General Health Care - November 2007

When I wake up sometimes, i have this white goop in my mouth like white thick saliva, yes i know it sounds gross. My dad said its bacteria. Is it? Has anyone ever got this? Its just nasty and I wanna know what it is.

2007-11-18 02:37:21 · 7 answers · asked by Jen 2 in Other - General Health Care

Okay since I was like 13 i had pain in muscle/bone eather i just kno that when theres a cool breeze or it gets cold my bones or muscle starts hurting expecially on my whol leg from my calfs to my thighs, or else eather one of my arms.... I been to 2 different docs and they make me take a blood test and they said that i had no arthitis, and i was healthy pretty much just that i needed more vitamin D. so what can be my problem?any ideas last night ugh was so painfull, whent rolerscating with my family and then both of my legs started to hurt along with my right arm..... so i was in pain pretty much thewhol night and i couldnt sleep al night because of that pain can some one please help me the doctors say that theres nothing wrong with me when i kno there is.......... i really whant to kno how to avoid these pains or what do i have plus I am only 17, can it be i dont have alot of calcum i mean i berly drink milk...help me i will appreciate every answer

2007-11-18 02:06:42 · 3 answers · asked by tink 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Not an easy situation to overcome. I do know that you should not fall asleep on your back for some reason.-- can you add more to what little I know ---from your experience--I've read all there is to read so please no transformation of materials from thext. thanks

2007-11-18 00:34:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

It doesn't hurt at all when I walk or do regular things, but I can't sprint or do other extreme exercises like that. It's been over four weeks, and the strain I feel behind my thigh is still there and doesn't seem to be improving. What should I do?

2007-11-17 22:17:18 · 2 answers · asked by Shamu 2 in Injuries

2007-11-17 22:00:21 · 5 answers · asked by rawr.screwyou 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I wake to a human shaped sweat patch on my mattress, and i wake freezing cold often through the night.

2007-11-17 20:22:51 · 17 answers · asked by Marigold 1 in Other - General Health Care

i will be having an endoscopy done next tues on the 20 nov i was told that i will be given sedation im very scared and worried i want to know whether
1.izzit possible to ask for a larger dose of sedation?
2. will i feel the tube going down my throat if i had sedation?
3. will i gag or vomit?
4. will i vomit when i wake up from the sedation

2007-11-17 20:13:56 · 6 answers · asked by ME 4 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-17 20:12:12 · 9 answers · asked by bob m 3 in Other - General Health Care

I went to the Er last night cause it was still swollen well The fracture is at the tip of the finger and yeah it hurts like a ***** and it is still swollen, They said if u feel numbness or tingling then something isnt right. Is the Swelling ever going to go down and stuff?
Or is something wrong Ive never fractured anything before so Im clueless

2007-11-17 18:25:19 · 5 answers · asked by dudewheresmycar86 2 in Injuries

While in report at the end of my shift today, other nurses told me that Restless Leg Syndrome can be treated by placing a bar of soap under the patient's sheets. I was then shown that some patients have the soap in place in their beds.
Does anyone have experience with this? Anyone agree or disagree with it?

2007-11-17 17:49:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

it only started yesterday when i woke up, my right foot was totally dead and i couldn't walk on it.. then this afternoon i took a nap and when i woke up my right foot and arm were both dead... could it be the way i sleep or something more serious... i'm 27 and a smoker.. i plan on going to the doctor tomorrow but am kinda scared right now

2007-11-17 17:40:21 · 1 answers · asked by Our Precious Chloee 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I work only night time with 4 free days on month i start at 23:00 i finish at 07:00 i go in bed at 8-9 and i sleep untill 22:00 and i'm tired is this schedule harm for health?or is harmless


Thank you!!

2007-11-17 16:53:06 · 5 answers · asked by Stephen S 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-11-17 16:51:54 · 4 answers · asked by ncgirl 3 in Other - General Health Care

2007-11-17 16:16:54 · 2 answers · asked by Rabbit 5 in Other - General Health Care

At the start of the year I had a major spinal fusion it went for like 12 and a half hours, then I was in hospital for 3 weeks then off school for months. It was very traumatic, im am extremely young, hence being the youngest patient at the hospital I went to. Now, at every mention at an opporation or of something being wrong with me I burst into tears, is this partly becuase of my opperation?

2007-11-17 16:05:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-11-17 16:04:21 · 2 answers · asked by Jonny 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Hydrocodone is making stomach upset, shaking, and lips are turning white, is this normal?

2007-11-17 16:03:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

well i have fibromyalgia and im trying to retain my muscle bulk back and i heard 80% of your muscles is water.. but for some reason when i started adding lots of water into my diet.. i drank ice cold water and id feel so much pain..why is this after i drink water? anything connected to fibromyalgia?

