6 answers · asked by b f katie l 1

Ok, I was in the hospital for the first time in my life (besides having my son) three months ago... I went to the ER because my side was killing me and I had a really high fever. They gave me a cat scan and ran a million tests and come to find out they said I had sepsis really bad... i'm only twenty two and they said it was so unusual that a person my age would have that much bacteria in my blood and that its usually only that high in older patients. So they then diagnosed me with Toxic Shock Syndrome... so I have avoided tampons ever since of course. But here lately my side is hurting agian and at least once a day i'm saying that I don't feel good... can this stuff come back? Also, can you make it worse from drinking alcohol? I only go out maybe like once every couple months but I don't want this stuff to come back. Thanks for your help!

2007-11-22 20:02:45 · 5 answers · asked by sjv24 2

2007-11-22 11:34:17 · 5 answers · asked by a91mtl 3

I have a friend who is coming to New York from Los Angeles in a couple of days and the thought occurred to me that the drastic change in temperature would be the perfect conditions for a head them to come down with a cold. I would like to give them some advice of what to do before coming that might prevent this from happening. Can anyone help?

2007-11-22 10:51:48 · 6 answers · asked by charles g 2

2007-11-22 05:06:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like, if you had a choice for an awful person to get a certain condition, prior to dying...what would it be?

2007-11-22 04:40:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i washed mascara off last night and i woke up with the white part of my right eye redish in one part

2007-11-21 18:04:49 · 13 answers · asked by ally c 1

2007-11-21 13:53:01 · 3 answers · asked by sunshinebear 3

thank you very much for your honest answers....im waiting nurse

2007-11-21 13:51:10 · 1 answers · asked by junjun 1

What lab methods are used when testing a patient for Clostridium tetani which causes tetanus? Is it culture,ELISA, EIA, PCR, or others? What website can I find that information on?

2007-11-21 08:59:16 · 2 answers · asked by chosen one 3

My dad experienced chest pain one day, and the doctor referred him to the hospital a few months ago for a stress test and a heart scan procedure. However, he became worried about the procedures of the test during the heart scan. He claimed to have seen the technician inject some radioactive fluid into his veins via the I.V. After the injection, the doctor put the needle into a champagne-like cup, upside down, and didn't immediately dispose of it properly, into a disposal can for needles. What my dad is worried about are the needles, because he fears that they have the potential to be reused, as what he had seen that day. He seems to be afraid to be affected by HIV, hepatitis, and other illnesses. So what are the chances here of the needles being reused?

Thanks!

2007-11-21 08:33:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have allways been cockly,but since i had salmonella afew years ago i seem to be fifty times worse!! do you think that it could be through the salmonella?or what!!

2007-11-21 07:35:39 · 8 answers · asked by bigbaps 2