General Health Care - December 2007

WELL I JUST GOT MY LIP PIERCED THE 27TH. WELL THE LADY TOLD ME IT SWELL N EVERYTHING, AND I ALREADY EXPECTED IT TO BLEED. BUT IT'S BLEEDING LIKE TWICE A DAY AND EVERYTHING, AND I CLEAN IT WITH THE UM..BACTINE AND ALL BUT IT STILL BLEEDING. IS THAT PART OF THE WHOLE HEALING PROCESS OR SHOULD TAKE THE RING OUT?

2007-12-31 09:18:20 · 2 answers · asked by Dat_Nerd.EMO Bish 1 in First Aid

I need a natural, over the counter remedy for more firmness and longevity for the tool. Help me.

2007-12-31 08:17:28 · 1 answers · asked by TB 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-12-31 06:57:04 · 1 answers · asked by mike r 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have been having severe low back pain both sides, radiating into buttocks and left hip for 2 months. I just started using a TENS unit today with limited instruction. How long can I leave it on?

2007-12-31 06:19:50 · 8 answers · asked by anna 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-12-31 06:08:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

i just got shot by a hunting rifle in my lower chest. it hurts a lot what should i do?? pls help!!

2007-12-31 05:55:05 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I toss and turn in my sleep at night, and i kick the sheets and blankets off my bed. This causes me to become very cold, and i wake up maybe 2-3 times per night because i'm cold. I have a considerable amount of stress in my life, but even over the past week i've had off, it still happens at night. How can i stop tossing and turning?

2007-12-31 05:40:00 · 3 answers · asked by starshine2342 2 in Other - General Health Care

I am seriously sick but don't know what it is, about 48 hours ago I was feeling pressure in my head, now my nose won't stop running, I'm blowing my nose constantly, my throat hurts and when I cough something comes up. And now I feel like death, what is going on with me ?

2007-12-31 04:46:38 · 27 answers · asked by Kat R 1 in Other - General Health Care

lol this is kinda a wierd question but im really careful with stuff....
like all the bottles or like soap have to go the right way and everything i touch has to face the right and be put exactly the same?
idk how to explain it but i also have to do everything i did the night before to go to sleep in the exact same order and then look out my window... just little stuff like that.........
Is this normal??!!

2007-12-31 04:26:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

The rickets has severely affected my legs and I have had several corrective surgeries, which as a result have left my legs quite weak, and also affected my back so that whenever I walk (I can walk without crutches but very difficult) with or without crutches, it always hurts my back. I can also not walk very far at all even if I use my crutches, so mostly go out in my wheelchair. Is there any thing I can do to help my back pain and also to help strengthen my legs?

(BTW, extra information, I cant sit on the floor, cannot fold my legs completely and do not have complete movement in my legs. Rickets also have affected my hands and arms. And the rickets + kidney failure means I am also generally quite weak physically)

(Sorry not sure where to post this question so have put it here)

2007-12-31 04:21:26 · 7 answers · asked by Nelly 5 in Pain & Pain Management

I think I may have torn mine, so I'm wondering if the symptoms match up.

2007-12-31 04:19:25 · 1 answers · asked by Christine 3 in Injuries

I suffer from painful restless legs, I have been put on Reprinal and dr taken me off HRT didnt say why only cant take HRT...suffering flush's every 30mins need something soon trying Black Cosh but not working surely I can take some sort of hormone replacement.

2007-12-31 04:01:51 · 4 answers · asked by keechee 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-12-31 03:56:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

2007-12-31 03:30:11 · 16 answers · asked by mick j 1 in Injuries

I had an injury yesterday- I fell onto my bum bone in snowboarding (bottom of my spine) I think it is called the cocsic bone? and it really hurts to move a lot. Does anyone know what the best "cure" is?
I am on holiday and I want to feel better soon!

2007-12-31 03:15:02 · 10 answers · asked by gilchrist 2 in Injuries

its just the right eye looks a tiny bit more forwarded than the left. have some headaches and a little bit of pressure under my eye. Iam not sure if its always been that way or not. know one else can notice. so maybe iam making a big deal from nothing. always been spitting some mucus. this has been for about 2 weeks and iam 19 year old male. with lots of stress thanks for your help

2007-12-31 02:55:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I remember I went to the ER for a stomach ache I had for a few days. They thought it might be appendicitis, whatever... they did tests and such.

The doctor was female, very soft tone voiced, compassionate... a real puppy/kittens person, also quite attractive if I may add. Anyways! She came into the room with a syringe and I got nervous. She said it's morphine. I asked if that was overkill, all I had was a stomach ache. she injected my I.V with it, and said "Well, now you don't" and smiled.

I always found doctors that would rather comfort their patients then cure them intriguing. Priority wise of course, all doctors look to cure their patients.

Do you guys think that was necessary?

2007-12-31 02:53:54 · 5 answers · asked by Mr M 3 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-12-31 02:52:41 · 0 answers · asked by ryan s 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-12-31 02:47:51 · 1 answers · asked by cindy 1 in Injuries

I've been diagnosed with bursitis in my shoulder joint, now the other one is starting to go, wow, does this hurt! My doctor wants to do cortizone shots, I'm not a big fan of that idea, has anyone had any luck with other methods of treatment you could share? Thanks to all in advance.

2007-12-31 02:39:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-12-31 01:35:28 · 1 answers · asked by shawty_got_abs 1 in Pain & Pain Management

So ok, today my ankle's been hurting like heck. I know what happened. On Saturday I was with my cousins and we were jumping on the trampoline and there was no net. I jumped really high and went off the edge and landed on my ankle kinda hard. I could still walk and it's not swollen, so what is it a twist, sprain, hyperextended, or even broken?

2007-12-31 00:33:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

I have tried all kinds from the doctor and nearly all of them give me horredous side effects so I've had to stop the treatment. Also tried the gum and patches [both made me throw up!] Not sure if I can do it on will power alone. Please help!

2007-12-30 23:35:17 · 170 answers · asked by PATRICIA L 3 in Other - General Health Care

im needing a real good back brace or something good for my lower back, like a massager?
ive got a bulding disk in my lower 4 and 5 vertebrae.
any help is really appreciated!

2007-12-30 23:16:06 · 2 answers · asked by michael b 1 in Pain & Pain Management

It always seems to happen between 11 and 12 in the evening, and sometimes my speech becomes slurred and I often wake up in bed the next morning next to a complete stranger ! Please help as it has been happening on and off for years, Thanks

2007-12-30 23:05:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

its like i feel stinging pain on the left and right side of my head, and it feels stinging , what does this mean, my muscles in my body hurt also, what can it be?

2007-12-30 22:01:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I don't know how young you can be to develop arthritis but my knees and joints are almost always in pain.
When I sit I have to stretch my knees out or they'll start hurting, whenever my finger joints hurt I just start playing piano to keep my mind off it.
I'm anemic and have EDNOS so i'm not in the best of health.
I guess I can see why I might develop something else since i'm already a weak person without good nutrition.
My question is basically what it says...can anemia (and an eating disorder) also lead to arthritis?

2007-12-30 21:45:40 · 1 answers · asked by Miss K 6 in Pain & Pain Management

My lower back has been uncomfortably sore for over a week. It feels like intense muscle soreness (like after a hard workout, which is how I think it started). I've tried getting lots of sleep, static stretching, asprin, massage, and complaining.

2007-12-30 21:36:42 · 0 answers · asked by umichrugby 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Back pain, but particularly my mid-upper left back, just barely to the left of my spine. It is getting increasingly worse by the week.

2007-12-30 21:06:38 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Thanks!

2007-12-30 19:21:26 · 2 answers · asked by Jane 2 in Other - General Health Care