General Health Care - March 2007

I have been diagnosed with RSD by several doctors. However one doctor that is an RSD expert says he does not think I have RSD. He says he needs to do a couple more tests that I don't have the money for.

2007-03-16 01:20:18 · 3 answers · asked by Gina P 2 in Pain & Pain Management

We keep the cell phones on so we can i guess talk to each other throughout the night while we sleep... I keep the phone about 1-2 feet away from my body while we sleep, but again, are radio waves damaging?

2007-03-16 01:14:42 · 3 answers · asked by soobielover26 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-03-16 01:14:41 · 4 answers · asked by Violet 2 in Other - General Health Care

It doesn't hurt but its getting infected. What do I do to help it heal faster?

2007-03-16 00:57:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

i ended up with 7 stitches this was becouse i saw my abuser in town after 25 years he even smiled at me wot do i do next please help

2007-03-16 00:53:33 · 5 answers · asked by Ricky S 2 in Injuries

I was just wondering how do "over the counter" pain killers know where the pain is. I've taken some this morning for my back and I still have pain. But when I have headache they seem to work.

2007-03-16 00:46:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-16 00:24:44 · 6 answers · asked by kobi k 1 in Other - General Health Care

I have a small, really new burn on my arm and i keep catching the skin, so i want to put a plaster on. But i'm told you shouldn't cover a burn. Could i put a plaster on?

2007-03-16 00:13:09 · 13 answers · asked by kayrusselsmith 1 in Injuries

im 22 and i susualy sleep 10-12 hours ..is it too much?

2007-03-16 00:04:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Would you recommend it based on your experience?

2007-03-15 23:58:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

im like gushing and have gone through a box of cleanex what do i do

2007-03-15 23:47:41 · 10 answers · asked by heckyealevel1foreverlol 2 in First Aid

iv always wondered what the white things are in my nails. Is it a cause of calcium deficiency or zinc deficiency or neither?

2007-03-15 22:57:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i keep pulling my hamstring at my football practices. how can i stop it?

2007-03-15 22:45:28 · 2 answers · asked by koko 1 in Injuries

I have just bought a memoryfoam pillow for £15. It is shaped with an indent to support your neck - the reason I bought it is I suffer with nerve/muscular problems in my neck. I normally take medication for this but have had to stop the painkillers as I am pregnant. I tried lying on the pillow last night but it was hard and uncomfortable? Anyone had this same problem? Any other ideas I can try?

2007-03-15 22:33:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-15 22:29:07 · 21 answers · asked by Bea 5 in Other - General Health Care

I've been having pain behind mye eyes or in my eyes (constant, worse as the day goes by), can't really put my finger on where it is. It feels like someone's poking my eyes from behind or someone's holding my optical nerve with a clamp. And there's a general soreness around my whole eye. Usually it doesn't affect any other areas but lately the pain's been causing me headaches and sometimes i get shooting pains behind my eyes that will cause pain in the head directly behind my ears, or to the top of my head or my neck. Ive been to an eye doctor who took my pressure and checked my eyes and said everything looked fine, he thought it might be related to sinus or neck problems (always have a stiff neck). Im currently almost done my dose of antibiotics (novamin?) and no problems in the xrays for my neck. Im just very frustrated and confused because no one seems to know what's wrong.
I also have bad teeth as 1 of my molars need root canal (no toothache), does anyone have a clue??

2007-03-15 22:26:05 · 10 answers · asked by RC 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I live in Australia with three kids- 8 year old and under. In any given day or night, summer or winter, I will come across WHITE TAIL SPIDERS that seem to be seeking us out. They creep onto my kids beds, and my own. I know this as when I pull the doona over I will see a meaty bastard of a thing jump and stand its ground as if to say "well here I am". I once woke in the morning with a sqaushed white tail in my hair.... I bought several cans of STRONG INSECT SPRAY after that one!!!!
But, it becomes ridiculous when the bloody things come in, play dead if you walk past, then once you sit still actually come towards you at a frighteningly awkward speed. - I know to move, but will my three year old know what to do in the middle of the night when it is climbing under the doona with her??? I want to know how to get rid of them, are they common, and why are they so SUPER INTELLIGENT - in that they seek out where we are at any moment of the day or night?

