Injuries - December 2006

A friend of mine had been having problems with her hand. she couldn't hold things anymore and it was feeling numb all the time. She went to her doctor and they tested her for carpal tunnel and it was positive. She has a physical job, so the doctor told her to go through her jobs insurance so she could get workmans comp because she may need surgury and so on. When she went to the doctor for the insurance company, they tested her hand for CP and it was positive. The doctor said that cant be right and wanted to test her again. He had her hold her hand under hot water for several minutes, I believe 2 or 3, and then tested her again, this time showing no carpal tunnel. What happened there? Is that a trick so the insurance companies dont have to pay for work comp and so on? And how does she go about making a complaint about this and getting re-tested or filing a new claim cuz the womans' hand is pretty bad and I don't want to see her cheated and forced to work like this. Please, I need help.

2006-12-07 05:11:01 · 5 answers · asked by Whisper 1

my boyfriend is a construction worker and about a month ago he accidently got hit in the head with a crowbar and it took a good chunck of skin out. he went to get stiches and got a tetanus shot then. well yesterday he stepped on a nail... it didnt go all the way through his foot but it punctured it and it bleed only a little bit. does he need to get another tetanus shot or does the one he got a few months ago last for awhile?

2006-12-07 04:37:56 · 12 answers · asked by megan 2

Saturday i got out of my car and my lower right quadrant was sore , sunday it was also sore but a little better, Monday it was still a littlesore but not as bad, Tuesday it was soo bad i missed school and felt very nascious, Wednesday it moved to my left quadrant, today it feels a little better every now and then there's a little sting but the pain isn't too bad. I ate and didn't throw up or anything and i dont have a fever.

2006-12-07 02:54:01 · 11 answers · asked by Chase M 1

Doctor Excuse

2006-12-07 02:00:41 · 8 answers · asked by Rossett H 1

No xrays were taken when I fell, but I know now that I cracked or chipped a bone in my leg. The sore over the bone stayed open and supposedly infection got into the bone.
My doc did NOT do a blood test to confirm infection.... My symptoms read as an infection but I am afraid to take the anti biotics with out knowing if she (Doc) chose the RIGHT kind for MY type of infection. Can anyone tell me what type of anti biotic they were put on? AND for how long? If mine do not help with in 7 days I am supposed to get a bone scan... radio active dye? no thank you....

2006-12-07 01:49:44 · 6 answers · asked by dbzgalaxy 6

I was in the shower, and then my arm suddenly jolted up and hit something. What is it called?

2006-12-07 01:40:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just fell down the last two stairs at my job, hitting my shin on one stair, both knees on the floor & of course my wrists hurt due to blocking my fall. My Sergeant saw this and has to fill out an accident report...how embarrassing...I just slammed my thumb in my trunk like 2-3 days ago..now my nail is swollen & black.. it seems as though if something can happen, it will especially to me. Anyone else out there like me or am I the only clutz ??

2006-12-06 23:55:07 · 2 answers · asked by Michele A 5

I have pins and neddles in my thumb too? can this be something serious?

2006-12-06 23:40:04 · 13 answers · asked by michellehill75 1

I look up and to the left and right and my left eye hurts. Like a pain behind my eye. Its been ocurring for a number of days and gets worse and then better and then not too bad and keeps going up and down in pain levels. I hope, "Its not a tumour" (Arnie Swartz voice)

2006-12-06 23:36:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

okay, i slammed my finger in the door about two weeks ago. it hit the base of my nail and the whole think turned blue, swole up, and the nail fell off. where it use to be is just skin now... like it doesnt hurt or anything to touch it... now im scared the nail will never grow back, like the nail bed died or something... anybody been through the same thing and it still grow back?

2006-12-06 23:29:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

have you noticed that you only stub your toes when your not wearing shoes/boots/slippers etc. Its always when your in your socks or barefoot. I did it again last night when I got out the bath and my hubby said...Have you ever stubbed you toe in your shoes.....and the answer is: No. Anyone else only ever do it when your foot is shoeless?

2006-12-06 22:24:14 · 5 answers · asked by jude 6

I am a registered nurse and training naturpath and herbalist, but I am stumped. My big left toe is killing me, right in the joint area, it aches at the end of the day, dull ache with some sharp stabbing pains in the joint area.It hurts and aches when I point it downwards. There dosnt appear to be any swelling or redness. Started about 7 days ago, come and goes, might be good one day and then bad the next. It started during a 3km walk the other day and I had to limp home. Strong family history of athritis and gout. I am debating if to go to the doc.. i know they are just going to say, " get some panadol". Anyone got any ideas?

2006-12-06 20:56:29 · 4 answers · asked by Emilie25 2

ok i live in australia and i have neva ever seen anyone in a back brace ( i think they used to b pretty common in america in 60's or 70's or something) but today i saw a guy in a milawakee brace! i didnt even kno they put people in these anymore not even in america?

2006-12-06 20:40:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been in therapy for about a year now due to a rotator cuff infringement and bicep tendonitis. I just recently had surgery, again, on my left shoulder for the tendonitis. After about three weeks healing I started therapy again, and now my right shoulder has violent popping when I lift it at about a 45 degree angle. It is such a hard pop that it noticably jerks my shoulder. It only hurts depending on the position I am in when it pops. If anyone has been through this and can give me an idea of what is wrong and how I can fix it, please help.

2006-12-06 18:03:49 · 6 answers · asked by sonny_owens 1

I HAD a blood mole on my cheek and accidentally cut it when shaving. Although it doesnt hurt i cant make it qiut bleeding.Anyone have any suggestions other than hospital.

2006-12-06 17:32:59 · 4 answers · asked by muffasa 1

I already know it's not a tumor or related to wearing contacts.

2006-12-06 17:16:43 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer S 4

i did go to the doctor and he did try and remove it and i think it is still in there, it is swollen and hurts real bad, the glass has been in there sence thanksgiving, the doctor tried to get it out last friday, now i have to go to get an x-ray and to another doctor, so do you think it will come out by itself?

2006-12-06 16:45:16 · 13 answers · asked by Cheryl 1

it has just started aching within the past couple of days. and it feels like i have a bubble or something in it. and i can't move it backward very well and it kinda aches when i do. it's my right shoulder and it also hurts when i hold my arm extended to the right and also when i hold my arm up.
it doesn't hurt ALOT, but it still hurts.
does anyone know what might be wrong?

2006-12-06 15:33:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't have any pain. I just have a big bruise near my groin area on my right leg. What can I do to promote healing of the bruise?
Should I use a heat pack or a cold pack on my leg?

2006-12-06 14:56:33 · 4 answers · asked by J D 1

2006-12-06 14:14:36 · 15 answers · asked by nycholean 3

i play basketball and i got hit in the nose twice in 2 days and didnt really notice anything the first time but when i got hit the second time it started hurting. there is nothing noticeable about it but if i put pressure on the left upper side i can feel somthing push down like its going to push through the skin. Does it sound broken and if so what should i do?


thanks

2006-12-06 14:13:17 · 13 answers · asked by Boyer 1

I dislocated my shoulder while playing hockey and I had arthroscopic surgery..then I reinjured it playing baseball and had open surgery. I'm on my third month of therapy and the doctor said I could probably play contact sports after 6 months.

I know the risk of falling and messing it up again so...do you think he'll let me snowboard if I'm careful?

2006-12-06 14:03:58 · 6 answers · asked by kknights81 1

How do you know if you broke your toe??? It hurts really bad and is swollen? Also... it is the toe right next to the big one. Thanks for your answers. I don't want to go to the doctor because I can't have x-rays due to pregnancy.

2006-12-06 13:10:35 · 7 answers · asked by Mrs. Always Right 5

why have I been to 50 Drs.and no one knows what is wrong with me .I am in pain all the time in mt lower back and it goes down my legs an in my feet too...??i am tired of hospitals and Drs.getting paid to tell me that I am not hurting.and doing nothing for me...
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2006-12-06 12:36:14 · 6 answers · asked by lundie_g 2

2006-12-06 12:35:47 · 1 answers · asked by Jim F 1

2006-12-06 12:30:43 · 14 answers · asked by wlperie 3

I got kicked in the head.. and I didn't black out, but of course the spot hurts extremely bad.. and it also is like throbbing?: It has been for two days.. its like a headache, but right in the spot where I got kicked. Will this just go away, or should I try to go to the doctor?

2006-12-06 11:57:07 · 8 answers · asked by insanelaser20@sbcglobal.net 3

about a month and a half ago i had a few stiches in the middle of my back , not many like 6 stiches, and it wont heal, i also get a zit growing from it then i pop it and its always comn back,anyone know if this is a sign of some disease, maybe cancer

2006-12-06 11:33:09 · 14 answers · asked by KiNG JAMES D 1

2006-12-06 11:20:24 · 3 answers · asked by Marty K 1

i shifted my weight kinda weird and my knee just kinda turned out of place. why does it still hurt?

2006-12-06 11:00:39 · 5 answers · asked by defenderof thehumanright 3