General Health Care - November 2006

I was in band today and I play the clarinet. I had my reed in my mouth, and it either gave me a splinter or it cut my tongue. My tongue is red and hurts on the side where i cut/got a splinter in it. How can you tell if it is a cut or a splinter? What should I do if it is a cut and if it is a splinter, how can I get it out?

2006-11-21 15:59:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2006-11-21 15:58:38 · 10 answers · asked by melba w 1 in Pain & Pain Management

do you think it is wasting time to got to bed twise in 24 hours

2006-11-21 15:40:33 · 12 answers · asked by Ron W 2 in Other - General Health Care

This is for my mother who can't qualify for any social services and doesn't have enough money to pay all the bills. I've been sending these people (different companies/hospitals) payments (small) and even so they are threatening to send it to collections if they don't get the money right now (like half a million dollars is easy to come by). Can they do this? Should I/we just keep sending payments? Any ideas?

2006-11-21 15:32:55 · 14 answers · asked by . 3 in Other - General Health Care

I am having a blood test tomorrow morning and I am really scared. I have to go alone, and I am afraid. I get SO scared everytime I go to the doctor's. All week I have been having diabetes checks done and I love the nurse at school who does them for me, but I have to go to a strange lab and have this blood test done alone. I am very scared. Which hurts worse, a blood test or a finger prick? Please be honest and help me...

2006-11-21 15:29:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

So tonight in my game I go up for a block and fell on it again and now it is very swollen again. Does that mean it is sprained? I can walk on it but only if I angle it a certain way and put no weight on it. I iced it a little but I was wondering if I will be ready for baskeball practice on Friday morning? Also I have a history of ankle problems.

2006-11-21 15:21:33 · 1 answers · asked by theoneandonly4251 2 in Injuries

I sprained my ankle 6 weeks ago. MRI showed that I tore 2 ligaments completely and partially tore one ligament.Doc has given me a lace up brace now that the swelling is not going down at all.He has also asked me to take CELEBREX for the swelling.
Do you think I shud use a hard cast?is taking CELEBREX imprortant?

2006-11-21 15:10:32 · 4 answers · asked by Aaryaa R 1 in Injuries

2006-11-21 14:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

ive cut myself and i dont know what to do help!

2006-11-21 14:36:13 · 4 answers · asked by haydenrox05 2 in Injuries

I injured my foot and was told it is my 2nd metatarsal bone. What is the best way to treat this. The pain is getting worse...especially when I am barefoot

2006-11-21 14:35:02 · 2 answers · asked by van-gogh 2 in Injuries

My boyfriend likes to hit punching bags without gloves. He recently hurt one of his knuckles doing that. Tonight, after barely punching the punching bag once, his hurt knuckle swole up again. Is it broken?

2006-11-21 14:31:49 · 9 answers · asked by Beautiful Disaster 2 in Injuries

it like when i cauf it starts 2 hurt my ears so help me yall and just tell me some med. that you have tryed and helped you so then it can help me too. and i almost for got i got the flu amd maybe thats kinda it but tell me all kinds of med. cause i hate neddles sooo i don't want to go to the docters soo please read this i need help

2006-11-21 14:20:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Aside from the potassium issue and what-not, I just need to know what I am supposed to do for immediate relief. I rarely get them but sometimes I am stretching more at work and I get a cramp in my calve or ankle. Is there any damage going on when getting a cramp and standing on it?

2006-11-21 13:58:08 · 9 answers · asked by onecharliecat 4 in Pain & Pain Management

i juts got a black eye at wrestling practice and its anoying. does anyone have any little tricks or tips to making it go away faster or making it less noticible(no eyepatches =])

2006-11-21 13:54:22 · 4 answers · asked by tom33091 2 in Injuries

Personally, I'm in favour of the siesta. I think it's a brilliant concept and in an Australian summer it makes a lot of sense...

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2006-11-21 13:54:00 · 4 answers · asked by soulgirl76 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-21 13:36:48 · 1 answers · asked by ? 3 in Injuries

i fell in practice the other night and my knees are bothering me and i can barely walk. if i don't go to practice 1 more night i won't be on the team..what should i do??

2006-11-21 12:29:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

just stop work or quit i work for a moving company and i have to lift heavy stuff and climb stairs a lot. today its very sore even though i have not worked in a few days. worked called me today to come in tommorow and i said yes . now i am worried will this result in me have it rupture or what. how risky is this . i have had this for 1 month now and it gets sore very sore after only one day of work i cant hardly walk around the apartment. now its sore i ice it take the pills he gave me and i have to go to work of i might be fired is this going to rupture. please help answer this and email me if you really know about this

2006-11-21 12:23:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

when i play football with some friends, just pass and catch. i cant throw very far and not even a good spiral. what can i do and how can i improve my passing skills? exercise my arms? drink milk? take vitamins and pills? also, when i was playing the other day, my right arm started to feel alot of pain afterwards. i felt pain in my bicep muscle, tricep muscle and around the elbow. i was playing around 2 in the morning outside where it was probably 40 degrees cold. was it the cold weather that might have caused alot of pain for me? it felt as if i have broken a bone in my arm. can someone please help me?

2006-11-21 12:20:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

what would happen? would you die

2006-11-21 12:17:49 · 9 answers · asked by Lisa23 1 in Injuries

Okay. I just went to the optomitrist to get contacts, and got a trial pair. Well, when I took them out and my glasses back in, I felt a little disoriented. A little dizzy, I guess. Is this normal? I may be over-reacting, but wanted to know. :) Thank you.

2006-11-21 12:16:24 · 3 answers · asked by Slippers 4 in Other - General Health Care

it started on saturday, am feeling my eyes are so heavy on me, and i can't concentrate on anything. i just feel i wanna SLEEP.
have any idea??
is it that am growing or what? am 16 right now.
please tell me if this ever happened to you

2006-11-21 11:54:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-21 11:31:19 · 11 answers · asked by rachel 1 in Pain & Pain Management

And it takes a good few minutes before i can move them w/out pain. What could be the reason for this?

2006-11-21 11:27:57 · 8 answers · asked by Twinklestar 6 in Pain & Pain Management

is it likely that my cold will get worse?

2006-11-21 11:24:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

if so, what could cause the death.

2006-11-21 11:19:19 · 12 answers · asked by kelsey 3 in Injuries

My collar bones are really visible. I dont know why though. How can I make them not so visible?

2006-11-21 11:12:32 · 5 answers · asked by lattinacutie 1 in Injuries

When sick with a flu, especially a fever, I notice a significant change in my thoughts, i feel depressed and anxious, no stress tolerance.As i get better my mood lifts. Also When I take over the counter antihistamine meds' (claritin) or Nyquil, i also feel the low mood. Could this be histamine disfunction?

2006-11-21 11:07:18 · 5 answers · asked by carl 1 in Other - General Health Care

I slipped in a puddle of water and fell down four steps hitting my spine , chipping and cracking my tailbone. It's been 3mos. since I
fell it is still tender where I tore some ligaments.

2006-11-21 11:04:15 · 2 answers · asked by LBH 1 in Injuries

and im goin somewhere important in a little bit..
what can i do to make this head-ache go away?
thanx :)

2006-11-21 10:59:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management