Pain & Pain Management - February 2007

I went to the doctors after having a headache for well over a week. He said i had sinusitis and gave me antibiotics, pain killers and a nasal spray. Yet still after 5 days of medication i still have a really bad headache. How long do you think i should put up with this pain in my head before i need to think about going back to the doctors?

2007-02-26 05:23:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

What direction does the current conscensus lean towards? I've read and heard so much, tried everything from SSRI's to drugs for restless leg syndrome. The thing that has worked best thusfar is physical therapy. Is there any news on the forefront for me and my fellow sufferers?

2007-02-26 05:21:40 · 4 answers · asked by sunflower 2

Does anyone have any home remedies to suggest?

2007-02-26 05:20:45 · 3 answers · asked by Hanks Girl 3

it hurts like hell ans advils not helping. what could be causing it

2007-02-26 05:04:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My hip replacement was done in 1995, and seems to still be fine, but I know they only have a certain life.

2007-02-26 05:00:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-26 04:59:01 · 3 answers · asked by lora_smith2001 1

I am under a podiatrist who has diagnosed this crippling disease. The pain is excrutiating. She has tried taping it, building the shoes up and everything, but I am still in agony - I have a strong pain threshold but this takes my breath away and makes me want to weep.

Any suggestions please? Sensible ones. I cannot take drugs of any sort, due to their side effects and paracetamol does not touch it!

2007-02-26 04:48:19 · 6 answers · asked by zakiit 7

I HAVE HAD PAIN IN THE UPPER RIGHT PART OF MY STOMACH FOR MONTHS NOW. ABOUT 3 IN. TO THE RIGHT OF MY BELLY BUTTON AND ONE INCH UP. IT ISN'T ACCOMPANIED BY ANY OTHER PROBLEMS IE. NAUSEA, DIARRHEA, CONSTIPATION. I HAVE HAD BLOOD WORK DONE, ULTRASOUND, HYDASCAN, CT, XRAYS AND DOCTORS CAN FIND NOTHING. THE PAIN IS REAL, SOMETIMES A DULL ACHE EXCEPT WHEN YOU TOUCH IT THEN EXCRUCIATING PAIN. I KNOW- DON'T TOUCH IT, BUT YOU NEVER REALIZE HOW MUCH YOU TOUCH A PART OF YOUR BODY UNTIL IT HURTS- BUMPING STOMACH INTO THINGS, LEANING OVER SOMETHING, PICKING BABY UP AND HE TOUCHES IT WITH HIS FOOT. I CAN PIN POINT THE PAIN. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE HAD PAIN LIKE THIS? DID YOU FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH YOU? I WILL DO ANYTHING- ALREADY SPENT $1000'S OF DOLLARS. EVEN CONSIDERING GOING TO IRIDOLOGIST THIS WEEK. (THEY READ YOUR EYES) SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE.

2007-02-26 04:35:59 · 5 answers · asked by carly sue 5

I have been in moderate to severe pain for 4 1/2 years and I've been to doctors, physical therapy, orthopedic specialists, and I've had countless x-rays done, one MRI, and one MRI with a saline injection but the only thing that has shown up is inflamation. . They have rulled out a rotator cuff tear, fractures, and labrel tear. Can anyone tell me what else it could possibly be or what type of treatment may work so that I can discuss it with my doctor.

2007-02-26 04:17:06 · 6 answers · asked by al l 6

It's not in my budget to buy a special chair or anything, and I've tried making a wedge with towels, pillows, you name it. I do transcription work so my feet have to be on the floor at all times. And strangely enough, my tailbone doesn't really bother me much while I'm sitting but sometimes I just can't get up because it's so bad.

2007-02-26 04:13:25 · 5 answers · asked by georgia_peach 2

2007-02-26 04:11:40 · 3 answers · asked by handyandy 1

For about the last month my left foot has been hurting intensely. I am not aware of anything that I have done to hurt myself. It hurts to put my weight on it, especially firt thing in the morning. It hurts when I bend it certain ways. I do not think it is broken or anything because it is not swollen. My husband was sick last week so I slept on the couch, it seemed to hurt less on the nights I slept on the couch. When he got better and I started sleeping in our bed again, it started hurting really bad again. I also have a seriously stiff neck on my left side. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia. Any ideas about what may be causing it?

2007-02-26 04:11:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi there. Since yesterday, I have had sharp pains on the left side of my chest. I also have tight shoulder pain on the same side. The pain is very sharp and makes it hurt to take a breath. It lasts for a couple of seconds then comes and goes repeatedly for a few minutes. Then it is gone and then a little while later happens again. It is really bothersome. I am 25 years old and in pretty good health. I am not overweight and try to stay active. Does anyone know what this might be?

