General Health Care - October 2006

Ok, I was cooking.
(Me + Cooking = Bad Idea)
And I didn't know what to do with the oil.
So, I went to throw it outside.
(I guess that's what most people do?)
And I had one hand on the handle, and the other one was too hot.
So I was opening the door.
And part of my index finger touched the pot and I was going to dropped it, but instead I held onto it and got it back up.
It's been a few hours and I've held it under cold water and put ointment stuff on it.
I think there's a blister on it with white clear liquid stuff inside.
Should I do anything else?
Or do I just leave it like this and wait to see what happens?
And if it pops or something, will it hurt?
And I'm 13 and I guess this is the first burn I've ever had.

2006-10-02 18:59:12 · 11 answers · asked by JJ 1 in First Aid

I was in a bad accident yesterday about 7pm. I smashed into a guardrail doing about 50mph to a complete stop with the guardrail lodged into the passenger side. I was fortunate though, and I only had bruises on my knees & elbows, with minor body aches & pains, except in my chest/sternum area where it had hit into the custom steering wheel, which didn't have an airbag. It was amazing I lived.
I did not have insurance, and was in pretty good condition, considering the damage, so I did not have the paremedic take me to E.R.
I know sometimes you can damage the aoritc area, with a blow like that, and was worried about possible internal damage. I finallly went in the E.R. today, and they did the EKG. I wondered if I should have insisted on the CT scan. The results were good on the EKG, so is there any need to be concerned further? I cannot hardly do anything requiring physical stregnth from the chest area.

2006-10-02 18:57:31 · 5 answers · asked by boxergirl 5 in Injuries

2006-10-02 18:53:27 · 9 answers · asked by vandana m 1 in Other - General Health Care

I go to the orthodontist every month or so to get braces, but it seems every time they do soemthing. they always pull my lips so hard, like they're working on a dead person! I was wondering if this could possibly stretch my lips out to where they wont spring back? It is cartilidge after all >.<

2006-10-02 18:45:45 · 2 answers · asked by BlaZin!!!!!! 1 in Injuries

My friend is admitted in ICU because of severe hypertension. This is the first time this person has been diagnosed with hypertension. How severe can it be???

Please note i can't contact this person because of some social obstacles. Just worried and thinking what could be happening?? Please only serious answers.

2006-10-02 18:36:25 · 12 answers · asked by smilingface 3 in Injuries

2006-10-02 18:33:02 · 5 answers · asked by bootybaby78 1 in Other - General Health Care

Women - Do you prefer a male or female doctor?
Women - If your insurance only covered a male doctor, would you go?
Men - Do you prefer a male or female doctor?
Men - If your insurance only covered a female doctor, would you go?

2006-10-02 18:25:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i have been taking it for my neck :) It doesnt seem to help too much. Is there anyway i can intensify the effects, or something else i can request.. Yes Im addicted, doc said really no other options

2006-10-02 18:01:34 · 10 answers · asked by mikey 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-10-02 17:43:13 · 3 answers · asked by Amit 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I was in a car wreck some 14 years ago... bits of glass eventually came out from above my left eye brow... i believe there is still a square of windscreen glass lodged in my head, sometimes it feels like it is finally going to split to reveal the glass.

Anyway i want to have it removed as there is a pronounced bump... A few years ago i asked the Doc about this, but she would not send me for an x-ray or take the matter any further. i will not attempt to remove the glass myself.. so how can i convince the doctor otherwise?

Thanks for any useful answers :-)

2006-10-02 17:11:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-10-02 17:10:12 · 2 answers · asked by ban y 1 in Pain & Pain Management

does anyone else have experience with these symptoms? What can you do about it?

2006-10-02 17:09:56 · 6 answers · asked by moejaymom 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-10-02 17:04:03 · 3 answers · asked by Cupid's Corner 2 in Other - General Health Care

My Grandma (80yrs) is in a nursing home.
I went to visit her recently.
She recognized me immeadiately and introduced me to her nurses ( been 1 yr since she's seen me ( I live a long ways off)).
During the visit she kept saying the same thing over and over, like as if she had been forgetting that she allready told me that.
She repeated the same 6 minute dialog about 20 times.
I'm afraid she may be loosing her mind.
I went to her house and it smells moldy, in fact, You can see moldy looking stuff growing out between the wall and ceiling in her bedroom and kitchen.
Is it possible that mold could cause this type of symptom/behavior, and Is there any effective treatment that might help get her back to normal? (grandma is strong for an 80 year old lady).

P.S. I also have a worthless uncle (alcoholic) who has been living in that same house with her since he was born, and he thinks that he changed his older siblings diapers.
Could mold be causing his mental problem?

2006-10-02 16:56:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I suffer from Crohns disease and recently had intestinal surgery. I have been doing fine since surgery but when I drink water I experience constant pain in my stomach. It last for about a hour. What should I do and what is causing this pain?

2006-10-02 16:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-10-02 16:36:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Lately I keep waking up after a couple of hours sleep and can't get my head down again. I've nothing on my mind that is keeping me awake that I'm aware of. Can anyone give me some advice?

2006-10-02 16:20:01 · 17 answers · asked by The Stig 5 in Other - General Health Care

I am curious your experience using any anti-anxiety drug assuming you don't mind posting on a public form. I have tried xanax but it is too over whelming. I go to a new doctor in a new state in the morning and debating what to request. I have had tint 1/2 mg klonopins which didn't work good enough. I want a drug in the same family but nothing to sleepy feeling. Also I assume there is a different feeling from volume to xanax to klonopin etc. I once had a benzo theat started with "M" which worked perfect.

Anyway severe anxiety non constant is my dilema.

Please don't post go consult a doctor garbage as I want experience answers and most doctors havn't tried any meds so says my logic. Cheers

2006-10-02 16:13:26 · 2 answers · asked by Labatt113 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-10-02 16:05:18 · 5 answers · asked by LJ 1 in Other - General Health Care

pain above butt area and lower back. oain in hip. hard to walk or sit or sleep or move.g857

2006-10-02 15:59:38 · 8 answers · asked by mickey 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-10-02 15:41:17 · 15 answers · asked by malo 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-10-02 15:41:17 · 27 answers · asked by Josh 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-10-02 15:40:51 · 6 answers · asked by aroplusa 1 in Other - General Health Care

i would like to order phentermine 37.5mg at a resonable price without the approval of my physican

2006-10-02 15:24:10 · 4 answers · asked by Authentic 3 in Other - General Health Care

My work uniform was in my trunk for one week and it rained inside the trunk causing mildew on the uniform. I soaked them for 30mins and washed them in bleach. They SMELL fresh but I'm afraid to wear them again on my skin. Is it safe?

2006-10-02 15:22:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have some decent-sized cuts on my lower leg. One of them has got infected. The skin around the area is turning pink. I don't have any of that carbon peroxide stuff. Besides going to a doctor, how can i get it to heal?

2006-10-02 15:07:05 · 16 answers · asked by Brittany 1 in Injuries

2006-10-02 14:58:42 · 0 answers · asked by Ace 2 in Pain & Pain Management

college, money, friends, my life.....I feel useless.

2006-10-02 14:43:09 · 10 answers · asked by Pinkish Marsh 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i know cancer but is there anything else?

please elaborate on things or have links in answer.

thank you.

2006-10-02 14:38:07 · 5 answers · asked by sisters586 2 in Other - General Health Care

what is the highest math i need in highschool to go to school to be an RN

2006-10-02 14:34:48 · 6 answers · asked by willy B 1 in Other - General Health Care