General Health Care - March 2007

I had a heache for around two weeks, very mind, used to come and go away, however, since this morning my neck started hurting too.. I took medications for sinus. My head is fine. But the neck hurts, It is not stiff at all. Is it because i slpt in wrong position maybe, or is it something serious. please suggest. Thankyou.

2007-03-03 17:01:21 · 5 answers · asked by kaju 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Mine refused to but my reg doc did and then my rheum and orthopedic surgeons accused me of being a drug addict but that was over 10 yrs ago. im afraid to go back there but I need some orthopedic surgeons.I'm wondering if things have changed. That was the mayo clinic 10 yrs ago. and yes I am disabled and have numerous forms of arthritis and painful deformities.

2007-03-03 16:49:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I twisted my ankle carrying my sleeping son down stairs. On the last step we both landed on the floor. There was intense pain for 2 to 3 minutes and then a dull ache. There was no swelling or bruising. It has been a month and I still have some dull ache on the inside of my ankle especially in the morning when I stretch my foot out and only sometimes when walking. The pain is not so bad that I need to take anything for it. Just wondering what it is taking so long to heal on such a mild injury. Could be a fracture? I would think there would be swelling if I broke something. Any advice?

Thanks

2007-03-03 16:41:13 · 8 answers · asked by Karen 3 in Injuries

Today I was out with friends and I got my arcylic nail ripped back. I thought the acrylic nail would have popped off but It didn't. When I looked down at my nail there was blood under the nail, and my nail felt as though I had, had it spashed with a hammer. I have put peroxide on the nail and then but a band-aid on it so that I did not accidently rip the nail more...does anyone know what I really should be doing...should I attempt to take the acrylic nail off...I really dont want to have too, it hurts so bad!!!

2007-03-03 16:18:14 · 8 answers · asked by vcurness 2 in Injuries

I have serious problems with my feet, they hurt and burn constantly. I would go to the doctor for help, but I'm currently without medical insurance. Usually I take two tylenol which are 500mg each. Will taking another be dangerous? I don't want to accidently overdose.

2007-03-03 16:11:51 · 12 answers · asked by Mungo 6 in Pain & Pain Management

its kinda from my knee to my ancle i dont get it every night but when i do it hurts like heck does any one know what it is caused by and what i can do for it

2007-03-03 16:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by yvetters 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I broke my nose when I was 10...and right after I broke it it became crooked...to this day I still don't know why the doctor didn't just pop the bones back together right after the injury...so now I'm 16.. and for the past years I have been suffering from sinus infections and related breathing problems. I really want to get surgery on my nose to correct my difficulty breathing threw my left nostril and to make my nose straight again...should I just make an appointment with a ent doctor and tell him up front that I want him to straighten my nasal bone?? because I had septoplasty a few months ago but the doctor didn't even bother fixing the bone

2007-03-03 15:53:29 · 5 answers · asked by mookie123 1 in Injuries

I dislocated my knee 8 days ago and the swelling is just as bad as the day after it happened. i went to the doctor on thursday and he didnt seem overly concerned about it.

To me it just seems that the swelling should have gone down some..

What do you think?

2007-03-03 15:51:47 · 3 answers · asked by Victoria aka. seductive animal 1 in Injuries

2007-03-03 15:18:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I WAS going to my car and slipped on patched of ice and bruised my leg. can i sue my landlord because there was no ice melt on the ice and my son got hurt because i was holding him. and i contacted my landlord and he has not gotten back to me. What should i do

Josh

2007-03-03 15:01:55 · 12 answers · asked by Joshua C 1 in Injuries

Ever since I woke up this morning my thumb has been numb. At first I thought it was the way I had slept and maybe I had cut the circulation off but as the day has gone by my thumb still feels tingly and numb, that same feeling you get when your foot falls asleep but in my thumb. It won't go away. Does anyone have any clue why this is?

2007-03-03 14:56:18 · 2 answers · asked by Brian M 1 in Pain & Pain Management

My frined gets headaches frequently. What can prevent them/ how do you get ride of a fever?

2007-03-03 14:53:18 · 5 answers · asked by Janelle C 1 in Pain & Pain Management

ive had this pain for about three years and i dont know if its arthritis. It hurts the most when i press the left shift key and my fingers and wrists also ache after typing. Does anyone know what i'm suffering from?

2007-03-03 14:43:23 · 4 answers · asked by Dan E. 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I am an AFL Umpire (at junior level) and yesterday during the game, i streched/strained my achillies in my left foot.

I hurts when I walk. Is there anyway to stop it hurting??

2007-03-03 14:43:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-03 14:34:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

is that bad?? what can it result in??

2007-03-03 14:30:46 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Injuries

what do i do when ihave a ear infection and do i have to perice my ear agin or osmmtin or you ahve to wear aearrin s so it desnt' close xD someone plzz help

2007-03-03 14:27:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

im scared my shin splints are actually stress fractures. last thursday marked the 3weeks of shin splints. the first two i didnt run at all and they didnt get any better.. only worse. it started out with one shin.. then the other. and now it feels as if i have them on the inside and out of my shins...im goin to get xrays tomorrow. what exactly are stress fractures, and how do you fix them? how long does it take for them to heal? im so scared cuz i LOVE running and i dont want to have to stop...

2007-03-03 14:12:51 · 4 answers · asked by kayteede 2 in Pain & Pain Management

II am experiencing pain in my right shoulder. It's all the way down my right arm.

2007-03-03 14:09:19 · 6 answers · asked by destini'smom 6 in Pain & Pain Management

I received 3 hard punches on my backbone a couple days ago. One hit was in the upper backbone and hurt until the 4th day and then the pain dissipated and the other two hits were hit in the lower backbone but not the very bottom. The two hits did not result as a 4 day pain like the hit in the upper backbone but when the guy punched hit me I felt a short paralysis after the hit (less than 1 second). Did they damage my backbone? Did they damage my nerve or my vertebrate? Did they stunt my growth? Will I grow normally? Help!!!

I don't feel any paralysis and all of my muscles function perfectly , no craps and I can freely move any part of my body.

2007-03-03 14:08:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My frined gets headaches frequently. What can prevent them/ how do you get ride of a fever?

2007-03-03 14:07:31 · 6 answers · asked by Janelle C 1 in Pain & Pain Management

GROSS FOLLOWS:

It's been a while since I've been around dogs, but I've never had one so viciously bite me. The owner (my new neighbor) seemed EXTREMELY remorsful and apologetic; I'd like to give her the benefit of the doubt.

At any rate, I have what seems like a puncture wound on my lower arm (near the wrist) from one of the dog's canine teeth. I'm going to my doctor on Monday for a checkup and tetnus shot, and in the meantime I've washed and bandaged the wound. It is a bit sore, and bruised around the opening. The odd thing is that there is some kind of oozing from the bite. It looks like a mushroom, and I can't tell if it's fat squishing out or white blood cells trying to prevent infection. I pushed on it a bit with a clean q-tip, and it felt numb, so I think it's "attached," so to speak.

Has anyone else experienced this from a puncture wound, and do I need to see a doctor right away, or may I use the "wait and see" approach until Monday when I see my usual physician?

2007-03-03 14:02:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My big toe nails always come up, blood flow stops and the nails dies. I have decent hiking shoes. Is there some type of cover to put around my toes to prevent this?

2007-03-03 13:52:55 · 5 answers · asked by az_ zoo 2 in Injuries

2007-03-03 13:48:32 · 1 answers · asked by domlomeli 1 in Other - General Health Care

i just took 2 ibuprofens about 30 minutes ago. is it unsafe to take 2 motrin on top of that?

2007-03-03 13:34:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I have a back molar that has an exposed nerve and the pain is through the roof.I went to the ER today and was given Ibuprofen. I would be ok with this if it only worked. I am frustrated because the asumption is made that every one is a pain pill addict so unless you have a severed limb, they don't give anything to handle pain.

Is there anything that can handle this pain ?

2007-03-03 13:32:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

HELP!!!! My contact lens is stuck in my eye!!?
The contact lense in my left eye is NOT COMING OUT!!!!! I have tried flushing my eye with cold water, Visine, and contact lens solution. NOTHING IS WORKING and I am very scared!! I tried moving my eye while pressing all around with my finger... its very irritated and im panicing. Please help it wont come out.

2007-03-03 13:24:45 · 6 answers · asked by William C 1 in First Aid

i think im startin to get an ear infection and i want to avoid it before it happens. i hate ear infections- i get them really bad. i need some home cures that really work, i cant go out to the doctors if my ear really starts to hurt any time soon. PLEASE HELP! all answers greatly appreciated! =[

2007-03-03 13:13:35 · 7 answers · asked by Kay 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have to cure it before Monday. Please help me!!!

2007-03-03 13:11:40 · 4 answers · asked by riserricky 2 in First Aid

yesterday i had extremely bad heart burn hafter eating 3 meat balls. it was so bad that i felt like i migh through up. i have never had heart burn that bad before. now it is hard to swallow anything. the pain is not in my throat but more like in my chest down to my stomach. i have not been able to get any food down due to the pain. can heart burn cause that much damage after one episode to cause this much pain?? i have taken anti acids, tum, malox, nothing soothes it. if anyone else has had this happen to them what did you do? or could this possibly be something other then a bad after effect of heart burn??

2007-03-03 13:03:54 · 10 answers · asked by Kayla C 4 in Pain & Pain Management