2007-02-26 03:59:40 · 3 answers · asked by kelcourtney13 1

2007-02-26 03:37:40 · 9 answers · asked by ? 1

25 male had a reoccurence of disc prolapse in L4-5. I tried taking tarction (intermittent - 50 lbs weight) but it did not help rather seemed to be aggrevating so I stopped it. I am reluctant to try epidural injections. Can some one pls let me know if they have tried spinal decompression, non surgical type eg: DRX 9000 or Accu Spina, can it have any negative impact on the disc prolapse condition. Are these treatments considered as a standard form of treatment for disc prolapses ?

2007-02-26 03:10:05 · 2 answers · asked by thakkarkt 1

2007-02-26 02:55:48 · 5 answers · asked by cheese toast 3

i slipped on the tub a month ago and i had this bad back pain whenever i bend my back like when im putting my jeans on or my socks. so i went to see my doctor. he told me to take this meds for one week and said if the pain is still there, then i shud go get an xray. so a week passed and the pain subsided so i never got the xray. now, i have this back pain again, its not that painful compared to the one i had before. bt it radiates down to the back of my thighs. im seeing my doctor in the nex 2 days bt i jst want to have an idea wht this cud be. is it a herniated disc? or sumthin else? thanks for ur answers. realy appreciate it!

2007-02-26 02:15:07 · 5 answers · asked by no way! 1

And is it safe for me to use eyedrops constantly?? I don't wear contacts.... this just started about 3 mo. ago. Maybe just the cold weather we've had??

2007-02-26 02:09:37 · 9 answers · asked by cuteness 4

I suffer from headaches a lot and mostly paracetamol does not solve them. I try to drink plenty but do worry a lot so it could be stress. Anyone have a good way of stopping headaches?!

2007-02-26 01:57:24 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

ive been having really bad bone pains 4 a more than 2 months now my knees feel like they are going to just break when i stand up my lower back always hurts really sharp pains and sumtime its so bad it paralysis me[well wen i cant move] and also my wrists and my head and also sometimes a get shooting pains in my stomach like i have been staped also get that feling in my bones please help me ive had an appointmen at my doctors 3months ago when it was just my back but they said its just doin to much but now it really hurts and espeshially my knees im a dancer might this have sumthing to do with it but no 1 in ma dance class has these pains so im sure its no from that

2007-02-26 01:46:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-26 01:28:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-25 23:52:21 · 4 answers · asked by yogesh 1

2007-02-25 23:08:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-25 23:02:04 · 10 answers · asked by KB M 3

that has lasted days on end. Vicodin, norco, nothin helps!!! I can't even sleep.

2007-02-25 22:59:06 · 8 answers · asked by sexyasscanela 1

I have had chronic upper back pain for EVER!
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I used tramadol for a long time, and it worked wonders, but recently I had an anxiety attack and was proscribed klonopin. The thing is I have no back pain, and I am not taking anything but klonopin.
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Is this just recession? or is klonopin helpping?
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Is my back pain stress related?
I've had this pain for years, and Tylenol, or alieve, or anything else doesnt help. Actually, Viccodin helps for a SHORT time, but not well.
This is weird to me. any answers?

2007-02-25 22:50:20 · 5 answers · asked by bubbie_king 2

Pain in the diaphram area, feels like a giant air bubble that will not go away, extreme pain all day, felt like I needed to vomit, but didnt. Had the feeling I should burp, but couldnt . What could this be?

2007-02-25 22:45:08 · 3 answers · asked by Robin P 1

I was having a really bad artheritis before 2 years I was on the bed for almost 2 months because of swelling of my right knee and foot after some steroid medications the swelling was gone and i was back to normal except increase in some weight. Now i am 60 kgs. with 5.1 ft. height i dont really have any problem but my legs , hand and back pains if i am walking little also. before 2 days i have started accupressure therapy for this and with 2 sittings i am feeling better as my stiffness of the ankle and knees is vanishing but i want to know whether this will be a temporary effect or i can rely on it for a long time because therepy is of 6 sittings minimum and 12 sittings maximum so should i continue to have 12 sittings or my case will be as same as previous after stopping this therepy.

2007-02-25 20:25:56 · 3 answers · asked by Preksha75 2

I have 2 herniated discs in my lower back. I also have sciatica. Which pain med works best? I am currently taking Ultram and Darvocet. (Not at the same time). Has anyone had any luck reducing their pain with Vicoden or Percocet?

2007-02-25 19:53:21 · 12 answers · asked by Denise 2

my ear is clogged and I am unable to hear out of itbut is doesnt hurt what might ge wrong?

2007-02-25 18:10:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous