Other - Diseases - December 2006

My husband had endoscopic surgery in May '06. He had a deviated septum that was corrected. He has had CAT scans and MRI's and they come up clear. He STILL is have intense pain in his frontal left cavity. He's had constant sinus infections, and any congestion seems to trigger head pain. We've read about procedure that uses external drains, but looks 'major'!!! (tubes hanging out of his forehead!) We're just not sure what to do. One of his doctors (there's 4 in the office) said that the pain is 'in his head' and he need to learn to relax. This is SO not the case! When he has a 'major' pain attack, the left cavity is actually swollen and can be seen when looking at his profile (face). Just want to know if anyone else has had this.

2006-12-30 14:52:59 · 8 answers · asked by kellicam 2

2006-12-30 14:49:55 · 24 answers · asked by Fuzzy Tongue 1

i had my apendix out about a year and half ago and three weeks ago i was is the hospital where they gave me an enema for a blocked intestine because of scare tissue and sent me home with lets see what happen. yesterday i started again with an attack and i gave myself an enema. i am not sure when is it nessceary to go back into the hospital-i think they may want to do surgery to repair the block but last week when i spoke to my family doctor about she said any abdominal surgey increases the risk of more scar tissue build up--so whats the best way to manage this, still in pain

2006-12-30 14:41:42 · 12 answers · asked by bridget 2

2006-12-30 14:33:00 · 9 answers · asked by buddy 1

if someone who can't see,is blind...and if u can't hear,ur deaf.....what would u call someone who can't smell?

2006-12-30 14:07:05 · 2 answers · asked by Jules 3

but his temeprature has not gone down is thhis normal?

2006-12-30 13:35:43 · 2 answers · asked by mexicanman 2

she was diagnosted with the flu by the dr. on dec. 1st and she's still the same sick(december 30) {she haven't rested or drank extra fluids} she's 12 almost 13 what can we do? {she has cronic sinus itis}

2006-12-30 13:33:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yesterday, my lab work came back and my liver function is not good so my doctor has halfed my methotrexate dosage and I've been told no tylenol over 1000 mg every eight hours. Is there anything else I can do to enhance my liver function? Of course, I'll call my doctor on Monday, but I wondered if anyone might be able to help me. Thanks!

2006-12-30 12:31:32 · 7 answers · asked by butterflylover 4

i heard the word on that show law and order. i was wondering what it meant?

2006-12-30 12:25:20 · 7 answers · asked by ShullyR 1

If so, did you find anything that helped? I'm finding that I'm having blackouts. Its very disturbing. I'm also finding I'm having trouble concentrating. I don't want to go off the meds because its the only thing that helps with my migranes.

2006-12-30 12:18:44 · 6 answers · asked by alexis 2

I see it daily: Requests for medical diagnosis from people who should be going to, dare I say it, a doctor.

Example: "I'm bleeding out both eyeballs, I've missed three periods, my tongue is sloughing off little green flecks, my poop is shaped like cubes, I have had a nonstop migraine since Bill Clinton's second inaugural and my eyehockey is a disturbing shade of magenta. What could be wrong?"

If the requests for medical advice were banned, what do you think the total percentage cut would be?

2006-12-30 11:54:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

3 days ago my 22 month old was in the er, he had a middle ear infection in both ears. he had chest congestion as well as a stuffy nose and 100.9 fever. hes on amoxacillin for the next 10 days. but, he has since developed a rash on his bottom and now has a horrible cough. should i take him back to the er or just wait it out?

2006-12-30 11:52:34 · 9 answers · asked by Rick R 1

For about a month or two or now, my eating habits have erratically changed. Vegetables and meats stopped appealing to me, and whenever I ate them, they just didn't taste right. Homemade, McDonalds, resturant... didn't matter. Just didn't taste right or feel right.

At the same time, I found myself significantly hungrier. I found myself going from eating, perhaps, for a pizza dinner, only half a slice and 2 garlic nauts(sp?) to eating 2 or 3 slices and 5 or 6 garlic nauts(sp?).

Likewise, when I used to eat about two or three meals a day, I'm now eating 6 meals or so... not including snacks.

At first I thought it was pregnancy, but, I'm on birth control pills, and take them at the same time every night, haven't missed them. My BCP's are Loestrin 24 Fe. However, last night, I woke up from my sleep precisely every 45 minutes. I also know that around December I get depressed due to the fact it's my mother's death anniversary. But I've never been THIS moody.

What's wrong with me?

2006-12-30 11:04:58 · 8 answers · asked by Lady Myrkr 6

Have you noticed how many ill people there are on this site. Its only after they have been on here for some time that they come out and tell us of their illnesses problems or worries. I am so glad that they have this outlet so they can discuss their problems openly and without fear.

2006-12-30 10:46:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-30 10:35:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi Guys, Could you all do me a little favour? as the bells ring in 2007, would you please pray for me and my wife and 2 kids. I have suffered many illnesses from a brain haemorrhage 16 mini strokes, lots more, but the one that worries me and my family the most is my kidney failure as I have to rely on a kidney machine 3 times a week for the rest of my life to keep me alive. Please pray for me that a miracle happens for me and that my kidney failure stops and releases me from years on dialysis, this is all i ask, I would rather have my life back to normal with my family than win the lottery.

So 2007 please give me back my life, its all I ask.

Jimmy Essex England

I respect that others are also suffering serious illnesses and I will pray for them, and ask you people out there to pray for them as well.

Thanking you all in advance, God bless you all for praying for me and others in the same situation.

2006-12-30 10:26:23 · 39 answers · asked by DIAMOND_GEEZER_56 4

Okay so I go to the doctor the other day because of a severe sore throat and I had some weird chest pains. Well he swore it was strep but we took the test and it came back negative. So he said it was just a freak virus and it would go away. Well the next day the pains are worse so I have to go back and get tested again. It comes back negative but this time another doctor comes in and says she thinks its mono. Well she feels my spleen and all and it was fine and I wasnt feeling unusually tired or achy. I had no swollen glands and no fever. But she made me go get blood taken and tested for mono. So we get the call later that night and the test came back negative. But she also says I probably have it it just wont show up for about a week. But that was two days ago. Now I feel fine, not bothered at all. Just a bit of a hoarse voice. Could I feel fine and still have mono? I'm just worried I'll think I dont have it and get my bf sick. How long should I wait to kiss him? Thanks in advance! =]

2006-12-30 10:22:16 · 6 answers · asked by 2cute4U 1

I have just recently been told that I have osteopenia with resulting osteoporosis. I am 50 years old, and have a family history of osteoporosis. I have broken several ribs over the past year. I also have been on medication that causes osteoporosis, (prednisone) for prolonged periods of time. In the past several months I have begun having to walk assisted with a cane bc I cannot walk across the room without excruciating pain. I also cannot walk straight up anymore and walk bent over. Is this permanent? I am taking calcium with vitamin D and Fosamax for my bones. I'm hoping these meds will help rectify these problems. Anyone else that can give me advice that has the same problem? Thank you..

2006-12-30 10:21:45 · 9 answers · asked by SeaMistress 3

my wife and I have been passive smokers since we were born,both sixty yrs old now.Im the only smoker now and I keep it to myself,I mean nobody gets my passive smoke.Mine and similar peoples contribution to the nations taxes are massive compared to none smokers.We are both very healthy,please you jumped up morons,bang your drums at something more needy.There are plenty to chose from.I dont like smoke when Im eating,I DONT like smoke round kids,give it a rest you out there.FOOTNOTE; I still love every one,and because I buy my own,and excluding the odd bout of flu,IVE WORKED EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE FROM BEING 15YRS,building houses for this nation,which I believe we need.GET OFF SMOKERS BACKS.

2006-12-30 10:14:46 · 40 answers · asked by moz 1

A ny one qualified to give advice please.My future son in law is supposed to come to stay over the new year,but he has been feeling sick today,and has had the runs,He just text my daughter to say that he has taken SENOKOT TABLETS which i know are laxatives. Could you reccomend what he could do ,? do you think it would be safe for hom to take IMODIUM or similar ,and if so when,I would be gratefull of geninue answers as he has to travel 2 hours to get here ,Thanlking you in anticipation for same.

2006-12-30 09:58:02 · 10 answers · asked by Linda 6

30 year old male with history of drug and alcohol use.all of a sudden gets these symptoms that lasted about 6 months then went away
tremors, falling, loss of bowel,major weight loss,slurred speach........before this stuff this man was completly health .....what could this be?

2006-12-30 09:39:30 · 5 answers · asked by nena5271 3

I have and i feel awful, just in time for New Year, great : (

2006-12-30 09:20:24 · 19 answers · asked by button_mushroom_x 3

here is the deal. i went out of town to a doctor. i went ahead and had my prescription filled at the nearet pharmacy. i told the pharmacist that i had just taken an antibiotic prior to the one being filled. he stated yeah i see that, and proceeded to tell me that it was an alltogether different medicine that would be effective for my sinus infection. how did he know that?? and is all of my history of prescription available to all pharmacist?

2006-12-30 09:18:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i once heard a doctor on tv talking about this and it's caused by a disease .does anyone know which disease.

2006-12-30 08:55:14 · 10 answers · asked by koogi m 1

2006-12-30 08:51:00 · 12 answers · asked by sj 1

I feel like I'm fake and not real. Like I'm in a dream or a nightmare. What's wrong with me? I also feel slightly dizzy sometimes. I asked my mother and she said it could be anything: stress, mono, low blood pressure, diabete's (sp?) and that we'll go to the doctor soon. But I'm kinda scared and I was just wondering what everyone thought. I don't have many symptons other then the very scary feeling of being in a dream and slight dizziness. It gets worst around 3-4 pm. I feel almost normal at around midnight and when I just wake up.

2006-12-30 08:50:51 · 9 answers · asked by littlemoochild 3

2006-12-30 08:31:40 · 3 answers · asked by POOHBEAR 2

2006-12-30 08:29:37 · 5 answers · asked by analoida_ano 1

I am about 6 weeks pregnant. The mass is vascular. Will the MRI hurt the baby?

2006-12-30 08:24:37 · 5 answers · asked by Kjo 1

My son broke his stenum 12 weeks ago and has been on oral morphine along with other painkillers since, His GP is very slowly reducing his doseage but he keeps bursting into tears for no apparent reason. I wondered if anybody else had any experience of coming off morphine, he is still on a relatively high dose so he's still got a long way to go. He is only 18 and finds being as he is very embarrassing especially as it happens for no apparent reason.

2006-12-30 08:12:47 · 8 answers · asked by LINDA L 2