General Health Care - August 2007

About a month ago my cat jumped onto a table in my room and knocked it over. There was a glass jar on it and it broke on my shag rug. I tried to vacuum up all of the glass but I kept hearing sounds like tiny shards were still being picked up. It would have been impossible to get it all, the vacuum wouldn't stop making noises. Two days ago I was walking across my floor when I stepped on something that I'm pretty sure was a piece of glass. My foot started bleeding and I haven't been able to walk on it since I cut it. Now there's a little bump where the cut was but it doesn't feel like there's anything in it. I've tried everything to get it to feel better, rub on pain relievers, neosporin, and some of that stuff that's supposed to draw things out of your skin if there's something stuck in it. What do I do? I've run out of ideas!!!

2007-08-25 12:03:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Is there a relationship beween rain and Migraine? I am serious. does rain increase Migraine?

2007-08-25 12:00:22 · 3 answers · asked by Mimi 6 in Other - General Health Care

is it possible to chip off a very small section of a bone without a lot of pain??

2007-08-25 11:42:22 · 12 answers · asked by ~audrey~ 2 in Injuries

Someone I know has kidney stones, and I was wondering if there was any common things (you know foods or something) that can casue them. I was also wondering if there is anyting you can do to get rid of the stones.

2007-08-25 11:36:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Well, this question is about my father.
He is 52
He is a diabetic
He is about 130 lbs. (and losing weight very quickly even though he is eating regularly)
Although my main concern is that:
He has a cronic pain that seems never to leave. The pain is mainlly in the top half of both of his legs. I dont know what to do. We have been to many doctors and none of them see any thing wrong. I was wondering if you have any suggestions. Is it cancer??? The pain is making hard to walk, he seems a bit depressed. And I think that maybe the pain is making him loose weight (from all the asprins he is talking ; which still dont work). If you guys have any idea this could be please tell me.

2007-08-25 11:30:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

soo im on my pieriod right now and i have really bad craps do u have a remindy o ya and i have been brakeing out soo u no i cant have advill or anything like that thanks

2007-08-25 11:25:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have began to get very bad pain in the joints in my hand (mainly right). I am right handed. It affects my thumb and third finger in particular. If these joints are knocked I almost pass out with pain. I really have to stop and take deep breaths. I find it difficult to walk down the stairs sometimes and can get "fixed" if sitting too long ie have trouble in walking for a bit. If I get cold the pain is unbearable. Sometimes my hips ache too. I get tired easily and am a little depressed. I am 36 and a Primary teacher so the paper work is incredible.

2007-08-25 11:09:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

if only some, what's the problem?

2007-08-25 10:38:10 · 2 answers · asked by strange-artist 7 in Other - General Health Care

Is there anything that my dentist can give me for wisdom tooth pain?I have been in pain for 3 days now.My dentist told me this week when I went for a cleaning,that I would probably have to get my teeth removed.I can't afford the surgery right now.My teeth hurt really bad. Can he give me someting to take for the pain now.I tried orajel,but it doesn't help.I tried tylenol an ibuprofen,but its not working.I need something stronger.

2007-08-25 10:34:10 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Jennifer♥ 4 in Pain & Pain Management

its hard to breathe and hurts whenever i move my head side to side it even hurts in my chest when i bend down but it doesent hurt when i swallow its just hard to swallow what caused this? and how can i make this go away? its been swollen since last night

2007-08-25 09:54:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

It started a few years back and hasn't gone away. I just cannot lie on the right side without the left arm and hand numbing less than a minute later and staying thus until I change around. Told hospital doctor upon visit three years ago for other condition, but he said it was nothing. Also right now as I'm typing the left hand is numbing, so I have to rest it by bringing arm down.

2007-08-25 09:39:24 · 7 answers · asked by 1-2informationalways 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-25 09:32:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I'm 6'2" and overweight about 20lbs. in the gut? I'm a long time smoker pack a day...have trouble breathing after trying to play a simple sport with my kid like throwing a baseball back and forth a few minutes. I mow lawns on the side...but pace myself, it's only once a week, maybe even longer if the grass won't grow. Even then I sweat like a " Hog on Steroids " sometimes I feel like I could lay down and take a nap often after doing just about anything, I'm exhausted...obviously I'm unemployed, and have been for years now. I'm about 265 lbs. and feel like a worthless sloth...

2007-08-25 08:38:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Over the past few months my tongue has turned brown in the centre and at the back. Any ideas as to why.

2007-08-25 07:21:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-25 06:53:49 · 34 answers · asked by tulip 4 in Other - General Health Care

there is a bumb on the inside of my neck, and it seems to grow bigger. its been a week and im getting worried. its like a huge mosquito bite in the inside of my neck. it doesnt itch or hurt at all. whats wrong?

2007-08-25 06:45:59 · 8 answers · asked by volcomstone628 1 in Pain & Pain Management

its a minor head injury(viplash) & shoulder n arm muscle torn? will it leave a long term problem?

2007-08-25 06:44:55 · 8 answers · asked by me5abanjatti 1 in Injuries

I've experienced short episodes of RLS my whole life but NEVER to the point where I felt I needed medication for it since it didn't happen all that often or keep me up late at night. But eversince I had my tummy tuck surgery 3 weeks ago, it's been happening almost EVERY night! I had close to NO sleep last night and I am completely miserable this morning. I used to look forward to bedtime and now I HATE to even think about it. Has this happened to anyone? If you have it, how do you live with it? I really don't want to have to take the meds for it if I can avoid it. My teacher tells me that she takes meds for RLS that are prescribed for Parkinson's patients. She says it makes you really WEIRD. Any advice from YAHOO Answers? Thanks!

2007-08-25 05:39:51 · 6 answers · asked by SoCalGal75 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm in college and our student health center is only open Monday through Friday and Sundays if it is urgent. Idk if a bladder infection is urgent so it could be Monday after my classes that I get to even see a doctor. I am in so much pain Idk what to do. I really don't think I can stand this pain until Monday and I'm worried that it could get worse? Is there anything I could get at like a CVS without a perscription to reliave the pain or make my bladder infection better? I'm desperate! Please help!

2007-08-25 05:16:29 · 12 answers · asked by Honey 2 in Other - General Health Care

Yes I am a 59 year old female. I have been working with children for a very long time. Well I found a job about 3 1/2 weeks ago at a Montessori school. Well I was working for a Christain school for the same amount of hr 9 with 1 hr off for lunch. Well I was going to work in the morning an waiting on buses with both places. The only differeance is that the new place had no place to sit down. So I stood up sometimes for at least 45 min or so. Well with the new place I was also standing on my feet an was working with toddlers. Well I did the same working with toddlers at the other job. But this past week my lower back really started to hurt me very badley on Tuesday and I didn't go into work the next day. Now I do not know if I hurt my back with the job or it just gave out do to all of the other walking, standing , and bending. And with the buses.
I quiet my job due to the pain and now I don't know what to do?? Thank you for an information.

2007-08-25 04:53:09 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I'm twelve years old, and a few days ago I was taking a shower. In the shower I tend to brush my hair. So I was brushing my hair with my right arm. Then something snapped between my arm and the back of my neck. It hurt. I felt like I was going to faint. My body felt heavy and I was breathing fine, but it felt like it wasn't doing any good. So then I started seeing these.. It's hard to explain.. It's like when you take a paint brush and splash paint against the wall. Sort of blotches of colors in my eyes. Then I couldn't see at all. I closed the shower and grabbed a towel and began to feel the walls towards the door. When I got to the door I struggled with finding the handle. So I opened my eyes as wide as I can. And I saw this faint white outline of the sink which is right beside the door. So I managed to open the door and run through my basement and up the stairs. My eye sight began to come back on the way up. My Mom made me lye down for a bit and then (continued)

2007-08-25 04:50:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-08-25 04:10:39 · 5 answers · asked by queenbeckroe 1 in Other - General Health Care

the area is from the tip of the finger to the first joint, the e.r. said it was a second degree burn

2007-08-25 03:13:42 · 3 answers · asked by patti134000 2 in Injuries

2007-08-25 02:20:56 · 5 answers · asked by mbasey46 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My mom was watching my 2 year old daughter yesterday. When I got home from work my daughter was screaming and my mom claimed she didn't know what happened. Well I saw little blisters on her hand so its obvious she burned herself somewhere. My mom says maybe it was from a pan when she was cooking. (I know my moms irresponsible as hell you don't have to tell me...I don't think I'll be leaving the baby with her ever again). But I called the doctor,he told me to keep it clean and put neosporin on it. But today the blisters seem to be worse. What should I do? Can this be normal??

2007-08-25 01:57:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

yesterday i was playing a scrimmage out on the ice, and i was tripped and fell hard with most of my weight on my eldow. the padding absorbed most of the impact, but my shoulder really hurt after i took my chest protector off. could i have sprained it?? what should i do. my 19 month old cousin is coming over for the night, because his parents are going away for thier anniversary. is there any way to hold him with out agravating my shoulder??

2007-08-25 01:46:08 · 4 answers · asked by Emmers 4 in Injuries

T1W, T2W, STIR and axial T2W were accquired. Last infused vertebra is taken as L5.

Conus medullaris appears normal and ends at L1.

There is degenartion and buldging of the L3/4, L4/5 and L5/S1 discs. The other intrvertebral dics are unrearkable. At L3/4 and L4/5, there are small postero-lateral disc herniations encroching on the left lateral recesses. At L5/S1, there is a moderate-sized right paracentral disc herniation causing impingement on the tecal sac and the existing right S1 nerve root.

2007-08-25 00:25:24 · 3 answers · asked by SDisc 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-24 22:51:30 · 2 answers · asked by ahdot_angie 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-24 22:36:11 · 1 answers · asked by nomed65 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have notised that during "that' time of the mounth I get very dry skin, but only if I've taken Iboprupofen... I just don't know if it has any connection to the paunkiller, or just part of my period?

2007-08-24 22:29:46 · 6 answers · asked by Elizabeth S 1 in Pain & Pain Management