General Health Care - December 2007

You know that my chronic pain prevents me from sleeping or doing anything for long peroids. However, my helper and I found a couple of things that have made a big difference. She found this thick-thick memory foam pad for the bed and a mattress cover came with it. The cost on sale was $100. I found a gel body pillow on sale for $50.00 and these two things together have helped extremely. We are always searching to help one another on this site, just thought you could use this information. Did you want to hear things found to help sleep and do you have suggestions to help us with our chronic pain?

2007-12-04 22:47:29 · 2 answers · asked by grannywinkie 6 in Pain & Pain Management

My pain started after lifting basket washing.
I have had it for approx 2 mths
I have had a cat scan on my lower back which just showed some slight bulging discs.
I am on my feet 8 hrs per day this pain is not there through the day its mostly at night.
It doesnt restrict my movement .
Can anybody answer my question its very frustrating & annoying?

2007-12-04 21:32:34 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I need a knee replacement, but the Dr's say I'm not 60 they say I'm to young for a knee replacement ( as knee replacement parts have a minimal part which in my case will only last 10 years ), My knee is bone on bone. so they are holding off. I'm just wondering some one has made a lotion or a potion or what ever that will help me with my knee's. As my life is on hold I can't walk distances, dance or even kick a ball with my grandchildren. I on fosamax,celebrex, panadol, nuroforn, fishoil ,glucosamine and osteroEzeThank you

2007-12-04 18:51:13 · 3 answers · asked by Kaye B 6 in Pain & Pain Management

i got a purple bump on my butt whole is that a hemmroid??
my sis told me they come from straining to much..
i left weights could that be where it came from?

2007-12-04 18:46:10 · 16 answers · asked by MWD (WAR EAGLE!)[Gmen] 3 in Pain & Pain Management

Yesterday, I stepped off an unexpectedly deep curp and my ankle gave out. I remeber I heard something, but I cant remember if it was a snap or a pop. It hurt really badly, so much that I couldnt cry, and I couldnt move it at all. I have already weak ankles, and when my dad lifted me up, my ankle wouldnt support my weight. It was his birthday, and i didnt want to ruin it, so I hobbled into a mexican restaurant, mainly just hopping on my right foot, and dragging my left behind. I came home, took some ibuprofen, and elevated it with ice on it, but it was still swollen when I went to bed. Then this morning, I woke up, and I couldnt do a thing with my ankle. I ended up getting some crutches. I couldnt keep my balance very well and I had to use my hurt ankle to support me a couple times, which didnt work well. I've had it wrapped up with ice for hours and it finally looks like the swelling is going down. It still hurts like mad though. Do you think its a sprain or do I need to go to the ER?

2007-12-04 18:32:13 · 5 answers · asked by ? 2 in Injuries

i was in a car accident about a montha ago and from it i got an intence headache and since then the only time it goes away is when i go to bed and the location of where it hurts changes daily. since the accident the headaches have not been so sever but it does still bother me some. to make things worse i sometimes get dizzy without warning weather im driving or sitting down doing nothing. help!!!

2007-12-04 17:03:51 · 9 answers · asked by lala6212006 2 in Injuries

It has been there for a while now and it hurts. Sometimes when waking up I feel like I have been hit. I have headaches and the back of my head tingles. the bump is about the size of a regular marble

2007-12-04 16:55:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

I know this sounds gross and no I have not done it...I swear!
But my grandmothers boss at the time told her that her own pee can cure acne. Also I read from other countries like Ireland and India its being practice but not openly so.

But they say your pee can cure fungus of your toe nails,pain,and possible can cure cancer.

But has anyone tried pee as a cure and does it really work for most things?

2007-12-04 15:50:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

ive sprained my ankle about 10 times now on both ankles.

2007-12-04 15:21:12 · 12 answers · asked by mac t 1 in Injuries

I am aged 59.I have diabetes for the last 12 yrs and am taking continuous treatment.The sugar level is slightly above normal(HbA1c-6.9%).I have foot burning in my left leg since 4 months and was taking Zeptol 200(Carbamazepine Tab IP) for two months and after that Gabator 300 (Gabapentin Cap).During the time I was taking these medicines, I did not get the burning sensation for about 25 days in a month but I was getting it during 3-5 days in a month only. Now the burning has spread to my right foot during the last 0ne week& the burning is there continuously during the last 10 days.I do not feel the burning when I walk or during sleep. After I wake up, when I start to work in sitting position or relax, my feet start to burn
For Diab, I was taking Euglucon 1 tab two times a day, Melmet-500 (Metformin)1 Tab two times a day and Rezult 2mg once a day with Centrum(A-z). I stopped Rezult 3months ago but added Euglucon half tab two times.
The foot burning is making me restless.Pl. advise.

2007-12-04 15:09:18 · 6 answers · asked by Pillai 1 in Pain & Pain Management

it looks like a spider bite,
but im not sure.
its red all around the bite, and the bite its self is purple-ish.
I can pop it only a little, and the swelling will go down,
but then it will come back.
and theres a black dot in the middle.
if i look in the bite whole that the puss comes out of, it looks like a black ball.
and its on the top of my left arm,
everytime I put my hand down, to my side..
my hand gets numb and starts to hurt.
I have one on the inside of my right leg too, and my right eye is swelling up, and they both also hurt baaaaaaaaad.
so what should i do and what could this be?

2007-12-04 14:59:48 · 8 answers · asked by Justin K 2 in First Aid

So my mother was trying to open a package with kitchen shears and they slipped and she kinda stabbed her thumb. The cut wasn't too deep but enough that it didn't count as a slice. She kept her arm raised above her head for the next 10 minutes until she finally said she felt like she was going to faint. She lost very little blood so what was the reason she felt as though she was going to faint. Was it possible shock, or could it have been a chemical produced by the body to aid the injury in some way that causes a faint effect? Please be descriptive... if it is because of a chemical, what is the chemical? Thank you!

2007-12-04 14:32:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My school requires a doctor's note to get out of gym class. I know this because I started school with a badly sprained ankle from playing soccer for the school and I told him that the school's sports injury person said I can't do anything and the teacher said, "Can you walk on it?" and I said, "Barely" and I was forced to participate. Well, I've sprained my other ankle now, (playing soccer, it had almost healed when I re-sprained it last gym class, right at the end of the class), badly, and my parents can't get me to our doctor before my next gym class. Does anyone know of a good way of missing class without getting a zero for not participating? I really would like to miss gym, maybe only once or twice so that it can heal well. I actually like gym and stuff, I just can barely walk now and trying to jog or play basketball would not bode well for a healing ankle.
Thanks, Sean

2007-12-04 14:29:10 · 7 answers · asked by Sean 1 in Injuries

First, I am taking my son to the doctor, I would not consider this to be a substiute for medical advice, just curious thats why I am posting here. My son is 14, average height, but complains about 3 times a week that he is achy........He is athletic, average weight. He was perfect in height and weight at his last doc visit. He has been very active, but since he aches he has slowed down some. Just curious if others has had these symptoms with their growing pains.

2007-12-04 14:07:15 · 1 answers · asked by rhonda c 2 in Pain & Pain Management

Okay i just fell on the icey sidewalk and REALLY heurt my elbow!! And now about 20mins l8r it hurts the same or it mmight be more!!i had to type all of this w/ my left hand cuz it hurts 2 use the right one. do u think i could have broaken it? i have broaken bones in the past and they all hurt ore but then again i wuz younger so idk. and wen do u think it will stop hurting?

2007-12-04 13:36:59 · 10 answers · asked by Just me 1 in Injuries

how could you do it at home in a bed room by yourself? w.e XD

2007-12-04 13:22:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

everyday i drink about 3 bottles of water through out the school day, and ive been getting headaches around 2ish is when i really noticed them, and i usually take 2 advil and drink more water, and it doesnt help. ive gotten adjusted from my chiropractor a few times, and i wear glasses for reading which was thought to be causing my headaches a while back. but the headaches seem to never go away, and are always right around my temples.

any ideas of to what this could be?

2007-12-04 13:10:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

I got a migraine yesterday at around 11, and got one today around the same time. It feels like my eyes are going to explode, the right half of my forehead is pounding, and I'm sick to my stomach. Yesterday's didn't get better until I went to sleep. I've been sleeping since I got home from school at 4, I just got up and my headache is just as bad. I've eaten saltines, drank water and apple juice, and put with a cool wet cloth on my eyes. None of it is helping. I took Advil because it's all we have at our house. I can't concentrate in school when they hit me, I get dizzy and extremely tired, I fell asleep on my friend's shoulder at an academic match while waiting to play quick recall and had to be shaken awake, they said it took a long time to wake me up. What can I do? I woke up to do my homework, it's going to be impossible to do my algebra with this migraine. I've only had 3 or 4 migraines ever, over this summer. I'm 15.

2007-12-04 12:24:00 · 4 answers · asked by The Broken Doll 4 in Pain & Pain Management

it is more tot he sides and it is on both legs. I need them to be better soon. HELP ME

2007-12-04 12:16:48 · 1 answers · asked by hi 1 in Pain & Pain Management

usually starts in the mornings and gets progressively worse as the day goe's on

2007-12-04 12:00:21 · 4 answers · asked by coma toast 2 in Pain & Pain Management

I have a sore throat, and I want to eat a bowl of chili. Like the spicy kind with the beans and meat and all. So I'm wondering, will the spiciness make my throat worse? Or is it okay to eat the chili? I don't want to make my throat even worse than it is now. Also, the chili is a little spicy.

2007-12-04 11:58:33 · 32 answers · asked by irkendefender 2 in Other - General Health Care

I hurt my back shoveling today, I always do when I shovel but I have no choice, no one is going to do it for me, except for my dad but he is 75, I don't want him doing that hard work, anyways I was telling my friend (who is about 13 years older than me) about it and she said that I should go see a chiropractor cause someone my age (I'm 34) should be able to shovel without hurting their back, is she right, should I go see a chiropractor

2007-12-04 11:57:01 · 5 answers · asked by pumpkin2 1 in Injuries

please no responses saying its a bad ideas just want to know how i can get it off

2007-12-04 11:55:38 · 16 answers · asked by Jeremy C 1 in Injuries

i had a injection into my shoulder for rsi from my job. i got fired too because i was unable to do any of the work..
it has been two days since the injection and its still very painful..how long is it going to take...and what can i do to help ease the pain...i cant stand it.

2007-12-04 11:40:03 · 4 answers · asked by ஐButterfly Effectஐ 5 in Pain & Pain Management

I have bad headaches, not sure if they are migranine since the light and noise do not bother me. I feel as if my head is going to explored and I will end up dying from it. At times I have thrown up from the intensive of the headache, still throwing up doesn't help neither does over the counter meds.

2007-12-04 11:32:43 · 6 answers · asked by 212 Degree 4 in Pain & Pain Management

My friend had a cold and I think I got a sore throat from being around him.I asked him what did he do and he said he took theraflu and he was healed in 2 days.My throat started hurting a little bit yesterday and today it hurts more.Will the pain get worse or better?also will I get any sicker or congested?
How long does it normally take for a sore throat to heal

2007-12-04 11:19:03 · 5 answers · asked by rez k 1 in Other - General Health Care

I have spinal stenosis and slight athritus ( both spelt incorrectly) in my lower back. i go to the gym regularly and after a session there is no pain other than a slight discomfort and even before the pain is uncomfortable rather than agony. I have found that recently that I have felt my legs were going to collapse but U knew they were not. Tonight I was waiting for my wife to arrive at tthe station when I felt they were going to collapse and as I walked I felt that I was not using them properly in fact I felt I was losing control of the movement and I could not place them where I wanted to . It felt they were a couple of inches away from whee they should have been and that I was walking like a drunk. I sat down for about three minutes and when the traimn came in I felt OK. I had not bveen drinking. Any Ideas?

2007-12-04 11:15:40 · 6 answers · asked by Scouse 7 in Pain & Pain Management

im 19 years old, active, dont smoke, and rarley drink. i have been having chest pains that varies between left side, middle and right. i try taking tums, and nothing. went to the doctor and blood test came back negative...hooked up to an ekg, and nothing and had x rays that seemes to be normal.....im not really stressed out to have that kind of pain. i just dont know if i should get a second opinion cause i never had this pain or discofort before. has anyone had the same problem that can help me out?

2007-12-04 11:12:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

how do i know if i have nerve damage in my arm
i had implanon in my arm
but i got it tooken out today
and i think i might have nerve damage
how can i tell
please help
thanksz

2007-12-04 10:58:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

My ear drum ruptred almost 2 years ago. I had tubes put in but unfortunatlly they come out and then I'm right back to the pain. I know I have sowllen stationary tubes but nothing is helping!! I don't want to be in pain anymore.

2007-12-04 10:50:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management