Injuries - October 2007

Another question--can a gun shot wound in the abdomen cause someone to go in a coma or to be unconscious for long, long periods of a time in a hospital? If not, where do you have to be shot where you have to be in a coma but can eventually get out of the hospital walking, talking and darn near back to normal again? (This is for a story i'm writing)

2007-10-10 04:27:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-10 02:42:33 · 3 answers · asked by Jennifer P 1

Last night I ran down my stairs and twisted my foot at the side, I could walk on it but it hurt. This morning, it was all red and I couldn't walk on it at all as it hurt. My foot a bit at the side, not totally straight though that can be because I strained it at the side? Should I see a doctor to get it checked out? also how long till it heals cause I got a BIG presentation this friday and I'm freaking out!

2007-10-09 20:47:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i had a c-section a month ago. and i had a spinal tab. 13 mo ago i had another c-section (epid.) and now my back still hurts do you think it might be inflamed? Please Help!!!!

2007-10-09 17:28:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been confused about something. Someone told me that if you break a bone it will always be slightly weaker and it could be re-broken more easily in the future, But I have also heard that bones are constantly replacing themselves and that a bone that is broken today will be a totally new and perfect bone years from now. Which one is true?

2007-10-09 16:35:05 · 7 answers · asked by Nick R 3

A couple of days ago, i wasn't being careful and burned my forehead w/ my hair straightener. there didn't seem to be anything serious so i just let it be. now, the skin peeled off in that area and there is about a 1 sq cm of white on my forehead. what do i do? please help

2007-10-09 16:20:13 · 26 answers · asked by impuzzled 1

You got really really drunk, then you went fast jogging until you were exhausted, then you jumped from a bridge into a wide river with deep undercurrents?
Just out of interest.

2007-10-09 15:27:03 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

HI! On friday I burnt my leg with a clothing iron. It didn't hurt, and I was shocked to see hours later that it had blistered over. I thought nothing of it until it accidentally popped and drained a really gross clear fluid. The next morning, my leg was hurting, and I looked and it was beginning to get red around the burn. So I put some antibiotic cream on it, and now two days later, the redness around it has gotten a lot worse, and everything hurts my leg. Showering, walking, my pants, the bed covers. The burn itself is about four inches long and about two inches wide, and now with the redness around it, it's about 6 inches wide and about 6 inches long...I really don't want to go to the doctor unless Im about to die, is there any treatment that I can try and when should I know that I definantely need to go to have it checked out!

2007-10-09 12:37:04 · 5 answers · asked by Sarah N 2

2007-10-09 09:37:07 · 17 answers · asked by meganathome2 2

2007-10-09 09:17:20 · 8 answers · asked by :o;X 1

2007-10-09 06:51:58 · 9 answers · asked by nishaa 1

This is something that just showed up a couple of days ago, it started small, but now it's turned into this. It's on my right upper shoulder...does anyone know what it is and if so how do I get rid of it. It doesn't hurt or anything, its just there. Please help!!!

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee129/missgopherhill/ringworm.jpg

2007-10-09 06:03:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is something that just showed up a couple of days ago, it started small, but now it's turned into this. It's on my right upper shoulder...does anyone know what it is and if so how do I get rid of it. It doesn't hurt or anything, its just there. Please help!!!

2007-10-09 06:03:09 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well I Have This Show Called The Lip sing And I broke One Of My Toe. But I really want to Be In it. Would You Auditon if you broke one of your toe?

2007-10-09 05:57:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

You know those boulders that go into the ground and out again. Well I was in London and coming out of a building walking over one of them and it came up so quick that I tripped and hurt myself. Obviously i didnt realise at the time that it was a boulder otherwise i wouldnt have walked over it.
Doyou think I have a case

2007-10-09 02:34:29 · 12 answers · asked by suga UK 5

I was running and I dragged my foot on the concrete whcih left it skinned.
Then that day I could walk on it and move it . No pain. Now I wake up. My toes the same color. Same shape as the other. But now the pain has "moved" down the that pad of your foot by your toes. So now it hurt to walk.
But I can still stand. Without it hurting.
Is it has serverly bruised or what?

2007-10-08 23:01:59 · 7 answers · asked by Curious765 2

its a glass wine bottle....it fell on the side of his forehead...the skin was dented in then it became a big bump with a bruise...i'm scared....

