Injuries - November 2006

I got really drunk a few nights ago & cracked my head on a ceramic planter. I guess I was so wasted that I hit it a few times. I have a bump about 3 inches long and an inch high on my head. I have had a headache since the morning after. At first I thought it was just the hangover, but I'm really concerned. I am numb from the neck down just the middle of my back. It kinda feels like I have icy-hot on my back. My shoulders are sore and my neck is tender. I really have a fear of doctors especially at the ER. Should I go? Should I wait? Is it possible I just bruised myself and need to give it time to heal?

Yes I already know how stupid I was to get that drunk!
Yes I know I am an idiot!
No I swear I will never drink again!

Now please tell me something I don't know. I watch a lot of TV emergency types shows & I am worried that I will have something rupture in my sleep. Silly maybe, give me some assurance that I will be ok.

Thanks in advance!

2006-11-21 16:02:24 · 13 answers · asked by Feeling Froggy 3

So tonight in my game I go up for a block and fell on it again and now it is very swollen again. Does that mean it is sprained? I can walk on it but only if I angle it a certain way and put no weight on it. I iced it a little but I was wondering if I will be ready for baskeball practice on Friday morning? Also I have a history of ankle problems.

2006-11-21 15:21:33 · 1 answers · asked by theoneandonly4251 2

I sprained my ankle 6 weeks ago. MRI showed that I tore 2 ligaments completely and partially tore one ligament.Doc has given me a lace up brace now that the swelling is not going down at all.He has also asked me to take CELEBREX for the swelling.
Do you think I shud use a hard cast?is taking CELEBREX imprortant?

2006-11-21 15:10:32 · 4 answers · asked by Aaryaa R 1

2006-11-21 14:52:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive cut myself and i dont know what to do help!

2006-11-21 14:36:13 · 4 answers · asked by haydenrox05 2

I injured my foot and was told it is my 2nd metatarsal bone. What is the best way to treat this. The pain is getting worse...especially when I am barefoot

2006-11-21 14:35:02 · 2 answers · asked by van-gogh 2

My boyfriend likes to hit punching bags without gloves. He recently hurt one of his knuckles doing that. Tonight, after barely punching the punching bag once, his hurt knuckle swole up again. Is it broken?

2006-11-21 14:31:49 · 9 answers · asked by Beautiful Disaster 2

it like when i cauf it starts 2 hurt my ears so help me yall and just tell me some med. that you have tryed and helped you so then it can help me too. and i almost for got i got the flu amd maybe thats kinda it but tell me all kinds of med. cause i hate neddles sooo i don't want to go to the docters soo please read this i need help

2006-11-21 14:20:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i juts got a black eye at wrestling practice and its anoying. does anyone have any little tricks or tips to making it go away faster or making it less noticible(no eyepatches =])

2006-11-21 13:54:22 · 4 answers · asked by tom33091 2

2006-11-21 13:36:48 · 1 answers · asked by ? 3

i fell in practice the other night and my knees are bothering me and i can barely walk. if i don't go to practice 1 more night i won't be on the team..what should i do??

2006-11-21 12:29:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

just stop work or quit i work for a moving company and i have to lift heavy stuff and climb stairs a lot. today its very sore even though i have not worked in a few days. worked called me today to come in tommorow and i said yes . now i am worried will this result in me have it rupture or what. how risky is this . i have had this for 1 month now and it gets sore very sore after only one day of work i cant hardly walk around the apartment. now its sore i ice it take the pills he gave me and i have to go to work of i might be fired is this going to rupture. please help answer this and email me if you really know about this

2006-11-21 12:23:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

what would happen? would you die

2006-11-21 12:17:49 · 9 answers · asked by Lisa23 1

if so, what could cause the death.

2006-11-21 11:19:19 · 12 answers · asked by kelsey 3

My collar bones are really visible. I dont know why though. How can I make them not so visible?

2006-11-21 11:12:32 · 5 answers · asked by lattinacutie 1

I slipped in a puddle of water and fell down four steps hitting my spine , chipping and cracking my tailbone. It's been 3mos. since I
fell it is still tender where I tore some ligaments.

2006-11-21 11:04:15 · 2 answers · asked by LBH 1

2006-11-21 10:58:57 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-21 10:47:33 · 2 answers · asked by Amber S 1

i heard it crack and then i was like wow i never heard/felt it crack that hard..i think i was looking randomly down leftward and thats what made them crack..so, i just slept and thought whatever..its a crack..but when i started takin pics if looked like my right eye started to turn in..thats whats so weird because i made my sis do the same thing to seeif it craked or turned it from her and it didnt...well anyways im going to the optomologist on sat. and im scared he tells me ur vision is still prefect and it is its not like i see double or anything...whats ur opinion on this?

2006-11-21 10:21:02 · 1 answers · asked by classychik 1

It's been about 2 days since the hammer fell on my second toe, my toe now is 100% dark purple black and it's surrounding the skin. I've been putting my feet in warm water, cleaning it with alcohol and putting neosporin antibiotic ointment. If I go to the ER now are they just going to pull out my nail ? Should I just continue doing what I am doing and just wait until the nail fall off ? It does hurts but I know its from the pressure of the brusie clogged up inside....

2006-11-21 10:02:21 · 5 answers · asked by Simon 1

It has been strained for almost 1 year now, physical therapy has not worked, and my doctor justs says to rest and ice it. Is there any medicine or treatment I can take or do?

Thank You.

2006-11-21 09:29:31 · 5 answers · asked by alexapo7 1

Yeah pretty much there are a more than one (3 to be exact) some bigger than the other the doctors ran a sonogram and said that the are not filled with liquid which is a good sign and should be going down however that's not the case they started to go down but pretty much stalled (not sure if that's spelt right) no these are the conditions I have surrounding my enviornment. I have athletes foot for a couple of years now but it came back and spread a little, I have cats and the litter along with they're urine creates this unbearable smell, There's a nasty mold growing in my bathroom I mean the whole ceiling is practically black and the plaster is bulging. I have been real stressed out lately can that play a factor? I was thinking that staying in my house is not such a great idea since there are like health hazards everywhere there including the cat waste smells, the mold, and the lack of ventilation in my bathroom. I would also like to add that i was playing basketball & got hit there.

2006-11-21 09:02:59 · 2 answers · asked by Blaze 1

I injured my back as a result of a work environment which was badly laid out and poorly maintained. Repeated heavy movements (up to 1000 per day) had a cumulative effect in causing a lower back injury symptomatic of slipped disc - I have continuing back pain and sciatica more than a year later and lost two jobs owing to time off sick as a major factor since then. After being rejected in essence by a couple of firms for the claim one accepted just as I'd given up nearly, I have put a description of injuries,sketch of environment and supporting statement etc. I can supply medical evidence of back injury. No-one will be a witness as they would lose their jobs/be compromised in their career ambition etc if they supported me. What chance do I have? Earnings alone I have lost 10000.
Plus pain and related frustration/anxiety, stress ("can I provide.."), unable to play sports, unable to lift /play with my son, help my wife round house, DIY etc - totally frustrating - still in daily pain..

2006-11-21 08:12:15 · 8 answers · asked by Big Dave 2

i was playing basket ball in gym & one of my friends bounced the ball to me & when i went to get it it hit my finger &it pretty much went completley backwards...then,i was walking to my next class and some gey 7th grader ran into me and i smashed my finger into the locker...it looks like i jammed it pretty bad...i know i didnt break it though cause ive done that before...it hurt so bad i thought i was gonna puke-its not really that swollen--its a little purple & i cant bend it...its my pinky on my left hand...help?!?!?!--i really gotta get back to cheerleading, basket ball,adventure theateeeerrrr & i gotta write a 500 word essay on jamestown... :(

2006-11-21 08:08:51 · 7 answers · asked by ouch...i hate pain... 1

And I have nothing to do. My parents freak whenever I try to walk on my crutches, and I've been sitting here for 3 hours. What are somethings to do on the computer for free besides games.

I'm not allowed on MySpace or Xanga.

2006-11-21 07:42:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was paintballing a couple days ago, and I got shot in the back. Now, it is the big welt... I think it is infected, its all green, and it hurts realllly bad...

2006-11-21 07:08:50 · 9 answers · asked by Zach S 5

a crack in my eyes an actually even heard it..so I just slept on it thinking whatever..its not a big of a deal..and after i woke up my right eye felt kinda weird as if the muscle was pushin in ...an i took a few pics and it seemed like the right eye was turning in and my eyes never ever looked like that before they were prefectly aligned..I went to the doc. and she said yea, it does seem a bit turned in from when I saw you before..but she really didnt recomend anything..is it an eye strain an will it ever go back to normal?

2006-11-21 07:02:31 · 3 answers · asked by classychik 1

footbal, rugby, basketball?
also info. on how to help it heal quicker if it does sprain?
thanks

2006-11-21 06:09:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-21 05:19:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-21 04:54:15 · 5 answers · asked by maria s 1