General Health Care - January 2007

2007-01-07 10:46:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am having a total knee replacement on tuesday Jan. 9th. I am only 42 which the doc has said is very young for this. I would like some tips from anyone that has had a replacement and was younger. I want to be back to being active asap. Because of my age PT will not be very long so I will be rehabing this on my own for the most part. Thanks for any tips you can provide.

2007-01-07 10:43:55 · 3 answers · asked by blzabobb 3 in Other - General Health Care

It's only small, but it's still kind of painful. How do I deal with it? Do I try to get it out myself or let it come out naturally?

2007-01-07 10:41:05 · 8 answers · asked by Amy 2 in First Aid

My hips everyday will pop whenever i move. It is so painful i find it hard to walk sometimes. I can feel the joints moving as i move my legs

2007-01-07 10:40:39 · 4 answers · asked by xxcreamychulaxx 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I suffer back pain at the base of my spine, usually if I'm on my feet for too long (due to work, most of the time!) and have been advised by GP to do exercises to strengthen my back muscles. Am not sure that this will help as am quite fit and exercise regularly anyway but will try don't know what exercises to do, can anyone help?

2007-01-07 10:40:26 · 7 answers · asked by mrsjingles26 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i went to a back specialist and he referred me to go for a bone scan . I have been having pain in my mid back for 2-3 months . I should have asked but why would he send me for this test ?. What are they looking for . He mentioned strained ligaments , would that show up on a bone scan ?

2007-01-07 10:40:25 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

What is wrong with me? My gp is useless. Amongst other things, when I bang my arm or something, it's bruising and hurting about 100x worse than it ordinarily would. I'm supposed to go skiing soon & this is worrying me. Thanks

2007-01-07 10:16:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Anyone ever had to deal with on the job injury? Workman comp? Had knee replacement surgery and wanted to know steps I should take. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!

2007-01-07 10:13:26 · 4 answers · asked by bb 1 in Injuries

i was wondering if anyone has been succesful in getting ssi or disability with a dignosis of rsd/crps. how long did it take? did you need a lawyer? does the govt. recognize rsd as a disability?

2007-01-07 09:40:31 · 1 answers · asked by tracysgirl38375 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I was involved in a bad relationship at one time and me and my kids father got to fighting and he hit me in the eye. Well it left a dark mark under and it seems to get darker and darker every year I think I am a nice looking woman but that mark messes everything up is there any thing besides surgery that can fade that ugly mark or is there any home remedies for dark circles under the eye. I tried ambi already and I am not a rich person so something reasonable. I will really appriciate youll help.

2007-01-07 09:36:49 · 5 answers · asked by Afrolicious35 4 in Injuries

Are there any home remedys or ANYTHING that can ease the pain. I have to go to work tonight and stand on my feet for 9 hours (I bartend), and as the night goes on, the throbbing gets worse and worse. Any help???

2007-01-07 09:15:49 · 4 answers · asked by 2cute 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Any quick remedies to get rid of a burnt tongue?? ouch!

2007-01-07 09:09:43 · 6 answers · asked by Jay Jay 5 in First Aid

I am a 47 year old female in good health.I occassionally get pains in my legs that keep me up at night. It's a throbbing pain that travels. Ouch! sometimes it's after exercise,sometimes not.What the heck is it and how do I get relief?

2007-01-07 08:49:56 · 6 answers · asked by chelsey c 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a sharp pain in my chest every once in a while. It is around my heart area and it is really painful. When it happens it feels like someone is stabbing me then I kind of push on that area and breath in hard and hold my breath a couple of times until it goes away. And the second it goes away it feels like a big popping feeling in that area then I'm fine after that. I don't know if it is something with my heart or my lungs, I have no idea. What could it be??? Thank You!!!

2007-01-07 08:43:44 · 4 answers · asked by atcblue05 6 in Pain & Pain Management

my sister brought a jar and eat a spoon ful twice a day . and she said she feels like a new woman her pains have gone and she lost 10 pounds, and she don't use anything else.. has anyone else use this before and feel better??

2007-01-07 08:24:35 · 4 answers · asked by ladytee 4 in Other - General Health Care

i just laid out a nice 21/2'' gash on the back of my left hand with a grinder at work last friday had it stitched up at the doctor i know its going to scar thats a givein and i have plenty others but id like to know how to keep scaring to a minimum

2007-01-07 08:21:55 · 11 answers · asked by truss 2 in Injuries

For two days now I've been experiencing sharp pain in my lower chest/upper stomach area. It feels sort of like heart burn, but not exactly the same. It comes and goes. Sometimes it's on the right side, sometimes the left, sometimes in the middle. I do have acid reflux, but I've been taking my medicine and haven't had any trouble with it for a few weeks. It also doesn't feel the same as my acid reflux. I don't know if this is something I should worry about and see my doctor or if it will just pass. Any thoughts? Thanks.

2007-01-07 08:06:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-01-07 08:05:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

When having carpal tunnel syndrome, where does it hurt??

2007-01-07 08:01:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Ok it has been about 4 days now. The doctor said use hydrocortisone and thats all I have been using. The skin falls off on its on i'm not picking at it. is this normal??? I'm freakin out and no one understands what i'm going through. Its gross. i cant even kiss my boyfriend I feel like my bottom lip is dry and flaky and unattractive. I have tried everything. DO you think this ointment will work??? The skin is just peeling off like im a snake. Not the whoe thing but little parts of it. I have been drinking lots of water too. maybe not enough. I'm worried that i'm going to be like this forever and have to put something on my lips every hour until I die!! I'm only 24!! I know I sound crazy but this is gross and my lips have NEVER been like this. I'm scared the skin will never grow back normally/ The past week have been a nightmare!! ANd its making me depressed. I need help. ANd someone to calm my nerves.

2007-01-07 08:01:00 · 3 answers · asked by Andie 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-01-07 08:00:58 · 6 answers · asked by rousseau_jeremy 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Alright I was shaving my legs and I cut myself and it will NOT stop bleeding. How do I get it to stop bleeding?

2007-01-07 07:40:48 · 16 answers · asked by kyl 1 in First Aid

I was clubbing and dancing, and I can walk, its just really painful to walk. Should I elevate my legs? Sleep? What?

2007-01-07 07:22:43 · 10 answers · asked by Lili 2 in Injuries

Hi! I'm writing this for my grandmother who is in Europe, and as someone of you may know, its very hard to find a good doctor and very expensive to buy all kinds of medicine so thats why I'm here. I don't really know who to ask or where to look for my answer so I'm going to try it here and see what happens. About 2 months ago my grandmother broke her thigh bone( a little higher then her knee ) she fell, and all the doctors told us that her bone was not going to grow back together.... it did after only 2 months which I think is a miracle because she is 82 years old. But now, even though her bone is getting better and better with every day, her knee does not want to move. The liquid in her knee hardened and doesn't want to move at all. She started to massage it, putting warm/hot things on her knee, actually trying to move and bend the knee... but we don't know if its going to work or not... also she's taking medicine I'm not sure what's the name of it, but she takes it to get rid of the pain. ALSO a week ago she started to get this weird very hard to explain feeling. She says its like if you had a rope and you twist it around your legs really really tight and left it like that for a couple of hours. She says it burns and is very painful. Also she says the skin feels dry on her legs like her legs are drying out on the inside.... please help me, my mom, and my GRANDMA. :smile:

2007-01-07 07:17:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Hi! I'm writing this for my grandmother who is in Europe, and as someone of you may know, its very hard to find a good doctor and very expensive to buy all kinds of medicine so thats why I'm here. I don't really know who to ask or where to look for my answer so I'm going to try it here and see what happens. About 2 months ago my grandmother broke her thigh bone( a little higher then her knee ) she fell, and all the doctors told us that her bone was not going to grow back together.... it did after only 2 months which I think is a miracle because she is 82 years old. But now, even though her bone is getting better and better with every day, her knee does not want to move. The liquid in her knee hardened and doesn't want to move at all. She started to massage it, putting warm/hot things on her knee, actually trying to move and bend the knee... but we don't know if its going to work or not... also she's taking medicine I'm not sure what's the name of it, but she takes it to get rid of the pain. ALSO a week ago she started to get this weird very hard to explain feeling. She says its like if you had a rope and you twist it around your legs really really tight and left it like that for a couple of hours. She says it burns and is very painful. Also she says the skin feels dry on her legs like her legs are drying out on the inside.... please help me, my mom, and my GRANDMA. :smile:

2007-01-07 07:16:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I was running and there was this 1-2 foot drop and I flew over it, fell, ripped my favorite jeans, and got a scraped knee on Friday. It's really gross and I wanna know the fasted way to heal it.

2007-01-07 07:04:39 · 7 answers · asked by cpn' jackk 1 in Injuries

hurry, im misserable :[

2007-01-07 07:04:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have horrible dreams. What is wrong with me?

2007-01-07 07:00:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-01-07 06:59:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

How do you get pink eye without catching it from somone else?

2007-01-07 06:55:29 · 3 answers · asked by Lea 1 in Other - General Health Care