2007-10-08 19:52:26 · 15 answers · asked by FatPug27 1

right after it ballooned up and only bled a bit. I do not have money to go get it checked. The swelling has gone down quite a bit and there is no open wound and it is not hot and no streaking. Looks like there is blood pooled under the skin. Happened just yesterday, so I am wondering if anybody else has had this happen, and how long did it take for it to go away.

2007-10-08 19:43:06 · 5 answers · asked by maybesomeday 2

i think it has something to do about cutting yourself?

2007-10-08 18:17:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My toddler got a bad cut on her hand. We had it stitched up. The doctor used dissolving stitches. It never looked like it was stitched well, it had big bulges between stitches, the skin seemed to overlap, etc. It looked a bit infected at her checkup last Thursday, and she has been taking medicine.

Now, the stitches are falling out. The skin is peeling, and it looks like it is falling apart! The overlapped part looks like it is just hanging there. Has this happened to anyone?

2007-10-08 18:07:30 · 3 answers · asked by niffer 3

My 13 month old daughter bit me and broke the skin and now theres a nasty bruise where she bit me. Does she or I need a tetanus shot?

2007-10-08 17:26:04 · 10 answers · asked by bx_belladonna 2

last thursday 4th i fractured a bone in my foot near my big towe it seems to be very minor. what is the earliest that i could hope to play again i am our starting running back and a large part of our offense

2007-10-08 16:37:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi, I broke my wrist almost 7 weeks ago, my plaster is hopefully coming off on thursday and also k-wires are being removed.

I have a decent (not full) amount of movement in my fingers, what I want to know is what to expect when the plaster is removed and how long until I have a full range of movement?

thanks

2007-10-08 15:37:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok. so I have lanicane for my mosquito bites and had some left on my hands. I was eating and now my toung is numb!!! Am I going to be ok? I cant feel my toung!!!

2007-10-08 12:26:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

On Saturday, I tripped and fell on a sidewalk; I scarped both hands (palms). On my left hand, it's badly damaged and has a thin sliver that's pretty deep for a cut. It looks like a knife cut it. Next to the sliver is an open, drunken-looking circle-shaped cut that's on the line where I bend my thumb.
On my left hand, it's hardly damaged, but it's still scraped. I'm only worried about my left.
Whenever I just lightly touch it, it hurts. I'm wondering if it's gonna form a scar. What do you think??

2007-10-08 10:42:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

After 2 scopes years ago, I am beginning to experience a problem with my knee. After resting and standing up it feels like a huge rubber band on the back of my knee is pulling. This causes pain in walking. Usually I can rub behind the knee and it will fix but lately this doesn't help. Anyone have an idea? Thanks

2007-10-08 10:36:13 · 2 answers · asked by ec4me2c 2

I herniated a disc in my back about five years ago. Sometimes, when my back is "out", I literally can't walk, and I'm in the most excruciating pain of my life. On a good day, I get constant reminders that my back is weak, but I can walk fine.

I really want to get back to where I was. I want to be able to wrestle and rough-house with my children. I want to be able to ski without being terrified that I'll fall and throw my back out. I want to be able to sit in the car for longer than an hour without wondering whether I'll be able to get out of the car. I want to start mountain biking again. I want my thoughts to not have to be centered around my back. I want my active life back.

So, will surgery "cure" me, or will I STILL have a weak back, and STILL feel like I'm going to throw my back out, and STILL have to think about my back and what I am and am not doing for it every hour of the day?

2007-10-08 08:52:42 · 2 answers · asked by KristenCO 4

Some days walking for a few hundred yards is a struggle. I walk some, not much, yet my lower back still nags me. I tried ice, alleve, and back belt. It's good but the pain returns. Any advice?

2007-10-08 08:20:55 · 4 answers · asked by mac 7

outta curiousity

2007-10-08 08:05:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was playing basketball with my brother when I landed wrong on my ankle. My ankle twisted completly to the other side and it hurt so bad. It immidiatly swelled up and it is all bruised and very tender I can barely touch it. I can also barely move it and I can't walk on it. My dad and my brother had to help me back to the house because I couldn't walk I had to put one arm around my brothers shoulder and one arm around my dads shoulder and I used them as a crutch. whenever I put weight on the ankle I feel pain and I fall because my ankle can't support my weight. I can't get up after I fall so my dad and brother have to help me up again. I only tried this once to test it and it obviously didn't go very well. I am going to the doctor tomorow but I wan't toknow what I can expect and maybe what you think is wrong. I currently am using a wheelchair that my dad had from when he sprained his knee. My parents don't want me to use crutches untill we can get themset to the right height for me

2007-10-08 08:01:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous