General Health Care - November 2006

Hello... I have suffered from upper and lower back pain for 14 years due to a car wreck. I deal with it everyday and I know what is causing it. I am however having a completely different problem today and it started yesterday while I was deep cleaning my mom's house. The stabbing pain is on the left side of my back ranging from my shoulder blade down to my kidney. I also have the same pain in my right shoulder (from the top to my neck). The pain is tingly and stabbing at the same time. When I move the pain changes and I can get into a position where I don't feel it at all. Does anyone with experience know if the problem I'm having has to do with nerves or simply pulled muscles? I've had many sore muscles in my days but have never felt anything like this. I'm mainly asking because I know I won't be able to get in to see my doctor until at least Monday and I need to know if I should take it easy or try to continue moving around. I appreciate any advice I can get. Thanks!

2006-11-21 23:54:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

a sore throat...and no lemon in the house....

anymethods to get rid of it???

2006-11-21 23:26:34 · 11 answers · asked by The Wayfarer 6 in Other - General Health Care

hi ive had shoulder blade pain for about 3 months its all on the left side it spreads around 2 my ribs upper and lower av been to my doc and he said it was to do with my anxity/depression i dont plz help the pain does come and go sumtimes it just feels numb sumtimes it not there

2006-11-21 23:21:52 · 3 answers · asked by you are my angel 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Best health club nin Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh?

2006-11-21 23:06:06 · 1 answers · asked by modesty_bl 1 in Other - General Health Care

fed up taking strong pain killers to cure migraines has anynoe got a natural cure

2006-11-21 22:42:45 · 21 answers · asked by jeff c 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-21 22:27:25 · 13 answers · asked by This is my username 3 in Injuries

Sometime when me and my husband have sex it hurts and we have to stop and hell get so mad and i dont know whats causeing it what could it be

2006-11-21 22:23:12 · 6 answers · asked by Tennesseegirl 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-21 22:06:46 · 2 answers · asked by kim s 1 in Injuries

Ive not slept properly for about two years. Always fall asleep after 3am no matter what time i go to bed. Tried everything. Hot drinks, hot baths, lavender, reading.. EVERYTHING

Doctors will only give so many tablets and ive had as many as they will give me.

How do i sleep? Its affecting everythin especially work as im so tired all the time!

Please dont tell me there has to be a reason as to why, i know that but dont know what it is.

Serious cooments only please.

2006-11-21 22:01:58 · 15 answers · asked by kim7wheaton 2 in Other - General Health Care

i think i finally need to get my bunion sorted but don't know where to go for a podiatrist. can anyone help?

2006-11-21 21:52:47 · 1 answers · asked by shortie_b 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a sharp pain in the distal joint of my big toe. I am a ballet dancer who dances 20hrs a week, so i know it could be a stress fracture. Any other ideas? It hurts alot when walking and when it is moved passively, especially when moved side to side.

2006-11-21 21:50:18 · 4 answers · asked by bellaballerina1063 2 in Injuries

Do we have to go to ENT specialist for sure or can it be done at home.? if yes, how?

2006-11-21 21:47:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I know it is better to quit smoking but cant
Need suggestion how can I quit it

2006-11-21 20:25:48 · 13 answers · asked by susanta b 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-21 19:43:46 · 7 answers · asked by zameer k 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I just started on a different shift im working 1 pm till 9 pm and i really dont care for it. it feels like im just wasting my life i dont get the evening off. whe i get home its dark and every one is going to bed and there is nothing to do and i get lonely. i know i will get on the night shift or morning shift eventually but im just wondering if any one else knows what im talking about with working the after noon shift?

2006-11-21 19:21:18 · 10 answers · asked by Lance 2 in Other - General Health Care

its been bleeding for almost 2 hours can I treat it myself?

2006-11-21 19:11:33 · 18 answers · asked by Bazil 3 in First Aid

i had 5 energy drinks i can't sleep and my body is shaking

2006-11-21 18:57:38 · 5 answers · asked by justin s 1 in Other - General Health Care

i work midnights and if wake up early to run id only get 5 hours of sleep where as if i ran b4 bed i wouldnt lose sleep becuz i lay there for thirty minutes anyway(not on purpose i just cant sleep)

2006-11-21 18:57:18 · 3 answers · asked by bigbosslady84 3 in Other - General Health Care

Anything besides punching, boxing... and those kind of things. What's the most effective way to simply start a nose bleed - i am going to use it as an excuse not to do stuff!!

