General Health Care - December 2007

My whole left side from my ear on down to neck is really sore and it hurts for me to turn my head that direction- I think I may have a ear infection I cant go to doc- I have no insurance and no money can someone tell me some really good home remedies for this I am in pain here, please

2007-12-25 22:21:17 · 4 answers · asked by cabbagepatchgirl 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Well first off, I always have some sort of weird, sharp pain right near the muscle that starts on top of the wrist and goes around the side. I can see it in my mind as a vein just ****** hurting, but i really don't know for sure what that one is. The other ones I have are both on my chest, one is near my heart. This one usually hurts all the time, but if I'm pre-occupied I don't normally know its actually hurting. The other one is right below the last rib on the right side of my body, there is some sort of indent that is just painfull all the time. I cope with it by putting my hand on it, I don't know why but it usually takes away the pain. Could someone please explain why I am having this pain, I don't know what to do sometimes, its hard to sleep.

2007-12-25 19:45:59 · 2 answers · asked by customtppmnn 1 in Pain & Pain Management

i'm SO tired. lately i've been incredibly stressed. i'm so tired my body physically aches, and i can't sleep! how in the world do i get to sleep?

2007-12-25 19:19:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I already have sciatica/disc issues and was wondering, due to my recent inactivity due to the back pain, if my current constipation could be adding to it?

2007-12-25 18:38:40 · 2 answers · asked by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 in Pain & Pain Management

i meditate everyday. it hurts my back to sit my spine up dead straight. alot of tension builds up in my upper back around the shoulder blades. will this go away if i practice straightening my back everyday????? that is my question. thanks

2007-12-25 17:53:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I recently read an article that said that having to drink eight glasses of water a day was a myth:

http://www.livescience.com/health/071220-medical-myths.html

2007-12-25 17:51:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

2007-12-25 17:43:12 · 0 answers · asked by gflow08 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I had my gallbladder out in July. The pain I am feeling is in the same area just on my LEFT side instead of my right. The pain isnt AS bad as an gallbladder attack.

Its more like a stabbing pain that happens at the sametime in my left shoulder. It hurts fpr about 30-40 seconds at a time. Then goes away for a while. No matter how I sit, stand, lay etc.

I am going to the doctor tomorrow. Well atleast calling.

And we also believe I am 4-6 weeks pregnant (Took a test..well 2 of them here at home, and its postive). I just had a c-section in April, and Gallbladder removed in July.

Thanks in advance.

2007-12-25 17:32:55 · 2 answers · asked by twilight_dezire 2 in Pain & Pain Management

it was some type of antibiotic, doctor said i was bleeding alot.

2007-12-25 16:27:01 · 4 answers · asked by kal 1 in Injuries

I got these pains in my stomach that come and go. They go for a while after i burp good. Like after i drink a cup of ginger ale or seltzer water quickly. But then they come back. These pains arent so bad but they are bad enough to want 2 make me throw up.. Even though for some reason i cant. What are they?

and they also go after i eat fruit or soup..

2007-12-25 14:57:45 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

My feet burn if I walk more than about 20 minutes. I have had this foot problem for several years and it bothers me immensley, I have flat feet and went to a podiatrist and he gave me orthotics - no help at all. Weird thing, I can walk forever with sandels, all over New York City for days no problem. After thinking about every symptom, the only thing I can isolate is that with shoes, my feet start sweating instantly and socks become very wet and damp, this is the only thing I can think of that would be the reason my feet burn when walking with shoes. If I wear socks on top of each other for more absorption it seems to ease the pain. I am wandering if anyone knows what this is, also I dont wear shoes often so if I started weraing them all the time maybe eventually feet would stop sweating?

2007-12-25 13:35:41 · 3 answers · asked by Tigg3cool 2 in Pain & Pain Management

ok i have been haveing lung and heart pain for the past 3 days but i spent the days at my other home and the family in there smokes i have asthma . i took my inhaler and stuff. but it still hruting im not there right now but idk what it is
im really scared and my mom wants me to get an upper Gi which i dont want to get and refuse to . i dont want them poking me with needles for nothing. PLEASE HELP ME! IM REALLY SCARED .

2007-12-25 12:34:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I'm 15, 5'8 and 130 (Not sure if that is needed.) I always have cold hands and feet and can never warm them up. Even after jogging, lifting weights they're still cold. However, sometimes they are not, it's very weird. Also, today, the first time this has happened, 1 of my hands is warm while my feet and other hand are cold.

2007-12-25 12:21:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

Ok so i hurt my foot a week ago the doc said it was deeply bruised but its getting worse and worse. Now the pain is going up to my ankle. Why is this and btw im going to the doc again but i was wondering if you knew?

O and Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25 11:29:18 · 4 answers · asked by ♥↔♥ 5 in Pain & Pain Management

The substance may be some other type of clothing resolution and she drank the equivalent to a couple swallows I guess. She seems fine but I am worried she will get sick in a few hours. The solution was in a bottle that she marked to take to the laundry mat and in her carelessness while taking her medication she picked up the bottle and drank it.

2007-12-25 10:35:16 · 7 answers · asked by Kitten 1 in First Aid

Have poor posture partially due to weak core.

2007-12-25 09:59:14 · 3 answers · asked by chillinandworken 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Last friday-The other day got to my grandparents to take some advil after 4 hr trip, asked it I wanted some food I could not say the word yes. Fell to one knee and then on my back, its like my brain was shut off for a short time then in very slow mode for 1-2hrs. Ambulance came and everything they checked was ok, but I couldnt say my street address. Got to the ER and ekg,blood test, catscan all were neg said DR. How can this be? I have been feeling this was for over 1 year now, spaced out and the amb. driver said it wouldnt be from sleep. My legs, arms and back were all twitching real fast and I could stop them, I knew what was going on but couldnt really move or do anything but breath and that seemed like I might not remember to. No major pain at all, loss of feeling, but I have had that over the last 1yr. Since then it seems cant get enough sleep, feeling of brain shutting off again, hot neck back of head. ANY IDEAS Since ER blew me off. My life is in slow mode.

2007-12-25 09:57:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

My sister was throwing up liquids and she is now having very bad stomach pains. How to alleviate the pain?

2007-12-25 09:52:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

2007-12-25 09:49:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Hello.
My sister recently got a burn on her inner forearm, about an inch and a half long, 1 centimeter wide from touching a hot skillet.It immediately blistered afterwards, but the next day, aout half of the blister was accidentally ripped off of her, leaving half of the burn exposed. She got the burn about 2 days ago, and we believe we have been treating it adequetely. Unfortunetly, looking at it today, it is obviously infected, because it has now become red and puffy around the area of contact. My question is, how exactally would we go about treating an infected burn, as to make the infection from spreading, and also to allow the burn to fully heal. Thanks a lot for your help, and a quick answer would greatly be appreciated.
Thank you.

2007-12-25 09:46:15 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I was wondering, what exactly is carpal tunnel, and is it possible to get it at 16? How serious is it? I use my hands ALOT, I spend at least an hour on a paino everyday, even 2 sometimes, and at least 2 hours a day on a computer typing, so I am always using them, but they are very weak, and I am always having trouble with them, if I lift more than 10 pounds, and don't hold the weight right, so that the weight is resting on my arms and not my wrist, they will hurt for 2 weeks after, and my Mom said it was possible that I might be getting carpal tunnel, and I was wondering how serious that was. Will that affect being able to play the paino?

2007-12-25 09:34:40 · 3 answers · asked by Mouse 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I know it's Christmas, so many people may not be on here, but my dad has been having bad back problems for a long time. Most of the time it's fine, but every once in a while, it just goes out on him and he can barely walk. It's hard for me to see my dad in that much pain, and he's like that today...and it's Christmas. I tried helping him stretch his back, but I was just wondering if anyone knows of anything that will actually relieve him for the rest of the day...until he can get into a doctor or something tomorrow. Any suggestions would be very helpful. I don't want him to feel this way on Christmas. Thanks!

2007-12-25 09:31:48 · 10 answers · asked by abay98 2 in Pain & Pain Management

i have a mild yet bothersome ear pain. i have some medicine from a while ago that expired in january. the medicine is called VOSOL HC/ACETASOL HC. i have looked it up on the internet but cant find much that will benefit me. do u think its ok to take or should i just take an asprin and call doc?

2007-12-25 09:14:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

How come randomly my foot feels like it is be squeezed together tightly and my toes feel clamped?

2007-12-25 09:09:34 · 2 answers · asked by GBPfan 3 in Pain & Pain Management

my father is very constipated and he says he hasn't done number two in a few days. Whats wrong with him. he said he took medisine but i am still worried. please serous answers.

2007-12-25 08:55:52 · 19 answers · asked by :D 2 in Other - General Health Care

Please state your source/s

2007-12-25 08:12:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

Long story short, on Saturday I went to an Urgent Care clinic b/c I had been having mild stomach pain for a week. The doctor thought I had appendicitis b/c of rebound pain and marked guarding. I did NOT have a fever, I had NOT thrown up. I wasn't that miserable. I went to Emergency Room and Ultrasound said I did not have appendicitis or any other problem. They said it was probably ovulation.

Now, it's Tuesday, and I feel miserable. My mom doesn't have a thermometer, but I am certain I have a fever. I haven't been this sick for a year. My throat is a sore, my body aches badly, I have chills, and little to no apetite. I am worse then this morning when I first woke up. Obviously I was well enough to type this but I still feel horrible, and I rarely get sick.

Coincidence? Do I just have the flu? Is this something to do with Saturday and last week? Please tell me.

Keep in mind I don't want to make my family take me to the hospital AGAIN if I just have the flu.

2007-12-25 08:07:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

i Have A Really Bad Pain In All On The Left Side Of My Mouth, i Had It A Few Weeks Ago On Holiday But Not As Bad, Then It Stopped The Morning After, But This Morning i Woke Up With It Really Bad And Have Had It All Day, i Had 2 Paracetamol First, Then Another Paracetamol A Few Hours After, But They Didnt Work. i Thought It Was Just Sensitive Teeth At First But For The Last Few Weeks i Have Been Using Sensitive Toothpaste. I'm Thinking Of Going To The Doctors Within The Next Few Days If It Dosent Go, What Do You Think This Could Be? Hope You Can Help , Thankyou x x

2007-12-25 07:47:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

it's a swollen bump
and it doesn't hurt at all
but, it just feels like tissue with liquid inside
it's not a pimple, i know that much

2007-12-25 06:32:51 · 3 answers · asked by bbykels 1 in Pain & Pain Management

2007-12-25 06:18:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management