Pain & Pain Management - September 2007

Hi,

About three days ago when I woke up I knew I had a headache but when I opened my eyes the pan was awfull, my whole head (left side being the worst) started to throb.
Any light caused the pain to get even worse.

I spent the day in bed, kept the blinds closed and just kept taking paracetamol and drank heaps of water.

I slept really heavily that night, which is unusal for me and the following day was the same.

Yesterday wasn't so bad, I could get up and was able to do a few things but I still had a headache and I was still sensitive to light. By the afternoon I was in bed again.

Today I still have a headache but the sensitiveity to light has gone and so far I haven't had any sharp throbs of pain.

When can I expect this pain to go?
Is it normal for a migraine to go on so long?

Thank you in advance for your help
Thank you

2007-09-16 02:00:53 · 15 answers · asked by Shadow 4

Sometimes while sleeping at night I get very bad cramps in my legs that causes me to awake screaming. What causes this and how can I prevent it? What is actually going on inside my leg? It feels like a large foreign item in my leg turning around and around, slowly moving and knotting up. The pain usually last for a minute or more. I usually just squeeze my leg and scream until it stops. When it finally subside, it leave me exhaulted.

2007-09-16 00:00:50 · 11 answers · asked by Shorty Dee 1

2007-09-15 23:50:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

HELP ME!
I'm a 13 yr old. And I get this ache from the knee down to my ache/toes. It sometimes happens on the right side, sometimes left and sometimes both. I get this like 4 times a a month. PLEASE HELP COS ITS ACHING TO MUCH!
I cant bare with it no more.

2007-09-15 23:26:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It does'nt come and go, shes just has the same headache forever, 2 days straight and shes worried about it and so am I, if she still has it tomorrow shes gunna go to the hospital, but do any of uou know what it can be?!?!?! Please help. tylonal doesnt work, shes eating properly, nothing works.

2007-09-15 22:21:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

...............help, very painful, i cant even move my neck, it hurts so much.

2007-09-15 21:38:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

About 2 weeks ago, my lower back started hurting for some unknown reason. The pain extends down my left buttock and I have to walk hunched over. I went to my dr. and he ordered an x-ray which was negative for any abnormality. He prescribed only 15 Vicodin pills and basically told me I was fine. The painkillers seem to take the edge off and I also take it with ibuprofen and have been using a heating pad. The problem is, the pain has not subsided at all so I called my doc back and he won't prescribe any more vicodin or anything and told me that "it should be better by now" so keep taking the ibuprofen, which doesn't help. He is making me feel like I am just wanting drugs. I can't switch docs, but is there anything else I can do? Why are drs. so hesitant to prescribe narcotic painkillers to someone that really needs them? I have heard of people that don't really have pain anymore and their dr. gives them large amounts of painkillers regularly.

2007-09-15 19:42:40 · 9 answers · asked by mysti 6

I am having bad period cramps.I can't birthcontrol pills because I get severe migraines.I also can't have ibuprofen because they irritate the lining in my stomach.I don't want to take herbs,because they don't work,and Tylenol and Midol and all other menstrual products don't work for my pain.Is their anything that I could suggest my gyno put me on?Does anyone else have the same prob.?I need something for the pain before I cry.

2007-09-15 18:43:10 · 12 answers · asked by ♥Jennifer♥ 4

2007-09-15 18:19:12 · 17 answers · asked by Naye M 1

does it hurt? My neck desperatly needs this, I have tension headaches and my neck is so tight but I am scared to get it done. I fear pain badly. After having a child you wouldn't think I would but, we are talking about my neck, LOL WHOLEEE different type of pain.

2007-09-15 17:35:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I burened it on my stove! right now i have a ice pack over it but when i take it off it hurts a lot!!! HELP PLEASE!

2007-09-15 17:01:55 · 11 answers · asked by <3 4

One doc says heat and other says cold for stiff neck. What do I do?

2007-09-15 14:50:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have tried Vicodin, Prescription strength Aleve, and now Perkaset (not sure of the spelling). So far, perkaset is the less of the three evils but I have to constantly keep food in my stomach or I start to feel naseous again even if it's been several hours since I took it. I only take halfs and I always take them with food! Anybody have any suggestions? My only options are be constantly naseous or be in agony from a kidney stone I am trying to pass?

