Injuries - November 2007

Last Wednesday I swallowed some hot mashed potatoes. It didn't burn my mouth because I swallowed quickly but it burned all the way down to my stomach. I am still having pain down my esophagus when I swallow. Could I have caused major damage, or should I just wait and let it get better? Does anyone know how long it takes for the esophagus to heal?

2007-11-19 08:10:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am an Intern student from CT that is currently at a fish farm in TX. The other day, while my boss and I were doing some collecting at a local creek a small branch, no bigger than 1/5th of an inch in diameter went through my water shoe and punctured my heel. At first the wound was not bleeding and I brushed it off as a bruise, but less than a minute later it started bleeding for a short amount of time (roughly 5 mins). The pain, while excruciating to walk on, is not enough to make me feel it is worth going to the emergency room. However, I am not sure how long to stay off my foot, what to do to speed up recovery, or if there is anything I should be worried about. My insurance has still yet to kick in, and I dont want to make my boss pay for somthing that occured while on recreation. Any ideas? I want to get back to work, and I dont want to feel disabled come thanksgiving either.

2007-11-19 08:08:06 · 4 answers · asked by Living life with an open mind 1

just yesterday i was walking downstairs as i was going down i missed the second last step and fell. i was laughing cause it was such a stupid fall but at the same time i was in so much pain, so my dad said are you ok and i guess i was still in pain to talk and from there i couldn't remeber what happend because i knew i had got up and fainted because i felt a fuzzy feeling. My dad said i got up and started kinda shaking? but i couldn't remember what happend.
anyways my parents are bringing me to the doctors?
because it has happend to me alot of times for really dumb reasons.
-getting anything to do with my finger caught in the drawer,or slammed on or knees?

does anyone know what sign this might be of?

thankyouuu:]

2007-11-19 07:59:35 · 2 answers · asked by Wanderlust. 4

Im getting my tonsils out tomorrow by laser. I only have one tonsil that is swollen big and if i dont take my antibiotics for two three days it swells up alot. There is no white crap or anything around them just big. Is it still going to hurt alot? And if so what am I going to expect. Im a relatively healthy 20 year old male. Please let me know what you guys think

2007-11-19 06:55:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just grated my entire knuckle off while grating cheese.
That was retarded.
Don't eat the cheese.

2007-11-19 05:14:02 · 4 answers · asked by Offending Party 6

So my friend was just joking but he slapped me hard on the back of the neck. I can still move but will I be paralyzed. How long does it take for someone to be paralyzed after a traumatic blow? Is it instantly? Please help!

2007-11-19 05:08:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I broke my foot 5yrs ago. the dr. put a plate and 6 screws in it and it hurts like crazy!!! would it help if i had them removed.I was concerned about the strength my foot would have- i work on my feet. thank you so much for any info u can give me

2007-11-18 22:57:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Doberman pup just went through his first 3 day taping and when we went to retape, I noticed his right ear felt warm, and seems thick toward the top and seems hard to touch. I called the vet and they are out for the Holidays. He is on an antibiotic and seems okay, but I am still worried. What caused the hard thickness in his ear. What do you we do to help him. He does not seem bothered or in pain, but we do not want to continue to tape if he is in pain or infection. I am worried it will scar or stay thick. He is currently on Erythromycin 250mg (1/2 tab twice a day). What did I do wrong?

2007-11-18 15:03:31 · 3 answers · asked by mandimae76 2

After having surgery, it was minor, when I woke up, they made me WALK into the recovery room. I was so dizzy. I remember them telling me to wake up and stand up. Then the nurse held me up and made me walk into the other room. My mom said I looked pissed after waking up. And then they made me leave out of the back door!! Probably because I looked so bad. Has that happened to anybody? Where you had surgery and then were made to walk right after?

2007-11-18 11:25:39 · 5 answers · asked by ? 6

did u have a iv?
did u have a brething tube insersed?
i did when i went into surgey on friday? i was having dental surgey? and they used general anesthesia? it hurt? I had a iv? And i had a et tube? I do not like iv"s? And i do not like brething tubes? they make your troat sore? I was knocked out cold? When i came out of surgey i had to use a wheelchair? It hurt really bad? That how my surgey went? How did yours go?

2007-11-18 03:05:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

It doesn't hurt at all when I walk or do regular things, but I can't sprint or do other extreme exercises like that. It's been over four weeks, and the strain I feel behind my thigh is still there and doesn't seem to be improving. What should I do?

2007-11-17 22:17:18 · 2 answers · asked by Shamu 2

I went to the Er last night cause it was still swollen well The fracture is at the tip of the finger and yeah it hurts like a ***** and it is still swollen, They said if u feel numbness or tingling then something isnt right. Is the Swelling ever going to go down and stuff?
Or is something wrong Ive never fractured anything before so Im clueless

2007-11-17 18:25:19 · 5 answers · asked by dudewheresmycar86 2

Been like this for a week now. It sometimes feels like the bottom portion of the palm is burning. Have a little bit of pain in left shoulder/upper arm and my neck hurts, but it is concentrated in the lower arm/hand.

My doctor said this is nerve damage and wrote me out a script for vitamin B. I had some 800mg ibuprophen that I've been taking from time to time but it has no affect.

Could this be carpal tunnel? I've had a few shooting pains but not many.

I used to have slighter cases of this when riding my bike everyday. I have to wear the gloves specially designed to protect the nerves in my palms.

I am wearing the wrist brace but it isn't getting better. Feels like its getting worse. What do you think?

2007-11-17 13:32:25 · 14 answers · asked by wider scope 7

heyy. :)
well, here's my dilemma-
i bought some loose "all over" glitter in a pot today, and went to go put some on... my hand wasn't too steady with my brush and it got all in my eye!
so i flushed my eye with tap water about three or four times, then used soap with it the fifth...
and after that, i took Q-tips and tried to dab out the individual glitter pieces out of my eye and off of my eyeball...
my eye was really red and swollen, but i think(i'm not too sure though) that i got all of the glitter out, and that it hurt so bad because i went digging around in my eye.
now, it feels a lot better...
i was just wondering if anyone could offer me some words of experience or advice? i really don't want damage to come to my eye.
thanks~♥ :)

2007-11-17 07:59:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not positive if its a rotatorcuff injury. I can do most things with my arm, but it only bothers me if I put my arm backhanded. I also can't throw a football or baseball, because this small nagging pain that is right where the rotator cuff is.

2007-11-17 07:23:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just broke my collar bone in a wreck sunday night. i haven't had any pain at all except when i try to lay down in my bed or when i accidentally move my shoulder a little bit. when i lay down the middle of my chest hurts and i can't get up without help. does anyone know whar i can do from having to resort to sleeping in a chair every night???

2007-11-17 02:55:03 · 14 answers · asked by Jezzi 2

my friend pierced my lip and it was bleeding alot, for about 5 minutes but i lost alot of blood could i have died?? now there is a large purple splotch on the inside of m,y lip, what is that and what could have caused it?

2007-11-16 15:23:12 · 8 answers · asked by Madison 1

i was playing basketball yesterdat,and me and my friend were running after the ball and we slammed into eachothers heads real hard,he hit me directly in the forehead and on the left side of my neck. That night i was dizzy and everytime i started looking around i felt like my eyes were crossing and i felt like caved in because of the way i was looking around. And now today i have a headache,my left ear hurts(above where i hit my neck)and i feel like i have the flue(but i took a flue shot before so i know i dont). BUt i was wondering if i had a concussion,or if i was showing symptoms of one. Im 16 years old.
o yea and when i got hit i saw like a bunch of colorful lines,its happend before but this time lines where like everywhere,it lasted for like a split second

2007-11-16 13:06:55 · 8 answers · asked by Seth F 1

My shoulders, neck, and jaw is stiff so I went to my doctors and he said I had a shot 2 years ago. The next day I went to the hospital and the doctor said I should be fine cause the wound wasn't red. What can cause stiffness if I had my shots or could it just be stress? What else can I do?

2007-11-16 12:41:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

how do you break a bone on the trampoline????? I want to break a bone plz plz plz plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-11-16 11:00:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can someone give me a website or some advice to understand mechanisims of injury from car accidents and speeds?
Like if 2 cars hit head on one is going 30 the 50 what is the total speed of the impact?
please help me understand this?

2007-11-16 10:39:22 · 1 answers · asked by Farmgirl 3

I got hit in the face with a my car door, and my cheek and nose are bruised. It's really embarrissing cuz on of my friends spread the rumor that my boyfriend hit me, which he would NEVER do, he has never even yelled at me, anyway, how long before this embarrissing bruise goes away, and what stages will it go through while healing (I mean what will it look like)

2007-11-16 10:08:38 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-16 05:22:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The past 3 days I have had a sore pain in my back, just sort of half way down on the right hand side, I start of the day fine but as the day goes on I get this pain, It usually kicks in around lunch time. The odd thing is I can't remember doing anything to pull a mussle, I am on my feet all day so unless that effects it but its really sore

2007-11-16 03:41:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

my so crack his head open, and i took him to the er. and they wanted to staple shut the wound. i thought that was a little much. a staple to a childs head!

2007-11-16 00:55:10 · 11 answers · asked by ~ Alesia ~ 1

i have this bad tooth Ache.I think i have a cavity or i could be my wisdom tooth? but its kind of hurts a little. my mom's work is so stupid! they don't Provide life insurace for me and my family. does this mean i CAN'T see a dentist about my tooth ache? because i have NO life insurance? because i need a back up plan if the pain gets worse.

2007-11-15 23:00:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello. I was in a car accident about 5 years ago and had to have a complete reconstruction on my right ankle with a plate and 3 screws. Now it seems that at least one of the screws is making its way back out of the bone and is extremely painful. I have been sent for a consult for ortho surgery to have one or more of them removed, and I have no idea what to expect. Has anyone had surgery like this before? What kind of recovery time are we talking about? Is it as painful as the original operation? Thanks for any advice ^_^

2007-11-15 17:25:36 · 9 answers · asked by magnolia745 3

2007-11-15 14:34:29 · 3 answers · asked by speedracer4life 1

Last week i gave birth to a turd the size of a soda can and I tore.
I feel it rip back open every time I go to take a dump.
Im worried it wont heal and Im also worried about bacteria.

2007-11-15 12:45:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is a long nail and my skin at the tip came up but it is still on, its bleeding a lot. should I cut it off or hold it down it's an 1/8 inch flap at the tip?

2007-11-15 11:56:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous