General Health Care - October 2007

We kinda think they are fishy but my neighbor swears by them! I wonder if they really help or should I not suggest this??

2007-10-24 05:24:20 · 6 answers · asked by kaytee3212 6 in Pain & Pain Management

I am 39 years old and don't do sport but my job means i need to be standing up most of the day and walking about. I am not over weight. But when i walk a short distance there is always a tight pain at the top of my legs it goes away after i sit down for half an hour.....any ideas what it could be. I am also vegetarian don't know if that means anything.

2007-10-24 05:14:10 · 3 answers · asked by flaked_rice 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i was gonna pour some into my slush puppy at lunch but she was askig what i was hiding under my hoodie n i dropped it i was like "ow fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck"! she kept an eye on me for the rest of lunch and she kept staring at me and when i talked to her she ingored me.

2007-10-24 04:54:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have severe lower back pain due to a disabling condition of severe scoliosis and spina bifida. I've had 30 surgeries and am only 27. So, for my pain I have tried gabapentin (anti-seizure medication), amitryptiline (depression medication), ultram and vicodin. I have tried stretches, hot baths, heat, ice, and all of the over the counter meds. Chiropractors say I can't be helped by manipulation. So, my Internal Medicine doc just reffered me to pain management telling me I need a longer acting form of medication. He was describing the fentanyl patch, but I am kind of nervous about using it. My questions are will my new pain doc look at me like I am a "druggie" (Ive never abused pain pills)? And is there anything I can take that is long acting but less strong then fentanyl? Thanks.

2007-10-24 04:54:42 · 14 answers · asked by disabledgrl 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I just got my first pair of glasses and I am terrified that if I get in a wreck and the sirbag goes off that I am going to have shards of glass in my eyes or worse?

2007-10-24 04:19:49 · 6 answers · asked by daisy_77375 2 in Injuries

I'm a truck driver in the Dallas/ ft. worth area I deliver lumber so we have to strap the lumber down and tighten it down with a bar when I pulled the bar down my shoulder (left) popped and is been hurting ever since. So they wont give me workers comp. I wander should i talk to a lawyer.

2007-10-24 03:51:20 · 8 answers · asked by undrtaker6969 1 in Injuries

I just banged my head on a wooden shelf after standing up (I'd bent down to pick up a pen). What should I do to check there isn't any damange or to see if medical aid is required?

2007-10-24 03:22:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Anybody got remedies or suggestions on how to alleviate the agony i am in at the moment.
I would be eternally grateful as it is unbearable.

2007-10-24 03:17:19 · 20 answers · asked by eric t 1 in Pain & Pain Management

my pinky toe nail is about to fall off (yeah it sucks but doesn't hurt), it's half off, do i let it fall off / continue growing off? (i'm not gonna pull it off!) and keep a bandaid / dry dressing over it? but i really want to know is will it grow back AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE????

2007-10-24 03:04:51 · 6 answers · asked by shell 1 in Injuries

I have already eaten papayas,bananas,yogurts.I drank more than 8 glasses of water.I am passing out alot of stomach gas.I cannot seem to go to toilet still.I know I don't have Irritatible Bowel Syndrome.I don't have any pain in my back or stomach.I need remedies,badly.Thanks in advance.

2007-10-24 01:02:41 · 13 answers · asked by dance21 4 in Other - General Health Care

i started taking antibiotics on monday and the affected area is killing me it hurts everytime i walk and i cant sleep at night because it hurts and itches i went to the doctor and asked for a cream or something but the recepcionist told me to take paracetamol......what can i do please help

2007-10-24 00:59:29 · 10 answers · asked by mals2008 3 in Other - General Health Care

I randomly started & now can not stop...help

2007-10-23 21:27:17 · 4 answers · asked by matt49861 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been feeling some pains and hot down my tommy (pains right hand side) for like three months and now it starts making noise and at the same time feeling cool, weak and waiste pains at the midle of my waiste. What could it be? urgently.

2007-10-23 21:26:16 · 5 answers · asked by james a 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-23 20:49:21 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Just been bitten by my hamster - my own fault; I woke him up! It drew a little blood. Cleaned it straight away - I'm not too concerned but just wanted to check with you knowledgeable folk as to whether I should consider getting a tetanis. Not sure when I had one last...

And if I should where should I go? GP?

Thank you

2007-10-23 20:41:10 · 12 answers · asked by Mary-Jane 2 in First Aid

I have a cast on from 3 surgeries I had 2 weeks ago. I just got my cast changed for the 2nd time on Friday and I can see down into it and it is bleeding alot. The cast smells horrible too after only 4 days. The incision is about 6 inches long. What should I do?

2007-10-23 20:37:42 · 11 answers · asked by Lacey P 2 in Injuries

after a few weeks of them my pains come full on and i have too stop all of them and dont move about for days to carm the pain down.is their some less bone groth pain killers.if you no what i meen doc.

2007-10-23 19:49:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I just got my cast changed on Friday and it already smells really bad. I have a six inch long incision under the cast. Should I wait until my appointment this Friday to get it changed or what? It is hurting really bad!

2007-10-23 19:01:41 · 5 answers · asked by Lacey P 2 in Injuries

So i am 17 and i have 1 huge one 1 medium one and 1 big but not to big one
So yeah 3 kidney stones
and you know the crappy thing is no warning i am not over weight i am ironicly underweight i dont drink very much soda

I just take a calcium pill cause i am lactose intolerant so we thought i needed more calcium but obviously not since its made of calcium YAY love it

this is the worst pain of my life and i am on vicadin
even though i have arthritis asthma and a panic disorder

Gotta love my life

Any one have any tips for the pain or being able to sleep or anythin
PLEASE i hurt so much

2007-10-23 18:54:38 · 6 answers · asked by Delena J 3 in Pain & Pain Management

i am female and 22 years old, and over the past few months i have stared to get indigestion. i had never had it before, i havent changed my diet, i go walking a few nights a week and am generally a healthy person? is there any reason why i have started to get indigestion>? should i be worried about it, im not pregnant either.

2007-10-23 18:46:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

1. I took cymbalta and had to stop due to tremendous sleepiness.
2. I have been on two or three doses of anti-botics in Sept and Oct.
3. I had a terrible fall and hurt everything...especially my wrist. Now, I'm on Darvocet.
4. I had a pap smear and an ultra sound in September...two weeks apart with a period in between. 09.12.07.
5. I'm 42 years old.

My periods are usually 25 days apart. That means I have a period and the next month, the week before...I have the next one. I should have had one like 10.05.07. But still no period...and I'm not having sex so I know I'm not pregnant.

What do you think?


I'm going to family doc tomorrow as a follow up with wrist injury. I plan to mention it.

2007-10-23 18:43:07 · 2 answers · asked by §♫♪‹(•¿•)›☼»-(¯`v´¯)-»\\ 6 in Other - General Health Care

I sleep between 11pm(or 12) to 7:30a.m... I do have dark circles on my eyes... Can someone give advices what to do... Im tired of this sh1t!!!! I want my confidence back...

2007-10-23 18:33:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-23 18:30:36 · 7 answers · asked by Heather B 3 in Other - General Health Care

I'm only a little tired right now (1:15 am). What would you do?

2007-10-23 18:15:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

it has been bothering me for a quite a while, seems like it is increasing in intensity of pain, but i had blood work done and theres no diseases, xray done and nothing there wonder does anyone know what this icould be.

2007-10-23 17:34:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I'm a 23 year old asian female that is not athletic and is on a "loose" macrobiotic diet (i induldge in beef 2x a month and ice cream). I do light jogging on a tredmill 3-6 times a month for 30-45 mins. I have a resting pulse rate of 57bpm. I'm a bit concerned because I haven't been able to sleep well. Like I lie awake in bed at night staring at the ceiling. I check my pulse to make sure I'm not just anxious but I can't figure it out. Anyway are there any cons to have a 57 bpm? I know the pros.

2007-10-23 17:34:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-23 17:11:37 · 11 answers · asked by addicted 1 in Other - General Health Care

Is anything OK to take every night to help put you to sleep?

2007-10-23 17:06:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Knowing the BRIGHT computer screen isn't helping, I'll make it quick...

I've had massive migraines/throwing up because so every day for the last week. I was taking hydrocodone (a generic brand of it) last week due to a complex cyst....blah blah blah... any way, I'm coming off of it last Wednesday and I've had the WORST migraines (mainly in the front, center, forehead region of my head) and I dunno what to do or if it's bc of the codone (it was my 1st time to take it) any answers? i've been taking excedrin migraine pills but that seems to not work... head on only burns after so many times of applying... pressure on my head feels o.k. but then hurts after stopping.. my eyes hurt... ya know, typical bad migraine gone crazy for a WEEK. plus, i'm missing all my college classes b/c it's been so bad.

ok, enough venting here.... thanks for whoever can help and feels my pain :-/

2007-10-23 15:47:06 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-23 15:32:23 · 8 answers · asked by Amber 1 in Other - General Health Care