General Health Care - October 2007

I have got a lump on my neck, its on the left hand side, just behind the jawbone and under my ear.

it is really sore to touch, and its starting to worry me now.

2007-10-07 12:44:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Has anyone ever done it?
&does it hurt?
When does it go away?
&how do you get it?

2007-10-07 12:12:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Getting tonsils taken out on 24th this month. I am 23 and have had strep throat once a year every year since I was a little girl. The doctor explained the procedure to me and said that it will take about 2 weeks to recover and I will be in pain afterwards. I'm really doing this because I have bad sinus problems and I'm so sick of strep throat it gets worse year. It it really worth it?

2007-10-07 12:03:45 · 5 answers · asked by Mommy to 3 2 in Other - General Health Care

I am a 26 year old female, non-smoker, 5'-11" and 145 lbs. For the last month I have been having sharp pain in my right shoulder off and on. The pain randomly occurs, it doesn't seem to be associated with anything I am doing or eating, it just comes on randomly and generally lasts more than 24 hours. The pain is intense and deep in my shoulder it also runs down my right arm and but most of the pain is concentrated in my shoulder. Its not a pain you can located by touching my shoulder, it almost feels like its in my veins?
I have never had anything like this before and I at first thought it would go away but it keeps reoccuring. Is this something I should be extremely concerned about. Any information at all would be great. Thank you very much.

2007-10-07 11:40:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-07 11:15:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-07 10:20:11 · 5 answers · asked by korey h 2 in Other - General Health Care

She sbviously feels really bad. The doctors need to start and IV, but she's very scared of needles (even more so, since she's in so much pain...). Anytime somebody caomes into the room and says something about it, she almost gets panicky and just holds onto me and cries. How can I calm her down enough to let them do it?

2007-10-07 10:10:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have got some unexplainable bruises. They usualy turn up on my thighs and my thighs. I am not a very active person eighter, so I don´t know how I get them. Am I ill or something? What could be the cause for my bruises?

2007-10-07 09:55:24 · 3 answers · asked by BarberaT 2 in Injuries

My dad has gout and it attacks his feet. As of right now, his feet are swollen and he wants to know what can he do to stop the swelling or make it go down? Please respond A.S.A.P

2007-10-07 09:32:54 · 3 answers · asked by blu_bear011 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I woke up Tuesday morning with back and chest pain. Whenever I take a deep breathe swallow or burp my back and chest hurts. It kinda feels like the feeling you get of warming from the inside out but instead of warmth it's pain. Right now the pain is only in my back.
The Pharmacist at the store I work says that it sounds like a viral infection on my nerves. I had the shingles a few weeks ago and I had huge rashes on my skin. She told me another form of the shingles is the virus is on the nerves.
What can I do about this pain? I don't have my insurance card yet but this pain is really getting in the way. How long is this pain going to last. Also the pharmaicst told me that this is rare for someone my age. I'm 21. Are they?

2007-10-07 09:29:39 · 2 answers · asked by christigmc 5 in Pain & Pain Management

i was dying my boyfriends hair with a 40 bleach solution and got it on my finger. now the tip of my finger and around the nail is white, and it stings really bad. i tried washing it and it doesnt come off or help any. what could it be? and what could i do?

2007-10-07 08:06:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2007-10-07 08:05:59 · 2 answers · asked by Lacy 1 in Other - General Health Care

I have this in my right hip, but there is only a LOUD clicking/popping of my hip if I bent down or stand up too long. Could it be the alignment of the bone or something else? I've had hip injections which only work for about 4-5 weeks. I am starting to limp and need to sit often on a high cushioned area or else it is tough to get up. Any sugestions bsides a hip replacement, I'm 42.

2007-10-07 07:49:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2 months ago I had really sharp pains underneath my right ribcage. They hurt so badly that it made me puke twice, it about made me blackout and I felt very weak.
Basically everyday I had them from then on. Some solutions I have was to eat and sometimes pain killers helped.
But still, they always came back.
Finally last week I went to the doctor where they then tested my urine, blood and gallbladder. The results came back all positive. They found nothing wrong with me.
So then my doctor suggested that I have some kind of acid build up. And so now for two weeks I am on Prilosec.
My question to you guys is, could it all be acid build-up???

2007-10-07 07:46:57 · 1 answers · asked by radioxrockstar 2 in Pain & Pain Management

it happens when I'm active, and eventually i feel like theres something right in the middle of my knee and every time i step i feel the pain. I can still bend my knee all the way and stretch my leg out but i don't know what this pain is and it's very annoying!

