General Health Care - February 2007

I woke up this morning with a sharp pain around my heart. I figured it was my ribs because everytime I laughed, moved quickly or took a deap breath it hurt.

Does this sound like a cracked rib, broken rib, bruised rib or nothing to worry about?

2007-02-18 18:56:04 · 5 answers · asked by Hodge ! 2 in Injuries

My mom just fell on her ski at the park and hit her tailbone... how can I mend it.. or help her?

2007-02-18 18:46:45 · 5 answers · asked by Rammer 1 in Injuries

I'ts an industrial piercing, i've had it for a day and it won't stop bleeding. What should i do?

2007-02-18 18:42:29 · 3 answers · asked by koiboi20 1 in First Aid

2007-02-18 18:34:16 · 6 answers · asked by newport l 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-18 18:22:08 · 12 answers · asked by syrice1 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I am having severe pain in my forehead, and in my temples area,...



what is wrong ?? ive been rubbing it, massaging, put cold compress on.. but this forhead pain wont go away.


ps my eyes also hurt a bit

2007-02-18 18:16:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am having severe pain in my forehead, and in my temples area,...



what is wrong ?? ive been rubbing it, massaging, put cold compress on.. but this forhead pain wont go away.

2007-02-18 18:15:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-02-18 17:51:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

hi i have had a disectomy 2 weeks ago and feel worse now than before op is that right , i have more pain in my leg and back now

2007-02-18 17:50:32 · 2 answers · asked by suejackrob 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Read my story on my 360 blog if you dare. I'm beginning to think the doctors and the sheriff are just jerking me around.

2007-02-18 17:14:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-02-18 17:14:11 · 4 answers · asked by Melissa F 1 in Pain & Pain Management

having very bad cramps and feeling kinda tired but not so sleepy. Can I take these two together?

2007-02-18 17:03:36 · 0 answers · asked by Miss baby 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Picking something off of you and eating it.

2007-02-18 16:44:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I got a cat scratch across my ribs and it ripped the skin open about 4 mm. Are there general guidelines for when stitches are necessary?

2007-02-18 16:42:13 · 15 answers · asked by bubble7226 1 in First Aid

2007-02-18 16:38:52 · 1 answers · asked by silva g 1 in Pain & Pain Management

There's a cut on the bottom of my foot, my big toe, actually, and it was most likely from it being dry. I pushed it closed, it's not bleeding or anything, and when it does bleed, it's only because I was jumping around too much. Normal walking doesn't cause it to bleed, and there's no pain or anything in my foot. If I put vaseline on the cut area, with it help it heal any fast, since it's a moisture related issue? I don't have any neosporin at the moment, the closest thing I've got is the Neosporin lip treatment...and I don't think that'll do much. Will vaseline help? Or are there any other at-home products that could help it heal faster? If anything, I put peroxide on it earlier. So what's the next thing I can do instead?

2007-02-18 16:38:42 · 9 answers · asked by Fangirl ♥♥ 5 in First Aid

I am a CNA and I'm having problems with a very alert resident.

2007-02-18 16:27:27 · 2 answers · asked by nursesr4evr 7 in Other - General Health Care

About 3 hours ago, I smashed my middle right hand finger on my car door. Immediately rather than bleed, the bottom of my nail is bluish black. The tip of my finger feels really numb and its throbbing.. I don't think it's broken because I can move it. Bending it and Grasping stuff though is painful. I looked already and found out that the color is probably blood and I read about how to relieve the blood. My question is for advice--from personal experience. What I should do? My finger is my dominant hand. I've tried ice, but i almost have to force that because that just makes it feel worse

2007-02-18 16:23:04 · 14 answers · asked by Dazed&Confused 2 in Injuries

I fainted when I was a teenager because I did not eat all day and I was out in the sun.I was riding a burro/donkey and when I jumped off I fell on my face like when someone gets knocked out in boxing.As an adult I have felt like I was going to faint,but I got my strength back.

2007-02-18 15:58:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

boyfriend got drunk and a bunch of friends 'branded" themselves with the letter W for thier school, the skin is peeled in the W area, and is red around it, when it first happened (6 days ago) i cleaned it for him and had him cover is and now its scabbing, but should I put bacitracin/ or anything on it? cover it? Please help, he is refusing the doctors because he knows how stupid it was!

