General Health Care - February 2007

I had several stitches put in on my right calf today, the wound was oval shaped and hard to close, the hospital really did not do a great job covering it with bandages, they came off almost immediately. I have to walk around and i have to do some things, i am just scared the stitches will pop, or break open, is there a big chance of that?

2007-02-10 13:16:57 · 3 answers · asked by Jackie B 3 in Injuries

2007-02-10 13:05:33 · 11 answers · asked by jess 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Hey I got my ear peirced about...4 months ago and everyone in a while theres a teeny pus that dries to my stud and i can see it when i take it out. Is this natural or is it a little infected, my lobe isn't swollen or reddish but I am just wondering.

2007-02-10 12:38:15 · 11 answers · asked by Polez 2 in Injuries

OK SO LIKE, I HAVE FAMILY COURT THAT I HAVE TO GO TO, TO GET MY CHILD, WHAT KIND OF DRUG TESTS DO THEY DO? AND LIKE I HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR LORATAB 7.5 THAT I GOT THAT I JUST FINISHED NOT TO LONG BACK AND MY FRIEND GAVE ME SOME OF HIS 10'S CAN THEY TELL THE DIFF. IN THE TWO IF THEY DO A HAIR TEST. BUT I AM GOING TO BUY SOME HAIR STUFF ANYWAY. AND I HAVE NOT DONE ANYOTHER DRUGS FOR 8 MONTHS, HOW FAR BACK DO THEY GO? DO THEY DO A BACKGROUND CHECK? AND I HAVE REALLY BAD TIME TRYING TO SLEEP, THE SMALLEST NOICE OR LIGHT WAKES ME UP, WHAT CAN I DO SO I WOULD NOT WAKE UP BY LIGHT THINGS?

2007-02-10 12:36:32 · 3 answers · asked by BASTIAN222000 1 in Other - General Health Care

I'm sick and I have severe pain in both my eyes. I also have a "scratchy" throat and sore body all over. i dont mind being sore or caughing what really bothers me is my eyes!!! Sometimes they feel hot and in the top back it feels as if somebody is trying to dig them out. Have you ever had this problem? What could it be? Or What do you recommend?

2007-02-10 12:32:04 · 6 answers · asked by magdaleal14 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Quite regularly, my upper back aches. Sometimes I notice that my back starts to ache after I eat a meal, but I'm not sure if this is just a coincidence. Although it can affect both sides, it tends to ache on the upper left side. Sometimes I'll also get arm ache, in the arm that is on the same side as the pain. Less frequently, I experience a little bit of tingling, but it normally doesn't last very long. My chest does not normally feel tight. I know I had anxiety, which was partially caused by candida overgrowth in my system. Although I've been trying to get the candida under control for the past 5 months, sometimes I will get the symptoms again. Generally, my muscles feel quite tired. When I lightly press on them, they hurt. All of these symptoms also seem to be more frequent a week before I get my period. I'm 25 years old and a student, so I spend a lot of my time hunched over a laptop and need to watch my posture. Any feedback on possible causes and treatment is appreciated!

2007-02-10 12:05:53 · 4 answers · asked by illumina 2 in Other - General Health Care

I wanted it to post under "MEDICAL" or "HEALTH" ...it's a subtopic under one of those.....thank you...... I'm desperate !!!!!

2007-02-10 11:32:50 · 1 answers · asked by THE BEST 2 in Injuries

ya know, drinking, smoking, and actual physical fitness

2007-02-10 11:30:09 · 3 answers · asked by whatacrockery 1 in Other - General Health Care

My son and I were on an airboard flying down this long hill...about the last 20 ft of the slope, we hit a "natural ramp" of ground that swooped us up into the air and dropped us down about 12 in. harder than I've ever landed on my tailbone before. I wasn't sitting flat on my butt...my legs were up around his waist so our feet wouldn't keep us from going down the hill. When I landed I thudded hard down on my tailbone. I hollered out and would have started crying had we not been in public, but adrenaline got me up, and my son. We walked up the hill.....if it was broken ...seems like I woudn't have been able to do that.?...I remarked it would be SORE tommorow and then stood and meandered around for 3 hours at the top of the hill watching him sled ...and FREEZING ..while he had fun . Now that I'm sitting a little and walking a little it is getting SORE.Worst is getting out of the car, or sitting down. Do I possibly have a cracked tailbone? What can I do for the pain? (burning,sore&swelled

2007-02-10 11:23:09 · 8 answers · asked by THE BEST 2 in Injuries

I have really really bad dandruff and i have really tried so many different shampoos out there right now i am using T-Gel and i have also tried all the head and shoulders products for dandruff. What do i do you can see the dandruff from a distance and it is really annoying when people are picking it off me and out of my hair. I mean this dandruff is even around my hair line it is that mad and I also get these hard lumps that I guess are from the dandruff and when i scratch my head those lumps bleed. What do I do? I have already talked to a doctor he is the one that said use the T-Gel and it does not do anything. Can someone help me please?

2007-02-10 11:12:05 · 3 answers · asked by beepbeep_gone 3 in Other - General Health Care

I have bronchitis and my doctor did not give me any thing for the couph at night so I am up all night couphing she gave me only an antibiotic so what could I take to help the couph?

2007-02-10 10:49:58 · 5 answers · asked by dawn_myhamsters 2 in Other - General Health Care

these headaches are so intense that pain pills dont work and it brings tears... any ideas?

