General Health Care - March 2007

is it bad if we don't sleep for 1 or 2 days straight? Why do we have to sleep???

2007-03-14 17:26:43 · 9 answers · asked by bob888 3 in Other - General Health Care

i found out monday that i had torn my ACL, so the doc put me in a brace and on crutches... they haven't done an MRI yet because of my insurance, to see how bad the damage is... it seemed like it was getting better yesterday... not much swelling, very little pain, but today as i was trying to get around i kept feeling my knee pop... it didn't hurt really, but just kept doing it... like i said i'm in a brace so i can't move it much but when i try to readjust myself in a chair or on the couch it does move some... now a couple of hours ago it really got to bothering me and it doesn't seem to want to ease up any... any suggestions...

2007-03-14 17:12:08 · 8 answers · asked by tabby261 2 in Injuries

What will help sooth.

2007-03-14 17:07:36 · 15 answers · asked by Goldie Locks 1 in First Aid

If a 240lb man falls 12 feet to concret as ladder slides down wall. is it possible for his amrs ,knees,and elbows to bend the aluminum ladder?

2007-03-14 17:07:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I had the surgery a year ago. Although the pain in my legs has gone away, it seems as if I still have the same amount of pain/stiffness in my back.

2007-03-14 16:59:19 · 3 answers · asked by Carla M 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-14 16:47:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

whatever jaw joint on your face is right next to your ear, thats what hurts (on the left side of my face) Also, whatever is hurting the bone/joint in my face, its pulling (or pushing, i cant quite tell) on what feels like my inner ear, making my ear hurt whenever I close my mouth after opening it really wide, or chewing something hard.

I had a ruptured ear drum back in Feb. 2005, but I dont think its that. So whats wrong with me? Should I go to the Dr.? What should I do.

2007-03-14 16:46:02 · 3 answers · asked by woah 2 in Pain & Pain Management

and i couldnt move them.how come?

2007-03-14 16:40:15 · 3 answers · asked by darkling 5 in Other - General Health Care

I just found out that i have scoliosis (sorry im not spelling it correctly)
My doctor said that since I am eighteen years old that there isnt anything that can be done since my bones have already grown
I have such bad backpain though and I dont know what to do about it
Any suggestions would be GREAT!! thanks alot

2007-03-14 16:38:29 · 10 answers · asked by bArBiE 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-14 16:30:21 · 6 answers · asked by jennya2j 2 in First Aid

Everyday i get a headache from morning to late afternoon. It only stops at night. And this has lasted for 3 days already. What could be wrong with me?

2007-03-14 16:23:23 · 9 answers · asked by happy_ger 1 in Pain & Pain Management

For the past 2 weeks I have been dealing with severe abdominal distention( my normal 27 inch waist is 36 inches!!), off and on upper abdominal pain, bowel movements that go from loose to constipation like back to loose and just plain feeling unlike myself. I've had 8 major abdominal surgeries over the past 15 years and have had 2 bowel obstruction in the past year. I had a CT scan two weeks ago which showed no obstruction but some "tethering" around my colon. Yet I'm still experincing these symptoms two weeks later... My PC is going have me see a GI and thinks I should have a Colonoscopy. I'm wondering if this all could be caused by Adhesion's? Are adhesions visable on CT scans? Does anyone else have any ideas???

2007-03-14 16:19:18 · 4 answers · asked by mommymemme123 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have realized that it could have probaly been avoided if I kept up a pace meaning I started the track running towards the front of the pack and ended up towards the back by the time I was finished.

This ever happen to you?

Any way to speed up the so recovery? Or do I have to just wait for the stiff feel to go away?

2007-03-14 16:18:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I'm trying to stop smoking and i'm having a very hard time coping with the withdraws. What did you do to keep from smoking during the time you made the effort to stop for good? I would really want to know if there's something i could do besides eat up my house and home to keep my mind off the cigs?

2007-03-14 16:10:48 · 6 answers · asked by B. Gregory 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-03-14 16:04:44 · 2 answers · asked by ASHLEY 3 in Pain & Pain Management

18 yr old daughter has had knee probs last 9 years. Was told it was oscarshlater (cant spell it) and it has gotten worse instead of better. She has bruises on them all the time,they swell up, She can't stand for long time, can't play sports, or even a day at the mall with friends and she is in serious pain. She soaks in hot tub 2-3 times a day to relieve pain, Dr ordered Physical therapy, she went for a month, at times in so much pain she missed school. My daughter never complains about anything, goes to school when she has cold, ect, hates to miss, Saw orthopedic specialist and he has ordered more PT,. She does have flat feet, we got insoles made to correct that, still no relief, any help out there?

2007-03-14 15:59:08 · 4 answers · asked by Shyler 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I was an active basketball player when I was younger and would constantly sprain my ankles. I would sprain the right more often. Now I can always tell when I'm about to ovulate cause I would get shooting pains in my right ankle. Is that actually feasibly possible.

2007-03-14 15:39:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

What to do if you dont have health insurance?
i cant afford health or dental insurance right now. what can i do?

2007-03-14 15:31:04 · 9 answers · asked by rottenboy57 1 in Other - General Health Care

high to cover the cost of it and that you have to wait a long time for care because of it being universal. Is that the case-please tell me about it and why it is good or not so good!

2007-03-14 15:28:46 · 1 answers · asked by Salsa 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-03-14 15:28:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i cant afford health or dental insurance right now. what can i do?

2007-03-14 15:25:25 · 9 answers · asked by rottenboy57 1 in Other - General Health Care

For example, if you ate chicken, then had cake, and then you had a sandwich, would you vomit up the sandwich first, and when the sandwich is all gone, the cake, and then the chicken?
Or is there still a bunch of sandwich left by the time you get to seeing the chicken?
I guess my question is, if I vomit and I see my chicken, is my cake and sandwich completely out of me?

2007-03-14 15:21:18 · 7 answers · asked by Diouji 2 in Other - General Health Care

I have had this headache on and off for the past 2 weeks. The pains shoot up from the back of my neck to the top of my head. Then it just sets there and throbs on the top of my head.
It hurts behind my eyes and makes it hard to focus..

Sometimes I can pull my hair where it is hurting and it will relieve some of the pressure.

I have taken Excedrin, tylenol, Ibuprofen, Tylenol 3 with codiene and other stuff... and nothing has really worked.. Do you recommend anything?

2007-03-14 15:19:36 · 5 answers · asked by Just Me 3 in Pain & Pain Management

My jaw has hurt the past week, I can not close my teeth or chew or bite with out excrutiation pain so I'm sure I broke it, fractured it, dislocated it, SOMETHING. Who do I go to? Emergency room? doctor? dentist?

2007-03-14 15:12:59 · 12 answers · asked by ultcomics 1 in Injuries

I broke both my legs in a motocross accident last May. My left leg got broke in 4 places including shattering my knee joint. Had to get a knee replacement(I am 35 years old) Everytime the weather changes this legs aches so bad I almost cry. Will it get better over time or is this something I will have to deal with? Will it get worse? If so, what can I do for the pain? Thanks

2007-03-14 15:10:23 · 2 answers · asked by ? 2 in Pain & Pain Management

The part of my skull directly behind my ears, from the top of my ear to the bottom of my earlob, is very tender and sore?

It feels like there is a bone there, but why would the bone hurt so badly? It has been like this on and off for a couple of years, but just recently got worse.

I also have jaw and neck pain, and my ears get turn really red and feel really hot every once in a while. Why is this?

2007-03-14 15:08:07 · 2 answers · asked by B 5 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-14 14:57:19 · 6 answers · asked by Jaime 2 in First Aid

I'm a student, and sat down yesterday and wrote 17 pages of notes on a 3x5 index card (which is allowed for tests in my class). This probably took me about 6 hours, and I'm sure that my shoulder was scrunched while I was trying to write as small as I could.

I remember my right thumb (I'm right-handed) being numb after I had finished last night, and it's still numb today. No pain-more the tingly feeling that you get when your foot falls asleep. Only on the pad of the thumb. What's going on?

2007-03-14 14:55:17 · 2 answers · asked by anniekel 2 in Injuries

2007-03-14 14:50:07 · 12 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Pain & Pain Management

does the er at hospitals have to give treatment even if you have no medical ins? or can they refuse, if they do have to treat you i guess you get stuck with a large bill you can never pay or do they refer you to some type of state help or whatever it is called-thanks oh i am talking of a private hospital so can they refuse to treat and send you to a state hosp. even if it is far away

2007-03-14 14:24:36 · 8 answers · asked by roxy 3 in Pain & Pain Management