General Health Care - November 2007

Why can't I sleep? I have to wake up at 6:00 in the morning if I want to make it on the bus. Usually I can't get to sleep until around 1:00 AM and that's not enough sleep for me. Sometimes even up to 2am! I try watching tv, laying in complete silence, listening to music on low volume..

For some reason, I just cant keep my eyes shut. I'll close my eyes for half a minute but i'll open them without noticing for a while, I hate it. No matter how tired I am, I cant sleep! And when I finally fall asleep, I wake up a couple hours later!

What do you do to go to sleep and actually stay asleep, without taking medications?

2007-11-15 14:04:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I stretched alot yesterday in P.E. class, but I always normally stretch. Now for some reason, the back of my legs hurt ALOT. I can't even reach to my ankles when trying to touch my toes! What's happening, and how can I get my legs to feel better?

2007-11-15 12:55:01 · 5 answers · asked by Ely 4 in Pain & Pain Management

Wont hurt my throat? I have strep throat ?
ive taken my meds but milk or anything ive tried hurts my throat.

What drink wont hurt my throat?

2007-11-15 12:53:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

to go to work my heart beats really fast. is this normal.

2007-11-15 12:49:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Last week i gave birth to a turd the size of a soda can and I tore.
I feel it rip back open every time I go to take a dump.
Im worried it wont heal and Im also worried about bacteria.

2007-11-15 12:45:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I am 24 and I started getting migraines at a really early age. Some times a year it's better then others, but I generally get them at least once a week. Where I live we get chinooks (warm front that comes over the mountains) and it can be -20 one day and then plus +10 the next day, and if there's a chinook then I get a migraine. In the summer it's nice out and then starts to rain, I get a migraine. The doctor put me on difenac but it caused such severe stomach pains that it wasn't worth it. I've tried Immitrex as well and it didn't work. My doctor says that I get environmental migraines. Since I live at such a high altitude, that any change it pressure gives me a migraine. Does anyone have any sort of problem that is similar, and what has worked for you. My boyfriend suggested getting tested for diabetes.

2007-11-15 12:38:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Please help me! I need tips on how not to freak out when I get shots!! Please help! I have to get 3 shots 2day!!

2007-11-15 12:31:35 · 7 answers · asked by Catherine 2 in Other - General Health Care

Are there any exercises that would help and not harm?

2007-11-15 12:24:09 · 6 answers · asked by Telma G 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I just got back from getting a filling and they had to give me like 7 shots because the medicine wouldn't work on my but now it hurts really bad!! Besides like Ibprofen and advil and all that, what can I do to get rid of the pain and quick?!

2007-11-15 12:03:48 · 3 answers · asked by barbie girl 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I have thoracic outlet syndrome, it took the doctors 2 years to figure out what it was. I have tried physical therapy and massage therapy and going to the chiropractor everday. With no relief I have had to stop doing all the things that I loved so much before this problem came about...riding quads, jet skiing, hiking, swmming, and anything else that is fun. Now it is getting progrssively worse...my fingers are going numb and cold more often and the thought of getting out of bed in the morning sometimes makes me cry because of the pain. I have finally had it! I need to find a solution to my problem. I have been talking with my doctor about treatments. Neurolesion was one of them (shots in my back muscles) but I am affraid of needles... or surgery (to remove my extra rib on my right and left sides) I am terrified of that too. So I am wondering who out there has ever had any of these treaments and how they went. Anyone with any advice, PLEASE tell me!!

2007-11-15 12:02:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

It is a long nail and my skin at the tip came up but it is still on, its bleeding a lot. should I cut it off or hold it down it's an 1/8 inch flap at the tip?

2007-11-15 11:56:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i twisted my ankle last thursday and it still hurts. I have been playing basketball and soccer on it and i would still like to. i was wondering if keeping it in an ankle brace would make it feel better or not. My dad saidit would but i have been weaqring one and it still does not feel better. What do i do???????

2007-11-15 10:26:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I was in a car accident 1 year ago...and i had to have 1 dental implant put in...well the first time i had it done it failed...and i had to have it redone and there is a healing time of 6 months...well it healed and it didnt fail again..the only thing is when i go to get it touched up or the color redone or size any adjusting since its not fully done yet...he tugs it off basically so hard that my head jerks...and its like really scary since it failed once and i had to go through the process all over again....is it normal for them to have to pull this hard?...or is there a way he could be more gentle like wiggle it off?????...

2007-11-15 10:26:43 · 2 answers · asked by Lo A 1 in Other - General Health Care

can anyone explain the process of getting a cortisone shot in
the shoulder? please be honest about any experieces regarding pain, side effects, effectiveness both the good and the bad. thanks

2007-11-15 10:24:19 · 6 answers · asked by Panda 7 in Pain & Pain Management

It gets to pains. Does anyone relate

2007-11-15 10:07:24 · 2 answers · asked by rara 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I guess I’ve twisted my ankle. I was walking down the steps at the university’s library Tuesday night and neglected to notice that last step, so I sort of toppled down the last few stairs. My ankle swelled up immediately, and I have a nasty bruise. I didn’t get to put ice on it for four or five hours, since I had a group project to work on. So, I walked a half- mile to my car and drove home on it (it’s my right ankle and it takes me half an hour to get home), which I think was a bad idea. I also have done some walking around campus over the last two days, going to work and classes and such. I have been icing it once or twice a day and wearing an ace bandage, and during the day there isn’t too much pain. The pain is at the top of the ankle. I seem to have almost full range of motion. (And I know I’m not supposed to limp.) So, my question is, is this sprain very severe? When can I return to running and jump-roping to work out? Can I ride my horses? When I ride horses, I need to put my heels down. Also, my horses are young and require a lot of walking around on the ground (for me) when I’m exercising them before I ride. Are the horses a bad idea? I don’t want to do any damage. I’ve never sprained an ankle before and I don’t want it to become a chronic problem.

2007-11-15 10:07:05 · 4 answers · asked by Rebekah 2 in Injuries

I have had a sore stiff neck now for 3 months, I have tried heat and it relieves soreness for a few minutes or so than it goes back to the way it was. I usually sleep on my back with my neck supported through the night, when I sleep on my side or my back (which has always been my preferred way to sleep) I wake up in a lot of pain and a lot of stiffness in my neck and shoulders. so I sleep on my back so that I wake up and I have at least 3 hours of feeling good. But than my neck and shoulders are sore all over again. somedays there is more pain and soreness than other days, the pain goes from my head (near my ear, mostly on my right side) all the way down to my left shoulder blade than toward my right mid-upper arm. I have tried aleve, naphroxen and even advil and tylenol nothing seems to work. does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-11-15 10:03:42 · 4 answers · asked by CHUTKA 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have suffered with chronic back and neck pain for years. When I was 12 I was in a bad accident. It busted my tail bone and hurt my back. I remember that the doctor told my parents that I shouldn't have any problems with it until later in life, he gave me a back brace, and that was all of it. Well, now I'm 32 and its come back to haunt me in the worst way. Sometimes I think that being dead would be better then having to deal with this constant pain every single day! Surgery is not an option right now because I am supporting myself and my son and I can't take the time off from work. How can I get my doctor to give me a good pain pill?! I have never asked for any before but it seems that doctors these days don't want to prescribe them. But I REALLY need them. I'm not a pill head. I'm in pain? What do I say to the doctor? Any suggestions?

2007-11-15 09:47:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-15 09:29:05 · 1 answers · asked by hideaway.1967 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I have quite bad pronation of my ankles (due to Marfan syndrome) and I'm waiting to see the podiatrist to get some prescription insoles made for my shoes. The waiting list is currently about 11 months long. Is there anything I can do in the meantime? I have some shop-bought inserts, but they don't work very well. Sometimes my ankles get really sore because of this. Recently I've started having problems with my hips as well and I'm sure the fact that I don't walk properly doesn't help.

