Injuries - December 2006

My beautiful baby boy was born in September via a c-section. During the procedure he received a spiral fracture to his left humerus and a haematoma (bruising mass) to his scrotum. I am angry that this has happened and have been informed that there is no avenue to sue the doctors repsonsible as I can't prove pain and suffering because he was a newborn baby at the time these injuries occured. I am not a money grubber and do not want to sue for monetary benefit. I just want the doctor to be held accountable. It is extemely rare for a baby to sustain a fracture during and c section and it is rare for a baby to receive a bruised scrotum so I imagine it must be exceptionally rare for a baby to receive both!!! My friend is a vet and has said that they pull calves out with tractors and they don't break limbs, so how rough did the doctor have to be for this to happen??? This happened in Australia and is more of a rant than a question but feed back from anywhere is very welcome.

2006-12-27 08:56:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

my left side hurts!!!

2006-12-27 08:51:23 · 7 answers · asked by vbriones 1

I guess I must have been hit in the neck playing backyard football yesterday, though I apparently did not realize it (or didn't think enough *of it* to remember it) at the time.

Weirdly, the swelling is on both the left and right sides of the frontal region of my neck, right between my adam's apple (which is NOT swollen) and my pulses on each side. The soreness isn't overwhelming, but it is annoying and a little stiffening.

Ice didn't seem to help at all, strangely, as it does with most swelling episodes.

2006-12-27 08:45:39 · 9 answers · asked by CrackityJones_83 3

is it serious because he has been complaining of throbbing headaches since that day.

2006-12-27 08:32:10 · 15 answers · asked by hanusha_param 1

i think my neck is out of place for the last week i have had a pian in the base of my neck that goes into my sholders and to my upper right arm and if i turn it sometimes i get dizzy even looking dwon i sometimes get dizzy it's not a sharp pain but more like a dull nagging pain

things that have done on my own
1 haven't fallen at all
2 i can touch my chin to my chest
3 haven't hit my head or my neck
4.no ear pain

2006-12-27 07:11:52 · 3 answers · asked by ryan s 5

I was recently kicked with the heal of a skate blade on the back of my thigh, a little above my knee. The ER doctor that stitched me up said that the blade hit a small artery and that it was a very deep cut but he just closed the skin with 8-10 stitches but I went to see my family doctor he said that I should of had stitches to close the muscle that was cut too. I am a figure skater so my legs are very muscular and have very little fat on them. Now that its healed I can feel a hole under the skin in the back of my thigh when I put my hand over it, what could that be caused by?

2006-12-27 06:38:46 · 2 answers · asked by crazybethey 2

I bruise easily
but it never looks lyke a bruise. It just hurts realy bad when you barely touch it. What could be the reason that it hurts so bad but doesnt show up?

2006-12-27 06:18:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the reason for pinky toes? they just get in the way and i have broken mine 2 times this year.

2006-12-27 05:29:50 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah W 2

In early Nov. I bent my left ankle in at a 90 degree angle. It is still significantly swollen, and I am jumping and possibly running the mile for track in the Spring. What are good excercises to strengthen it?

2006-12-27 05:16:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

how long does it usually take for the tingling to go away in your arm (provided you were shocked there)? How long should you wait until you get concerned?

2006-12-27 05:04:48 · 1 answers · asked by glorymomof3 6

After 30 minutes, my peripheral vision came back, but with a splitting headache that is still assaulting me. I've taken motrin for it, but I've never had this happen before and it is very weird. Any insight on this? Also, where I could not see, it was not black, it was as though "fluctuating". It was very strange. Any takers?

2006-12-27 04:51:17 · 10 answers · asked by moonprincess 2

2006-12-27 03:43:13 · 4 answers · asked by latchtrump 1

I had my ACL replaced and a few other items fixed up on my knee on the 15th. I was on Crutches for about 5 days and now I'm walking with out them, my freinds are shocked, I don't see the big deal so is this normal.

2006-12-27 03:22:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

and if I don't have health insurance what I gotta do?

2006-12-27 01:59:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Two days ago, I fell on the stairs and hit my tail bone. Now it hurts to sit, lay or move. Do you think its broken, fractured or just bruised?

