General Health Care - March 2007

As more and more people become unwittingly hooked for life on opiates, do you think more and more lawsuits will be filed against these legal drug dealers? Most people don't fully recognize the extent of the problem until for some reason they are no longer prescribed this form of legal heroin....their doctor retires, change in office policy stopping gratuitous prescrbing of drugs,etc... I know a woman in her fifties who until five years ago had never taken anything stronger than an aspirin in her entire life ( not including alcohol) until she was put on vicodin for a disc problem. Within a few months her body adjusted and she needed more...then the vicodin no longer killed the pain so the good old doctor upped it to percocet. This repeated itself until a couple years later she was being prescribed 3 40 mg. oxycontin a day. Long story short, she's almost 60 with a full blown addiction to opiates, with no script, she spends her enitre SS check buying off the street! SUE 'EM, I say!!!

2007-03-12 00:05:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have had this pain in my jaw and left ear for several months now. The pain in my ear can be so severe that I have to use heat and just lay down to get rid of it.
I have had sinusitus 3 times this year and my GP has switched me from zyrtec to claritan. I had pneumonia last month and the tightness in my chest has not seemed to go away since then.
My GP keeps telling me that he can find nothing wrong with the left ear but I know there is something wrong as the ear seems to feel like it is full and is draining alot of ear wax.
I don't smoke so I know that is not a factor.

2007-03-12 00:02:35 · 8 answers · asked by Grace S 3 in Pain & Pain Management

If you are an oxycontin patient, unless your doctor is one of those who will prescibe it for anything from a hang nail to a leg cramp, you have hoodwinked your doctor into believing that you absolutely, positively cannot make it through the say without the aid of a heavy narcotic. (a reality number) So the fact that you are on it, long term, means you are addicted to it. You can blab on and on, all you want, about how you are DEPENDENT...not ADDICTED...but once you are dependent, you are addicted, once you are addicted, you are dependent...DUH?!?! So why can't you just admit it, you're an addict...a junky...it's no big deal really, I mean, nobody FORCED it on you , you asked for it! Of course, someday you'll have to get off it, and THEN you'll see how badly addicted you are, until then....you're living in fantasy land if you think you are'nt a junky.....because you ARE....a junky. I always denied it to...denial isn't just for alcoholics ya know... but once you admit it, u can quit

2007-03-11 23:36:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

is there any cure if shoulder bone is dislocated without any surgery. how to avoid it frm happening again.

2007-03-11 23:34:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

how is heart pain and all pains around upper left side of ribcage are related to heart?
how to diagnose heart pain from other pains?

2007-03-11 23:19:48 · 4 answers · asked by mehrdad 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Be nice!!

2007-03-11 23:16:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have not had family doc but have had been seeing pain dr and she is retired now and i have no dr every dr i see says no way they cant help i have 2 many medical problems I think they just don't whta the work or 2 give pain meds for i hurt daily think about it if u fell daily 4-5 x a day and ur body banged off everything and u would hit the floor hard no 1 2 help u i can't live with this pain and daily seizures. I live in Oshawa onatrio but will travel up 2 1-2 hours 4 a doctor is there some1 who can maybe please help me i have tried 56 new dr's and alll say no case to much work!

2007-03-11 23:09:16 · 3 answers · asked by Miranda (jenilamb@rogers.com) 1 in Pain & Pain Management

anytime when i drink a lot the next day the back of my left arm feels as if had been lifting thousands of pounds the day before. i mentioned it to several people any they've never heard of this happening. does anyone know what exactly is going on?

2007-03-11 21:53:38 · 2 answers · asked by tom t 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My left arm has been hurting for nearly a month. Most of the time it feels like I've had a tetanus shot, and I can control it with Aleve, etc., but if I don't take enough Aleve the pain will travel throughout my whole arm and shoulder and shoulder blade and even my left chest. Does anyone have any idea what this might be. Thanks.

2007-03-11 21:49:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Ok I'm thinking that there isn't any way to measure this but it would be interesting to hear your thoughts! I find it fascinating... pain is ultimately subjective..you know: when someone is sick they feel horrible but you have no idea how horrible they are actually feeling!

2007-03-11 21:48:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Even after a sudden physical exercise, the limbs don't feel sore immediately. Instead they feel sore only after some rest or on the next morning. Why does this happen?

2007-03-11 21:47:14 · 4 answers · asked by Ankur M 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-11 21:35:41 · 1 answers · asked by Lorefe P 1 in Other - General Health Care

Ok ok....( im13) <<===So yea...anways hehe, Well today i was sitting on the couch I got board so I ran upstairs and i go on my computer..and I could hear..like perfectly hear my heart beating and my hair was like moving with the beat...it was REALLY WEIRD! and my body was beating to..I mean i dont have any heart problems or anything...I also am not overweight or underweight...-.- is this normal?

2007-03-11 21:30:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i slightly bumped my head on the washing machine...can i die? please serious answers only

2007-03-11 21:18:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-03-11 20:51:17 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa L 1 in Other - General Health Care

hey,
I'm working nightshit since almost a year now 5 nights/week. And I feel always tired ..... I still don't have a nightbeat, you know... So what should I do? when should I sleep, food to eat...etc....
plz need help!!!

2007-03-11 20:40:03 · 5 answers · asked by Gardenia 2 in Other - General Health Care

when i had my baby their was a tear on my inner left labia. that was 7 monthes ago, it healed fine but it gets irritated often then it swells up like a balloon! it looks totally freaky when this happens! should i be concerned ? if something heals it shouldnt keep swelling on and off right? im going to talk to my doctor about this. i just wanted to know if this is normal, or if this has happened to anyone else after they had a child or what? please no rude answers!

2007-03-11 20:13:05 · 14 answers · asked by Dungonecrazy11 2 in Injuries

2007-03-11 19:55:53 · 4 answers · asked by Ma Men 1 in Other - General Health Care

i have had wicked heartburn fri,sat,sun.yes i was out and did have a few pints of cider but even if a swop for beer i still suffer badly.i tried rennies,zoton,remigel all to no avail.i have weetabix for breakie & this kills me.i had the camera (endoscopy)but nothing showed up.my mate says ihave the same as him.i think he said its called a over reactive infux?any tips as i am still on fire this morning thanks

2007-03-11 19:54:18 · 13 answers · asked by yanto1 2 in Pain & Pain Management

firstly, I'M NOT TRYING THIS.

I'm doing a report on it for medical studies class.
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How does one become paralyzed from the WAIST down? AKA, Your legs can't work.

Where do you get injured for this to happen? What kind of injury does it take for this to happen? What are common ways this occurs and what is your fate after it happens.

Do you have any feeling at all in your legs?
What kind of feeling is there?

2007-03-11 19:44:52 · 6 answers · asked by frankiethunders 2 in Injuries

May seem like a stupid question, but suppose you do get your eight hours of sleep and you have to study for about 5 hours after class has finished say for a really difficult course like an advanced bilogy course. How can I stop fatigue from entering and ruining my study time. I can't seem to study while I am fatigued. It doesnt seem fair to me that I cannot push myself beyond my physical limits when the ones who can, get better grades.

I personally dont get eight hours of sleep, not due to studying though.

If I got eigt hours of sleep, would studying for 5 hours be possible without the onset of fatigue.

2007-03-11 19:43:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

its not exactly a scar, it's just my cheek is just not toned. Light spots everywhere, dark spots here and there.

please dont tell me to use a toner, because thats how i got the peeling to go faster in the first place.

2007-03-11 19:25:21 · 3 answers · asked by tracy mitchell 1 in Injuries

I have a condition called Dysautonomia which causes me to have low blood pressure. However, I also have TMJ (jaw) and the pain from it is killing me. Is there a muscle relaxer out there that's safe for me to take?

2007-03-11 19:19:24 · 3 answers · asked by barbevans04 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have tried ice but the pain has not stopped for a whole week. It hurts on the inside arch. Please!! Someone help me!!!!

2007-03-11 19:15:11 · 20 answers · asked by shallytally 4 in Pain & Pain Management

because i have them and i cant find any helpful info on the net about them. they are so bad that i faint or else cry all the time when i have one. What are some pain relief methods

well i dont drink caffine, or anything like that i go to school (i cant afford to get one during a test or exam or in class at any time) and i'm 15, i get that twice or more a day and they are so bad. I'm not under any stress or anything like that

my balance is fine and i get double vision a lot, i dont wear glasses

are there any medicines
that come in a form of an injections that come into effect within minutes that can be used at school

they last about 3 hours and it feels as if i'm being wacked wit a sledge hammer

2007-03-11 19:07:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

But I seem to have twisted my ankle playing soccer and now part of my ankle has a large bump on it (my ankle isn't completely swollen) and i have an occasional shooting pain sometimes up to my knee. Is this normal or should I get it checked out?

2007-03-11 18:52:16 · 4 answers · asked by MiamiD13 1 in Injuries

2007-03-11 17:40:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

can any 1 tell me what meprozine is i know its a pain med but not sure what kind ty for your help

2007-03-11 17:32:31 · 4 answers · asked by zack s 1 in Pain & Pain Management

A small round blue pill with an M inside a square imprinted on one side and the #15 on the other. Thanks!

2007-03-11 17:11:39 · 7 answers · asked by dixie_n_pixie 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I missed a step and ended up twisting my ankle pretty badly. I hear a pop and it was so painful that I started getting light-headed and dizzy. After about 10 minutes it started to feel better, and when I looked at my foot and felt around I didn't see or feel any broken bones. So I thought "if it still hurts tomorrow, I'll go to the doctor's". So it was still hurting today and it swelled up.
So I went to urgent care and the doctor there said I tore ligaments. Okay, is that the same thing as a sprain? Thanks!!

2007-03-11 17:05:09 · 4 answers · asked by Laura L 2 in Injuries