2007-02-10 10:49:13 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

The head but was straight on, my nose isn't crooked it just has a black and blue bump at the top benith my eyes. I had a little black and blue under one eye, but that went away if a few days. It's been a week now and the lump is still there and a little black and blue. Will this lump go away. No bleeding or severe pain, didn't even need to take asprin. I'm in sales and this lumps gotta go!!! I havn't put ice on it yet, should that help? Just wanna know if someone out there has had something similar? Thanks.....J

2007-02-10 10:19:24 · 6 answers · asked by Jason S 1 in Injuries

I have been waking up numerous times many nights for a couple of months now with my right arm & hand very numb (so numb I can't even move my hand) on & off for the last couple of months and it's really disturbing my sleep & driving me crazy!
When I wake they are so badly numb (from shoulder to finger tips) that I have to get up for awhile and massage and shake them to get the blood flowing again so I can go back to sleep. The Doctors offer no advice (act like they don't believe me or that it is normal). Any idea why this is happening and how I can stop it?
Thanks

2007-02-10 10:18:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I had my gallbladder removed 9 days ago. I had staples to close the incisions it was laposopric. There is a redness around where the sptaples go in and they itch. There is no pain. Is it normal to have a little redness around that area with staples? I have no fever or anything.

2007-02-10 10:14:31 · 9 answers · asked by Tbay56 2 in Injuries

I've been having some bad and some minor headaches for more than two weeks. Sometimes i take medicine for headaches, and i can still feel the pain, and i don't want to keep taking pills, so i stopped for a while, but they're not going away. Any suggestions to how i can fix this or how i can know what the cause of it is? I still go to school(high school) but i don't think its really from school work. I'm trying to avoid going to the doctors, because i don't have a doctor yet. It feels like pressure being applied to my head, and sometimes i can feel it through my face, like the nose area as well. I wear glasses, so my mom is suggesting that maybe there's something wrong with my eyes that's making me have headaches. I'm hoping it's not something serious. My mom did say that i fell out of a shopping cart when i was younger..but could that pain be comming out now? (and i fell on my head, is what she said).

2007-02-10 10:09:57 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I am looking at medicare supplement plans. Most plans say they cover generic drugs. The copay for one plan for a 30 day supply of a generic drug is $10. Suppose the generic drug is one that Wal-mart charges $4 for a 30 day supply. What do you pay; $4 or $10?

2007-02-10 09:58:20 · 3 answers · asked by John W 3 in Other - General Health Care

I can not find ANY shoes that do not hurt my little toe on my right foot.

2007-02-10 09:43:32 · 10 answers · asked by betsyboop 1 in Injuries

I took a strepsils tablet today for a sore throat and the back of my throat became really numb, then later on I ate and it still feels like a bit of it was stuck in my throat. It actually feels like it's in the bit connecting my nasel passages and my throat. It's really annoying me- how do I get it out?!?!

2007-02-10 09:31:07 · 8 answers · asked by claireybearyfairy 4 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-10 09:24:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I know Soma is a muscle relaxant but does it do the same thing as vicodin? All the online international pharmacies that ive seen dont offer vicodin, but soma is always on there. im just curious about the similarities and the differences between the two.

2007-02-10 09:19:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Well about a month and a half ago i got certain dri. It has been working really well, but will it last forever? Right now i use it about 1 time every 1 or 2 weeks. Is it possible for me to stop using it now and not sweat like i used to?

2007-02-10 08:59:43 · 3 answers · asked by glamfrog8 1 in Other - General Health Care

I dont think iv'e spelt this correct but if you know of anything to ease pain. dad's been through operation to have bone removed from hip and used to replace bone in top of spine but he is still in great pain. (pls no home remedies or homepath cures)

2007-02-10 08:32:06 · 4 answers · asked by pikey 2 in Pain & Pain Management

In the morning I am miserable. When I wake almost every joint in my body aches. I am stiff for about an hour. I feel fine later in the day. Do you think this could be arthritis? I am only 39.

2007-02-10 08:22:52 · 5 answers · asked by Vicki C 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-10 08:13:33 · 3 answers · asked by LIZ N 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-10 08:01:14 · 2 answers · asked by WoahLileh... 2 in Other - General Health Care

The other day I was on the phone with my son when I noticed that I had lost circulation in my middle finger. I looked at my finger and it was completely devoid of blood flow. The nail bed was white from lack of blood. My entire hand was tinglinging. It scared me because the blood flow did not quickly come back. I had to basically message it until the blood flow returned. What could cause this? And should I be worried?

2007-02-10 07:46:25 · 2 answers · asked by Vicki C 1 in Injuries

I've always been really short (REALLY short), so when I was younger, I often had to sit in chairs with my legs folded underneath me, on top of my feet, to reach tables and desks and things. Now I'm 14, more than tall enough to reach the table (4'10"), and still doing this. It makes my feet fall asleep all the time (sometimes very painful), often hurts my knees, and drives my mother CRAZY!! I think it might actually contribute to my back pain as well. Can anyone help me out here?

2007-02-10 07:28:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I NO THIS IS LONG BUT PLEASSSSE READ!!!! I dont no what is wrong with me. . . for about 8 months now I have been having random pains in my body and head. The pains in my body are usually in a different place each time and it is a kind of stabbing pain, but it lasts a second goes away for a second and then comes back again and continues like that. I have been having a pain in my tummy though which is always in the lower right hand side which also a stabbing pain but it lasts continuosly for like 4 minutes. Then the pain in my head is sometimes a stabbing pain but sometimes its a kind of numb pain and it lasts around 1-2 minutes. . . More recently I have been having pains in my left foot and its either on the left or right hand side and it's a weird pain i cant describe, it doesnt last a set time sometimes 1-2 mins sometimes 5-6 mins! Do you know of any desease with these symptoms or do you know whats wrong?? PLEASE help im really worried.

2007-02-10 07:17:22 · 5 answers · asked by always-live-life-to-the-fullest 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I am a BLS Instructor

2007-02-10 07:05:18 · 7 answers · asked by jeeccentricx2 5 in First Aid