General Health Care - April 2007

I am a musician who has been suffering from wrist and hand pain, probably because of playing my instrument for long periods of time. I suspect I may be on the verge of carpal tunnel syndrome. Is it true that acupuncture might alleviate most of my problems? Thanks in advance for your insight and for sharing your experiences on this matter.

2007-04-25 05:34:02 · 2 answers · asked by Musician 2 in Pain & Pain Management

They want to do a minimal invasive surgery on me to fix this and put in screws and plates and clean me out and redo my spinal fusion. I am scheduled for May 9th and very very scared and unsure if i should go ahead with this at all. Does anyone have any advise or knowledge of having this happen to them?

2007-04-25 05:11:49 · 5 answers · asked by Kari C 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i've recently gone to the doctors for chest pain and she diagnosed me with acid reflux& put me on prilosec otc. i've been on it for 3 weeks& i haven't had bad heartburn/chest pain since. but now i have a sharp pain in my stomach. i don't know what it is, could it be a form of acid reflux or just stomach pain?

2007-04-25 05:07:49 · 5 answers · asked by mmkthxcore 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been to doctor ive had chest x ray gallbladder ultrsound
bloodwork to check for blood clot and the only thing the ultrasound showed was slight thickness in gallbladder no stones ( I drank water before test) everything has come back normal I am in pain constantly and advil won't help could I have a pinched nerve in my right shoulder My doc says surgery for ballbladder to remove it Im not sure if that is the problem how do I find out without forking out more money for tests?

2007-04-25 04:59:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

it hurts to put any pressure on it, so i can't walk on it i have been using crutches, i cannot even drive it hurts to bad how long before it heals and i can drive

2007-04-25 04:54:26 · 11 answers · asked by liz f 1 in Injuries

I don't know if it's heart burn, acid reflux, or what; but I randomly get these (I think) gastric attacks where there's a pressure build up in my chest that last anywhere from 3-5 hours, and then leaves fairly abruptly.

It usually, but not always, only happens if I've eaten something after 7:00.

It's a steady dull pain that is slightly relieved if I sit up, so I can't lay down and sleep.

I can feel it start in the evening, and always gets full blown after I go to bed.

I tried Pepto, tums, rolaids, and even ibuprofin; none of which helped. Twice it has caused me to vomit, which also provided no relief.

The only thing that helps is Prilosec. When I'm on the 14 day treatment, it never happens; but once I stop, it will start again.

And it happens about twice a week on average.

Any ideas about what I can do? (can't go to the doctor, since I am without health insurance for another few months).
Is there an OTC medicine that works better than Prilosec?
Thanks :)

2007-04-25 04:35:24 · 11 answers · asked by Eldritch 5 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-25 04:07:42 · 3 answers · asked by kuecap 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have taken quinine for years, and no side effects, now I find they are taken off the market...what can I take in place of the quinine that will work as well for leg cramps which I suffer from in extreme pain.....

2007-04-25 03:40:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

My left ear just slightly hurts and I was wondering if there is any over the counter medicine I can take. I was just at the ear doctor 2 weeks ago and got my ears cleaned out and he said then nothing was wrong with my ears (it didn't hurt then either). So do you think from having them cleaned that might have something to do with why my ear is sensitive feeling now?

2007-04-25 02:37:45 · 5 answers · asked by mageta8 6 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-25 02:34:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I have raised my screen which has helped a little and adjusted my chair but this is just really uncomfortable and i am finding difficulty concentrating.

2007-04-25 02:27:09 · 7 answers · asked by Babble 5 in Pain & Pain Management

I am 46 year old person. During my teens I used to play cricket a lot. I was fond of bowling.Recently(one month back) after a long time I happenned to bowl for continious one hour. The next day my arm joint started paining the pain is such that it is extending from arm joint to the neck. I am already suffering from neck pain because of prolonged working on computer. I am not a diabetic or BP paitient. Now I am feeling great difficulty to work on computer because both my neck an arm are paining. My weight is about 85 Kgs. and hight is 171 cms. Pl guide me about the effective treatment to get the releif from arm and neck pain. Are there any home remedies available.

2007-04-25 01:50:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i want to know what these tablets are used for

2007-04-25 01:37:42 · 1 answers · asked by yvonne b 1 in Pain & Pain Management

im pretty active 21 year old male who has done alot of sports like kickboxing skateboding bmx racing and used to run quite a bit latly my left hip joint has had pain its not a treeible pain just uncomfortable streching seems to help but only a minor amout it comes and goes any suggestions on traetment or the possible problem i also am traing in bodybuilding and it recently strted alittle in my other side

2007-04-25 01:21:02 · 1 answers · asked by nick z 1 in Injuries

my dad got it done and he can see gr8 now but still needs reading glasses

2007-04-25 00:58:07 · 7 answers · asked by lita 5 in Other - General Health Care

First yesterday my right wrist started to hurt on right hand side really bad, feels like there is a ball there, and feels like a bruise to touch or move it( not sure it carpol tunnel, only symtom) and second I woke up in the middle of the night and hurt my neck, ( I guess it was the way I slept) and today I can't move my neck at all cuz when I do it hurts my whole back too not just my neck. Had a hard time sleeping the rest of the night too, anyone have a clue to what these might be? And also I was lazy all winter (laid off from work and therefore not much exercise) could this be the prob?

2007-04-25 00:21:15 · 2 answers · asked by lilreba_26 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i do have an addiction. i take about 6 a day. 10/650mg

2007-04-24 23:45:43 · 6 answers · asked by jen 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have chronic pain syndrome, degeneration disease, sciatica, nueropathy, and the kicker is I'm only 43. My doctor wants to start adding methadone to my meds? I have never really heard anything good about methadone. Just that it is addictive, or that addicts use it to kick other drugs. Is is differant when used for pain. I also take Lyrica, Tramadol, Zoloft, and Verapamil.

2007-04-24 22:28:07 · 10 answers · asked by DeltaQueen 6 in Pain & Pain Management

Yeah, my big-mouthed b/f was singing on his drive home and a junebug decided to pop in. He busted thru the door w/a container he had been puking in. Couldn't help but laugh.. couldn't help him either.. ; (

I didn't really find anything on the internet; anybody have any VALID* ideas?
* I don't want him to further irritate his esophagus and trachea, he's been coughing like crazy
Thanks! ; D

2007-04-24 21:52:22 · 6 answers · asked by wreckmystockings 2 in First Aid

2007-04-24 21:45:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I feel tired, slow, my reactions are slow...

Stupid mistake drinking last night, but hey!

THanks!

2007-04-24 21:36:05 · 6 answers · asked by hippo 1 in First Aid

My head feels like it`s being slowly crushed by an opera singing Elephant..... Please send me your best remedy...Sympathy only please any smart *** answers will be treated with the contempt that they deservre......

2007-04-24 21:32:17 · 23 answers · asked by martdfrogman 3 in First Aid

I had surgey at 29 s1-l5 disk fusion plus hip graft, and i am sorry i did it, the doctor i was seeing for my pain meds had done all the test he wanted which included lots of epidurals and disco grams which were just as painful. i never wanted to go on the morphine, why i lied because if i would of told the truth it would of been worse,I dont believe getting the police invlolved in family matters,getting help is one thing putting them in jail is another.Jail is not a sollution for something that happened one time and has been punished enough. I lost my trust with my doctor along time ago, i told him the truth all the time and it didnt do any good, so lied on how i felt (my pain)
said i was doing good and really i wasnt . i was in lots of pain, some people just cant live on motrin 800 that does just as much damage if you keep takin them. My doctor didnt even talk to me,maybe if he sat down with me i would of told him why i had the percocet in my system not some PA who just met me twice

2007-04-24 19:10:47 · 3 answers · asked by 3yrsofpain 1 in Pain & Pain Management

so about 3 days ago i woke up and my eye hurt a little bit when i blinked. i sleep with my contacts in frequently so right after i woke up and felt the soreness i took them out and havent worn them since. the past 3 days it has gotten a little worse everyday but it isnt to the point that it bothers me when im not thinking about it. when i push on the white part of my eye between the tear gland thing and my eye color it is the same kind of pain just a little bit more painful. there is no redness or swelling.

i dont wanna go blind.
im scard.
PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-04-24 18:52:51 · 1 answers · asked by xxxx 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Yea... I actually should be studying and doing my homework right now, but I wanted to know what happens to your body if you don't sleep. I've been so busy with school work I haven't slept the last two nights and I may not be able to tonight either. So far I'm just not thinking completely clearly.

2007-04-24 18:25:40 · 12 answers · asked by llllllllllllll 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-04-24 18:17:37 · 7 answers · asked by Madonna 2 in Injuries

I am wondering if there are any websites, or if anyone knows anyone personally or through the grapevine who has had back surgery in the greater Chicago land area.

I am trying to find well rated and reviewed doctors who would deal with herniated discs, spinal cords and surgery for them.

thanks

2007-04-24 17:48:56 · 3 answers · asked by Samantha C 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i was at the beach yesterday and i threw a sandy rock into the ocean and a grain of sand cut through the skin and lodged into my fingertip. i tried to get it out, but my fingers were dirty. i let it be after about 20 minutes assuming there was nothing in there, but today it's a little red and hurts to put pressure on it, as though it were a shard of glass. it looks like a tiny water blister, but the pain makes me think that the grain is clear and that's what i'm seeing. it's deep and went in on an angle so there's no way i can get to it with tweezers or a needle. can this cause infection? HOW can i get it out myself?

2007-04-24 16:39:30 · 3 answers · asked by opt1al 1 in First Aid

I'm after some links, or the like, to do with Pain management, or pain relief therapy... Just looking them up, it only comes up with stuff like acupuncture, or meditation... I'm after something to do with controlling the pain with your mind (Not hypnosis) so you can't feel it, or you can deal with it easier.

Sorry if you can't follow... it's hard to describe.

2007-04-24 16:36:25 · 7 answers · asked by Śćĕņįĉ мąššąćŗĕ 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I ran 2 miles with my friend whos really fast at the track today... yesterday i ran 1 mile slower... but now my legs feel like they are tied in knots and hurt like you know what... what can i do to ease my pain? BTW they are on the back of the calves!

2007-04-24 16:14:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries