General Health Care - February 2007

I was having a really bad artheritis before 2 years I was on the bed for almost 2 months because of swelling of my right knee and foot after some steroid medications the swelling was gone and i was back to normal except increase in some weight. Now i am 60 kgs. with 5.1 ft. height i dont really have any problem but my legs , hand and back pains if i am walking little also. before 2 days i have started accupressure therapy for this and with 2 sittings i am feeling better as my stiffness of the ankle and knees is vanishing but i want to know whether this will be a temporary effect or i can rely on it for a long time because therepy is of 6 sittings minimum and 12 sittings maximum so should i continue to have 12 sittings or my case will be as same as previous after stopping this therepy.

2007-02-25 20:25:56 · 3 answers · asked by Preksha75 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-25 20:19:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have 2 herniated discs in my lower back. I also have sciatica. Which pain med works best? I am currently taking Ultram and Darvocet. (Not at the same time). Has anyone had any luck reducing their pain with Vicoden or Percocet?

2007-02-25 19:53:21 · 12 answers · asked by Denise 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-25 19:43:45 · 5 answers · asked by Rodger s 1 in Injuries

I have a friend who can fall asleep just about anywhere. She is fine when she is moving around or doing something, but as soon as she sits or lays down in one place long enough with nothing to do, she starts to fall asleep. And it seems as though it doesn't matter how much sleep she has got for the day, she can still fall asleep if she is laying or sitting and not doing anything. Is this normal? If not, then what could the problem be?

2007-02-25 19:36:53 · 4 answers · asked by jakesly 1 in Other - General Health Care

I live in California.
I like to know if I can just buy over counter drug i.e Gaviston, Advil...etc and resell it at my gift shop? Or I need a license? If yes who/where should I go to for approval?
Thanks

2007-02-25 19:25:48 · 1 answers · asked by philip 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-25 19:20:58 · 6 answers · asked by anthonypowell98 1 in Injuries

I was playing baseball with my friends at the park practicing for the game we were about to play and I went to go talk to my crush,Sean. When all of a sudden, I was hit in the head with a hardball. It hurt like.. well it hurt. Now I'm in my room with a broken leg in my bed. But no one will tell me what had happened. Can someone help me figure out what happened?

2007-02-25 18:48:10 · 4 answers · asked by Just a Teen 1 in Injuries

I just got my nipple pierced for the second time and it is now bleeding about 30 hours after I got it done. The first time I got it done, it didn't bleed but now there is some crusted blood around the balls and it bleeds alittle when I clean it. I'm real nervous about it but don't want to take it out unless it is neccesary. Is this bleeding bad or normal?

2007-02-25 18:41:41 · 2 answers · asked by April 2 in Other - General Health Care

does drinking eye drops kill u?

2007-02-25 18:30:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

The xray result showed that i had a "craccked/fractured" left hip pelvic bone/joint due to car accident. I cant/hardly walk, no antibiotics given jst pain reliever. (Our public general hosp isn't good and even the Dr. who treated me is just young & new). I cant afford private Dr / clinic. Cant have recheckup since i cant hardly walk, family members busy... Any helps, advises, tips, treatment, or remedies regarding this home confinement? PLEASE???

Whar are DO's & DONT'S?..???
Thanks & God Bless...

2007-02-25 18:13:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I wake up each night at around 1am and it takes me 3 or 4 hours to go back to sleep again. This first started happening as I'd hurt my back and was waking up achey and stiff. I'm loads better now and seem to have gotten into a habit that can't be broken by warm baths and chamomile tea, as I fall asleep fine to start off with. Please could you give me any ideas as to how to change this?

2007-02-25 18:11:38 · 9 answers · asked by emily_jane2379 5 in Other - General Health Care

my ear is clogged and I am unable to hear out of itbut is doesnt hurt what might ge wrong?

2007-02-25 18:10:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am a 22 year old female in excellent physical condition, i have been experiencing fainting & dizziness in several occurences each occuring at different times of the day, & while sitting/standing/etc. the past few months, I have seen several different types of doctors, including a cardiologist who all say everything with me is normal. I am just looking for some other opinions that there may be on what a next step would be, these events keep happening to me, and i cant seem to get an answer, help! thanks.

2007-02-25 17:06:33 · 7 answers · asked by sporad01 3 in Other - General Health Care

i had a headache the other night and it was the worst i have ever had. Every since it went away i have pain in my head where the pain was worse if i touch it. I can't lay on it without my head hurting. It feels like it is brused to me.

2007-02-25 16:59:09 · 4 answers · asked by jb31231 1 in Injuries

when in Emergency medical services can you really say you are real? is it after that first firstaid course? or after your first save a life expirience? when you get that first measley little pay check? or when your told to be happy you can serve... and your not getting a check...(forced volunteers) or when you answer your first real mci on your vol. pager? when you get your name in the paper? when you graduate EMT? when you come back to the ambulance bay covered in emmisis and excrament and blood? when are you really considered real?

2007-02-25 16:50:21 · 8 answers · asked by Firemedic 3 in First Aid

Disc prolapse in L4- L5.
Leg pain, scitica

2007-02-25 16:40:20 · 4 answers · asked by v s 1 in Pain & Pain Management

dull pain in my chest, underneath the breast bone. I have been taking anacids for heart burn. They worked for about 12 hours, then stopped. It is like a muscle spasm then it will still hurt? Any ideas on what this can be?

2007-02-25 16:38:04 · 4 answers · asked by Peggy Pirate 6 in Pain & Pain Management

for my 15th birthday on april 9 i am planning on goin to get my tongue pierced and im kinda nervous..but i REALLY want it i think they look really cool i am obsessed wit gettin it pierced but im so scared it is going to hurt cuz i read bout ppl who throw up from the pain..i pierced my own lip i didnt hurt but i bet its no comparasin to a tongue piercing and IS IT POSSiBLE TO GET IT NUMBED WOULD THAT HELP CAN THEY DO THAT???

2007-02-25 16:37:51 · 6 answers · asked by o0hLiVi3uH 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-25 16:28:51 · 3 answers · asked by aliciloveyou 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-25 16:26:45 · 7 answers · asked by brown89127 2 in Injuries

2007-02-25 16:25:32 · 5 answers · asked by soar 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2 days ago i dislocated my left knee cap for the third time. do you think my orthopedic doctor will request me to have knee surgery?
I have gone through physical therapy twice and it doesnt seem to help. everytime i have thrown it out of joint it was because i turned it weird but this last time i was just sitting there and i moved my leg over and it was out of joint. what do you think caused this to happen????

2007-02-25 16:10:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I broke my fibula last Saturday and I am wondering how quick the healing process is. What I'm really looking for is a percentage.

I know I could do 8days divided by56 days(eight weeks) and get a percentage, but I'm wondering if there are other physiological factors that affect that number. Thanks!

2007-02-25 15:58:16 · 3 answers · asked by Mike SIU 2 in Injuries

He's not having serious surgery- it's a relatively quick procedure but I know he'll be scared to be at the hospital and possibly seperated from us.

2007-02-25 15:40:26 · 4 answers · asked by K R 1 in Other - General Health Care

No matter how much energy I spend during the day, no matter if I didn't drink caffiene, sometimes I just can't fall asleep. One time, I was awake for over 24 hours and I felt so tired and so depleted, but when I lay down to sleep, I woke up 3 hours later and rolled around in bed uncomfortably until I finally fell asleep after another 3 hours. What's up with that???? Does anyone have any natural remedies that might help? Please no sleeping pills or meds.

2007-02-25 15:32:50 · 5 answers · asked by Yuffie 1 in Other - General Health Care

I shallowed a tiny fish bone. It seems to be stuck in my throat. How do i get rid of it? What should i do? I'm whinning like a *****. Even the manliest of men will whine like this one they have something in their eyes or a bone down their throat.

2007-02-25 15:28:25 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have been getting these weird 'brain shocks' that last for a couple seconds, that feel like my brain was zapped. Then all of a sudden, I put on a large amount of weight in a short time, and even through exercise and eating right, I didn't lose anything. (Mind you, i'm 18) Even more recently, my brain seems to be shot. I can't remember ANYTHING, and I have been losing certain words, or trying to call something-something else. And I have been getting about 2 migraines a week. (Not caffeine withdrawals.)Also, I have been strangely exhausted. I can understand that I will be on days I work hard, but sometimes I will take a 5 hour nap, get up for 2-3 hours, then go to bed and sleep for7-8. And now, over the past week, my lower back has been hurting, stemming from my low left side, then spreading across. Starting yesterday, my joints and bones have been aching like crazy, and sometimes I feel like I can't move because they hurt so bad! Now, Random muscles feel like they're bruised.

Help?

2007-02-25 15:21:34 · 9 answers · asked by Happy. Finally. 3 in Pain & Pain Management

needed for physical test

2007-02-25 15:21:10 · 4 answers · asked by Peggy Pirate 6 in Other - General Health Care

I hit my head pretty hard the other day, and I just want to make sure that I don't have a concussion, or need to see a doctor about it.

2007-02-25 15:14:43 · 4 answers · asked by martin_pc_maintenance 3 in Injuries