General Health Care - May 2007

I am 38 years old, for years I have had chronic stiffness and strain in my neck, if I try to move it. Also, I have had aching and straining in my knees whilst walking up stairs or up hills. When I wake up in the morning I feel about 90! Massage does not seem to help.

2007-05-31 23:57:15 · 8 answers · asked by arfurdaley 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-05-31 23:37:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i feel my Throat is very rought and hard to swallow but it does not pain i just feel its stiff...Do i have a Sore Throat?

2007-05-31 23:05:34 · 3 answers · asked by Tina916 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I am having a problem plz give me solution i can not sleep more than 2 hrs late night sleep distrubing others

2007-05-31 22:32:22 · 12 answers · asked by Sis D 1 in Other - General Health Care

Isnt an earinfection on the inside.. when i go to sleep i cant even lay on it and when i push behind my ear is even sore!!

2007-05-31 20:56:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Hell take sips just for fun, like just to show ppl, and im worried hell die or something, but he hasnt gotten sick yet.

2007-05-31 19:57:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

It's just...pinkish... It doesn't hurt, and it doesn't have stringy stuff in it or anything.. And don't say STD cause I'm only in middle school and NOT sexually active. My back where my kidneys are doesn't really hurt either.. but my back feels weird if I think about this problem.. (I'm a very paranoid person.)

It's really freaking me out cause I don't wanna go to the doctor. (I'm absolutely TERRIFIED of them)

I'm close to my period but it's not period blood, and the toilet paper is not pink when I wipe..

It wasn't pink one time today but it was the other 2 times..

Could it possibly be something I'm eating/drinking? I'm not on any medications.

Please help me. =( It's scaring me really bad. It only started happening today.

2007-05-31 19:04:04 · 17 answers · asked by thepockybear 1 in Other - General Health Care

I have been on Loritab for a while due to a major knee problem and I feel as though I am starting to build a tolerance to it. Please help...

2007-05-31 18:30:36 · 0 answers · asked by milehighstar 2 in Pain & Pain Management

How do they do it? Does it hurt??

2007-05-31 18:22:37 · 6 answers · asked by imadegrassigurl 2 in Injuries

I took a two week break from tennis, and just started up again with a new grip. It a tough lether grip and is really rough on my hands, and after playing a few hours with it my hand were blistering in a few places. I know the best way is to just keep using it in moderation, but I'm wondering if anyone has any other tips or tricks to toughen up the skin quicker.

2007-05-31 18:13:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i have been having these tremendous migraine type like pains in my left eye for about 2 days now. Does anyone know what it really is? Does anyone know what i can do to ease the pain, i am in serious need of help. The pain just doesnt go away!

2007-05-31 17:10:44 · 11 answers · asked by polp12 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I know I need to call the doctor first thing in the morning, but I am concerned because I have a bad ear ache>If it turns out to be infection will it cancell my Surgery? I am having gastric bypass Monday. How can I tell now what it is?

2007-05-31 16:58:20 · 1 answers · asked by pinkhoney88 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I don't think I have Lymes. I do know that the bite area is still hard and red. I "popped" it yesterday and got a lot of clear fluid. (Gross I know) It was not taken out properly, rather it was yanked out 'cause I freaked. Is it just infected? Should I see a doctor? I don't feel sick, but it has been a month now... I hear that if the tick is pulled wrong, the mouth/legs can be left.... any help?

2007-05-31 16:48:46 · 7 answers · asked by babyjhg_00 1 in First Aid

A bottle was broken while he was weedeating and a small shard of the glass flew up and lodged in his calf. He says that he can feel it shifting when he's on his feet for long periods of times. He cleaned it out well but couldn't get to the glass to retrieve it. It doesn't seem to be infected but I have heard that it is possible for objects that have been lodged in the body and not removed to actually travel throughout the body causing worse damage later on. Should he go to the doctor and have it removed?

2007-05-31 16:41:38 · 10 answers · asked by Georgia Peach 1 in Injuries

i've been using the same needle called lancets and i'm afraid that i can die from this? is this true? i've been doing this for a couple of months but i change then every few months...i stopped a months ago but i'm still worried, please help...there's like these tiny tiny spots on my fingertip where i poke myself..please help me...am i going to die?

