General Health Care - October 2007

Hi,

I recently signed up for Kaiser through my employer. I'm in California. I've been uninsured for three years before this. I have a couple of issues that could be considered "pre-existing conditions."

If I go to the doctor to get something treated, and they think its a pre-existing condition, what will happen?

Will they treat it, give me surgery, and then send me a bill?

Will they tell me I'm screwed and refuse to even treat me? Can they, under the law, refuse to treat me, if I'm not on their plan?

Can I sign up for a higher rate? How much higher would it be from the $265 a month I'm pay in individual costs right now (my employer has a group policy, but does not kick in anything)

How likely is it that they will even check to see if it is a pre-existing condition, especially if I tell my doctor it started bothering me weeks into my new coverage?

Please help, I really don't know what to do. I need some advice.

2007-10-03 16:51:31 · 6 answers · asked by Markarian 2 in Other - General Health Care

Recently i've been having this pain on the right side of my hip. It starts slowly in that afternoon and worsens as the day continues. It doesn't hurt when I touch it but it's so painful to walk that's actually the time when i feel the most pain. What could cause this?? i go to school in the morning and come home and just relax basically. What could this be???

2007-10-03 16:17:05 · 3 answers · asked by zena s 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-03 16:11:30 · 2 answers · asked by coden 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-03 16:08:45 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I just had stitches removed from a total knee replacement. One friend is urging me to keep using alcohol wipes on the dried blood to remove it while others are saying just use vitimen E because the alcohol will dry out the skin. Any suggestions?

2007-10-03 15:51:07 · 7 answers · asked by mschrissy0 3 in First Aid

i am 52 and not had my period for over 3 years until i had this epidural shot which did not work it has cause me severe leg pain i want to know if this is normal

2007-10-03 15:41:03 · 4 answers · asked by linny 2 in Injuries

2007-10-03 15:30:40 · 12 answers · asked by alma f 1 in Other - General Health Care

I don't sleep till 7 am and dont get up till 4 pm cause my sleep pattern is screwed. It is now 3.20 am and I was wondering if I should stay up till about 10 pm to fix it? what dya think?

2007-10-03 15:18:47 · 4 answers · asked by Perfectwings 3 in Other - General Health Care

My brother has a splinter in his toe and he wont let my dad try to get it out and hes crying cause he thinks that they are going to cut his toe off.i think its infected.PLEASE HELP PLEASE

2007-10-03 15:15:47 · 5 answers · asked by Harley L 2 in First Aid

I have recently gotten knee surgery and I have to take Tylenol 3...but it makes my stomach hurt. I've tried to take it with food, but it still hurts. Is this normal? Has anyone else experienced this?

2007-10-03 15:08:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

if not, what can happen?

2007-10-03 14:57:54 · 12 answers · asked by no_way_jose_15960 2 in Pain & Pain Management

does anyone know what was going on?

2007-10-03 14:56:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i have blood in my eye. many say that it is a popped blood vessel. when will this go away?

2007-10-03 14:47:48 · 8 answers · asked by Caty 3 in Other - General Health Care

If I am eating something that itsn't messy and doesn't get all over my hands, I don't wash them. How about you?

2007-10-03 14:36:42 · 10 answers · asked by Frenchboi 2 in Other - General Health Care

Im 31 and all of a sudden in the past week I've fallen out of bed five times. It's not a new bed. What the hell is wrong with me?

2007-10-03 14:30:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I have an anger problem from what some people tell me. I never noticed it and people in my workplace haven't notice it either but some of my closer friends tell me that I have a lot of anger and that they are scared of me. I don't like that thought one bit because I don't feel like i am angery all the time. so What can i do to get rid of some anger? I have been to anger management when i was younger but I guess that didn't work..

2007-10-03 14:13:02 · 3 answers · asked by italianalbc 1 in Other - General Health Care

My daughter, temporarily nicknamed RhinestoneGirl96 (her screen name) was talking to her best friends, lets call her GlitterxyShine, and I heard RhinestoneGirl96 telling GlitterxyShine that she felt like she wasn't worth anything to anybody. RhinestoneGirl also said she thought she was out of place in the world and her mother (me) was embarrassing her by using teen slang when I was just trying to soudn like her so she would be more open to me. She also said she criied every night for hours and never felt useful. She said she wanted to die.

Then she said she was going to attempt suicide.
What should I do?? She'd get mad at me if I burst into her room and she'd know I was eavesdropping and that would cause her to get more angry. What should I do to stop RhinestoneGirl, from suicide without getting her more angry? She is my daughter and I love her and I'm clueless. She says I'm a bad mother but I still love her. What should I do?

2007-10-03 14:11:03 · 20 answers · asked by Smiley Face 1 in Other - General Health Care

I live in New York City by the way.

2007-10-03 14:09:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

For about the last year or so I've had periods of time lasting for months in which I have a headache just about every day and feel completely drained. There is no substantial change in diet or stress level during these periods of time. Why are they happening? Are there any herbal remedies or home remedies that I could try before seeing a doctor?

2007-10-03 12:59:49 · 5 answers · asked by Steph Z 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Any suggestions on how to ease nipple pain besides over the counter pain medicine? I've tried this already and it's not helping. They are very tender, sore, and sensitive. I'm not pregnant (100% sure), and I'm not on my period. No mean or rude comments, please.

2007-10-03 11:15:17 · 6 answers · asked by frustratedB 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-03 11:11:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i got a 2nd degree burn on my right thigh from water, and i just went to the burn clinic where they had to peel the dead skin off, i was prescribed vicodin and i took one tablet as said in the directions but i'm still in a lot of pain, can i take another one? or is it a bad idea?

i know that it is recommedned to talk to your doctor about this but i can't contact mine right now..so yeah.

2007-10-03 11:07:50 · 7 answers · asked by Lucienda C 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I broke my ankle yesterday climbing over a wall. It is confirmed broken in two places. I am having suregry tomorrow. How long should I stay out of school? And how long till I can walk normal?

2007-10-03 11:04:15 · 2 answers · asked by tomdawg ツ 4 in Injuries

my friend had a stomach ache. she started feeling naseous and dizzy... she then woke up on the floor... was it a seizure?

2007-10-03 11:03:29 · 10 answers · asked by estoerrific 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a prescription Vicodin 750mg acetaminophen/ 7.5mg hydrocodone, i took one this morning around 8:30, and it is about 6:00PM right now.

Is it safe?

2007-10-03 11:03:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have had a massive headache for three days now. It does not go away with migraine medicine that is just making me sick. It hurts the worst going from the sitting to the standing position? What could this be?

2007-10-03 11:02:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

A few days ago, the lower right of my stomach hurts... sharp pains, and such, it hurt to walk especially, and i always had to have weight on it, because if it left, it would hurt even more.
this was for about two days.
then yesterday it dissappeared.
this morning i woke up and it was HUGE sharp pains, and throughout the day it got lighter, but still sharp pains.

What do you think it could be? I dont think it would be appendicitis, because the pain was gone for like a day, and came back??

2007-10-03 10:59:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-10-03 10:53:38 · 4 answers · asked by elizabeth c 1 in Pain & Pain Management

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2007-10-03 10:53:11 · 6 answers · asked by ashley<3 1 in First Aid

My stomach hurts really bad. IT has been going on for like a month. It hurts below my ribs. I don't know why can you help?

2007-10-03 10:44:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management