General Health Care - June 2007

what do you like most about them and what do you dislike most about them? i am a medical student and i want to know your honest opinion.

2007-06-15 21:18:44 · 12 answers · asked by lil3 2 in Other - General Health Care

I understand that I can't ask for prayers, so any suggestions on what to do for a sore hip. I'm only 44 and my hip hurts in the back of the left socket and the pain and numbness is radiating down the leg. I had to leave work because I can't stand on it.

Any suggestions on what I can do for the pain until I can see the doctor in the morning? My hip hurts too much to even go to sleep!

2007-06-15 20:39:28 · 5 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in Pain & Pain Management

i see white stuff between the flesh and good skin..what is that?..what are the yellow stuff?...must i remove the assphault from this?..or will it go away by itself?

2007-06-15 20:30:45 · 5 answers · asked by Russell C 2 in First Aid

i play baseball and softball... its been 4 months so far .

2007-06-15 19:26:51 · 3 answers · asked by bonzodamonkey 1 in Injuries

My knees & hips & ankles swell on & off at different times.Sometimes both knees swell up at the sametime.They swell up like a balloon.Im not fat.Im 5'2 weigh 120

2007-06-15 19:01:39 · 4 answers · asked by teddybear 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Is there a website that will tell me the difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis? I know I have osteoarthritis in my lower back and hips, but can a person have osteoarthritis in their hands also? I have some awful pains in both thumbs. Not carpal tunnel syndrome, I've had surgery for that.

2007-06-15 18:55:13 · 8 answers · asked by junknstuffcollector 5 in Pain & Pain Management

i WANT NEED 2 come off these meds however so far ive had SEVERE withdrawal & have resorted 2 useing other pain meds i KNOW that given the chance i could taper off the meds ill need the doctors help/understanding i do not CANNOT continue 2 use others meds or get on methadone i dont want drug maintence i want 2 be drug free.i was addicted 2 heroin 4 9 years did the whole methodone thing ive been clean 4 almost 3 years thx 2 a doctor who gave me suboxone when i had the insurance 2 pay for visits & the medication.i no longer have insurance.I know from experience that if not stopped NOW that me living day 2 day taking what I can depending on what is available i will go down FAST.i CANNOT resort 2 heroin & on somedays im having 2 take meds like oxycontin bcuz w/the exception of heroin its the only option.ive tried cold turkey & icant do it.if given the chance i KNOW that i will succesfully get off all meds i know what its like 2 b on heroin & methadone. i dont want 2 go there again i CANT

2007-06-15 18:40:46 · 5 answers · asked by ducky 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I can make my eardrums rumble. (at least I think it is my eardrums) It is as if I am isolating the muscles around them and tense tense them up and then they rumble. Of course it's not loud enough for anyone else to hear. And no I am not hearing things. Also I have been able to do this as long I can remember. It doesn't hurt either. Nothing shows up as abnormal on hearing tests.

2007-06-15 18:27:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-06-15 17:50:58 · 1 answers · asked by MRSEATT24 2 in Other - General Health Care

when ever i trown up my trout burn like when u burp up hot cheetos.so how do i stop it.and im not going to stop trowing up!

2007-06-15 17:32:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I do not like taking nsaids. I have been doing well with the exercises the rehab center taught me, but I had been on bed rest for almost two months. I started exercising again and my knee had been acting up again. My elbow has also been flaring up worse than usual. Any suggestions would be great. My local herb shop recommended something called IFC or something, Is that any good?

2007-06-15 17:07:06 · 3 answers · asked by armatose 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Am currently on 4 different types of meds; anti inflamitory (2), & pain killers (percocet & tylonel 3).

2007-06-15 16:56:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am a 64 yr old woman. About 3 hrs ago I fell out side in the dirt. I landed on my right elbow and split it open pretty good. I held a wet wash cloth on it and it is not bleeding anymore. I covered it with a 4x4 inch gauze pad and wrapped an ace bandage around it. It hurts but not worth a 3-4 hr trip to the ER. My question is: Is there a salve that I might have on hand to help with bateria that I can put on the gauze pad? I think peroxide would be too painful because it is a fairly large tear? Thanks for any help you can offer.

2007-06-15 16:42:36 · 4 answers · asked by kingsley 6 in Injuries

What kind of sound do you make when you are in pain?
Ha, you were probably thinking of something else lol.
You can answer that too.

2007-06-15 15:11:55 · 20 answers · asked by Yafooey! 5 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-06-15 14:56:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Maybe we would be better off with private fire care ?
How about if you call the 'for profit' fire dept, and you find out that they lost your paper work, and said, please call back during regular business hours....then dail tone.!
How about a 'for profit' police dept. ? That sounds real cool !
Would criminals be able buy their way out of trouble?
Or would the criminals prey on folks not current will the police bill?
Or would 'for profit' health care mean that your family member will die on the floor of a modern hospital because of a funding issue?

2007-06-15 13:48:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-06-15 13:46:08 · 4 answers · asked by gmm_8877 2 in Other - General Health Care

by asking question to people who really don't know? The only thing I can ever say is see a doctor. The only thing logical to say to me. I noticed that some people have some very serious symtoms, and some people are giving them some very dangerous advice. You can't tell somebody that is losing weight that they need more sleep. They could have cancer, be anemic or a number of serious other conditions. You may think you are helping by giving them an honest guess, but it could cost them their lives. People Go and see a doctor with your medical problems. Most of us do not qualify to answer your medical questions.

2007-06-15 13:07:39 · 9 answers · asked by Brenda M 4 in Pain & Pain Management

Hi, I am a 26 year old male. I'm also a hypochondriac and get scared of having diseases or conditions and such. Recently, a lady at my work had a brain anyeurism. This has scared me a lot.

I don't know much about that condition, but I am afraid to do so much research. The research I've done cites hypertension, artherosclorosis, and congential defects as causes for anyeurisms. But I'm still afraid because I don't know if it's something someone can detect before it gets worse.

I'm in good health, low blood pressure, normal cholestorol, weight is fine for my height and age, circulation is good.

I'm afraid of going to bed at night worrying about this and I'm afraid of stuff happening while I sleep and being near defensless or not as able to get help.

In a few weeks I'll have a regular dr. appt, Until then, I was thinking if there was a member of this community who could reasuure me and get rid of my fears, that would help me.

Thank you so much in advance,

Alex =/

2007-06-15 13:04:50 · 7 answers · asked by dragonalex27 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-06-15 12:46:41 · 6 answers · asked by HollieD 1 in Pain & Pain Management

ok well the day before yesterday(wensday)i smoked something..well that whole day i had not eaten almost anything..and the day before i had just recoverd from a stomach flu and im not experienced at all with smoking weed...and around 4 after school i smoked about half a joint of marijuana and my friend who was more experienced and had already eaten smoked the other..and the friday before i had smoked half a joint of the very same stuff and well it didnt hit me as hard...this time the stuff hit me real hard like i came home an it was still there but it was after 3 hours.....and i tried to sleep but i hardly could so the next day i was feeling a bit better...and welltoday which is friday im still feeling the high...but not as much well it way less but its been like 48hrs...and it hasnt gone away and i went to the dr. yesterday and he tod me that i had just marijuna in my system and that by drinking water and stuff that in time it will go away..but well i am 15 and sorta still growing..

2007-06-15 12:37:34 · 13 answers · asked by pixie7 3 in Injuries

Yeah, I got Swimmer's Ear, and it REALLY hurts! How do I get rid of it? I want to go swimming really badly, but my mom said I can't get my ear wet. And I HATE it because everyone's like- " Why does it have cotton in it? What did u do?" (I put cotton in it so it wouldn't hurt as much.) PLEASE TELL ME HOW LONG I WILL HAVE IT!!!!!!



(plz?) Thanx!

2007-06-15 12:30:47 · 3 answers · asked by Funny Bunny 2 in Pain & Pain Management

medicine on it and now its black on the tip of it and the rest is red. I havent had any problems it just hurts and its been on my body for like a week or two. My question is what kind of spider did i get bit by and do I really need to go to the doctor about this or is there something I can go to the drug store and get?

2007-06-15 12:17:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have "hardware" holding my spine together as a result from a fall off of a ladder. I have lifetime medical for my back and went to my w/c dr. for a Rx for gym membership to resume PT. I want to be able to swim laps as well as go to the yoga classes. He says they won't cover it.

2007-06-15 12:06:55 · 6 answers · asked by just me 3 in Injuries

I am a total klutz i always have bruises but i have always wondered why they turn black and blue. wat r bruises exactly

2007-06-15 12:04:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I tend to get random bruises (actually, they probably aren't that random, I'm just a klutz and hardly notice when I run into something). Most of the time, they go straight to brown. I looked it up and it said that brown is the color of bruises that are about 10 days old, but I'm looking at my arm right now and there are 2 brown bruises that were definitely not there this morning.

Any explaination as to why?

2007-06-15 12:00:21 · 2 answers · asked by seasonsoflove 3 in Injuries

i decked it a month ago, now i have a massive scar,n it looks repulsive!! please help....

2007-06-15 11:39:23 · 20 answers · asked by lucy r 1 in Injuries

Every so often, I get tremors in my hands, and I start to feel jittery. Actually, it feels like my blood sugar is low, but I've checked it the last 5 or 6 times, and it's been normal and consistent. I don't have any other symptoms. I've tried to pinpoint what causes it, whether it's stress, exercise, caffeine.. but there aren't any consistencies that I can see. It only affects my hands. I thought it might be a sodium deficiency, because it seems to get better if I eat a lot of salt or take a salt pill, but when I did some research, my symptoms aren't really consistent with a sodium deficiency (which is quite serious, from what I can gather). I'm planning to bring it up with my doctor next time I go, but wanted to get some input from anyone else who might have gone through this. Thanks!!!

2007-06-15 11:14:22 · 5 answers · asked by Casey 2 in Other - General Health Care

using ace wrap. I have wrist pain but don't know what I did to it yet and its not better yet.

2007-06-15 11:05:07 · 2 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Injuries

2007-06-15 11:04:54 · 9 answers · asked by dixidan_2000 5 in Pain & Pain Management