General Health Care - August 2007

Just a recap. I was typing at my computer and my wrist just started to hurt. I have been doing a lot of typing the past few weeks as I am writing an hour long movie to film. (just for fun). So anyways, at first I just shook it off. But that was on either suday or monday.

Sypmtoms at first
Pain when i bent my hand forward
the indent below the outerside of my thumb hurt when you pushed on it.

Sypmtoms now(4 days later)
Pain when i bend my hand forward
the indent below the outerside of my thumb hurt when you pushed on it.
The indented spot is swollen
when looking at the back of your hand, the base of the fatty part of my thumb is a swollen
if you go down from between you thumb and pointer finger, the beggining of the main bone after the wrist hurts when i touch it.

What could possibly be wrong? I know i should go to the doctor but every time i go for anything all they say is to ice it and not use it 3 weeks. well i dance and i need my hand. what could be wrong? help.

2007-08-16 18:05:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i got a meningitis shot today and it hurt .. now my arm is super sore especially where they gave me the shot

2007-08-16 16:20:52 · 8 answers · asked by sdlove9090 3 in Other - General Health Care

I have a blood blister and i dont know if i should pop it or let it go.. it hurts when i have shoes on and i have soccer practice every day. And it feels like its taking my toe nail off...

2007-08-16 15:41:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

im doing nose surgery tommorow,, i need to know ways where i can help myself out with pain???? asap plzzz

2007-08-16 15:37:17 · 1 answers · asked by lovebee05 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-16 15:21:19 · 22 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-16 15:14:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I am really clumsy and am always running into things and stubbing my toes but it has never hurt this bad. I was just hopping somebody could help me because i babysit a 3 yr. old soon and she is a handfull and so i do alot of walking and it hurts alot to walk. thankz

2007-08-16 14:37:39 · 4 answers · asked by shenhayley 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I am a 15 year old girl basketball player. For the past couple weeks i have been getting bad chest and stomach pains. It hurts when i breath and comes at random times. It never effected my sports but now it is starting to hurt when i run. I do not want to go to the doctor and have it be nothing because thats a waste and i dont want them to think im crazy. Any advice on what this is??

2007-08-16 14:24:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

If it is what do they look like?? If it is not oxycodone what is it then??

2007-08-16 14:21:15 · 2 answers · asked by l'il mama 5 in Pain & Pain Management

I thought to myself, this is it, i'm done. Went to the doctor (actually urgent care) and he called it pleurisy. I have never heard of it. I must of pulled a muscle doing something. Well after getting home I did remember I started a new position at work. One of my duties is lifting a trash can full of newspapers. I have another go with me due to it being heavy and all.

2007-08-16 14:14:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I have obviously beaten the habit because I am wearing Invisalign and therefore there is no way i can bite my nails. My nails are extremely short compared to a person who doesnt bite their nails. And they are in a really weird shape.

2007-08-16 14:13:16 · 2 answers · asked by x_xgreendayrocksx_x 2 in Other - General Health Care

I've been visiting the chiropractor 1-2 times a week just to keep my neck and back pain in check. I also like to work out including running, ab exercises, etc. I was planning on going to the gym before my adjustment and then just thought it might be better to do it the other way around because I know that the muscles in your neck have to heal after an adjustment. So- would it be better to work out after my neck's been adjusted? Thanks for the knowledgable answers.

2007-08-16 13:55:11 · 1 answers · asked by uknow 2 in Injuries

I say realistic because i remember in heath class, the idea was beaten into our heads that if you smoked even one cigarette you would die a horrible death.

So any real heath concerns. REAL.

2007-08-16 13:48:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

When I walk, jog, or do the eliptical my calves hurt and are get really sore, if I do not do any cardio than?
how can I lose weight? I stretch before I exercise and I do not exercise for that long.......30 minutes, I do not know why my calves are so weak, the rest of my body is fine after exercise, my calves hurt right now, I did the eliptical yesterday for 30 minutes

2007-08-16 13:37:27 · 5 answers · asked by BettyBoo 1 in Injuries

I can't smile, can't raise my eyebrown, can't move the muscle in my cheek or any thing in my left half face. I will go to the doctor tomorrow but I am so worried. Has anyone had that symtom before. By the way, It started from last night until today.

2007-08-16 13:03:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Recently I can not feel when I have to pee. It just hurts like I've held it in too long. I can't dance or walk or stand without this area hurting. When I cough, laugh, or cry, it hurts as well. I have no idea what this is. I am only 15, but it just gets worse everyday. It barely ever hurts when I sit or lay down. But can someone please tell me what might be going on. I'm very worried. Does my period have something to do with this? I'm not on my period. I have over a week until I get it. But this has never happened to me before. Please help!

2007-08-16 11:21:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

well im on my period and i just got out of the shower and i was putting my clothes on and i was blacking out and then the next thing i know i was waking up in the same position with my hands still on my shirt like on my bed(i was leaning agaisnt it). then after that i felt woozy and srta threw up exept really nothhing came out. b4 i passed out my head got all wierd and my body got hot and i felt really sick. aferwards my stomach and my head hurts a little. i dont know how long i was passed out for.

2007-08-16 10:22:58 · 3 answers · asked by babygirl 2 in Other - General Health Care

is pasta good for you if you eat alot of it?

also what about tuna and beans, know any good and healthy things to eat with pasta and easy to make?

thanks yall

2007-08-16 10:13:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-16 09:45:29 · 20 answers · asked by andrew_perrong 3 in Pain & Pain Management

It usually hurts after I sit for a while... so nothing new... but this couple of days, it is as soon as I am sitting, 1 minute later it hurts!
Instead of being the lower back (I usually have pain in the lower back with the sitting position) it is the upper back (so painful)

I swim, I bike, I am super active. but I do have an office job, and I can't stand the sitting position.

Any suggestion most welcome!
Thank you!

2007-08-16 09:45:13 · 6 answers · asked by Mango 3 in Pain & Pain Management

They didn't work for my lower back pain, but they worked good for headaches.

2007-08-16 09:40:13 · 6 answers · asked by supermomof4boys 2 in Pain & Pain Management

It is gonna be on the side of my face. It is about the size of an eraser and they will have to give me surgery. Will it hurt?

2007-08-16 09:36:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

About a month and a half ago, I came down hard on my left foot during a game of basketball. I felt a pop, and fell to my knees. A few minutes later, the pain subsided and I continued to play.

My foot has hurt terribly since then, though I am becoming accustom to the pain. It certain positions, or with my work loafers on, it is excruciating. I've tried ice, elevation, and compression, all of which only bring temporary relief. I've even stayed away from any physical activity for two weeks now.

I know that sprains can take a long time to heal, but it seemed like such a minor thing at the time. My friend received a H.A.S. from basketball and was good to two month later.

2007-08-16 09:18:30 · 4 answers · asked by emgator 1 in Injuries

I have an aching foot, and I'd like to know if anyone has a remedy that works to make the pain go away, of course, drugs work.. But I'd like something more natural, and that lasts longer.

2007-08-16 09:17:21 · 2 answers · asked by Lisa 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i recentley fell and sliped on a rock that was in the water,and i stopped myself by landing on my arm,well it was badly busied and i thought i sprained it or cracked it so i had a couple of x-rays done on my arm ,and that was the first time ive ever had x-rays done before and im the type of person that worries about everything,but i was wondering if those x-rays were bad for my body. i know x-ray machines are more advanced these days but someone please ease my mind! thanks :)

2007-08-16 08:39:30 · 9 answers · asked by kelbel 2 in Injuries

I hate to admit it but my ears aren't cleaned all the time, ok most of time. I was complaining to my mom that my ear was clogged and she assumed it was sinuses so I assumed, ok that makes sense. So I cleaned my ear and it didn't help, and after I used warm water and a syringe. That didn't help either. I cleaned it again the next day with the syringe and then again. After that my ear was fine. Then, August 14, 2007 I woke up and my ear was throbbing. Everything else was fine on my body EXCEPT my ears. It got worse and my mom said that maybe I hit my eardrum when I used the syringe. I did stick it in too deep but I argued with her that if I busted my eardrum I wouldn've been able to hear at all. I can actually hear better than I did before and I took allergy medicine as soon as my mom said sinuses and I took Tyenol too! Today, it hurts too chew food, swallow and it hurts to talk, spit up mucus making that "cuuu!" sound too. I don't know what it is and my ear hurts. Any help?

2007-08-16 07:21:41 · 1 answers · asked by winter d 3 in Injuries

Somedays I get out of bed and my back hurts from a bulging disc, but the part that bothers me is other days my back feels fine. Seems like I can go 3-4 days with no pain and then about 3 days with horrible pain. I do nothing that I know of to bring this pain on. It really confuses me. I feel as though its my fault but I do nothing to deserve it.

2007-08-16 05:54:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am a 16 year old girl. as far as i am concerned i am in good shape, i eat right, but i eat a little bit too much junk food but i don't gain weight too easily which is great, im 5'5 and around 132-135 lbs, i have curvy hips and a flat stomache. anyway... the past couple months i have been having an annyoying pain in my right hip. every morning i wake up and it hurts and it continues to hurt throughout the day and sometimes if i move a certain way it will pop and it hurts so bad! i was wondering what is causing this to happen.. could it be growing pains... could it be the bed i sleep on? could it be the lack or exercise? should i do more pilates ? could it be serious? someone please tell me

2007-08-16 05:43:42 · 5 answers · asked by Catt 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i have a bad ankle and tried activon and it works but what about headon

2007-08-16 05:22:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

For example, if I had 50mg of caffeine, how much water would I have to drink to counteract the caffeine's dehydrating effect?

2007-08-16 05:12:19 · 10 answers · asked by AxisMundi 2 in Other - General Health Care