Injuries - July 2006

i sprained my right ankle a week and two days ago and had iced it down for a week straight and did R.I.C.E.....this wednesday that just passed i began to run on it and the lil bit of swollenness that was there is now still there ...its not much,but yet just a little.and today i went practice kicking on it and it felt fine,but its still just a lil swollen...should i ice or heat?...ive heard that you should only ice for about the first 72hours then heat....plz help!

2006-07-28 18:12:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My fiancee's tonsils swell on and off all the time, and he gets two-week-long strep throat sessions 2 or 3 times a year. When he was little, he got tonislitis 6 times in 6 months, and insurance required he get it 7 times in 6 months to qualify to get them taken out. We have no insurance right now, and they're at him again, it's driving him nuts!

Is it possible to get them done in Mexico, and how expensive is it? My grandmother gets all her dental work done in Mexico, she rents a hotel room for a couple days and brings a ton of bottled water.

Or anyone know how we can get it done cheap here in the states with no insurance?

2006-07-28 17:55:23 · 8 answers · asked by Ember 3

2006-07-28 16:57:16 · 7 answers · asked by blueangelluv 1

2006-07-28 16:56:36 · 3 answers · asked by john b 1

I don't have one, I've just heard about it.

2006-07-28 15:22:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i broke my nose 2 months ago and i got surgery to straighten it and now i have a small hump near the top of my nose. My nose used to be really straight and i cant stand it having this hump. What is this, whats the reason for it, and HOW CAN I GET RID OF IT

2006-07-28 15:10:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been diagnosed with a pulled muscle almost 2 weeks ago by an ER doctor. I have never experienced such pain. What did you do for it? I have tried both heat and cold. How long will this last? Any suggestions?

2006-07-28 15:08:13 · 11 answers · asked by happygolucky 2

Four years ago i was practising air jumps on a snowboard on a trampoline, and came down, heard a loud "POP!" and thought i'd snapped the board, looked down, and saw my leg distorted. Patellar dislocation, MRIed, slight meniscal (idk which one) tear, physical therapy, and they sent me on my way, and told me i may dislocate my knee again sometime. in that time, i've had nearly ten dislocations, and recently, what prompted me to go to the hospital was the most frequent, i had two DLs in two weeks.
Went to the hospital, got MRIed again... ACL's gone. no scar tissue, nothing.
I've heard that this is damn near impossible. That an ACL tear without scar tissue is very rare.... And I've also heard that I shouldn't be able to walk, and everyone's stressing immobilizer, but I've been walking on it just fine for four years, and i think they just missed it on my last MRI, because my ortho said it was possible, and everything fits for description.

Basically, is this really that amazing?

2006-07-28 13:54:50 · 6 answers · asked by aerodrown 2

2006-07-28 13:24:54 · 6 answers · asked by boyke 1

i got in a car accident in february, had to go to a chiro for 3 mo. and was told not to exercise for another 3 mo. now the other insurance co wants to settle, i negotiated it a little higher than what they offered me (barely anything!!), but i recently did pilates and my neck/back/head ache has come back. what should i do?

2006-07-28 12:28:35 · 6 answers · asked by sasmallworld 6

Hi I tore and damaged the tendons on my left foot and boy does it hurt. What can I do to help it to heal faster? Walking is my only form of transportation and I have a dog I have to walk too. So it's always swollen. If you know how to help this foot of mine to heal faster please let me know thanks.

2006-07-28 11:14:26 · 12 answers · asked by singingbabe26 1

my surgeon explained that he had excised the scab from the retina which was pulling it away from the back of the eye and that the retina would now fall gently into position
like,hallooo.pardon me but that gives me the creeps
i mean like does it fall under gravity into position its been eight days now and the fog has not gone away and the image is still coming up as broken lines meaning the retina is still detached
meanwhile the other eye is fogging up and ready to blow thar she goes the white whale
can anyone say anything to reassure me as i have obviously gone a little mad
dont mention thea t retinopathy is hte most common reason for blindness in this country

2006-07-28 11:05:23 · 14 answers · asked by Patrick O 2

My foot is a little swollen and i get a sharp pain when i walk on it. i dont think its broken but now im convinced it's something because it was 2 weeks ago when it happened and its still the same. i dont have health insurance so i waited to see if it was ok first. Ive never broken anything but it hurt extremely bad for HOURS when it first happened. Im not sure if the er will ex ray it because it doesnt look THAT swollen but it definitely is in the area that it hurts and it sometimes hurts more on some says and i definitely cant and dont want to walk on it. i think it really needs to be looked at.....any thoughts?

2006-07-28 10:45:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I scraped my knee and I can't keep from picking it! It's never gonna heal!

2006-07-28 10:22:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm curious as to who did it, was it successful, any details. I really want the source also.

2006-07-28 09:38:46 · 1 answers · asked by jelesais2000 7

My right foot is worse than my left. When I walk, my entire right leg does something weird...it like turns inward about 30-50 degrees, especially the foot then kicks back kinda straight when I step back on the ground.....basically it feels like my right leg is "hanging", almost like it's numb or something when I walk....I think it has to do with a ligament or tiny muscle on the foot just around the ankle cuz it does look more concave than the left foot around that area....it's been like this for a long time now..is there any hope of walking better?

2006-07-28 09:29:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-28 08:10:22 · 6 answers · asked by plenymo 2

what danger am i in... driving the car behind.. thanks when some a... h... throws his lit cigarette butt out the window and i drive over it...

2006-07-28 07:06:31 · 9 answers · asked by markmark 1

rat bite me on left toe.

2006-07-28 06:47:20 · 9 answers · asked by anjee 4

I am talking about leg cramps, and not the womens monthly cramps..lol
I have just recently (within the last 48 hours) being suffering from horrible, nasty and sudden cramps in my right leg. Although im interested in the general cause(s) of cramps i was also wondering if it could be anything to do with a recent knee operation I have had, and my mobility, and recovery from it.
I was due to go to the physio this morning, but stupid me mixed up my dates, and im worried that because my cramping isnt stopping something maybe up.

2006-07-28 06:45:51 · 24 answers · asked by blacknedkittie 2

ive had chronic pain in my left foot for as long as i can remember...its at the joint of my toes and foot...basically, its impossible for me to stand on my tip-toes on my left foot cause of the pain. and it only really hurts after alot of exercise.

i got it checked out once thinking i had broken my foot but apparently it wasnt that. im thinking maybe i have tendonitis??

2006-07-28 04:49:34 · 3 answers · asked by Lola P 6

I am not proud to admit that I am still a nail-biter; and I must have bitten apiece of skin, deeply.Now its little puffy,pinkish and throbbs.
What should I be soaking it with; warm water or cool water.?Or anything else,huh????

2006-07-28 04:11:22 · 3 answers · asked by birdwings_65 2

I am suffering with tennis elbow and doing physio. at the first week and taking Ibuprofen (anti inflammation). Throughout this rehabilation process, should I continue Ice treatment or should I do hot treatment?). How many time per day?

2006-07-28 00:58:52 · 8 answers · asked by hoesengkiang 1

bout a month ago i got a severe subungual hematoma which involved having to get it drilled. Now my toenail is starting to come off and the only thing keeping it on is that one side hasnt quite fallin off. like a hinge now.

its coming off right now and what should i do?

2006-07-27 22:44:02 · 11 answers · asked by drummagirl 2

2006-07-27 21:59:43 · 1 answers · asked by manu 1

2006-07-27 20:40:00 · 17 answers · asked by fortyounce95 2

2006-07-27 20:28:52 · 16 answers · asked by fortyounce95 2

2006-07-27 20:23:22 · 19 answers · asked by fortyounce95 2

both his kidneys hurt every morning really bad at about 3 and 4 in the morning. It only relieves when he passes stool or urine...lately it's been hurting him all day. Hes does a lot of work, and he works hard, but he's a little high strung. Can anyone give any synopss by these symptoms alone. He also has a bad back after a snowboarding accident, and his digestion is not the best. thank you if you can answer.

-adam

2006-07-27 18:56:39 · 6 answers · asked by shiningforce108 1

My Second Metatarsal is broken, and I had the plaster cast put on today after being in a splint for 4 days to let swelling go down. I can move my foot a tad side to side and up and down. Should I be able to do this, or should it be more snug?

2006-07-27 15:39:51 · 5 answers · asked by jaded.beth 3