2007-10-07 07:20:44 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Even Vicodin doesn't help! I packed it in ice and I am wearing a brace. It has been keeping me awake at night. I have an appointment for testing in two weeks, but in the meantime is there anything else I can do for comfort?

2007-10-07 07:20:13 · 7 answers · asked by Granny 6 in Pain & Pain Management

It just started today but it is really intense and now that I think about it my back is also hurting some but the more intense pain is in the "v" area where your legs and body are attached and it is going down my legs to my toes....

2007-10-07 06:40:38 · 9 answers · asked by Saneia 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-07 06:36:29 · 5 answers · asked by rockcy 2 in Other - General Health Care

So a few weeks ago I got some little spikey things stuck in my toe when I was walking around in flip flops (they're the little spikes from some big sticker type things). Anyways, I thought I got them all out, but today I noticed a little black spot on my toe about where they were, and so I think there's still one there. So my question is, how can I get it out?

2007-10-07 05:51:26 · 7 answers · asked by dancerhelen2006 3 in First Aid

i had a stye on my right eye about 5months ago, it went after a few days but a week later i got 1 on the other eye, this also went after a few days but then 2weeks later i got one on my right eyelid again, tis went but a lil lump remained i read that this usually goes itself after 2 or 3months but 5-6months ;ater its still here, bout 3weeks ago i had another stye on the right eye, - so i had 2 lumps on my top right eyelid, i went to the chemist and they gave me eyedrops the newer stye went away aswell as the lump but the old lump is still there :S what can i do to get rid of the lump as i think the remaining pus may be the cause between my styes returning, its got slightly smaller i think but not much!

2007-10-07 05:50:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-10-07 05:48:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

any info apprieciated.

2007-10-07 05:41:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

hiya i went bowling on friday for my best friends 19th and got slightly drunk off wine. Through the night i was sick alot.. then the next day my throat was all swollen and my nose was blocked as well as sickness. now a day on the sickness has gone but i still have a heavily blocked nose and a very tickely throat... i cant sleep because of it and its very difficult to breathe. I have my maths course which is very important not to miss tomorrow and im panicing. Is there anything apart from the paracetamol and strepcils i can take or anything i can do to speed my recovery overnight... anything pls! is it a hangover or a cold im confused....??? much apprechiated!

a stuffy nose sore throat suffering Ruth x x x

2007-10-07 05:05:42 · 14 answers · asked by Rufu99 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-07 03:43:47 · 9 answers · asked by the mazda mechanic 4 in Other - General Health Care

My grandad started smoking at 17 and now he's 81 and still smokes. Is it luck or anything else to still be healthy?

2007-10-07 01:26:19 · 25 answers · asked by smokerdubbs 2 in Other - General Health Care

Last Fri the 28, I fell in a hole just long enough and wide enough for my foot, it was about 15" deep.My heel went in further than my toes at an angle and I fell forward while my leg and foot stayed in the hole.It's kinda hard to explain properly in this small area.But anyways I had 2 X-rays done on Tue and they showed nothing was wrong, was prescribed Tylenol 3, told to keep it wrapped and iced and to stay off work 2 days.I went back to work Fri but got sent home yesterday early because I started crying from the pain of walking on my leg(work in a care center lots of pushing, walking, lifting,NO sitting)Work told me to go to the ER that they felt something more than a bruised bone must be going on, but when I called my hosp. they told me if the original xrays were negative then nothing is wrong with me.So I asked how am I supposed to work and they said that's your problem.I'm in so much pain but apparently they think I'm making it up, what should I do?I really think it's broke/cracked

2007-10-07 01:20:58 · 6 answers · asked by ͏҉ ßõhrçmrïñsÿ★ 6 in Injuries

One side of my nose has ran clear fluid for months and it's been diagnosed as a basilar fracture. I've never heard of this.

2007-10-07 00:43:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-10-07 00:36:34 · 1 answers · asked by lataz 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I forgot all about belly button lint. Then yesterday I noticed something hard in my belly button, black in color and the shape of the rounded tip of an automatic eye pencil (that's the best way to describe it.) Years ago there was fluffy lint, but I guess I forgot all about it and forgot to clean it out. I'm really scared. Anyone know why it's hard like that? I don't have the $25.00 to go to the doctor just yet, but I will eventually. I'm sick with worry. I couldn't find any answers on the Internet, just that if it's lint it should be fluffy. Mine is very hard. Any answers would be welcome. I'm really scared.

2007-10-06 22:50:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-06 19:48:23 · 7 answers · asked by richgrl2u 1 in Pain & Pain Management