General Health Care - May 2007

When I went to the hospital a couple of days ago, they had a hard time getting my veins to open up to put the IV in. The nurse tried to put it in my right hand and didn't get anything. But, today, it is really sore and it isn't bruised on the surface, but inside where the vein is. The spot on the left hand that she was able to use doesn't ache as much as the right one. I don't have a doctor that I can go to. Should I take this matter back to the hospital or what do I do?

2007-05-31 01:43:16 · 6 answers · asked by hobbitt192002 1 in Pain & Pain Management

hurts the top of my back and it tingles. what does this mean?

2007-05-31 01:36:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

the lower bones in my spine are sitting on each other,what can i take or do to build up cartilage in my spine

2007-05-31 01:27:48 · 1 answers · asked by kunim lin 1 in Pain & Pain Management

So my laptop sits on a chair, and I sit on the ground to use my laptop. After using it for a couple hours, I started to feel pain near the top of my spine, and a little to the right. The pain almost feels like a burning or pinching sensation.
Why is this happening?
How can I prevent it from happening again in the future?
How can I make the pain go away?

2007-05-30 23:30:56 · 0 answers · asked by Soccer Lover 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have had a sour shoulder since October last year i have been to a gp and shoulder doctor and physio. i have had Needles and it still hasnt helped. has anyone had this problem or can tell me how to stop it hurting? im willing to try anything.

2007-05-30 23:30:31 · 2 answers · asked by TL1983 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I am divebombed every night!! I sleep under a net and sheet, I have plug in things, burning things, and a fan in the hope it blows any insects off me and fly screens on every window, I use creams and sprays but still I get bitten. Last night I got bitten on my eyelid, which is now closed it is so swollen, I am covered in red marks around the bite, which is hot, swollen and itchy. I look like I have been beaten up! Now my daughter says I look like a drug addict due to the marks all over my body!

I feel so miserable. Does anybody have any more ideas that will prevent them attacking me and give me some relief

Thanks

2007-05-30 23:13:32 · 20 answers · asked by Red 1 in First Aid

i am 14 and im starting to worry about the way things are going with my feet...my ankle is going down and i need to wear the supports and walk on the sides to fix it...i started a long time back but i have quit wearing the supports as i have made a mistake in tightening them up.I was supposetd to tighten them every 2 weeks and i did it every week...tht was ok but i was supposed 2 do that for 2 months and i did it for six...it was to tight so i had 2 quit.Now please tell me what is the fastest way to fix this Flat foot syndrome...?

2007-05-30 21:08:04 · 2 answers · asked by -N!k0¬ 2 in Injuries

i get this really sharp pains in my legs some times it is just one leg but the pains are in my front thigh and around my knee area.

2007-05-30 21:02:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

It's just by the side of my tummy, about 2 inches across and at least 1 inch thick (2 inches is approx 5cm).

When I had my bath last night it was not there. Since my bath I have been out to dinner (I don't drink so no I did not bump into anything without remembering), then on the internet, then to bed... this morning I have been on the sofa straightening my hair and have just run a beth... as I was getting ready for the bath, I noticed the bruise.

I touched it and it did hurt, unlike the ones I sometimes get on my leg which appear and never hurt.

How did I get this?? Or I guess more to the point..: WHY... I couldn't expect anyone to know HOW I got something based on the list of harmless activities above.....

Thanks

--A baffled and bruised LoopyArco. :-)

2007-05-30 20:57:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I get a burning stomach mostly in the evenings. Sometimes it hurts so bad I double over. Then I have to Burp a lot. I also feel achy all over my back. I think it could happen sometimes when I am stressed. My chest and ribs hurt some too. Any home remedies or ideas?

2007-05-30 20:34:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Ok this is something really weird but I exercise regularly, im not a work out freak but I do it for mainly health reasons, im relatively young in my mid 30's, about 3 years ago i was at the gym working out Im very concsious about my breathing when I lift weights and overall im pretty careful but no more than anyone else i would think, so anyway im breathing out while im pushing weight up using my legs, and then all of a sudden I get this weird sensation, its hard to describe but it felt like something exploded in the back of my head followed by a warm feeling inside my skull and then that was followed by dizziness and disorientation, naturally anxiety ensued I was taken to the hospital where they did and mri and everything came back ok, I have continued to exercise and I have never experienced anything like that (thank God) again, but I am so curious nobody not even the dr. or paramedics that day were able to give me a straight answer so anyway has anyone ever had something similar ?

2007-05-30 20:27:54 · 1 answers · asked by vlombar1 1 in Injuries

i know its crazy but i need to find out by not drinkin' any enerydrinks cause those thing are nasty!!!!

2007-05-30 19:35:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Everytime I stand for a period of time (about 15 minutes or longer) the soles of my feet start to hurt, the longer I'm standing the more it hurts. When I'm up walking around it still hurts, but hurts less than when just standing. I can't stand or walk for more than about 30 minutes before it starts to hurt bad & I can not be on my feet more than an hour without having to sit down. If I sit down it will stop hurting but as soon as I stand up it hurts again. I'm usually on my feet about half of the day. My feet even hurt when just standing 20 minutes to take a shower. My guess is its probably arch problems, as I know everyone has a different arch & arch problems can pretty much be the same. Would this be my problem as well? Is there anything I can do to stop my feet from hurting for that I can actually stand up a while & be on my feet for hours, pain free? I am obese, however not SEVERE like some people. I weigh about 225 lbs and about 5'7", I am about 75 lbs overweight.

2007-05-30 19:33:19 · 3 answers · asked by bikerlbf406 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been recently diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and am now on a waiting list to visit a sleep clininc to determine what kind of treatment I need, which I have been told could take months, unfortunately due to my circumstances I am not entitled to a medicare card and I do not have the money to go private, therefore I am a sitting duck. In the mean time is there anyone out there who can suggest a remedy, or anything which will help me sleep at night until I get the proper treatment, preferbly something that will not leave me feeling drowsy or hung over the next morning. I constantly wake up, and when I do wake I cannot go back to sleep, most nights I wake about 2am and lie awake until I have to go to work. It is getting unberable. Does anyone have any suggestions Please.

2007-05-30 19:19:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i started working in a truss plant. hammering all day. arm is very sore, calluses starting to form. i know u should give your muscles a rest between excersises, but this is a job. quitting or doing something else is not an option.

what can i do about my sore arm, while i continue to work? also, calluses are FORMING, meaning white, puffy blisters, that would pop when i continue working... what do to about that?

2007-05-30 19:19:27 · 5 answers · asked by korn freak 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My skin was dry... really dry before i did it ! well the skin is ripped out it 2 places .... I need to know if its going to scar I don't think i went tooo deep or anything .....but its been like a red wound for 2 days now... when i say wound its not crusty or anything like that just sorta red you know ... Should i be leaving it alone totally or should I be applying vaseline to it my mom said thats good for that kind of stuff ... plz help

2007-05-30 19:11:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My friend was hit in the eye over 2 weeks ago and her black eye has not went away under her eye. some one told her to put witch hazel, and for some reason it still has not healed. Does anyone know what else to do? or what it is she needs to do?

2007-05-30 19:09:41 · 1 answers · asked by Robyn D 2 in Injuries

What's the usual dose of valium that doctors prescribe? I have been prescribed 2mg and it doesnt seem to do anything for me. And too, how do I go about asking him to up it. If I say it's not working then he will put me on something else and I don't want that because nothing else works. If I had to put it's effect into percentage I'd probably say it works 10%
PLEASE Help!!!

2007-05-30 18:48:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

How much money does a Physician make from each visit? That includes insurance billing and co-pay. Thank you

2007-05-30 18:41:07 · 4 answers · asked by John S 2 in Other - General Health Care

Any medication? Any good tips on muscle creams? I am open to all suggestions.

2007-05-30 18:22:41 · 4 answers · asked by MistyMishy 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I just took 600mg of Ibuprofen about an hour ago and its not working. Is it safe for me to take tylenol (Acetaminophen) now or should I wait? The tylenol i have is the tylenol 8 hour, it says to take 2 caplets which are 650mg each. Please let me know and hurry, im in pain!! i would call a pharmacist, but its 1 am and there is no pharmacy open.

2007-05-30 17:55:22 · 13 answers · asked by mama817 2 in Other - General Health Care

I had surgery back in April and I still hurt I have good days and then its like I over do then I have areally bad couple of days.By over doing I mean I do the excerise the Doctor said to do and I walk around the house like the Doctor said to do .Anyone have any suggestion

2007-05-30 17:28:05 · 4 answers · asked by Tammy R 2 in Pain & Pain Management

CAN SOMEBODY SEND ME A PACK OF NICOTINE PATCHES FOR FREE PLZ I AM SERIOUS ABOUT QUITTING SMOKING
THANX

2007-05-30 16:56:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-05-30 15:57:13 · 8 answers · asked by Proud mommy of 3 boys 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-05-30 15:53:59 · 22 answers · asked by qcgrl6 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Alright, it may sound crazy or whatever, but since the nose and the brain share the same blood supply, what can occur if you fail to take care of your nose properly post-piercing?

2007-05-30 14:27:30 · 6 answers · asked by theLaughing_xCorpse 1 in Injuries

2007-05-30 14:27:19 · 9 answers · asked by A L 1 in Pain & Pain Management

He has gone to the emergency room and had a CT scan, the results were normal, I took him to an Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist yesterday, they referred him to see a Neurologist today who scheduled him for an immediate MRI/MRA which was also done today. No stiff neck, no vomiting, some nausea. He sleeps all day and when he's not sleeping he's miserable. He was prescribed OXY IR (oxycodone) and told he possibly has viral meningitis. The problem is, he does not have any of the symptoms except the headache. No results back yet from the MRI. Has anyone else had a long-term headache and were you diagnosed with anything? Please help!!

2007-05-30 14:14:34 · 5 answers · asked by SmartyPants 5 in Pain & Pain Management

What could it be? I had it last night and tonight. It runs straight through me from the front to the back.

2007-05-30 14:12:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

just wondering, more specific the more of a chance you will 10 points.

2007-05-30 13:44:58 · 8 answers · asked by I hate pink 3 in Injuries