General Health Care - May 2007

2007-05-28 15:48:53 · 5 answers · asked by Nick M 1 in Pain & Pain Management

im about to go camp for like a month and i KNOW imma get tons of bug bites. does anyone know of any other way besides bug spray to keep mosquitos away? is there anything i can do to prevent poison ivy too?

2007-05-28 15:43:19 · 2 answers · asked by moonlit_tahiti 2 in First Aid

took 4 advil then 2 hrs later 800 mg of motrin it was not on purpose should i go to the hospital what should i do?

2007-05-28 15:39:30 · 18 answers · asked by jamie k 2 in Injuries

The pain is not real bad, just annoying. Its in one small spot about the size of 2 fingers, right at the base of my head on the left side. I don't feel like I should go to the doctor, its not that severe, its just annoying. The more I think about it the more it hurts. I have no bumps, both sides of my head feel the same. The pain has been there for about 2 months now, not bad, but I know it hurts.

2007-05-28 15:37:58 · 4 answers · asked by Darren 4 in Pain & Pain Management

For a while now, i have been feeling pain in my back when i lay down to go to bed, i usually reposition to the side, but recently i discovered if i maintain the position the pain subsides completely.
Also more recently abdominal pains have accompanied , they maybe be different symptoms though.

These abdominal pains may be the cause of constipation, i hadn't gone for a week, so i took laxatives for a few days and it worked. Though after i discontinued, i haven't gone since, it has only been about 40 hours though.

2007-05-28 14:12:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

help! woke up this morning with a pain in my neck. when im looking straight there is no pain, but when i turn it left/right/up/down at a certain angle there is pain. It originates from the left shoulder/neck area. This has happened to me before last year.. my mum says its because i did not have a good sleeping posture the night before( not sure if she is true though). It went away after about 2 days.

How can i treat the pain? I kind of need instant relieve/cure because i am having my piano diploma exam tmr, and i need to practice really hard today too (:

thanks!

2007-05-28 14:04:54 · 9 answers · asked by pensive 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I get canker sores ALLLL THE TIME. They hurt, ive tried all of that numbing stuff that you can buy (kanka, orabase, the little patches you can put over it, EVERYTHING). Is anyone a doctor here because i think i might have to call my doctor to get prescribed something, and it hurts to talk. Ive stopped eating salt, so citrus, everything i can think of that can cause it, but yet i still get them....

2007-05-28 13:46:22 · 4 answers · asked by Natalie's mommy 4 in Pain & Pain Management

This is a terribly painful condition, and surgery is a last sorce, said mom's Doctors!! She is in pain 24/7 and at 87 years old, could use some relief. Thanks to all who try to offer suggestions, or surgens, etc. thewizofoz

2007-05-28 13:34:59 · 3 answers · asked by Liiile-Suzy29 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i'm on 2 every 4 hours for the past 2 years

2007-05-28 13:31:43 · 5 answers · asked by justin o 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Just found a tick on the back of my thigh, may have been there for 24-48 hours. I removed it and it burns like hell. Any chance that this is normal ? On a scale of 1-10 in that small area that it bit, I'd say 7 with strong consistency, not that on/off pain.

2007-05-28 13:29:46 · 8 answers · asked by Daniel Moniz 1 in First Aid

I went to see my Dr. because I was bleeding when I had a stool; but, it only lasted for about 3 days and it wasn'y all the time. Anyway, he recommended I see another Dr. And the other Dr. didn't even check me or anything. He just said I should get a colonoscopy done. The thing is that I don't have any insurance and it's expensive. The doctor wont do the procedure until I cough off the dough. How do I know if it's really necessary. Please help!

2007-05-28 13:25:56 · 6 answers · asked by yopude 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-05-28 12:53:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Recently I hurt my knee. I went to one doctor that has a rehab facility, and she recommended rehab: ultrasound, etc. She thought it was a mild meniscus problem.

When it failed to get better, I went to a prestigious hospital here. The doctor's diagnosis was a small lesion on the MCL, and he recommended nothing much in particular, except to stop playing sports for three weeks and walking less.

After it got worse, I went to the same hospital, saw a different doctor who recommended I use one of those ankle to thigh braces for three weeks, and advised me not to even walk outside my apartment, while keeping the brace on 24 hours a day. He thought it was the ACL.

After a week I realized this was not working, so I got an appointment with the previous doctor. I waited three full hours to see him. He was ambivalent, and didn't even bother to look at my knee this time. These doctors act like it is an imposition to answer simple questions.

What's your opinion of doctors?

2007-05-28 12:38:08 · 9 answers · asked by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7 in Injuries

I just noticed that the vain under my eye pumps hard for couple of seconds and then stops. It keeps happening. Is it because I am studying for an exam since morning or is it b/c of blood pressure? Does anyone know why its happening?

~I told my brother to check if he could see it move and he can.

2007-05-28 12:31:07 · 2 answers · asked by bluesky8 1 in Other - General Health Care

i only used to get cramps when i was sleeping, so bad it would wake me up. but now i get them more often, but not as severe. does anyone knows why?

2007-05-28 12:17:09 · 16 answers · asked by over the air 3 in Pain & Pain Management

wht should i do should i be worried

2007-05-28 12:10:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I am looking to find a incontinence moisture alarm, but I would like it to be very small, even maybe something that can fit in a pocket so no one can see it when I am out. I found one, but it is a lil bulky, does anyone have any of these or know where I can get one that is portable and small?

2007-05-28 11:50:19 · 3 answers · asked by johnsupon1 1 in Other - General Health Care

i pulled a chest muscle when my friend and i were messing around and he jumped on me, and now for three weeks it hurts to do everything that i love. It hurts to breathe, jump, wake up, go to sleep, lie down, sneeze, cough, crouch, sit, Everything! I don't know what to do to treat a pulled chest muscle. please help.
It really hurts!!! when i Sneeze and wake up if that helps.

2007-05-28 11:27:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-05-28 10:33:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Is there a test, or anything, that can DETECT muscle trauma?
Say you were punched in the arm and your arm really hurts. Is there a test that can say, "Yes, this muscle had trauma"?

2007-05-28 10:24:30 · 2 answers · asked by diuadkha h 1 in Injuries

i have no idea what i did to my knee but it hurts alot.stairs are very painfull.i tryed taking painkillers they seem to help a little bit but not much allso tryed icy hot and other pain rub.if i move my knee or go up stairs it snaps crackles and pops.ive had this for 3 days now just wondering when i should go to the doctor becouse all that inscrunce mombo jumbo is very expensive.

2007-05-28 10:18:57 · 13 answers · asked by paradoxxxboxxx 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I messed up my knee over a year ago and it is still bothering me, I went to the doctor after it happened he said i tore or pinched the cartilage in my knee and at the point I wasn't able to walk on it, so he told me if it wasn't better in a week to go back, it was better a week later so i could walk on it, but now it bothers me almost everyday. Please help and I don't have the money to go to the doctor because i dont have insurance!

2007-05-28 10:11:59 · 5 answers · asked by Cami M 1 in Injuries

it still hurts when i touch it. I hit my head on the car door when I was in a hurry. When I first hit my head it swelled up to peanut size but it never really bruised.

2007-05-28 09:57:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-05-28 09:02:01 · 9 answers · asked by Greg 1 in Other - General Health Care

does anybody have any products or old remedies i can use to at least prevent mosquitoe bites and/or to kill the mosquitoes in my house

2007-05-28 07:44:59 · 7 answers · asked by LUV-ME-OR-HATE-ME 1 in First Aid

My two big toes are infected and I want to know what would work to help restore my nails.

2007-05-28 07:22:38 · 14 answers · asked by laa 2 in Other - General Health Care

Friday morning i woke up unable to move, the pain in my lower back was unbearable to cut a long story short i went to the doctors he said i have slipped a disk.

He has pescribed me Diazepam and Co-Codamol they are making me sleep but are not doing anything for the pain, sometimes i feel like im going to crumble into a big heap on the floor! he has told me to back in a weeks time (next Friday)

Has anybody had this before and what did you do to help releive the pain, ive tried putting heat pads on the lower back but still no good.

My buttocks and legs hurt is that normal, when i see him on Friday i wasnt feeling pain there but i am now.

2007-05-28 07:15:31 · 16 answers · asked by rose 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Occasionally when I get up off the floor or walk my hip will feel like it's out of place and in a few minutes feel better. Anyway, yesterday I walked on my treadmill and after I got off of it, my hip felt weird. I was stretching and I felt it pop (it's never done that before). The rest of the day my hip was sore and felt out of place and I couldn't walk without limping. I tried doing the stretch I did before to get it to pop and it did 2 more times that day. I got up this morning and my hip is SORE and I cannot walk without limping. Does anyone have a similair problem to this? Do you think it's out of place? I've had it x-rayed before and the X-ray was normal. I plan to go to the chiropractor if it still hurts tomorrow.

2007-05-28 06:49:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-05-28 06:42:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Ok, this may sound a little wierd but my dad had to have part of his tongue removed last week. I feel so bad for him because he is in a lot of pain and this was supposed to just feel "like he bit his tongue" Well it hurts a lot worse for him and he is still in a lot of pain A WEEK LATER! I'm sure he's hungry since he can't really eat and all he has been able to eat is mashed potatoes and like shakes and stuff. Does anyone know of a way for him to speed up his recovery process

2007-05-28 06:24:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management