General Health Care - December 2006

i'm not sure if i have a herniated disc because i don't feel pain in my legs, but my back pain is sharp and especially painful when i arch my back

2006-12-11 17:24:31 · 5 answers · asked by asakurayoh 1 in Injuries

2006-12-11 17:20:31 · 9 answers · asked by Raine 1 in Injuries

I'm not one to take pills for anything but i currently have this aching muscle pain on my shoulder and the lower side of my neck.

how safe is advil to take? i dont like taking pills. whenever i take any i chew them like a little kid.

this pain is awful and wish to get rid of it.

and to add to this...its finals week in college so i have to be up all night studying and need to drink energy drinks...so are pills safe with consuming energy drinks?

2006-12-11 17:12:34 · 7 answers · asked by Legionnaire 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I used to donate plasma regiously and my blood preassure is kind of low but quacks....er doctors claim this is good. Help

2006-12-11 17:06:15 · 4 answers · asked by hemininny911 2 in Other - General Health Care

I'm not sure why they are so sore....
I took an abs class the other day (a friday) and today (monday...) they are hurting more than they were the past few days!!!!!
I cant even stretch them out because it hurts so badly
And when I cough or laugh I can feel my abs stretching...
Its not any wierd pain, just soreness.

I tried taking a bath tonight and it helped at first but now it just hurts even more...
any advice on how to get over the "after work-out" sore...cause its bugging me.

Thanks. =]

2006-12-11 17:01:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I had had ingenuial hernia surgery last month. I have a scar that is very hard and feels gross. Will this scar ever go away? I need help! :)

2006-12-11 17:00:44 · 6 answers · asked by Brian M 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-11 16:46:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have this overwhelming desire to chew the stuff off my cotton swab every morning! Will it hurt me?

2006-12-11 16:30:46 · 21 answers · asked by Joe J 1 in Other - General Health Care

I have to twich, make a tight muscle or strech in a weird way for the pain to go away. This is something that happen on an everyday basis. It really bother I don't know what it can be. I don't drink, smoke, or drug. Hopefully someone out there can help me...

2006-12-11 16:28:25 · 8 answers · asked by kc_dgurl 1 in Pain & Pain Management

what would cause me to have pain in my back when i
getting out of the bed in the morning.

2006-12-11 16:26:40 · 11 answers · asked by mama 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i dont kno wat is vicodin i would like to kno if u can compare it with another drug that would be really good

2006-12-11 16:22:53 · 14 answers · asked by jsdahfj 2 in Pain & Pain Management

If I am 5'4" ( do not think that i have hit my growth spirt yet) and I'm 14 years old n almost 2 months if I start lifting weights and stuf will that make me stay short? Is it true that lifting weights before your growth spirt will make you short? Also have I hit my growth spirt yet??

2006-12-11 16:22:05 · 2 answers · asked by raiderspimp408 2 in Other - General Health Care

My hubby and daughter started puking their guts out a couple hours ago and won't go to the doc. What can I give them (out of pepto) that I possibly have here at home cuz there is no access to a store right now.
THANKS SO MUCH I AM DESPERATE HERE!
My daughter is 12, so she is old enough to take adult meds.

2006-12-11 16:19:25 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have braces on my upper and lower teeth. They change my wires every 6 weeks I go to my orthodontist and for about a week or more I have pretty bad pain and all of my teeth are very sore for over a week. My Orthodontist said he can't write prescriptions because he doesn't have a license to. So what am I to do! I need the prescription pain pills because only prescription pain pills will work on me. I'm not a drug addict or anything like that. I have tried every single over the counter pain pills but nothing will help at all. I've taken 4 Extra Strength Percogesic, 4 Advil Liquid Gels, 4 Aleves, 4 Aspirins, 4 Tylenols and many more over the counter pain pills but nothing will work. How can I get Prescription Pain Pills for my brace and teeth pain? I know my doctor will not write a Prescription for just brace pain on teeth. Doctors are scared to write prescriptions for people who need them. Who else would write a Prescription for my pain?

2006-12-11 16:18:33 · 14 answers · asked by MadMax 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i broke my wrist and i just got a cast put on today is there anyway i can get rid of this itching and please anybody that had a cast before how was it like for u? and what were some ways to help it?

2006-12-11 16:09:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I've got these bad lower back pain that sometime reach throught to my left hip what should I do or take till I can get to a doctor my mother in law says to stop drinking pop and drink gallons of water and some cranberry juice and take a pain pill I don't like cranberry juice any help would be greatly apperciated thank you in advance and God Bless

2006-12-11 15:46:03 · 5 answers · asked by Young and Wise 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2006-12-11 15:44:20 · 14 answers · asked by Ash 2 in Other - General Health Care

I have been under a lot of stress for the past month and half, and it seems like my little finger on my left hand is always numb. You know like how your lip feels after you leave the dentist. At first I thought it was how I was sleep on my arm. But after 2 weeks of it, I didn't think I could be sleeping on it every night. Then I thought about a pinced nerve, but how long does a pinced nerve last? It is really starting to bother me. The reason I think it might be stress, it that, it seems like everytime I get worked up, that is when it is the worst. Help please. And just so you know, jumping up and going to the doctor is the last resort. I don't have medical insurance.

2006-12-11 15:44:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I feel so stupid... I was just making steak, and while I was making it, rubbed my eye with a bloody finger. My eye started stinging really bad, and now it is all bloodshot and watering, and it hurts like a mofo...

2006-12-11 15:41:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

For the last few months my gout has been getting out of control..I'm worried about losing my job due to the fact i can't walk while having a bad gout flare up..I would love to hear from other people or their spouses that know something about this..

thanks

2006-12-11 15:38:13 · 6 answers · asked by GRADY G 1 in Other - General Health Care

I ripped my fingernail a little bit, and the corner came off the skin. Will it re-attatch as the fingernil grows? How fast does a fingernail grow?

2006-12-11 15:22:58 · 5 answers · asked by sally 3 in First Aid

Sometimes I also have numbness and have difficulty walking/driving.

2006-12-11 15:17:26 · 5 answers · asked by blondie 2 in Pain & Pain Management

If an elderly person falls from losing their balance and hits their head but insists that they are not injured and refuses to be checked out, what should the caregiver do? look for?

2006-12-11 14:49:01 · 5 answers · asked by stu 1 in Injuries

please help. we had to evacuate my building at work and i had to go down 20 flights of steps. now the back of my thighs ache and my legs feel like they wont hold me up. it is very difficult to walk and especially to go up and down stairs. what can i do to feel better

2006-12-11 14:46:00 · 6 answers · asked by Diana K 3 in Injuries

i try to talk to my doctor but she never listens to me. what should i do. and all you people out there who says im doing this just to have fun your wrong. sorry if your not and no offence if you are. but please i really need help. i try to tell her im felling pain on my side. but she says go home take asprine and sleep on a diffrent side. do you think the doctor has the right to tell me that and not let me fully explain.

2006-12-11 14:44:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

and has been hurting for about 2 hours or so. advil and tylenol don't work and neither do asperin. does anyone else have any other meds that will work? now i feel like i'm gonna puke.....

2006-12-11 14:33:35 · 6 answers · asked by Starry Eyes 5 in Pain & Pain Management

have you had any experiences with it?

either way, what are your thoughts on it?

what benefits are you familiar with, if any?

thanks for the input

2006-12-11 14:28:05 · 6 answers · asked by MnKLmT 4 in Pain & Pain Management

After the fractured foot surgery back in June, doctor had told me no running, jumping, dancing till December. Well it's now December, and I'm still limpin like a fool. I ran on a treadmill the other day and the next day my toes were killing me. Hair is still growing long around the foot and it's numbing so I think it has not healed completely yet. Any tips on how I can slowly rehabilitate the foot? What exercises? Or Should I just wait a little longer before I do anything?

2006-12-11 14:21:14 · 3 answers · asked by Clumsy 3 in Injuries

The past two days have been really stressful and I've been getting stress headaches. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble sleeping due to stress and that doesn't help my head at all. Does anyone know of some techniques to get rid of stress headaches because headache medicines aren't working.

2006-12-11 14:21:06 · 12 answers · asked by Violation Notice 6 in Pain & Pain Management

i got hit with a metal pole on my hand yesterday, went to the hospital , they said its not broken but the swellin will take a while to go away. does anybody have any good tips for makin the swellin go away a lil faster, i tried ice, even ice is bad after the swelling has been there so i need a better cure. thanks guys

2006-12-11 14:14:19 · 17 answers · asked by LeMMe KNo 1 in Injuries