General Health Care - September 2007

I had a c section almost 4 years ago and for the last few days the scar has been very painful and sore.
I took a look at it this morning and its VERY red irriated and very hot to the touch. My friend seems to think its an infection but how can i get an infection in something that healed almost 4 years ago??

i have phoned my drs surgery and im waiting on someone contacting me back to see if i have to go see the dr or maybe get some antibiotics but in the mean time i was wondering had anyone experienced this or know what could be wrong.
ive done nothing out of the ordinary recently so im kinda baffled as to why i would be in so much pain.

thanks in advance for those of you who answered

2007-09-28 02:00:57 · 8 answers · asked by saera 4 in Injuries

My cat came up behind my neck and put his paw on me, all of a sudden I felt this intensepain in my back shooting down my spine and when I went to touch my neck I felt that same pain in my hand. Now I have a huge welt on my neck and on my hand with a red mark in the middle and such throbbing intense pain. I thought the cat scratched me, but I think I muct have had an insect on me and he went to get it and then whatever it was bit me. I have never ben bit by anything before and I am wondering if I should just try and out cream on it myself or go to the dr. My hand is in terrible pain and my neck is as well.
Isn't this weird. There is no sign of any bug anywhere in the house.

2007-09-28 00:21:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

if the arm broke and after two to three weeks its still giving a large amount of pain, and also feeling numb from time to time, is there any remedy or something to help...thankyou

2007-09-27 20:49:45 · 7 answers · asked by k i w i ♥182 7 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-27 20:24:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

Hi there

I have been working night more than a year now and I'm not getting use to it.... (sleeping problem and really tired during my shift) and i started university this fall.... and IM SO TIRED and totally lost... I need you to help me... I have to reshedual my life to have a better one...
I cant give up work or school...
This monday i'm gonna share a room in the residence of my university .
I'm really far from my family and im a solitary person... so i dependant on no one... except school and work :p

I ready to try EVERYTHING!!!

Here is my schedual:

Sunday: Work 11pm to 7am
Monday: Work 11pm to 7am
Tuesday: Class 7:15pm to 22:15pm -- Work 11pm to 7am
Wednesday: Class 8:30am to 11:45am -- Class 7:15pm to 22:15pm
Tuesday: Class 8:00am to 11:45 am -- Work 11pm to 7am
Friday: OFF
Saturday: OFF

If you have questions please ask!

2007-09-27 19:21:51 · 5 answers · asked by Gardenia 2 in Other - General Health Care

i like scanning around zooming in on different towns and cities throughout the world as well as any odd looking geological things, i have come across some cool stuff but i would love to check out anything you may have found, especially if there are any crop circles present (my luck there were none during the last scan)

p.s if you want to look at something cool type in Chernobyl power plant and take a look at the dead zone (a huge area that was permanently evacuated when the nuclear power plant blew up, theres ships in the river rusting away clearly visible on google earth as well as tons of abandoned cars and entire towns, very interesting to explore.

2007-09-27 18:08:07 · 7 answers · asked by None 4 in Other - General Health Care

Neurontin, a nerve medicine, has been effective in stopping these pains, but my doctors, and even neurologist, haven't been able to tell me what causes this. The pains typically only last 5-20 seconds, but are extremely sharp, like jerk me out of my seat sharp. Sometimes I will have less painful "episodes" where the pain will linger on and off for hours. The pains typically occur in one area in a day, but have occured in several areas in a day, and even in more than one location on my body at a time. They happen in joints, muscles, ear lobes, toes, hand, virtually ANYwhere on my body.

2007-09-27 18:00:02 · 2 answers · asked by Brian M 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Well I've asked my friends who have their ears pierced if they hurt. But I really want to know if it's true. I have been planning to them pierced, but I'm scared of needles. Does anyone know the answer?

2007-09-27 17:55:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am getting blood drawn next week and I am super nervous. Yes, I have gotten blood drawn before, and it HURT!!! Thankfully, I learned that getting it on the hand is less painful than getting it done on the forearm or the wrist, which is probably the most painful. I don't need, or want, any, "Don't worry, it's not 'that' bad, " because it 'is' bad and I 'do' worry. I am not asking this question for compassion or empathy, but advice. What are some things I can do to numb the location beforehand, and what are some things I can take that would calm me down before the torture (bloodwork) begins. Also, I don't know, but when people like me go to get blood drawn is there anything the phlebotomoist can apply to the location or give (pills) to relax the patient's nerves?

2007-09-27 17:05:34 · 5 answers · asked by ItsScriptural 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Sunday Night (it's now Thursday) I fell off our 5 foot high porch, I have a significant bruise on my hip, went to the ER, nothing broken. Today, the bruise is black with a yellow and red center and has spread down my leg. Do I need to go back to the ER?

2007-09-27 16:27:01 · 2 answers · asked by Marta J 1 in Injuries

any suggestions

2007-09-27 16:26:04 · 11 answers · asked by Christie W 4 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-27 16:00:03 · 8 answers · asked by Noah 1 in First Aid

is it?? my doc says its not permanent.. like am i goin to regain my strength 100%??? and is my doc right?

2007-09-27 15:49:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

The symptoms are from stress, which is hard to avoid being a teacher. Muscle relaxers from the doctor work but I would like to try something new that doesn't knock me out. Thanks!

