General Health Care - November 2006

2006-11-06 12:43:50 · 6 answers · asked by Jessie. 2 in Other - General Health Care

through every therapy available, including epidural shots. pain meds do not even help that much. we are now thinking about surgery . i'm very confused, as we have been to many neurologists and have been getting conflicting answers as to whether or not surgery should be peformed. other than this condition, she is in good health and was very active before this happened. she has had this disease for 18 months now, and it breaks my heart to see her not able to do any of the things she used to do. she is in so much pain and is also getting very depressed . i would love to hear your input on this.

2006-11-06 12:43:19 · 6 answers · asked by m210max 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-06 12:38:41 · 6 answers · asked by Christopher S 1 in Injuries

2006-11-06 12:20:24 · 8 answers · asked by will_i_am 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i am middlel age, i had a heart attack a few years ago, i have some diabetes and my colesterol is kinda ok , but all i wont to do is sleep .i dont get to sleep much but i would rather lie in bed all the time , i have a full time job and dont miss work , but i just want to stay in bed most of the time when im off, anyone have a clue what causes this, and dont say im lazy , i work 40 hrs a week?

2006-11-06 12:07:25 · 8 answers · asked by chuck s 4 in Other - General Health Care

I just recieved my MRI report and it says, L4-5, Large right paracentral disk protrusion present INDENTING the thecal sac.This DOES compromise the anterior posterior dimension of the thecal sac.

L5-S1, Moderate to Large left paracentral disk protrusion. This DOES efface the left S1 nerve root.

What is the thecal sac and is it bad that it's being indented and compromised? Also, what does it mean to "efface" the left S1 nerve root?

Thanks!

2006-11-06 12:07:14 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2006-11-06 11:56:04 · 4 answers · asked by CherryCola 2 in Pain & Pain Management

my back of my neck and almost all the way down to the middle to my spine! what can i use or do to make it feel better...

2006-11-06 11:50:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I just got perscribed tramadol and was wondering what its like?

2006-11-06 11:39:39 · 12 answers · asked by kvsmiller 3 in Pain & Pain Management

how long do you have to use your crutches after you get your cast off? has anyone had a broken please explain do you walk on your casted leg without your crutches when getting the cast off never had broken leg

2006-11-06 11:23:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

so one of my lower widom teeth grew in sideways and so they're gonna have to a lot of painful things to my mouth they say. i'm really nervous cuz i have to get the one of the top taken out too! i've heard really freaky stories about painful wisdom teeth surgeries...is there anything i should be aware of or be ready for? its in a couple of days and i'm freaking out! if anyone has info or anything.. that would be helpful.. thank you! :-)

2006-11-06 11:20:41 · 10 answers · asked by Juno. 4 in Injuries

How many 5 year old kids out there are driving to their construction jobs, operating bull-dozers?

2006-11-06 10:54:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

My cat peed in my room and i'm a fraid the chemicals are what has been bothering my throat!

2006-11-06 10:51:21 · 9 answers · asked by Summer 2 in Pain & Pain Management

it's 6:45 pm est. I need to be at the polls (Im an election judge) at 5:45 I need to get to sleep.
Prolmen is Im all wired up. Worried about oversleeping, and cant get to sleep.
Ive taken a tylenol PM nothing yet. I CANNOT drink booze

2006-11-06 10:48:40 · 11 answers · asked by eddie9551 5 in Other - General Health Care

I somehow manage to pop the knuckle of my middle finger out and I think it popped itself back in. Now its crooked and the bottom of the finger(where the knuckle it) is blue-ish. I cant form a straight finger at all with it. I can bend it, but it gives me a shocking pain. So, what can I do to it without going to the docter's?

2006-11-06 10:30:34 · 5 answers · asked by 书莉 3 in Pain & Pain Management

So over the past days my groain has really been sore and hurting. I play hockey and have a pretty big game in less than 24hours how can I get it better? Streching hurts bad, hot tub didn't do much. What should I do?

2006-11-06 10:04:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2006-11-06 09:58:04 · 5 answers · asked by tngirl 1 in Pain & Pain Management

help! please im choking and cant breath no one is home i cant talk please help quick!!!!!!

2006-11-06 09:54:45 · 14 answers · asked by cheerforchris 1 in First Aid

any home treatments

2006-11-06 09:40:31 · 5 answers · asked by tbear427119 2 in Injuries

It's about the size of a quarter and is round and concave

2006-11-06 09:40:30 · 4 answers · asked by cosunshine3 2 in Injuries

What is the best remedy for lower back pain. all suggestions are welcome. massage machines are what im mainly looking for to help lower back pain. also need to keep price in mind. a machine called the mobiliser is the type of thing i want but cannot afford 2,500 for it.

2006-11-06 09:37:29 · 16 answers · asked by vaughan9420 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My father just had surgery on a right ingweno (sp?) hernia...anything he can to do make it heal better?

2006-11-06 09:31:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Earlier this summer I jammed my finger playing basketball...nothing out of the ordinary for someone who plays a lot of basketball. I figured the swelling would eventually die down and go away. The pain eventually left and I regained most of my movement, but now my knuckle on my RING FINGER is swollen or just extra wide.

Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but I am getting married next summer and I am actually going to NEED my ring finger now for the first time! What can I do? What could the problem be? There isn't much pain anymore but if I push hard on the sides of my knuckle it hurts a little. If I bend it down like I am going to crack it, it still hurts. Any thoughts?!?!!?!?

2006-11-06 09:31:02 · 4 answers · asked by Trevor 5 in Injuries

My mom has quit smoking and it's been about a month since she's had a cigarette! Yay! I'm very proud of her. The thing is,she can't sleep at night. She tries and tries but cannot get a full night's sleep adn doesn'tn fall asleep until about 5 or 6am. And then she has to go to work at 7:30.

Have any of y'all had this experience and is there anythign that helped? Except cigarettes of course...

She's tried sleeping pills but they make her nauseous, Tylenol PM doens't work either...

PLEASE HELP!
Thanks!

2006-11-06 09:19:03 · 4 answers · asked by kisme86 3 in Other - General Health Care

Im goin into hospital 2mo for an operation it is my 1st operation i am only 18 and am worried, the operation is thyroid which means i have an incestion in my neck the lenght of it across. The risk is losing my voice and cancer. i dont know how i feel.

Any help or advice on all this would be great. Thanks x

2006-11-06 09:04:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-06 08:41:31 · 3 answers · asked by Lynn 2 in Other - General Health Care

I've been doing bench presses, incline presses, shoulder presses, and lat pulls, all of which work my shoulders. I've noticed that my left shoulder in particular has been making popping sounds during the incline press in particular. Am I doing something wrong? Any specific stretches I can do? Is it just overexertion? The last thing I want to do is hurt myself when I'm trying to stay fit.

Thanks :)

2006-11-06 08:39:37 · 4 answers · asked by chico fantastico 2 in Injuries

Seriously, I see theses things that kinda look like worms sometimes and they go away. they look clear and they look like worms that are on my eye or something

2006-11-06 08:39:00 · 10 answers · asked by sadfjlhasldf 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-11-06 08:20:20 · 7 answers · asked by adesmo44 1 in First Aid

2006-11-06 08:17:50 · 3 answers · asked by bigdcommingtoyou 1 in Pain & Pain Management