General Health Care - September 2007

SOMETHING BIT ME ON MY EYE ON TOP OF THE EYE LID I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME TYPE OF BUG AND MY EYE LID IS REALLY PUFFY AND NOT HAS STARTED TO GET SWOLLEN AND IT KINDA HURTS A BIT EVERYTIME I BLINK WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THE SWOLLEN GO AWAY? PLEASE ANY SDVICE I CANT GO TO THE DOCTOR CUZ I DON'T HAVE INSURANCE

2007-09-16 04:22:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Hi,

About three days ago when I woke up I knew I had a headache but when I opened my eyes the pan was awfull, my whole head (left side being the worst) started to throb.
Any light caused the pain to get even worse.

I spent the day in bed, kept the blinds closed and just kept taking paracetamol and drank heaps of water.

I slept really heavily that night, which is unusal for me and the following day was the same.

Yesterday wasn't so bad, I could get up and was able to do a few things but I still had a headache and I was still sensitive to light. By the afternoon I was in bed again.

Today I still have a headache but the sensitiveity to light has gone and so far I haven't had any sharp throbs of pain.

When can I expect this pain to go?
Is it normal for a migraine to go on so long?

Thank you in advance for your help
Thank you

2007-09-16 02:00:53 · 15 answers · asked by Shadow 4 in Pain & Pain Management

at the very moment of falling asleep i experience a pressure in my head and a noise like my head is underwater. this lasts for about half a second, but snaps me back awake. this will go on all night until i am so exhausted i can sleep despite it. what is causing this

2007-09-16 01:15:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

it is sed that you use 200kilo joules when you sleep

how is this

2007-09-16 00:24:26 · 4 answers · asked by ballet_baybee 1 in Other - General Health Care

Sometimes while sleeping at night I get very bad cramps in my legs that causes me to awake screaming. What causes this and how can I prevent it? What is actually going on inside my leg? It feels like a large foreign item in my leg turning around and around, slowly moving and knotting up. The pain usually last for a minute or more. I usually just squeeze my leg and scream until it stops. When it finally subside, it leave me exhaulted.

2007-09-16 00:00:50 · 11 answers · asked by Shorty Dee 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-15 23:50:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

HELP ME!
I'm a 13 yr old. And I get this ache from the knee down to my ache/toes. It sometimes happens on the right side, sometimes left and sometimes both. I get this like 4 times a a month. PLEASE HELP COS ITS ACHING TO MUCH!
I cant bare with it no more.

2007-09-15 23:26:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am a dental student we'll be having these classes but recently I had some thing going around me affecting me deeply and I think I need to learn things fast...

2007-09-15 23:21:52 · 7 answers · asked by bt the tooth fetish 3 in First Aid

It does'nt come and go, shes just has the same headache forever, 2 days straight and shes worried about it and so am I, if she still has it tomorrow shes gunna go to the hospital, but do any of uou know what it can be?!?!?! Please help. tylonal doesnt work, shes eating properly, nothing works.

2007-09-15 22:21:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

...............help, very painful, i cant even move my neck, it hurts so much.

2007-09-15 21:38:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-15 19:57:14 · 11 answers · asked by dancergirl 3 in Other - General Health Care

About 2 weeks ago, my lower back started hurting for some unknown reason. The pain extends down my left buttock and I have to walk hunched over. I went to my dr. and he ordered an x-ray which was negative for any abnormality. He prescribed only 15 Vicodin pills and basically told me I was fine. The painkillers seem to take the edge off and I also take it with ibuprofen and have been using a heating pad. The problem is, the pain has not subsided at all so I called my doc back and he won't prescribe any more vicodin or anything and told me that "it should be better by now" so keep taking the ibuprofen, which doesn't help. He is making me feel like I am just wanting drugs. I can't switch docs, but is there anything else I can do? Why are drs. so hesitant to prescribe narcotic painkillers to someone that really needs them? I have heard of people that don't really have pain anymore and their dr. gives them large amounts of painkillers regularly.

2007-09-15 19:42:40 · 9 answers · asked by mysti 6 in Pain & Pain Management

I am having bad period cramps.I can't birthcontrol pills because I get severe migraines.I also can't have ibuprofen because they irritate the lining in my stomach.I don't want to take herbs,because they don't work,and Tylenol and Midol and all other menstrual products don't work for my pain.Is their anything that I could suggest my gyno put me on?Does anyone else have the same prob.?I need something for the pain before I cry.

2007-09-15 18:43:10 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Jennifer♥ 4 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-15 18:19:12 · 17 answers · asked by Naye M 1 in Pain & Pain Management

in my soccer game today i got tackled, and a girls foot rammed into mine- now my big toe is swollen in the middle joint, has some black and blue discoloration on the inside and on the swelling and i cannot bend it at the joint... is my toe broken??? if so, what can i do to help it??

2007-09-15 17:38:59 · 4 answers · asked by michelle 2 in Injuries

does it hurt? My neck desperatly needs this, I have tension headaches and my neck is so tight but I am scared to get it done. I fear pain badly. After having a child you wouldn't think I would but, we are talking about my neck, LOL WHOLEEE different type of pain.

2007-09-15 17:35:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I burened it on my stove! right now i have a ice pack over it but when i take it off it hurts a lot!!! HELP PLEASE!

2007-09-15 17:01:55 · 11 answers · asked by <3 4 in Pain & Pain Management

Ok so I just got my ears pierced like 4 weeks ago and now my ears aren't swollen and don't hurt anymore so I am thinking of just going to a 14 gauge taper that I got from Hot Topic. How should I go about doing this and this may be a stupid question but how exactly do I put the taper in, like pointy end through the front or back? Also can I use the taper for just regular jewelry later on if I wanted to, cuz for some reason I heard someone say that they should only be used for stretching.

2007-09-15 16:45:03 · 4 answers · asked by Spazz 2 in Injuries

cuz i sometimes do it at a relatives house, school, or in public cause i don't like to use the bathrooms in public because other people sat on it and what if they have ringworm or butt disease (LOL) ?

2007-09-15 14:58:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I just got it earlier. It hurts. How do i remove it? Thanks

2007-09-15 14:57:19 · 12 answers · asked by Matt: aka; Edge is world champ!! 6 in First Aid

One doc says heat and other says cold for stiff neck. What do I do?

2007-09-15 14:50:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Is the quality of healthcare you're provided with really affected by your ability to pay for it?

2007-09-15 13:40:43 · 5 answers · asked by Mike M. 7 in Other - General Health Care

I have i was in a tree and i fell landing on the nuckle of my bike it hurt i was swearing so much my mum picked me up when the plaster came off i was scard to walk on my foot and my ankle was thinner then my other

2007-09-15 13:39:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-09-15 13:08:22 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have tried Vicodin, Prescription strength Aleve, and now Perkaset (not sure of the spelling). So far, perkaset is the less of the three evils but I have to constantly keep food in my stomach or I start to feel naseous again even if it's been several hours since I took it. I only take halfs and I always take them with food! Anybody have any suggestions? My only options are be constantly naseous or be in agony from a kidney stone I am trying to pass?

2007-09-15 10:42:40 · 5 answers · asked by Betrdz 6 in Pain & Pain Management

Hi folks.

I'm trying to help some friends at the beach. Despite the fact they didn't invite me on their road trip, they decided to call me to help them. One of them got stung by a jellyfish, and they need a remedy. They've already tried rinsing it with vinegar, but it hasn't really healed. I've gone to different websites and they contradict one another. One says to apply ice, one says not to. Can anyone here help?

Oh, and they want to avoid putting urine onto the wound if possible

Thanks!

2007-09-15 10:14:44 · 6 answers · asked by Southpaw 7 in First Aid

i was in a cast for 24 days after my arthroscopic knee surgery and its been a day, and i can barely move it an inch. it feels very tight on the knee and extremely weak. is it normal?what can i do to help. is time the key factor for me?? any help or input appreciated.

2007-09-15 10:10:36 · 2 answers · asked by thehundreds 2 in Injuries

On my left hip, every now and again I get this kind of numbing but a little painful feeling. Just wondering what this is. Is it like bad circulation or something? plz help

2007-09-15 08:42:00 · 1 answers · asked by Dann 5 in Pain & Pain Management

she died of cancer two weeks after her 66 birthday. it was terrible just waching her die while i sat there. i could't do anything for her. we were best friends. my saturdays were spent with her. i feel so lonley saturdays. i just want to talk to her and i can't. i have a great supporting family, but the emptiness of her presence is so overwhelming.

2007-09-15 08:34:20 · 10 answers · asked by yvette 1 in Injuries

My insurance doesn't cover this and the least expensive pharmacy is $360.00 a month!! Thank you all for ANY assistance.....and have a great day!!!

2007-09-15 06:57:33 · 0 answers · asked by HoneyAngel67 1 in Pain & Pain Management