General Health Care - October 2007

i have been having certain things going on in my neck. when i turn my head in certain ways it gives me a really good jolt which seems to be coming from the back right hand side of my neck. it hurts like all get out and i seems like its happening more and more. if anyone has some advice that would be great. it usually happens when i am turning my head to look in another direction. and it feels like i am getting shocked or something. lasts about 10-15 seconds. then my neck kind of tingles for a while.

2007-10-28 12:54:20 · 2 answers · asked by Malcham M 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I recently had to taper myself down from my pain medication because my doctor moved on to another town(4 hrs. away) I was taking about 60 mg's of lortab a day and tapered down to 10 mg's a day. I now have totally quit and it has been about 48 hrs. and I feel like crap, though not as bad as when I had to do this before. If anyone else has been through this please reply. I would like to give more details to understanding individuals who have experienced this before. Thank You and God Bless

2007-10-28 12:31:35 · 1 answers · asked by Devaughn M 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Already had lumbar epidural steroid block, also had a epidural steroid block of the core. Physical therapy has also been completed.

2007-10-28 12:30:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-28 11:17:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I am a 19 yr old female who just started experiencing this annoying pain in the last 2 months. I have had lower back pain for about the last yr and was diagnosed with a short leg. I now have a lift in my shoe to even that out. However, in the last 2 months or so if I sit for awhile as soon as I stand up I get this pressure in my lower back area. It is to the right side in the sacroiliac region. Just by standing straight and pushing my hips forward or by keeping my feet planted but pushing my legs out away from eachother it will crack and the pressure will be relieved. I can also do this while sitting by crossing my feet and pushing on them together. This produces either one or many cracks in that region. Its not painful. Sometimes my lower back will get sore and there are some days where it is very painful to sit in certain positions or laying down for awhile on my stomach then roll over. Wondering if anyone else has had this cracking in their backs or know what it might be.

2007-10-28 11:13:07 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

ok all her injurys have been a result of me!!

1. i was riding her around on my bike (she was on the back wheel) her foot got stuck in the wheel and her foot got mashed up and like broken bones like when i was 10 and she was 7

2. i was crying behind the back of a shed and she came to see me and she stabbed her hand on a rusty nail said "owh" and she had to have a operation! i was like 7 and she was 4 (i know it wasnt all my fault but i was in the situation as to why she did it)

3. today i shut her little finger in the door (i was mucking around trying not to let her past the door didnt realise her finger would be in the way!!) and its probably broken and she has to go to hospitaal tomorrow im 15 and shes 12! (ive done this before)

and theres various other ones too like glass in foot

2007-10-28 10:30:14 · 9 answers · asked by ~welshy~ 5 in Injuries

My wife cant stop vomitting! Eveything she eats, comes out! She have stomach Pain, that goes over to back pain! Terrible heartburn! She had a pelvic scan, urine tests, blood tests, scans etc........Got al kinds of medication! The problem is not fixed, and she feels like she is dying!! Please advise with help

2007-10-28 10:29:58 · 2 answers · asked by graafb 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i have a deep cut on my lip. It's been about 3 days now and still hasn't shown signs of healing. the bleeding stopped but the wound is not healing. Any suggestion on how to cover it up or help it heal.

2007-10-28 10:13:34 · 3 answers · asked by Tom V 1 in First Aid

i am in ...mid-twenty's.............
few month's back i was very depressed and i could not eat anything.i stoped eating and i lost 25kg's in 60 day'z... now i feel that depresion has left me with dis weak knee's................i am not able to runn if i start runnning my knee's hurt very badly...............

i need someone to suggest me what food shd i have to strengthen my knees.....

thank U.........

2007-10-28 10:12:06 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

since then i have been unable to go to the toilet , my urnine output is low and clear and my chest burns and i find hard to breathe ,what could this be

2007-10-28 09:44:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I am having some mustle pain in my shoulder. I dont have anything to put in the bath that would help relax. Any ideas what i can do as im in agony. Any advice would be great

2007-10-28 08:57:40 · 4 answers · asked by connies mummy 2 in Pain & Pain Management

ASAP please

2007-10-28 08:14:34 · 3 answers · asked by hate mi kill mi nam mi raw !!! 2 in Injuries

I like to exercise alot, when I run much, my soleus muscle gets tense while i am training like any other muscle. When I go to sleep, sometimes if is accidently press on it, I start feeling a pain ascending in level till it becomes very painfull in my soleus muscle. It takes about 20 seconds then it goes away. How could I prevent that?
Thank you

2007-10-28 08:09:31 · 1 answers · asked by 123 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I read about costochonditis and it sounds just like what i am experiencing right now- pain in my sternum and tenderness which is what costochondritis does.

But I have had back pain since 03. but the pain in my sternum started about 2 weeks ago.

2007-10-28 07:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Pain & Pain Management

i can pop all the parts of my body neck,spine,finger,shoulder,ribs and many more is it bad cause it feels so much beter when i pop it specialy my neck and lower back.

2007-10-28 07:23:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I was administering oral meds to my 8 week old kitten about four hours ago when he bit down on my thumbs. He did puncture the skin and caused some bleeding. I immediately washed my hands and applied hydrogen peroxide to the wounds. Should I be worried? My thumbs look fine except one is bruised and a little tender.

2007-10-28 07:12:02 · 7 answers · asked by Tania 1 in First Aid

besides Tylenol and aspirin.

2007-10-28 07:03:17 · 1 answers · asked by son_of_god12 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a slight raise in my lower right abdomen close by my groin- it is barley noticeable but i am concerned. It hurts to push on it and it slightly hurts when I bend my torso down (so my shoulders are almost touching my knees) while sitting in a chair. I think it could be a inguinal hernia.

2007-10-28 06:42:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

strange question i know - the person isnt catholic

2007-10-28 06:15:03 · 15 answers · asked by Pebbles 2 in Other - General Health Care

So, I’m a bit clumsy! I literally ran my kneecap into my door (really hard) last night. I rested on the floor for couple minuets (to recover from the intense pain), got up and it didn’t hurt too badly so I decided I probably didn’t break anything. When I initially hit my kneecap it got swollen, a little bruised, red, and felt a tingling feeling down my leg. Now (the next morning) it is just a little swollen and red and it hurts to put weight on it (like when I get up from sitting), bend it or touch the area, but it doesn’t hurt too much to walk on it. I really don’t want to go to the Dr.’s and find out its just bruised or something. I have broken a bone before (my arm and my toe) and both times the pain was different. Any who know what a fractured patella feels like? Anyone have any suggestions (other than just “go get an x-ray”)? Could it just be badly bruised?

2007-10-28 06:01:22 · 4 answers · asked by Kelly Smith 2 in Injuries

i have a fractured patella. on the xray, it looks fairly straight and does not appear to go entirely through the bone. currently i am wearing a soft leg brace and using crutches. i don't have much pain, but a little discomfort when sitting at a desk for a long period of time. above the knee area is swollen. tomorrow i go to an ortho for an eval. i don't want to have surgery if i can avoid it...do you think this will be possible? thank you!

2007-10-28 04:54:18 · 1 answers · asked by blue 1 in Injuries

way longer!! My highs make me feel like I can take on any task and I feel great about myself. My lows...Make me feel very deppressed, extremely forgetful, sick to my stomach, shaky, inadiquent, I cant seem to do anything right. I have lost many jobs due to this. I was diagnosed with add 2 yrs ago and dyslexia in 3rd grade. I no longer take meds for add because I felt it gave me phychological issues and it was just a bandaid. I have tried many natural herbs and vitamins. nothing with long time help. Any suggestions? Please serious answers only.

2007-10-28 04:45:04 · 6 answers · asked by dana t 1 in Other - General Health Care

I had a c-section almost 14 months ago. two weeks after having it my incicion came open on each end. i had to pack it for about 3-4 months later. now 14 months later one side is still draining. i have went to my doctor several times and he says that everything is fine. he even cauterized it a couple of times. but it still came back open. so i finally went to get anther opinion at a general surgeon. he said what they used to close me up were non disolveable sutures and it is what is probably causing all the trouble. not only that he said i havea staff infection. not one of the bad kind but it is a staff infection. well this past thursday i had surgery to see what is going on in there. he did find one of the sutures still in me. he said that is what has been causing all of the infections. my obgyn never even put me on any antibiotics. i think my obgyn should have to pay for everything. should i go to him first or should i get a lawyer first? please give me your opinion.

2007-10-28 04:39:48 · 4 answers · asked by confused 1 in Injuries

I was diagnosed with the above about 14 months ago, and was on steroids. unfortunately I put on weight, so I took myself off them. I have got to put up with the pain for the moment. But can it be a lifelong thing or not. By the way I tend to sleep on my left hand side with my right arm over my left shoulder and vice versa, but I have been told that would not cause it.

2007-10-28 04:36:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

last year my immune system was really bad and i got throat infection after throat infection and then got a chest infection and numerous colds.
i dont want this to happen again this year, as i cannot afford to miss school as it is my GCSE year....i already feel as if i am coming down with something, I have a horrible cough that seems to be getting worse.
how can i meake sure that my immune system stays strong,
as right now I could be succeptible to more infections couldnt i?

2007-10-28 04:35:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-10-28 04:22:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I woke up this morning and my spit tasted funny. so i went to the bath room and looked at my toung and it was black can some one help me is this common? the whole thing isn't black its just mostly the back

2007-10-28 03:49:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I get lower back pain, kinda in the middle it will last about a week to a week and a half. then it will go away for about 3 or 4 weeks and then come back. when i have it i can't hardly move it hurts so bad. when i sit it hurts and when i get up it hurts so bad i can't stand straight up for a few minutes. it even hurts when i cough or sneeze. i can't bend over to put my socks and shoes on it hurts so bad. if anyone might have any ideas please help me.

2007-10-28 03:46:19 · 5 answers · asked by ? 1 in Pain & Pain Management

For the last 6month i have had pain in both thumbs mainly my right hand , the pain used to only come when i banged them on the joint or when i try and turn a wingnut or try and pick my laptop up with my fingers and thumbs,which is not easy at all. After a day of work (engineering) my thumb muscles can be quite tender. Problem is in the last few days of total rest my upper thumb joint and the bone from the wrist to the upper thumb joint on my right hand is giving a stinging ache every minute or so and woke me up last night. Right there's the info what do you think.

2007-10-28 03:40:13 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

When a person is suffering with arthritis pain, that person will try just about anything (within reason) to alleviate some of the pain.

I was told about a method of soaking golden raisins in gin, eat 5 per day and it would help with the inflammation and pain -- similar to the relief gout sufferers experience with cherries.

Has anyone else used this method? What type of gin to use and how long to soak the raisins? Did this method provide a measure of relief?

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank You.

2007-10-28 03:23:36 · 8 answers · asked by tracy 7 in Pain & Pain Management