2007-11-17 14:04:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I'm looking for a good handheld body massager. I don't really need heat, just need something for when I get out of work. I'm a dental assistant who is always on my feet. So I'd like to not only be able to use it on my back, shoulders, arms, but also on my legs. Also, I'm looking for a neck massager. Maybe one with heat. I get headaches very easily if my neck is tense. I've found massagers and heat to work great. Any suggestions for a handheld and a regular massager?

2007-11-17 13:33:48 · 2 answers · asked by seerakingu 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Been like this for a week now. It sometimes feels like the bottom portion of the palm is burning. Have a little bit of pain in left shoulder/upper arm and my neck hurts, but it is concentrated in the lower arm/hand.

My doctor said this is nerve damage and wrote me out a script for vitamin B. I had some 800mg ibuprophen that I've been taking from time to time but it has no affect.

Could this be carpal tunnel? I've had a few shooting pains but not many.

I used to have slighter cases of this when riding my bike everyday. I have to wear the gloves specially designed to protect the nerves in my palms.

I am wearing the wrist brace but it isn't getting better. Feels like its getting worse. What do you think?

2007-11-17 13:32:25 · 14 answers · asked by wider scope 7 in Injuries

Please explain.

2007-11-17 13:26:13 · 0 answers · asked by LaLa 4 in Pain & Pain Management

I'm thinking it's sinus pressure. Any ideas and any suggestions on what I can take to make this go away? Been going on for sometime now. Thanks for any help.

2007-11-17 13:08:53 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

There's pain up, down, and all around in both of my arms and my entire back as well. Everytime I try to move it feels like I've got 50 pound bricks pushing on all of my muscles. What is this caused by...? Stress? I haven't changed my daily routine or anything as far as movement goes.
What's the best thing to do/take to help?

2007-11-17 12:45:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Here's why Im asking this question.I went to the hospital a week ago cuz I was having lower back pain and my left leg is feeling numb and weak.The doctor assumed I had a pinched nerve cuz of the symptoms I told her.She didnt give me no x-ray,mri,or catscan.
A week later(which is today) I went to the hospital told them my symptoms(had a different doctor) and he sent me to the x-ray room.when my results came back he said that I had muscle spasms,not a pinched nerve.
What I wanna know is why is my left leg feeling weak and numb if I have back spasms.My lower back has been killing me.another thing why would one doctor say i have a pinched nerve but another one says its a muscle spasm.
Im confused,can somebody please help me out here

2007-11-17 12:31:58 · 6 answers · asked by rez k 1 in Pain & Pain Management

One wall of my room is humid, if I touch it I can feel the water on it, as I am asthmatic I will have to leave the room soon, in the meantime do you know anything which can help me with that, for example do you know of any humidity killer? thanks in advance for your answer

2007-11-17 12:09:06 · 10 answers · asked by emilzapad 2 in Other - General Health Care

recently my ankle started hurting really bad at basketball practice i was an idiot and ran on them anyway now im wearing ankles braces and i have two questions
one: any advice on how to maximize performance with ankle braces
two: any idea on why my ankles hurt so much and how to lessen the pain?

2007-11-17 11:02:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

hi
i find it hard to get to sellp quick at might it can take me up to 5hrs at times no joke ! ! i have tryed listending to music i have tryed opening windows and dores and lights on and off and total silence and hot drinks before bed and arrghhhh help me plz xxx

2007-11-17 10:01:48 · 22 answers · asked by hannah w 1 in Other - General Health Care

What are good foods, fruits, and vegetables, and other things to eat while exercising for joints. When i work out my joints tend to hurt, so what should i eat or do to resolve this.

2007-11-17 09:41:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I can comfortably move the leg forward and backward (like walking), but cannot move the leg outward or twist my hips. The pain is unbelievable and usually last thirty to sixty seconds.

2007-11-17 09:32:22 · 2 answers · asked by Karla S 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I got my ear cartillage in both ears pierced around a week ago and i've been feeling fairly ill since Tuesday. My temperature has gone up to 100.3 F, and i've been feeling fairly groggy. I've also had a lot of phlegm buildup in my throat and in general not beein feeling well. My ear cartillage is still sensitive to the touch, but I originally thought that that was simply because they were still recovering. Might these be symptoms of an ear infection? I've heard that fever is a symptom, yet I haven't had any discharge or odors coming from my ears, which is a more common symptom.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

2007-11-17 09:19:17 · 3 answers · asked by theoriginaldoublem 2 in First Aid