2007-03-15 21:56:27 · 1 answers · asked by Pooroldpossum 3 in Other - General Health Care

rehab is not an option so please don't suggest that. I love pain killers. I love how they make me feel. I used to be afraid of them. I don't do any drugs, I drink and lately lortab has become my best friend but I don't want to damage my liver

2007-03-15 21:16:03 · 9 answers · asked by princess1226 4 in Pain & Pain Management

Torn men-is-kis?( not sure how to spell)waiting for surgery any suggestions for pain relief? tried heat & ice

2007-03-15 21:11:43 · 6 answers · asked by foxfire 5 in Pain & Pain Management

I drink ehh...3 or 4 a day. I have to do lots of sit ups to avoid the hershy's belly but other than that what is bad with them?

2007-03-15 20:47:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I eat crushed red peppers. Just a pinch every half hour or so without any other food item. 'Cept maybe a mocha now and again. Is this good or bad for me?

2007-03-15 20:29:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I can not sleep! The day before yesterday I woke up around 12 noon. Then that night I could not sleep. Yesterday morning I still could not sleep and yesterday night i could not sleep. It is after 3.30 am here now and i still cant sleep! What should i do?

By the way i have pain in my neck that wont go away, It was been bothering me for almost 2 wk now. I took a vicodin 750 ml. the pain did not go away. I also took a few muscle relaxers still no result. I have no medical insurance now so i can not go in the ER. Anyways what should i do?

2007-03-15 20:25:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am addicted to caffiene. I am so addicted that no amount seems to affect me anymore. I drink coffee, energy drinks or soda constantly when I'm awake, really. I work 3rd shift, but that really has nothing to do with my intake. I just started that shift. I've adjusted pretty well. But I take stacker type pills on top of energy drinks and coffee but I feel that it has no effect on me. I quit smoking over a year ago, but I just refuse to give up caffiene. I am seriously addicted. I dont drink alcohol or have any other negative vice. I love anything with caffiene in it. I can drink caffiene up until i go to bed and fall asleep just fine. This has been on going for YEARS. I'm 29 and pretty darn healthy, I go to the gym and try to eat healthy. I guess what I'm asking is, is too much caffiene really bad for you, or just sort of bad, or not bad at all? What are the long term effects? Thanks.

2007-03-15 19:50:16 · 12 answers · asked by Tee 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-03-15 19:35:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I fell and scraped up my knee today, and i think a scab is forming. but i just looked down at my knee right now and there's like this sticky pus coming out of it - it looks like maple syrup. sorry this is kind of gross, but i'm curious - what is it made of?

2007-03-15 19:35:41 · 7 answers · asked by mighty_power7 7 in First Aid

often my indecision (regarding anything) leads to a kind of inactiveness. sooner or later this inactiveness leads to numbness of the whole of my left side, that is, my left brain, eyes, ear, hand, abdomen, legs (all left only) feels like wanting to fall down or feeling like not the part of the body. Is any one having this problem? What did you do / are doing to overcome this?

2007-03-15 19:13:40 · 4 answers · asked by ARUL J 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Is this good or is worse to come?

2007-03-15 19:12:53 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I had shoulder surgery six weeks ago for a closed fractureof the humerus with a fixation plate put in. I have been diagnosed with frozen shoulder. Recently a popping sensation has developed during my physical therapy. What could be the cause?

2007-03-15 18:52:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

lets say i buy some insurance , my qoute was 92 a month how soon could i use oh say $5,000.00 for a knee surgery?

2007-03-15 18:50:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I had surgery 2-1 and still have pain and swelling. Which anti-inflammatory works best, Naprosyn, ibuprofen or somthing else?

2007-03-15 18:50:10 · 8 answers · asked by Grandma 2 in Pain & Pain Management