2007-09-27 14:39:29 · 6 answers · asked by your_fungirl 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I am 42 I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia 3 mo. ago and it sucks! Now they want me to seek counseling for the chronic pain. Sometimes it is just to much to handle. I believe I'm driving my fam. crazy.
My (lazy) cousin says to stay home and get on SSD but I need to work if anything it helps keep my mind occupied.
The Dr.'s give you pill after pill and then say exerise but it hurts like hell to even think about getting up. I try to walk as much as as I can until I feel like my legs will crumble.

HELP!

2007-09-27 14:13:29 · 5 answers · asked by jane f 1 in Pain & Pain Management

A. Abrasion
B. Avulsion

C. Puncture

D. Bruise

2007-09-27 13:38:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

ok i fell of a skateboard and bump my head in the semenet wen i was down i felt like i was a sleep for a coupel of sec and now i hav e a huge bump in my left side of head i was bleading a lil is it a concusion should i see a doctor imideatly what do i do to chill it down? will i die if a go to sleep?

2007-09-27 13:20:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Has anyone ever had a doc ask for a filled prescription?
I was recently diagnosed w/ shingles. My doc gave me a strong painkiller to take, but it did little to numb the pain. After four days, I called his office to find out what the next step would be in order to get this pain under control. He wrote me a prescription, but wouldn't allow me to pick it up until I returned the pills I had left from the prescription he gave me four days ago. What in the world is going on here? This is the first time in a VERY long time that I've had to take pain medication, so it isn't like I'm a common addict. His nurse said they had to have it back to keep me from "over-medicating" myself. I paid for that prescription to be filled. I did have my husband take the bottle of pills to the doc's office, and I got the new prescription. I just need to know if what the doc did was ethical, and if so, do they not owe me money for the amount I paid for that prescription? Someone, please, help me understand this

2007-09-27 12:47:05 · 7 answers · asked by Laura H 2 in Pain & Pain Management

basically i took a bunch of pills less than an hour ago, i going through some rough **** right now....is that bad?

2007-09-27 12:46:02 · 7 answers · asked by nix 1 in Pain & Pain Management

what should i do to stop the pain! im 13?

2007-09-27 12:24:26 · 9 answers · asked by Lily s 1 in Other - General Health Care

i am a katrina victim living in texas and iam in abad situation iam hooked on vicodin xanax and somas and i cant seem to stop iam depressed and feel like i cant go much longer i am tired i dont have any insurance and cant get the help i really feel like killing myself iam so so depressed and down i feel like i am going to loose my mind if anyone could tell me what to do are where to go sincerly yours thank you and may god bless

2007-09-27 12:10:50 · 7 answers · asked by blakkchocolate39 1 in Pain & Pain Management

what can i do to make the pain shot? im 13?

2007-09-27 12:10:03 · 3 answers · asked by Lily s 1 in Pain & Pain Management

for no reason atall, it was just a randomunprovoked attack. but it was bad! i think they done it because the other day he broke his arm and they knew he didn't stand a chance against that many of them. well, my point is he's hurt. bad. he needs 2 get 2 hospital but he's refusing 2 go. hes acting really weird. hes crying and hes getting annoyed because we keep telling him he needs 2 go 2 the hospital. and he's got facial injuries. and theres a lot of blood. i'm scared. please help me. i dont know what 2 do or what 2 say 2 him . he's 19 :(

2007-09-27 12:08:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

my husband is not circumicised and i don't see what the big deal is to have to do that to boys. what is the real reason for doing it?

2007-09-27 11:41:53 · 14 answers · asked by MRS.S 2 in Other - General Health Care

My mom is 50 years old heavy chain-smoking woman for years. She is on her 3 packs a day habit with no intense to quit or cut it down. She is smoking for about 25 years, and she is always with a ciggie in her mouth smoking like a chimney and every day she smokes more and more. She also likes to smoke two cigs at once saying that she really needs to smoke more to feel good. In a recent years she started to smoke cigars on a daily purpose, she is really deeply inhaling them and says that she likes big smoke that fills her inside. She has a female friends about her age, who also smokes a lot and when they come to our house it is smoke everywhere i'm almost out of breath.
And my mom changed a lot. She looks older than she is, she got wrinkles on her face too early, she has a yellow tar stained teeth and very bad breath, she is always coughing a lot and constantly out of breath, sometimes i noticed that she is feeling dizzy, but she says she is ok and that she needs to smoke.Is it problem?

2007-09-27 11:41:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

my neck hurts a lot it hurts and when i move it im in excruciating pain

2007-09-27 11:39:18 · 4 answers · asked by Kubaker1 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-27 11:26:05 · 5 answers · asked by jon r 1 in Pain & Pain Management

my foot hurts really bad about where my foot and second toe meet. There is no swelling. Right now I made crutches out of two brooms because it hurts to walk.

2007-09-27 10:27:57 · 12 answers · asked by Jorden A 1 in Injuries

2007-09-27 09:28:54 · 3 answers · asked by TropyWife 1 in Other - General Health Care

Is it possible to get addicted to pain killers?

2007-09-27 09:10:34 · 5 answers · asked by Kblue 2 in Pain & Pain Management