General Health Care - November 2007

In September of this year my knees and ankles started to swell up and were very painful. After living with the pain for a week I was checked into a hospital, diagnosed with shingles, and left after 4 days. I went to a follow up afterwards and got no answers for why the pain is still here. I have been to many different doctors, no one has a clue. I still have swelling in the joints (gets worse as day progresses), fever at night every once in a while, and red dots (broken capillaries). Does this sound familiar to anyone? I'm really desperate to find something. Some more extraneous info that might be helpful:
-Arthritis & lupus have been ruled out.
-I'm 19 years old/female/asian
-i did get "better" for a week or so then symptoms came back.

2007-11-23 14:05:39 · 2 answers · asked by Amy Y 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My mom got her leg amputated about 1 1/2 months ago and last week the hospital called me and said to pick her up because she was being released (she has no home,car, or money,her husband left her few days before she got her leg amputated) So I said okay...thinking she would be able to get around because she told me she did real good with the walker.Anyway, I got her home and she is extremely immobile.She is about 270 pounds and I am a 160 pound woman with 2 kids, one 2 year old and one 4 month old.I had no idea what taking care of her would be like.She needs my FULL attention, and with 2 kids, its taking A LOT out of me.I CAN'T DO IT.She has fallen a few times and I strained my neck trying to pick her up...I have to help her go to the potty every time and she even had a bowel movement on my floor which I had to clean up.She has no medicaid and No other family.WHAT THE HELL DO I DO WITH HER.I am in tears, exhausted, drained and I don't want to break her heart but I just can't.....

2007-11-23 13:58:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

What should i do

2007-11-23 13:46:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i took some earlier today and i thought it had been 6 hours but obiously not what do i do?

2007-11-23 13:27:26 · 7 answers · asked by the crazyness 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My cousin hit me hard in my right wrist and I got hurt and its starting to hurt even more, am I dying?

2007-11-23 13:06:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i'm on my bosses up stairs but I cant be long .I kinda know what was the matter with it but tring to explain that one .ha ha ha.thay took the mouse off of it so unless I can get another one Im not going to be back till monday it was fun plaing with you today .......question is are you happy

2007-11-23 12:01:55 · 3 answers · asked by saveitok 6 in Injuries

2007-11-23 10:59:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Basically I have a very large syrinx as a result of injury. I know that at worst I can end up a quadrapligic (Paralysis basically from the neck down). Am I also in danger of cognitive affects?
How do you know your answer?

2007-11-23 09:52:19 · 3 answers · asked by whodunit 3 in Injuries

the doctors broke my left arm when my mom was giving birth to me.But if they didn't i wouldn't be alive.And i couldn't move my arm much since then.But after i had a surgery when i was 6 it got better but i still can't lift it up more than60degrees.Maybe i could've been ok if i moved it more after the surgery but i guess i was used to not moving it.Now i'm 19 and my left arm is 5mm shorter than the right one and thinner.The most important thing is i can't feel anything in some muscle parts of my left arm including right below the back of my neck on the left side. but the fingers are working better than the right one.Do u think i might completely lose my left arm in time?Does anyone know?Because alot of doctors didn't give me any good info or advice.i feel like i'm losing it more and more

2007-11-23 09:42:25 · 2 answers · asked by starsky 1 in Injuries

2007-11-23 09:39:08 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

It is for a nursing transfer essay. Any ideas? Thanks guys.

2007-11-23 09:36:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

friend tore his knee. needs surgery. no insurance. i think he can get medical (lives in oakland ca). having trouble finding specific information.

2007-11-23 09:30:54 · 5 answers · asked by redrum 1 in Injuries

Starting on the 17th, I've had this queasy feeling in my stomach that I'm going to throw up- to the point where I can only eat crackers and toast. If I eat anything else, I feel to sick, but I haven't thrown up or anything.
I've also been tired and fatigued, and there's no signs of a cold.
I went to the doctor's, but they didn't know and did bloodwork but the results haven't come back yet.

2007-11-23 08:46:29 · 3 answers · asked by amiee 2 in Other - General Health Care

tongue. i just did and that random question just popped up in my mind.

2007-11-23 07:48:59 · 27 answers · asked by on and on we go 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-23 06:47:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I have a headach since august and I am going to have a mri done the 30th of thise month. now on the right side of my head; where the headachs is their is a knot and its getting bigger. It feels like bugs is crawling inside of my skull yuck. where the knot is is on the base of the lower right side of my skull. going down my neck it is stiff. Just below the knot there feels like a vain and on it there feels like a nother knot. Yes I am a little dizzy. I can't lay down,when I do it puts to much pressure on my right side of head. I layed down last night the way I have to lay down is put my forehead on my pellow and make shure my face is not on pellow.

2007-11-23 06:30:02 · 4 answers · asked by firefly2000 1 in Pain & Pain Management

my heart hurts soo bad like i pulled a muscle and i feel like vomiting little sharppains keep coming back and my whole chest thumps sometimes my heart rate feels alright but i don't know ! shold i go to the hospital? and im only 14.

2007-11-23 05:21:03 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I've had arthiritis in most joints since I was 10, I'm now 30. I've been suffering with other symtoms lately, including severe tiredness, muscle pain, insomnia and very severe bruising, pain and swelling on my knees, wrists, elbows and ankles. I've had tests with my Reumatology consultant and he said I also have Fibromyalgia. I don't know a great deal about this, does anyone else have this; I'd love a bit of advice on how to find relief. Many thanks.

2007-11-23 03:10:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Are all flu shots available now the same? Does it matter if I go to my doctor to get one or I get it from the pharmacy or anywhere else? I have been told I should get one.

2007-11-23 02:50:16 · 5 answers · asked by Chris C 5 in Other - General Health Care

How often do you have a bath/shower and what is the climate where you live. When I lived in Zimbabwe I would have a shower At least every morning, usually in the evening before bed and another time in the afternoon esp if I was doing something in the evening.

Now in england I just shower daily (sometimes evening shower if going out or might even skip a day every now and then like lazy weekend)

2007-11-23 02:30:55 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I washed it as much as I could (he was making such a fuss screaming as if he was stabbed 1000 times) - but after 5 min forgot about it (my son is usually a bit overdramatic can't stand pain). In the middle of the night he woke up and said his hand hurt (but he also had to pee) so I thought he had just slept wrong. When he woke up this morning he was screaming again because his hand hurt. His hand was a little puffy,red and warm. In his screaming fit I tried to calm him down while also icing his hand and he seems fine - but I'm wondering if I should take him to be seen or wait a day? any suggestions?

2007-11-23 02:19:46 · 6 answers · asked by expat g 2 in First Aid

was hoping to get an opinion. herniated a disc 2 yrs ago. got sciatica as a result that progressively got worse to the pt where i needed surgery. have been pain free for a yr, but 2 wks ago, pulled my back again golfing. the back pain is gone, but i feel the all too familiar pinching sensation in the upper-left buttocks. no pain going down my leg yet, but this is how it started last time so would like to seek treatment as soon as possible. i tried medication, physical therapy, accupuncture & epideral injections last time to no avail so had to get surgery as a last resort. this time, i'm wondering if i should try chiropractic treatment as it was the only treatment i didn't try last time. however, i've heard mix things about it both personally & online, so if anyone can share their experience or expertise as it relates to herniated discs & sciatica, i'd appreciate it.

2007-11-23 02:18:53 · 8 answers · asked by JW 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-23 01:53:25 · 3 answers · asked by mshiv83413 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Once in a while I get this weird sensation in my back near my left shoulder. It's like a burning/stinging/tingling sensation. What is it? It's becoming more frequent. What do I do about it?

2007-11-23 01:00:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

My neck hurts a lot. I can't keep heating pads on my neck, like they should be. I know that there are some neck massagers that have a heat setting on them. Have you used one that worked really well? I'd love to know which is the best one. All honest opinions welcome. Thanx!

2007-11-23 00:46:20 · 3 answers · asked by Me in TN 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have carpal tunnel syndrome in both of my hands. I plan to have my hands operated on early next year. Whan meds can I take to help ease the pain. The pain is most severe when I lie down. I wake up many times throughout the night. There are nights when I don't sleep at all.

2007-11-23 00:45:59 · 7 answers · asked by Slim 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have to sleep in a recliner and last night mine broke beyond repair. I am disabled so money is extremely tight. Any information or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

2007-11-23 00:00:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

...made me think and worried.
I am a donor and I donated every organ and tissue after I die.
But the idea of having any part of my body transferred into a murderer or any kind of human monster scares the living daylight out of me.
Its very serious, I never thought of this before.
Is there any way to prevent this? Like if I contact NHS do you think its possible to make a statement of this sort to avoid it?

2007-11-22 23:23:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Basically my monther has advanced arthiritis and all doctors have told her that the best thding for her is surgery. But my mom is afraid of surgery and I have been looking for alternative treatments for her. So can someone tell me if this really works.

2007-11-22 22:08:10 · 1 answers · asked by YA 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I experience a fair deal of back pain due to being on my feet alot. What are the best at home treatments for lower back pain? From stretches to other.....

Thanks!!
:o)

2007-11-22 21:54:05 · 10 answers · asked by watershed_22 1 in Pain & Pain Management