General Health Care - January 2007

My father in law had cancer about 10 years ago. he is alright for now. But i am worried becuase he does all his follow up through the LA County Hospital. What are my health insurance alternatives. Can he get regular health insurance or do i have to go to a spealized insurer?

2007-01-08 11:12:31 · 3 answers · asked by dekker23 1 in Other - General Health Care

Fixing Governor Schwarzenegger's broken femur seemed like a major medical procedure. Doctor's inserted a metal plate used cables and all kinds of stuff. What happened to the days of a simple plaster cast and when did all the metal implants begin that create the bionic man?

2007-01-08 11:12:00 · 4 answers · asked by AVA 2 in Injuries

I went on the computer last week for 4 straight hours.. Now my right hand wrist/arm SOMETIMES hurts, only for a few minutes.. My arm feels very weak also..

What is this pain?

2007-01-08 11:08:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I remember reading somewhere that if you use acne medication that you should not go out in the sun. I am currently going to a tanning bed a few times a week, so I was wondering what would be the best thing to do?

Should I use the medication at night, and then if I am going tanning a certain day, just not use the medication that morning?

Thanks, and btw its called acne free, its like proactiv but its a walmart brand. X_X

2007-01-08 11:06:23 · 6 answers · asked by Jeremy J 3 in Other - General Health Care

Like with most drugs, I'm thinking "no". Lately, I've been taking 1-2 of those little blue tabs to get to sleep at night. I've noticed I have to take more to feel the effect and also take with alcohol. Plus, they seem to take on hours after I take them and then last into the morning when I don't want to be sleepy. How much risk is involved here? I'm currently about 220 lbs 5'7", no not all fat :) reasonable shape otherwise. Is there a better alternative? I don't take any other drugs, but I do drink occasionally. TIA for any help!

2007-01-08 11:04:14 · 4 answers · asked by twobearcatz 1 in Other - General Health Care

when is it better to take a shower, before I go to sleep (about 10:30pm) or when I wake up in the morning (about 6:30am)?

2007-01-08 11:02:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

This just started yestirday... well... after a long night of drinking and partying.. I didnt go to sleep until 4:30 or 5 in the morning... and woke up about 11:30 am... I felt fine that whole day.. then the next mornign i woke up.... and my throat hurt.... not really to bad.. but... enough to not want to go to school... well.. i went anyway.. and it kindof got a little worse.. its at the very top of my throat and when i swallow it hurts.. also, Im very tired.. and feel weak.. and my site is kindof shifty...... anyone know whats wrong?

2007-01-08 11:00:30 · 6 answers · asked by Chris L 1 in Injuries

Okay so my left shoulder blade will stick out but my right wont. There is not wrong with the right side of my body is works just as well as my left. So what dose only one stick out?

2007-01-08 10:38:33 · 2 answers · asked by Moon Girl 3 in Injuries

the cow fell last night in the mud.

2007-01-08 10:36:43 · 1 answers · asked by JEAN S 1 in Injuries

On the left side of my neck, i have discomfort/pain where your pulse would be. When i bend over, and turn my head it hurts even more.

any ideas what it could be?

2007-01-08 10:31:56 · 9 answers · asked by ~Music is life~ 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-01-08 10:23:59 · 16 answers · asked by flowertower78 1 in Injuries

2007-01-08 10:21:36 · 14 answers · asked by eye 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I rolled in in a basketball game, and sat out. I could walk on it, painfully. I played the rest of the game doing a kind of skip-run as not to put weight on it. I then played a soccer game and another basketball game, doing the same type of run. My ankle is twice its normal size on the outside bone and is very very sore. i keep it elevated when I can. I have a fabric brace on that helps a bit. I went to school today but came home before then end of third hour because my ankle hurt very badly and I was tired of walking on it. Does this sound serious? When can I get back in the game? I have a very bad limp at the moment.

2007-01-08 09:42:48 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Anxiety. Can you get it everyday at the same time?I wake Im usually tired .. I get up and get going and feeling ok and then after breakfast I go things around the house..After about three oclock I get a general feeling of uneasiness..like something doesn't feel just right ..I have been feeling better but going in and out of the cold for a few days. My ears feel stopped up and constantly hear what sounds to be my heart in my ears,I have been told this is a benign condition ,I get around doing things and seem to get a little out of breath which in turn perhaps it makes me anxious and then I feel weak with a general uneasiness about myself ,a feeling of being kind of shakey not quite steady.I usually lie around for awhile and then off and on I feel ok and then later in the evening although the weakness seems to pass i still feel that something just is a miss..Could this all be anxiety causing itself or could I be ill and not know it or could it just be use of body when not used to it?

2007-01-08 09:33:45 · 4 answers · asked by Michael M 2 in Other - General Health Care

i have been diagnose with osteoporosis by 1 dr.
another dr. said it was osteoarthritis. what is the difference?

2007-01-08 09:32:15 · 5 answers · asked by noseyandme 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I pulled the muscle in my lower left leg after a long and vigorous workout even though I tried to stretch out afterwards. I'm on a school sports team and I've got to be up and running by tomorrow.

2007-01-08 09:13:45 · 5 answers · asked by Sarah S 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I sleep with earplugs, my door closed, and blankets over my head. But any little noise I hear bothers me sooo much. The fridge is in the next room, but somehow I can still hear the vibration or something.

HELP!!!

2007-01-08 08:51:57 · 11 answers · asked by morethanitseems 2 in Other - General Health Care

ive tried motrin ,celebrex the percocet works great but then wears off and its back to square one.

2007-01-08 08:38:12 · 1 answers · asked by nicole l 4 in Pain & Pain Management

away or not?

2007-01-08 08:36:14 · 2 answers · asked by Hope 1 in Other - General Health Care

I get so many weird feelings . sometimes im a little out of breath other times I feel really tired,other times I feel achy ,other times I seem to feel ok..I have been feeling chilled at times ..The bad thing is I can hear my heartbeat..or what i think is my heartbeat.. I monitor my heart beat because although the doctors say no problems with heart or arteries or blockages or anything..Blood pressure good and seem to be ok other than depression and anxiety .. I am in my 50's and worry i guess about normal sensations for my age.I just cant understand feeling aches and pains and sensations that I suppose is normal for people my age..Its just that my mind cannot accept the fact that im not 18 anymore.I worry about heart attack and stroke although I have been told im not a good candidate for either.. I went through a round of bad flu with vertigo and feeling weak,im getting over this and starting to feel better but have times I get worried im starting to get it again.i know I sound like

2007-01-08 08:31:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-01-08 08:23:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

My back hurts a lot. I've went to the physical therapist and have to do these exercises. That was about three years ago. I've stopped the exercises cuz I don't know if they really worked. Is there someplace special I can go to help with my back. Is there any good exercises out there?

2007-01-08 08:08:20 · 7 answers · asked by bestgurl 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Okay.... i have a knot on the inside of my wrist if i press on it it feels like a really bad bruise.... and the pain goes up my arm like in a straight line... and now it is going to my handlike where my thumb bone is and it is mildly swollen... it has been hurting for 8 days now... not getting any better. Im a server and it hurts to lift things when i use it alot...

2007-01-08 08:01:27 · 6 answers · asked by ncbutterfly_20 2 in Injuries

this is a general question that i'm not disclosing whether i agree or not. Just wanted to see what others had to say.

2007-01-08 07:58:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Earache been going on since Jan. 6/07---
Headache problem since Jan. 7/07!--------

2007-01-08 07:42:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Is there any way to get rid of a headache other than pills, anything I can eat, drink, or do to naturally get rid of a headache?

2007-01-08 07:21:43 · 3 answers · asked by racgrl88 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-01-08 07:18:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Someone recently told me that if you put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and put it on your belly button then your fever will go down.

That same person also told me that if you put a lime in your belly button it will do something else.

The person who told me this was a nurse. I've heard this before, but...where did she get this? What's the reasoning behind it?

2007-01-08 07:17:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

hello all, I'm 28 weeks pregnant and I walk alot, so walking shouldn't hurt as much as it has the past few days. It's like my whole left side from my hip bone to the bottom of my ribs cramp right up, I can't even walk a block without this happening, let alone working (I'm a grocery store cashier, the repetitive nature is getting to me too). do you think it's worth seeing a doctor or is there something that I can take to get rid of this pain/cramp? cause I walk everywhere getting to the doctor will be excurciating.

2007-01-08 07:08:38 · 0 answers · asked by ♥ღαмαиdα♥ღ 7 in Pain & Pain Management

At the second joint in my thumb where it joins with the metacarpal I have a large bump where it looks like a bone is popping out but I can still move my thumb with a minimal amount of pain, however to touch or move my thumb in certain ways is very painful... what could be wrong? and what could be protruding from my skin?

2007-01-08 07:05:44 · 4 answers · asked by Brittanee04 1 in Injuries