General Health Care - September 2007

What could cause this? It can be painful at times, including right now at 1 a.m. keeping me from sleeping. Oh yeah, it is most noticeable when I am lying down. Please don't answer if you are not a licensed physician.

2007-09-06 18:07:45 · 3 answers · asked by Spanglish 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I am 43 and have been self employed and done the same job for 16 years without any problems. It is very physical and I work long hours. Yet for the last 6 - 8 months I am experiencing terrible aching legs and back. So much so that I am finding it hard to go for a run which I used to do now and again. Could this be anything to worry about or am I just getting old?

2007-09-06 18:06:55 · 8 answers · asked by BOAZ 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-09-06 17:52:12 · 6 answers · asked by lee m 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Im 5'9 34 yrs old, male and 225 pounds, active and experiencing lower back pains every morning and if I exerise it, it will go out slowly. But why am i experiencing it? I had my MRI done and no adverse findings. My job entails me sitting the whole day but i stretch alot t compensate for the immobility. It has been 3 months and no improvement is in site.

2007-09-06 17:30:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I've been stressing for the past three weeks, BADLY.
I started to get small headaches, but until Sunday (Sept. 2) hit, I got a huge migrane. Today is the 6th, and I still have this migraine. It runs from the top of my back to my neck, and my whole head.
I do get stiffneck often now, and my back does get stiff at some points. My whole body also gets sore sometimes.
I have taken tylenol, advil, and excedrin for migraines. Though they all haven't worked to reduce any pain whatsoever.
I am 15, I do have diabetes type 1, 5'3" and weigh 125.
What should I do, and what is there to do immediately?

2007-09-06 17:19:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I took a hydrocodone 500 mg 4 hrs ago but in pain again :( Can I take a tylenol 500 mg after taking hydrocodone earlier or not long ago? I am in a lot of pain. I dont weigh much by the way. Around 100 pds so trying becareful. :)

2007-09-06 16:43:29 · 12 answers · asked by Tiffy W 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I do not currently have health insurance and have a painful slipped disc. I'm allergic to NSAIDS, and looking for a strong pain reliever without costly doctor visits. Is this possible to do online?

2007-09-06 16:42:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-06 16:42:00 · 4 answers · asked by cjones333 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Hey there. I'm a young guy, and I've recently started feeling sharp pains through my right armpit. After looking, I have a small little bump in my right armpit. It doesn't hurt all the time...I just get sharp pain sometimes.
What could it be?!?!

2007-09-06 16:40:28 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan! 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I cut the side of my middle finger (inbetween the 3rd and 4th finger) with glass. It probably needed stiches, but I have little money so I have been butterfly stiching it myself. The cut is fine, its just that I cant feel the tip of my finger. It has been a week.

I would really like feeling in my finger, I need some at home stuff I can do for it. If very severe I guess I will have to see a doctor. Will it just come back over time?

Please Help Me,
Brock

2007-09-06 15:25:35 · 4 answers · asked by Brockway 2 in Injuries

I'm not sure if the term crack is correct for it lol.

But it feels real dry and whenever I moves it, it'll hurt. It's quite painful at times especially after I wakes up from sleep. It's been almost a week

Is there anything I should do to solve this problem? Or will it just go away.

Thanks all.

2007-09-06 15:19:41 · 17 answers · asked by Hornet One 7 in Other - General Health Care

What is a patients room called when the doctor and nurses have to wear a gown, mask, etc. before entering? i want to say its called isolation but it just doesnt sound right. help!

2007-09-06 14:48:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I never get headaches in which my brain is pounding or anything like that, or never have. But when i get em I get them bad and it always appears behind my left eye and hurts so bad. So I would almost call them Eye"aches" to put an exact word on it. Anyone have this also or know why?

2007-09-06 13:43:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

For some reason I'm constantly cold, like right now it's summer and I can still get goosebumps in 70 degrees. I always have to put on blankets when I'm trying to fall asleep. My hands are usually freezing compared to the rest of me too, I'm not sure about my feet though :P
I know it's not a mental thing, where I "think" I'm cold and develop goosebumps from that. It's usually unexpected where I walk someplace that's room temperature or below and think it's cold. I almost never use the air conditioning because of this, except for in extreme heat. I think around 80 degrees or above, as long as its not humid, it a good/warm temperature

Can anyone tell me why or what I can change? (besides wearing tons of clothes)

2007-09-06 13:41:33 · 6 answers · asked by ally 5 in Other - General Health Care

this just happened, I tried taking deep breaths in and out slowly.isnt helping. I'm a bit scared.Should I go to the doctor tonight? Or can I wait.Please someone help me.

2007-09-06 13:32:36 · 4 answers · asked by LoveeLoveGrl 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I've always been anemic due to beta-thalassemia, but after working about 5 hours at work, I start to feel exhausted, thirsty, and dizzy. I feel I need to put my feet up, but the problem is that I really dont have anywhere I can do that without everyone watching me and wondering whats wrong.

My blood pressure is always low, even though I smoke about a pack a day. I'm afraid to quit smoking because I think my blood pressure will even get lower, and cause me to become even more dizzy. Oh, one other thing is that I get big salt cravings about every week, I usually eat a large bag of chips just to satisfy my salt cravings. Is there anything else I can do to increase my blood pressure?

