Pain & Pain Management - November 2007

Have you had/do you have TMJ? Have you had orthodontics to correct it and did it help?

2007-11-15 15:03:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

they prescribed me 30 mg ritalin to take, is it going to interfere with my pain medication? Thanks.

2007-11-15 14:58:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-15 14:23:13 · 5 answers · asked by Charger 1

I stretched alot yesterday in P.E. class, but I always normally stretch. Now for some reason, the back of my legs hurt ALOT. I can't even reach to my ankles when trying to touch my toes! What's happening, and how can I get my legs to feel better?

2007-11-15 12:55:01 · 5 answers · asked by Ely 4

Wont hurt my throat? I have strep throat ?
ive taken my meds but milk or anything ive tried hurts my throat.

What drink wont hurt my throat?

2007-11-15 12:53:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 24 and I started getting migraines at a really early age. Some times a year it's better then others, but I generally get them at least once a week. Where I live we get chinooks (warm front that comes over the mountains) and it can be -20 one day and then plus +10 the next day, and if there's a chinook then I get a migraine. In the summer it's nice out and then starts to rain, I get a migraine. The doctor put me on difenac but it caused such severe stomach pains that it wasn't worth it. I've tried Immitrex as well and it didn't work. My doctor says that I get environmental migraines. Since I live at such a high altitude, that any change it pressure gives me a migraine. Does anyone have any sort of problem that is similar, and what has worked for you. My boyfriend suggested getting tested for diabetes.

2007-11-15 12:38:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are there any exercises that would help and not harm?

2007-11-15 12:24:09 · 6 answers · asked by Telma G 2

I just got back from getting a filling and they had to give me like 7 shots because the medicine wouldn't work on my but now it hurts really bad!! Besides like Ibprofen and advil and all that, what can I do to get rid of the pain and quick?!

2007-11-15 12:03:48 · 3 answers · asked by barbie girl 3

I have thoracic outlet syndrome, it took the doctors 2 years to figure out what it was. I have tried physical therapy and massage therapy and going to the chiropractor everday. With no relief I have had to stop doing all the things that I loved so much before this problem came about...riding quads, jet skiing, hiking, swmming, and anything else that is fun. Now it is getting progrssively worse...my fingers are going numb and cold more often and the thought of getting out of bed in the morning sometimes makes me cry because of the pain. I have finally had it! I need to find a solution to my problem. I have been talking with my doctor about treatments. Neurolesion was one of them (shots in my back muscles) but I am affraid of needles... or surgery (to remove my extra rib on my right and left sides) I am terrified of that too. So I am wondering who out there has ever had any of these treaments and how they went. Anyone with any advice, PLEASE tell me!!

2007-11-15 12:02:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

can anyone explain the process of getting a cortisone shot in
the shoulder? please be honest about any experieces regarding pain, side effects, effectiveness both the good and the bad. thanks

2007-11-15 10:24:19 · 6 answers · asked by Panda 7

It gets to pains. Does anyone relate

2007-11-15 10:07:24 · 2 answers · asked by rara 3

I have had a sore stiff neck now for 3 months, I have tried heat and it relieves soreness for a few minutes or so than it goes back to the way it was. I usually sleep on my back with my neck supported through the night, when I sleep on my side or my back (which has always been my preferred way to sleep) I wake up in a lot of pain and a lot of stiffness in my neck and shoulders. so I sleep on my back so that I wake up and I have at least 3 hours of feeling good. But than my neck and shoulders are sore all over again. somedays there is more pain and soreness than other days, the pain goes from my head (near my ear, mostly on my right side) all the way down to my left shoulder blade than toward my right mid-upper arm. I have tried aleve, naphroxen and even advil and tylenol nothing seems to work. does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-11-15 10:03:42 · 4 answers · asked by CHUTKA 2

I have suffered with chronic back and neck pain for years. When I was 12 I was in a bad accident. It busted my tail bone and hurt my back. I remember that the doctor told my parents that I shouldn't have any problems with it until later in life, he gave me a back brace, and that was all of it. Well, now I'm 32 and its come back to haunt me in the worst way. Sometimes I think that being dead would be better then having to deal with this constant pain every single day! Surgery is not an option right now because I am supporting myself and my son and I can't take the time off from work. How can I get my doctor to give me a good pain pill?! I have never asked for any before but it seems that doctors these days don't want to prescribe them. But I REALLY need them. I'm not a pill head. I'm in pain? What do I say to the doctor? Any suggestions?

2007-11-15 09:47:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-15 09:29:05 · 1 answers · asked by hideaway.1967 1

I have quite bad pronation of my ankles (due to Marfan syndrome) and I'm waiting to see the podiatrist to get some prescription insoles made for my shoes. The waiting list is currently about 11 months long. Is there anything I can do in the meantime? I have some shop-bought inserts, but they don't work very well. Sometimes my ankles get really sore because of this. Recently I've started having problems with my hips as well and I'm sure the fact that I don't walk properly doesn't help.

