General Health Care - January 2007

in the morning...it lasts a couple of hours but gets better throughout the day. Is this a medical condition or just a fact of getting older?

2007-01-02 06:00:42 · 5 answers · asked by Greed...Is Good 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-01-02 05:48:01 · 9 answers · asked by priyankakapoor2004 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm considering on letting my nose piercing close up. I have had nothing but trouble with it. Any one know if it leaves a big scar? Should I reconsider? The reason why i have decided to let it go is because I cannot find a nose ring that suits me. I'll take any suggestions on what I should do.

2007-01-02 05:29:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Any home remedies out there?

2007-01-02 05:07:20 · 6 answers · asked by baby1 5 in First Aid

I'm having surgury on both of my feet in late Jan. or early Feb. I'll be in a cast for a really long time. For the first 6 weeks I can't put my foot on the ground but for the next weeks I'll be in a walking cast. We have a 3 story house and my room is on the top floor along with the other rooms this is bad because I don't know how to go up stairs in a cast. Any ideas on how I could make the recovery eaiser? Please no stupid answers or people saying not to have the surgury my feet really hurt me and I could have so many other worse problems in the future if I don't do this.

2007-01-02 04:53:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I can't get Medi-Cal insurance (health benefits) unless I am declared disabled. I can't be declared disabled unless I go to a doctor and have him fill out forms. I can't go to a doctor unless I can pay, since I have no health insurance. I can't pay unless I get Medi-Cal, which I can't get because . . . and the cycle continues.

How does one get started on all this? Go to a doctor when you know you can't pay him?

2007-01-02 04:34:50 · 1 answers · asked by auntb93again 7 in Other - General Health Care

lost my home in a fire, lost savings in the market, losing med ins and monthly stipend from employer, want to move from this horrible gov. apt to another state, hope to work part-time at some point but cannot stand or walk all day, anybody know something very specific to do? bad heart problems but face being on the street on my next birthday. rather od and step out. not a religious person. when my house burned i found out how useless things like red cross and the "charities" are. it was a disaster and they were still giving out billions to the people for hurricaine katrina, but as it turns out i am not a minority and help was rejected right and left. i am white and proud and don't look that bad. it is a fourway bypass and diabetes and nurorpathy etc. that they don't see. i located near my brother a couple of years ago and he died. i was okay until the house burned. okay with diabetic problems and then the heart surgery topped off by the fire -- only the clothes i was wearing.

2007-01-02 04:25:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-01-02 04:14:15 · 5 answers · asked by ~Innocent_One~ 2 in Injuries

Im 15 and for the past 2 or 3 years i have had chest pains.. at first it was all the time then less.. like once every few months.. it happened last night after 8 months of not happening. It feels like a stabbing feeling mixed with pulling.. and i asked my doctor and they said it was probably just from not wearing a bra but i think its from something else.

2007-01-02 04:12:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Can you show me a picture/ image of this bite

2007-01-02 04:02:19 · 4 answers · asked by Chevette R 1 in First Aid

And, don't tell me to read the books, I have many times, tell me your emotions about the injury. How do you act around a brain injured person, hopefully not like they are stupid or slow, most of the time they can understand what you are saying, so you can use bigger words then 3 little words. Don't treat them like you are better then them.

2007-01-02 04:02:09 · 5 answers · asked by amazon 4 in Injuries

I have a small hard lump on 1 of my ribs which some days means its veery painful to move my arm and other days i forget its there. its not gone any weird colours, just sticking out.

2007-01-02 03:50:08 · 7 answers · asked by mattymathmetal 1 in Injuries

2007-01-02 03:41:28 · 10 answers · asked by browneyes 3 in Other - General Health Care

Okay, about two hours ago, my husband got up out of bed to use the bathroom. A minute later I heard a big crash and I ran to find him laying on the bathroom floor, not moving. I freaked out obviously! I woke him up and checked him out, he could get up but was very dizzy and he wanted to get back into bed. I carefully got him there but he had broken out in a major league sweat. I dried him off, gave him a glass of water and he just went back to sleep.
He seems okay right now. He says that he was feeling dizzy in the bathroom and next thing he knows he woke up on the floor. He has a bump on the back of his head.
Does this seem "emergency room" worthy, (he really doesn't want to go) or should I just stay home from work and keep an eye on him. What would you do? Did he just faint or something?

2007-01-02 03:37:54 · 10 answers · asked by Chellebelle78 4 in Injuries

pop blood vessels around my eye

2007-01-02 03:32:26 · 4 answers · asked by Nicole 1 in Injuries

hi...i'm stuck in a net cafe and a few minutes ago i spraines my ankle during a soccer game ..how should i get home...there are 2-3 stairs with lots of steps and i can't even move from here to the chair next to me..it hurts really bad..i can't walk on it....any idea?
(parents out of town-no car)

2007-01-02 03:19:05 · 6 answers · asked by chris 1 in Injuries

do you think that doctor-patient relationship relationship has become business like

2007-01-02 03:06:49 · 5 answers · asked by Questions 2 in Other - General Health Care

I want to know if there is anywhere that I can do an online consultation to get a prescription for my hurt wrist.

