General Health Care - July 2007

I have Muay Thai tonight but dont know if I can go as it involves punching pads and I dont want the cut to open up again as it has not been 3 days yet, what should I do?Should I go or not go?

2007-07-13 05:59:50 · 15 answers · asked by Stu 1 in Injuries

just had a tooth pulled and it says not to take aspirin. Is tylenol ok?

2007-07-13 05:51:52 · 5 answers · asked by pabloschef 1 in Pain & Pain Management

OK, so my grandpa has been at home with a hospice nurse for 6 months. He has Parkinsons.
Today, while the nurse was there, my grandpa began choking on a piece of doughnut.
The nurse did nothing stating that he wasn't suppose to do any heroic measures and that he could possibly crack my grandpa's ribs.

Thank God, my grandpa's body did the job itself!

Personally, I'd rather have a few broken ribs than to die while choking to death on a doughnut.

Now, what is considered heroic measures?

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2007-07-13 05:44:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

This is a bet with my mother in law. the bet is specifically about ironing, and not just any electrical appliances.

2007-07-13 05:27:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-07-13 05:17:03 · 4 answers · asked by BingoBanggoBongo 1 in Pain & Pain Management

when i woke up, some blood came out from throat, and after i ate breakfast, i'm having chest pain.. what's wrong???

2007-07-13 04:44:30 · 5 answers · asked by mai k 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I has with my real mom (my parents got a devorce). I was picking some flowers for a kid who died in a car crash, I was making a little arangement of flowers out the door of my dads office. There is a pipe next to a door, a family of yallow jackets have a nest in there. The yallow jackets smelt the flower, about 4 or 3 of them came out, 1 stung me behind my knee. I started to cry (This is my first time getting stung), my mom scrached it so the stinger could not go in any more, she pulled it out, and sucked the stung on my leg. Then I went in my dads building, they put some stuff on it to clean it they made me drink some water, and then they put water on it. I calmed down. That night I started to have sharp pains ounce in a while around the sting and on the sting. This morning Im having pains in my knee and still some around and on the sting. What should I do?

2007-07-13 04:20:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-13 03:30:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I hurt my back on Tuesday this week during some exercise. It hurts where my back usually hurts if I fall on my butt, like the tailbone area. Advil/Tylenol don't help, and so far no stretches have either. It's improving, but very slowly, and I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to speed up the recovery. It tends to hurt more when I get up if I've been sitting and working for a while. When I get up to walk, it's quite sore and I take small steps for a second while I wait for it to ease off. So! What did I do to my back, and how do I fix it?

2007-07-13 02:59:01 · 7 answers · asked by Illusion00 2 in Injuries

I am 35 years old and have smoked for 20 years. I have tried to stop in the past and allways end up smoking again.
For the last 10 years I have smoked milder cigarettes. These are typically half the strength of normal ciggies. I know I should stop but what I want to know is this....
By smoking lights, does my chance of premature death or illness decrease in comparison with a person who smokes regulars? Or do the manufacturers put other stuff in them to keep me hooked?

2007-07-13 02:51:13 · 17 answers · asked by carswoody 6 in Other - General Health Care

i fell down the stairs right onto my leg and automatically a massive lump bruise appeared (between my knee and foot right in the middle).. i didnt feel it coz i was that drunk... and now its been like probably over 8 months and i can still feel a small mark there and its really took months for the bruise to go away.
is it possible that i chipped a bit of my bone and it has heeled with cartilage grown over and that is the lump im feeling?

2007-07-13 02:42:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Me and my family went to the beach yesterday and my mother got sunburned VERY badly. She cant even sit down without feeling pain from sunburn. PLEASE she cant function like this. Whats the best way to soothe or get rid of the pain.

2007-07-13 02:38:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Hi, yesterday I knocked my elbow really hard on something. I doubt I actually broke a bone since I am able to bend my arm although it does hurt quite a lot. I wasnt really able to touch my shoulder without it hurting a lot but now the pain is slowly subsiding. However, my wrist is hurting and my fingers feel a bit funny. Is this normal? Should I get my arm looked at by the doctor or is it just going to clear up by itself?

2007-07-13 02:37:03 · 5 answers · asked by magia li 1 in Injuries

I just got bitten by a small spider and it cause little pain to me and the spider was just small that I smacked it when it bitten me, right now I don't feel anything unusual, is it poisonous or not?

2007-07-13 02:35:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Yes, I do feel a lot, when it's that time of the month and I just want to know if it's normal. There are times when I just get very irritable, and when I'm so emotional and sensitive. I want to know why that happens..

2007-07-13 02:03:21 · 21 answers · asked by Yuki 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-07-13 01:59:57 · 8 answers · asked by cleopatra 4 in Other - General Health Care

I burned my arm last night when I accidentally bumped into an iron. The skin turned waxy at first and then it progressively got worse. Now, the very middle has risen up and looks like a blister filled with pus and the skin immediately around it is darker in color...almost leathery looking. I don't know what to do and I don't even know what degree burn it is. It's just on my arm and its such a little burn but I don't want it to scar and I want to take care of it.

2007-07-13 01:54:13 · 6 answers · asked by mula012 2 in First Aid

my work makes it mandatory for me to stare at my comp screen for long, long periods of time. the whole day, that is.
i become tired and eyes kinds starts getting very irritated.
what can i do abt this?
help me please..

2007-07-13 01:29:54 · 18 answers · asked by aryan_vikas2000 2 in Other - General Health Care

what is a ulcer and is it dangerous

2007-07-13 01:01:50 · 2 answers · asked by sabilla h 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-13 00:18:17 · 8 answers · asked by marie e 3 in Other - General Health Care

These charley horses aren't the garden variety type ... (back of leg and toes cramping up)

The leg cramp, basically seizes the area of the shin and radiates from the top of my ankle all the way up to my knee. Sometimes I experience the excruciating pain of both legs seizing up on me at once. The cramping last about 3 to 5 minutes.

My foot cramps seize up my foot from the top, curling my toes upward and freezing my foot in a mangled mess for several moments until it slowly loosens up.

THE PAIN! Nothing like I've experienced before... nothing like back of the leg pain ... that's easy!

This leaves me screaming in pain as I try to walk it off in the middle of night. Stretching, compresses don't even touch the problem ... walking is the only thing that takes me through it.
I am so exhausted .. I'm going backl to bed!

Thoughts ... support?

Thanks

2007-07-12 23:34:55 · 5 answers · asked by Curioustress 1 in Pain & Pain Management

how long will it take for my body to return to normal, including my mind? No more depression?

2007-07-12 22:52:17 · 2 answers · asked by kaiors23 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I am a 22 year old, healthy girl with good eyesight but I keep bumping into things. For example, I will go to walk through a door and end up crashing into the frame. Not just occasionally, but about 10 times a day. My arms and legs are covered in bruises! It would be nice to have an explanation. I think it is somehow related to my spatial awareness.

I have only been experiencing it for the last month.

Suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

2007-07-12 22:18:45 · 17 answers · asked by serenie 1 in Injuries

2007-07-12 21:57:04 · 7 answers · asked by Francris Talon 1 in Pain & Pain Management

For the past 6 or so months I've had terrible headaches, including times when I break down crying in front of anyone because of the pain. It's gotten to where if I have a headache, no matter the cause, I cant stand bright lights and if I see even the sun it kills me. Mostly the pain is in my forehead, top of the back of my head, and around my neck area. It gets very hard sometimes to cope with these headaches because they've been going on for not too long, and I'm not used to much pain at all. I've even gotten to where I wont go out with friends sometimes because I dont want to risk getting a headache and having to leave in the middle of everything. I've always had throat problems (sore throat, strep, sinus, ect) but it's only been recently that I've had these headache problems. I've tried all kinds of medicine, painkillers and whatnot, but none seem to work longer than 30 minutes. Is it possible I have chronic daily headaches, or is it something else?

Thanks so much for the help.:)

2007-07-12 21:52:36 · 7 answers · asked by RianStar 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Okay, so a little over 3 weeks ago I was riding a mountain bike and took a fall. I stuck out both my hands to break my fall, and ended up spraining my left wrist and breaking my left elbow. At the time, the palm of my right hand was a little swollen and touch sensitive, but I had assumed it was just bruised and told the doctor I didn't think it needed an X-ray. I have broken several bones before and it wasn't nearly as painful. Well, 3 weeks later my palm is still just as sensitive, even though my broken elbow has healed almost completely (It was a pretty minor fracture). The area where it is sensitive is right at the base of my hand or the "heel" of my palm. Is it possible that I fractured a bone, or is it more likely just a deep bruise? If it was fractured, how do they treat it? (Please don't just say "Get an X-Ray." I am just asking this question because I don't want to waste my time going in to the doctor's office if it is just a minor thing) Thanks.

2007-07-12 21:50:54 · 8 answers · asked by Dangermouse 2 in Injuries

ive had this insane headache foe over 2 weeks and i dont know how to get rid of it, any ideas?

2007-07-12 21:32:58 · 27 answers · asked by B-Dizzle 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-12 20:59:25 · 4 answers · asked by younggb77 4 in Other - General Health Care

My wife is pregnant and keeps getting cramp, I'm looking for natural remedies ideally, but any tips will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!

2007-07-12 20:26:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

okay, so i really want my nose pierced and have been thinking about it for a long time...
i have the top of my ear pierced that cartilage up there
and i have two piercing on the lower part og my ear...
does the nose hurt as bad as the top???
oh and the top didnt hurt at all i didnt even know it went through!!!

2007-07-12 19:56:01 · 11 answers · asked by hiscreation34 1 in Injuries