General Health Care - June 2007

Me and my friend went swimming, and we got horrible sunburns!
on our face, lower back, shoulders, and arms. And they aren't just
the sunburn kinda pink, they are RED.

Our faces REALLY sting, and they won't stop, it well, burns.
We don't have aloe vera in my house, so. it is burning!
is there any way we can make the burning stop, but without
lotion with aloe vera??? We also live in the desert, so it wouldn't be a prob. to go get some. what do they look like,
and is there some household item that you can you can use
on a bad sunburn, and make it go away????

2007-06-03 14:09:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I suffer regular headaches and i feel the pain in my neck as well. I saw a chiropractor because medication doesnt seem to make a difference, nor does diet. he said my left hip is higher than the right and right shoulder is higher than the left. so I'm wonky! Does anyone know what this means?
Also i am getting xrays done. does anyone else think chiropractic therapy is good? or bad? i dont know whether it will work for me but its an option and just wondering what everyones views are on it. thanks :-)

2007-06-03 14:03:43 · 4 answers · asked by Ava G 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Does anyone have ideas on how I could have better posture while cutting out stencils? I always end up hunched over cutting away at the stencil with an xacto knife, then it gets uncomfortable and my neck and back start to hurt after a while. :[

2007-06-03 14:03:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-06-03 13:48:07 · 4 answers · asked by chiken 1 in Injuries

Does anyone have suggestions on what type of exercise/workout can be done with herniated lumbar discs? I currently have issues with sitting, standing, riding in a car, lifting, bending, twisting, turning. I am appealing my workman's comp case - the injury happened while I was shipping at work, but they say since I had been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, they do not have to pay (different topic!). Anyway . . . I was told to exercise & lose weight . . . pray tell, how can I do this when any volume of activity sends burning, shooting pain from my hip through my toes (this pain does not stop after I cease activity)? Any real suggestions are welcome!

2007-06-03 12:47:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i took 15 around 3ish and i want to know if ill die or anything serious will happen? i am 5;, 115 pounds, a girl, 15

2007-06-03 12:30:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

What is your pain on a daily basis (on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst), How are you dealing with your pain? What are some types of treatmetns that you've tried for your pain? What has and hasn't helped?
I'm 14 years old and am having a bit of a flare up with my pain, and was curious as to what other RSD/CRPS patients do to help with their pain? I have a Spinal Cord Stimuator (SCS) which helps, but I'm waiting to get reprogrammed, and am looking into some other treatments for my pain, and was curious as to what others have tried, and what has been helpful, etc. Thanks!

2007-06-03 12:29:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have no feeling in my legs and can't move them I've been diagnosis with posterior facet arthropathy at the L2-3 and L5-S1 also schmorl's node involing the L1 vertebral body also inferior endplate of T7 to T10,tiny left paracentral disk protrusion is noter at the T4-5 which effaces the anterior thecal sac,a prominent perivascular space involving the right basal ganglia measuring 3 mm.The doctours are telling me that there are no problems with my back that would cause no feeling in my leg.Is this true?

2007-06-03 12:17:02 · 3 answers · asked by kyle h 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-06-03 12:15:16 · 3 answers · asked by Joshua B 1 in First Aid

My dear 4 yr old son has sunburn blisters on the back of his arms, not many just like 2 on each arm, What should I do for him and the blisters.

2007-06-03 12:10:43 · 3 answers · asked by rebecca20012001 1 in First Aid

I am sad and I dont know exactly why, but my heart and around the top of my stomach hurts.The stomach thing usually happens when I'm sad, but the heart thing is less common. I want to know how or why this happens, if anyone knows.

2007-06-03 12:04:38 · 8 answers · asked by skinnerpride 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I need a way to get rid of the redness from a sunburn ASAP

2007-06-03 11:55:49 · 5 answers · asked by Cali 2 in First Aid

I ride BMX and my hands are extremely blistery and callas-ridden. I'm getting a pair of gloves but need something to temporarily ease the pain and enable me to keep riding.

2007-06-03 11:55:43 · 2 answers · asked by T!LL@H!!! 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Hello, this moring i accidently hit my thumb with a hammer only a little bit tho but its gone Black just in the bottom corner and its rather painfull i would guess its blood under the nail? but then that wouldent still be painful or could it just be a bruse under the nail which is making it more painful? if any one knows what i can do to help it go away quicker or help the pain would nbe great thanks.

2007-06-03 11:52:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-06-03 11:49:28 · 4 answers · asked by Slash Jr. 1 in Pain & Pain Management

My friend of mine is going to need surgery to amputate his left foot becuase of diabetes. His doctor suggested that he find a surgeon that is specialized with working on obese patients. This being cuz the added risk of death. Does anyone know how to find doctors who do this?

2007-06-03 11:42:46 · 4 answers · asked by mike v 2 in Pain & Pain Management

About five days ago, suddenly I felt a severe pain in my lower chest. It would start of mild and get increasingly worse (would take about 5 seconds), and then it would reduce again. It sometime happens out of the blue, sometimes when eating or drinking. I went to se a pharmasist yesterday, who said see a Doctor now (I did not bother). Someone said it may just be indigestion, but for 5 days, it seems a long time. Any suggestions

2007-06-03 11:21:24 · 13 answers · asked by D 5 in Pain & Pain Management

what can I do?

2007-06-03 11:19:06 · 7 answers · asked by noralubich 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Im 14 years old and whenever I run my knees and ankles have been hurting alot for no reason for about a year and whenever I ask my parents to take me to the doctor they say that its nothing.

2007-06-03 11:14:29 · 13 answers · asked by tuff_wolf92 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i get them so bad in my right leg...my toes are purple from bruises cuz when i get them there they actually bend backwards...i get them in the back of my legs too...like...between my foot and my knee...its that whole section...the whole thing is purple from those too...how can i prevent these painful occurences?

2007-06-03 11:03:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-06-03 10:51:39 · 3 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Injuries

i've just recently started working the night shift 7pm to 7am (2 consecutive shifts per 8days) does anyone have any tips. i'm struggling!

2007-06-03 10:30:33 · 21 answers · asked by Sugar_Flip 1 in Other - General Health Care

please tell me the er said nothing!!!!!

2007-06-03 10:27:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I would like to work in the states as an LPN and so far I have only found information for RN's wanting to work in the USA. I would like to do it as an assignment with a travel nurse company. Any suggestions or websites would be greatly appreciated.

2007-06-03 10:22:24 · 2 answers · asked by travellerlcy 3 in Other - General Health Care

It feels like someone is lodging their fingers in the back of my neck and it hurts.

2007-06-03 10:21:54 · 2 answers · asked by Danielle 1 in Pain & Pain Management

This is the fourth time in 5 months that my husband has had a severe lowere back spasm that appears suddenly and lasts about 3-7 days. He is on pain pills, muscle relaxers and has tried different stretching exercises. He has an office job which may or may not cause it. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-06-03 10:06:43 · 4 answers · asked by tennis 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i just saw soo many people posting this that i got scared is it true? because the monitor on ur computer and the tv is the exact same thing so if u can get it from ur computer u can get cancer also from ur tv. i know that cell phones give cancer but do computers?

2007-06-03 10:00:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-06-03 09:58:37 · 1 answers · asked by C & Speed 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-06-03 09:51:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Just wondering

2007-06-03 09:38:25 · 8 answers · asked by Hayley 3 in Injuries