Injuries - March 2007

My left knee is sprained and has been for 3 days how long does it normally take to heal?? and it doesnt normally hurt unless I sit down for a while then when I get back up It's a HUGE stabbing pain and i'll walk it off then it's gone. I have TKD testing on Thursday and I really need it to be better.
Is that a sprained knee and what can I do to make it feel better/
heal faster???

Thank You!

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2007-03-20 11:35:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My nail took almost six months to fall off, and now, underneath, it looks bumpy. It seems like there are some hard, raised parts that look like a nail, but it certainly does not look like I expected. I thought it would grow back evenly and look just like a really short nail. What is normal? Should I be worried that it may never grow back properly? Please help...I am now stressed over this!

2007-03-20 11:26:30 · 7 answers · asked by Stacey D 1

I fell at my school the other day. I was crying but there was nothing on my knee it just hirt and I couldn't move it. But now it is swollen, super sore, and I can't move it. I can't walk on it. And now at school everyday I cry when ever I touch it, walk, or do anything with it. What should I do? What is wrong with it? HELP ME FIX MY PAIN PLEASE.

2007-03-20 11:25:14 · 11 answers · asked by lalalalalalalalalalalalalalalala 2

i have a pretty good sized cut on my little finger, i went to get stutches yesterday. the cut come from a heavy kinda blunt object falling on my finger. the question is that i have numbness in my arm... what could this be, i dont want to wait for 4 hours in a hospital to find out it is nothing can anyone help me out?

2007-03-20 10:37:26 · 2 answers · asked by jacob f 5

Okay so i bought this cheap pencil eyeliner as a quicky becuase i just really need one .So in the morning i realize that it is the worst cheap pencil EVER. But i try to press harder on my eye (stupid stupid i know ) and now it really hurts =(

Any suggestions to make my eye not hurt as much as it does now. (Whenever i blink... my left eye hurts

2007-03-20 10:24:37 · 5 answers · asked by cutie.pie_xo 3

Got 3 stitches topside of first finger between hand and first knuckle. I am going away to remote parts and would love a nurses opinion on how best to remove them myself. i know about keeping equipment sterile so mainly looking for technique hints .
p.s. not allowed any sedatives or even beer! so be kind ;)
Thanks.

2007-03-20 09:22:40 · 21 answers · asked by dogstarhaze 1

2007-03-20 07:45:47 · 5 answers · asked by bigboy55305 1

I recently (last saturday) fell skateboarding and practically dove into the cement. I landed directly on my forearm (close to my elbow) and it hurt alot. I have fractured bones before and this seemed close to it. the area of my forearm right below my elbow started sweilling up and turned red and it hurt to touch, even in the lightest way such as resting it on a arm of a chair. over the past couple days the swelling has stopped but it still seems a little bigger then average and the pain has decreased but my arm is still as fragile as it was right after i landed on it and also now i have a dark blue bruise covering a large area of my lower arm. Also if it is important, some areas of where i hurt it went numb and is still slightly numb like theres something wrong with the nerves or something. I was wondering just what i have doen to my arm if there are any doctors on here i would appreciate the info they can give me

2007-03-20 07:42:53 · 8 answers · asked by Taigawithapen 3

I'm 49 and had a car accident I had spinal fusion L4/S1 early Jan but have had increased pain for 3 weeks ,my consultant has xrays from last week and is quite happy with progress ,but said I was to do nothing for two more months. I have metalwork inserted and also had disc decompression as some nerves were pinched ,I would like info of anyone who has had similar op to give me an idea on the recovery time and mobility I can expect , we all recover differently I know, but to talk to someone who has been through the same would be good and ease the boredom of pottering about!!

2007-03-20 07:41:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

(ok so this is like my 1st question so any answers are great!!!!!)
So in P.E today we were playing tennis and we were playing as doubles.the person i was put with went to hit the ball at the same time as i did and that person missed the ball ad brought the raquest straight down onto my hand.
Now it really hurts to move it and it has swelled up.So what do you people think is it bruised or broken etc.?

2007-03-20 07:12:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi is in the hospital now and they want to operate tomorrow. I don't have the money, insurance will cover $500, so I'll be responsible for $1300. I don't want to sent him back to a shelter. Please help.

2007-03-20 06:51:06 · 2 answers · asked by Skater 2

in p.e today we were playnig badminton doubles and the person i was paired with went for the shot the same time as me and missed the shutlecock and instead whacked my wrist with the raquet.my wrist has swollen up and it hurts to move it any ideas on what i have done?

2007-03-20 06:21:55 · 4 answers · asked by summerbaberock 1

I'm 16 and I have scoliosis. My spine is curved AND twisted so my ribs are kinked and one of my sides dips in alot more than the other. Is there any exercises I can do to make the other side dip in too?

2007-03-20 05:54:12 · 7 answers · asked by grlnxtdr_544 1

I had car accident yesterday and i was in the passenger seat. The car behind us hit our car, which makes our car hit the front car. I hit my head to the head rest really hard. I don't feel anything except when i turn my head to the back of the shoulder. Also when i went to sleep last night, I feel some tension on my neck everytime i make a movement. should i see a doctor about this?

2007-03-20 05:53:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard you can get addicted to going to the chiropractor. If your chiropractor constantly adjusts your back (say twice a month) into alignment does it in a sense loosen your back up to the point where now your back is always going out of alignment with physical activity that might not have misaligned it otherwise. I got whiplash about 2 years ago (car accident)and want to stop going to my chiropractor but the neck pain seems to return in a few months when I stop going.

2007-03-20 05:12:58 · 5 answers · asked by Marcus 1

I fell off my bike and cut my arm near my wrist. I really dont want to go to the doctors. The only person i can tell is my older sister who is 15 and i dont know how she will react. I have 3 carpender staples in my arm, they have been there for about a week. what should i do?

2007-03-20 04:54:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

EX: Licking off a knife I'd just used to spread strawberry jam on a sandwich my hand started to fill up with red liquid. Knife was so sharp I didn't even feel it sliceing into toung.

2007-03-20 04:46:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have just been prescribed a two week course of Diclofenac for a problem knee.. however im not too sure what this is and what it will do... i thought it was just a painkiller, so wont the problem still be there when i finish the course?

2007-03-20 04:13:53 · 2 answers · asked by Donna 2

I have a grape size knot on my shin, it does'nt hurt, I'm just wondering what it is?????

2007-03-20 04:11:07 · 3 answers · asked by Kim S 1

What should I do? My toenail has a slight tear in it and I do not want to clip it, becasue it will be too short. Does nail glue or any other product work? Any tips?

2007-03-20 02:30:55 · 9 answers · asked by jrhod263 3

2007-03-20 02:28:36 · 11 answers · asked by paul 1

My husband suffered a back injury when his seat back broke while driving a big-rig. The worker's comp company is denying the claim because the onset of back pain was not immediate. However, his doctor has stated that this type of injury usually does not result in immediate pain but progresses with time. I am looking for any articles that discuss this situation so that we can present them to the WC Hearing Judge. Is there anyone out there with medical training that could point me to some articles?

2007-03-20 01:44:12 · 1 answers · asked by Toni G 2

Hi everyone i recently 1 week ago sprained my ankle ive just got of the crutches and i was wondering if anyone knew some good rehab exercises so i can get back to running training asap?

2007-03-20 00:50:04 · 6 answers · asked by seamus h 2

I injured my wrist after falling on it last year as I fell I heard and felt a pop and I had a lump on the bottom of my wrist just under my thumb - the doctor says that soft tissue and cartilage has popped out from between the bones and that nothing can be done about it. It still causes me pain from time to time it pops when my wrist bends and I get pain shooting up to my elbow but my GP said nothing can be done about now as I am only 19 is this true?

2007-03-20 00:01:09 · 4 answers · asked by Rebecca R 1

i fell from table so my left hant vain has been pressed due to that some sentional feelin in fingers except little finger.

2007-03-19 21:17:35 · 2 answers · asked by artishelke 1

My two year old got her finger stuck in a car door. The ER doc refused to do xrays, but today when I took her to her regular doctor to look at it (its still swollen after 20 days) he took an xray and saw a little bone piece completely detatched from any other bone near the bottom of her finger an inch below where it was smashed. He sent the film to a specialist to see what to do. My question is- did the bone fragment travel there from the tip of her finger? Could it possibly be a real danger to her? How would something like this be fixed, or would it be left alone? What does all this mean? I'm kind of freaking out here I guess....

2007-03-19 20:41:56 · 3 answers · asked by no one 2

I've asked about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome before on here, asking about some of the symptoms and things like this. I want to re-describe my situation to you!..

I am 16 years old and I am on the computer from 10-12 hours a day, and have been since about the age of 8. No, I'm not really fat or anything, but I am pale! ;-)... A few months or so ago, I got a tingling feeling on the back of my wrist. This eventually spread throughout most of my hand and wrist both. The tingling began to turn into a pain also when I would bend my hand back or attempt to pick something up (ESPECIALLY when I would try to pick something up.) I would like to know, does this pretty much sound like a common case of CTS? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

2007-03-19 17:25:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I saw through the tip of a bullett and pour liquid mercury inside, then seal it with candle wax. Will it really gaurantee a kill even if I miss and hit the target in finger instead of the neck or brain?

2007-03-19 17:21:37 · 3 answers · asked by ssstormofficer 1

Just wondering...

2007-03-19 17:06:32 · 3 answers · asked by B. Gregory 2

how easy was it? or how bad was it?

2007-03-19 17:03:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous