General Health Care - September 2006

in two days i must have inerbody fusion and postieror spine fusion with pedical screws on two levels s-1 l-5 l-4 im so freaked out and dont know what to expect yeh the doc told me his mumble jumble but would like to hear from a person who has went threw it

2006-09-03 19:44:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

ok im sick and my throat hurts and i hate it anyone know any home remedy that can help my throat feel better fast its nite so all pharmacys are closed

2006-09-03 19:39:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

i just got my wisom teeth taken out, so now my cheeks are swollen. I got them removed on Thurs morning, and the first two days I had ice packs. Yesterday and today I have been kind of alternating between ice packs and hot blankets. Does alternating actually reduce the swelling?

2006-09-03 19:36:35 · 4 answers · asked by sum1 2 in Other - General Health Care

health background of hypertension, also take water pill.

2006-09-03 19:21:53 · 11 answers · asked by ajdean 1 in Other - General Health Care

I was pitting out on avocado and knife jabbed into my finger. owch!!it was an open gash. immediately rinsed water on it and covered with a hand towel and ice. it sealed up by the time er looked at it (3 hours later).it was cut on ring finger were it bends at ring area. they said i didn't need a stich. well, right now i went to see if it stopped bleeding and adjusted the gauze, i barly pressed on the fatty part just above cut, to fix gauze and blood came out real fast.when i streach it, it bleeds. it didnt do this at the er. im just leaving it alone now. so shouldn't they have gave me a stich?

2006-09-03 19:18:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

my boyfriend has a knee operation coming up. he was told he needs to cut back on his smoking or quit. he had a minor knee operation recently and it took 2 month's to heal instead of 3 to4 days.[because of smoking] now he's on the patch[still getting nicotine] so is this any better,will he recover faster because he's not actually smoking? whats the difference?

2006-09-03 18:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by curious 1 in Other - General Health Care

my toddler , 30 lbs., probably only ingested 1 80 mg. tablet of tylenol but possibly (very unlikely) ingested as many as 9, a total of 720 mg. Is this a toxic dosage for a 30 lb. toddler?

2006-09-03 18:40:04 · 16 answers · asked by michaelscar 3 in Other - General Health Care

Like, assuming you're not doing anything like swimming or whatever that might make it wear off quicker, how often should you reapply to make sure you're protected all the time?

2006-09-03 17:46:47 · 7 answers · asked by Kalika 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-09-03 17:46:08 · 10 answers · asked by Nostradamus 3 in Other - General Health Care

Have any of you ever had this and how long did your fever last?

2006-09-03 17:17:46 · 2 answers · asked by together420yrs 3 in Other - General Health Care

if you break a toe does it neccasarraly have to swell up and lose all movement. I hurt my toe jumping from a wall (on a drinking session :-p). it hurts to bend and walk, there is slight bruising on the knuckles but still has fall movment (all be it painful) and never swelled up, could it be broken or does it sound more like a tenden???

2006-09-03 16:55:26 · 16 answers · asked by liquidus 1 in Injuries

2006-09-03 16:49:00 · 10 answers · asked by TheSilence 1 in Other - General Health Care

My mother from Burma ,when she was about 50 years old ,she had been minor surgery for to take out small little node on her throat, after two month later her both eyes are close very frequent times,it mean not like regular people timing, getting more worse, even though try to discussed with eye speacilist, can't do any better, just only giving nurves improvement medicine, please!....please!....Any body give me any advice, knowledge, to take care my mother for better treatements .............

2006-09-03 16:32:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-09-03 16:21:40 · 12 answers · asked by LaJoya S 2 in Other - General Health Care

every night, i toss and turn because i'm never comfortable enough
and every day for school, i'm tired as ever
i always have bags under my eyes and the area around my eyes are a little dark

and this isn't a recent problem, i've been strugling with it for years

also, i don't drink coffe
i'm not depressed or under any stress
and don't watch tv or go online before i sleep

i even try relaxing exercises but it still dosent help

anybody have any tips please?!!!

2006-09-03 16:15:30 · 34 answers · asked by zestful12 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-09-03 16:15:19 · 8 answers · asked by boyba 1 in Other - General Health Care

She said it has been there for about 3 months and it says it slowly swells then it "pops" and it is gone.Its not full of pus or anything and when I rub it it is pretty firm.She says she will go see a Dr. but I know she will put it off. Is there any reason to be worried for her ..well like I already am...but anyone know what might be the cause?And is there any worry?

2006-09-03 16:10:39 · 4 answers · asked by roar_ca 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-09-03 15:40:27 · 4 answers · asked by paige20 1 in Injuries

I have had knee and ankle problems since a 8th grade field day and i also am a dancer and cheerleader. i went to the doctor and all he said was that it is because of dance and i just needed therapy adn lifts for my shoes. over the past year they have gotten worse. i can only wear one type of shoes adn those are my tennis shoes. And even sometimes my knees and ankles will hurt after i wear those. the pain in my knee varies from day to day. some days it will hurt on the side and then some all over and then some on the outside. same goes for my ankle. Do I need to go to the doctor again or try adn deal with it? Or any other suggestions?

2006-09-03 15:31:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-09-03 15:20:32 · 2 answers · asked by Blaze 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I used contact lenses only for three days.

I felt they went out of focus very easily, I could be reading something clearly and suddenly the vision started to blur a lot in one eye. I tried to fix it closing my eye, but doesn't work.
And have a lot of troubles taking them out of my eye, my left eye ended all red (ALL) so I decided to quit, but I feel insecure with my normal glasses.

Any good suggestions?

2006-09-03 15:14:00 · 9 answers · asked by Amir82 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-09-03 15:07:36 · 9 answers · asked by sick as a dog 1 in First Aid

on top of my foot. and 1 HUGE one between my big toe and other toe. i have boughten spray--it only stops it from itching for a few hours. here is my ?: how do i get RID OF this irritating,painfull rash? it freakin kills when i step down with my left foot. i will consider all home and over the counter remidies. thank you.

2006-09-03 14:41:10 · 4 answers · asked by tnkster71 2 in First Aid

2006-09-03 14:35:25 · 3 answers · asked by MICHELLE U 1 in Injuries

2006-09-03 14:28:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Some days it is compact and log like, some days it is liquidy, and it is always different colors, what is this anal discharge I keep having?

2006-09-03 13:54:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

does anyone know if its somthing more than just a backache. and it is sharp pains

2006-09-03 13:51:19 · 5 answers · asked by smiley hannahkins :-) 3 in Pain & Pain Management

im donating my big heart

2006-09-03 13:29:50 · 13 answers · asked by RENE H 5 in Other - General Health Care

2006-09-03 13:14:57 · 10 answers · asked by bighands 1 in Other - General Health Care

I need to know how safe metformin is. My Health care professional said that if she put me on it, we would only have t be concerned about the first six hours.

2006-09-03 13:14:22 · 3 answers · asked by Geo 2 in Other - General Health Care