2006-12-27 01:32:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had for a while a lump on my wrist it comes for a few weeks then goes away and comes back. The lump is on the top of my right wrist, moving it causes extreme pain. its been about two years I've had this. I havent seen a doctor because it does go away but when it comes back I try not using my had at all. Even when I dont move it I get this like annoying pain feels like my joint ya know the achey pain. What could this be?

2006-12-27 01:22:28 · 10 answers · asked by taradorff_16 2

3 LARGE scars left from a recent horse riding accident. 1 on shoulder, 2 on legs/feet. Any suggestions how I can get rid of them because the are very visible and look horrible.

2006-12-27 00:33:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

She is 4 years old and she had a G-tube for 3 years. Some surgeons told me to let the hole close by itself no matter how long it takes. I am really worry she can get any infection and I don´t know how complicated can be the surgery. I am in overseas and if I have to do the surgery I want to go to the United States because she got the G-tube in Denver. Does someone knowns a Doctor in Miami ? Thanks for your advice

2006-12-26 23:38:19 · 10 answers · asked by nuchis 1

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2006-12-26 23:07:31 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Conventional wisdom says they would.

2006-12-26 23:06:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

If i wanted to get taller at the age of 17, would using L-arginine be a good choice along with athletic program training and weightlifting?

2006-12-26 19:50:36 · 3 answers · asked by speedygin2 1

I'm an author who has extensively searched the internet looking for a site that will answer a couple questions about gunshot wounds for me, but I haven't been successful. So my first question would be if anyone has any good, generalized sites that might discuss the various effects of different wounds and what their treatment and recovery times would be. If not, does anyone happen to know? I don't want the character to have too many lasting effects, but need to know general things like if the bullet would need removed or if it would pass through, what kind of surgeries might be required, what the implications of such a wound would be, and recovery times. Any other information that might help make the scene more realistic would be greatly appreciated!

2006-12-26 17:46:55 · 7 answers · asked by Kristine 3

I sneezed so hard that I know something went wrong inside. Two days later I have to call emergency because it was excruciatingly painful and hard to breath. X ray showed nothing, MRI showed nothing. The pain was on the left side of my rib cage. I was given some antibiotic (Augmentin tabs) but am not sure if it really work. I felt it for more than 3 months. That happened in March this year.
Last month, while at dinner time I sneezed not as hard but I got the same symptoms on my right side around my rib cage. I had an xray done and ultrasound performed but nothing showing up.
Today I have a CT-Scan and hopefully get results this week. During the ultrasound test I felt the pain on my left side to came back. There is some part of my skin that seems to swell or numb
but the feeling inside when I sort of cough or sneeze is like a tightening and pulling pressure inside. Only thing I noted was a sort of springlike movement on at the edge of my ribs when I push my finger.

2006-12-26 17:25:32 · 4 answers · asked by Pepe 1

I had the surgery November 28th. I was off work for 2 weeks and my knee felt pretty good with minimal swelling, but since Ive been back to work my knee has swollen and is quite painful.

2006-12-26 15:55:52 · 7 answers · asked by feef1956 2

I mean, if my leg was broken in one place and i kept it bent, will it grow back that way or will it eventually be painless enough to bend back in shape?

2006-12-26 15:04:52 · 17 answers · asked by mellayella 2

I just had an ankle and leg surgery and my foot is swollen during the day but blows up like a balloon during the evening.

2006-12-26 14:38:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pulled the skin right off of your shaft, if so...how do you keep it from sticking to your leg while its healing?

2006-12-26 14:08:54 · 4 answers · asked by nilbog2u 1

2006-12-26 14:03:02 · 9 answers · asked by DaGreek 3

I had a pretty bad nosebleed tonight. Did nothing to cause it, just sitting on the couch watching TV. But what scared me was the huge bloodclot like thing that came out with the blood. The blood was just pouring out of my nose. I'm 31 and haven't had one since I was 5. Can stress and/or depression cause this to happen?

2006-12-26 12:56:59 · 4 answers · asked by tamilye 1

I went to throw the ball and as I approached the line to release the ball, it felt like someone threw an ice ball at my calf!!! It hurt(s) so bad, I could hardly walk! My calf is swollen.......unsure if I pulled a muscle or what.......don't think it's a charliehorse because I couldn't work it out. Should I put ice or heat on it?

2006-12-26 12:31:41 · 4 answers · asked by CluelessOne 5