2007-09-15 10:42:40 · 5 answers · asked by Betrdz 6

On my left hip, every now and again I get this kind of numbing but a little painful feeling. Just wondering what this is. Is it like bad circulation or something? plz help

2007-09-15 08:42:00 · 1 answers · asked by Dann 5

My insurance doesn't cover this and the least expensive pharmacy is $360.00 a month!! Thank you all for ANY assistance.....and have a great day!!!

2007-09-15 06:57:33 · 0 answers · asked by HoneyAngel67 1

I had spinal fusion 10 years ago. My whole spine is fused with 2 rods, to correct a very severe curvature.

Ever since the surgery, i'll occasionally get a pain it my right shoulder blade (on my back). It feels like getting stabbed with a burning hot knife. It is AWFUL.

I know what you'll all say "go to the doctor," but unfortunately I've gone to my surgeon, and a couple of GP's already. They all tell me "it's nerve damage", and i should take tylenol or ibuprfen (i'm allergic to narcotic pain meds).

Does anyone else have "nerve damage" pain? If you do, does anything help you out?

I've tried OTC pain meds, muscle relaxers, heating pads, and back muscle stretches.

Thanks!

2007-09-15 04:49:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-15 04:38:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my mum is having too mucg pain on her knee i always give her a massage so the pain will be lessen.i also apply pain reliever gel and she takes a medicine that could lessen the pain but still it doesnt work on her.what should i do?

2007-09-15 04:34:05 · 7 answers · asked by safieh 2

My husband has an ingrown toenail and it's hurting him really bad. Does anyone have any suggestions, please help.

2007-09-15 03:10:58 · 13 answers · asked by sadiemae 5

I keep getting random strange feelings in my lower legs. My thighs are sometimes slightly sore. The feeling is that a random area goes cold for a second or 2. I have Perthes Disease in my right hip (similar to arthritis). Does anybody know what this is? My legs aren't really painful when squeezed, and I've had it for about a week. Could it be my new shoes?

2007-09-15 02:43:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wake up alot of times with pain that shoots from the left to the right in the back of my head. I also have fibromyalgia. Could that cause the pain? I also notice they get more intense when I'm tired or stressed.

2007-09-15 00:39:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-09-15 00:27:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

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my left side chest is paining and i suppose my heart is not getting good amount of oxygen

it is paining in different places but in my left side chest only

2007-09-15 00:25:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 23:26:37 · 6 answers · asked by Belinda B 4

i have been told sneezing with your eyes/nose/mouth closed can kill you 9SOUNDS A BIT FAR FETCHED TO ME), but it is also supposed to be impossible....
I think i did it the other day, i was in bed so eyes still closed, i held my nose and some how i managed to keep my mouth closed.....for a good 5 minutes after i sneezed i had the most excrutiating pain imaginable, i would compare it to a migraine and i felt like my head was going to explode....when the pain went, it completely went, not slowly just went (get me)
can someone tell me what happened there? or what exactly is sneezing and its purpose
thanks

2007-09-14 22:11:55 · 6 answers · asked by Humza 5

2007-09-14 20:50:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep having these terrible pains in my stomach as if someone is trying to eat it or something. I have a baked potato earlier, but, everytime I lay down is when the pain happens. Does anyone know what it is?

2007-09-14 20:19:19 · 5 answers · asked by RavenBlack 2

I was painting today for about 2 hours and I guess when you paint...your suppose to grip the paintbrush tight or a certain way? Whatever well while I was painting, I gripped it while having my Index finger on top and I was constantly pressing down. Right now my wrist and finger feels pain. And it even hurts to type this hah. Any solutions? I think this might go away the next day or so right?

2007-09-14 20:15:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 16:56:43 · 4 answers · asked by M 1 A . 5

Here is the scenario. This past Monday, I ate some Chinese food. I hadn't had any in over a year. (I had lapband surgery last April). My stomach started hurting, I tossed and turned all night, and as soon as I got out of bed the next morning I throw up the food and drink that I had. All that day, I didn't eat, because I kept feeling nauseated. I took pepto and seven up. Nothing helped. I work overnight. The next day, Wednesday, I cooked and ate, and immediately that came back up. I went to work that night and felt really bad and weak. I had to leave work and go to the ER. They ran ct scans, blood work and everything and couldn't find anything wrong. But my symptoms are still there so I know something is wrong. I have an appointment with my lapband docotor on Monday, but the CT scan said it was fine too. What could this be?

2007-09-14 16:46:43 · 5 answers · asked by younggb77 4