General Health Care - July 2007

i just turned 14 amd i am male. In christmas, my dad bought me basketball shoes that were size 8 1/2. I was only 13 1/2 and the top of the shoe had a half an inch distance between my toe. So i kept using that shoe until my feet grew 2 months later. my toe reached the end of the shoe but i kept wearing them. So my feet kept growing (i think) and it kinda felt tight but then it stop anoying me. In july, i realized that i was developing hammer toes, so i have been developing hammer toes for 4 months when the shoe stop fitting me. but it is not that severe cuz they are not curved enough and they can straighten very easily.

My q's are:
1. Is it true that if ur feet stop growing, ur whole body will stop growing too?
2. will hammer toes stop my feet from growing?
3. will i grow in height and in foot length?
4. what is the treatment for hammer toes?
5. will my toes straighten naturaly?
6. will i be ok?

2007-07-09 16:19:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

We need to cat-proof it. We have several cats, all of which have their claws.

2007-07-09 16:05:02 · 2 answers · asked by John Q. Public 2 in Other - General Health Care

im 14 and i was working out for the first time at the gym with a trainer on saturday. its now monday night and for the whole weekend and today my shoulders and biceps are KILLING me! i think its charlie horse? i took a hot bath and shower and took advil but it still really hurts, what can i do?

2007-07-09 15:25:48 · 5 answers · asked by guitarist2309 2 in Pain & Pain Management

About 8 years ago I sprained my left ankle it's an old sprain. Why does it still bother me sometimes it feels like I sprained it all over again?

2007-07-09 14:57:03 · 7 answers · asked by **Anti-PeTA** 5 in Pain & Pain Management

i also have a smaller one next to my collar bone. the pain is unbelievable. my face is starting to hurt. ive taken antibiotics but it doesn't seem to do any good.

2007-07-09 14:21:51 · 7 answers · asked by spankster721 1 in Pain & Pain Management

it started last night and ive never had a soar throat where it hurt on the outside when i touch it, and well as on the inside when i swallow. is this just a normal soar throat, or is it something else?

2007-07-09 14:08:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I almost passed out in cheering today. We were doing motion technique and my arms had been in the air for a while. I started to sweat really bad and i felt like i had to throw up. then i blacked out and my ears plugged up and i couldn't hear anything. What happened?

2007-07-09 13:59:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I've been having a pulled muscle for 2 weeks already & it won't go away! HELP PLEASE!

2007-07-09 13:44:49 · 5 answers · asked by random panda ! 2 in Injuries

2007-07-09 13:44:27 · 7 answers · asked by scotthero 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-09 13:09:38 · 8 answers · asked by AJ S 1 in First Aid

my wrist doesnt hurt nothing seem to hurt it rarely pop up. like probaly twice a year. what i dont want surgery will get worst? is capel tunnel serious?

2007-07-09 12:24:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

any ideas what it could be? it feels like ive rubbed orajel but i havent.

2007-07-09 12:19:16 · 11 answers · asked by Dumpling Shakes 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-07-09 11:17:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I'm pretty healthy for a person my age (40s)...but in the last six months, I've been completely stressed out! I think the stress or anxiety from work and stuff is turning into physical stuff. I have bad headaches(never did before), my teeth hurt (I think I grind them in the night), have heartburn and ulcer symptoms (including stomach upset...almost always at night...like it wakes me up), my throat almost always feels like I swallowed a marble and sometimes my tongue mysteriously feels 'forced' up to the roof of my mouth instead of just laying there like it should, and a lot of different aches and pains. It's making me miserable...short temper...sleepless nights...can't concentrate...seems like I'm falling a part. (Family M.D. can't seem to find anything obvious when I see her and everyone seems to think its the stress)Do stress or anxiety do these things to you? Or is this some wierd jungle disease or something!?!

2007-07-09 10:29:57 · 3 answers · asked by dsworrywarrior 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I don't have a job right now and I'm wondering if I could get health insurance on my own through an insurance company without having an employer to provide it for me.

2007-07-09 10:29:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Years after having the surgery, have you found that the symptoms have returned?

2007-07-09 09:56:06 · 2 answers · asked by Kerilyn 7 in Pain & Pain Management

After having this surgery years ago, did you
ever have the symptoms return?

2007-07-09 09:28:29 · 3 answers · asked by Kerilyn 7 in Injuries

He stubbed his little toe really hard yesterday morning - it sounded like a gunshot when it happened. He wouldn't stay off of it, and today it is black and blue and very painful. He says he feels like the bone on the side of his foot may be sprained or broken, but like a man, he won't go to the doctor! He wants to stay off of it (now) and perhaps tape it up. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

2007-07-09 09:25:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I feel like i'm always hungry and tired! even just after a meal and after 10 hours of sleep! I'm always taking naps just to feel better, whats wrong with me?!

2007-07-09 09:05:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-07-09 08:48:45 · 4 answers · asked by scotthero 1 in Injuries

2007-07-09 08:40:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Yesterday at the beach i got wacked pretty hard on the right side of my head by a body boarder. Luckily my boyfriend was their cause i blacked out for like 10 or 15 seconds. I had a really bad head ache yesterday and my dad thought that maybe i had a concussion. I have a head ache again today. could it just be a bruise or should i get it checked out?

2007-07-09 08:21:42 · 8 answers · asked by ds_girl5813 2 in Injuries

I looked into someone's perscription sunglasses for a total of about 10 seconds. Later, I got a splitting headache, which may or may not been from staying in the sun all day. Has it ruined my vision forever? I don't really notice anything with my vision, but I'm scared. What do you guys think?

2007-07-09 07:59:47 · 5 answers · asked by me myslef 1 in Other - General Health Care

I've tried to quit several times, although it does seem when I smoke I get headaches, I can't bring myself to quit. Anyone have any info about this? Thanks.

2007-07-09 07:46:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I had bronchitis a few years ago and due to the incessant coughing, my lower ribs (the ones on the side only connected to the ribs above them by cartilage, not to the breastbone) were separated. Since then they've healed abnormally; one of the lower ones slipped behind an upper one and healed there, so the tip of the upper one protrudes slightly. This has happened on both sides.

Does anyone know if this can be corrected in any way? It doesnt interfere with my lifestyle or anything, and it only starts hurting again when I catch a bug that makes me cough alot (or when I run long distances), but many people say theres nothing I can do about it. Are they right?

Professional/educated opinions appreciated.

2007-07-09 07:06:30 · 2 answers · asked by Jeremy 2 in Injuries

Was it my temperature?

Head injury.

2007-07-09 07:05:39 · 2 answers · asked by Perseus 3 in Other - General Health Care

I went to the beach, with sunscreen, and i still got a sunburn. Its all over my upper back, arms and thighs....

i have heard many things about mustard for treating sunburn....is it okay...is it not okay.....??

also hot or cold showers....?......i have heard hot showers are both good and bad....

or just anything else that would help that would be great!! :)

2007-07-09 07:04:26 · 29 answers · asked by guppy girl 2 in First Aid

And I know I'm NOT pregnant.

2007-07-09 06:59:21 · 2 answers · asked by daytripper 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-09 06:40:28 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-07-09 06:16:19 · 2 answers · asked by Xavier61 3 in Injuries