Injuries - August 2007

Yesterday while running in the woods I rolled my ankle on a root... I landed on the outside of the ankle and it hurt for about a minute and then my coach/camp counselor who was with me told me it was best to keep running in order to keep the blood circulating. After hobbling for a few steps I regained a semi-normal stride and finished the 5 mile run at a fast pace. I iced somewhat and elevated but I had a six hour van ride later that day and mostly my ankle was kept still & not really taken care of. Today I have a day off from running but this morning I woke up with extremely limited range of motion in my ankle... I have to walk with my foot turned outward in order to be able to move at all: it is as if my achilles tendon is also affected even though only the outer ankle is swollen, it is as if my achilles will not bend fully in order to let me walk normally. What the heck is wrong with my ankle and when will it get better? Should I ice it or heat it??

2007-08-11 03:54:01 · 7 answers · asked by banano008 2

2007-08-11 03:23:51 · 18 answers · asked by sasr1967 1

A friend of mine was in a car accident. She had two broken ribs and a collapsed lung. The doctors did a series of tests. At the end one of them said, "You're doing great. We just have one more test." He inserted his finger in her rectum. I don't think that it was anything but standard procedure, but why? What was he checking for?

2007-08-11 02:27:05 · 9 answers · asked by Louis M 1

I jumped from a bench into a swimming pool.....


And made it. Then my freinds wanted to film it again and put it on youtube but I missed the pool : )

Now I an barely walk cause my toe really hurts. I can't see any bruiseing does anyone have any idea whats wrong?

2007-08-11 01:58:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I pulled back on a cart to hard earlier because it was kind of stuck & it went over my big toe & oh my god it hurt so so so bad : ( now my toenail like under the nail its got a light purple tint and at first it was bleeding it from the side then it started to bleed all over. It stopped awhile ago ( the bleeding ) but omg it hurts ... I put some peroxide on it.

Has this happened to anyone before, any suggestions ideas information for me on this toe issue.

And what caused it to bleed?
Owie :*(

2007-08-10 23:37:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Short story:
~ surgery to left side march 29: removed 3,4,5 ribs, half of sternum,pectoralis muscle, piece of lt lung partial pericardiectomy replaced with gortex, and cancer tumor
~ Feeling good back at work, doing fine
~ Rear ended in car accident july 23, $3200 can. damage to back end of car, whiplash to driver and passenger
~ Muscle stiffness and more frequent headaches noticed
~August 6 hard to breathe deep, headache, fever, nausea, tests show fluid around heart, possible pericarditis

Question: What are the chances that the pericarditis was caused/incluenced by the car accident? For Dresslers syndrome, how long can it occur after surgery? Any websites/sources to support your answer?

2007-08-10 18:51:04 · 1 answers · asked by anna 2

Today while play volleyball, I tried setting and the ball hit my thumb and it pulled very back. After that, all day my thumb hurt badly. It feels like its cramped because when i stretch it, theres alot of pain... What do I do to help fix it? My friend told me to wrapt tape around it... what about ice?? help!!

2007-08-10 16:11:07 · 12 answers · asked by bandgeekxgirl 2

Does anyone who any natural ways to relieve heart burn. I am almost 32 weeks and it has gotten really bad. To the point where I am sleeping sitting up!!! OUCH my neck! Please if anyone could give me some advise I would really appreciate it.

2007-08-10 15:26:43 · 19 answers · asked by WaitingForDavid#1 2

Its just that i have a upper back pain at the moment, i mean i can walk, dont have breathing difficulties or anything but can it be because of the sweat being exposed to air after working out, im sure i just layed down on the bed when my back was sweating after a work out and next morning i got a lingering pain at my upper back, is this normal?

2007-08-10 14:03:52 · 4 answers · asked by Seattler 3

Recently I was in a friends pool and we were swimming when all of a sudden my foot (ankle area) wouldn't twist or move. It wasn't broken or anything but it did hurt, it only lasted about 2 minutes, then my ankle went back to normal, does anyone know why this happened and what its called? (And by the way that was the first time it ever happened to me.)

2007-08-10 13:59:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The first time this pain happened it was just my left foot. I figured I had landed on it funnily and bruised the bone or something. I wore a tensor for at least three weeks until it stopped hurting, and I stopped walking and hiking as much because that agravated it and started biking instead.

About a month later, when my foot seemed fine again, I wore some flat shoes with arch supports in them and my foot started hurting again.

More recently, I ran downhill and shortly thereafter both of my feet started to hurt. The pain is located seemingly in the top of the foot, above the arch.

It's not cramps in my feet... I think I might have weak joints, too. Do I have strange posture and not walk or run properly? If so it's not obvious!

What do you think is wrong? And what should I do about it?

2007-08-10 12:31:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there a risk of the surgeon doing something wrong for your inguinal hernia repair that will damage some sort of nerve that will cause you to have a limp for the rest of your life?
I heard that from someone

2007-08-10 11:04:49 · 2 answers · asked by rman2134 2

First I sprained my ankle, next year I sprained it again but really badly(spent 1 month at home), I started wearing a bandage and it seemed to help... till I broke the same poor leg two years later. It's second summer that is ruined for me, don't like to spend my summer at home with an injure, what can I do to stop it? Or is it normal for basketball players?

2007-08-10 11:03:18 · 4 answers · asked by ania361 4

hi there i ben doin boxing lately n this is the 2nd time i doen my writ the 1st time was send it was broken, bt this time i cant even twist my wrist.
Does any one know what i could do to either heal it or sumthing coz at this point i dnt evne know if its broken or sprint or sumthing????

2007-08-10 09:22:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got an ankle sprain today while playing basketball. It's quite bad. I came home and put ice for an hour then I applied "Deep Heat" cream and tied a bandage. Is there anything more I can do? I am also confused because half the people told me to relax it while others told me to walk normal(IT HURTS).

2007-08-10 08:45:25 · 7 answers · asked by Ururu™ 3

So i worked for a company for 10 years and 1 year ago i was in a car accident. I hurt my right shoulder, neck, and arm.I also had a slight concushion. I tried to work but couldnt.To much pain. So my doctor put me out. SO i took a medical leave of absence which is 3 months at my work. Then when that expired I took a personal leave which I thought was a year but is only 6 months. The entire time I'm out I going to mri's, pt and doctors appointments. Getting injections etc etc. So I go to return to work 7 months after the accident.The weekend before I'm in another accident.Oh both not my fault.Honestly.This one would be worst than the last.So I have a bulge in my neck and a hurnation in my low back and pain down right leg.can barely stand.
So now.I have been out of work for 1 year and my work has termed me.They say I can come back but with a lower rate of pay.Kinda sucks since I was in accidents and didnt leave on my own.The questions is can they do this even know I have Dr's notes???

2007-08-10 08:06:07 · 3 answers · asked by Jmes S 1

a piece of glass from a broken plate went about an inch into my foot.it bled extremely bad, i finally got it to stop bleeding. my question. why does it still hurt? it is swollen around it.i know i got all of the glass out. it hurts to put any pressure at all on it. help!

2007-08-10 06:22:30 · 3 answers · asked by precious_van_1307 2

what could be the problem?

When I spained it, I could not walk for weeks! The dr. I had was a small town retarded doctor!

2007-08-10 04:20:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

if so for how long, or do i continue to use light weights to promote healing?.

2007-08-10 03:51:05 · 11 answers · asked by slowman826 1

the day before yesterday in the pool i think i twisted my ankle, but when i got out it just felt weak but didnt hurt. yesterday i woke up and it hurt to walk and it was swollen but no bruising so my mom said to put my ankle support on and carried on limping, today i have woken up and it had swollen again and i can barely walk without my ankle support, and is painful to walk even with my ankle support on, so i have iced it and the swelling has gone down, but it feels like its getting worse, should i go to the doctors or ER, or just leave it to heal on its own????
by the way i'm 13,
mary XxX

2007-08-10 03:25:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My teen son has had xrays, now they want a bone scan. When he stands too long it bothers him too. Could this also be apart of growing pains?

2007-08-10 01:14:58 · 6 answers · asked by deedee 1

help me.I cut my arms and legs with glass and razorblades,I need help.But i cant seek it anywere else.Some of my biggest inuries were...:
"mikey" on my lower calf
a heart on my upper thigh
"gee"on my arm
"frank" on my foot
"fob" on my lower stomach

2007-08-09 23:03:06 · 12 answers · asked by pansyXpaincess 1

OK. DONT LECTURE ME... MK?
people make mistakes. and its been about 8 months since i cut, so im pretty much clean now. (&& also in those 8 months, i got lectured 24/7 from my parents, harassed& picked on at school, lost friends... mk? so i dont need more.)


but how do you get rid of scars from cutting?
-its been about 8 months& i can still see them (less visible, but still can see them)
-i kinda use Dr. Varon's Scar Treatment thing, but not so often, because it brings bad memories... /:
-and just wondering- when are they gonna be gone for good? its been 8 months... >_<
-what can i do other than wearing bracelets/jacket/medicene?


thanks guys <3

2007-08-09 22:27:06 · 6 answers · asked by awsomee<3 2

Are your toes supposed to swell up if you have a sprained ankle?

2007-08-09 20:36:45 · 9 answers · asked by SexC 2

i was playing basketball today barefoot. and i get some serious aitime when i went up for a dunk i landed on a rock. Now i have a round puroulish dot that is inflated and hurts me when i walk. i dont know what to do is this a rock. or a veryy bad bruuise maybe a popped blood vessel that inflated. because i dont see a cut so im not sure how to rock coud have gotten in please help thanks

2007-08-09 15:44:03 · 4 answers · asked by AlthePal 1

I may have one on my tailbone(I had one before). If I can manage the pain I'm experiencing right now, would it hurt to wait a while before having it looked at. I find it hard to find a doctor around here.

2007-08-09 13:27:17 · 1 answers · asked by dvdhrv 1

2007-08-09 12:15:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok im 12 and ever since i was 4 on random days i would get these pains in my right knee. some i know are growing pains others i know wernt. so any way yesterday i went to a water park and on the way back my knee started hurting on the right side as usual. it only hurt if i bent it, and when i went to straighten it back out it would pop. now one day later it still hurts a little to bend but is much better. i do swim, bike and run.

Could i have Osgood-Schlatter desease?

i have a physical and shots schelduded for the 15 so could my doc look at my knee then. or will i have to make a separet appointment?

what if my knee stops hurting inbetween now and then? should i still go? because this has been a problem for a while on and off.

2007-08-09 04:04:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just curious and wanted to learn something new. Also, I freely admit I'm weird like this.

So, if a guy does receive such an injury, how long would it take to heal? What medical/surgical procedures would have to be done to help him recover?

What are the results of such an appalling attack, both permanent and temporary? Would it depend on how he was stabbed?

How much would it hurt?

2007-08-08 18:54:38 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok. so during colorguard practice i pulled a muscle in my arm. and now i can barly move it, which is not acceptable due to the fact that i can't spin my flag if i can't move my right arm. i need to know what to do to make it better asap. i researched it online, and it said it will take 3 weeks to heal. i need it better by next week ! preferably sooner. i have a show next thursday. and i NEED to be able to use my arm. please help !!! any help is greatly appriciated !!

2007-08-08 12:00:12 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Sing It For Japan♥ 6