General Health Care - July 2007

And is it safe to start exercising again right after? Also, what can you do to prevent sprains from happening over and over again?

2007-07-17 20:13:24 · 4 answers · asked by BeautifulBriBabe 1 in Injuries

i heard that and im like freaking out about it.
noo
i dont want anyone to die!!!

2007-07-17 20:01:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I got bitten by a cat 3 weeks ago and the puncture marks healed but then over the last week I noticed lumps coming up from underneath where each tooth hit.... I thought at first it was just scar tissue building up underneath because the cats teeth sunk in pretty deep but its not that. I know its not scar tissue because they are GETTING BIGGER! And there is also one long and thin lump that is in between the bite marks. It feels almost like there is a little tube in my arm. There is a total of 4 lumps --all different shapes and sizes-- they do not really "swell out" on my arm they are hard balls underneath my skin...sorry for all the details I am just confused as to what they are... The doctor gave me antibiotics to take when the bite first happened and I took them (well ok I took 2 days worth of the 10 day presciption but I did take some of them)
I just dont know what they are I have looked at webmd and healthline and etc. and none of the websites mention this at all DOCS PLEASE HELP

2007-07-17 19:56:07 · 6 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Injuries

2007-07-17 19:28:12 · 3 answers · asked by Sabrina S 1 in Other - General Health Care

The pain is located directly around my left pectoral muscle and is closer to the far/outside of my chest. The pain is extremely mild but i feel it enough for it to be uncomfortable. I suffer from high blood pressure but I have it under control with medication (Toprol-XL 100mg tablets: 1 per day) and it is back to normal. I also have slightly high cholesterol but only by like 5 points and I have been working to get it down. I've already had an echo cardiogram done about 6 months ago (because of my unusually high blood pressure for my age) and the results were good with no detected problems. I am a 23 year old male and I am not overweight (I'm 5' - 9" and weigh 150lbs) and I am not in bad shape. Does anybody know what could be causing these pains??

2007-07-17 18:36:25 · 9 answers · asked by gjtfreak 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have two jobs. both require standing all day so I'm on my feet for like 16 hours a day. By the end of the night my feet are screaming in pain. lol.

Anywho, can anybody recommend any comfortable shoes that would make my day less painful? I have those dr. scholls shoes but they hurt more than gym shoes.

2007-07-17 17:42:04 · 6 answers · asked by Cree 2 in Pain & Pain Management

She has three slightly buling discs in her lumbar region. They caused some pain last year, but nothing too long term or horrible. At that time, there was no need for surgery.

A few weeks ago, er back acted up and has gotten progressively worse, with severe pain no matter what. Our insurance turned down a referral to an accupuncturist, and she can't get to see a spine specialist until Aug. 10. What can i do to help her be more comfortable? This is killing me because I can't think of anything to do for her!

2007-07-17 16:44:54 · 10 answers · asked by But why is the rum always gone? 6 in Pain & Pain Management

okay soo people might have read my last question. but whatever. my leg is still pulled, this friday it will be 4 weeks since i pulled it. i need to be able to dance on saturday and sunday! and helpful hints?

by the way, i got this hot/cold stick. it does that but it doesn't really work at all.
as of right right now i am iceing it.

2007-07-17 16:27:22 · 3 answers · asked by pinkpencil95 2 in Injuries

the dr. seemed like it was no big deal gave me the antibiotics, pain meds. and said to keep the would clean and change it 3 times daily which im doin i also squirt a few cc's of peroxide and alcohol in the hole then apply neosporin with a gauze bandage, but is this all you have to do , i mean you dont have to dig out the white dead flesh or does it come out on its own, this is my first bite, im on the antibiotics and keeping it clean please telll me if i need to do more, and i would rather do it than the money hungery doctors of our time, thank you

2007-07-17 16:23:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I don't know if i pulled a muscle. I didn't do anything to make my back hurt this much. My whole lower back is killing me. It hurts so much the pain is going up to my shoulders and into my neck area. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow, but what can I do in the mean time? I won't be able to sleep tonight. I took motrin earlier today and that didn't help what-so-ever. I also take prescribed Ultracet (a pain killer) which I take for my knees, I took that also and that didn't help either. I don't have any problems with urinating so I know its nothing to do with my kidneys. Ice isn't working and neither is heat. Does anyone have any suggestions to take the pain away at least for the night so I could sleep? I got work tomorrow.

2007-07-17 16:22:50 · 2 answers · asked by Jen 2 in Pain & Pain Management

A friend described an odd experience from high school (her 9 th grade year) recently. She said she had bent down during a class to pick up a pencil commenced to sit up straight again, and placed the pencil on the desk. At that moment she said she felt a sharp pain (like the prick from a (needle) shot) she said she froze and didn't actually get to let go of the pencil. She said that that pain was followed by a feeling of ice cold liquid flowing into her heart (as if from a needle injuction) from the place the sharp pain was. she said the ice cold liquid spread and made the area and the tissue near it go numb (like novicane... when you have a shot at the dentist), she said she was so scared she couldn't speak or move.... then her heart started beating slower and slower. She says it was beating so slowly it hurt and she was afraid it was going to stop. after a few long seconds it picked up pace, the numbness vanished and she could move agian. What kinda pain is that and what caused it?

2007-07-17 16:11:25 · 5 answers · asked by Sakurasweetie 2 in Pain & Pain Management

tearing. They hurt like someone has beat them with a paddle or something. Now my ankles are swelling too. If I sit for a while then get up,, I can hardly walk! Should I be asking about surgery to fix this? We are going on a trip where we'll be walking alot, in late September.
Note: I am actually a woman...(this is my husband's account.)

2007-07-17 15:59:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Im giving the ear the care that they told me is this normal?

2007-07-17 15:49:42 · 4 answers · asked by icechild30 1 in Injuries

2007-07-17 15:44:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I know when I was in the hospital, they were serving us fruit juice with our medicine, instead of water.

2007-07-17 15:30:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

It felt like a pin prick and then bothered me a little. Then this morning I touched it and the pain started and swelling and redness. It is slightly throbbing too.

When does the swelling go down and throbbing stop?

2007-07-17 14:33:42 · 6 answers · asked by MadforMAC 7 in First Aid

2007-07-17 13:48:56 · 6 answers · asked by jen123 1 in Injuries

If She is Able to Slowly Walk Around on Crutches, Even though She cannot do regular Things but tries?

2007-07-17 13:25:36 · 16 answers · asked by ScarletBloodDoll 5 in Injuries

2007-07-17 12:41:56 · 3 answers · asked by rosebud 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-17 12:35:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have been starting to suffer from a really annoying back pain recently and have finally decided to do sumtin about it. Im planning on getting a 4' memory foam bed topper...at least a 3' for sure....but will it completely make up for my extremely uncomfortable mattress that i will be putting it on? it is a really bad bed..i can feel all the tops of the springs.. please help..i can't sleep like this much longer.

2007-07-17 12:09:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

How long will it take to heal? And how do I make it less painful when it gets touched?

2007-07-17 12:01:20 · 3 answers · asked by Isabell 1 in Pain & Pain Management

My pinky finger & ring finger on my left hand are numb. They feel like they are asleep. It's been like that for almost a month. I have no pain. If I touch my funny bone it makes my fingers tingle even more. I have a doctor appointment, just thought I would see if anyone knows what this is?

2007-07-17 11:48:56 · 7 answers · asked by odd 4 in Other - General Health Care

im 14...it started suddenly and hasn't gotten better/worse. it's stayed in the same place. it is a little on and off. the location is on my right SIDE of my body on the hip. i'm not really sure what i did, maybe a muscle pull? i'm not entirely sure, so any input would be nice!

2007-07-17 11:42:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

This is a chewable prenatal multivitamin with Iron. I cannot swallow the usual prenatal tablets as they activate my gag reflexes.

So ladies, pls let me know if anyone has any idea about it. Greatly appreciate your response.

2007-07-17 11:32:16 · 1 answers · asked by Deepa 2 in Pain & Pain Management

she has a dgree of 96 degrees and she doesnt know what she has a fever or cold or something else

2007-07-17 11:31:31 · 11 answers · asked by I Luv It 3 in Other - General Health Care

Is there any way that I can not sleep but not crash the next night like a pill or something.

please also answer my other question
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhfvSO4ni_Jrf6CkisPjMq_nxQt.?qid=20070717134207AAvO3JG

2007-07-17 11:27:33 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have this throbbing pain in my wrist that kept me up half of the night. I have no hand numbness but just very bad throbbing pain in my wrist...what do you think it could be?

2007-07-17 11:00:28 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer M 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Cant leave work for three more hours and dont have any asprin in building (I checked everywhere). I think Im gonna die...ok no but it really sucks so any ideas would be great

2007-07-17 10:40:45 · 5 answers · asked by ... 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I am 14 now when I was eleven or 12 I have a horable headache and went to the ER I thru up there and they didn't really care about me there when I went. I haven't been to the doctors about it since. But somtimes the pain is ok and some times it is pretty bad and about every 6 monthes it's so bad it causes me to blow chunks

2007-07-17 10:01:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management