General Health Care - August 2007

i'm 13 and this morning i was swimming in the pool with my friend and when i came out my ankle started to feel weak and it hurts, when i walk, it feels like its going to collapse right under me, i dont think i twisted it in the pool, so whats happened??? i have sprained both ankles before....

2007-08-08 04:38:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I fell and twisted my ankle under me, have had xray but not been to Dr yet. Thanks for any help!!

2007-08-08 03:23:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

In the middle of ballet class yesterday, my ankle started hurting when I pointed or when en pointe. It still hurts when I do so. My ankle hurts around the Achilles tendon area, but it does not look swollen or red, nor show any other symptoms of any injury. What could it be and what should I do?

2007-08-08 02:19:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I was on Oramorph for severe pain but when I take it I itch all over, I've tried taking an antihystamine but it doesn't work till the drugs worn off. The pain has got worse and my GP has prescribed MST tablets so it doesn't have to wear off. Problem is I was so spaced out and being sick this morning I forgot to ask about the itching. Is it OK to take the MST as it is Morphine or is this an allergic reaction and I should avoid taking them? Please help as I'm in alot of pain and need to take something. I don't want to bother the Dr again as I am new to the practice etc

2007-08-08 02:16:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Can anyone tell me what if any changes I should expect now that my galbladder is removed?

I have heard everthing from - you won't eat as much, to you will gain weight, to you are more likley to get ulsers, etc, etc.

Please set the stories straight for me.

Thank you very much

2007-08-08 02:05:12 · 12 answers · asked by John T 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-08-08 02:01:53 · 4 answers · asked by not_omniscient_enough 1 in Other - General Health Care

i've been into boxing two weeks ago, and now im trying to figure out a way to quit smoking, i've been smoking for almost ten years and im only 22, usually is consume a pack in two days, is there a step by step process that i can follow, whats your best advice? thanks!

2007-08-08 01:05:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

ive been having some discomfort in my left ear i went to the doctor and he said i had a build-up of wax in my right, and i was shocked because i expected something to be found on my left ear not right ! but then the staff who was assigned to remove my earwax said i had a build-up in my left too and needs to be cleaned, but then the other guy said no, its isnt as bad, well i think he may be wrong and maybe i have ear wax in my left ear in a way that bothers more than in my left, who should i believe ? should i clean it ?

2007-08-08 00:10:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

bad back injury, pain pills for 2 yrs now. when i dont take my meds. i go into withdrawel. are there any good drugs to help with the withdrawels if i decide to totally get off the med or how many and how far spread out does the med have to be to not get physical dependence. this is hydrocodone 10mg/325

2007-08-08 00:01:40 · 5 answers · asked by they say 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Do what the lid on the tin says people! Plz that is...
Thanks

2007-08-07 23:33:28 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan W 1 in Other - General Health Care

I used to have my ear pierced and the scar tissue is hurting in my ear!!??
it was a few years ago but it hurts wheni touch my ear lobe now. should i push an ear ring through it because it feels like i have some infectin i need to squeeze out?? dunno what to do but its getting annoying??
thanks in advance

2007-08-07 23:12:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-08-07 22:54:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

When I was about 6 or 7, for a couple years I had this thing where when I ran, or walked heavily, I would hear this clicking sound it my, head, like a little mini metal ball. I could never figure out what it was, my Dad said the same thing happened to him when he was little too, but I dont have it anymore and I have completely forgotten about it. What was it?

2007-08-07 22:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-07 21:49:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

This is a personal question, so don't take offense and skip to another question? What kind of pain are you taking it for and how many mg? I have severe fibro and are taking 90mg 3x daily. I know, it is alot, but nothing else works.

2007-08-07 21:45:34 · 2 answers · asked by 007butterfly 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I broke my wrist in 2 places 2 1/2 weeks ago, now have 4th cast. I am in constant pain and Ortho doc does not believe in narcotic pain relief.
I am miserable. Anyone else been in this position, any ideas??

2007-08-07 21:23:20 · 3 answers · asked by baja QT 4 in Pain & Pain Management

ha jw.
im scared of being drowned, being pushed from a tall building, being disceted alive, and haha yea.
sorry just had to ask.

2007-08-07 21:07:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

so when the guy ejeculates the sperm are in the semen, do the sperm swim out of the semen and thats why that stuff comes out after sex?

2007-08-07 20:09:07 · 4 answers · asked by momma-to-morgan 3 in Other - General Health Care

So I was messing around with youtube and found this
Note: Normally, I wouldnt really care to advise about this but...if you have kids around its best they not see this. Its not dirty, but unless you let your kids watch things like surgery...yeah.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4NUmvvQj60

The retina moves...so how is what he does possible, and what can happen to him? It doesnt look safe at all.

Its just...aarrrghh!

2007-08-07 19:57:02 · 3 answers · asked by Trawl 2 in Other - General Health Care

i have pain in my right elbow for thelast one year.dr.gave an injection also what it had a very little impact.plz let me know what should i do . best of luck.

2007-08-07 19:00:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Specifically a wound to the shoulder. When can it be taken out of a sling? Also, how long would it take to be discharged from the hospital?

Ditto for a bullet to the leg, not hitting the kneecap or arteries. How long would one have to use a cane?

2007-08-07 18:57:38 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i think i might have broke my wrist. it got slamed in a metal gate and then i had to stitch a leather project and now its really hurting and if i turn it a certain way it feels like the bones are grinding. its getting worse to. it really hurts i dont know what to do. could it just be sore or something? it kinda feels like when i broke my other wrist. my fingers aren't swollen but a couple of them are really sore. please help this really hurts.

2007-08-07 16:21:04 · 4 answers · asked by Small♥Town♥Girl 6 in Injuries

This happened to me last year, but to both big toes, at a different basketball camp - I just bought new shoes and it was all better. This time it's only my right big toe. It is swollen from the knuckle up, and pretty badly bruised from just below the cuticle and up. I was running/pounding/jumping etc at basketball camp when my toe started aching really badly...it hurt to even move really...so I took off my shoes/socks and it was all bruised. Now, about 10 hours later, it's even more bruised and hurts more, whether I move or not. I've been icing and elevating it, took some advil, and I bought new basketball shoes and cushioning socks to use for the rest of camp.

I was just wondering if anybody could give me advice about what else to do to treat it, or what is going to happen...how long to recover, will it hurt even more, is it maybe something worse than just a bruise, etc. All advice is appreciated! Thank you!

2007-08-07 16:02:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Two weeks ago I stepped off a pourch and my ankle collapsed and I heard a snap. It swelled up like a baseball on the outter ankle bone. i went to a walk in doctor place and they did xrays and said they didn't see a break and gace me an air cast and told me to stay off it. Basicly I have 2 kids and I have to work so staying off it wasn't much of an option. I limped around for a couple days and then I could put enough weight on it to walk while still wearing the cast. Anyways, my foot and ankle still hurt and it's swollen but not that badly and it's very bruised on the whole outer side of my foot. The paper the doc gave me said that when an injury first occurs a small fracture isn't always visible and that a sprain would be better in a week. I'm just looking for opinions on wether or not I should spend the money to see a doctor again so that if it is broken I don't cause permenent damage.

2007-08-07 15:55:53 · 3 answers · asked by jcleary555 2 in Injuries

I found a pill on my floor and did not know what it was for or the name of the medicine. It was a pink/peach colored pill with "Bayer" listed on one side and "M400" on the other?

2007-08-07 15:07:57 · 3 answers · asked by Shelle 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I had one removed from my tailbone 10 yrs ago and I'm experiencing the same kind of pain in the same area.

2007-08-07 14:31:23 · 5 answers · asked by dvdhrv 1 in Injuries

Last Wednesday I was sitting by the couch and i got bitten twice by something. Both bites had white heads and i popped them both. One is about the size of a dime and the other the size of a penny. One has scabbed over. They only hurt if you touch them. I haven't had much of an appetite and have felt strange and my stomach has been hurting. The bites before i popped the heads looked like pimples.

2007-08-07 14:08:29 · 6 answers · asked by Triple H 1 in First Aid

My wife was injured on the job and we are to the point that a life plan specialist is to come see us and make plans for the future and I am wondering what this is about/what questions to ask?

2007-08-07 14:02:05 · 2 answers · asked by cdjarrell214 2 in Injuries

I have blood pressure of 89/64 is this good? My pulse is 70?

2007-08-07 13:51:00 · 8 answers · asked by skatergirl3722 1 in Other - General Health Care

for an awful long time I feel like the bed is like an oven. Every night for at least a couple of hours before bedtime I turn the bedclothes down. I have tried tonic water some years ago (at the suggestion of my doctor). My legs feel as though they are burning, so I put a cold flannel on them. to no avail. I apparently am not on the menopause any more. The bedroom windows are always left open, and there is certainly no heat on, but on saying that, quite often when I am sitting in the front room, the sweat practically rolls off me. The annoying part about it is, my husband has been retired for about 6 months, and he has gone from being pretty active to zilch , on his computer most of the day. He can climb into bed, and quite often be snoring his head off, whilst I am lying awake. There does not seem to be any logic in it, as I am on the go, and get tired, and there`s him not doing much of anything, and does not seem to have much of a problem sleeping

2007-08-07 12:52:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care