Pain & Pain Management - November 2007

had lower back pain on & off with some pins & needles in buttocks & left leg.
Y/day I got out of the car & could barely move, i have pain under my bump & my bum is numb - spoke to the surgery & they will apply for s phsio appt but there is a waiting list - advised me to take co-codamol & paracetamol with a hot water bottle & plenty of rest (i have 2 children of school age)
Today I am in just as much pain, should I call them again or just suffer it out until i get this physio appt, dr thinks i may of slipped/pulled a disc in my back?

2007-11-22 21:50:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i have any ache and pains ie toothache, stomach ache, head ache, or any other common problems.the doctors tell you to take paracetamol. how does a paracetamol know where the pain is?????

2007-11-22 21:47:41 · 11 answers · asked by dirtygurl78@btinternet.com 1

Ive always had bad headaches but they would be once or twice a month, they have gotten worse. lately i have them almost every other day, but right now ive had a headache for the past 2 days. ive seen a doc about them, dont an EEG and found nothing. ive even had to go to the ER cause they got really bad oneday, and they did and MRI and found nothing. I have an RX for Imitrex and it doesnt even help. Ive tried every thing and nothing helps. I dont even have to be stressed or tired or any thing to get them, they just happen. But im starting to get angry cause i get them so much now and they affect my daily life. I just got my eyes checked so no problem there. Im not at a computer very much, Im not around any thing loud either. So i really dont know what is causing them or what i can do to help them.

So can any one PLEASE help me? I really need the help and i dont know what kind of doctor to see, my normal doctor game me the imtrex and a nurologest did the EEG.

PLEASE HELP!!!

2007-11-22 21:19:41 · 7 answers · asked by Vila 3

After eating a big meal, a lot of times I will get a severe pain in my solar plexus area that last for several hours, usually starting around 2 or 3 AM and am unable to sleep until it goes away which could be several hours later. I've tried all the acid reflux over the counter stuff like rolaids, tums, alka-seltzer. Even got prescription for prilosec, nexium, etc. None of that crap works. What's weird is, if I eat my first meal for the day and wait about 8-9 hours before eating my second and final meal for the day, I'm usually fine. It seems to have something to do with digestion, like my stomach needs to have fully digested a prior meal before taking in any more food. There was also a couple of times when I had the pain, then had a large bowel movement, and it cleared the pain. Anyone have similar problems or any solutions for my pain? When I'm in pain, it is unbearable. I just wish I could find a way to alleviate the pain when it comes.

2007-11-22 20:50:41 · 3 answers · asked by Scorpio 1

two weeks a go i had a pueumococcal shot now for the last 6 days ihave bad pain in my lags and a am seeing a doctor thay do not now what is wrong can any help

2007-11-22 20:32:51 · 2 answers · asked by debbierodway 1

My mother, aged 55 years, is suffering from a long period of illness Migraines and attenuation at least once a week and be violent and severe, and leave only palliative that the doctor advised her not to be addressed continually because they harm the liver, is there expert can help my mother to leave them this causes headaches forever?

2007-11-22 20:21:45 · 8 answers · asked by Amr K 1

What diet should I follow? What medicines i need to take aside from pain relievers. That's all for now. Pls. reply asap.

2007-11-22 17:59:29 · 15 answers · asked by Nanette M 1

2007-11-22 17:48:05 · 5 answers · asked by Nicole M 2

I ran 1 mile at a slow pace but the next day my lower ribs started hurting and now they are still hurting after two day. Anyone know why that could be?

2007-11-22 17:30:27 · 4 answers · asked by franklino 4

My knees and ankles always hurt when I do a lot of excersize. I feel a sharp kind of pain in them, and I don't know what it is. Also, if I bend down bending them, they will kill me. It sometimes gets to a point where it is difficult to walk. Have any idea what it could be?

--Don't tell me to see a doctor...

2007-11-22 17:25:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My grandmother is having a constant pain in only one leg from about the ankle up to her hip/butt area. Not excruciating pain but still very painful and uncomfortable. It gets worse when she starts moving or walking etc. and is only sometimes somewhat relived with rest but never completely goes away. Stretching, pain relievers, heating pads etc. haven't really helped much. Also its a constant consistent pain throughout the leg that doesn't hurt more when u touch or push on the leg its just kinda there. Theres no explanation really. She hasn't done anything physical or anything that would cause an injury and the fact that its almost the whole leg makes injury seem unlikely to me. She also feels heaviness in the leg and sometimes like a tingling/crawling feeling that she finds hard to explain. Anyone have any idea what could be causing this or maybe something that might help relieve the pain? Shes 67 and in good health overall and no meds or anything like that if that helps.

2007-11-22 15:58:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to get like 4 shots tomorrow! the HPV shot, manigacacul, the flu shot (which im not worried about), and the tetanus shot. I HATE SHOTS, and im a complete wuss. i dont handle pain well at all . . . Whats the best advice you can give to me, and honestly tell me what they feel like (if you know). How can i prepare for them to make them not hurt as much.

2007-11-22 15:56:29 · 2 answers · asked by camryn 2

hip and leg joint pain moderate to severe, runs down leg all the way to foot, calf has started feeling numb to touch and just above the ankle, down into the foot tingly feeling that gets worse when standing for awhile

2007-11-22 15:36:03 · 4 answers · asked by Tammy T 1

Sometimes, my right knee hurts when I bend and rest on it and I feel like needles are piercing it. I can't move unless I move my knee v...e........r......y....... slowly. Not kidding. But when I walk, I don't feel anything. WTH is up with my knee?

