Injuries - December 2007

I was wearing pants that were long at my feet and my dogs were in the way and I tripped on my pants and hit my knee on our floor(its concrete right now cause we are going to put carpet or tile down.)

Then my dogs gave me kisses.

2007-12-24 07:58:34 · 3 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6

my mother was trying to lift a heavy object all by herself;
she felt a sharp pain in her back and collapsed ; she could barely breath or even move;

she thinks she mave have pulled a disk in her spine
help please

2007-12-24 03:44:32 · 4 answers · asked by Stacie W 1

How about bathing? What temperature of the water should I bathe in? What are the restrictions? What cannot be done and eaten?

2007-12-24 02:11:50 · 2 answers · asked by Furiouscurious 1

2007-12-23 20:37:42 · 5 answers · asked by Lynn 2

My knee gave out a work today and it was extremely painful, it's happened before but not this bad, the swelling hasnt gone down at all and it's been 8 hours and I still cant straighten my leg, could I have torn a ligament?

2007-12-23 15:28:35 · 7 answers · asked by daythatidie99 2

can i get an internal bleeding from going to gym 3months after my appendectomy?? its been more than a month since i went to the gym... and everything seems fine until this guy told me that you should rest for at least half a year, or else you could get an internal bleeding, i was in shock and scared... so, now, its about 4 months since the operation... now im panicking if this slight pain in my stomach is a sign of interntal bleeding... plz help..

(by the way, how long does it take for a person to die from the day of the internal bleeding, at max?)

2007-12-23 15:06:36 · 3 answers · asked by rafael c 1

I dislocated my shoulder last tuesday and I have made such tremendous recovery that i have full motion in it already! There is no notisable swelling and very little pain. I know its still not at full strength but does anyone with experience recommended for me to start working on it with VERY light wieghts? I have spring football tryouts starting in late febuary, i want to be at almost full strength by then.

2007-12-23 13:16:19 · 10 answers · asked by headhunta53 2

A couple of years ago I hurt my back at work and went through
the whole thing with workers comp, and hiring an attorney for
my case, and went through the surgery I needed at the time. At the end of my situation I settled like most people. My case is of course closed, but I have medical for the rest of my life, but from a friend I found out that I could buy out my medical through the insurance company, is this true or not? Could I buy out my medical and if so how do you go about it?

2007-12-23 12:45:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so i've always gotten canker sores a lot. It seems like I constantly have at least 1 in my mouth. Usually I just ignore it and it goes away after a while. Occasionally I get some really painful canker sores but they too go away after some time.
Right now, I have exactly 7 canker sores spread out over my mouth. They are driving me absolutely crazy. It hurts to eat, drink, talk, smile, and even just open my mouth. It is really frustrating since there are just 2 more days until Christmas and I can't smile or eat anything. I've had these canker sores for a couple days now. I know they're canker sores because they're white in the middle with red, inflamed-looking around the white (open sores). I think I know why I have so many canker sores however. My mom recently bought a big box of tangerine oranges and I ate a ton of them, so now I suffer for it.

My question is, what should i do? Anything that helps relieve pain and/or make it heal faster? Oh, and in simple terms please? Thank you!

2007-12-23 11:36:44 · 4 answers · asked by нєпri 4

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They hurt!!! I went to go stretch my leg and it was like my leg got stuck and it hurt so bad to move it!! I started to cry! man that hurt!!! Does anyone know what it is???? Or has anyone ever had it??

2007-12-23 10:19:20 · 13 answers · asked by L. ♥. V. E. 2

thing that can be done to prevent bedsores and general sweating of the clothes on his back and provide general well-being (under the circumstances)?

Any help and advice would be really welcome as my father has just fractured his hip bone yesterday morning and had to be carried by stretcher for an xray and back again as the hospital couldnt admit him immediately. He now goes into hospital after 4 days (cos of the hols), but in the meantime he is bedridden and connot move his position *at all*. I change his clothes and assist him with the basics and necessities that he has to do, but its difficult to do things like change the bedsheets, eating in an almost lying down position... I just wish I could do more to make him comfortable. He has a TV.

2007-12-23 07:24:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-23 07:16:48 · 8 answers · asked by ben t 3

Okay, well last night i was an idiot and pierced my own lip, during the piercing like..i couldnt find the hole so the needle slipped around a lil bit, my grandmother is FREAKING out because I have a bruise on the inside of my lip around the piercing site, is that normal or what????

2007-12-23 01:58:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Boyfriend just got hit in the skull with a pipe twice today, he's out of town and his nose/face is broken/fractured and he may have had a brain injury"concussion"....he has been to the hostpital but what can he or I do to help him and his brain heal to the best of his body's ability?????

2007-12-22 18:32:08 · 8 answers · asked by Kel Bee 4

2007-12-22 18:24:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

yestarday i was running around and slipped on some ice and fell on my back
an know i have this big scratch on my back and it is really swelled up, and if i move normally it hurts like bad.
the location of the hurt is likemaybe 3or4inchs above weremy jeans sit um and close to me backbone

did i just like hurt myself or do i need to go to the doc?

2007-12-22 17:31:40 · 3 answers · asked by nanna 2

yesterday i was playing basketball and i fell on my foot the wrong way. I was able to get up and continue to run around and play. Today when i woke up it was kind of hard to walk on but then it got better. BNow i can walk on it fine and even run. Just want to know what you think

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a104/Kornrulezall/foot.jpg

2007-12-22 14:04:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've asked before, I'm asking again:

I'm looking for information on motorcycle helmets and injuries. Specifically I need to find cases where someone on a motorcycle was:

a)wearing a helmet.

b)involved in an accident.

c)suffered injuries that would not have occurred if they had been wearing a helmet, or had injuries that were worsened because of the helmet.

I don't need second hand hearsay. I don't need to know about this thing that happened to this one guy you know. I facts that can be verified.

Also - if any medical professionals would we willing to correspond with me regarding this subject I'd appreciate it.

Thanks for your time.

2007-12-22 13:15:29 · 3 answers · asked by Bob 2

It's not anything like an excruciating pain, more like a restriction to my lungs, so when i take a deep breath or even an average-sized one I feel like there are tiny daggers stabbing the bottom right part of my lungs. I'm not even sure if IT is my lungs, just that part of my chest.
And it's not just when I breathe, either, when I cough or sneeze or bend down or something.
It's been like this for three days now, and I don't think I've done anything that could have damaged my ribs.
What should I do?

2007-12-22 12:51:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well Last Night me and my friend were sitting on my bed and she had scissors, i was holding a pooh bear stuffed animal and she pretended like she was going to cut it. well... she missed and got my finger instead... she got it pretty hard too. it clamped down then sliced, it went down really deep too about a 1-2cm. the split secound the scissors came out of my finger blood was everywhere. im not even kidding, my whole hand was bloody, i was just like woah... the cut is about 2cm long but pretty deep. it bled hard nonstop for about 5min. then lightly for about 5more. i guarentee i had about a cup of blood gone just from that cut. its small but it looks bad because of how deep it went in... so... i might have pics... what do you think?

2007-12-22 09:56:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was playing basketball and i fell backwards, and tried to catch myself with my hands. Right afterwards, my wrist started to hurt. My hand turned purple. It swelled up and a little bruised. its been four days and my hand still is killing me even when im just sitting here. But i dont know how long it will take, and if its gonna take more then two weeks to heal if its broken, i dont want to get a cast, cause ill miss to much basketball. HELP!

2007-12-22 06:36:55 · 3 answers · asked by raf 1

Ok, silly me just electrocuted myself trying to plug in a DVD player. I know it's unlikely that additional injury will occur after the electrocution, which wasn't that severe anyway, but are there any health risks I may need to wonder about?

2007-12-22 03:30:41 · 9 answers · asked by Girl 1

a friend thought it would be funny to go really fast in a car over a set of railroad tracks and make the car fly into the air. it didnt feel like they were going any rediculous speeds, but definately over the limit, and i hit my head on the roof of the car. i get headaches from EVERYTHING and right now i have a minor headache, mainly in the area where i hit the roof. my friend told me not to go to sleep because i could have a concussion. other than my headache, i feel fine. upon reading though, i read that that could be a minor concussion. i dont think i have one. but better safe than sorry. anyone got any quick information whos intelligent in the medical field and not just taking a guess, asap?

2007-12-21 18:50:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

what happened i was pumped cause i asked when my friend when he went out wit this grl and i was rite and then i got pumped so i flipped over a couch and hit the desk and then got up it killed and now i cant bend that and it kills when i touch it PLEASE HELP CAUSE I HAVE TO USE IT TO PLAY WII

2007-12-21 18:39:47 · 5 answers · asked by matt r 1

My finger was extremely swollen for about 2 1/2 weeks and very sore even still. The joint nearest the tip of the finger is still slightly swollen and painful. Unfortunately I am a musician and I use my fingers to play the piano. (also for typing) I have tried to not use that finger but it doesn't always work out. I figured it would get better so I didn't go to the doctor's or hospital. Now, the pain is still there and the weird (slightly numb) feeling on the tip when I touch or use my finger. Do you think it is (or was) broken or dislocated? What can I do for it? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

2007-12-21 16:13:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I went and saw a Dr. at a Conveint Care and was given Amoxicillian 875 mg and an antibiotic ear drop on Monday. My ear is clogged up and still hurts and my face and neck are still swollen. Should I go back to the Dr. or should I wait a little while longer for the antibiotics to work?

2007-12-21 16:08:26 · 11 answers · asked by Bilinda G 6

I got a cut on my bottom which is a difficult area to treat. For three days it is bleeding and in pain. Whenever I move - walk or sit, the cut bursts open and starts bleeding and hurts so bad. I put bandages, also taped layers of toilet paper- it keeps bleeding through and all my clothes and furniture are getting bloody to the point I haven't been able to go out and don't have insurance to go to the doctor. Please help! I can't take it anymore and am scared there will be a scar once it gets healed if it ever does.

2007-12-21 15:35:58 · 17 answers · asked by caligrl 4

right now and im in the emergence room and i got bad news already

2007-12-21 14:24:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have trouble remembering things, and I stutter a little whereas before the injury, I did not.

I plan on making a doctors appointment, what is the main method of treatment for such injuries and symptoms related to the injury?

2007-12-21 11:22:26 · 6 answers · asked by control 3

I tore my acl pretty badly recently playing volleyball and I was wondering what will happen after the surgery, will I be on crutches, how long will I have to wear the brace.
-thanx

2007-12-21 08:34:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous