General Health Care - April 2007

I have this uncomfortable feeling of a lump in my throat but it doesn't hurt at all. I'm only 14 and I don't see a lump or feel a lump in my throat with my fingers. it sort of feels like there is a pill stuck in my throat. I can eat and drink and breath normally too. I have had this for like a year and a half, sometimes during the day and almost everynight. ( I might just notice it more at night.) what could it be? and what could i do to help it go away? plz help and be serious. thx.

2007-04-23 18:19:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have just taken this, but it being in the class of benzo's the affect is very much like xanax, Valium and those types of drugs. so why is its primary function a sleep aid when it feels like any other benzoiazepine? What is the difference?

2007-04-23 16:59:33 · 4 answers · asked by dervish 2 in Other - General Health Care

Ok I have a very bad back from falling off a roof years ago. I have had lots of sugery and have been on hydrocodne for a couple of years. I take 20mgs every 4 to 6 hours and now it isn't working all that well. Today doc wants to switch me to ms contin 15mgs and i am scared of this. Will I have withdrawl symtoms and will this 15 mgs be enough to control the pain. How does the morphin compair the the hydro mg to mg? Any answers are very much appricated! Thanks in advance!!!

2007-04-23 16:33:16 · 4 answers · asked by pinkyvdt 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i have something in the inside of my mouth, i dont know what it is..
on the inside it looks swollen, and its red, like its about to bleed, but on the outside it looks fine. when i touch it, like put one finger on the outside of my mouth where it is, and one finger on the inside where it is, if i squeeze it feels like theres a little ball in there,..what is it? my mom says its a cold sore, but shes a little "cuckoo" lol just wanna make sure..? any ideas?

2007-04-23 16:30:30 · 6 answers · asked by soccergrl4103 3 in Injuries

ok i have this retainer called a biobloc. it locks my upper and lower jaws together (its removable) and its suppoused to help close my open bite. my orthodontist recently bent a few wires into a "fence" to test the theory that my tounge was keeping my bite open. that was about 4 weeks ago. but this weekend my tounge started to get really sore on the very tip. whenever it bumped one of the wires a huge pain would shoot through my mouth. i tried to find another spot to rest my tounge, like the back of my teeth as the ortho told me to... but theres wires behind my teeth and it still hurts. ive left my retainer out for 2 days but the pain isint easing... it still hurts SOOOO much and its painful to eat and to talk. can someone please suggest something that can help ease my pain??? PLEASE ITS DRIVING MY CRAZY!!! I BEG YOU PLEASE HELP ME

2007-04-23 15:44:44 · 5 answers · asked by bulletprooflonliness 4 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-23 15:34:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

funny how after the awesome weekend we had, everyone is asking sunburn questions.

2007-04-23 15:28:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I think i have hemrroids and i went to the doctor..it was helping a little and it's back ..my butt whole is really thight and my stool is too big! it hurts when my whole streches and it bleeds on the side what should i do to help it get normal size again??im serious please...

2007-04-23 14:55:54 · 5 answers · asked by MARINA 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Endo options?
okay lets see, Me-30 yo female, diagnosed with endo in June 2006, after lemon sized cyst ruputured on left ovary. Had Laproscopy, and they ended up doing a Left-sided Unilateral Salpingo-oopherectomy. With in a few months the pain was back, on the left side no less(where nothing exsists any longer) just as bad, that for the first three days of my period, I am bed ridden and for at least 3-4 days prior and after, I am in discomfort. My ob/gyn wanted to do depo, but do to the fact that I am prone to Migraines I said no. Lupron, I just don't want the side-effects for a short term solution, not with keeping up with two young boys. So now I am on Yaz BC pills for the next few months to see if that helps, before we start discussing a Hysterectomy. I also have cysts now forming on my previously clean right side, and small adhesions on my bowels. Can any one give me their advise? Have you been through this and if so, what did you do? Thanks for any help you have!

2007-04-23 14:46:44 · 2 answers · asked by nicole j 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Even good athletic shoes don't help and one doctor said it's plantar fasciitis, but that is supposed to hurt in the heel and be really bad in the morning---neither is true for me. The only thing that helps a little is ice.

2007-04-23 14:37:54 · 0 answers · asked by lulukoko 1 in Pain & Pain Management

and if so...is 1500 mg (yes that's one thousand, five hundred) a safe dosage for someone 128 lbs?? my doctor prescibed this amount but it's making me a little nervous.

2007-04-23 14:32:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

for the past week or so, ive been feeling dizzy usually once or twice a day, its not from sitting up to fast or anything, it happenes all different times, ive also been out of breath easily, i mean even having a phone conversation i can only say a few words then i feel out of breath, this also happens spiraticaly, what could be wrong?

2007-04-23 14:12:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

OK i've gotten my eyebrows threaded before(i think 3 times before) but it always seems to hurt. Not an UNBEARABLE pain but it still hurts. is there anything i can do to minimize the pain. please dont say"get them waxed" or something like that because, even though it hurts, threading gives the best results.

2007-04-23 13:57:14 · 2 answers · asked by heartsy 1 in Pain & Pain Management

After 20+ years of smoking I started Chantix. I am on day 11 without cigarette and feel good. Barely any cravings and no more gums and candy for 4 days. Am I ready to stop taking my chantix?

2007-04-23 13:41:29 · 5 answers · asked by ilka 1 in Other - General Health Care

cannabis chills people out and also helps as a mild pain releif,people who smoke it get chilled out and are more likely no to be involved in confrountations

2007-04-23 13:20:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I've had this terrible back-pain for the past year...but being 19yrs old at the moment, my mother doesn't believe i should talk to a doctor, and that i just need to start working out again. i can see her point, however, the pain, at its worst, will inhibit me from doing everyday-things like walking around or even sitting up comfortably in a chair. it comes and goes, and is mostly obvious when i do alot of physical activity (this case causes the pain for the next few days) or even when i'm sitting in my desk in one of my classes for over twenty minutes... is there a way i can get a doctor to prescribe me tramadol? i say tramadol because it's a non-narcotic/non-opiate but i hear it works better than aspirin and ibuprofen...which isn't cutting it for me right now. AND, if yes, is there a way to get it prescribed without my mom or our insurance know? (Mother's income has nearly ceased, i don't want any monetary stress on her right now...) please help out....it hurts... =-/

2007-04-23 13:13:35 · 5 answers · asked by zeek 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I love this state and don't wanna leave. But what the hell is going on I live with the pain not no doctor that says no. I dont know what to do? Please help me if you can.Thank you

2007-04-23 13:10:43 · 3 answers · asked by thecav23 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-23 13:01:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Just wondering, thanks.

2007-04-23 12:48:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-23 12:41:00 · 8 answers · asked by Dillon M 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I just had cosmetic surgery done a tummy tuck and lipo. The concern that I have a part of my wound didn't heal correctly and they had to cut part of it open and they are packing guaze inside so it can heal from inside out. Is this normal? If it is how long does it take to heal?

2007-04-23 12:40:06 · 2 answers · asked by ivonne 2 in Injuries

i have a knot on my breast i dont know please helppppppppppp......

2007-04-23 10:54:41 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-04-23 10:49:41 · 2 answers · asked by nipsy3 2 in Pain & Pain Management

how can i tell if its just a sprained ankle or a stress fracture without going to the doctor?

2007-04-23 10:41:16 · 5 answers · asked by Dance All Day Dance All Night 2 in Injuries

Hello i am 15 years old about to turn 16 i am 6 foot 1 and i have pain in my left knee it has been occuring for about 2 weeks, i have been playing lots of sports like 2 hours a day of bball and i noticed that my left knee is swollow on the bottom portion can someone tell my why this is happening and oh yeah it hurts when i bend it,

2007-04-23 10:09:16 · 4 answers · asked by sdadas d 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I just got stung by a wasp and it burns really bad what am I to do because I dont know if you know I would appreciate it very much?

2007-04-23 10:08:36 · 15 answers · asked by LD 1 in First Aid

After stepping on a miniscule piece of glass a few weeks ago I tried to take it out but had no luck,,Fast foward a few weeks later, now I have a swollen bump on my foot...What do I do?..Is it really serious??

2007-04-23 10:05:05 · 7 answers · asked by Suzzy 2 in Injuries

2007-04-23 10:00:34 · 6 answers · asked by Clyde P 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i had a pain issue in my back and have been taking 10/325 norco aka vicodin and i have notice that i have been taking more then usuall and when i tried to stop i feel like terriable and my legs hurt cant sleep restless and just in over all terriable feeling and i no from taking it for a while it s a withdrawl affect you feel.

i was wondering if there is anything i can ask the doctor that i could take to help me wing off taking norco cause i dont want to take it anymore and the only reason i still take it is because i dont want to have to go throught hat withdraw feeling.

i heard there is a drug by the name of saboxin i believe you can take that will help you wing right off taking vicodin, if there is anything else anyone suggest i would greatly appreciate it. im not addicted like i need to go to rehab i just need a method to help me wing off taking it cause i really want to stop cause they are just doing nothing for me now. thank you

2007-04-23 09:44:03 · 9 answers · asked by //S / 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-04-23 09:40:08 · 17 answers · asked by lindamargaretbest 1 in Injuries