General Health Care - September 2007

Do you know what they are called and where to get them?

2007-09-30 09:13:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

how long would a fractured hand be in a cast if any

2007-09-30 09:10:17 · 4 answers · asked by cody r 1 in Injuries

Earlier today i got a splinter on my finger (next to pinky on the right...if that helps). the splinter is between my finger nail and my skin on the finger. I can't get it out! It hurts.

2007-09-30 08:56:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I called the doctor's office and the receptionist asked me if i had a pain contract. I said no, but what is a pain contract?

2007-09-30 08:56:01 · 3 answers · asked by Amanda M 5 in Pain & Pain Management

It's for school. I just need a few answers for this.

2007-09-30 07:52:46 · 8 answers · asked by Sam 1 in Other - General Health Care

I think I may have heard that taking multivitamins every other day is more optimal than taking the vitamins every day. Does anyone have factual knowledge on this?

2007-09-30 07:22:59 · 5 answers · asked by naijagoddess4life 1 in Other - General Health Care

I burnt myself with a crepe maker, and I need to know what stuff I should put on it to keep it from getting infected.

2007-09-30 06:40:04 · 11 answers · asked by Nattie 2 in Other - General Health Care

I broke my right wrist and forearm about a week ago playing football. It is a double fracture, had to go through surgery and the doctor gave me a full arm cast to wear for 2-3 months. Before the break, I lifted constantly and was making big improvements. Now, once i get my cast off, I know my right arm will be extremely weak and ill have a long ways to go before i can get back to my former self. I guess I have a few questions. 1. Should I just lift my left arm for the moment with light weights and catch up with my right arm later? 2. If i was maxing 215 before how much do you think my max would fall after 3 months and how long it would take to get the 215 back? 3. What is the best way to build up the muscles in my right hand to start lifting again?

2007-09-30 06:23:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

The other night my boyfriend (45) was at a friend's house & talking all of a sudden his left hand curled in (looked like when someone snaps their fingers) & his head tilted to the left. His hand was stiff & he had pain around his right eye. He asked his friend to time it because he couldn't turn his head to look at the clock, it lasted for a little more than 3 minutes. It has only been a couple of days since this happened, but my boyfriend is usually really funny & made alot of faces. When I asked him if he could raise his eyebrows he could raise them both at the same time, He could raise the left one, but not the right (alone)
Also, his mouth; you know how Elvis Presley had a lip curl? Well, my boyfriend could curl the top 2 sides of the lips & the bottom too, but he can't curl the bottom right side. He believes that his blood pressure is in the normal range.

2007-09-30 06:23:22 · 10 answers · asked by frecklebub 5 in Other - General Health Care

I don't want to go to the doctor for just a simple cold but i have been sneezing like crazy for about 2 week. I sleep with my fan blowing in my face, being that i have mitral valve prolapse and sweat all through the night its the only way i can sleep. How do i know if its a cold or if i should just keep my fan off? I noticed over the last 2 or 3 days i have been very short of breath and every time i take a deep breath i have to cough but no congestion ever comes up its just like a tickle in my throat. Any my nose has been stuffed up for weeks. Does this sound like just a cold?

2007-09-30 06:04:45 · 3 answers · asked by ♥ purrlvr ♥ 6 in Other - General Health Care

I played maybe 3 hours of Halo last night. Midway through playing, I lowered the seat because I got a bit uncomfortable. I think that's why it hurts, because I had to look up at a screen more.

I went to sleep hoping I'd feel all better the next day, but no, the pain is still there when I have my neck in certain positions. I can straigthen my neck with a bit of pain, but I can't seem to arch it back more then that.

Anybody go through this before?

2007-09-30 05:59:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I really want to pop it soooo bad, but idk if I'm supposed to or not....HELP?!?!

2007-09-30 03:33:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I really don't get this "physician heal thyself" mentality.

Even though many drugs are sold OTC these days that used to require a script in days-gone-by, the only reason they were "allowed" to be sold OTC is probably because people couldn't afford doctors (in the USA) and without government regulation on all that stuff, they just downloaded the responsibilities onto the pharmacists and allowed consumers to have "access" to these drugs.

The other issue too is that drugs were "COVERED" by insurance companies when prescribed by doctors, but having them sold OTC removed that coverage, so the COST was downloaded onto consumers too.

When are people going to wake up and see that this is all a scam designed to gouge the consumers?

Drugs that are sold this way can eventually kill you but you'll never be the wiser will you?

IGNORANCE is what all these corporations are counting on. No one can blame them when you yourself are the one doing you harm. Herbal stuff is worse!!

2007-09-30 02:47:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

It sounds like you swallowed a pebble by accident,and then peed it out later.Ouch!!!!

2007-09-29 23:02:37 · 17 answers · asked by TomatoMug 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i only realized this after i masturbated.

2007-09-29 21:33:06 · 4 answers · asked by person 1 in Other - General Health Care

he was punched in the head a few times and theres just a bit of blood and its mainly dry

2007-09-29 19:27:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I've been taking over the counter meds and been in bed all day but my head and throat are still throbbing! =(

2007-09-29 19:11:44 · 3 answers · asked by aiden 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Since 9am today until now, midnight, I have been having a stomach pain that will come and go. When it comes, I feel a little nausea, meanwhile feeling like my abdomen is sore. If I am sitting then I stand, it begins to hurt again. And vice-versa. Food will make it hurt again but it goes away quickly. Meanwhile, being hungry makes it hurt as well. WHAT is going on? It's very uncomfortable and crampy. But unlike menstrual cramps. Is this something my body will take care of itself, or should I seek medical attention? I've just been eating lightly and drinking ginger tea to sooth my stomach.

2007-09-29 19:11:17 · 2 answers · asked by happyfarah88 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i have trouble sleeping through the night anymore. whenever i take a sleep aid, i feel tired all day after i wake up. i dont like the way i feel when i take them period. is there anything else i can try?

2007-09-29 18:51:59 · 11 answers · asked by tish 2 in Other - General Health Care

ok well my friend just like stuck a pen in me on accident and it is all black, it broke the skin and its like a tiny bump now and it kinda hurts. am i going to die from that?!?! it was like 10 minutes or ago or so is that bad>?

2007-09-29 18:35:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i haven't try it yet, but my younger sister just told me about it.
so im just curious... please let me know if
anyone has ever tried that and if it works or not.

2007-09-29 16:35:36 · 8 answers · asked by me 1 in First Aid

2007-09-29 16:09:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I have had nuerological surgery on my c3 and c4 fussion 3 years ago and a lower disc out. Is this something seperate or related.. Whenever I go out in the cold I get muscle spasms in my legs and sometimes it bothers my shoulder and neck till I tense up and get a migrane for a few minutes. I go to the pain management doctor this week.

2007-09-29 16:08:28 · 1 answers · asked by reneem1954_2000 6 in Pain & Pain Management

My husband has been having chronic lumbar pain for about a month now and has been in and out of not only the doctors office, but also the emergency room. He's missed a lot of work, and could now possibly lose his job. He is a chef and woks in a kitchen 40+ hrs a week. He's been perscribed Flexeril 10mg, Vicodin 500mg and 750mg, Motrin 800, Tramdol 50mg, and Robaxin 750mg. Im starting to get worried that this is going to hurt his body more, seeing as how it doesnt help much. He has recently had a nerve test done, but the results just show mild pain. He's at the point where he'd rather be paralyzed than in this kind of pain. The doctors wont give him a MRI (if that would even help). Im wondering if anyone has had similar symptoms and if so, what was the outcome? What steps should we be taking?

2007-09-29 13:47:07 · 6 answers · asked by .Jules. 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Is there a way?

2007-09-29 13:32:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I shattered my fibula, broke a chunk out of the tiba AND a hairline fracture, spread the mortis(?) joint and damaged the ligaments, nerves, etc. I fought with my insurance for 2 weeks to get to see a doctor (seriously!) and after surgery requiring screws (3) and plates (3) 7 months later I still can't walk a lot, have severe swelling, pain and a very bad limp. I have to use a cane to walk too. I had LIMITED physical therapy thanks to same insurance. I'm nearly 50 but the doctor was impressed at how fast the shattered fibula is fusing back together. The fractures were in three places there, vertial and multiple fragments. How long before I can walk normal again? I have a 'friend' that is ashamed of me and tells me I slow him down, I'm not healing fast enough and says I'm a big baby. I dragged myself up a flight of stairs, into my house and called EMS after hopping to the phone. I haven't cried about this once. I took care of myself 2 weeks after surgery and continue to. So how long?

2007-09-29 12:54:03 · 4 answers · asked by Veronica W 1 in Injuries

I get cramps a lot(i guess because most of the time its when I sit om my legs that I get cramps), but anyways, that intense shooting pain I get, is there something I can do like rub it or something to make the crap go away faster?

2007-09-29 12:30:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

my banged my funny bone ona chair, now my pinky is numb... what do i do?????

2007-09-29 11:37:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

:i am getting an injection at school next friday for polio. diptheria and tenatus. i am a skinny guy.how bad will it hurt

2007-09-29 09:11:42 · 21 answers · asked by thomas f 2 in Pain & Pain Management

my age is 30 years and since last year i am feeling pain on my left side right at heart side i have checked by doctors and got the ECG test four times but it is not showing any problem i am very worry about my health what should i do

2007-09-29 08:59:25 · 4 answers · asked by muhammad z 1 in Pain & Pain Management