2006-11-21 18:03:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

my sister(twin) and i are herbalists ( we make herbal medicine)
anyway weve had quite a few laughs at our expense about that
one guy who has been an absolute a**hole(to us) needs one of our herbal remedys my sister thinks we should send him to away to another herbalist (nearest one to us is really really REALLY far away) i think we should help him (he would be in the hospital for at least 9 months before he could go to another herbalist) plz advice

2006-11-21 17:45:07 · 6 answers · asked by torra emico 1 in Other - General Health Care

I would have to say that the worst thing that happened to my feet is when I was walking barefoot and had to jump down off of a 3 foot retaining wall to get to the path leading to my friend's house. I wasn't looking when I jumped, and my right foot landed directly on 2 quarter inch thick, 3 inch long nails. At first I didn't feel too much, I just thought I landed on a rock. But when I tried to walk away I realized my right foot wouldn't move. So I finally looked down and saw 2 nails sticking out of the top of my foot, one between the 2nd and 3rd bones, and the other between the 3rd and 4th bones. So I managed to pry my foot loose and when I did it looked like a red waterfall.It finally healed up alright, except for some nice indentation scars where the holes were. And did I mention that I could see right through my foot once it quit bleeding?

2006-11-21 17:35:56 · 11 answers · asked by SF 2 in Injuries

i was sitting for my exam yesterday.had to rush to write down my answer coz i was running out of time.and then it became numb.it's not the whole thumb that is numb.just the part with fingerprints.what happened to it?what should i do?

2006-11-21 17:27:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

can you tell me the specific types of fracture need it by friday

2006-11-21 16:47:32 · 1 answers · asked by Ann D 1 in Injuries

my lower back next to my pelvis on my right side is killing me i dont know what it is but it really really hurts when i bend down.

i was lifting a hood up on my car and then it hit and now i can barely walk and im going snowboarding tommorow on wed. i dont know what to do

2006-11-21 16:24:04 · 7 answers · asked by jesse s 2 in Injuries

My feet hurt all the way from my heals to my arches.. Does anyone know what to do about this. Everyone says I will just get used to it, but the more often I do it the worse off it is.

2006-11-21 16:21:35 · 9 answers · asked by Kristen M 1 in Injuries

help! its really annoying..any suggestions??

2006-11-21 16:21:29 · 4 answers · asked by im_a_goofy_chick 2 in First Aid

Male, 25 yrs old, white, 170 lbs, healthy
I suffer from sciatic (nerve) pain. The pain is centered in my right buttock cheek. It comes and goes but it is easy to "tweek" my leg and the pain is quite terrible. I've had this since april '05. I've gone to the dr, physical therapy and when those didn't work, I went to a pain clinic where I was given three cortizone shots. The shots worked great and my leg felt fine for a while. Now the pain keeps coming back.
I don't want to rack up a bunch of dr bills, pop a bunch of pills or take painful shots. I need to find a cost-effective and perminate way of eliminating the pain. Any suggestions?

2006-11-21 16:14:22 · 8 answers · asked by Wiseass 4 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-21 16:12:01 · 4 answers · asked by bugsy0072003 2 in Other - General Health Care

I got really drunk a few nights ago & cracked my head on a ceramic planter. I guess I was so wasted that I hit it a few times. I have a bump about 3 inches long and an inch high on my head. I have had a headache since the morning after. At first I thought it was just the hangover, but I'm really concerned. I am numb from the neck down just the middle of my back. It kinda feels like I have icy-hot on my back. My shoulders are sore and my neck is tender. I really have a fear of doctors especially at the ER. Should I go? Should I wait? Is it possible I just bruised myself and need to give it time to heal?

Yes I already know how stupid I was to get that drunk!
Yes I know I am an idiot!
No I swear I will never drink again!

Now please tell me something I don't know. I watch a lot of TV emergency types shows & I am worried that I will have something rupture in my sleep. Silly maybe, give me some assurance that I will be ok.

Thanks in advance!

2006-11-21 16:02:24 · 13 answers · asked by Feeling Froggy 3 in Injuries

2006-11-21 16:02:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care