General Health Care - December 2006

i heard that you should leave some wax...is this true?

2006-12-28 08:42:41 · 14 answers · asked by LoVeLy 3 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-28 08:20:08 · 2 answers · asked by shoe 4 in Injuries

I have been an xray tech for a long time. Many, many times people have told me that they can feel the x-rays. Other x-ray techs have told me the same thing, that patients sometimes can feel the x-rays. It's amazing to me. Have you ever had an x-ray taken and been able to feel the x-rays pass through you? If so, what did you feel? Thanks!

2006-12-28 08:19:38 · 22 answers · asked by ptortuga 2 in Other - General Health Care

is it ok to mix benedryl & narcotics? (ex. vicadin, percocet, darviset, etc)?

2006-12-28 08:17:03 · 7 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My boyfriend was drinking water and laughing at the same time and ended up chocking. He couldn't breathe. I first tried putting his arms in the air, but that didn't work. I then held his arms in the air while hitting his back in an upward motion. Did I do the right thing or should I have immediately have done the heimlich maneuver?

2006-12-28 08:11:29 · 6 answers · asked by prettyaspnk 2 in First Aid

I took quite a few Excedrin in 2 days (16 to be exact) and I was paying for it on the third day. I am ok now, but I was having some serious stomach/intestinal problems. Has this ever happened to anyone else before?

2006-12-28 08:08:47 · 3 answers · asked by candyyy 2 in Pain & Pain Management

IS Health Net ppo Better than just PPO because there is a huge price difference a month but they both seem to offer the same coverage give or take WHICH ONE IS BETTER?

2006-12-28 07:45:48 · 2 answers · asked by californiabaybe 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-28 07:27:17 · 2 answers · asked by ? 1 in Injuries

heres a little background on my question....for a while I got in to drugs pretty heavily (been sober for 7 months) anyway ever since then when Im laying down watching tv or reading, even when Im about to go to sleep I get really dizzy..Now the funny thing is Im a certified medical assistant and I cant for the life of me figure out what it could be :)

2006-12-28 07:18:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Ive been having some back pain and went to the ER last week, they gave me flexoral (sp) muscle relaxer, and vidcoden (sp) for pain...A regular doctor is giving me nepareas (sp) i think its for inflammatory...he tried celbrox (sp) first but my insurance wont cover that.

2006-12-28 07:16:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

For about a month now I've been experiencing a cracking noise EVERY time I turn my head right and left. It doesn't cause me too much pain, but I have been having headaches and I'm not sure if they are related. I already went to my regular doc and she said there wasn't much I could do. I have been in a few moderate car accidents. One in which I was rear-ended at 45mph, and the other, we T-boned someone running a redlight. We were going around 50mph. I'm not sure if this is related as these happened a long time ago. I would like to know if Chiropractic is the best treatment and if so, how long and how much might it cost...my insurance doesn't cover it and I want to know if it is worth it...thanks in advance for your help!

2006-12-28 07:13:39 · 9 answers · asked by SpicyK 2 in Injuries

Im 15yrs old and i have a 35 degree scoliosis. Aside from the constant back pain i have also been experiencing horrible headaches as well as neck pain.Can these aches be caused by my scoliosis? I was told that the brace may no longer be an option for me because i was not going to grow much more.Can a chiropracter help? And if he can should they have any specific technique or something of that sort?

2006-12-28 07:10:38 · 2 answers · asked by L.A 2 in Pain & Pain Management

After a sports game, I landed wrongly. This has resulted in my leg being swollen for a long time. I massaged it myself and used crutches to help me walk. I was told to apply a cold compress and that my ligament was out of place. It has been 3 weeks and I still feel pain.

2006-12-28 06:57:09 · 3 answers · asked by Sue Ann Y 2 in Injuries

if a tick is removed form the skin, does it automatically die or is it still alive somewhere? also what are good treatments for a tick bite?

2006-12-28 06:54:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Hi, am 11 years old and I can't sleep. I don't know why. I go to bed, but I just lay there. Even though I close my eyes, I just can't go to sleep.

2006-12-28 06:39:20 · 10 answers · asked by Helen 2 in Other - General Health Care

If you have an infection with a fever what tempature would be deadly? Thank you for your time and for answering my question

2006-12-28 06:32:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I've noticed I have less energy in the day by the time I get home from work I'm exhausted, (I usually get close to 5-6 hours of sleep a night). I also noticed I have bizarre hot and cold flashes (i'm 24, can't be menopause) any ideas?

2006-12-28 06:25:29 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I get this pain in my lower leg/calf/back of knee area that I've had for years, but it's been getting increasingly worse. When I was a kid, I attributed the pains to mere "growing pains," but I am 19 years old and I do not believe I have grown at all in the last three years (at least). I will stretch my legs out, usually while laying down, and my leg will stiffen out to the furthest stretch and the soreness will not go away. I have fairly muscular calfs and sometimes massaging them helps, but other times a massage will just emphasize the pain. Please help!

2006-12-28 06:10:40 · 2 answers · asked by Rosabelle Winters 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I put ice on it for 15 minutes, then I rubbed it with A5-35. I gave him some children's aceominaphen and now he is propped up with a pillow watching TV. Should I give him a warm bath too? I just want him to rest a little to see if it is going to feel better.
I pull a muscle at least every couple of months so I just want to make sure I'm doing everything correctly for a child, age 7. He has never pulled a muscle before.

2006-12-28 05:52:15 · 4 answers · asked by moobiemuffin 4 in Injuries

I've been crying a lot because my dad left and now my eye really hurts. What can I do to
make it feel better?

2006-12-28 05:12:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

how to stop hand sweating?

2006-12-28 05:01:24 · 11 answers · asked by im_suuweeet 2 in First Aid

Kay has a very sore belly anyone care to share

2006-12-28 04:57:12 · 5 answers · asked by destiny_alight 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Anyone have tips on how I could quickly get over this mini-cold?

2006-12-28 04:53:31 · 5 answers · asked by "Asian Warren Buffett" 1 in Other - General Health Care

lol thanks

2006-12-28 04:45:19 · 3 answers · asked by Evan 1 in Injuries

what products or stuff can someone do to lessen or get rid of it?

2006-12-28 04:35:23 · 9 answers · asked by Charnelle 3 in Other - General Health Care

how do you remove eye boogers right under your eyes? i wash my face everyday and eyes but i can't seem to remove those eye boogers under my eyes.

2006-12-28 04:21:53 · 9 answers · asked by plehaq 2 in Other - General Health Care

I have a small scar to the left of my mouth, it is about 7 years old. I have seen the Mederma commercials and so I picked up a tube of generic scar treatment gel at Walgreens. It says I will need to use it for several months on an old scar. I haven't started using it yet.

Has anyone had good results with scar gel?

2006-12-28 04:07:36 · 12 answers · asked by inkantra 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-28 04:07:31 · 6 answers · asked by lizbeth4479 1 in Injuries

When I sit or lie down, I have no pain or problems at all. It is so severe now that I can't do anything that requires standing or walking for more than 5 - 10 minutes. I am a 40 year old female, and I have gained some weight in the past few years. I have never had back sugery or any specific injury.

2006-12-28 03:56:55 · 2 answers · asked by amethyst1195 2 in Pain & Pain Management

if u wanted to go into nursing but you wanted to specialize in a certain field in nursing like.... anesthetics, etc... does anyone know what my options would be in the nursing field, or is a nurse just a nurse and he/she can not specialize in anything...

2006-12-28 03:49:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care