General Health Care - July 2007

I have been going to an orthopedic surgeon who has been give me tramadol and cortisone shots for tendonitis. I was told tramadol is non addictive. I am sick and tired of this approach since its not working anymore, its been 3 years. I told him i didn't think it was tendonitis, turns out its not. I had carpel tunnel in this arm 7 years ago and turns out this is what it is. I am going to a nerosurgeon now and am afraid of being put back on something with opiates in it since i became addicted to them and going through heavy withdrawl and start rehab tomorrow. but i am in terrible pain and am tring nsaids and advill. not working!! and advice?

2007-07-16 11:26:49 · 2 answers · asked by Patricia G 2 in Injuries

Hey everyone!!!!

My doctors really don't know what is wrong with me. This has been going on now for almost 10 months this mid July. It is a very long story of what happened to me so all I'm going to do is list the almost 40 symtoms I have and I know you guys aren't Medical Doctors but at this point I'm very desprate. Please answer this w/ all seriuosness and don't take atvantage of me! Later I might include my story.

-fainting
-dizzyness
-Headache(after standing up from ither a laying or sitting position)
-High Blood pressure (even after being on Nifedipine, asprin, and fish oil for months my BP normaly runs around 160/100 something)
-skin discoloration upon cold or stress (blue, white, pruple, and dusky gery color)
-Raynaud's phenomenon like features
-rashes upon sun exposure in odd patterns (even under my clothes or when I take hot shower
-scalley rashes (face, trunk, thighs, and butt)
-different rashes in shower (black splotchy all the way up to my thighs sometimes this happens when I'm cold)
-vomiting-clubbing and yellowing toenails(my tips of my toenails look like they are pulling away)
-chronic pain in feet (tingling and achyness never go away)
-rough skin on the tops of my feet( where they trun splotchy black) this occures even when the skin colr is normal
-lack of appitie (can't eat much)
-unable to sleep well ( get about 4 to 5 hours of sleep)
-abnormal sweating (underarms, feet, hands, and sometimes arms and legs)
-hair loss
-chest pain upon exertion
-random feavors
-haveing issues concentrating
-musclar atrophy in calves and thighs
-incerase in feet pain and new pains in hands upon exertion
-adema-swelling joints
-cracking,popping, snapping of joints
-lack of energy
-At times looseing the comple ability to walk
- right lymthnode in my neck is sowllen
-fluttering sensation in chest upon exertion, if I get up too quicky or when i get too hot
-lower back pain
-neck pain (collarbone region)
-high pulse rate 117 at times
-abdomenal pain
-pain in joints
-looseing the prefierial pulses in both feet at times
-I can't walk normaly. I walk on my heels. I cant walk with my feet flat.
-early signs of depression
-mental confusion and disorentation

Thats about it. All my 17+ doctors are sending me to Duke Medical Research hospital this fall. I'm only 17 years old and fixing to be a senior in high school this fall. It gets frustrating going to my doctors and all they can do is shrug their sholders at me. I have been atmitted to the hospital and have been rushed multipal times to the ER. You all must know what is like to not feel people understand you. Please give thought upon this matter. It would be most apprecialted!!!

2007-07-16 10:46:28 · 17 answers · asked by Chantel B 2 in Injuries

i have been getting this bad pain by the belly button to the right and sometimes the pain goes to the left but it mainly hurts to th eright by the belly button and when i lay down my stomach makes gasy noises. sometimes the pain is bad but then it goes away. sometimes i have diarraha then constipation. i also feel a bit sick naseau. my head hurts a bit and my right leg hurts a bit. i went to teh doctos like 2-3 weeks ago they checked my urine and said they think its a infection and gave me antibiotics but the pain hasn't gone away i have had it for about 1 and half month now my lower back on that side also hurts i am onli 15

2007-07-16 10:22:24 · 2 answers · asked by sabilla h 1 in Pain & Pain Management

So my first day of work at a grocery store, being my first job, was today. I was so nervous, and I only got about 2-3 hours of sleep last night. I went to work, and it was slow in the morning, until the cheques started rolling out for the unemployed. I should also mention that I was dehydrated for a lot of the day. I tried not to drink much yesterday because sometimes when I do and am nervous I tend to pee literally every 10 minutes, and that wouldn't be a good first impression, so I took it the hard way and by the end of my 8 hour shift, I was in the most leg pain I have ever been in.

The pain was really bad, not just minor aches. These were massive earthquake volcano aches. I sat for maybe 20 minutes out of the 8 hours.

Again, I'm new to this.

Was the pain just me pulling a workload that I'm not used to? Or did the major lack of sleep and dehydration factor have any part in it?

I'd like to know to prepare better for tomorrow's shift.

Thank you.

2007-07-16 10:20:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I'm at work staring at a computer for four more hours.....what can I do to make it easier on myself???

2007-07-16 10:16:39 · 3 answers · asked by U1S2K3O4 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-16 10:07:03 · 2 answers · asked by timeisthefire 2 in Pain & Pain Management

is it?

2007-07-16 10:05:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I personally have them ranked (from most to least effective): Advil/Motrin, Aleve, Aspirin/Tylenol combos (Excedrin), Tylenol, Aspirin.

The reason I have Advil ranked first is because of the flexibility that you have with it. For example, if you have a minor headache, you can take 400mg and be fine. On the other hand, if you have a more serious injury, you can take 800mg at a time, and that 800mg is probably more effective than codeine, and even touching into lower dose Vicodin territory for effectiveness (in my opinion).

Your thoughts?

2007-07-16 10:04:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I've always been a sleeping beauty. well, donno about beauty but i sleep a lot. I can sleep for the whole day if no one wakes me up. If i don't sleep for atleast 8 hours per night, i get very cranky, moody and i even get sick sometimes. Normally i slept 10 hours every night for the past few years but yesterday i slept for almost 18 hrs. whats wrong with me?? can any health professional shed light on this?? how can i change this habit or pattern? Sometimes i start working but then i leave work coz of this sleeping pattern.

2007-07-16 09:26:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I'm 14 and I'm overweight but not by much, so I don't want to be weighed because I don't want to be criticized about my weight

2007-07-16 09:24:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I can move it up and down, it just hurts going left to right, how long should i wait before i go to the doctor. Is there anyting i can do myself.

2007-07-16 09:23:41 · 3 answers · asked by aland411 1 in Pain & Pain Management

my knee hurts. its been hurting for four days. i can't go to the doctors for july. i don't know what i did to it. i am not sure thats its growing pains. it goes on and off. it only hurts if i am sitting or sumthing for a long time or sumthing.

oh great now my other knee is hurting now. i can't win. anyone know what i did to it. i have no clue. there is no brusing or anything. what could i do to stop it? i don't take pain meds. (i hate meds cuz i already got to take three for alergies and adhd)

NO STUPID ANSWERS OR ANSWERS CALLING ME STUPID OR BEING STARCASTIC! only things like well all i no is pain meds sorryy....NO "pain meds u idiot" !!!!!!

thanxs

2007-07-16 09:04:54 · 8 answers · asked by FL๑Яida GЯL ♥♥♥ 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been having knee pain. Went to the doctors and had x-rays and an MRI. Was told I have a torn meniscus. It appears to not be a complete tear. I am going for phisical therapy and it does feel better, at least the pain is not as severe.

Has anyone had this problem and if so what did you have to do? Surgery/no surgery.

2007-07-16 09:04:20 · 3 answers · asked by goldenlover 2 in Injuries

When you have a node on your vocal cord are you unable to talk properly? Does it hurt? How long does it last?
I want to know if I have one as I've been singing for ages without warming up... constantly.

2007-07-16 08:44:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-07-16 08:34:48 · 2 answers · asked by usaboi 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-16 07:12:08 · 4 answers · asked by kimigray45 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I am going to the doctor, don't worry, but in the meantime i have a question. One of my legs is markedly longer than the other. I get sciatica and lower back pain often. Could the difference in length potentially be the problem? It's even worse if I try to wear heels.

2007-07-16 07:10:03 · 8 answers · asked by ♫Rojas♫ 4 in Pain & Pain Management

So today was my first day of work at a grocery store pushing carts and bagging groceries. I only got 3 hours of sleep. I should get 6-10. I couldn't sleep due to the heat last night. It had everyone up in my house. I managed to fall asleep and then wake up three hours later.

Everything seemed to go fairly smoothly, and by 4 hours my legs began to hurt like a 2 hour hike kind of leg ache. Then once 5 hours hit, it started to hurt a lot more. By 7 hours I felt like crying, and the muscles in my legs actually felt like they were going to burst, and my toes felt like they were bleeding.

Do you think my legs got so weak so fast because of my lack of sleep? I mean, I've worked before, but today was also cheque day where I live in Canada, so the mass of people buying groceries and using carts blew my mind.

Was it just a LOT of work, or lack of sleep?

I don't want to sound whiney, or lazy, because I don't think this a bad job or anything.

2007-07-16 07:03:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

okay so basically...i know it's on the body, but that's about it...

2007-07-16 05:47:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-07-16 05:45:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anglcake 5 in Pain & Pain Management

I go to school for personal training and this last class they really whipped us..but halfway through i got really sick to my stomach, my right ear closed, got dizzy, and got a migraine that lasted the rest of the night....a couple of months ago i started getting these migraines when i would work out...whats going on with me! This is my career and ive been working out for 5 years why is it all the sudden happening and what can i do to stop it?

2007-07-16 05:42:48 · 6 answers · asked by Hen 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-07-16 05:23:32 · 2 answers · asked by kaiors23 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Now my stomach hurts in waves. Like will hurt for 10 seconds and then not for a short time. And when the pain does hit it hits so hard. Almost enough to bring me down to my knees. It hurts right around my belly button area. Nothin helps to calm the pain. What do you think it could be? PLEASE HELP....

2007-07-16 04:54:41 · 1 answers · asked by brandon_fargerson 2 in Injuries

was curious for other people that have had kidney stones, how long did it take for you to pass them, and how long were you out of commission for, i have two young children and i can't afford to be on these pain meds for too long, they make me really loopy, but without them i feel like i am gonna die. So i was just wondering how long it normally takes to pass a stone. thanks for your answers, and for those of you who have had this i feel sorry for you i wouldnt wish this on my worst enemy, this pain is worse than my labor was!!

2007-07-16 03:58:33 · 4 answers · asked by ladydarius20 2 in Other - General Health Care

My cat got bit by something (a dog i think) and like half of its lip is torn off! im crying and i cant even look at my cat but im trying my best. what are some free emergency vet services? or low cost?

2007-07-16 03:50:39 · 6 answers · asked by kperkinspiepoo 1 in Injuries

And what do you sleep in; pajamas, night gown, underwear, shorts, in the raw, etc.?

2007-07-16 03:44:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Anyone know if it'll do damage to my insides? I don't believe it will, I think I've heard that I'll just have bad cramping, but anyone who has had this happen to them before, can you tell me anything?

2007-07-16 03:33:37 · 27 answers · asked by xxautomatic_pistolxx 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-07-16 03:26:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-07-16 03:18:18 · 4 answers · asked by Male16 3 in Other - General Health Care

I'm getting ready to get an MRI and my sciatica is just getting worse and worse. I've been to two chiropractors and have been taking pain meds and using ice and laying my right side (it's down my left leg). Anyone able to cure it?

2007-07-16 03:17:34 · 7 answers · asked by SheRa 3 in Pain & Pain Management