2007-11-15 09:11:07 · 3 answers · asked by Athene1710 4 in Pain & Pain Management

Sometimes at night ill be sleeping or laying down for a awhile and then ill straighten my leg and then all of a sudden it feels like ive torn my calf and my calf tightens up hard as a rock and hurts like hell and it usually does that for a couple of minutes. Then it hurts for me to walk on it for a couple of days, it doesnt hurt to move with it, but it feels like im stretching it when i walk. its the calf thats on the inside of your leg(whenever you put your legs together they touch) that calf, i dont know the names of the two different muscles. Im only 17 and im very athletic, so im scared that if this keeps happening something might go badly wrong. so could somebody please tell me why this happens or what i could do about it? thanks

2007-11-15 08:48:10 · 2 answers · asked by Sam O 2 in Injuries

What is the best thing to do??

2007-11-15 08:28:30 · 8 answers · asked by :) Miss Hockey Lover :) 4 in Injuries

Both the pains are not constant but recurring and unrelated.
Sternum pain goes away after I manage to crack it. But I can't always crack and it can be very painful.
My right shoulder/back muscle sometimes becomes very painful, like I'm being stabbed with a knife and the skin around that area eventually feels numb. Moving my arm hurts and I have to hold it at a particular angle so that it won't hurt. This pain lasts anywhere from a few hours to a week. I've noticed that I got the shoulder pains after long shifts working as a waitress, going to the gym or sitting for prolonged hours infront of the computer.
Can this be solved by massage, a chiropractor or maybe acupuncture? Would the results be temporary?
I would be grateful for any recommendations!

2007-11-15 08:11:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Can you feel it by simply touching the spine or back?

2007-11-15 08:07:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I've just recovered from a common cold with a cough which caused my muscles in my chest area to really hurt, just before this I had some anxiety too which made me tremble sometimes without me even wanting to so I also think this has had an effect on my chest also. I have mostly recovered from the cold now and the stress is going but i've been left with really achy muscles around the chest area, particually around my left side.
What are good methods to help muscles relax and get back to normal, I've been off college because of the soreness I've been in. I prefer sprays than taking tablets, any recomendations?

2007-11-15 07:38:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i think it might be fractured right now, im not sure.
if u read my other question, you would know what i am talking about.

i want to break it. because, as messed up as it is, i think putting it in a cast would make it feel batter. i know there could be complications, but to me, its worth it. i want a cast so i can fix it & it wouldnt hurt so bad.

what are some simple ways u broke ur wrist or someone u know broke theirs? or just some ways? please help

i dont like the whole "brick to your wrist" idea. it would be kind of hard to explain to my parents how a brick "fell" on my wrist

&no im not crazy & dont need to be institutionalized

ps; im a 13 year old girl [14 in a month & 3 days] idk if that matters

2007-11-15 07:30:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-11-15 07:21:39 · 7 answers · asked by cindy61892 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been doing massage therapy for 10+ years and am very toned with the muscles I use giving massage. I feel that much of the pain I feel is from an imbalance of muscles. I have started working out at the gym and would like to focus on the muscles that I don't work so much with my profession.

I should know the answer to my own question, as I know the muscles of the body very well, but I feel a personal trainer or physical therapist would be better qualified to give me some instructions. Thank you.

2007-11-15 07:03:43 · 4 answers · asked by jipegirl 2 in Pain & Pain Management

For the past few nights, the joints in my shoulders and hips have been hurting so much, that I have been on the verge of screaming. I cried myself to sleep the other night cause the pain so almost unbearable.
I had a slight case Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was a kid and even had to use a walker for a couple of months.
It comes and goes, but seems to come as the seasons and or temperatures change.
I use to be prescribed painkillers for these occurences, but have currently run out. I need something to help ease the pain in my hip and shoulder joints. I am trying to get into a specialist, but haven't had any luck. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. I just want to be able to sleep and wake up without pain. What can I do?

2007-11-15 06:43:25 · 1 answers · asked by Ryan M 2 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-11-15 06:07:25 · 4 answers · asked by yobonbon44 1 in Pain & Pain Management