2007-01-02 02:40:11 · 7 answers · asked by Ben T 1 in Pain & Pain Management

(16 years old;so its not like hot flashes...)


at night when i try to sleep my feet get really warm

(not sweaty)

just warm

when i touch them the feel dry.

i put lotion on...


that dosent help....

then i put them in cold water,

but the past couple weeks they have been unbearable.


and the discomfort has spread to my back thighs.

i CANNOT SLEEP

i lie awake for HOURS (im not even kidding)


until i FINNALY give up...


someone please help.

is this normal?
has it happend to other people?
is their treatment?


this has been going on EVERYDAY OF THIS PAST WEEK!

and before too, but its never been this bad...

id say ive had it for about 2-3 years,
back then it happend like maybe onece or twice a month...

NEVER THIS BAD!

ahhh help!

2007-01-02 02:09:51 · 4 answers · asked by Lauren 1 in Other - General Health Care

I have a pregnant friend who also suffers from the sleeping disorder Narcilepsy and is having trouble staying asleep at night. She can get to sleep ok but wakes up in the early hours and cannot get back to sleep. This may be due to the fact that she has come off her medication for her disorder due to her rpegnancy.

2007-01-02 02:01:51 · 14 answers · asked by Jimbobbin 1 in Other - General Health Care

I went swimming in a public pool today and somehow water got lodged in my right ear. Nothing I do will drain it. HELP I know if it stays in there overnight I will get an infection because that water is full of germs. Has anyone got a way to drain the water out????

2007-01-02 01:53:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

my friend has had a surgery and doctors told him his got low sats and atelectasis, they've put him on 60% oxygen via a venturi mask and his oxygean saturation is still about 93%! y is he on 60% not less and how is it helping him??

2007-01-02 01:51:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Does a toenail always grow back, or is it possible that it may not grow back?

2007-01-02 01:45:53 · 10 answers · asked by flip4it 4 in Injuries

I woke up this morning in EXTREME PAIN. My left shoulder is killing me. It's where the shoulder blade is and sometimes shoots into my neck. No I am not having chest pains or breathing problems. I talked to a friend and he said that it was more than likely a pinched nerve.

I DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE!!!! NO MONEY!!!!!!

I have searched the internet and all the symptoms point towards pinched nerve. I woke up this morning, and got in the shower and let the massage head of my shower head pound on my back for a good 30 minutes. This did not help with the pain at all. It's finally stopped hurting for a few minutes, but the dull ache is still there.

Thanks for your answers!

2007-01-02 01:33:25 · 4 answers · asked by pinky_lady_2006 3 in Pain & Pain Management

ok, i am in college preparing to become a nurse and right now i am extremely frustrated and i just have to ask this, do nurses really need to know the Krebs cycle and all that other chemistry stuff that they cram into your head in science, i mean i know that anatomy and physiology is important but to what extent??!!?

2007-01-02 01:21:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I want to try avoid the doctors cutting into my knee, maybe the mri scan which showed a holein my cartlidge(large cartlidge) is wrong, how do i find out if its a trapped/pinched knerve and fix it etc?

Thanks in advance

Jamil

2007-01-02 01:18:17 · 11 answers · asked by jam 5 in Injuries

you get a heart for the best answer....

2007-01-02 01:16:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Some say keep moist? Some say let it dry out? What cream works best? What can someone expect? Do they peal? Is pealing good? Please give all honest, serious info.

2007-01-02 01:13:56 · 11 answers · asked by snoweyowl44 2 in Other - General Health Care

SHould I write a newspaper article, contact the news, etc..? If I don't get help soon, I will die. I am 33 and believe it or not, am still articulate and preety. My parents used to have money years ago but my Dad did some bad business investments and now we're broke. My Mom only makes $24,000 as a Catholic school teacher and I cannot work because of my addiction as well as severe depressioin and anxiety. There are cheap treatment centers but they are mainly for street people or people that are court ordered and don't want to really be there. I want to go somewhere with people who really want to get better. I want to go somewhere comforting, serene, beautifiul with very caring staff that enjoy their jobs. I have found several places that would be perfect but they are around $14,000 a month and I'd atleast need to go 2 months I think. My Mom could probably pay atleast $5000 at the most and that'd still hurt her financially. I have been an addict for almost 20 years and (Cont'd)

2007-01-02 01:08:56 · 8 answers · asked by SHELTIELUVER 3 in Other - General Health Care

I have one breast that is growing faster then the other is it normal or is it the sign of breast cancer:-(

2007-01-02 01:07:30 · 3 answers · asked by hokiegurl97 2 in Other - General Health Care