General Health Care - February 2007

A few days after this happened (she poked around alot!), my inside arm from the wrist to the elbow was all sore, like it was bruised but with no bruise showing. It's now over a week and getting no better. It's almost like I can feel my sore vein there! Is there anything I need to worry about, I mean could bacteria or anything gotten in there. Mind you, no blood was drawn from that site - She got someone else to do it on the other arm and I feel nothing over there. I'm just not sure if I should have it checked out or not. I know the soreness is definately from the attempt, but don't know what could be wrong. Thanks for any input.
Mary

2007-02-01 17:26:43 · 9 answers · asked by JOE 2 in Injuries

2007-02-01 17:25:19 · 19 answers · asked by Nainish S 1 in First Aid

Today in the locker room, I took my shoes off, and the back part of the bottom of my foot really hurts, I dont know what I've done because it didnt hurt last night, and it only hurts in that spot, and it doesnt hurt when i put my shoes on, what do you think it is, and how should i treat it

2007-02-01 17:11:17 · 8 answers · asked by Brian N 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I don't want to google it, I want answers from peoples' real-life experiences, good and bad. Give it to me straight, I've been smoking for 13 years. Thx

2007-02-01 17:06:51 · 23 answers · asked by ? 3 in Other - General Health Care

yeah so if and of you are doctors, what does that mean, my doctor that i went to for my sports card thingy for school said i have it but i didnt really get what he said

2007-02-01 17:03:45 · 1 answers · asked by ntf 1 in Other - General Health Care

It's 11:50... I'm really tired. I was in bed, for probably an hour already. I just laid there. My husband's already asleep and he has an early morning so I got up so I wouldn't wake him from tossing & turning. I'm on the computer cause it makes my eyes tired. I already tried reading. And I don't want to take a sleeping pill, I don't like them. Any suggestions? This happens to me every couple months, I'll go through a couple days where I can't get to sleep or I wake up through out the night. Mostly it's cause I'm thinking about too many things. *Sigh* I'm just frustrated cause I can't get to sleep. :(

2007-02-01 16:55:09 · 23 answers · asked by starsmoak 5 in Other - General Health Care

There's an open area that refuses to heal and is oozing bloody/puss looking fluid and also appears to be infected. Currently, care is administered in the form of cleaning the area with Peroxide and then applying Betadine to the affected area. Please advise me at this point what my next action should be..Thanks for your advice

2007-02-01 16:33:45 · 9 answers · asked by Owen D 1 in Other - General Health Care

i dont have a fever btw

2007-02-01 16:22:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I was just wondering about something. I've heard that is your break your nose for the first time after it heals your nose becomes slightly crooked and it is never the same as before. It doesn't matter the second time as much if you break it. It this true?

2007-02-01 16:17:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

To give chronic pain patients adequate treatmeant?They or at least a majority treat patients as just "junkies"looking for a fix..when it is most likely a legite chronic pain that causing this problem..SHAME ON THE DEA for scaring doctors into prescribing nothing more than NSAIDS for severe and chronic pain..Hopefully they will one day suffer the same fate and be on the outside of the glass looking in as sufferers across the US are doing now...DEA you make me sick!

2007-02-01 16:04:04 · 6 answers · asked by shanbopop 1 in Pain & Pain Management

My dad just had a major operation, I go to visit him and he is in and out of conciseness, he can barley speak and i find his blanket is wet cause he spilled water on himself, and his wrist is swelled up from the IV and the hospital braclet is making his hand throb. and his monitor is going off and I had to make them call a cartioligist and he gave hime more oxygen. this is in one of the best hospitals in the country.

2007-02-01 15:57:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

After getting blood drawn and they do whatever needs to be done, what do they do with the samples? Where do they go? Just curious.

2007-02-01 15:48:23 · 9 answers · asked by artistic_c 1 in Other - General Health Care

Tough question? anyone experence Sleep apnea and Seizures? I have a friend, who is now on a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine at night. He is over weight - but the real problem is he has had 3 Grand mal seizures in the last 6-months. He has completed a MRI no sign of a tumor or Epilepsy. He is looking for a cause and if the two are related. Any Help out there?

2007-02-01 15:37:53 · 5 answers · asked by Mugleedone 2 in Other - General Health Care

I am getting over this huge sinus cold and my nose has been dripping for like two days. All I do is wipe it and blow my nose. Well this has made my nose very sore and raw especially by the nostrils. it hurts. any way to relieve the pain? Also I was running a fever and my step mom was trying to take care of me but she was just adding blankets on top of me! I was trying to tell her that I was running a FEVER but she was like "Here put this heating pad on you. Is she right. My real mom used to tell me to not stay under the covers as much as possible. Even if i was shaking with chills to stay under a sheet and have an ice pack on your head. Who's right?

2007-02-01 15:32:28 · 4 answers · asked by texastreasure 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-01 15:29:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

what sleeping position is recommended to avoid neck, shoulder, and back pain?

2007-02-01 15:26:28 · 6 answers · asked by pynki♪ 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I am 50 yrs. old and since I was a child, I have been twisting my hair around my fingers and pulling my hair in my sleep until it wakes me. Sometimes I wake up with hair wrapped so tight around my fingers, it shuts off the circulation. I have asked several doctors and they only have answers for hair-pullers that do it while awake. My hair has been short to very long ,length has nothing to do with it, it continues no matter what the length. If anyone has an answer to this very annoying night time activity, please respond!

2007-02-01 15:24:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-01 15:12:40 · 13 answers · asked by Karla D 1 in Pain & Pain Management

what are some of the functional and structural consequences that could develope if too little body fat were present

2007-02-01 15:08:13 · 2 answers · asked by as 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-01 14:57:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-01 14:53:41 · 16 answers · asked by The JZA 2 in Other - General Health Care

Please tell me some home remedy(ies) to burst this pus-filled boil I have on my finger after it was burnt and water was poured on it by mistake" It's terribly painful!

2007-02-01 14:51:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-02-01 14:49:39 · 13 answers · asked by Tom R 1 in First Aid

I had an appendectomy almost a month ago and a recent CT Scan shows a fluid filled sac close to the surgery site. Is this normal?

2007-02-01 14:46:47 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Four days later I am having continuously worse pain each day. Dr. says that it is normal for it to get worse before getting better, but I am starting to get worried. The procedure in itself was hell-Dr. said she hit a nerve and I screamed...worse pain I have never felt in my life. Finally went to the emergency room Tuesday night, and they gave me a shot of dilaudid and put me on Percocet along with my Norco 10. They said it would just take a few days to get better. It's the strongest medicine that I have ever taken, and it is still not working on the pain. I've been off from work ever since, as the Dr. said that I have to stay down in order for the irritation to heal, which helps marginally, but as soon as I get up to even use the restroom I am in 10-level pain again. Has anyone ever had a problem like this? Or, does anyone have any advise as to what I should do next?

2007-02-01 14:38:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-01 14:29:48 · 6 answers · asked by Steven A 1 in Injuries

I have Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) . I recently read that cherry juice may help me with my pain. Has anyone done this, and does it work? And can you give me a price estimate....

2007-02-01 14:29:46 · 5 answers · asked by Mike 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-01 14:29:02 · 1 answers · asked by Tiffany 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I haven't been to the doctor in over 4 years, and now I have to go (no!!!). can anyone tell me what they do there..... the memories are a little fuzzy...... those early teenage years, you know.........

2007-02-01 14:24:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

On Wednesday February 14th (yes Valentine's Day did not realize until I made the appointment) I am getting a lumbar Epidural injection. I was wondering if anyone has had any of these and if so could you please tell me about your experience with it. I have 2 bulging disks (L4 and L5) and a larger sway in my back plus my SI joint is out of alignment which is throwing my hip slightly out of socket. I am really nervous about this and am kinda scared. I have heard about the epidural headaches has anyone experienced those? Please anything will help. Thank you.

2007-02-01 14:22:42 · 2 answers · asked by V H B 3 in Pain & Pain Management