General Health Care - September 2007

What was it?

2007-09-27 08:42:25 · 5 answers · asked by tictak kat 7 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-27 08:36:40 · 23 answers · asked by JOHN R 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm 25, have hardly any appetite, constant upset stomach / recurring infections, shaky, but I don't feel tearful over anything that I should. I feel mentally numb, can't look people in the eye, always feel guilty for things that are nothing to do with me. Also crave cheese, salty foods + carbohydrates (but not chocolate and sweets). Dark circles under eyes, pale face, snappy, impatient, obsessive. I've had enough and really want to do the best thing from here on but.......don't know what the best thing to do is! My GP is reluctant to prescribe something like Valium but the thought of something like that fills me with relief if I could just use something to escape this 24/7 feeling of constant lack of well-being. I have been on Corticosteroids (Prednislolone) for Inflammaotry Bowel Disease for 10 years now and I read that this can severely deplete Serotonin levels. Anybody experienced these symptoms together and found that any medications / techniques / treatment has worked for this?

2007-09-27 08:35:51 · 16 answers · asked by Seo 1 in Other - General Health Care

I smoke cigarettes on occasion and sometimes after my buzz is over i get like really nervous for some reason and it only happens after i smoke its really weird. I was just wondering if this is common or just me. and what could be causing it

2007-09-27 08:35:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Ive a temporary 20 a day habit I want to smoke HALF that amount, like before.. It somehow just got out of hand and I crave it more, due to stress and 100 things but still no excuse!

2007-09-27 07:48:31 · 8 answers · asked by Greta B 1 in Other - General Health Care

I just quit on my birthday which was September 21st. Since then I have noticed my skin is extremely dry. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

2007-09-27 07:47:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have been doing produciton line work at a company for two years, a few months ago i started getting pain and numbness in my hand. I now have to have a nerve transposition in my elbow and will be out for a month. this kind of problem is caused by force trauma, which i have not had, or repetitive use of the elbow. I do repetative motions all day at work. Does this seem like it should be a workmans comp case?

2007-09-27 07:08:38 · 3 answers · asked by jjohnson0481 2 in Injuries

Isn't it dangerous? I never heard such a thing!

2007-09-27 06:26:09 · 15 answers · asked by 007butterfly 2 in Pain & Pain Management

OH man, i'm at work right now, and I've got so much heartburn it's ridiculous, it's hurting in my esophagus and i feel nauseated...what can i do, what can i take?

2007-09-27 06:21:41 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Pain & Pain Management

please dont make fun of this please i really need help!!
my nose starts small at the beggining of it and then it starts getting wider as it goes down

it really does start really small and it gets wider as it goes down, i mean not like other noses not like the basic shape of the nose(i know that the basic shape of the nose is like that but trust me my nose isnt like that its too small at the top and its not straight it has like a bump on it

and because that its too small from the top i was wondering why and i kind of got to this
(please dont make fun of this)
when i was about 10-11 years old i used to wear glasses and my glasses where really tight on the top of my nose
and before i wore glasses my nose didnt look like this
i was wondering if my nose got small at the top beacause the glasses were very tight that they left some marks on my nose, or maybe because my glasses were really tight that maybe when my nose was growing because they were tight at the top the rest of my nose grew and got wider exept for the top because i wore tight glasses
is that really possible?????
is it why??????????
i still wear glasses but not tight ones actually i stopped wearing them about a month ago
if i start wearing contacts will the marks of the glasses on the side of my nose go away????
and could my nose get bigger at the top?????

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!?????
i really need your help
i have really been soooooooooooooooooo worrried about my nose
i'm afraid that i may have affected my nose because of my stupid glasses(the ones that were tight on my nose)

please don't make fun of my question i know its weird
please any useful comment is really appreciated

2007-09-27 06:14:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

im 5 months pregnant and really have a stiff neck and my shoulders r kind of hard and a ibt painful nd rite now i dnt afford a massage :S

2007-09-27 06:04:43 · 2 answers · asked by babyandme 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Today I burnt my finger on an elctric frying pan probably 2 -3 hours from now. I ran it under cold water and put a bandaid on it. Now a big blister has developed it's really long and kind of a greyish color. I have an ice pack on it right now and it bruns sooooooooooo badly when i take it off. what should i do i have to go back to school. Should i put pollysporin or something on it help immmedieatly please!!!

2007-09-27 05:56:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

hi, i just had an mri and i have a bulging disc at c7 in my neck and not severe but scelosis and just really bad back pain, i saw the physical therapist yesterday i'll be going 2 times a week for 6 weeks, but my question is family doctor wants to discuss pain relief the ibprofen isnt enough he mentioned dilaudid, moriphine, right now im on loratab the highest strength 1 tid, but it does'nt seem to get me through the day long enough i see him next week to discuss adding something with the loratab does anyone out there have any idea's i have to be a little carefull due to seizures from a car accident, so like no ultram , i dont have an addictive personality but i dont want to be on like methadone like he suggested , my question is what do you think would work well with the loratab and of course the pt and the exercises, and will this ever go away he seems to think i will need to be on these med's for ever going as far to even sign a paper that i can only get narcotics from him

2007-09-27 05:43:55 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth (the jewish princess) 5 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-27 04:56:02 · 11 answers · asked by smackmybitchup31 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-09-27 04:28:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i don't want to go to Dr. who will say "just stay off it for a few days" i can do that to a certain extent - i have a desk job - but i need to know if i should be looking for anything to happen and when to expect recovery.

2007-09-27 04:11:10 · 7 answers · asked by Suet 2 in Injuries

I accidentally got frostbite (from holding a DustOff can upside down) on a small area next a mole on my arm. About a week later, the top brown layer of the mole fell off... Will I get staff infection?

2007-09-27 04:04:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I have fibromyalgia and want to buy one for my lower back but have no idea which one to get. Would like one that has longest lasting relief as don't want to get up and down due to other health problems. I'll be using it in a recliner.

2007-09-27 04:02:29 · 2 answers · asked by fgumcfp 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I was pushed into the white board and i cut my jaw ,

so i hit the person flat out in the side of the head.

Was this fair??

2007-09-27 04:01:37 · 14 answers · asked by ryanmo m 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Since Monday I have been so tired I can barely keep my eyes open and I've been yawning non stop. It doesn't matter how much sleep I get a night I am always tired and my back has been constantly irritating me and hurting constantly. Does anyone have any solutions?

2007-09-27 03:51:07 · 3 answers · asked by jenluvslife 3 in Other - General Health Care

My boyfriend got hit in the eye by a box a week ago. On monday he started feeling pain and it has now progressed to his bottom eyelid being red and swollen and hurts him when he blinks. But there is no head , its not watering, pussing, or anything. It is just very swollen. He isnt sure if it is even from him being hit in the eye or if it is an infection. Anyone have any suggestions?

2007-09-27 03:49:56 · 4 answers · asked by bsteph33 1 in Injuries

could be the cause?

2007-09-27 03:29:08 · 1 answers · asked by hilbamabush 2 in Pain & Pain Management

It is recurrent, happening about 3-4 times a week, usually at night. What could this mean? This has been persistnet for about six weeks. Should I consult my doctor or just dismiss it?

2007-09-27 03:21:07 · 3 answers · asked by Blue Eyes 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have what I think is a trapped nerve in the lower left bottom of my back-it has been there since yesterday and started off as a low backache-now the pain is going down my left buttock and all down the back of my left leg as well.It is getting worse and I have been in tears and screaming with the pain-what can I do?I have taken pills,used a heat pad,sprays and had a bath-none have even touched the pain.

2007-09-27 03:10:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have worked in a bakery for 17 years. took a break from it for a while and just recently went back to being a cake decorator. About 3 weeks ago my back started hurting so badly that I am unable to function. I am able to go to work but I am in extreme pain. The Dr. will not see me till the 3rd of Oct. I cannot bend in the morning and wake up with a terrible backache. What do people do when they can't do the job that they have done all of their life? I have children to take care of and just can't stop working. But, I can't continue with this pain either. Any ideas?

2007-09-27 03:03:14 · 7 answers · asked by iceman9447 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Spring and Summer I feel just fine, but for some reason during Fall & Winter I wake up almost every morning feeling like I got hit by a bus. Sore muscles, slight headache, scratchy throat and pretty congested. It almost feels like a hangover! From a day to day paspect I don't change my routine during these months. Could it be allergy related? I live in Atlanta GA in case geography has something to do with it.

2007-09-27 02:48:34 · 8 answers · asked by sixty8comeback 1 in Other - General Health Care

i got 3 stitches between my thumb and pointer finger and due to come out this saturday scard half to death

2007-09-27 02:20:44 · 16 answers · asked by kat1980au 2 in Injuries

So yeah, I'm gonna try and drink 10 pints of water today. I'm on my 4th...But it's really weird, I can feel the water kinda in my head, it's hard to describe....and my sight is a bit weird, I can still see but when I focus on something, I can't really!

Why do you think this is?

2007-09-27 01:48:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-09-27 00:52:35 · 3 answers · asked by pandobulit 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I started feeling the pain days ago, I am soo worried because my testicles never hurt before. It started by swelling a little then now its paining but only when am walking. it feels heavier too.
When i touch it it also pains Especialy on the lower, bottom side.
my left teststicle is swollen and Hurts, what could be wrong?

2007-09-27 00:16:14 · 4 answers · asked by sabastian 1 in Pain & Pain Management