General Health Care - June 2007

its a sharp pain in the side of my knee, gettin annoyin now

2007-06-23 09:42:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I can still move it. It is still warm but it feels just as if it is 'defrosting' from the winter cold weather. I haven't knowingly injured it. Can anyone help please?

2007-06-23 09:23:04 · 11 answers · asked by caro 5 in Injuries

When it locks up, there r these dent things that form along the arch, and it is getting worse? does anyone know what this is? if so plz help me get rid of it

2007-06-23 09:02:40 · 1 answers · asked by energizerbunny 1 in Pain & Pain Management

what just happened was, i had a bowel movement. the poo came out fine, but after that was out i saw a large stream of bright red blood in the toilet. the toilet paper was also covered in blood, but i checked a few minutes afterwards and there was none there.

last week i started working out again after a long time of sedentary living. i also changd my diet from usual crap to good foods, and just yesterday was my girlfriends birthday, we splurged and had some pizza and fast food- today i was a fool and ate a turkey/bacon sandiwch at Denny's.

Oh, and the working out that i am doing is kickboxing and sambo wrestling, iv done this before but only recently got back into it. i am 21 years old and overweight by about 20 pounds. i was thinking that the blood was from my lifestyle change and possibly the horrible food i ate the past two days, as well as quite a bit of candy.

i have no health insurance and cant afford going to a dcotor just yet.

2007-06-23 08:57:51 · 16 answers · asked by doncareforaname 2 in Other - General Health Care

Autoclaves are those heating/steam machines they use in hospitals to clean utensils. I've only seen them myself, but I don't know how long they usually take to thouroughly disinfect the utensils. Does anyone know?

2007-06-23 08:54:51 · 1 answers · asked by bananafanafofanni 2 in Other - General Health Care

When I blow my nose, there's always a red tint to the snot (not to be grose)

2007-06-23 08:48:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

My husband has had migraines since childhood. He takes lots of OTC meds as well as Imitrex. I am sure his body has gotten used to the OTC meds. He has been checked by MD for other conditions. He uses ibuprofen, imitrex and excedrin mostly. But none of those really work too well.

2007-06-23 08:41:25 · 13 answers · asked by a mom 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been pretty constipated and I have this sensation when I bend over or push on my belly behind my sternum, is that normal? Its not major pain, just enough to feel it, more like a discomfort. I was taking Clindamycin for a tooth abscess about a week ago. But yesterday and the day before I felt horrible, last night and today I am feeling a little better. I'm just curious if thats the case or any input. Thanks!

2007-06-23 08:38:14 · 4 answers · asked by Patrick 1 in Pain & Pain Management

okay yesterday my bf came and picked me up at work he is a truck driver so he brought his big truck. i was getting in to the truck my door wasn't locked so grabbed it and slammed it shut not realizing that my thumb had been smashed too. i opened the door again and took my thumb out wow was it ever so painful so i went to the hospital and the doctor looked at it and gave me a spline and rapped it up in a banded my question here is something seems off. like the doc didn't really look at it and i am worried about it. will it get better or not? its broken and its swollen and i cant feel it its my first bone i broke so i am new at this anyone else broke their thumb? if so how did it get better?

2007-06-23 08:06:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

and hurts a little bit. im just concerned a bit and wondered if anyone else has had this happen.

2007-06-23 08:03:55 · 2 answers · asked by pleezewaitforme 2 in Injuries

For the past month, my right buttocks cheek has been sore (it feels like a pulled muscle). But lately, in addition to the right butt cheeck pain, my spine/back on the lower right side hurts a lot as well. A friend of mine says it could be a tight hamstring, but others have said it could be some serious back deterioration. Anyone experience this?

2007-06-23 07:55:50 · 4 answers · asked by Mirko F 1 in Pain & Pain Management

It is close to the thumb, but right online with the middle finger (in the palm). I can move all fingers w/o pain except for the middle finger. It seems sore. The cut was kinda deep. but I washed it over a tap water (sink), and used paper towels and pressed to stop the bleeding. I then put a butterfly stitch bandage and a big bandage (almost covering the palm, and a nice blood spot (size of about half a pinky nail), and it doesn't hurt as bad if I keep the hand half way closed. I stock paper and chemicals (laundry detergent, and stuff along those lines) at Wal-Mart. What should I do? I'm scheduled to work in 2.5 hours. Thanks...

2007-06-23 07:35:49 · 13 answers · asked by David G 1 in Injuries

they say to help you fall asleep easier, you should not be on the computer or be watching TV, but rather read a book for about 30-50 minutes each night before going to bed. would it be okay to though, to read stories online? just cause i finish all of my books so quickly, but with websites like fictionpress.com there are always new stories, but will that just keep me awake longer?

2007-06-23 07:24:38 · 7 answers · asked by horizon 4 in Other - General Health Care

how does propoxy measure up?

2007-06-23 07:00:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-06-23 06:48:46 · 12 answers · asked by billy b 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Why has this quite affective pain killer been taken off the
prescription list? Is it purely political to save money and
further reduce our medication to second best?
paracetamol alone is o.k for headaches, but little else!

2007-06-23 06:19:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

my niece just broke her arm like 10 mins ago her skin looked like it sunk into her arm and everyone ran crying like somebody died...was all that necessary and when will she be back from the hospital?

2007-06-23 06:10:46 · 2 answers · asked by DaKidWonder 2 in Injuries

2007-06-23 06:04:59 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

for cheerleading i have to be able to do a left heel stretch and i cant do one at all. i stretch for a really long time and i do it over and over again but it never gets better. my right heel stretch is really good though so i dont get why i cant get my left to be as good. is there anything i can do other than stretching that would make it better?

2007-06-23 05:55:29 · 3 answers · asked by heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy 2 in Injuries

I want to sleep yesterday I got into bed at 11 pm ant fell asleep somewhere around 3 i want to wake up early but i always wake up late i tried counting sheep didnt work any advice?

2007-06-23 05:42:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i need help from u all...i am feeling pain in my bone between breast..its really hard to breath during pain.becoz i feel that somthing pricks inside......is it a muscular pain?..any thing serious?....dr said that nothing wrong.but its not recovering....i usually feel it at night when i sleep.....why is it so..?can u help....plz

2007-06-23 04:21:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I received my 3rd cortisone injection on Thursday done with fluoroscopy. It is to treat my L5/S1 disk which is in bad shape and is causing sciatica pain.

The 1st two never did anything but this one has increased my pain a lot. I am wondering if anyone has experienced this.

My thoughts are that:

1. he did it wrong. can these be administered incorrectly and cause more problems?

2. the area was much more inflamed than the 1st two times and the injection agrivated it.

3. he actually got in the right spot and this is a good sign that in a couple more days i may actually have some relief.

Last week I had a lot of pain but could function enough to drive to the store, go to work and take it easy. I am now bed ridden. I suffer to just go to the bathroom, go to the kitchen to grab a quick bite to eat. The pain has increased A LOT!!

When I called my doctor about this he showed some concern and told me to take more pain medicine (12 norcos 5/325 a day).

2007-06-23 03:50:03 · 2 answers · asked by JotaBravo 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Please don't tell me to buy a thousand dollar tap water filter on my kitchen sink.

2007-06-23 03:49:47 · 1 answers · asked by sammy 2 in Other - General Health Care

The left side of my neck has started being really sore. My back is also sore. There is a strange popping/clicking noise right at the place where my neck meets my head in the back if that makes sense. I hear this noise every time I walk. I am 16 years old and relativley healthy, with hashimoto's syndrome. If anyone know what this noise could be I would really appreciate some advice! Thank you.

2007-06-23 03:43:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

for girls

2007-06-23 03:11:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have ongoing issues with my fiance.
He just acts really sketchy and Ive had cheating suspicions and such but I really dont believe that that is it. Ive told him there is something he is not telling me but he denies it. Ive joked to myself that he is like in a gang or an international spy or something. Even a dealer. But it has only occurred to me now he could be using.
He has said he has had drug problems in the past (from heroin to coke to pills) He smokes weed and is fine with me knowing that. Though he often says he has to work late (relieving CEO for a big company) He works bizarre hours an long hours. He never has any money an is stayin with a friend though he earns all this money I never see it. He is always walking out and on phone. He looks always on edge. Though he got really angry when I had a pill recently and nearly left me cause of it.. How can I tell? Ive heard you can smell it with some drugs? I just want to find out. Help him. Any advice?

2007-06-23 01:53:49 · 8 answers · asked by KS 4 in Other - General Health Care

like eg: putting mayo on hair to make it smooth

2007-06-23 01:39:58 · 7 answers · asked by kate 1 in First Aid

Okay I heard about this and I thought it was crazy. I thought that I would just get juice in my eyes and burn them. I get migranes and sinus headaches often. One day I was in so much pain I was desperate and I happened to have a lime in the fridge. So I tried it and to my shock it worked. Nearly instantaneously the throbbing in my head went away. My husband has tried it too - after laughing at me of course. It worked for him too. We are trying to figure out if it is the cold or if there is something in the lime juice that is actually doing something. I have put ice and cold things on my head for headaches in the past and it has done nothing for the pain. Does anyone know what property/chemical composition in the limes is taking away the pain? We have been joking that it is the "magic" in the limes but I would really like to know.

2007-06-23 00:41:52 · 9 answers · asked by JM 6 in Pain & Pain Management

I fractured my knee a month ago and I have been going to a orthepedic peacialist and getting x-rayed. He realized me knee cap ius knocked out of place and I have to visit an Orthepdic Children Surgeon. Is it scary. I need to know.

2007-06-23 00:15:21 · 4 answers · asked by Home Dogg 3 in Injuries

Where I live right now, it is really really cold. Freezing. And when I get into my bed my feet freeze more than any part of my body. One night they were so cold I couldn't fall asleep so I got up and pulled some ankle socks on. Then I fell asleep. Would this be bad for my feet in any way??

2007-06-22 23:36:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care