General Health Care - December 2007

I'm going to the dr. but can someone tell me what a chipped bone or small fracture feels like? In my entire 31 years I've never broken a bone in my body (thump thump - sound of me knocking on wood :) ) and my foot/ankle has been killing me. My husband thinks its arthritis, but I don't know.

2007-12-28 16:23:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

She gets really weird every now and then... she starts slurring her words, falling asleep while doing anything (example: she'll fall asleep as she's reading or changing the TV channel, or even while eating); sometimes she gets really hyper... like obsessively cleaning to talking more than normal. She doesn't seem to notice that this is going on... she'll be falling asleep in her food, and then the next second she just pops her head back up, like nothing happened. When she does finally go to sleep, she breathes extremely heavy... so heavy she'll actually shake the bed. She has chronic migraines, so she uses something called Stadol Nasal Spray or other pain medicine. I've tried to talk to her about this, but it's really impossible. She gets very defensive and angry, and denies anything is going on. I don't know what to do... if this isn't naroctic dependence, then what could it be? Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

2007-12-28 15:28:03 · 2 answers · asked by EmilyJune 5 in Pain & Pain Management

when i get stressed out or upset or have problems with anxiety i tend to bite or chew on the skin over my knuckles on my hands, and its not really something i can help. it doesnt break the skin or anything but my knuckles are usually sort of red and sometimes have scabs, like when you have a small abrasion or something. i know its kind of gross, and i wouldnt really consider it self injury but my friend thinks it is

2007-12-28 14:41:58 · 10 answers · asked by brooksbetts123 1 in Injuries

Okay today at basketball i went to go shoot and i turned and just fell and heard a pop..My coach asked me where it hurt and it was down by my ankle bone.or whatever.and he told me he thinks i tweaked it.i can put a lil pressure on it.but not a whole lot yet.but i just can't turn it that much yet ..so he told me to ice ice ice.I have a basketball game tomorrow.at 2 and i don't know if i can play.I have been icing it since 7 and it is now 9:14 do you guys think i will be able to play tomorrow if i keep icing it down..and then wrap it tomorrow before game.plz hurry and answer my question before tomorrow..Thanx sooo much..

2007-12-28 14:17:02 · 9 answers · asked by Dude i ROCK! 1 in Injuries

2007-12-28 14:07:07 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan M 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-12-28 13:45:18 · 2 answers · asked by darth1977malak 1 in Other - General Health Care

The day after Christmas, I started feeling sick and threw up twice. I didn't eat that entire day, but had liquids that night. Yesterday, I just drank liquids. It's been over 48 hours since I've thrown up, but I am still not eating, just drinking fluids. I feel kind of weak, but I am afraid if I eat it will come up. I don't have any stomach ache at all. I am also do for my monthy any day now.
If I haven't thrown up in more than 48 hours, what are the chances of getting sick again if I eat?

I've really never had the flu. I'm 29 and the last time I threw up was when I was 7, after a surgery. So, I am new to this. Any help would be great.

I drink liquids and I did have some soup, but mostly it was broth and rice..

I don't have any respatory or cold like symtoms. I just feel sort of weak and a bit dizy, but not bad. Just tired I guess.

2007-12-28 13:23:30 · 3 answers · asked by KM 1 in Other - General Health Care

i don't know how to describe this exactly, but i will try my best to be descriptive as i can.
i woke up christmas morning and threw up about 6 times during the day. didnt eat anything until the next night, part of a banana. and since then ive been eating what i can tolerate and drinking water. i've kept it all down, but when i eat it feels like it's not going into my stomach, it kind of feels like it just sits in my throat for a while. a long while. i ate part of a banana around four and it feels like theres something in my throat now, at 8. not like directly in my throat, but down around the collarbone area.
it never did this before, is it related to the stomach thing i had? should i be worried?

2007-12-28 13:18:37 · 14 answers · asked by sara 3 in Other - General Health Care

I ate a ham sandwich on wheat bread about 24 hours ago, I went to make myself a ham sandwich tonight and when I bit on the top of the sandwich while I was chewing I noticed the bottom of the wheat bread had green mold on it. I'm totally freakin out right now cause I don't know whats gonna happen to me and I'm not sure if I should go to the hospital or if I will be ok or not.

