Injuries - May 2007

I have braces and am going in for an MRI on my knee tomorrow. Can I recieve an MRI? Because my braces are made out of metal. Does it not matter because it is on my knee not my head? Does anyone know the answer to this?

2007-05-07 06:24:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

please help! i got a black eye tubing yesterday. Any advice on how to make the swelling go down, or how to cover it effectively with makeup would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

2007-05-07 06:05:20 · 2 answers · asked by --- 2

2007-05-07 01:49:56 · 14 answers · asked by Poppy 2

yesterday i was outside playing with my dog and my shoes were wide for me so my shoe came off my foot while left big toe was still inside it. than i tripped over it. my toe got slit right at the end of the cuticle where it meets the skin. yesterday i kept it evavated to stop the bleeding. i took some advil liquid gels. this morning it was very swollen and hard i took ive profein. cant walk on it. do u think it is broken or wat??

2007-05-07 00:56:59 · 1 answers · asked by dani m 1

If you have broken your ankle in the past, will it sometimes affect the way you walk in aout 2 or 3 years? will it start to hurt when doing more things ??

2007-05-06 23:26:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my friend sprained her ankle pretty bad a few days ago and now she said it feels better but its itching really bad.

2007-05-06 14:38:59 · 5 answers · asked by brneyedgrrl80 3

i have a problem called sciatica nerve damage. it runs from the back to the right leg. i have had this for over 1 year. i have done physical therapy and living off pain killers. i tried to look for a job that requires only sitting down but can't find one. keep in mind im only 18 years old and attending college. i havea very hard time getting around. i cant stand on my leg for more than 1 hour. but my doctor wont sign a form that says im disable. dont you think i should have the right to be disabled. i can't work and need to support my brother. i lost my mother last year and its just me and my brother living together but i need income which i cant get becuase of this problem. please help me

2007-05-06 10:47:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I was in high school I dropped a weight bar on my thighs while standing and rolled off my kneecaps, and it didn't injure me that badly or hurt that badly, but since then my knees seem to grind when squatting or climbing stairs. Is there anything to do to take care of your joints?

2007-05-06 10:43:32 · 1 answers · asked by mikewz82 1

People have never treated me the same since I hit myself in the head with that pole...

2007-05-06 09:57:16 · 5 answers · asked by Nijg 6

In January my foot started hurting pretty bad. I was limping and everything. I went to the Doctor and they sent me for an x-ray and it showed nothing. So they sent me to Podiatrist. He sent me for an x-ray and nothing showed. He sent me for another x-ray and nothing showed. Well then he sent me for an MRI and it showed a stress fracture on the 2nd metatarsal.

All of this happened from February through April. I forgot to mention though that about 3 weeks after it started hurting so much I noticed a red sore appeared on the top of my foot, right above where it was hurting. It scabbed over and the scab fell off about a week later (this is like beg-mid february) well I can still see where the sore was. Also, the pain went down by quite a bit. I could walk without limping but it still hurt to move my toes. I told the Podiatrist and he said that was a little unusual but that it was probably just a blood clot the burst and came to the top.

Well when the MRI showed a stress fracture he put me in an Air Boot and now I have been in it for 4 weeks. Also, the other day I had another one of those red sores appear. I go back to the doc on tuesday.

Is a stress fracture supposed to take this long to heal? Do you think the doctor is doing the right thing?

All this time it has been swollen too. I am starting to get a little worried that it is taking too long. Thanks for any advise or help you can give me.

2007-05-06 09:32:20 · 1 answers · asked by David B 1

okay sotoday i was screwing around wiht my soccer ball and i slammed my foot down and i felt acrack in my metatarsal region (that part of my right foot on the very right side of it) and now it hurts to walk on....i feel tinglingin my toesand like the shaftofmy foot...but no swelling...or redness...or bruising....what the hell happened....

2007-05-06 06:58:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, why is that half the time when ppl ask "how can i break my arm" that ppl say you can damage it really bad. But what difference does it make if you fall off your bike or hit it on the pavement yourself?!?!?!? you could do the same thing so whats it matter. just wondering???

2007-05-06 03:13:14 · 13 answers · asked by Linnea T 1

2007-05-06 03:11:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I'm alana, and i'm 14! I went in town yesterday and i had a bit of a sore! throat comming, but today it's really sore!, it hurts everytime i swallow, and it's really sore! And it only seems to be 1 side of my throat. And i seem to have a cold comming aswell. Is it anything to worry about? Because I'm really worried it could be Throat Cancer!?

2007-05-05 22:44:28 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1

2007-05-05 20:03:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a purple-ish bruise on my knee. I was wondering if there was anything that I could do to help it go away.

2007-05-05 18:02:54 · 6 answers · asked by the cat's pajamas 4

I just had an accident, possibly flared up old nerve/muscle/tissue damage or may be new injuries. Been to doctor (PA). Had lots of xrays done just in case. Waiting for Physical Therapist office to call. What natural homeopathic cures or other treatments do I have or can I do in the meanwhile? I have been given samples of Celebrex. I hope their safe short term should I take them.
Aready doing: roll-on Freeze-it, was on OTC before went for an exam, showers, getting household members to massage me, taking it easy and resting. Feels better right now not to move around, especially if I don't move my neck/head too much.

2007-05-05 17:04:33 · 1 answers · asked by deva s 3

A long time ago, I lost faith that doctors are generally competent, or care about their patients. For example, you may have to wait a week to get an appointment, and then, when you FINALLY get "an audience with the king", he gives you some superficial, cursory "examination", and he just mouths some platitudes about getting rest or some such thing.

Right now, I may or may not have a meniscus problem in my knee. I may or may not have a problem with my ACL. Either I should walk unless it hurts, walk only short distances, or lay in my apartment for three weeks without stepping outside. I'm not sure. That is the recommendation of three different doctors.

Why does it seem like doctors don't really have a grasp of human anatomy? When they can pinpoint the exact point where something hurts, and they can feel the soft tissue around the area, it should be self-evident. Even my massage therapist had a different answer.

Are doctors just ambivalent?

2007-05-05 12:27:45 · 16 answers · asked by pachl@sbcglobal.net 7

I purchased a peice of exercise equipment ten days ago, the manufacturer offered a three year parts and labour warranty on the item. After thee days it developed a minor fault which was recitified with raplacement parts, which I fitted.
On the same day I recieved the replacement parts, another fault occured whilst using it and I sustained an injury. The question is, what should I do next?

2007-05-05 11:01:40 · 7 answers · asked by ga 1

I would Love to hear from anyone who has had this surgery. I also had surgery for cubital tunnel which is at the elbows. I had the surgery 2 years ago and after the very long painful healing process felt some relief only in the way that I could lift items that were normally to heavy for me. (Such as a gallon of milk!) Up untill 4 months ago I dealt with alot of anger and dissapointment that the surgery was such a failure. 4 months ago I had to quit my parttime job as the constant pain, tightness and inflammation was unbearable. I wear my splints to bed every night and am physically limited. I feel so deceived by the promise that this surgery would free me from my dibilitating "Carpal Tunnel Syndrome" Since I have not been working I atleast am not dealing with the relentless "Flair Up's" Looking forward to hearing from those on there outcome....laceyemerill

2007-05-05 07:37:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the most appropriate way to brace for an impact with, either in a car or a plane or just falling down, do you grab onto something bolted down on a plane or car, or would that possibly cause your arms to flail about incorrectly? and i don't know how one should take a free fall to minimize damage.

2007-05-05 07:31:05 · 2 answers · asked by skewbone 1

The lower back is just sore muscular wise and it always crackles and when i bend over it hurts and cracks the most?? I stretched a lot strengthened a lot and went to different doc.'s and chiro's and nothings workin, do i do acupuncture now ?? or should i wait a couple months and see if i just gradually goes away??

2007-05-05 06:05:41 · 4 answers · asked by Francesco C 1

2007-05-05 05:48:48 · 12 answers · asked by GUMMY 1

the finger bending permanently downward. do i need surgery???

2007-05-05 05:06:23 · 1 answers · asked by sponge d 1

Our family physician just gave my husband splints and told him to take some aleve for his hand problems. His hands and fingers hurt, more so at night, and nothing seems to be helping. We are just trying to figure out what it could be before we see a specialist. What are the major differences between tendonitis and carpal tunnel? Any info. would be helpful!!!

2007-05-05 04:47:40 · 3 answers · asked by smb 3

its been black now for several months now

2007-05-05 04:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible to get DVT in the thigh rather than the calf?
I have a strange lump at the top of my thigh. It is hard and tender. At first I thought it could be a spider bite, but I'm thinking it can't be and might be DVT (now that I've looked that up ).
I haven't flown recently and not on any medications.
I am overweight but I do get some exercise.
Thanks.

2007-05-04 22:07:59 · 2 answers · asked by cookiecat 1

i was in a car accident 6 days ago in which we hit a parked car. (i was a passenger) i got taken to the hospital straight away by ambulance where they x rayed my ribs to see if they were broken but nothing showed up. i was wearing a seat belt and i am in so much pain in my chest that i cant cough laugh or breath properly and the pain is now in my back as well i am just wondering if there is a chance the doctors may have missed a broken rib or sternum?? if this has happened to any one or if any one would know how long my pain should last for please tell me because i really hurts!! it was only my right side that has been hurting up until yesterday my left side is hurting too.

2007-05-04 18:43:38 · 11 answers · asked by siany 1

I cant bend it fully forward, in the maner of pointing it up towards my head, and part of the top of my foot is a bit numb. My stride has changed, and my foot flops a little bit. Ive stumbled and fell a few times as well. What does this sound like?

2007-05-04 18:42:37 · 10 answers · asked by Nestor Desmond 6

2007-05-04 11:43:16 · 7 answers · asked by citabria44 2