General Health Care - September 2007

I started having this pain in my chest when I got up too quickly. My chest only hurts when I sit up and my breathing is fine and everything. I think I might have pulled a muscle in my chest...Do you have any idea what it could be.?

2007-09-09 03:37:08 · 7 answers · asked by I'd Give It Up..Give It All 3 in Pain & Pain Management

what would cause this?

2007-09-09 03:24:42 · 4 answers · asked by sheru 6 in Pain & Pain Management

I keep getting a cramp or 'charlie horse' in my upper left thigh, sort of to the back and side. I will just be sitting or standing and it will happen. It lasts a few seconds and then stops, but comes back every couple of minutes. It doesn't happen when I am lying down. I have some mild low back pain too but no problem walking, bending, etc. I've had no injury. I'm in decent but not great shape and my overall health is good. What could this be??

2007-09-09 03:14:33 · 3 answers · asked by Criss_Mousse 3 in Other - General Health Care

I recently got a new prescription of progressive lens (had them before) but this is a change. One eye is more distorted than the other, does this mean the Dr. made a mistake or the optician that did the measurements ?

2007-09-09 03:01:01 · 3 answers · asked by sasf41 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-09-09 02:09:24 · 8 answers · asked by pathak568 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-09 02:01:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I alaywa get it and i harderly do anything to make this happen why do i always get it. It hurts so bad when i try 2 sit down and get up :(

2007-09-09 01:38:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

America is supposed to be one of the richest countries in the world yet you guys have to pay for medical treatment. I dont understand this. I live in australia and we dont pay a cent unless we decide to join a private health fund and then we do that only so we can go to one of the few private hospitals ,96% or so are government run.

2007-09-09 01:14:03 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4 in Injuries

Can someone please explain to me how blood pressure works? in other words when the doctor takes your blood pressure what is he looking for? also when i had a c-section i got sparks in my eyes for about 20 seconds, i know it had to do with my blood pressure but how?

2007-09-09 00:54:08 · 4 answers · asked by emesumau 4 in Other - General Health Care

Any one have any tips or techniques?

2007-09-09 00:41:33 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

and what is the best way to get rid of them?

2007-09-08 23:24:15 · 9 answers · asked by eddie vedder 1 in Other - General Health Care

I have to have a colonoscopy and just have a few questions about the procedure!!
I have heard the preparation is hideous. Is it really that bad?
Also will I be alseep during the procedure?
If not a sleep will I be able to feel everything happening and will my eyes be open?
Do I have to move around during the procedure?
Thanks and please answer ASAP it is in 3 days :)

2007-09-08 22:40:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Hi there! My 18 month old baby climbed over a high chair and fell over to onto the carpet (a 4-feet fall) landing on his right-hand/arm last night. We took him to the A&E immediately and after the X-Ray, it revealed he had a fracture in his elbow but the bone wasn't broken, just disjointed ('clean-cut' I think was their technical terminology). No wonder he cried for almost 4hrs, poor boy. Just wanted to ask if anybody knows how quickly this will heal and when he'll be back to his usual self? The doctors have given him a half-caste plaster and sling and he seems much more happier this morning. We have a meeting with the Fracture Clinic tomorrow morning but anxious on any information people might have which hopefully will put our minds at rest. The joys of parenthood, I know! Thanking you in advance for any advice you may be able to give on his recovery process, thanks

2007-09-08 21:47:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-09-08 21:23:02 · 5 answers · asked by birdie 1 in Other - General Health Care

like are there signs that it's fractured besides taking an x-ray?

2007-09-08 20:44:39 · 9 answers · asked by Karoline 3 in Injuries

i was sparring earlier today and caught big straight to my nose. i t started to bleed alot for like 2-4 min then the blood started to stop rushing out of my nose but whenever i put a napkin up there i see blood on the napkin, its not crooked and i dont see swelling nor bruised eye. just when i try to push the sides of my nose it hurts but theres this tiny bump on the bridge a really tiny one where you cant even see it and have to touch it to feel that there is a bump. when i roll my finger down the bridge of my nose it doesnt hurt as much but when i press it it hurts but not much but then when i look into my nose with a flash light theres this straight line cut on the top on the inside, its not a long one just a short one and its the same place where the bump is. also this is all happiningin my right nostril my left nostril is fine only when i push either side it hurts

2007-09-08 20:31:29 · 10 answers · asked by jibberjabber85 1 in Injuries

I don't have insurane.But I have to pee at least twice an hour,I'm always tired,get headaches,And sore.I know I can't be pregnant.

2007-09-08 20:26:36 · 8 answers · asked by bukluv87 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm having some problems with my stomache..before i go to the bathroom, i usually feel a little pain at the lower right stomache, and it's gone when i go to the bathroom...why does that happen..is it my appendix??

2007-09-08 19:16:11 · 5 answers · asked by what goes around comes around 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Ok I know that I have an ulcer but I haven't been to the doctor for it yet. Well tonight I have been having really bad pains in the pit of my stomach that will come and go.. mostly for about a minute or 2 and they will subside and come back about 10 mins later or so. The pain radiates from my stomach to my back and throat. It also feels like I have a lump in my throat a little bit. It hurts pretty bad and I have taken some antaicids and drank alot of water. I am pretty sure its my ulcer... what do you think?

2007-09-08 18:43:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-09-08 15:46:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Hi im masih and again i have eye problems. first of this is the second time this has happened to me. basically all of a sudden i start seeing these things that block out stuff that i'm supposed to sea. and my eyes hurt like sh1t. the last time this happened i went to sleep for about an hour or two and then woke up and everything was fine. what i'm seeing is just these things that flash, that move when i look at them and they block out things. so its very very hard for me to read. they are not floaters but something else. plz try to answer my qestion with detail, im really concerned for my eyes. and remember the last time this happened i slept for an hour and then it was fine when i woke up. and this is only the second time this has happened.

2007-09-08 14:13:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I've had a severe headache for 3 days now. Over the counter medication does not help - not even migraine tablets. I have seen the out of hours GP today who gave me Codeine and diclofenac which took most (but not all) the pain away but left me feeling really drugged and dozy. I won't be able to work like that, especially as I have to fly to Southampton (from Yorkshire) on Monday for 2 days. I'm drinking at least 2-3 litres of water or water based drinks (i.e. sugar free diluted cordials, etc), plus my usual tea (about 4-6 large mugs a day). I exercise, I've been going out to the park with my son to get some fresh air, etc. but it won't shift. I know it's not a migraine as I have those occassionally and this is different - across the top of my head rather than over my eyes where I would normally get migraine pain, although I am sensitive to light. Any suggestions as to what this could be or what else I could do to ease the pain without being drugged up?

2007-09-08 13:47:41 · 15 answers · asked by Cynical Girl 3 in Pain & Pain Management

im a baller, an artist, and video gamer. for about 3 weeks, over the summer, i played basketball at the y for 2 hours, and then when i come back from playing basketball, i play video games and i draw. then one day, my arm felt weak. i couldnt shoot very well in basketball. cuz my arm was weak, but i dont feel any pain. my doctor said, dont worry about it. i dont trust my doctor lol. anyways, what is this?? is this strained elbow?? or tennis elbow?? or is it nothing that it my arm becomes weak when i overuse my arm??

most people who had strained elbow or tennis elbow, they said there is alot of pain and weakness on ur arm.
but i dont have pain, its just weak.

my parents think that sometimes it happens when i overuse my arm
my right arm (good arm) is weaker than my left arm (weaker arm). if i feel my right arm, there are less muscles than left arm now. its been a month. my arm is kinda sore, just when im playin basketball. what should i do?? what is this?? IS THIS PERMANENT?thx

2007-09-08 13:45:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

This is my 2nd pregnancy, my first was unbelieveably painful but with my first i got to hospital too late to have an epidural.

This time I am opting NOT to have epidural because i already have back problems and i have heard that the injection can sometimes cause back injury. So it seems my only option is to have a natural birth.

Can anyone recommend any material (DVD/book) i can use to help myself cope with the pain. Also if you have used the material yourself, how effective was it?

2007-09-08 13:05:42 · 5 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-08 12:43:21 · 2 answers · asked by Robert A 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i know for a fact that i am not pregnant, and im experiencing morning sickness almost every morning. sometimes it wakes me up or ill get up and it automatically start hurting. i usually get sick and its painful and annoying. what could be wrong??

2007-09-08 12:09:11 · 2 answers · asked by Madisons Mommy =) 6 in Pain & Pain Management

I started taking the antibiotic on 9.3.07 and my symptoms are *almost* completely gone but I take my last dosage tomorrow and was wondering if the symptoms should be COMPLETELY gone by now. I would think after almost a week of antibiotics I would not have ANY symptoms left.

2007-09-08 11:55:54 · 4 answers · asked by moe520_71104 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-08 11:45:29 · 4 answers · asked by smiles1149 1 in Pain & Pain Management

does anyone know of any good cures or remedies for restless leg syndrome, i have an under active thyroid gland so have poor circulation, which causes the restless legs, i mainly get it when l go to bed and then cant sleep.

2007-09-08 11:14:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-08 11:01:04 · 10 answers · asked by Silver Fox 2 in Other - General Health Care