Injuries - July 2006

I have bad ankles and have sprained them both more times than I can count but this feels different. After twelve hours, I can barely walk on it and the pain is much worse than when it happened. The bone of my outer ankle swelled up and was huge but has gone down some. The top of my foot is also very swollen and the ball of my feet and toes are a little numb. I've stayed off of it and kept it elevated all this time, but when I do have to get up, it feels like the top of my foot is "crunchy?" It's also warmer than the other foot - but not hot. I know if it's just a sprain, they'll wrap it and tell me to stay off it. As I said, this doesn't feel like my other sprains have. My husband says that I would have a fever if it's broken. I know only an x-ray can say for sure but I really don't feel like sitting in the ER with 3 kids on my birthday to be told it's just a sprain. Any medical professionals or people with ankle breaks that can offer advice? Serious answers only please

2006-07-31 20:44:08 · 10 answers · asked by Danyel W 2

Is an MRI capable of missing something in the body where systemic pain is felt in the back and leg area?

2006-07-31 18:42:58 · 10 answers · asked by Yahoo answer dude 3

my boyfriend jumped off a bridge 15 days ago and we haven't found him yet i need to no how long he will stay down...they say he might not ever come up...he is down 160ft.

2006-07-31 16:32:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have had pain for years i was wanting to try to get on ssi? do you think i can get disabity for that?

2006-07-31 15:05:07 · 9 answers · asked by sexcraz420 1

2006-07-31 14:59:50 · 14 answers · asked by lisa_chi2005 2

is there any way to make a homemade heat source to heat my ankle?.....?
i need to heat and ice my ankle and i have a icepack but no heat source......
is there any way to make something homeade to help?

2006-07-31 14:32:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone what that hurting feeling is called? And how long does it take to make the pain go away? I guess its swollen.

2006-07-31 14:22:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-31 13:17:52 · 3 answers · asked by battlehabs 1

i punched a bathroom wall in an argument....don't ask.
i fractured the bone on my right hand which is the bone before the pinky finger.

2006-07-31 13:14:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i drop a weight on my toe and now the nail wont stop bleeding it has for like 2 and a half hours how do i stop it? or what should i do, cant go to hosptial no insurance.

2006-07-31 13:02:52 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been hit in the face, and kicked in the last 24hrs, yet the cut on my thumb is causing me the most pain and irritation. What pain stops you?

2006-07-31 12:31:28 · 24 answers · asked by Thinker 4

I have it in a splint, homemade with an ace bandage covering it. Would a store brought wrist brace be ok? It hurt but not too bad, and there is no swelling or deformity at all...

2006-07-31 11:42:55 · 7 answers · asked by Rikki M 2

I cut my foot swimming at the lake saturday, and it bled for 3 hours, i held a towel on it to get it to stop bleeding. i was a pretty deep cut, but i decided not to go to the doctor. i hate going to the doctor, anyways, it has been 2 days since then and i am just wondering as long as i keep antibiotic cream and banages on it will it heal on its own? its hard to walk on my foot, i am afraid it will try to rip open and start bleeding again....

2006-07-31 10:13:42 · 15 answers · asked by babygirl 2

I've had this spider bite for about a week. I went to the e.r. and they just gave me antibiotics and a scrub brush to pop it myself. But I found some things on the internet last night relating to if when you stand up and blood shoots out, that's not a good thing. So, I was just wanting some help.

2006-07-31 09:24:20 · 12 answers · asked by kxtelynn 1

I have a "non-union clavical" (a broken collar bone that never healed - from a mountain-bike crash). Functionally, it's OK for the most part, but my shoulder droops on that side as a result, especially when I'm tired. I can use my muscles to hold it in place, which I do in many situations, but it gets tiring. I've purchased several different braces to hold it in place and they all work, but the all have one or both of the following problems: (1) they get uncomfortable fairly fast so that it's not feasible to wear them for more than a couple of hours and/or (2) they are bulky and therefore noticable when worn under clothing. I've thought about making my own or having a custom one made. Any suggestions?

2006-07-31 09:10:24 · 2 answers · asked by pollux 4

I have an allergy to ace bandages. Doctor's said not broken but have been sore for months. Need something to wear to compress. Tried putting on t-shirt then wrapping but this only causes shirt to buch up after moving. Even tried cotton guase under bandage but no go still bad rash. Looked at rib belts but don't go high enough if i pull up they work there way down. Tried the full chest shirt but it is to heavy and thick for working outside. Need something that will stay at the first two ribs under the arm pits.

2006-07-31 08:45:17 · 3 answers · asked by jim k 1

She sent me THIS e-mail from China---

I was eating this chinese candy and i figured out that there was a piece of glass in it and now i have three holes on my tongue full of blood. It hurts so much!!! And its the night before the plane and i'm afraid because the plane is like really high and the air presure is really high so if i go on the plane, i'm so scared that my tougue will start bleeding or even worse, my stomach if the glass managed to get in there. Any advice?
The glass was like 3 centimeters high and it was really sharp.

2006-07-31 07:25:31 · 8 answers · asked by Psychedelic Worm 3

Hey there.
So yesterday we were out on a lake and decided to go tubing, when me and my friend fell off she sprained her knee and i hurt my neck.

Im not sure whats wrong with it, but the left and right side of my neck hurt very badly. i can only turn my head about two inches to each side, not even all the way to my shoulders. i can look down, but not up. and if i try to lay my head down on a pillow, i can not pick it up without putting my hands under my head and lifting it up.

Ive hurt my neck tubing before, but never this badly. im only 15 so i cant exactly drive myself to a doctor or anything and my parents wont take me

ive tried streching my neck about every 5 mins i stop and streach it, but that doesnt seem to be helping. ive also tried heat pads and muscle rubs.

Does anyone know anything i can do to fix it?

(sorry this question was so long)

2006-07-31 06:33:36 · 24 answers · asked by guitar814girl 2

i was in the hospital for kidney infection soo the gave me an iv to pump fluid thou my system...well the iv made my vein swell up my arm it sorta hurts when u touch it im scared it might be a blood clot! YES I KNO I NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL! and i will but i what anothers opinion before i go!! please help me i am scared to death that the iv caused it to clot! U think it might be a blood clot?

2006-07-31 05:41:20 · 5 answers · asked by N!cky 5

2006-07-31 05:01:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-31 04:07:59 · 24 answers · asked by Curious George 1

i just had a wrist surgery were they put screws in my wrist and i really dont like taking in pills so i was wondering if theres an injection type so i dont have to worry about the pills

2006-07-31 03:28:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The pain is worse while standing, walking or lying down

2006-07-31 00:43:01 · 11 answers · asked by Diesel1 2

as the doctor has diagnosed me with it

2006-07-30 22:04:38 · 6 answers · asked by cheltenhamgal1967 1

2006-07-30 21:59:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter was heating some stuff in the microwave and she burned her thumb just under her thumbnail all the way to the knuckle. We've tried aloe-vera lotion and ice but nothing seems to work. It's not bad enough for the ER but needs someones home remedy. Help!

2006-07-30 21:19:47 · 8 answers · asked by Bubba2003 1

It looks like bruising and it is painful to put my heel on the ground

2006-07-30 18:47:18 · 5 answers · asked by allen s 1

i had a car accident and hurt my neck and back and i have been seeing a chiropractor now for 6-8 weeks. somedays i think its helping and somedays i just am not sure. I still seem to be in alot of pain sometimes even more than before.

2006-07-30 18:33:09 · 5 answers · asked by argthegirl 2

my friend was in a fight and they were helped ina hospital. but now they are bleeding internally in a pocket somewhere inside their stomach and they are throwing up blood. why didnt the hospital treat that the first time? is there anything they can do or is he just supposed to wait till he dies becase of it? if so, what CAN they do to help him?

2006-07-30 18:24:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My 1.5 year old son had a fall and as result developed an immediate lump on the forehead at the point of impact. This dissapeared after 12 Hrs, is there anything to be worried about?

2006-07-30 17:56:56 · 6 answers · asked by HRN 1