2007-11-15 09:11:07 · 3 answers · asked by Athene1710 4

Both the pains are not constant but recurring and unrelated.
Sternum pain goes away after I manage to crack it. But I can't always crack and it can be very painful.
My right shoulder/back muscle sometimes becomes very painful, like I'm being stabbed with a knife and the skin around that area eventually feels numb. Moving my arm hurts and I have to hold it at a particular angle so that it won't hurt. This pain lasts anywhere from a few hours to a week. I've noticed that I got the shoulder pains after long shifts working as a waitress, going to the gym or sitting for prolonged hours infront of the computer.
Can this be solved by massage, a chiropractor or maybe acupuncture? Would the results be temporary?
I would be grateful for any recommendations!

2007-11-15 08:11:54 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you feel it by simply touching the spine or back?

2007-11-15 08:07:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've just recovered from a common cold with a cough which caused my muscles in my chest area to really hurt, just before this I had some anxiety too which made me tremble sometimes without me even wanting to so I also think this has had an effect on my chest also. I have mostly recovered from the cold now and the stress is going but i've been left with really achy muscles around the chest area, particually around my left side.
What are good methods to help muscles relax and get back to normal, I've been off college because of the soreness I've been in. I prefer sprays than taking tablets, any recomendations?

2007-11-15 07:38:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-15 07:21:39 · 7 answers · asked by cindy61892 2

I have been doing massage therapy for 10+ years and am very toned with the muscles I use giving massage. I feel that much of the pain I feel is from an imbalance of muscles. I have started working out at the gym and would like to focus on the muscles that I don't work so much with my profession.

I should know the answer to my own question, as I know the muscles of the body very well, but I feel a personal trainer or physical therapist would be better qualified to give me some instructions. Thank you.

2007-11-15 07:03:43 · 4 answers · asked by jipegirl 2

For the past few nights, the joints in my shoulders and hips have been hurting so much, that I have been on the verge of screaming. I cried myself to sleep the other night cause the pain so almost unbearable.
I had a slight case Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis when I was a kid and even had to use a walker for a couple of months.
It comes and goes, but seems to come as the seasons and or temperatures change.
I use to be prescribed painkillers for these occurences, but have currently run out. I need something to help ease the pain in my hip and shoulder joints. I am trying to get into a specialist, but haven't had any luck. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. I just want to be able to sleep and wake up without pain. What can I do?

2007-11-15 06:43:25 · 1 answers · asked by Ryan M 2

2007-11-15 06:07:25 · 4 answers · asked by yobonbon44 1

2007-11-15 06:03:03 · 1 answers · asked by ? 1

does it work really???

2007-11-15 05:44:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

im still having chest pains that go through to my back the are like a tight pain ive gotten three doctors opinions who refuse to put me in the hospital for observation they say its heartburn or it could be an ulcer they did the test for ulcer came up negitive they still said it could be an ulcer so they gave me antibiotics didnt help they said its heartburn no it isnt i know what heartburn feels like and with the pain im getting i feel like im going to die it puts me to the floor its not cool and i need answers

2007-11-15 05:03:11 · 3 answers · asked by malika s 2

i get head aches all the time besides pills is there other ways to get rid of them

2007-11-15 05:00:40 · 5 answers · asked by colby t 3

2007-11-15 04:03:48 · 4 answers · asked by debbylynne333 1

i have extremely SEVERE chronic back pain from a 15 degree curve from scoliosis. i know it is small, but it is incredibly painful. i have always been very active but lately i am finding the pain is too much, i am scared i will be in a wheelchair soon if something doesnt change. i still try to lift weights and work out but it is exhausting with the pain i am dealing with. my specialist just says surgery but i am scared of being paralyzed. how do you deal with the pain? i have done everything you can think of, but would love to here what has worked for u! thank you! oh and i am not into drugs, my last doc prescribed a high dosage of oxycontine but that is not for me! thanks again.

2007-11-15 03:28:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

im 18 Iv been getting really bad hip and and admonalnal pains.. iv had alot of dischange to.. i came off my period about a eek ago.. but my stomache is still bloated! it feels swollen.. and also iv got these few red spots iv had for a long time. there like little spots and redness around them..

has any one felt like this before? if so what was it

2007-11-15 00:18:59 · 1 answers · asked by itz_me_init 1

I had my tubes tied earlier today and the spot where the incisions are hurting very badly. Even the Oxycodone does not begin to take the edge off the pain. This matter is complicated by the fact I have a minor cold so every time I cough the pain is unbearable. What can I do to make the pain easier to deal with?

P.S I am also taking the anti-inflamatory they sent home with me too and they both arent working.

2007-11-14 20:39:34 · 4 answers · asked by cybella27 2