General Health Care - August 2007

ok, well, this morning i woke up, and decided to play on my piano, when suddenly i got a weird, sharp pain near my ring finger, it only lasted a second. now, i have a weird feeling from my elbow to my wrist. it's not painful, but it feels really strange, not really numb.. it's hard to explain, it feels like my veins kinda lost circulation. it's a come and go thing. btw, yesterday, i only played the keyboard for an hour or and hour and a half. I didn't have any pains this morning when i woke up, it just appeared when i was playing the piano. Should I be concerned? Or is it just a passing cramp, or just a way that i slept last night?

Extra info: it bothers me more near my elbow than my wrist. nothing else hurts. i did nothing that would be to hard on my hands. i do take rests. this has only happened to me now. i didn't have any pain yesterday and i slept fine. i could make a tight fist, i have a good grip and i could tell the difference between hot and cold.

2007-08-15 06:49:34 · 1 answers · asked by Mayu 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I just got my lip pierced yesterday and I thouht that it went pretty well. I went with a friend and we examined one anothers and mine had a lot of bruising on the inner lip while he had none? Ive been doing all the cleaning and mouthwash and such. is it just that we are two different people and mine decided to bruise? or is it serious?

2007-08-15 06:36:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

How do you stop a "Charlie Horse"?

2007-08-15 06:13:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

my left calf is swollen and painful to walk on its been getting slowly worse all day my foot is killin as well,im on the pill and im worried this could be a dvt i also smoke i know its not good

2007-08-15 04:59:41 · 3 answers · asked by lolls 2 in Pain & Pain Management

They were the only things that could work on my back. They've gave me Solpadol, which has done hee-haw to be honest.

2007-08-15 04:57:58 · 9 answers · asked by bAzTNM 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have had a string of health problems over the last year and have been to see 5-6 different doctors to try to obtain a diagnosis. After extensive blood tests, x-rays and evaluations, I have been told that no one knows exactly what is causing my various aches and pains and more than likely I have fibromyalgia.

This diagnosis does not account for the eye inflammation, chronic and severe sinusitus or fluctuations in my SED rate among other things. However, it is the only "diagnosis" that has been offered to explain the chronic pain in my arms.

Since this is all I have to go on, I was hoping someone might have suggestions on how I might be able to manage the symptoms of my "fibromyalgia". I have been told to exercise more. Does anyone know of any other dietary/lifestyle changes that might potentially benefit someone with this condition? I'm also open to suggestion on how to obtain a real, conclusive diagnosis over a catch-all one given because no one is sure what's wrong with me.

2007-08-15 04:49:47 · 4 answers · asked by Heather 2 in Pain & Pain Management

(poop - in case u didnt know)

2007-08-15 04:38:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-15 03:23:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I don't know why but I have been awake for a long time and yet I still cannot go to sleep I guess I am going to have to go take some kind sleeping pill or something any other advice for going to sleep

2007-08-15 03:16:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

please help me, it really hurts, its about 1-1.5 inches in.....wat shud i do!!!!

2007-08-15 03:09:44 · 8 answers · asked by Lumberg 2 in First Aid

My husband had a very successful back surgery 7 years ago. He does have some nerve damage (which he had before the surgery) in one leg, which makes him limp slightly (no pain).

Often, he gets leg cramps in the calf with the nerve damage. These cramps are only at night. He drinks 2-3 liters of water a day, so he is not dehydrated. He takes a multivitamin and typically eats either bananas or other potassium rich foods.

We believe the cramps are due to the nerve damage and/or the back surgery.

Any advice (OTHER THAN DRINKING MORE FLUIDS OR EATING BANANAS/TAKING POTASSIUM) for relief from the cramps would be appreciated, especially from those with back surgery and nerve damage experience.

TIA.

2007-08-15 03:05:30 · 8 answers · asked by Lolly 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I recently had my bottom two wisdom teeth removed. Now, I find it extremely difficult to swallow anything (even saliva.) Every time I swallow, it feels like I'm swallowing a huge rock or pebble. My dentist told me that I could only eat cold and soft foods. Yet, I am unable to eat anything due to the pain from swallowing. In addition, I was not allowed to gargle anything for it might be harmful to my stitches. However, my wisdom teeth area has not stopped bleeding since the operation. Not even an ice pack will stop it. What should I do to stop the pain of swallowing?

2007-08-15 03:02:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Why does it matter which way you slit your wrist(s) ither way its not a good thing.

2007-08-15 03:02:34 · 2 answers · asked by ry_rys_sexy_bitch2007 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-15 02:57:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2007-08-15 02:15:54 · 4 answers · asked by alright2nv1311 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-15 01:59:41 · 2 answers · asked by dynamo1233 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-15 01:34:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

wots good for bad blood circulation?

2007-08-15 01:27:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I woke up this morning ,yawning and feel pain in my thyroid when I yawn or stretch my neck, what could cause this?

2007-08-15 01:25:58 · 6 answers · asked by Ladyiowa 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have trouble sleeping for some reason for quite sometime now. I usually don't go to sleep until 6am or a bit earlier and wake up around 12 in the afternoon. As I'm typing this, I haven't sleep yet! I'm REALLY REALLY tired but when I lay down and relax and close my eyes, I just won't fall asleep! I have even tried watching T.V., read a book, drink warm milk, basically everything. I don't want to try sleeping pills because I'm only 15. What do you think I should do to help me fall asleep when I want to?

2007-08-15 01:18:02 · 5 answers · asked by hubu 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-15 01:12:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I started with 4x30mg dihydrocodeine a day for severe fibromyalgia 3 months ago. I am recently on 6 a day. Can I for instance rotate it weekly with another opiod eg. Lortab or something to prevent my body getting use to it and need more. 100mg Tramadol does not touch the pain. Nothing else works,except for opiods. Any info?

2007-08-15 01:06:41 · 3 answers · asked by 007butterfly 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Ive had it for about three weeks. Its pretty gnar, heres a picture at this link: http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb132/TheNewEmpiricism/burn.jpg Do I need like a doctor or should I just put neosporin or something on it?

2007-08-15 01:02:35 · 13 answers · asked by Katie M 1 in First Aid

WILL YOU SEE MY PARENTS TEELS ME TO READ ALL THE TIME BUT I ONLY WON'T TO READ AT NIGHT
SO WAT IAM I GOING TO DO.

2007-08-15 00:53:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I fell last Friday (5 days ago) and the last few days the wound has been secreting this awful pus and now it hurts really bad to even stand on it. I aleady know it's infected because of the pus but when should I go to the doctor and why is it hurting so bad?

2007-08-15 00:47:09 · 9 answers · asked by Karen I 2 in Injuries

I woke up around 5:45 looked at the clock and realized i had 15 more minutes until my alarm would wake me, so I went back to sleep. But it seemed so short only like 2 or 3 mintes had actually gone by. Why is that?

2007-08-15 00:13:00 · 1 answers · asked by bleh 2 in Other - General Health Care

What foods do you avoid/ activities you avoid and such?

2007-08-14 23:10:33 · 6 answers · asked by Daniel 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i always seem to be more tired in the mornings then at night why ?

2007-08-14 22:18:40 · 9 answers · asked by shirley v 6 in Other - General Health Care

the tingling goes down the leg a bit, up a back a bit, and sort of all around on my butt, left side...what is going on?

2007-08-14 22:05:55 · 3 answers · asked by Elmoly 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have tried drinking more water, taking magnesium supplements, stretching. Sometimes I can see the muscle throbbing. Only ever happens on the left calf muscle - if I panic because of the pain when it happens, it gets much worse so I try to relax. Pain is almost unbearable - I'd rather give birth or cut off my leg ....! Only started last year since the death of a very close family member. Can anyone help please? Thanks.....

2007-08-14 20:40:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management