General Health Care - November 2006

How can you save a choking victim if he/she is so heavy set
that your arms can't reach around thier chest?This happened to me recently,fortunately I was able to cough up what I was choking on!

2006-11-04 23:25:36 · 9 answers · asked by snugglebear20032004 2 in First Aid

It's been 6 months at 60mg every other day. On my own. Not on the program. Perfer to come off the same way.

2006-11-04 23:12:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

my friend has a really bad back pain, she has gotten a massage, put deep heat on it and shes relaxed but nothing will work....any suggestions?

2006-11-04 22:44:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

At first it was small and had a little blood comming out, so we firgured he was just bit by a spider while he was sleeping. But now only 2 days later it has gotten so swollen it's about the size of an M&M. The spot where the bit of blood was comming from is now scabbed over, and about and inch around it is so sensitive, he was in agony when i tried to touch it, and i barely came close to it. It's also very red.
at first i thought squeezing the pus out would be the best idea but he looks like he's going to cry from it being so sensitive.

He is going to the doctor but before he does I'd like to look up some possabilities of what it could be and what I could do in the meantime to relieve his pain. It looked like a spider bite at first but now, 2 days later, it looks like a fresh bee sting only scabbed over. he wasn't been outside the day it happened and it's too cold for bees where I am.
Any ideas on what it could be and some things I could do to help him until he goes to the doctor?

2006-11-04 22:41:01 · 4 answers · asked by Bitterly Sweet 3 in First Aid

2006-11-04 21:29:17 · 14 answers · asked by mogu 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a bad habit of not closing the lids on jars properly...what is your bad habit?

2006-11-04 21:27:05 · 13 answers · asked by lily b 2 in Other - General Health Care

i missed 1 week of work,and they want me to go back on light duty,i have pain in my lower back,pain to sit,pain to walk,pain to just stand,they took all kinds of x-rays,they nothing broke,i fell at work right on my bottom.what to do?

2006-11-04 20:28:18 · 13 answers · asked by psteve45@sbcglobal.net 1 in Injuries

and it swells in the cast

2006-11-04 19:31:15 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Injuries

2006-11-04 19:13:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2006-11-04 18:58:39 · 4 answers · asked by blondie 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i opened my left eye with difficulty this morning. previously i had had an inch long operation on my back a week ago in order to remove a cyst i had had for the last four years. there is no damage to the healing wound. but i feel lot of headache and burning sensation on my left head. could there be any damage to blood vessels/nerves in brain due to the lifting of 25 kg weight. please someone guide!

2006-11-04 18:55:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-11-04 18:43:25 · 1 answers · asked by abu h 1 in Injuries

I know it's bad not to drink enough, but what about too much? Does that rinse your system of certain chemicals, or anything like that?

2006-11-04 18:02:37 · 14 answers · asked by Link 4 in Other - General Health Care

I've had it all day and I've taken medication for it twice. Its too soon to take some more. And it just keeps getting worse! what can I do to help it?

2006-11-04 17:26:18 · 12 answers · asked by Sarah 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I was injured on the job around 1997, I worked meat/seafood in a supermarket. They had improper storage in the seafood area so ice and water collect on the floor.

So I was coming out of the cooler, slipped and landed with all my weight on my left side, onto a metal hinge for a pull cart they had.

Ever since then I have had a bad pain in my left side about my waist or lower. I went to the emergency room the night it happened because I almost passed out and was doubled over in pain

They did an X-ray and general exam and said I was fine, probably just internal bruising. I have mentioned to several doctors over the years and they poke at me in the side and say I am fine.

I can not sleep on my side, if some bumps into me I'm in allot of pain. Does anyone have any idea what can be wrong with me? I been out of work for a few months and went to an interview and was standing around for 3 hours, and it really aggravated the pain. I don't have insurance, so I can not afford a Dr right now.

2006-11-04 17:17:47 · 3 answers · asked by photo_fabix 1 in Injuries

I bought something to eat and without much thought i ate it and it got stuck in my throat for 5-10 seconds and burned my throat. It hurts like crazy and it blistered. I am worried that if i fall asleep i wont be able to breathe. What should i do?

2006-11-04 16:36:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-11-04 16:22:28 · 3 answers · asked by diamondgrle 2 in Injuries

As for the last question about IBU I suffer from severe migraines. There is no end to the migraine I have had recently. It started October 10th and has been going on the past 25 days. I have been in the ER doctors have given me all kinds of meds and shots and nothings works. Any Doctors or Specialists out there know a better solution? Do you think it might be more than a migraine? What kind of a migraine lasts longer than 25 days non stop and elevates on a pain scale of 1-10 always at a level 7 elevating at a 10 then to a 7 and back to a 10 etc... If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated Thank You...

2006-11-04 16:13:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I was told that as soon as I passed the stones I would know it and all the pain would go away. i felt two pass today and i even caught one, so I know they passed. Why do I still hurt as if they never passed?

2006-11-04 15:37:19 · 11 answers · asked by jess l 5 in Pain & Pain Management

(i was the only one in car ) i was driven back home and i felt like some one was pushing down on my shoulder blades and it lasted for a few secons then all the pain that i have from back ops and triple bypass were gone and it been 10 days today no i wasnt on drugs or dreaming we just lost a loved on 13days ago what do you think a sprite or musle spazems

2006-11-04 15:33:36 · 8 answers · asked by hard headed diabectic 2 in Injuries

Once i did and they put drops in my eye that made my pupils really big and i had to wear sunglasses the rest of the day...anyone know why?

2006-11-04 15:18:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-04 15:14:48 · 1 answers · asked by fighting 40s 1 in Injuries

what does it mean when your body temp goes down but you still feel sick though for the pasr week and half I've been working a lot and I've been around kids at daycare and my body temp has been under 98.6 it's been about 94.0-97.6 and I haven't felt good for 2 days now and I've had a lot of rest today ! any help would be great any advice??

2006-11-04 14:44:25 · 4 answers · asked by dsangel423 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-04 14:43:19 · 4 answers · asked by Meliss 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-04 14:00:45 · 7 answers · asked by nessahs_mom 1 in Injuries

2006-11-04 13:58:14 · 2 answers · asked by bighitta_58 1 in Injuries

2006-11-04 13:44:02 · 10 answers · asked by My Life is in Black and White 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I was involved in a head on collision early september and was taken to the ICU with a brain contusion. About three weeks after the accident I started having what we think are seizures. I've had 4 in total and I'm always by myself so we don't really know what is going on other than I wake up from the floor with no memory of how I got there. Has anybody else experienced this?

2006-11-04 13:34:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i have pain in the nape of my neck with swelling, radiates to my finger tips. i basically do computer work, working long hours, it hurts me a lot. i tried walking, jogging, and exercising to check if it would help but it only worsens my pain and swelling. going up and down stairs hurt a lot. bending and picking up weights hurt badly as well. A doctor diagnosed me as having brachial nuralgia but i doubt as the symptoms correlate to cervical spondylosis, can anybody help me out giving the correct diagnosis for my symptoms.

2006-11-04 13:31:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

my mom is having knee surgery in like 15 days, and she has already had this surgery before...but it is absolutely killing her now... she tore her meniscus, AGAIN. what will help relieve her pain??

2006-11-04 13:27:48 · 5 answers · asked by TNKRBL14 1 in Pain & Pain Management