General Health Care - March 2007

I have this stabbing, sharp pain in my chest, every time I take a deep breath and it hurst really badly. I was diagnosed with costochondritis about a month and a half ago, but it went away within a week, when i leaped out of bed one day because i was frightened. Now, the pain is back and as bad as ever. I'm beginning to think it is not costochondritis, though, because my chest/rib area is not sore/tender to the touch. My only symptom is severe pain when I take a deep breath. It is very miserable so if someone could please help me I would appreciate it.

Would a chiropractor help?

2007-03-23 15:32:49 · 9 answers · asked by rivendellprincess90 2 in Injuries

I was blowing my nose and my right ear got real painful and popped then, it stopped hurting but it feels clogged. I can barel hear out of it. I put drops in it but I feel liquid in there so I am not sure if it's the ear drops or something else. Any ideas?

2007-03-23 15:31:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

please answer this if you have any idea

2007-03-23 15:26:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i have been doing physical therapy for 4 weeks for my shoulder. and now it hurts worse than it did before i started physical therapy. any ideas of what it might be??
thanks :)

2007-03-23 15:14:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

today i ran outside for the first time in awhile, i came inside and my eye is all red?

2007-03-23 15:03:33 · 6 answers · asked by philosopher101 2 in Other - General Health Care

so I thougt one cant hurt it been 12 days now and cost just over £1000 I have not had any for three days and its not bothering me much I will NEVER try again do you think it will not get any worse the way I feel I keep well away from the person that was selling it to me my brother is my rock but he has never done drugs or drink and i think its a bit much for him to try to take in. any tips? i am 54 kevin is48 both single

2007-03-23 14:53:16 · 5 answers · asked by george g 1 in Other - General Health Care

I took one vicadin about an hour ago and my teeth still hurt! They hurt a little less than before but the pain is still going to keep me up. Why isn't the vicadin working? And what can I do for my toothaches?

2007-03-23 14:19:38 · 17 answers · asked by califrniateach 4 in Pain & Pain Management

When I'm laying in bed, after about 3 minutes I'll shed tears (no I'm not crying), about 2 drops per eye coming from the left side of both eyes if I'm laying on my left side and right side of both eyes if I'm laying on my right. Is this normal or is there something wrong with my tear ducts?

2007-03-23 14:16:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

tomorrow is our first track meet of the season. it is the golden ram at this university and many schools are coming .i have to run in two events. the 100 m and 200 m races. (i am a sprinter) the problem is my knee is injured and hurts a lot when i am running therefore not allowing me to run fast. my school triner wrapped my knee abd told me to run with ym knee wrapped tomorrow. but thats gonna slow me down a lot. should i take of the wrapping and put minreal ice on ym knee to numb it before i run? is there anything else i should do? i relly dont want to do poorly. i dont wanna come in last place. i am so nervous. what should i do. anyone have any suggestions?

2007-03-23 14:14:58 · 2 answers · asked by iloveyou! 1 in Injuries

I have been suffering from Migraine Headaches now for over 5 years...I am taking medicine daily to help control them. I have now over the past year started Botox. I have had a MRI, and I see my Doctor (A Neurology Doctor) on a regular basics.. Well I applied for Social Security Disability Benefits, and didn't know if anyone else has ever applied for this before for Migraines? If so, how did it go? Did you get it the first time? Did they deny it? Did you appeal it? If you were approved, what State are you in? What did it take to get approved? I am 30...and really scared....I go to the E.R at least once a month or once every 2 months for a shot.... Any help would be great!! Thanks

2007-03-23 14:13:39 · 7 answers · asked by smurf_3_apples_high 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I went to the doctor today in order to get immunized for a trip to India next month. Out of the 6 shots that I've received over the past 2 weeks, none of them caused more than mild soreness.

Today, however, I got a Tetanus booster. The shot itself wasn't painful (none of them really are), but as the day has gone on, my right arm feels like it got run over by a truck! Why do Tetanus shots hurt more than other shots?

2007-03-23 14:07:43 · 8 answers · asked by Adam B 2 in Pain & Pain Management

It has been a week since I came back, and i still don't feel anything.

2007-03-23 14:02:36 · 2 answers · asked by Clau 1 in Injuries

Im currently a pre-nursing student and Im searching for summer jobs at a hospital that is in line with Nursing. What are these jobs? I appreciate all the responses! Thanks a lot!

2007-03-23 14:01:54 · 14 answers · asked by Santi G 1 in Other - General Health Care

I was run over by a car 3 months ago, I still may have some tendon damage or maybe a broken bone, but because of edema I need new xrays. I want floor work or something I can do in a chair maybe 20 min. a day. My jobs (2) are physical and I do 4 hours a day 5-6 days a week plus I live in a NYC walkup. I know not to rush myself, but I need to regain the strength to help carry my body and get back to the 40+ work week.

2007-03-23 14:00:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I was getting sick to death with watching Dore the explorer with my 2 year old daughter so I put on apocalypse now ( the directors cut ) shes started wetting the bed. Is it my fault?

2007-03-23 13:57:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i have been not sleeping for about 8 or 9 months on and off i dont normally sleep till 4am or if i dont sleep then i am not tired. But i am worried about something which i cant do f**** all about its becausse i hate someone so much. ive tried going to doctors they just said get into a routine ive tried and i still dont sleep at all any ideas what i should do?

2007-03-23 13:41:02 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - General Health Care

said it was normal....did have increased activity in the lower ribs and is believed to represent summation since no other activity is seen on other views...anyone know what that means...have had blood test and mri and ct scan chest ex -rays....had nerve blocks and steroid injections..nothing is helping ... any help would be greatly appricated....thanks..c

2007-03-23 13:39:00 · 2 answers · asked by CDMRRSMS 2 in Injuries

It starts out kind of feeling tingly and then I get a noticible swelling on my mouth/lip area. Any ideas what this is or what could be causing it. this is the 3rd time in 2 weeks it's happened.
Thanks

2007-03-23 13:32:09 · 6 answers · asked by woohoo 2 in Injuries

I was wearing shorts and curling my hair and accidently dropped my curling on my leg and the burn is now very red and swelling and stinging what do I do?!

2007-03-23 13:23:10 · 7 answers · asked by *Riley* 2 in Injuries

The veins on my legs and feet stick out badly; they're dark and bulging. I never wear shorts, skirts, or sandals because they look so hideous, and since my legs and feet never see the sun, I think my pale skin makes them look worse. How can I make them less noticeable? Is this a medical condition?

Thank you.

2007-03-23 13:21:29 · 7 answers · asked by Casually Lame 1 in Other - General Health Care

About a week ago me and my friend were playin around wrestlin and i heard my shoulder crack, i got up and it hurt bad but i jumped back in only to hear it crack again , now i have this pain in the soft spot right above my righ shoulder blade and it doesnt really hurt unless i go to like push myself up ((think of push ups , of getting hopping out of a pool)) and its like a stabbing pain , i was doing push ups yesterday and fell on my face when the pain came

2007-03-23 13:14:04 · 2 answers · asked by xdimmysayzx 2 in Injuries

I'm not sure if I'm worrying too much or if it's a sprain or anything but yesterday I was in P.E. and i tripped and fell and hit my arm really hard. When I first hurt it, I couldn't move anything from my elbow to my fingers or it hurt too much. Then, a while later, there was like sharp stinging pains in my wrist and now today it's fine but whenever I lift something heavier than my cell phone it hurts and I can move it, but if I like shake it or something it hurts and it feels like weight is being put down on it. Am I overreacting, or is it a sprain or something? My parents don't believe that it hurts and they say that I shouldn't go to the doctor, but they are old-fashioned.

2007-03-23 13:11:18 · 8 answers · asked by showstoppa=] 1 in Injuries

2007-03-23 13:03:18 · 5 answers · asked by daisy 1 in Other - General Health Care

For the past 3 or 4 days I've had little or no appetite. I've never been hungrier, but everytime I look at food, I immediately regret wanting it. I've also had a headache & bad stomach aches, along with a constant nervous feeling. Is it stress? :[

2007-03-23 12:55:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I'm almost three weeks out of open inguinal hernia repair surgery. For the first several days my hip would hurt when I would laugh or try to get up. It would subside as I walked around so I attributed it to our couch being worn out.

The pain subsided until a few days ago when I had a sharp pain in my hip while on the commode (embarrassing, I know). Now it hurts when I've been seated on a hard chair for awhile and sometimes if I laugh hard enough it will hurt too. If I get up and walk around it goes away.

Any ideas what it might be? Could it just be that as I've gotten back to moving around from surgery that I'm just walking "wrong" and it's causing the hip pain?

Other than that the healing process is going splendidly. I imagine this will ease up in a few days, just curious in case it doesn't.

2007-03-23 12:45:22 · 3 answers · asked by johnalism1 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I've been listening to "white noise" since I was a kid. I can't sleep without it.

Is this bad for my ears???

2007-03-23 12:43:41 · 12 answers · asked by hexler98 2 in Other - General Health Care

Hello. I have a minor problem but it's getting very annoying. When I run, the bone in the top of my big toe, and the top of my foot hurt, when I apply pressure during running, and even now as Im sitting here, bending my big toe upwards. It's not a qucik sharp pain, but a consistant, sore pain (not agonizing, though, just enough to be annoying). I have tried 3 differnet types of running shoes, and currently Im wearing a $200 pair of Asics extra arch support runners. I have pretty much no other problems with my feet when I run (I used to with my last 2 pairs of shoes, but with these new shoes, every pain went away, except for this one).

What could this be? Please don't tell me to ask my doctor, or ask a shoe salesman..etc... I just want to know if anybody else has experienced this, and what it might be.

Thanks!

2007-03-23 12:39:48 · 2 answers · asked by PocketAce 2 in Injuries

I hurt my ankle today. The stairs, its not swollen but it hurts like crazy even more when I swollen my ankle two years ago (same one). At first I try to walk a sharp pain strike. I try to walk it off but hurts too much and now its getting stiff. I can barely move it without getting pain. Is serious or will it wear off?

2007-03-23 12:38:27 · 4 answers · asked by MP 2 in Injuries

About 4 months ago I got a lump on my upper finger joint. It went away about 4 weeks later. It returned after around a month, then went away again. Now I have it on my next finger along. When I say lumps, they are more of a swelling up around the joint, and you can feel a bump. It is quite red and a little sore, and stands out next to my other fingers. Someone suggested it could be arthritis, but I am only 22, so would hope not so young?!

2007-03-23 12:37:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-03-23 12:29:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid