General Health Care - December 2006

I KNOW THAT WE ARE doc andmy right legis in pain and i don't know why, i woke up this morning with the pain like shooting down my leg and my right foot was going numb, why is that?? my foot felt like it was trying to go to sleep on me, but i tried to not let it, but it still felt numb to me in a weird way..also, whyis that when i sleep either on my right side or my left side that my hands are asleep or numb to where i can barely even move them?? have any of you had this problem to?? is it cuz i'm not getting any cuircular blood to my hands or what?? PAIN PAIN PAIN HOW TO GET THIS SHOOTING PAINS OUT OF MY RIGHT LEG...PLS HELP

2006-12-20 08:58:29 · 5 answers · asked by yeah_wow_wow 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-20 08:45:31 · 4 answers · asked by big2na1377 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-20 08:45:27 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Tattooed Mistress♥ 3 in Pain & Pain Management

ok i need answer pronto, my friend called and she set her arm up like she was going to give blood or something...any ways her vein was sticking out and she cut it across her vein not down...how can i help her if she is all alone, i cant get to her and i'm the only one who she can reach? I'm trained as a life guard but...my skills are rusty she is applying pressure and has it elevetd but what elese can she do to help it?

2006-12-20 08:39:11 · 13 answers · asked by Angie L 1 in Injuries

it's not a serious break' it may just be sprained; it's still tender and feels stiff in the morning, though its hurts noticeably less than it did the first day or two. thing is, i don't have insurance and would like to avoid going to doctor/lab for diagnosis and x-rays---. which i guess leads to my biggest question; WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES IF MY ARM IS MILDLY BROKE AND I DON'T CAST IT OR POSSIBLY DO ANYTHING?

2006-12-20 08:37:54 · 14 answers · asked by nikcrit 1 in Injuries

sometimes when i sit down it hurts.....feels like a not on my coccyx. i can't sit for long periods of time and when i stand up it feels like it's ripping apart. anyone have any ideas what it is or any treatment tohelp....plzzzzzzzzzz

2006-12-20 08:29:31 · 3 answers · asked by Dianna 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I had a new cast put on yesterday (fibrecast) and this morning when I woke up it discovered it's loose around my ankle.
You see, I broke three of the metatarsal bones in the front of my left foot about a week and a half ago. I had a cast just over the back or my leg for a week, and yesterday when it was removed and xrayed, it had not changed much. The swelling was still there( and gross!) and the bones had not moved.
I had a new (full)cast put on . The doctor put extra padding around my toes gave me a "walking shoe" (a sort of shoe to fit over your cast, so you can walk) and told me not to walk on the cast for an hour.
WhenI woke up this morning, the cast is quite loose around my heel and anke, in fact it makes no contact with the cast when I raise my foot....I am dubius that the looseness is caused by the swelling going down as there was not much swelling in my heel area.
But I was favoring my (not busted) heel walking last night) I am worried Any advice? Reassurace?

2006-12-20 08:07:58 · 7 answers · asked by tui 5 in Injuries

My daughter and I are travelling to Africa this weekend, and she has been prescribed Malarone tabs (the pediatric dose). I know she will not swallow the tabs, but how do I get her to take it otherwise? I suspect that it is very bitter because I've heard that it can be crushed and mixed with Condensed Milk. Any pharmacists or doctors, please HELP ME!

2006-12-20 07:54:16 · 1 answers · asked by vanityspice 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i dont feel useful at all i just feel left right out

2006-12-20 07:40:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

(I am getting the surgery where they remove the bone, re-allign it and then put screws in).

2006-12-20 07:32:22 · 2 answers · asked by deathtoariel 3 in Pain & Pain Management

My boyfriend lasts for hours in bed when he takes cocaine but when he is sober he lasts only for a few minutes in bed. Why is this?

2006-12-20 07:27:46 · 8 answers · asked by s9j6j 2 in Other - General Health Care

I was skeptical but I started using them in my baths and they actually are an inexpensive quick fix for minor pains. but i just don't understand how they work.

2006-12-20 07:23:44 · 5 answers · asked by googirl77 5 in Pain & Pain Management

left of me and I heard a crack and it looks turned in a bit so how do i get them back to normal?

2006-12-20 07:13:03 · 2 answers · asked by Hope 1 in Injuries

i really need to know!!

2006-12-20 06:47:53 · 25 answers · asked by Lucky#11 3 in Other - General Health Care

I was running home, and I suddenly heard a "click" and the back right of my head, right behind my right ear, exploded with pain. It's still there, unless I tilt my head: very sharp pain.

2006-12-20 06:29:51 · 5 answers · asked by netpetman 2 in Injuries

I am looking for a health insurance plan and one of the plans from BCBS is called: HSA Compatible/HDHP PPO $1150-Ded 100%-Coin. What is HSA? I have been talking to a consultant too. I just don't know what's right for me. Out of YOUR opinion who is a really good individual health insurance company?

2006-12-20 06:29:28 · 3 answers · asked by victoriaelaine2004 3 in Other - General Health Care

I hear it is the norm for everybody to have a well solid crap but mine are pasty/wet.
Surely you cant have solid all the time.
Whats your thoughts?

2006-12-20 06:09:10 · 4 answers · asked by neil p 1 in Other - General Health Care

If I take it at night time can I pass a piss test the next morning?

2006-12-20 06:04:57 · 8 answers · asked by user69 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-20 06:01:54 · 1 answers · asked by sethmason11 1 in Other - General Health Care

I've been having pretty bad abdominal, pelvic and back pains, consistently like 24/7 for the past two weeks. The pain is weird in that when I press into the spot that hurts it would literally stop hurting for the time being. When my doctor first examined me he thought the pain was in my head because nothing pained during the examination in my abdomen. The pelvic and back pain are like pretty bad period pains minus the period and ovulation. Another thing is if I inhale sharply, I don't feel it but if I sneeze I feel it a bit. If I blow my nose *which I have to do a lot as I have sinusitis* I feel a pain similar to someone poking me with their index finger about two inches diagonally to the left from my navel. Occasionally my abdomen itches as well. I have no idea what this could be... I'm seventeen... and the pain is on the left side of my abdomen, pelvic and back.

2006-12-20 05:59:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

What happens when you take too many Aleve? When do you know that you have taken to many?

2006-12-20 05:50:36 · 4 answers · asked by only_the_good_die_young 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I started having really bad headaches about 6 years ago, right around the time my son was born (no he's not the cause) but my headaches have got worse. Last year I was in the hospital for 3 days because my Blood Pressure got so high and my headaches we so bad and I lost feeling on the left side of my face for 10 days. They done a nerves test and said I lost some kind of nerve damage but I didn't have a stroke. But I still have the headaches and for the last year they have been practically every day! I have taken almost everything possible it seems like. From depression medicine, to toprol, and pain medicine. Nothing works.. Any one else with the same problem?

2006-12-20 04:57:59 · 12 answers · asked by Kimberly K 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-20 04:46:03 · 7 answers · asked by ms.curious 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-20 04:45:33 · 2 answers · asked by kidlet_animal_luv 4 in Pain & Pain Management

it's not a serious break, an d may just be sprained; it's still tender and tends to feel stiff in the morning, though it feels better than the day or two after i hurt it. thing is, i don't have insurance and would like to avoid going to doctor/a b for x-rays---. my biggest question; WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES IF MY ARM IS MILDLY BROKE AND I DON'T CAST OR DO ANYTHING ELSE?

2006-12-20 04:28:00 · 9 answers · asked by nikcrit 1 in Injuries

Are there any ways to minimize how much this is happening, or lessen the amount of shock? Its getting very very annoying, and it hurts!

2006-12-20 04:07:14 · 12 answers · asked by jftholden 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have GERD and I've been having excruciating heartburn lately, despite being on Nexium 40mg 2xday, and eliminating all food/drink triggers from my diet. I've tried the usual dairy/milk to help ease the pain, but nothing works. At this point, I am taking pepto bismol, which isn't very effective, either. I've also tried other acid-reducers (mylanta, etc.) to no avail. What can I do to beat the pain? I am having an endoscopy done at the end of January to help figure out what's going on ... just trying to make things as comfortable as possible until then. Thank you!

2006-12-20 03:43:47 · 9 answers · asked by Duckie314 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I would greatly appreciate any tips and advice and/or experiences about your quitting. How long did you smoke for and how many times did it take you to quit? Did you go cold turkey or did you implement some other method to quit? What made you finally stop?

I apologize for the million questions but I am trying to find the momentum to quit smoking again and I am finding it rather difficult to do.

Thanks:)

2006-12-20 03:32:08 · 5 answers · asked by serenity113001 6 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-20 03:17:33 · 13 answers · asked by grahammharvey 1 in Other - General Health Care

I am a competitive gymnast with chronic back pain.Story: Two years ago they thought i fractured my lower back, but it was only sprained. I helped it within a year by ice, heat, physical therapy, and taking time off from gymnastics. It stayed healthy for another year, until i went to an intensive training camp this summer where we practiced at least 8 hours a day for a whole week. After i came back, the pain was in a new area, my middle/ upper back and it was so intense i couldnt get out of bed, no position was comfortable. I thought it would get better if i took a semi break from practicing (i was anyway because of two stress fractured heels). Since then its been numerous months, and im in the middle of my competition season so i cant take anymore breaks. My back pain has not improved, it brings me to tears numourus times a day and the chiropracter cant see me for a few months. I dont know what to do till then, ive tried heat, ice....etc., nothing works, including pain killers, HELP!?

2006-12-20 02:47:43 · 7 answers · asked by tumblin365 3 in Injuries