2007-02-18 15:52:47 · 4 answers · asked by llr082103 2 in First Aid

2007-02-18 15:39:17 · 5 answers · asked by presidentrichardnixon 3 in Other - General Health Care

My friend keeps eating dove deodorants,powders and chalk because of the talc I guess, I tell her to stop ive heard of the dangers of cancer associated with talc can you please tell me more details and what else i could say.

2007-02-18 15:35:52 · 7 answers · asked by Beautiful1 2 in Other - General Health Care

I am not prone to headaches but I have this pain on the left side of my head that will hurt for 5-30 minutes then it goes away for a little while but comes back. I may not have any pain for most of the day then it comes out of nowhere. Even taking OTC pain relievers doesn't help.

2007-02-18 15:24:08 · 6 answers · asked by BZ44 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Like title says im worried because i looker everywhere nothing matches with sickness im to old to get the certain sickness and i had my shots so it can be that so i think i burnt them to be noticable on the tip and it also left a small redder area on my tounge which dosent bother me but i dont what my parents knowing becasue they will freak so someone please help me i just need it awnserd qucick

2007-02-18 15:22:09 · 1 answers · asked by bubbafool100 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Has anyone heard of Asphynx of the spine & fusion of the vertebrae to the skull? Not really sure what this is all about, all help greatly appreciated.

2007-02-18 15:14:41 · 4 answers · asked by Irish 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i just had my tonsils removed, the doctor prescribed codeine, but it does nothing, and at best it is active for an hour, tops.

I have a prescription for voltaren/diclofenac and that usually takes care of everything, but i was told not to take that immediately after surgery for fear of bleeding. Its been a few days now, can i take that instead of the codeine ?

2007-02-18 14:57:33 · 4 answers · asked by salofyna 2 in Pain & Pain Management

At what point should an injured student see a sports injury professional?
A. When the pain doesn't subside after three to five days of rest
B. As soon as the incident occurs and pain is identified
C. As soon as the initial pain first stops
D. Immediately after an out-of-shape exerciser experiences discomfort

What is the most common injury for both aerobics instructors and students?

A. Heel bruises
B. Neck sprains
C. Shin splints

2007-02-18 14:51:33 · 3 answers · asked by Lynn D 1 in Injuries

I have a wound from a car accident where a piece of glass went through my ear so it was kind of like i got my ears pierced unintentionally.

It's healing now, or so I thought but recently pus just started coming out when i pushed it too hard. I clean and disinfect it every day but does this necessarily mean infection?

2007-02-18 14:51:30 · 7 answers · asked by GCTA 4 in Injuries

My seven year old son woke up about 4 days ago complaining about pain in his left upper leg/inner thigh (adductor muscle region). I dismissed the pain as possibly "growing pains", or a minor injury that he may have incurred the previous day. He didn't mention the pain again until this evening at bedtime. This time he is complaining about the same area but that the pain is much more intense. He told me that he has been trying to ignore the pain in his leg but that it is now getting worse, and to the point he can no longer bend his leg upward toward his chest without screaming and crying in pain. I know that the pain is very intense for him, because he screams and tears immediately begin rolling out of his eyes. He recalls no injury in the past that may have attributed to this pain. The skin in the area shows no signs of trauma or injury, and there are no red marks or signs of clotting. What could be wrong with him, and should this be seen by his pediatrician immediately?

2007-02-18 14:44:33 · 24 answers · asked by Whitney S 2 in Pain & Pain Management

she tore her right shoulder cup. When she was lifting a patient's head to place a pillow under it he snapped his head back really hard and then the work people send her to their clinic and they just told her is was just a sprain and they sent her back to work but she said the pain was to much and that its more than a sprain so she went to her own Dr. and they did MRI and saw torn shoulder cup and so she had surgery she had surgery 2wice on her rite shoulder and since she used her left arm so much a cist began to grow in that shoulder so she had to get surgery on that one also.

2007-02-18 14:40:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management