General Health Care - March 2007

My mother and her father (my grandfather) have both described their head as feeling funny (strange) - not dizzy, or vertigo. Several years ago (when I was about 40 years old) I began experiencing it too. I described to my mother as the sinking sensation felt in the stomach when riding a roller coaster going over the hills - only, instead of in the stomach, it was in the head, the brain. My mom agreed that was a good description of her sensation as well. It is not pain or disorientation but mine seems to start around each ear and move inward where they meet and pulsate out the front of the head (forehead area). It can be just one-then stop, or it can come in wave after wave and at varying levels of intensity. One episode rendered me incapacitated as strong wave after wave continued for several minutes, maybe 10 or more, without stopping. Dr.'s find no inner ear problems. Could it be chemical imbalance in brain? or what? please help. Thanks.

2007-03-12 15:43:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-03-12 15:35:59 · 5 answers · asked by Jimmy K 1 in Other - General Health Care

What I mean is, is Mederma for new scars and heals them faster or does it help old scars too?

2007-03-12 15:26:46 · 3 answers · asked by Devin S 2 in Injuries

I just bought a new matress a week ago. And I wake up to a sore lower back. But I sleep well and feel energized in the morning. Is this normal for the 1st couple weeks with a new mattress? or should i get a diffrent mattress?

2007-03-12 15:21:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

this morning i woke up and both my arms are very sore, tired like. they feel very heavy like someone has been beating them all night? any ideas. not sure if it's connected to my back

2007-03-12 15:19:49 · 5 answers · asked by Nicole B 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-12 15:11:55 · 6 answers · asked by Jeanie H 1 in Injuries

For the last 3 months my knees ahve been killing me. They only hurt in front. I am at work for 6 and half hours, and am on my feet the whole time. I have worked there for over a year and never had problems. I have bought expensive shoes, but my feet start to burn. Even when I wear "crocs", my feet burn. Not only do my knees hurt and my feet burn, I get dizzy. I take Paxil and Synthroid. If anyone has any of these symptoms, I would love to know what it is and what I can do.

2007-03-12 15:10:18 · 8 answers · asked by jjcad5 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i have a zit in my nose or at least i think its one . it burn and also has a rock pain.How do i make it feel better

2007-03-12 15:01:36 · 6 answers · asked by carlsbadcaliforniaskateboarder 2 in Injuries

im a runner lately ive been running weird i have this soreness in like the inside lower leg like on that bone tween the calf and front what is it and how do i treat it and stuff

2007-03-12 14:44:07 · 4 answers · asked by Florida Girl 1 in Pain & Pain Management

For some reason I feel like there is something in my right ear. I think I can hear from it just as well as I can from my left one, but the feeling of something in it bothers me. My ear was ringing some before it happened. I haven't listened to anything loud lately. What is going on?

2007-03-12 14:43:05 · 4 answers · asked by Pedro! 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Now I have a muscle pain running from my knee down through the calf, more on the right side. If I see a doctor about this is there anything they can do besides tell me to take it easy?

2007-03-12 14:25:31 · 6 answers · asked by JJ 2 in Injuries

yesterday, i fell on my wrist and its swollen up a bit, and has a massive bruise. i can move my fingers and my wrist to a certain point back and forward. but it hurts. i cant pick up anything with it but i can write.. except it hurts. lol. um yeah, could it be broken still? or is it just a sprain? its more on my lower wrist that hurts than the part right up near the hand... any help?

2007-03-12 14:07:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

About 8 Months Ago, Both of My Knees started hurting. One slightly more than the other. I think it may have been caused by some new type of squats I was doing at the gym. (I work out 5 times a week). Now, one makes a creeking sound anytime I bend it. I went the the Chiropractor and he took X-Rays and didnt see anything wrong, but could hear what I was hearing. Then, he hooked the electrode things on my knees that sent like a pulse of electricity to my knees. We did this 3 times a week for months! Then, he suggested pricy custom shoe inserts. I still feel the same. I can't run for a long time, or take stairs without my knees aching. I've spent around $3,000 so far, and feel like crap! I'm only 25....What should I do?

2007-03-12 14:07:11 · 1 answers · asked by Josh 2 in Injuries

I'm in my high school track team. My right ankle started hurting when I was running a 350 breakdown at track practice like around February 20th. Could this be a sprain? I've been using these patches my mom uses for her back when she has back pains on it. It's gotten a bit better; my ankle doesn't hurt when I walk anymore although I sometimes buckle a bit. However, it slightly hurts when i rotate it right (it hurts VERY very little.) But when I run, there is a more pain, especially when I push off with it. Is this a sprain or is it something more severe?

Also, I've used 10 lb ankle weights ( 5 pounds per leg ) like in January/early February but I stopped using them cause I was lazy. could this be the cause?

And are ankle weights bad for you? =[

2007-03-12 14:03:39 · 10 answers · asked by FoBuLouS 2 in Injuries

2007-03-12 13:53:04 · 8 answers · asked by Janet M 1 in Pain & Pain Management

see,every once in a while i take a step and my ankle hurts,it seems to be every once in a while,and the pain lasts around 10 minutes each time it happens,why does it it happen?how can i stop it?

2007-03-12 13:51:28 · 8 answers · asked by Jaden B 3 in Injuries

Help in pain!?
iv got really bad period pains. some one give me some advice how to get ridd of them or make them less painful.. iv tryed tablets n there not working

pleaseeee help =(

2007-03-12 13:39:21 · 3 answers · asked by itz_me_init 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-12 13:38:24 · 6 answers · asked by Susan A 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been getting joint pain since I was 22 and every time it rains I can feel it for about 4 days before. My joints just hurt. Every time we get a cold snap, I feel it. My joints hurt and get stiff and ache. My mom is the same way. Is aspirin the drug of choice for this? I don't want a perscription that causes serious side effects because it is not severe enough for that. Any infor you can give me is appreciated.

2007-03-12 13:30:15 · 6 answers · asked by Marie 7 in Pain & Pain Management

ok well my leg hurts really bad..like from the top to the bottom......i can walk on it but its hard....but i can walk on it..also its hard to sit ...or stand..i can walk..but like if im sitting it hurts really bad, and if i try to get upo from my bed,..it hurts really bad..and i cant ben down..what wrong...with my leg?????????? and how long doe sit take to get better..what should i take and is it really serious?????

2007-03-12 13:25:31 · 8 answers · asked by curiousgirl 1 in Injuries

I have bad ankles to begin with, and i've had multiple surgeries. The other day i fell on it wrong, but didn't think anything of it until yesterday when i was walking, all of a sudden the pain was so sudden and sharp and bad that i fell and couldn't support myself. It's not really swollen much...I was just wondering what this could be. Do you think it's sprained? What do you look for to see if it's sprained? What to you suggest i do to keep it from hurting so much. Thank you very much.

2007-03-12 13:20:15 · 7 answers · asked by May M 3 in Injuries

2007-03-12 13:19:12 · 4 answers · asked by Susan S 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-03-12 13:18:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Well....over a month and a half a go i came down with a cold. I thought I was about due since i hadn't had one since June. About 3 weeks later i was still sick and went to the doctor. They said i was fine. About a week and a half ago i went bac cuz i was coughin lots. N i had bronchitis ...they gave me some meds n that was it. I didnt feel better til about Thurs last week n now 2day im sneezing again!!! My family is also sick but y do i keep getting sick??It seems like it never ends..plz help!!

2007-03-12 13:09:58 · 2 answers · asked by SKWISKITOS11 2 in Injuries

If I 'jammed' my finger at noon one day and then the next evening it is still blue and swollen and tender, then is it possibly hairline fractured?

2007-03-12 13:07:55 · 3 answers · asked by Luke P 1 in Injuries

iv got really bad period pains. some one give me some advice how to get ridd of them or make them less painful.. iv tryed tablets n there not working

pleaseeee help =(

2007-03-12 13:07:02 · 4 answers · asked by itz_me_init 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-03-12 13:04:15 · 1 answers · asked by Checkered_freak 1 in Other - General Health Care

What liquid item or dribbly, squishy, drippy, crumbly, etc. item, has gotten on you,and really made you feel ill, knowing that it was on you?

2007-03-12 12:49:31 · 13 answers · asked by ladyk 2 in Other - General Health Care

i am doing a first aid project about fainting and i have t tell a story about somene who has fainted, any intrestng ones?

2007-03-12 12:42:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

this morning in first period i was spinning a rifle and while throwing a quad it hit the floor, then bounced and the barrel end [fat part known as the butt] hit my toe. from then on i havent been able to walk very well on it. when i got home i took my polish off and found out that at where the nail reaches the nail it is a bruised purple blue color.

i showed my mom and she said it looks like its going to fall off [just in time for summer] and she said i should drill a hole in it with the hand drill from my petacure kit. she said it would get rid of alot of pressure in my toe.

so i did it took a while but i did. this is really nasty but i was turning it and all of a sudden i felt a pop like popping a pimple and blood started gushing everywhere! it was so nasty! [it did help alot though]

so im left in a sperry and rainbow and have gaurd practice and a compitition to go to. my dad says to ice it the heat it, but i dont realy know if that would help so what should i do to help it

2007-03-12 12:42:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries