General Health Care - November 2006

I just started a new job yesterday. While I was at work my ankle started to hurt so bad that I couldnt stand it. The pain was soo unbearable. I came home and put ice on it. It is swollen but I dont have insurance so I cant see a doctor. If I did decide to go to the doctor I would miss work. I was off today and it still hurts sooo bad. There is nothing that I can think of that could have caused this at work. I didnt say anything because I didnt want my boss to think that I was unreliable. Tomorrow I go back and this time I have to climb ladders. I think I may have sprained my inner ankel. Should I tell my boss or should I just tough it out? I dont want him to see me as a liability. What should I do?

2006-11-14 13:10:44 · 13 answers · asked by angel l 3 in Injuries

I get this pain in my head around the region above the ears immediately after an intensive run. I run very often, about 5 times a week and i usually don't get this pain unless i push myself really hard. What' the biological reason behind this pain?

2006-11-14 13:06:04 · 7 answers · asked by Dewdrop 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-14 13:03:20 · 5 answers · asked by mc_mommy 2 in Injuries

I've had this ingrown toenail for quite some time now, and it's really getting to be annoying. I keep trying to cut it out, but everytime i tamper with it, it just seems to get worse. I even went to a doctor, and got the whole half of my toenail cut off, and the thing still grew back the same way. It's only my big right toe. Anyone have any advice?

2006-11-14 12:58:05 · 6 answers · asked by johnny 1 in Injuries

2006-11-14 12:55:49 · 5 answers · asked by ace 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-14 12:48:22 · 3 answers · asked by tricia w 2 in Other - General Health Care

heard something crack in my eye and also felt it...an wen i started takin pics my eye feels like it was pushed or slanted in an wen i compare pics on my camera from my camera and zoom in my eye i notice that the white part that kinda sepperates ur eye from lookin cross eyed got smaller...does any of this make sense like the incident?

2006-11-14 12:38:44 · 2 answers · asked by classychik 1 in Injuries

broke back, Jan 06,spinal fusion L5-S1 also laminectomy.april 06. Now L5 radiulopothy(nerve damage). Also diagnosed with degenerative disk and joint disease.
Past 5 months horrifying pain in spine below where doctor did spinal fusion...goes down my butt crack tover my right hip bone and i can't hardly breath from the pain.....Can't sit or lay on my right side anymore..walking is horrifying as is moving....Right leg now grinds loudly now. Pain is burning and piercing in areas noted. Keep going to hospital....doctors WONT check out new area!!!!!! They ( and neurosurgon) keep telling me pain is not from lumbar surgury (they say spinal fusion took great). Keep putting me on temporary pain meds but nobody will look at the area that hurts. WHY???????????????????????????...
Could someone out there help me?????????? Does anyone have an answer? I thought about going to new hospital just so that someone will do an x-ray to see what the heck is wrong, is this a good idea? anyone have any idea

2006-11-14 12:34:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Can you buy contact lenses online if you know your perscription and you've already gone through fittings? If so, what are the best sites to do this?

2006-11-14 12:26:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

its in my left elbow and i don't know why. i don't play any sports, i haven't done any push ups in like a week or something. it just all of a sudden started hurting yesterday and has gotten worse today. i still have a full range of motion and the pain is tollerable but still. any clues to what it could be, and any other advice other then see a doctor?

2006-11-14 12:22:10 · 2 answers · asked by DA-LL /Male/ 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I am interested in both. I would only do Dental Hygiene(boring) for the money. I would do Physical Therapy(fun) because I like it...I need some GOOD advice.

2006-11-14 12:11:55 · 11 answers · asked by gogetter 2 in Other - General Health Care

If so do u have any idea what it could be

2006-11-14 12:01:34 · 9 answers · asked by hail2mech 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-14 11:54:23 · 2 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Everytime I roll my eyes or look in another direction, like move them, no matter which way I move them, there is some pain inside my eye sockets. I don't know if it's the eye sockets, but does this mean my eyes are swelling? I didn't really do anything, and if I did do something, what am I doing wrong? I don't even know what I did to cause this! I'm taking some kids medicine with ibuprofen in it. Will this help my eyes from hurting? And once again, does this mean my eyes are swelling?

2006-11-14 11:46:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I wont recieve insurance for another 6 months. I hurt my ankle badly and I need to see a doctor, I think. I cant go to my doctor because I have to pay up front and I cant aford the E.R. I read something about free clinics but will it help me? I have to go to work somehow tomorrow and I dont know what to do cause I can hardly walk and it is my second day and I dont want to get fired. I heard that free clinics are dirty and the wait is long. The free clinic here is in the ghetto and they help homeless people. I dont know what to do.

2006-11-14 11:44:49 · 7 answers · asked by angel l 3 in Injuries

what should i do what could be happening i have no gla bladder

2006-11-14 11:30:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-14 11:25:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-11-14 11:21:11 · 7 answers · asked by JH348 1 in Injuries

2006-11-14 11:19:32 · 9 answers · asked by summerbabe50 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i think that i have broken my finger but i can still bend it . would i be able to still do that if i was broken ? it is really swollen . the middle nuckle is th worse. or do you think it is torn tendons?

2006-11-14 10:55:37 · 4 answers · asked by him n her♥ 4 in Injuries

i smoke. im not fat or anything but i have been trying to lose some extra weight. does smoking help or make it worse?

2006-11-14 10:53:32 · 41 answers · asked by mareena_nin 2 in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-14 10:46:43 · 4 answers · asked by jeff l 1 in Other - General Health Care

My sister's bf is having trouble doing #2. He says everytime he eats it hards him, cus it backs up in his colon. He has went to the hospital and they have gave him meds, but when he finished them it comes back. What can he do so he doesnt have to go to the hospital every time. Like a home remendey.

2006-11-14 10:31:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

could this be causing the chest pains I've been having? i also have really bad headaches nausea and fatigue. man I'm a wreck.

2006-11-14 10:25:01 · 6 answers · asked by PrimaDonna 1 in Other - General Health Care

i am always having pains below my hip on the left and right side but more on my right. well today i woke up with a pain half way down my back to my lower back and same place on the front side. I know of round ligament pains because i am 20 weeks pregnant because i have had those since iw as 10 weeks pregnant.. but these pains are 20x worse than latly and increased to my back making it very hard to walk or be able to do anything. any other reasons why i could have these?

2006-11-14 10:20:15 · 2 answers · asked by Jessica D 2 in Pain & Pain Management

It happened last night. I was ballet dancing in front of my husband and next thing i know my anus is on the floor. My husband was so disgusted he botulated all over the place. now i'm so deeply embrassed what do i do?

2006-11-14 10:18:21 · 12 answers · asked by burning_buttocks 1 in Injuries

I've been diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndome. If you suffer from this condition, please offer some advise on getting better. Also if you've had surgery give me some feedback... Thanks a lot !

2006-11-14 10:10:46 · 6 answers · asked by lilly_mom_pr 4 in Pain & Pain Management

my mom has arthritis and she is only 49 is that too early?? and it there is a very strong pain reliever that she can take that is not like $200?($100 max?)

2006-11-14 10:08:34 · 4 answers · asked by Trey_man 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i recently had a cooking accident, and got 2nd degree burns on my hands and a bit on my face as a result. the paramedics came, but didn't think my injuries were serious enough to require doctor's attention. still, the paramedics didn't give me solid enough reccommendations on how to treat the injuries. the biggest problem is the blister i have on my right hand that is about twice the size of a quarter. i heard that yer not supposed to pop the blister, and i have iced the blister which have helped reduced the size significantly, but i still need to go to work, and i can't if i still have the blisters. what can i do to treat the blister? any reccommendation is appreciated. thank you!

2006-11-14 10:08:19 · 6 answers · asked by sloane peppers 1 in Injuries

How can I strengthen my lower back muscles?

2006-11-14 09:51:50 · 4 answers · asked by R P 2 in Injuries