2007-11-22 15:00:03 · 1 answers · asked by Sally G 1

I am a 41 year old female. The cramps I have are right below the breasts (in the middle) and go down to about 3+ inches above the navel and feel like a leg cramp only worse because of the area where they occur.
The area gets very hard and feels all knotted up. It's not hard to breath but very painful until the cramp recedes and then the area is sore for a while.
My father suffers from these cramps also.
Any idea of what causes them, what might cure them, how to keep them from happening?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

2007-11-22 13:51:23 · 2 answers · asked by justceleste 3

I dint wanna take antibiotics just yet bec it's not swallen but the pain is torturing me. I am taking tylenol and chlorasept and I take honey from time to time and gargle with salt and water. Anything else I can do ?

2007-11-22 13:01:44 · 6 answers · asked by pralisa 3

I get a pain here and there on the left side of my back in the area under my shoulder blade.
when i lay on my stomac when i sleep it feels better. and i get the pain when i sleep on my back or when i sit in a chair side ways or even sometime when i sit straight in a chair i get the pain.

the pain is like a ache , it happens then it dont hurt then a sec. later i will feell the pain.

what could this be? and how to treat it

2007-11-22 12:35:13 · 1 answers · asked by Russ 2

When both of my calfes cramped up badly at the same time, i stretched and it went away, I couldnt walk for a few days that well. Its been over a month and I am still having issues, like little spasms and some discomfort and pain. Since I cramped I have taken a mutli vitamin daily, I drink a ton of water, and started excercising, and then eventually quit smoking, but I dont understand why my calfes still are uncomfortable. Did I severely tear something? I was told that it can take time to repair, but this is getting annoying, please help!!

2007-11-22 11:06:36 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My friend is a perfectly healthy 20 year old female. Has had a recent medical examination and no problems were found.
I was talking to her on the phone just now and she complained of a sudden tightness in her chest and a loss of breath. She had bent down to pick something up when this occurred I think.
She has never had any breathing or chest complaints such as asthma etc and from what I can gather her blood pressure is fine also.

I know this isn't really the place for real medical advice but I'm just curious as to whether anyone may be able to offer some kind of information as to what could be the cause of a sudden chest pain like this.

Thanks.

2007-11-22 11:01:35 · 9 answers · asked by Katie 2

2007-11-22 08:54:52 · 1 answers · asked by jojo 1

I am only 14 but my mom said for my 16th birthday she will get me a tatoo....I am rele hooked on the trampstamp(above the butt),,, and like on the hip above the leg(i know this is desqusting but it above my private part) but i am afraid that getting a tatoo will hurt tobad

2007-11-22 07:21:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tuesday night I passed out at work, and apparently stopped breathing. Amongst other things, the EMT pushed VERY hard and shook my upper chest (slightly above, and in between my breasts).

It is VERY sore, and seems swollen.

Generally, how long will this pain last, and will it bruise? How long would it take for the bruise to appear - or would it have already?

2007-11-22 06:45:14 · 2 answers · asked by Jessica G 1

My boyfriend has a severe pinched never in his right shoulder.I have tried different things to help it but it seems like it does a little bit but not good enough where he can get some sleep.So now he takes sleeping pills to help him get some sleep and i massage his shoulder alot every night for hours on end to help with the pain.he has seen doctors and had x-rays done and a few other things and even meds to help it but thats not working either so im hoping someone will give me some answers to other things to try to do with his shoulder to help it.Thanks to anyone that can help me with this.

2007-11-22 06:34:01 · 6 answers · asked by sweet_angel_4_6 1

With a spinal cord syrinx from T-1 -T-6, should I be worried that I will lose the functions of my lower body soon? Six vertebrae seems like a lot of are to cover, but I no little to nothing on the subject.
Of course I would like to know how you know you answer.
thanks

2007-11-22 05:11:56 · 2 answers · asked by whodunit 3

I have been having very painful muscle cramps in my my lower leg(calf). My grandmother said that i might have ricketts.
I asked her what it was and all she said was i should eat better.

* Oh and these pains usually come at night when im streching in my sleep *

2007-11-22 05:01:11 · 3 answers · asked by Damn I'm Sexii !! 1

I am 38 years male ,weighing about 82kg.I often feel pain in my left side of chest AFTER EATING OR DRINKING from the last 3to4 months .Most of the medical tests r clear only have problem of GOUT .

2007-11-22 03:42:58 · 8 answers · asked by kami deer 1

Years ago i suffered a spinal injury in an accident in which i herniated L4/5 and L5/6 with a torn disk at L4/5 also.

recently my ciatic nerve has been giving me hell ive been using heat bags and rest to deal with it and some drugs (legal of course) but nothing seems to help any ideas on what to do OTHER THAN EXCERCISE

2007-11-22 02:06:43 · 3 answers · asked by Micheal Jones 3

I'm a rn student and was just wondering if the dr has to order exercises for a post op patient or does the Rn just go ahead and have the pt. do it?

2007-11-22 01:51:31 · 1 answers · asked by Toothie 2

I've had it for about 3 days, I've not been in any type of car accident. It hurts a little when I turn from side-to-side, and some just during everyday activities (standing, walking, etc.), but not terribly.......when it's really bad if when I have to "push off" and use certain muscles, like getting up off the couch, turning over in bed, or getting out of bed. When I grab the back of my neck & squeeze it, as I get out of bed, it's somewhat better. Almost using my own fingers as a brace.....

What might this be?

2007-11-22 01:08:13 · 5 answers · asked by TC 3

Prefer without machines or tools. How often?

2007-11-22 00:50:18 · 5 answers · asked by stan747design 2