General Health Care - February 2007

2007-02-03 10:34:37 · 10 answers · asked by Ash 1 in Other - General Health Care

august of 2004 i was in a major auto accident that snapped my ankle in 3 places. I had to have 2 surgeries to correct the breaks. since the accident i have gained about 90 lbs and now am around 400 lbs. My ankle will always give me trouble the dr says and in about 4-5 years arthritis will be so bad that i will need a replacemnt or fusion. I understand that and accept that. But the worse problem is since the accident my lower back tightens up when I walk or bike, It gets so bad that I feeling like crying the pain is so intense. If I sit for 15 minutes or so it goes away but immediatelly come back if I return to the activities. What should I do? It feels muscular in nature. I went to the family doctor and he says to take pain pills and muscle relaxers, but I want to be pain free without drugs like that.

2007-02-03 10:11:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

my sis is having these chest pains and she cant move without this terrible pain. she cant breathe welll either. she dosnt have asma and it started friday and is still goin on. i cant take her to the doctor

2007-02-03 10:07:39 · 12 answers · asked by pinkfox 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i sometimes get pain in the left side of my chest, seeming to be in my wrist also... it's like a couple inches below my collar bone, and in the front of my chest

2007-02-03 10:05:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have some stuff from the doc but today it just isn't working. Went to bed last night w/ it and it won't go away today. Any home remidies out there?

2007-02-03 09:57:14 · 12 answers · asked by maryquast 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have tried asprin, ice, heating pad, sleep, food.

Nothing works.

Help!

2007-02-03 09:52:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i have one on my inner thigh

2007-02-03 09:31:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

how long will they take to heal

2007-02-03 09:29:55 · 5 answers · asked by cazzcull 1 in Injuries

For domestic use.

2007-02-03 09:27:49 · 6 answers · asked by Natalie K 2 in First Aid

I woke up this morning to find my right ear has a pressure buildup in it. I cant get it to pop, so everything sounds funny and its really getting annoying. My left one is working fine though. I had a cold a couple days ago but now i can breath just fine, better than ever in fact, but i cant get my right ear to pop and its been 10 hours or more. I have tried sneezing, holding my breath, sticking fingers in my nose and trying to exhale thouse my nose, ive put water in my ears, ive used a decongestant, and nasal spray. i even got in my car and turned rap music up all the way with the bass on max. I just tried using the vacum hose on my ear and relized i was loosing it, so i am asking for someone to help me out before i jam a screwdriver into my head. If its still like this come monday i'll probobly go to the docter. But until then please give me some suggestions, because its not a light pressure. Its much worse than anything else i have ever felt in my ear, and i fly a lot, please help!!!

2007-02-03 09:19:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Besides ice what can i do to help them on and off the track??

2007-02-03 09:18:54 · 4 answers · asked by Slim 2 in Pain & Pain Management

... on the interior of the damaged knee, suggesting that my medial meniscal repair has failed. I haven't come back too soon, staying with my P.T. schedule and taking it easy. I had been right on schedule before this set-back, with range of motion and strengthening (I was feeling great). Now, I'm worried that the stitches have torn in my medial meniscus repair and I will need another athroscopic knee surgery. It felt a little off, worse than the previous two weeks or so, after P.T. yesterday (first time doing lunges, and I'm 6'5, 230 lbs, could that have played a role?). I'm planning on giving it until the end of the weekend before I schedule an ortho. appt. and probably another MRI. I'm only 18, and the recovery shouldn't be as bad as the first time around, but it would still be a costly set-back. Does anyone have any further insight?

2007-02-03 09:06:41 · 2 answers · asked by Al 1 in Injuries

my mother felt and broke her ankle ready bad now she has to have surgery.i would like to know how long does it take to heal because i'm the only one taking care of her.

2007-02-03 08:52:54 · 6 answers · asked by vetinthemaking 2 in Injuries

toe infection from cutting it open it healed at the beach walking in the salt water-ocean but now it got cut open again so should i soak my toe in salt water?

2007-02-03 08:51:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

She was playing on the sofa in the conservatory & fell off face 1st.She had a nose bleed on one side for a few minutes, but everything looks in place.A faint bruise appeared after 10/15 mins across the bridge of her nose & a bit of swelling on the opposite side to the bleed about an hour later. I phoned a friend who works in the ear/nose/throat dept at our local hosp. & she says that even if it is broken they wouldn't do anything as shes under12 &her bones are still quite soft. As the swelling didn't appear straight away its probably due to the bump to her nose rather than a break in it. As it is quite late into a Saturday evening we didn't want to sit for hours in A&E, but does anyone know what to look out for or whether we should take her to the minor injuries unit when they open in the morning? Don't want to be over anxious mother, but don't want her to have any long term nasal probs either (sounds as if she can breathe through both nostrils, but she has cold so hard to be sure!)

2007-02-03 08:04:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

When i woke up this morning i felt great. wanted to go do something with my friends!
Then i started feeling really cold.
i couldnt stop shaking!
now i am really hot.
i am really hungry now.
do you know any kind of food that will calm me down and cool me off? i need something easy to eat and easy to get. can you help me?

2007-02-03 07:36:56 · 4 answers · asked by Julie 1 in Other - General Health Care

i been having these symptoms for three mths now and i have seen alot of doctors who diagnosed me as having anxiety. i am noticed that even though i have a good sleep these pins still come back to haunt me. its sometimes in my feet they can go to my toes up to my hands to my head and my fingers or even my body.
i also realised that i have a bad sitting posture so i am not to sure whether it affects but anyways what are the other things that could be able to make me feel this way pls message me if anyone else is feeling the same way as i do.

2007-02-03 07:30:15 · 2 answers · asked by VampireSR 1 in Other - General Health Care

My husband wakes up in the middle of the night with leg cramps.What will get rid of them?

2007-02-03 07:26:13 · 11 answers · asked by Granny 3 in Pain & Pain Management

its like someones giving me an electric shok or somethin what cud it be??

2007-02-03 07:20:55 · 2 answers · asked by bad to the bone 5 in Pain & Pain Management

Can a nurse "hold my hand" whilst the Phleb does the test

Very scared & nervous of needles.

2007-02-03 07:13:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

and props for the weird ones

2007-02-03 07:00:12 · 12 answers · asked by ♥ 2 in Injuries

My husband's blood count was very low and he is taking an iron tablet but he needs more. What can I feed him that has a lot of iron it it.

2007-02-03 06:54:48 · 10 answers · asked by PATSY 1 in Other - General Health Care

I'm young, but I noticed that my right knee seems to click whenever I do lunges or walk up the stairs; sometimes even down the stairs. It doesn't happen all the time, but even when it does, there's NO pain. It started happening around half a year ago, and I'm wondering if it's anything worth stressing about? I won't be able to see a doctor anytime soon.

2007-02-03 06:44:19 · 4 answers · asked by Θ Chez Θ 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-03 06:44:08 · 11 answers · asked by Papachango 1 in Other - General Health Care

The pain has been in the same spot the entire time. There is no bump, or a bite or anything. It is a throbbing pain, that sometimes goes away for an hour, but comes back. What could this be, and how do I get rid of it?

2007-02-03 06:37:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

My brother kicked me in the leg a week ago. it has a bruse and hurt when i put weight on my heal. what should i do?

2007-02-03 06:35:11 · 4 answers · asked by almost2average 2 in Injuries

after working out, the follwing day my arm and chest are in alot of pain. which makes me not work out for 2-3 days after that. is there something i can do or take to help decreess the pain....

2007-02-03 06:19:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

and well, i kinda hit my head on the wall, and then i heard my spine crack.

well, yesturday while i was at work, my neck and back of head started hurting really bad...didnt think much of it, but then it kept hurting all night..i could hardly sleep and anytime i moved the pain restarted.

so i was having a nightmare and when i woke up and slung my head up and feel back into the pillow..it started hurting again....then finally i took some ibeuprofen and it has stopped so far..

do i have nething to worry about? b.c. i watch a lot of csi and medical shows and im afraid im gonna drop dead b/c my spinal fluid is leaking out or something

2007-02-03 06:18:36 · 20 answers · asked by Bored Much 2 in Injuries

Today, I accidentally slipped my crutch going up the stairs and have applied pressure on my foot. How do I know if I re-tear my lateral meniscus?

2007-02-03 06:17:31 · 3 answers · asked by alandicho 5 in Injuries

I go to boarding school and like to go to sleep early. I've heard that foam earplugs are the most comfortable but wax and silicone ones block out more noise. I hate having to go to sleep and hearing the kids running around and listening to loud music and screaming etc... I was wondering if 1) Do the wax or silicone earplugs work well, and 2) where could I find them?

2007-02-03 05:56:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care