General Health Care - May 2007

both of my wrists keep playing up and it has been for a year or more more now and i never thought of anythin of it till i got pregnant but its when i move it usually it clicks all the time and then starts gettin sore then i have 2 put a bandage on usually i wear a support grip for my wrist because bandages get lost in our house but yea do u think i should get it seen 2 by a doctor or something

2007-05-23 09:34:55 · 1 answers · asked by mummy of 2gorgeous boys 3 in Injuries

My hand has gone numb since my 6st son accidentally stepped on my relaxed hand. My fine motor skills have, now almost completely gone. I can normally touch type, but now I don't know where my fingers are going. I am completely stressing over it because I was looking for a job in the IT sector due to graduating with a business IT degree.

I don't think it is CTS (median nerve) due to the fact that my pinky and ring fingers are just as numb as my thumb and index finger. My doc won't refer me to the hospital until it has been a month; it has currently been 15 days since the first tingling sensation. The numb feeling has also spread all the way up my arm down to the waist on the left side of my body.

Please don't tell me to go to the doctors because they are quite useless! My doctor did check my blood pressure and my reflexes concluding it was not my blood pressure or a stroke. He said that my nerves have gone weak, and to go back and see him in 2 wks if symptoms persist.

2007-05-23 09:26:42 · 5 answers · asked by Saff 2 in Injuries

My left leg from the toes, to just below the knee swells so bad
that it makes the muscle hurt. Also, the toes and ankle on the
right foot swell at the same time. Is this excess water or a vein
blockage. Does the pacemaker I got in 03 have any thing to do
with this problem?

2007-05-23 09:07:03 · 1 answers · asked by lillie b 1 in Other - General Health Care

Ok, I don't have alcohol, but I do Have Hydrogen Peroxide... will that work? I have Sea Breeze also, will that be ok? Icing it reduced the swelling... I am about to go and clean it, so if you guys could help, that'd be great!

2007-05-23 08:50:41 · 3 answers · asked by ♥LindseyK♥ 3 in Injuries

2007-05-23 08:37:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

What sort of doctor should I go to for an A.D.D screening? I know a family physician is the most common, but are there doctors out there who specializes in this? What would I look under in the phone book? I also have no insurance anymore, just lost it...so I'm trying to shop around for a good doctor who can be understanding of my money problem. Where Do I start?

2007-05-23 08:32:40 · 1 answers · asked by Lindsay 2 in Other - General Health Care

My dad had a stroke about four months ago. How much more improvements in his physical symptons can we expect?

2007-05-23 08:18:18 · 7 answers · asked by Helen J 1 in Other - General Health Care

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2007-05-23 07:48:24 · 3 answers · asked by Lewis 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I got a new shift at work 5:00am-2:00pm how can I best get on a new sleep schedule for work?

2007-05-23 07:36:19 · 14 answers · asked by Mark F 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-05-23 06:46:13 · 10 answers · asked by curly 1 in Pain & Pain Management

after 9 major abdominal surgeries i've just about had it

2007-05-23 06:37:55 · 1 answers · asked by queenbiddie 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have had chest pain in my left side under the arm pit and a bit along towards the centre of my chest. I also get a pain in the top of my left arm and sometimes my finger tips go all tingly.
I have had this for about a couple of days now, help?! Im 15.

2007-05-23 05:50:11 · 12 answers · asked by roryinthemorning 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I recently moved into an apartment. I was recently inside the apartment of my elderly neighbor, an over 70 woman who lives by herself. She was smoking a cigarette with an oxygen tube in her nose. I saw the oxygen tank nearby, but I don't know if the oxygen was turned on or not. She gets government "Section 8" to help her pay her apartment rent.
Is it illegal for her to do this, and how dangerous is it. Is there likely to be an explosion and I will die ? Can I report this situation to anyone, such as police or local health department or "Section 8 government housing" office.

2007-05-23 05:37:05 · 9 answers · asked by JustPeachy !!! 5 in Other - General Health Care

2007-05-23 04:23:38 · 5 answers · asked by Radhika p 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I'e been having pain in my wrist and hands, like it hurts to clench the fist and to move the wrist.....does anyone know what this might be? I haven't done anything different lately, no excessive work on the computer etc. I am a bit too young to be having Arthritis but it does seem like a possibility?

2007-05-23 03:51:28 · 6 answers · asked by HC123 4 in Pain & Pain Management

to wait to play squash again. I'm quite sure, squash caused the plantar fasciitis but i love to play it

2007-05-23 03:27:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-05-23 02:08:39 · 12 answers · asked by sweettooth4chocolat 1 in First Aid

2007-05-23 01:59:56 · 4 answers · asked by lolitanymphette 1 in Other - General Health Care

although i have been to the doctors several times ( in different countries ) none of them seem to be able to give me anything that really takes the pain away. some of my joints at my finger tips are now out of shape and seems to be at random. is there anyone that has this same problem but can manage with some sort of treatment or medicine ? if so would you be kind enough to pass on this treatment , i am desperate !!!!!!!!!!
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2007-05-22 22:12:04 · 3 answers · asked by christine j 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Ok it's 4:00 AM I'm a little tires but I can't sleep!!! I woke up at 2:00 PM today but thats becuase I've been sick what should i do????

2007-05-22 22:05:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-05-22 21:41:34 · 3 answers · asked by Henry L. 1 in Pain & Pain Management

It's only a littl red but every time i take the cool towel or ice off it's starts buring REALLY bad again what an i do to make it stop, i've already taken some ib profen too, it's been over an hour help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-05-22 21:26:55 · 5 answers · asked by Woo Woo 2 in Injuries

2007-05-22 21:06:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have aurthritis and fibromyalgia and have heard this can relieve pain naturaly? I can not take any pain meds or anti-inflams and would like to know if anyone has tried this before. Help please! www.reishiheal.com

2007-05-22 20:42:15 · 2 answers · asked by nature.chic 1 in Pain & Pain Management

3 months ago i was in a car accident. I was driving about 50miles per hour and the other guy run past a stop sign and hit me in the driver's side. Because of the impact i went straight into wall. By the way it was a taxi driver and he could have been driving at about 30 miles per hour. I was wearing my seatbelt at the time of the accident, but everytime i rest, like a nap, or after a night sleep and i wake up, the moment i stand up i can't let my right shoulder drop naturally, i have to let it hang in my normal position after a couple of minutes to get used to the pain...then the pain dissappears. But if i stand up straight it hurts when i do that....then again...after a while i get used to the pain...anyone have any idea what this could be? the pain is pretty much from the collarbone to the shoulder.

2007-05-22 19:39:42 · 8 answers · asked by chicken doggie 1 in Injuries

I have been having pain in my side for a little over a month now.
Where the pain is sometimes moves, when it first started it was in my lower right side, really close to my hipbone. Now it has moved up more to under my ribcage and it gets more severe after I have eaten. Sometimes it is in my left side as well, also under my ribcage. My white blood cell count is also high. I went to a surgeon who thinks it is most likely my gallbladder. My sonogram came back normal and so I had another test done the other day, I forgot what it's called, but they gave me something to make my gallbladder fill up and then made it contract. I should get the results back in a couple days but does anyone know what exactly this test will tell me and what they might recommend for me? And if it isn't my gallbladder, what else could it be?

I do know that it is not appendicitis, they have checked that several times, and I don't have a UTI or kidney infection or anything, my urine and bloodwork are clean.

2007-05-22 19:09:33 · 8 answers · asked by Rachel 4 in Other - General Health Care

It was fairly big, and one big hard piece of something? Maybe skin? Could it be part of my umbilical cord from birth that is just now coming off?? It was black on one side and was quite hard for him to pull out, like it was attched.

2007-05-22 19:06:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Not to sur ewhat it is but i know its hurting him. I tried putting hot candle wax on it and also tried to remove it with a pin but neither has work. Do you guys know of any other methods?

2007-05-22 17:08:04 · 6 answers · asked by MJ 1 in First Aid

I was running and deicded to sprint rather quickly. At the end, my right side cramped so hard it hurt to breathe, I got over it, but then my collarbone started to hurt, it hurt on the back of it too. I'm 14 and I don't sprint like that too often, what's wrong? I'm 5"10-11, and it feels kinda like arthritis.

2007-05-22 16:41:45 · 1 answers · asked by candy_freak999 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a burning sensation in the back of my neck towards my right shoulder and I do not recall doing anything to cause this, but it hurts pretty bad? Has anyone had this same experience or have some ideas as what it could be? I know the neck is pretty delicate so I probably injured it without even knowing.

2007-05-22 16:37:25 · 1 answers · asked by kristajade 1 in Pain & Pain Management