General Health Care - March 2007

ok im 14 years old and my back has been hurting. It is like everytime i bend over then stand up or if im sitting without my back up-against something, or if i am hunched over for a long time...
Is this normal? Is it just growing pains?
Or what else could it be? Should i go to the doctor???
thanks for the help!

2007-03-20 13:45:42 · 3 answers · asked by gocoutureyourself x3 2 in Injuries

All the ones I have tried are either too smelly or they wash off too quickley.

2007-03-20 13:44:31 · 6 answers · asked by Stormy 3 in Other - General Health Care

a relative of mine is very ill and no pain killer seems to work for him. his doctors gave him morphine sulph sr 10mg*14 to be taken 2 times daily. will it has any adverse effect on him?

2007-03-20 13:42:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have stayed home form work the last two days and planned to go back tomorrow, but I am not sure I feel up to it yet. My nose is still plugged, my throat hurts, etc...should I just stay home?

2007-03-20 13:34:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Have scripts for ultram and darvocet, but took my husband's lortab last night and now I have drug screen in am for a job? What can you tell me?

2007-03-20 13:31:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

hi guys can you help me out

okay what would happen if you rub a hanging pen (on a desk) with paper towel and rub another pen with paper towel as well and bring the second pen near the first pen

what will happen?

2007-03-20 13:26:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i think it's from lack of sleep...

2007-03-20 13:26:55 · 23 answers · asked by Rae 2 in Pain & Pain Management

ive been on them for just over 4 days and im getting dizzy and nausea .when do these side effects wear off?and im having them after ive had food so its not that.its just when im still or if i close my eyes i feel like im spinning and it gets worse through the day.im on 25mg 3 times a day

2007-03-20 13:25:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I go to bed to late suggestions?

2007-03-20 13:22:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

what's your fav. fruit? yea that's what i meant

2007-03-20 13:16:44 · 9 answers · asked by auroa26 3 in Injuries

Whenever I take off a band-aid, it's always wrinkly, like my skin. And my skin is a whole different color than my normal color. Is it because whenever I wash my hands or something, the water goes into the band-aid and stays in?

But today, the skin under my band-aid is really itchy, so then I started scratching it. And now it hurts =( What's wrong?

2007-03-20 13:15:23 · 3 answers · asked by Melissa :) 3 in First Aid

I've read that it comes from repeated overuse of your arm but I do not do anything that I can think of that would strain it. In any event, I've tried ice packs, Aleve, Arnica, massage, elevating it, etc. which all work-- but only temporarily. I keep hoping it will go away on its own (just like it came) but I'm losing patience. When my chiropractor works on my shoulder, I can feel pain in my elbow so am wondering if it's my shoulder that's been pushed out of place via an adjustment. I'd be interested in hearing from anyone with experience and/or expertise in this area.

Thanks!

2007-03-20 13:12:32 · 3 answers · asked by zgatsby2000 1 in Injuries

2007-03-20 13:06:17 · 4 answers · asked by amy009 1 in Injuries

i have a broken rib.. it hapend on friday and its stil reli sore 2 move, breath, laugh well its jus always sore lol but it gets worse wen i do those things, does anyone know how to make it not hurt as much and of corse i have tried pain killers but iv taken alot and im afraid 2 take an overdose, if you even can from pain killers lol, anyway any suggestions are apreciated!

2007-03-20 13:00:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

A few months back whilst out on my dinner break i got a really bad pain in my right foot, well my toes really which caused me not to walk properly or put my foot down firmly on the ground. When i got back to work and looked at my foot i couldn't see anything wrong with it but knew it was really painful my two toes next to my big toe. I had not knocked it that day or previously, Basically this kept happening it would be fine for days then all of a sudden i couldn't put any pressure on my foot especially my toes. This happened around 10 -25 times. On sunday it happened again and i was in agony. Whilst drying myself last night my two toes the ones i have lots pf pain with are both bruised really bad. Im going to the docs tomorow as im really worried as surley to god if i had banged it that many weeks/ moths ago it would of bruised then but i have not banged it and i think the pain i get is really weird and now it has bruised. Any ideas on what you think it may be?

2007-03-20 12:57:16 · 9 answers · asked by fairylandk 3 in Other - General Health Care

i have a hairline (simple) fracture in the bottom of my fibula...how long should i stay in cast?? and how long will it take to be fully healed? and return to run again :), i'm 16 years old!

2007-03-20 12:44:39 · 5 answers · asked by ameer_super 1 in Injuries

The bottom of my feet, mostly right foot, front half where the toes are. They don't burn consistently, like when I'm sitting down or whatever it doesnt burn. But when I walk around bare footed it feels like this slight pain on my feet, kinda like a pins and needles/burning type of pain. I must say it does feel like athletes foot since I've had that before and it feels almost the same, but I'm also scared it could be diabetes. I'm gonna see my doctor next tuesday.

In the meantime, anyone know what this could be? Or what exactly I should tell my doctor to check? I don't want him to assume it's just atheletes foot or anything and make me get over the counter medicine and come back if it persists. Id like to rule out anything serious. So what should I say?


And if it turns out to be athletes foot, then good.

2007-03-20 12:39:17 · 4 answers · asked by This Is Not My Real Name 2 in Pain & Pain Management

hear loss - I read that it is common for a dr. to find roaches
in people's ears (ewe....)

2007-03-20 12:37:42 · 3 answers · asked by judy f 3 in Other - General Health Care

it is white in color and it is 350mgsit is generic for Soma

2007-03-20 12:36:11 · 10 answers · asked by cera4200 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I woke up this morning, and my elbows, knees, and feet were very sore. It's night time now, and the pain has spread through my thighs and my arms, and I'm really sore.
I haven't done any excercises at all, and I don't know what could be causing this sudden pain.

Anyone know?

2007-03-20 12:32:51 · 4 answers · asked by emilie hope 6 in Pain & Pain Management

ok this seriously is one of those my friend... questions its not for me i swear My friend was playing softball and jammed her finger. Its kinda purpley and really swollen. she cant tell her parents casue softball is basically her life and yea... they'd make her stop soooo... today i tried taping her fingers for her but that didnt do much good the coach also brought her ice and she had it on a lot todya but it didnt do much good. waht else can she do besides going to a doctor to help get it better???? seriously this isnt for me!!!

2007-03-20 12:31:24 · 5 answers · asked by 80) 2 in Injuries

I haven't got a shot for YEARS and I will have to get a few within the next few months for school. How bad do they really hurt. Tell the truth. I just want to know if I should prepare for the worst or if I'm just basically working myself up for nothing?

2007-03-20 12:21:07 · 22 answers · asked by KT 3 in Other - General Health Care

For the past 5-6 weeks, I have had back pain. I started running about 8 weeks ago, and this started to occur thereafter. The dull ache is usually concentrated along the area beside the spinal cord between the shoulder blades and in the very lower back. I have had no other symptoms; i.e. no urine change, no leg problems, no fever, etc, just a dull ache that comes and goes. It usually hurts when I sit. When I do something physical, like run or walk, it doesn't hurt. It also doesn't hurt when I lay down, so it doesn't keep me up at night or anything. I really haven't tried doing anything except take some OTC inflammatory drugs. I am 24 M and in good health. I started excersing intensely after 3 years of doing nothing. What should I do to make the dull ache go away? Is it muscular, skeletal, the kidneys, or something else? Should I go see a doctor? Thanks.

2007-03-20 12:15:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i have had this headache from yesterday. i have a very minor runny nose. my head hurts in one place of the head, and at different places. it come for a minute then goes for 5 mins, the comes back. i feel like some one is pinching my brain at that particular spot. why?!!!

2007-03-20 12:00:42 · 4 answers · asked by hk 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a very hard time going to sleep. I don't know if it's because I daydream too much, but sometimes I fall asleep in the middle of them. I try just laying there with my eyes closed for a long time, listening to the furnace blowing, but last time I tried that it didn't work very well.
The reason I need to go to sleep so badly is because sometimes I like to get up at about 7 AM to get on the computer, and I plan to go to bed early, but then I always end up staying awake, tossing and turning, till 11 or even midnight. Sometimes even 1! But that's only every once in a while.
What I need is a simple way to get to sleep, without any drugs or anything like that. I do not go to sleep easily at all, and I really want to get up early tomorrow morning because I have something really important to try to finish before Friday night. If anyone has any solutions I would really appreciate it.
Thanks!

2007-03-20 11:55:47 · 10 answers · asked by shyviolet 3 in Other - General Health Care

My ear hurts when I push on the "pinna" (see link for a diagram), and it feels slightly swollen, and someone said that it looked red on the inside. It hurts to clean my ears too. Sometimes it hurts even when I don't push it. And sometimes it doesn't hurt or it hurts very little when I do push it. And it hurts to rest my head on that side when I lay down.

Why is this happening? What should I do (see doctor, wait a while, etc.)?

Thanks ahead of time for your help!

Diagram link(s):
http://stw.ryerson.ca/~sonian/feb8/features/images/ear_diagramONLINE.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://stw.ryerson.ca/~sonian/feb8/features/images/ear_diagramONLINE.jpg&imgrefurl=http://stw.ryerson.ca/~sonian/feb8/features/ear.html&h=245&w=365&sz=30&hl=en&start=8&tbnid=e-h2t-TJbB2GiM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=121&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dear%2Bdiagram%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

2007-03-20 11:51:25 · 1 answers · asked by Soccer Lover 3 in Other - General Health Care

Two of my family members (my younger brother and my dad) are sick with high temps and uncomfortable stomahcs. My mom and my other brother are not sick and neither am I. I am going somewhere for the weekend, and I really don't want to get sick and have to miss it. I've been looking forward to it for quite a while.

What are some ways I can help to prevent getting sick? I know the obvious- washing hands constantly and using Clorox or other disinfecting wipes on light switches and door handles... But what are other ways to help me stay healthy? I know there's no 100% effective way, but any tips you have I would be VERY grateful for!! Thanks for any help you can give!

2007-03-20 11:51:19 · 7 answers · asked by Kiara 5 in Other - General Health Care

How does lotion help? What's in lotion?

2007-03-20 11:46:10 · 2 answers · asked by Erica Konno 1 in Other - General Health Care

What is the point of being able to go to the Dr and get a script for something to go to the pharmacy to be told that your insurance doesn't cover it, nor any alternative medicines that can be prescribed?

2007-03-20 11:39:50 · 6 answers · asked by FaerieWhings 7 in Other - General Health Care

i heard it will hurt my ankle really bad but not sure

2007-03-20 11:37:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management