Can anyone help me.

p.s. tonight when I noticed the mold I spit out and gagged up all the stuff I was eating but I can't remember if I swallowed any of it.

2007-12-28 12:39:00 · 9 answers · asked by Kat R 1 in Other - General Health Care

2007-12-28 12:38:00 · 8 answers · asked by Rita K 1 in Injuries

When it hurts so much you just can't fit in with the rest of the world, Like you feel different than everyone else?

Do you know what mean by that?

2007-12-28 12:32:55 · 6 answers · asked by Hank Mulder 1 in Pain & Pain Management

Do you like girls with their pubic hair shaved off or not?

2007-12-28 12:31:41 · 8 answers · asked by magics_gurl93 2 in Other - General Health Care

My left arm broke and my cast is spread from elbow to 1/3 of my fingers.. doc said to wiggle my fingers to help the blood circulate but I only do this every few minutes cause I keep forgetting..should I just wiggle them the whole time? They look so pale and feel cold compared to my right hands fingers.

how do I get them warm and not blue?

2007-12-28 11:56:32 · 4 answers · asked by Mimí..ツ 5 in Injuries

my arm went thru the window a lil bit and theres a cute that looks real deep i put peroxide on it and babdaged it up to stop the bleeding. but i peaked thru the bandage and it still looks bad cuz it cut so deep i can see muscle i cant go to a doctor so am i ganna be ok without stiches and stuff?will my arm go back to normal. the cut isnt the whole arm just a section past the hand alil bit not a super big cut but not a small one either

2007-12-28 11:46:47 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in First Aid

I'm so fortunate to be paying through the nose for ANTHEM healthcare coverage -- here's why...

In late November, I was rear ended by an insurance agent from PIAA in Henrico, Virginia -- at 45 mph. As a direct result my right knee swelled up to the size of a softball and I had to finally go to Patient First to get a knee imobilizer because of the pain and because an extreme amount of fluid had built up in my knee...it was a lot of fun, especially driving with it off which caused unbelievable pain...

Anyway, the fine folks at ANTHEM healthcare now are denying coverage because "the symptoms don't match the care provided, therefore they're not going to pay for the coverage" meaning I get a double whammy from the GEICO ripoff agency and ANTHEM healthcare ripoff "businesses"...

I guess it's all about the money when it comes right down to it -- Why should healthcare companies pay money out to anyone ??? "ANTHEM -- We're rich, you're not, so go suffer..."

2007-12-28 11:31:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i know if you have scoliosis its suppose to help you...but i also have a herniated disk L5

Wouldnt that be bad for my disk?

and yes i know, im going to ask the dr but im just seeing what answers i can get. thanks

2007-12-28 11:30:44 · 4 answers · asked by SaS 3 in Pain & Pain Management

I ate some bread that had a little green mold on it and I didn't even know and I'm not sure if it will do any kind of harm to my body or if it will make me sick, should I be worried!!
I was fixing myself a ham sandwich yesterday and never noticed anything but I went to eat a ham sandwich today and I put the plate down and there was the mold on the bottom of the bread, I don't know if any of the mold was on the top of the bread or not, I ran into the kitchen and spit out everything I had been chewing, but the reason I'm scared/worried is I don't know if the mold was in the bread I ate yesterday, it didn't really taste funny that I can remember

2007-12-28 11:25:46 · 3 answers · asked by Kat R 1 in Other - General Health Care

I'm a senior going to St. Louis University and I've been thinking about becoming a Physical Therapist. However, I was watching TV and those woman about 600 pounds had to see one for her legs which were really gross and large. The physical therapist had to feel/massage them. I'm not being mean but I could even look at the screen. I know I'll have to touch people and help them but helping someone with such sick/bad legs was not something I thought of.

Do you know any other careers in the medical field?

2007-12-28 11:17:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

i feel like i have something in my eye & it hurtsss!
ive tried eye drops, crying, & washing my eye out.
nothings working!
help!

2007-12-28 11:04:06 · 26 answers · asked by bizzybae 1 in Other - General Health Care

Hey I need to find out something, I ate some bread that had a little green mold on it and I didn't even know and I'm not sure if it will do any kind of harm to my body or if it will make me sick, should I be worried!!

2007-12-28 11:04:03 · 26 answers · asked by Kat R 1 in Other - General Health Care

stinkin cold!?

and why at chrstmas time too when i should be enjoying the extra time with my family!

any advice on shifting a stuffy head, watery eyes, sore runny blocked nose etc very welcome!
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2007-12-28 10:57:18 · 13 answers · asked by just trying to make a difference 5 in Other - General Health Care

The back of my neck hurts where it connects with my skull..mostly at the base of my skull. It gradually came on two days ago and pain has stayed about the same. It hurts to push my chin to my chest very hard, i can but it hurts to push hard. It hurts to bring my head up from lying down, or to bring my head back to look up, so I am thinking it's a muscle. I went to the chiropractor and he said my neck was really out of line but he popped it back into place and put me on electricity for a bit on my shoulder muscle, but it still hurts pretty bad. It also hurts when i swallow water, not solid food, but a big gulp of water makes my NECK hurt. I'm sure it's not a sore throat..Any ideas?

2007-12-28 10:41:02 · 4 answers · asked by Techmedic 3 in Pain & Pain Management

My second ear piercing

2007-12-28 10:30:20 · 7 answers · asked by RubyTee 3 in Pain & Pain Management

We can get vitamin D from the Sun, they are reporting that many people aren't getting enough, most of us only have our face and perhaps our hands exposed.
Would we get more vitamin D if we went out nude?

2007-12-28 10:21:43 · 20 answers · asked by Sprinkle 5 in Other - General Health Care

In the past month I've smoked maybe 4 or 5 times...before that I was a daily smoker for more then 10 years, I weigh around 200 pounds so I know the THC can stay stored in my system longer...I no longer smoke I decided my brain cells were more important and I guess I have just woken up and realized it's not for me anymore. Well I have been looking for a better job and I was wondering what I could do to completly detox my system....I'm not looking for a quick over night thing...I have about 6 weeks for it to work...I just think it would be best to try something....If you have any actual ideas that do work and have worked for you then please let me know. Do you think it will be out of my system in 6 weeks??? Thanks in advance.....BTW...No need for rude comments on I shouldn't have smoked to begin with...I realized that all on my own

2007-12-28 10:17:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

sometimes i get numbess in my arm but i also do it even if my chest isnt hurting. but usually it is like from my elbow down not my shouler.so if anyone has any info please let me know... thanks a lot

2007-12-28 10:16:48 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

In the past month I've smoked maybe 4 or 5 times...before that I was a daily smoker for more then 10 years, I weigh around 200 pounds so I know the THC can stay stored in my system longer...I no longer smoke I decided my brain cells were more important and I guess I have just woken up and realized it's not for me anymore. Well I have been looking for a better job and I was wondering what I could do to completly detox my system....I'm not looking for a quick over night thing...I have about 6 weeks for it to work...I just think it would be best to try something....If you have any actual ideas that do work and have worked for you then please let me know. Do you think it will be out of my system in 6 weeks??? Thanks in advance.....BTW...No need for rude comments on I shouldn't have smoked to begin with...I realized that all on my own

2007-12-28 10:15:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

or if i stay up to long? anyone ever heard of this or have the same problem?

2007-12-28 10:12:03 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

My mum has got really bad leg pains - she can't move her left leg cos its paining a lot, and she finds it really hard to balance and move.

First of all, what can I do to help her at home? Secondly, on a more general note, why don't doctors prescribe mild/weak local anaesthetics. I know people can become dependant on them, but sometimes if you have leg pains or whatever, couldnt weak anaesthetics really help you? I suppose the main worry is over dependancy, and forgetting that pain has a purpose. For example if you keep on using anaesthetics, and forget your legs paining, and then you injure your leg, it just gets worse and you can't feel it.

Thanks... I think I drifted off a bit!!!

2007-12-28 10:09:44 · 5 answers · asked by ღ♥ღ latoya 4 in Pain & Pain Management

Two days ago I was sledding. As I came down the hill and landed on the frozen pond, I fell and hit the back of my head on the ice. It hurt and I when I got up, I tasted blood. My vision and everything is okay but I've had a persisting headache for the past two days. Is this normal?

2007-12-28 10:03:06 · 16 answers · asked by kris 2 in Injuries