General Health Care - August 2007

Last Saturday, I wore some fairly tight jeans. Now I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but throughout the day I became more and more uncomfortable. When I took off my jeans later that night, I noticed several large bumps on my stomach and left side. I also found two little rows on my back. They look a bit like bug bites, but are really close together. The patch on my tummy consists of about 9, and the one on my side and the two rows on my back are just two "bites" each, but right next to each other.

The thing about this rash is that it doesn't just itch, it burns! Sometimes, I'll get stinging pain with it, like little needles poking right through the skin. It's insane, and nothing seems to help. I've tried calamine lotion, Benadryl, triple antibiotics, alchohol wipes, and Aveeno anti itch. All things that I've had good luck with in the past but not this time.

So, I'm wondering ~ what on earth could this be???

2007-08-10 17:47:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Right now (about an hour from the burn) the area is red and it is slightly raised and you can see the outline of the tip of the iron. Just wondering if it would be a first or second degree burn?

2007-08-10 17:34:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Hi, I have been sick for about 1 week.

My stomach cramps up really bad if I lay in a certain postions. Exampple, laying sideways on the couch or chair. It hurts BADLY, like makes me want t hold my stomach and bend down. I don't feel like I need to throw up, it's just a bad pain also,
I have had a seriosu case of diarrhea. This diarrhea is strange, not like the normal "messy" kind. Mine looks spongey and it doesnt look normal.
About 3 days after all this digestive problems, (i think it is a digestive problem) my lower back began to hurt badly. Whenever i TURNED or BENT down. It would last for awile. Eventually, about 1 day later, my neck hurt. It would hurd if I turned my neck.
NOW, the BACK of MY HEAD HURTS! If I turn, or go up-side down it will hurt extremely bad. Only in the back though.
Can you please tell me what is happening?
All 5 of these problems are happening.

I ALSO have to use the bathroom about every 30min. and it is always DIARRHEA!
PLEASE HELP ME!

2007-08-10 17:23:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i'm a 14 yr old female. Today i noticed a lump (i guess the side of like a kidney bean :P) anyway it doesn't hurt much but i can feel it when i swallow and its pretty irritating. This may have nothing to do with it but i sometimes have trouble breathing (no known cause .. don't ask) anyway any possible ideas? Oh ya being the parents that they are, my parents (and older brother) have decided to completely ignore me about it saying "oh you'll be fine" and "we'll talk about it 2morrow" .. ya right. So help would be greatly appreciated! thx =)

2007-08-10 16:19:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I was reading up on which is strong, motron or Advil and almost 99% of people reply with .. "Oh dont take those! they can hurt your liver/kidneys"!! omg ..so can drinking!!! People you all know that drinking is just as hard on your body as in a over the counter pain killer. stop telling ppl its bad for you ...who the heck wants to suffer painful black aches ..or head aches? NOBODY.. And to be honest...how many timse does the average human take of a motron a day verse drinking alchol? mmhm, almost every weekend ppl drink ..you take morton like once in a while ....unless your like 80 years old. My point is .. i take morton i have issues with my back/knees and its not a fun place..and im totally pissed off and NOT in a good mood, so in order to cure that i take morton! so there!

2007-08-10 16:13:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

How much alcohol is safe to be consumed when on 10-15mg of morphine a day?

2007-08-10 16:13:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Today while play volleyball, I tried setting and the ball hit my thumb and it pulled very back. After that, all day my thumb hurt badly. It feels like its cramped because when i stretch it, theres alot of pain... What do I do to help fix it? My friend told me to wrapt tape around it... what about ice?? help!!

2007-08-10 16:11:07 · 12 answers · asked by bandgeekxgirl 2 in Injuries

im just wondering

2007-08-10 16:03:18 · 4 answers · asked by Brunette <333 1 in Pain & Pain Management

she'll hobble around on the other 3 legs, she'll let me stretch it out but not fold it in, I have felt around and there seems to be no major fractures like a clean break, or a dislocated joint, have planned to take to vet on tuesday

2007-08-10 15:42:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Does anyone who any natural ways to relieve heart burn. I am almost 32 weeks and it has gotten really bad. To the point where I am sleeping sitting up!!! OUCH my neck! Please if anyone could give me some advise I would really appreciate it.

2007-08-10 15:26:43 · 19 answers · asked by WaitingForDavid#1 2 in Injuries

Its just that i have a upper back pain at the moment, i mean i can walk, dont have breathing difficulties or anything but can it be because of the sweat being exposed to air after working out, im sure i just layed down on the bed when my back was sweating after a work out and next morning i got a lingering pain at my upper back, is this normal?

2007-08-10 14:03:52 · 4 answers · asked by Seattler 3 in Injuries

Recently I was in a friends pool and we were swimming when all of a sudden my foot (ankle area) wouldn't twist or move. It wasn't broken or anything but it did hurt, it only lasted about 2 minutes, then my ankle went back to normal, does anyone know why this happened and what its called? (And by the way that was the first time it ever happened to me.)

2007-08-10 13:59:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I was in northern Wisconsin about a week ago and I got a couple of bites. I'm pretty sure they're spider bites. I started scratching one again today and they scab came off. Now I have this weird red mark around it. It doesn't itch anymore. And then I thought that it may be the early stages of Lyme's Disease, but there was never any tick at the site. I drew a line around the redness just to see if it will start to go down after a while. Does anyone have an idea of what this redness is from?

2007-08-10 13:47:13 · 6 answers · asked by justme75 2 in First Aid

really bad heartburn I took tums that isn't working any ideas

2007-08-10 12:51:34 · 13 answers · asked by jim v 3 in Pain & Pain Management

The first time this pain happened it was just my left foot. I figured I had landed on it funnily and bruised the bone or something. I wore a tensor for at least three weeks until it stopped hurting, and I stopped walking and hiking as much because that agravated it and started biking instead.

About a month later, when my foot seemed fine again, I wore some flat shoes with arch supports in them and my foot started hurting again.

More recently, I ran downhill and shortly thereafter both of my feet started to hurt. The pain is located seemingly in the top of the foot, above the arch.

It's not cramps in my feet... I think I might have weak joints, too. Do I have strange posture and not walk or run properly? If so it's not obvious!

What do you think is wrong? And what should I do about it?

2007-08-10 12:31:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-08-10 12:18:06 · 7 answers · asked by hotiron 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Without any needles or injections. Using only typical household objects/materials? The purpose of this is to be able to painlessly remove pieces of skin. (kind of hard to explain)

2007-08-10 11:33:34 · 5 answers · asked by Daveykins 2 in First Aid

I think I am becoming obsessed with brushing my teeth. And if I'm not brushing my teeth it is my hair.

Is this a bad thing?????

2007-08-10 11:29:36 · 9 answers · asked by ashbandgirl 3 in Other - General Health Care

For the last six months ive been having wierd sleeping patters. CANT fall asleep even if i lay in bed until around 2 or later, then wake up late because of it, Hoping the pill the pharmacist recommended works..? has anyone tried this or know someone that has

2007-08-10 11:07:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Is there a risk of the surgeon doing something wrong for your inguinal hernia repair that will damage some sort of nerve that will cause you to have a limp for the rest of your life?
I heard that from someone

2007-08-10 11:04:49 · 2 answers · asked by rman2134 2 in Injuries

First I sprained my ankle, next year I sprained it again but really badly(spent 1 month at home), I started wearing a bandage and it seemed to help... till I broke the same poor leg two years later. It's second summer that is ruined for me, don't like to spend my summer at home with an injure, what can I do to stop it? Or is it normal for basketball players?

2007-08-10 11:03:18 · 4 answers · asked by ania361 4 in Injuries

2007-08-10 10:54:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have arthritis ALL OVER. My health is poor, but, more than anything, I am worried about the pain I feel all the time. I take hydrocodone and morphine, and I STILL hurt. The pain is excruciating, and I cry a lot. It is in all my joints, and in my neck, back, calves, etc....etc..... It will hurt a couple places, and then later on, I will get to thinking, "the pain MOVED on me", because i will notice that the greatest pain is somewhere ELSE in my body. It is CONSTANT pain. It keeps me housebound. Sex is too hard on me, as I am "broken down" all the next day. I need knee replacement surgery, and have a bum foot. The cartlidge is wearing down too far on two vertebrae, and I have spurs on my spine. I cannot stand for long, and I cannot sit for long (because of the pain I am in). If I go places, I have to go to the restroom and cry a while, because I hurt so badly. I have not told the doctor all of this yet. Does this sound like fibromyalgia? what is the solution?

2007-08-10 10:35:10 · 0 answers · asked by lcamel2000 4 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-10 09:49:16 · 0 answers · asked by hagglestenwax 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i had surgery on tuesday. the pain is the left top part of my head; the scalp there is still numb though. please help.

2007-08-10 09:44:27 · 1 answers · asked by Alexandra 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I've been to a counselor & a psychologist and they both suggested I got antidepressants, but I don't want my family to know that I am depressed, but there's no other way to get them.. what should I do..?

2007-08-10 09:31:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-10 09:27:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Okay, so on Wed., I think I cried A LOT, like I've never cried that much before in my life and after I stopped I started getting this sharp pain in my head and the back of my eyes started to hurt. I couldn't look certain ways and I couldn't move my head in certain ways either or it would start to hurt. I started to get a fever also. On Wed. it was like 102.2, but it started to go down, but the sharp pain in my head and my the back of my eyes still hurt. I don't know if it has anything to do with my crying. It's Friday now, and the fever doesn't bother me because it's not like I have a running nose, sore throat, etc. it's just that I'm really hot. Anyone know what that is?

2007-08-10 09:24:43 · 1 answers · asked by ? 2 in Pain & Pain Management

hi there i ben doin boxing lately n this is the 2nd time i doen my writ the 1st time was send it was broken, bt this time i cant even twist my wrist.
Does any one know what i could do to either heal it or sumthing coz at this point i dnt evne know if its broken or sprint or sumthing????

2007-08-10 09:22:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My Dad would like to know please. He has tried several prescribed meds but they make him feel ill. Any ideas?

2007-08-10 09:14:34 · 19 answers · asked by DJJD 6 in Other - General Health Care