Please help. What can I do?

2007-09-06 13:19:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Lately,every time I lay down to go to sleep,songs keep popping into my head and keep playing over and over!When this happens(which is practically every night),Im not wide-awake.Im usually quite exhausted.Its as if I’m trying to sleep but a stereo is blasting in my mind!I go to bed at 10:00 p.m. sometimes, hoping it will fade at some point, only to discover its 1:30 in the a.m. and I still can’t sleep!Also, if I wake up too early (like at 4:00 or 5:00 a.m.) from a loud noise or something,it happens again and even though I am tired,I can’t fall back asleep.I’ve tried listening to music before bed to stop this nuisance but that doesn’t work either(it usually makes it worse because then those are the songs stuck in my head).I don’t want to take sleeping pills but I really need to know how to get this ridiculousness to stop.Or Id at least like to know why this keeps happening.Anyone have any suggestions?Let me know ASAP because I’d like to get a good night’s rest before the next millennium!

2007-09-06 12:51:54 · 3 answers · asked by red 2 in Other - General Health Care

I got a shot of Penicillin then the next day i was feeling a whole lot better. I was around someone who i believe got the strep from me and i was in contact with thier saliva. Will the shot that i got less than a day ago, help prevent me from getting the strep again.

2007-09-06 12:49:03 · 6 answers · asked by ANTAVIS R 1 in Other - General Health Care

I just ran yesterday, which i haven't in about a year.
now my muscles (legs and butt) are killing me!

but i have to go run tommorrow again for gym class, it's a grade i have to.

what qucik cures can i do today to help me run tommorrow?

2007-09-06 12:40:52 · 8 answers · asked by jEfFeRsOnAiRpLaNe 3 in Pain & Pain Management

like many and many taken in a short period of time, let's say an hour or so?

2007-09-06 12:39:03 · 10 answers · asked by iamsuperpeace 2 in Other - General Health Care

Ok..so I ran a 5k Race about 4 days ago, and my ankle still hurts from it. Yesterday at cross country practice it hurt soo much after we did striders, and I could barely walk on it. When I got home, it was swollen. Today I can walk on it and its not swollen anymore, but it still hurts when I go down stairs and theres a sort of a dull ache. I took today off from cross country, do you think I should take tomorrow off too? We have a 6:30 AM practice.

2007-09-06 11:37:38 · 2 answers · asked by Shanna Y 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been on the duragesic patch (50mcg/h)for the last year. I change them every 48 hours. I also take Lorcet(10/650) 4 times daily for chronic back pain. My doctor says he can put me on the oxycotin if I want but I am not sure which is the best for pain. Should I take just the oxycotin and stop the others??? I am really tired of these patches but they do work.

2007-09-06 11:34:34 · 3 answers · asked by animalover 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-06 11:19:36 · 2 answers · asked by lorrie w 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I am a university student and I live off-campus on a large hill. My shins have been hurting something terrible when ever I walk and if I try to turn my toes towards my legs. I've been perusing the internet and Yahoo answers for help and what I see is mostly to stop walking. Since walking is how I get anywhere, that's not really an option. I've also heard ice is good. Is there any other advice?

2007-09-06 11:16:41 · 2 answers · asked by wdaz 3 in Pain & Pain Management

on the front of my left leg i have a lump about the size of a 50cent coin. it is pretty hard and sore. i dont remember hurtin it. so im not sure and just in the last few days it has been changin to a purple shade.do you know what it is? is it worth goin 2 the dr.

2007-09-06 10:59:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

So yesterday my neck started hurting. I didn't think much of it until it kept on hurting and when I felt my neck in the front there was a lump right near the middle of my neck kind of behind one of the muscles. It's still there today, and the lump hurts when I touch it and also when I swallow. Any ideas of what it could be? Should I get an appointment at the health clinic down here at college and have them look at it?

2007-09-06 10:48:15 · 4 answers · asked by Stephanie M 1 in Pain & Pain Management

after church last night my stomach was killing me even though I ate a hour before. and this has been here for at least 2 weeks. Is It because of school? or a bad friendship? could you tell me how to get rid of it?

2007-09-06 10:42:31 · 2 answers · asked by TiasaurousGoesRawr! ♥ 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I've been having tingling and sharp pain shooting through the left side of my head from my jaw to my forehead and my left eye keeps watering.

2007-09-06 10:40:23 · 5 answers · asked by peaches6 7 in Pain & Pain Management

For just over a week now i have been having chest pains, its like an aching pain in my chest located near my right side of my chest. What could this be? I know its not my heart becuz its not on my left side, so what could it be?

2007-09-06 10:01:54 · 8 answers · asked by taradorff_16 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I need to find some good pictures of spine x-rays taken during epidural injections for pain, discograms, or medial branch blocks. I operate the C-arm at my job, and I am making a notebook for the new people who come to work to use as a guide. THANKS A MILLION!!!!

2007-09-06 09:43:48 · 3 answers · asked by Indy 5 in Pain & Pain Management