2007-05-31 16:02:51 · 5 answers · asked by Amy 1 in Injuries

okay 14 days ago I sprained my ankle and it is still swollen slightly, and bruised and it hurts to move it up doen and around. the thing is it also hurts to walk on it and it pops when I do. It also hurts to stand on it for like more than 5 minutes. The thing is everyone knows I sprained my ankle but It doesnt seem to be getting any better. I stoppped wearing my brace because it stopped hurting. The other thing is sience I have gone like 2 weeks w/out using cructhes wouldnt it be kind-of weird for me to show uop with them to school one day. I mean two week is kind of a long time to still have pain for a simple sprain I think. What should I do.

2007-05-31 15:13:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Also, if you DONT eat and take them will it be stronger than if you did eat?

It seems that everytime I eat after, it brings down the full effects, or it could just be in my mind.

2007-05-31 15:07:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Im 15 years oldI do gymnastics... not rigourously just one or twice a week, im very flexible, but for the past few weeks my lower back had been hurting me and i am unable to do certain moves without pain, also when i lay down on my stomach my back hurts... i dont have a great posture but its not hrrible either... i also find that on the bus to school in the morning i slump into weird positions that are painful to get out of... i am also tall so sitting in seats in class can my annoying.... any idea on whats going on? it was suggested to me once that i might have spondylosis? what should i do? any advice is appreciated!

P.s. The pain isnt regular its just when i lay or do certain moves...

2007-05-31 13:20:09 · 5 answers · asked by Chrissy 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i have a serious problem, and i already know that I need help. I've never cut myself before, and last night was the first AND LAST time I will...
I was REALLY stupid, I saw Pirates of the Carribean last night and noted that Jack Sparrow had a P engraved on his hand. I thought it looked REALLY cool so I tried it, I cut it into my skin. I only cut the skin part, and there was no shed of blood. I completely regret it now, I wish I would have NEVER done it. It is not infected because I put neosporin and alcohol and gauze on it and it is healing. This morning though, I was in the car with my mom and she noticed I had a bandage and asked to see the wound. I told her no and I had to explain what happened. Now that she knows I am no longer allowed to have my cell phone at night, I am no longer allowed to go to summer camp, and I am no longer allowed to go to Vermont with my best friend. I hope this blows over soon, and tomorrow is her birthday. I am really depressed and I don't know what to do

2007-05-31 13:04:48 · 22 answers · asked by oreo_cream_76 2 in Injuries

2 years post L5S1 discectomy - DDD in L5S1 and now in L4L5, and bursitus in the left hip. Out of shape, but want get in shape! What kinds of exercises can I do to shed some un-needed weight that won't cause any flare-ups?

2007-05-31 12:39:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-05-31 12:29:38 · 7 answers · asked by goaskalli 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm about to go running.. I dunno how to tape my shin splint? It's bruised on its own.. At the lower inner base of the top of my ankle.. It hurts like hell when I run but I LOVE running so much I won't stop 'cause of the pain.. I used to tape it tight so I didn't feel the pain after my lower shin went numb.. *I know it's bad!* Anyway, can I tape it to help the support? How do I do it "safe?"

2007-05-31 12:21:33 · 6 answers · asked by ☆Bombastic☆ 5 in Injuries

2007-05-31 12:18:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Is it possible to overdose on nicotine? Today I was really depressed so I just sat down and smoked about 8 or 9 cigarrettes in a row (i'm a light smoker, at about 1/4 pack a day). I'm 17 male, and only weigh 130 (though I don't think weight has much to do with it). Anyway, its been 15 minutes and I feel like its 120 degrees, I'm sweating like crazy, my head feels like its going to explode, I'm nautious and I feel like I'm about to pass out. I have never heard of anyone overdosing on nicotine, but what is happeneing? Please, I feel like I'm going to pass out.

Yeah, I don't want to tell anyone, because my parents don't know I smoke and they would lose it. i was planning in quitting in 5 days (as soon as exams are over). please help.

2007-05-31 12:02:23 · 5 answers · asked by milan 4 in Other - General Health Care

i'm scared that he's gonna tell me to come back in another 2 weeks and i cannot handle cruches anymore or the fact that its chewbacca-esque under my cast.. i'm 16 years old by the way

2007-05-31 11:40:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-05-31 11:35:59 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i smoke when i think so many things or when we drink or when i was in my laptop.i want to start to stop.its just 3 years from now when the time i start smoke so now i want to know how to start to stop one by one..

2007-05-31 11:26:47 · 5 answers · asked by philger12 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-05-31 11:24:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-05-31 11:12:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have had steriod injection in my neck head and an epidural injection in my back.Has anyone else had weight gain and fatigue and other things happen to them??Please let me know...Thank you!!!!

2007-05-31 10:03:21 · 3 answers · asked by missy 1 in Pain & Pain Management