General Health Care - December 2006

My mother always made us rub butter or margarine on our bumps and bruises to help them heal - and it really seemed to work! I know of others who do this too - but is it just an old wives tale or is there a reason it would be useful?

2006-12-06 18:19:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have been in therapy for about a year now due to a rotator cuff infringement and bicep tendonitis. I just recently had surgery, again, on my left shoulder for the tendonitis. After about three weeks healing I started therapy again, and now my right shoulder has violent popping when I lift it at about a 45 degree angle. It is such a hard pop that it noticably jerks my shoulder. It only hurts depending on the position I am in when it pops. If anyone has been through this and can give me an idea of what is wrong and how I can fix it, please help.

2006-12-06 18:03:49 · 6 answers · asked by sonny_owens 1 in Injuries

i cant get up in the morning i have no energy in the day or night,once its time to go to bed i cant fall asleep or feel tired but still no energy,,, its wierd,,,, i am only 16 but i have alot of things to do get up early ( atleast try) go to school either go to the gym and work out or have volleyball practice, then go home and do whatever,,, i eat healthy food ( fruit vegs milk) what do i do ?

2006-12-06 17:55:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-06 17:46:22 · 10 answers · asked by ramsha 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-06 17:42:58 · 5 answers · asked by shawill 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I HAD a blood mole on my cheek and accidentally cut it when shaving. Although it doesnt hurt i cant make it qiut bleeding.Anyone have any suggestions other than hospital.

2006-12-06 17:32:59 · 4 answers · asked by muffasa 1 in Injuries

Why is it i always waking up with my heart beating very fast?
its quite scary sometimes.. sometimes i feel like choking n woke up with my heart beating very2 fast sometimes breatheless ... its been going on for quite sometime. i;m on the overweight side is it due to my weight...

2006-12-06 17:21:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I already know it's not a tumor or related to wearing contacts.

2006-12-06 17:16:43 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer S 4 in Injuries

What are the benefits??

2006-12-06 17:14:48 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - General Health Care

I have high blood pressure and get frequent nosebleeds. What are some ways to help prevent them?

2006-12-06 17:12:55 · 9 answers · asked by machiavello 3 in First Aid

2006-12-06 17:07:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

..from a six hour nap! I came home from school, slept around 5 and woke up around 11 .. the thing is, I have no idea how I'm going to fall back asleep! I'm wide awake now haha . Any suggestions will be much appreciated. (ex. drinking warm milk?)

2006-12-06 16:55:47 · 14 answers · asked by CHA0TIK 3 in Other - General Health Care

i did go to the doctor and he did try and remove it and i think it is still in there, it is swollen and hurts real bad, the glass has been in there sence thanksgiving, the doctor tried to get it out last friday, now i have to go to get an x-ray and to another doctor, so do you think it will come out by itself?

2006-12-06 16:45:16 · 13 answers · asked by Cheryl 1 in Injuries

A good friend of mine who has had a problem with heroine and other drugs in the past is in danger of relapse. I would really like to help him. I figured out he has been stealing pain pills from me (for a broken foot) and when I confronted him he asked me for help. He really has no money for a counsler and all I know to do is go to NA (Narcotics Annonomous) meetings with him for support. He says the meetings never really helped him before because people sit around and talk about doing dope. Is there any other alternative? In the DFW area of Texas?

2006-12-06 16:42:31 · 6 answers · asked by zoelynn 3 in Other - General Health Care

last night I was dreaming I was the only guy stuck on a deserted island with a 100 women GO FIGURE

2006-12-06 16:42:20 · 13 answers · asked by NONAME 1 in Other - General Health Care

I'm considering surgery for my very crooked back. I'm of course scared. I have a questions that my doctor hasn't seemed to answer for me...What do you look like after the surgery? Are you as stiff as a board? Can you move, possibly bend at all? Can you have sex? Lift your newborn out of the bassinet? Can you carry children with these metal rods fused to the spine? DOES ANYONE KNOW OF NEW PROCEDURES BEING DONE? If so where do I go? Anyone?

2006-12-06 16:37:11 · 4 answers · asked by urztrulyash 1 in Other - General Health Care

the pain is somewhere near by eye area and near the neck ... how can i make the pain away without any pain killers. dont ask me to sleep coz im at werk

2006-12-06 16:02:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

it has just started aching within the past couple of days. and it feels like i have a bubble or something in it. and i can't move it backward very well and it kinda aches when i do. it's my right shoulder and it also hurts when i hold my arm extended to the right and also when i hold my arm up.
it doesn't hurt ALOT, but it still hurts.
does anyone know what might be wrong?

2006-12-06 15:33:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

he has no health insurance and he is illegal . is there any possible way for him to see the doctor . for example like the county hospital ect??? (clueless) Iam very worried about this situation. what problems could be happening? please give me some advice . Please help me!

2006-12-06 15:00:41 · 8 answers · asked by merry c 1 in Other - General Health Care

I don't have any pain. I just have a big bruise near my groin area on my right leg. What can I do to promote healing of the bruise?
Should I use a heat pack or a cold pack on my leg?

2006-12-06 14:56:33 · 4 answers · asked by J D 1 in Injuries

cant sleep @ night, stabbing, burning pain from lower back down in lower extermedies.taqke lirica for permanant nerve damage, flexrilkl 4 spasims in legs & back,nabutone, 4 swelling,oxycontin 40 mgs 4 pain, and phenergan 4 nausia, all 3 times daily. was on 30 mgs morphine, but 2 weeks ago got 40 mgs oxycontin. ever since the meds changed, ive already been 2 the hospital due to the pain and disconfort. what should i do ?

2006-12-06 14:41:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

was takin 30 mgs morphine, lyrica, flexrill, phenergan, and nabutone...i switched because i wasent geting 2 much relif. now for 2 weeks i have been taking all 4 meds, but changed morphine 2 40 mgs. oxtcontin. now im having alot of stabbing, burning pain, but im not sure if it's just that the morphine was helping me cope with the pain better.im not sure if i should switch back 2 morphine, or should i try stronger dosages of oxy? what would help me with the pain better?

2006-12-06 14:34:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have wanted to become a doctor since many years ago when my younger brother almost died, he was sent to the hospital due to a massive seizure, we spent many days in ICU and I watched the doctors work, I thought of the satisfaction they must get out of there jobs. From that point forward I have wanted to become a doctor. It has been 7 years, and am graduating this year room HS. My guidance counselor told me I don't have the stuff to become a doctor today, which has gotten me really down. Looking for any positive thoughts or comments that may help me decide if I should still pursue my dream or drop it like my guidance counselor suggest, I am just trying to find out if it was worth? and any tips/comments/adive from any doctors out there? Thanks very much

2006-12-06 14:32:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Why does the nurse sometime slap your butt before an injection there? Has anybody experienced this? What'd you do after?

It kind of freaked me out.

2006-12-06 14:30:56 · 10 answers · asked by w0rd 1 in Other - General Health Care

Also any suggestions on any other good yet affordable policies? I am looking at one from work $40 copay $800 deductible but I had better with a prior company. Also I would like dental,on this plan dental is extra at $18.The policy is Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.

2006-12-06 14:23:08 · 3 answers · asked by f312 1 in Other - General Health Care

2006-12-06 14:14:36 · 15 answers · asked by nycholean 3 in Injuries

hey, i have hiccups about 12 times a day. it's been going on for about two weeks now. my teachers are getting really really really annoyed by them.... wut can i do to stop them and why are they coming at least 12 times a day!!??

2006-12-06 14:13:19 · 9 answers · asked by Brandi// 1 in Other - General Health Care

i play basketball and i got hit in the nose twice in 2 days and didnt really notice anything the first time but when i got hit the second time it started hurting. there is nothing noticeable about it but if i put pressure on the left upper side i can feel somthing push down like its going to push through the skin. Does it sound broken and if so what should i do?


thanks

2006-12-06 14:13:17 · 13 answers · asked by Boyer 1 in Injuries

I dislocated my shoulder while playing hockey and I had arthroscopic surgery..then I reinjured it playing baseball and had open surgery. I'm on my third month of therapy and the doctor said I could probably play contact sports after 6 months.

I know the risk of falling and messing it up again so...do you think he'll let me snowboard if I'm careful?

2006-12-06 14:03:58 · 6 answers · asked by kknights81 1 in Injuries

2006-12-06 13:54:35 · 7 answers · asked by Laea 3 in Pain & Pain Management