General Health Care - September 2007

Could someone please kindly tell me how to possibly treat my minor burn.
I burnt myself on the oven rack. The temp was at 400F and I had to stir the the potatos I was baking and accidently hit the top bottom part of my fings on the rack and it's pretty red and stings. Nothing I need to go to the ER over or anything. Its just a nice line going accross my pointer, middle and ring finger. Any solution I can use at home?
Thanks for all your kind answers in advance!! I am grateful for all of them!

2007-09-18 11:27:01 · 9 answers · asked by A little Southern Comfort 5 in First Aid

2007-09-18 11:24:03 · 4 answers · asked by david 1 in Injuries

Ok, i broke my leg playing baseball. Fibula and tibia in 3 places all together. They put metal plates in my leg, and right now im in the hospital recoverying from surgery. How long do you think it will take to heal? How long until i can walk/run again? And lastly, how long do you think the cast will be on for and what will come after that? Also, please don' tell me to just ask my doctor or nurse.

Thank you.

2007-09-18 11:21:07 · 6 answers · asked by rgcxbaseball31 1 in Injuries

I fractured my growth plate and now i am on crutches for 3 -6 weeks. Anyway to jazz up my crutches and to prevent my armpits from like detaching from my shoulder. Its only the first couple of hours and my arms are me.

2007-09-18 11:17:09 · 6 answers · asked by harvardcutie25 1 in Injuries

I have had insomnia for the last several weeks now. I saw a dr. and he put me on a prescription sleep aid which only seemed to work for 4 hours or so and then I was wide awake again. I did not like the way it made me feel either. Kind of aggitated and not feeling right. So, I have melatonin. What is the most of this I can take at night time before I go to bed??? I have 3mg tablets. This won't harm me will it?? I want sleep. I don't drink caffeine or eat chocolate. Does ANYONE have ANY ideas to help me fall asleep and stay asleep?? I don't really have much faith in my dr. after this medicine he put me on. It was horrible the way it made me feel. Someone please HELP me!!

2007-09-18 11:03:11 · 7 answers · asked by AMCgremlin 1 in Other - General Health Care

what one is better

2007-09-18 10:39:25 · 5 answers · asked by Melody P 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-18 09:54:24 · 11 answers · asked by Megan 1 in Other - General Health Care

This is really gross. I burned my finger this morning pressing my hair because i'm clumsy and my finger bubbled up on me. Well, just a sec ago, I had my hand in between my legs and was kind of sitting on it reading something on the computer and it burst. What is this liquid? It doesn't smell like anything and it has no color?

Thanks.

2007-09-18 09:52:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Serious question-please keep clean all you jokers. Thank you

2007-09-18 09:45:25 · 8 answers · asked by Birdman 7 in Pain & Pain Management

Ever since Sept 5th, when I went back to school, my neck hurts like hell all the time. Very tense. Why is this? What can I do?

2007-09-18 09:07:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have older (70's) relation nearBrownsville Tx who need people to come and help them. One needs a hip replacement and the other has lost one leg. Social service said they were not elegable for anything and would have to come and wait in line to see someone. I just wonder if the state really doesn't care about older people.

2007-09-18 09:00:11 · 2 answers · asked by searching 2 in Other - General Health Care

Just about 50 minutes ago i got stung by a bee and it hurts really bad, and yes it is my first time getting stung by them bee's. So what will happen and will it go away by its self after awhile? and nope im not allergic to bee stings. So please tell me what will happen and if it will go away by its self?

2007-09-18 08:01:47 · 9 answers · asked by Cody R 2 in First Aid

I didn't have this problem prior to my subscriptions to these magazines.

2007-09-18 07:58:34 · 5 answers · asked by gregstoy04 1 in Injuries

I am not going in for anything weight-related, and being weighed would make me uncomfortable.

What is the best way to tell the nurse no, without having to go into discussion and the nurse trying to convince me?

2007-09-18 07:32:04 · 8 answers · asked by David V 6 in Other - General Health Care

what would be the count considered high. I am told that it is normal at 120/80. I am having readings of 152/107

2007-09-18 05:29:30 · 15 answers · asked by foodenter 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-09-18 04:41:40 · 4 answers · asked by Darren S 1 in Other - General Health Care

I quit smoking last Thursday cold-turkey (I was a pack/day smoker). The hardest times for me are while driving and after eating. How long does it take before the urges go away and the habit is broken?

2007-09-18 04:39:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-09-18 03:18:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-18 01:34:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Is it just the height??

2007-09-18 01:14:50 · 10 answers · asked by icemunchies 6 in Injuries

2007-09-17 21:25:54 · 5 answers · asked by anne b 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have unicare and i m tolerant to painkillers and have a doctors appointment in a couple of weeks and my doctor wants to put me on avinza or something as strong and i dont have much money after bills in all was woundering if someone could help me in anyway i need to know what painkillers are covered so i could talk to my doctor about what to put me on

2007-09-17 21:07:14 · 1 answers · asked by Tharmahesh 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Everytime i blink it feels like i have something in my eye, theres a small lump at the side of my eyelid. I woke up in the night it was really swollen and puffy. I had a chazalion about 1year ago and it was there for ages! Please, can someone help me so i dont get another one of theses horrible things!

Thanks.

2007-09-17 20:47:30 · 5 answers · asked by K e l l i e ♥ 1 in Injuries

ing to sleep any idea what it is?

2007-09-17 20:20:40 · 3 answers · asked by j 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I recently just got over a really nasty ear infection... I was prescribed 2 pain meds and 1 antibiotic. The 2 pain meds were Naproxen and Tylenol w/codeine. Anyone who has ever taken tylenol w/codeine knows what that stuff is like. Well anyways I was prescribed tylenol 3 with codeine. I get home and take one of them and within 1 hr am feeling drowsy to the point of passing up. Now I have a 1 yr old so that isnt good.
I get a phone call from the pharmacy about 2-3 hrs later stating that they had filled my prescription wrong and it bring it back to give me the right one. Turns out someone there gave me tylenol 4 instead of 3's. Seeing as how this is a big medication error, can I sue this company?

2007-09-17 19:32:17 · 4 answers · asked by monkeytyums 1 in Pain & Pain Management

My friend was in a car wreck, and now she is braindead! Is there any way that she can come out of this? She is young, and was very healthy, always ate right and exercised.

Has anyone ever been known to recover in this condition? Also, I'm wondering if she might be able to hear people if they talk to her.

Thank you

2007-09-17 19:01:08 · 9 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7 in Injuries

Before answering, don't ask me why I took it. And YES, it is prescribed to me.

I took 4 mg, way more than what I needed. So I keep getting sick and I just want it out. Will it eventually get out of my system since I keep getting sick or is it already dissolved and its too late? Do I have to just wait it out?

2007-09-17 18:37:19 · 3 answers · asked by good_morning_sunshine 2 in Pain & Pain Management

After working a long day in a physical job (stretching, lifting and squatting), I had a pain in my left knee. I thought it was from working physically, since my regular job is more stationary. The pain felt like a bruise, but I don't remember doing anything that would have caused this feeling. Four days later I had a bump with a slight purplish tinge to it. The bump is somewhat painful when touched. But, it really hurts when I squat down and try to get back up. Or, when I go up or down stairs. I went to the doctor and he said that he isn't sure what it is and the x-rays came back normal. It isn't a bone spur. He is sending me to an orthopedic doctor. Any thoughts on what this could be? It is on the TOP of the patella, so it isn't Osgood-Schlatter disease. Thanks!

2007-09-17 18:00:01 · 3 answers · asked by Thomas H 3 in Injuries

I apparently have a complete tear on my acl, a high grade tear on my mcl and some other damage that i can't remember. When could i expect to return to training in martial arts?

2007-09-17 17:21:53 · 2 answers · asked by eprefugee 3 in Injuries

Both of my forefingers have been hurting. Mostly the knuckle. Its off and on. Feels sore like I strained them. This morning i woke up and couldn't move one of them and it is swollen. I can only bend it about half way. If I try to use it feels like a needle is going through it. Any ideas what it could be?

2007-09-17 17:17:27 · 1 answers · asked by glove 2 in Pain & Pain Management