General Health Care - December 2006

ive had a really bad migraine for the past two weeks. my doctor gave me this stuff and its not working at all! i need to get to sleep but i cant i just sit in bed crying and i took tylenol pm and hour ago. what can i do to get to sleep?

2006-12-14 15:56:17 · 6 answers · asked by beardedoctopus 4 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-14 15:55:41 · 19 answers · asked by tina 3 in First Aid

does anyone know any other ways to remove a splinter rather than the old needle dig in the skin?! any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

2006-12-14 15:52:12 · 13 answers · asked by public_spirited 2 in First Aid

when i see the commercials on t.v, i don't get it

2006-12-14 15:47:58 · 8 answers · asked by pattycake 1 in Other - General Health Care

okay well my left shoulder has been hurting for about a month now, it started hurting at school.

when i sleep( i used to sleep on my left side) and wake up it doesnt hurt but then later it hurts again. NOW i noticed theyre not exactly equal... i saw some shoulder bone pictures and it looks normal but then ... well i drew an example here :

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q206/GUESSxWHO/shoulder.jpg Get it ? Well i heard that you might need surgery to fix it and im scared :[

Oh yeah im 13

2006-12-14 15:36:23 · 5 answers · asked by Love. 6 in Injuries

This morning i woke up and my throat hurts and it kinda
itches. What can i do to help make it feel better. How long will
it take to go away? Please help me it really hurts alot.

2006-12-14 15:01:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Yesterday some black guy in class was messing with me (football thing) he was just playing but hes pretty damn strong and like 6'6" well anyways. I was sitting in my desk and he comes behind me and grabs the back of my head and tries to slam it into the desk, not like real but still it was pretty hard. And I tried to resist and felt like my spinal cord kinda "pull" and I'm still fine I just kinda got some pain in my neck. Just like its sprained or something, did he damage my spinal cord?

2006-12-14 15:00:33 · 7 answers · asked by lucy s 1 in Injuries

Her 18-year-old only son died in an auto accident in Dec 2004. She is 51 and can't have more kids; beyond that, her husband (who was briefly her son's stepfather) really doesn't want any more children. Plus, she is estranged from her family and his family is 19 hours away. She is depressed and spends too much time thinking about her son. Any ideas to help her move on?

2006-12-14 14:57:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-14 14:52:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I have a bad sciatic pain that has been hard to live with the last few days, I have Lortab that I can take but I am avoiding because I am studing for two securities exams and my test window is in less than a month , I can't be doped up ,I don't have time. How can I deal with this pain?

2006-12-14 14:33:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-14 14:26:04 · 6 answers · asked by beau2388 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-14 14:24:48 · 5 answers · asked by beau2388 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Seems to be in both knees at same time, and same intensity of pain or pressure...Sometimes I might stand for hours (as a DJ) and no pain at all; other times I will feel it just walking a short distance...I use a treadmill for 30 minutes most days of the week, and the times I've noticed pain it is in the beginning, and seems to improve as I walk...are my knees on the way out?

2006-12-14 14:23:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I'm only 13 and i'm a contortionist my lower back hurts really bad and I've ice it and heated it. Is there anything else I can do to help it get better? tomorrow I have to perform so its not an option to stop doing contortion

*p.s. contortion is when you have extereme flexiblity in your back, legs arms whatever.
you can look at pictures here:
http://www.contortionhomepage.com/

2006-12-14 14:18:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Hey, I got a cold about 3 weeks ago, and now I have another one. I'm a healthy person and usually have only one cold a year. Is there something wrong with my immune system, and what can I do to strengthen my system? Thanks alot.

2006-12-14 14:13:21 · 7 answers · asked by belizean_angel_24 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-14 14:12:48 · 6 answers · asked by ptcruisher2001 5 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-14 14:09:10 · 6 answers · asked by havingfun 4 in Other - General Health Care

Is the air in a basement bad for your health? If so what problems does it cause to your health and can you buy a device which will make the air good for you?

2006-12-14 13:51:34 · 3 answers · asked by Never Sell Low 2 in Other - General Health Care

When I don't need to get up for work, or a dentist's appointment etc., I really can't get up. I also can't get to sleep when I want. For instance, I woke up at 3pm today. Most people go to bed 16 hours after they get up...I can usually do better than that....but it still means going to bed at say 6am. How can I force myself into a better pattern? Can I tire myself out quickly doing/not doing something or eating/not eating something?

2006-12-14 13:47:22 · 6 answers · asked by rage997 3 in Other - General Health Care

I'm 15-years-old and I have a strange feeling in my chest. It's kind of hard to describe, but it feels a little heavy and tight. I don't do direct exercise a lot, only sometimes, which will change in January because I will be joining a gym. I'm not in perfect shape, as I do have my flaws, but I'm certainly not obese or very overweight. I'm more naturally curvy than overweight, which is a trait I get from my mother. This feeling in my chest has been going on for a few weeks, and my mother has already made an appointment for me to see my doctor next week. At first I thought that my bras weren't fitting right, so I tried to see how I would feel without my bra, and although it made it feel better, the strange feeling came back sometimes. What do you think is wrong? Serious answers, please, because it's starting to worry me.

2006-12-14 13:43:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

What could this possibly be?

2006-12-14 13:34:59 · 2 answers · asked by B. Q. Z. 2 in Other - General Health Care

A was rob and got shot at home during july 2006. It's a one shot that when thru first to my left wrist, then to my left side of my hip, thru the left femoral artery, then thru my left upper inner thigh. I was rushed to the ER. The thing that the doctors did during the surgery was to take a piece of my vein from my right thigh and replace it with my damaged femoral artery in my left thigh. I lost > 30 pounds while staying > a week in the hospital. I managed to recover the function of my left thigh. I can walk and stand; I could run, but it looks more like a brisk/power walk.
Does anyone experience this kind of thing?
I'm still worried that this replacement vein might come off.
I will be glad if there are any medical professionals or other people equivalent professions share their views, knowledge, or experience.

2006-12-14 13:25:51 · 2 answers · asked by nbrotonel4 1 in Injuries

she also has cirosis of the liver, diabetis, CHF, hep c, and is still fighting. how long do you think it will take for rehab to get her to walk again. Right at xmas time. she has dinner plate size bruises on her. Im worried she might not be able to get better. Has anyone had parents that this has happend to? thankyou in advance

2006-12-14 13:24:17 · 2 answers · asked by ? 3 in Injuries

I play softball and i have a torn tendon how long would i be out for??

2006-12-14 13:23:01 · 4 answers · asked by wiggygirll 1 in Injuries

it is used for back problems

2006-12-14 13:22:21 · 6 answers · asked by ginger sk 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i'm feeling a under weather and have nyquil but not dayquil. will nyquil make me sleepy? i haven't taken any yet, but plan to and just wanted to know if it will make me drowsy...if it does that's fine cuz it's nighttime anyway...thanks!

2006-12-14 13:22:08 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

It is possible to get food poisoning from plain cheese pizza, no toppings? I thought that it was more likely from meat or fish. Please advise.

Thanks.

2006-12-14 13:08:49 · 17 answers · asked by I'm Trying 3 in Other - General Health Care

i strum and pluck with the right hand and i've been using the end of my thumb nail to pluck the strings. Recently i'm feelng this strong pain in the thumb nail. My question is, if i'm getting pain this way, then am i not donig it correctly? am i suppose to pluck with the flesh of the tip of the thumb and not the nail?

2006-12-14 13:06:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

WENT TO THE ER HAD POPING IN EAR ER TOLD ME EAR INF.BUT LAST NIGHT I STARTED TO HAVE PUSS AND BLEEDING IN THE EAR COULD I GO BACK TO THE ER???

2006-12-14 13:01:29 · 15 answers · asked by chulita_tx 1 in First Aid

I was hurt at work 1 yr ago I have to herniated disc in my back causing me alot of pain .I have had 3 injections in my back and had 7 months of physical therpy which havent worked so im getting ready to have back surgery .. IM just curious about how much money im looking at with my settlement .

2006-12-14 12:57:25 · 10 answers · asked by tigerb29209 2 in Injuries