General Health Care - November 2006

2006-11-30 10:49:09 · 10 answers · asked by Bree M 1 in First Aid

My son is 16 and has a hip which cannot be repaired due to total slippage of the femural head. Some time between now and 15 years from now he will need a total hip replacement. It all depends on when his hip becomes painful.

If you have any personal experience please can you tell me what kind of replacement hip you had, nylon/steel, steel/steel, ceramic/steel or ceramic/ceramic. How long has it lasted since the operation, has it given you any problems and how old were you when the replacement was made.

I have read that nylon/steel are easiest to fit without complications but last up to 15 years and that ceramic/ceramic can potentially last a lifetime but are prone to fracture and have no long term testing statistics.

I would particularly be interested in a reply from anyone who has had a ceramic hip fitted long ago.

2006-11-30 10:38:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-11-30 10:30:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

whenever i make love with a man using condoms, this seems to suck up all my lubrication, i have even try using ky jelly but still after a while i am dry as a desert and it hurts, but it doesnt happen when we dont use the condom...why? and most importand what can i do?

2006-11-30 10:28:46 · 14 answers · asked by marian g 1 in Other - General Health Care

My big toe has been killing me, and i have been running 3 days/week for about 2 weeks. I stopped cause my big toe was killing me, but i can move it around and i don't think it's broken. it's only when i step on it awkwardly and then i get a sharp pain. is it gout and is there any cure?

2006-11-30 10:24:15 · 8 answers · asked by ajmiddle8 1 in Pain & Pain Management

My mom has just burnt her hand by touching the oven... what am I supposed to do right now?

2006-11-30 09:43:53 · 14 answers · asked by Mark Conners 1 in First Aid

backache, toothache, headache, stomachache ......?

2006-11-30 09:34:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

in the lower left adomin

2006-11-30 09:32:03 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

had bad pain,in my back,could barely move,if i coughed,sneezed, or sniffled,the pain felt like a knife percing through me,also broke out in cold sweats in the middle of the night,could this be symptoms of a stroke..

2006-11-30 09:31:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I'm 12am cos of this bloody PC and tv, girlfriend etc!!! anyone the same. I would love to go bed at 10pm!!!!! Pub don't help eather!

2006-11-30 09:30:14 · 31 answers · asked by Kevin-------------UK 2 in Other - General Health Care

I got bit in the leg and my whole foot is swollen. I am also a little sick going from hot to cold and vice versa. anyone have any ideas?

2006-11-30 09:19:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2006-11-30 09:16:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

My eye has been twitching... the upper lid, right eye... could it just be from stress or something else? Its kinda freaking me out... it just feels weird. Any Ideas?

2006-11-30 09:16:30 · 10 answers · asked by Bibsy 2 in Other - General Health Care

Does anyone know if it's legal or illegal to put a padlock on a first aid kit in the work place in Canada?

Links with info would be grand! Thanks.

2006-11-30 09:08:18 · 2 answers · asked by nkbapbt 3 in First Aid

I'm freaking out....who loses that much weight so FAST?

2006-11-30 09:02:17 · 6 answers · asked by MAX POWER 3 in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-30 08:58:11 · 5 answers · asked by bo d 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I drink 3 glasses of wine and take 2 excederin pm's at night to go to sleep and it still takes me 4 hours after taking the medicine to fall asleep. I have to take a B complex and sometimes a cup of cappuccino to have energy during the day. I do work out twice a week because I'm trying to lose weight. I just want to go to sleep at night when I lay down and have energy in the morning when I wake up with out barbituates. Any ideas?

2006-11-30 08:50:58 · 8 answers · asked by lilmama 4 in Other - General Health Care

I fell down cement stairs and hit my head on one right behind my ear.

2006-11-30 08:45:22 · 4 answers · asked by Tami F 1 in Injuries

I went to urgent care they said nothing was broke that was Sunday...Ive been elevating my ankle doing the hot and cold thing and everyone 's waiting on me hand and foot its been 4 days I'm still having a constant burning and muscle spasms in my ankle could it be something else.....thanks for the answers...lol

2006-11-30 08:36:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

"Dick out" would you do it ?

2006-11-30 08:21:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

The following day, my back and neck started hurting. Her insurance company wants me to pay for all of medical bills, therapy, medicines, etc and then send them the copies of receipts and doctors notes. Should I get an attorney or settle this on my own?

2006-11-30 08:13:40 · 9 answers · asked by fantasy1961 1 in Injuries

Having first one tomorrow.

Feeling very nervous and apprehensive. Really need to know what to expect.

PLEASE Thankyou

2006-11-30 08:11:54 · 8 answers · asked by lauren w 1 in Other - General Health Care

I read an article that said it was OK to do so and siteing that the skin doesn't breathe. I am certain this practice of painting the skin includes keeping an area of the skin bare to ensure the skin can function properly. It is entirely possible that the fictional character in GoldFinger was killed and then painted. But what happens if the skin is really sealed? I would like to ensure people aren't misled into a dangerous practice. Please use links to articles too.

2006-11-30 08:05:30 · 4 answers · asked by KnowSean 3 in Other - General Health Care

please be specific!!

2006-11-30 07:43:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

i put two alarms one next to me and one far so i have to get up to turn it off. but i just get up turn it off and go right back to sleep which makes me late for work. always. No matter if i go to sleep early it always happens. what can i do?

2006-11-30 07:31:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-30 07:18:44 · 2 answers · asked by reverend_rejected 1 in First Aid

I have a girl that is staying with me who "claims" she sprained her ankle 2 days ago i never seen her limp etc now that my minivan is off the road she keeps saying she has foot problems. she is suppose to leave the house everyday to look for work or whatever i personally dont like her but my fiancee is helping out his friend with a place to stay so she came with the package. i dont believe she sprained her ankle. what do u think?

2006-11-30 07:10:53 · 8 answers · asked by butterflyharmon 2 in Injuries

a few days ago i got into a fight and got punched in the nose

is it broken?

my nose has swollen just a bit and i have a visible bruise under my right eye and a minor bruise under my left eye

i don't get nosebleeds

when the punch came to my face i went and looked in the mirror and saw that it was crooked but not much

then the next day the slight crookedness of my nose had been gone

as for the guy who punched me, all i came say is that it was a sucker punch/cheap shot and that i made that idiot cry at school

2006-11-30 06:24:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-11-30 06:10:19 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

as a child we all picked our nose's and some kids yes eat it and some just wipe them.. so my question to you is 1: did you pick your nose as a child and eat it or wipe it? 2:as a young adult do or did you pick your nose? 3:as an adult do you still pick your nose?

just so you won't feel like a loner i will admit from what my mom has said that as a child all kids picked their nose's and ate it, as a young adult and as an adult now yes i still pick my nose and sometimes i get a tissue and sometimes i might flick them.. so yeah you might think i'm sick, but i know that more people still do this then not.... thanks and i hope your honest...

2006-11-30 06:01:03 · 4 answers · asked by ~broken~ 3 in Other - General Health Care