General Health Care - October 2007

I was hammering in some nails today, when I missed, and hit my thumb. I was way off, and hit the bone that connects my thumb to my hand.

It is swelling, and hurts when I move it. Do you think I broke/fractured it? If it isn't a break or fracture, what else could it be?

Thanks

2007-10-21 13:47:02 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

There is a type of contact solution (i forget the brand) that you are supposed to use only in the little test-tube looking container. My boyfriend accidentally put it in a case (which the bottle warns you not to do) and the instant I put them in my eyes, a terrible burning sensation occured and my eyes are beet red and still hurt. Has this happened to anyone before? Do you think it's ok if I don't go to the doctor?

Also, it could have been the antibacterial hand cream that I used prior to putting them in my eyes that could have caused it. However, when I tried putting my other one in, I didn't even use it. That's why I'm assuming it was the solution.. Someone please help me!

2007-10-21 12:09:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

This is an appendix question.
Okay well yesterday I began laughing and all, and my appendixes started hurting EXTREMELY bad. I coughed, they hurt. Today, it is a gazillion times worse. I told my mother about it, she doesn't know what to do. I showed her where it hurt really bad and she told me it was my appendix. What should I do? Should I go see a doctor? Or just wait for it to go away or get worse. I'm really worried.

It hurts really really bad and I do not think I can go on with it much longer.

2007-10-21 12:06:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-21 11:39:19 · 4 answers · asked by ADD_Kid 2 in Other - General Health Care

have a steel plate and 7 screws in my anle from a car accident

2007-10-21 11:30:04 · 3 answers · asked by diane g 1 in Injuries

2007-10-21 11:09:57 · 6 answers · asked by Khalid A 1 in Other - General Health Care

Ok so i just dropped an 8lb. excersice ball on my second finger and i think i broke it!My finger is kinda red and it hurts. I didnt cry and i think its a little bit swollen. The weird thing is that my finger feels realy hot. If its broken what can i do to help?

2007-10-21 11:03:59 · 14 answers · asked by Marcela O 1 in Injuries

this just started today.....I woke up everything is fine (normal day) no injuries or previous anything.....so I went to my fiances set in the recliner and started on college work, when my left foot just goes numb...so i think its asleep and stand, it went away after a while, but i set or lay down and it does it again and again....never before has this happened....whats going on?

2007-10-21 10:46:29 · 2 answers · asked by Brandon 1 in Other - General Health Care

My sister, who is only 8 years old, has chest pains on the ride side right under the collar bone when she runs. The precise area is right about where the pectoral muscle becomes thinner near the shoulder. It really bothers her, and she will go to see a doctor, but could you please let me know what it is?

Thanks

2007-10-21 10:40:13 · 1 answers · asked by Konrad 6 in Pain & Pain Management

i was climbing hay bales last year and my ankle snapped back. Assumed it was a sprain, wrapped it and got over it in about a week. In september of this year i walked 2 miles for charity. It hurt really bad after that. now it is only getting worse. I've wrapped it, iced it, wore a brace, NOTHING HELPS! Is it time to go to the doctor? Should i just keep doing what i'm doing?

2007-10-21 09:57:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

everyone i go see gives me the run around. i need my eye corrected its strained or the eye is stretch from me getting mad i need it corrected im sick of the way it looks does anybody know any good doctors that will do the job so i want have to suffer any longer?

2007-10-21 09:27:42 · 4 answers · asked by shelia_duncan2006 2 in Injuries

I just got stung. I cant seem to get the stinger out. Got any ideas on how to get it out?

2007-10-21 08:26:17 · 8 answers · asked by Gooby 2 in First Aid

im getting a tatoo on my back, its kinda down the side over my back rib cage, iv had them on my feet, but how much pain will this be 1-10? will i need to stock up on amatop cream.

2007-10-21 07:58:01 · 8 answers · asked by Get this baby outta me 3 in Pain & Pain Management

what can the doctors find out from a blood test?
can they find out if you smoke, drink etc. even if you haven't done it for a week?
if so, will they tell my parents, or just say nothing?

2007-10-21 07:44:30 · 5 answers · asked by Xxsarah. 1 in Other - General Health Care

my sister has a spider bite that looks like a pearl need answers fast

2007-10-21 07:11:46 · 7 answers · asked by tpsullie 2 in First Aid

I was wondering if you get viruses (or feel as though you do) more often than the typical person. I get achy and (feel) feverish along with dizziness and stomach distress (more than usual as I have colitis, inflammation of the colon which is part of the large intestine) every couple of weeks.

I have been taking L-lysine as that is rumoured to help those with the herpes virus (though Not a cure) to have less outbreaks and thought that if I am getting a virus (not necessarily the herpes) that it would help, just fyi. Anyone else experience what feels like a virus every so often? The rheumatologist had said that he didn't believe that I have chronic fatigue syndrome which I actually don't agree with ;) Thank you for any help!

2007-10-21 06:37:14 · 2 answers · asked by jannsody 7 in Pain & Pain Management

my mother says I shouldn't let my dog on my bed because dogs have some parasite that will hurt my ability to have kids later on. is this true?

2007-10-21 06:26:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I've never had anything like it before.
It doesn't hurt if I sit normally but if I move in certain ways it'll hurt and when I've been lying down and start getting up it hurts
Any ideas why this is?

2007-10-21 06:17:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

My neice took one of those needles that you prick your hand to test if your diabetes/ sugar is high and tied her wrist with a cloth took the needle and pushed it in her vein she pulled it out and it swelled right away
one drop of black blood came out
but its swelled like 2 hours ago and isnt going down
how do you get it to go down
the wrist is blue where she pushed the needle
i took some hot water and put it on the area but it isnt going down
any kind of help plz

thank you

2007-10-21 06:11:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Yea Hay my step daughter shes 13 she had wrecked on herbike and got a scrape on her foot she did it on a friday night and had to cheerlead the next morning well that friday we had cleaned it out put bandades then the saturday morning she had cheerleading she went well after it she had puss come out of it scared me welll after this her brother dave cleaned it out with green soap well that night she went to her dad and put neosporn on it after her shower and left it opent hat night to get some air (heal faster) then this morning sunday 21, shes crying her foot hurts her welll we been cleaning it neosporning it and soaking it in hot water epson salt all day was this the write thing to do or should we go to emergency room tell me asap! thanks

2007-10-21 05:55:26 · 13 answers · asked by bjkidder 1 in Injuries

2007-10-21 05:36:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2007-10-21 05:34:31 · 3 answers · asked by bear 1977 4 in Other - General Health Care

AKA pencil bush/tree, firestick, milkbush...I looked it up and found out the sap is poisonous.
It was on my finger and I had just drank a glass of milk so I thought it was milk but then my starting burning and I'm feeling nausious, already threw up.. can't go to a doctor right now. Will this go away? or is there anything I can do or take?

2007-10-21 05:34:19 · 6 answers · asked by kittyclawz 2 in First Aid

I suffer from sever depression and fibromyalgia

just tried to go for a walk and i have sever burning foot pain and weakness in my feet - is this due to fibromyalgia or something else?? I am only 26 and it was only a 20 minute walk

2007-10-21 05:08:23 · 3 answers · asked by gleaming_gem 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-21 05:06:21 · 6 answers · asked by GLORIA MC 1 in Injuries

I have severe shooting pain in my right ear that lasts for about 5 seconds then goes away for about 2 minutes and comes back and the right top of my head is numb and stays numb for 2 days now and numbness sometimes spreads down to my bottom right jaw,why?

2007-10-21 04:39:09 · 9 answers · asked by James N 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-21 04:28:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-21 03:57:14 · 22 answers · asked by terriindahouse 2 in Other - General Health Care

In my case this happened when a sadistic doctor tried for half an hour to realign a broken ankle without any pain killer.

She managed to make my cry, but I managed to kick her with the haelthy foot....

It happened some time ago, when I was 40.

2007-10-21 02:51:24 · 6 answers · asked by Melany 1 in Pain & Pain Management

could anyone tell me if there is anything that would work for her as she is getting very frustrated.
i would be very grateful thank you. (james whitefield).

2007-10-21 01:07:28 · 13 answers · asked by JAMES WHITEFIELD 1 in Pain & Pain Management