Pain & Pain Management - November 2007

yeah, need to go to the doc. but i just moved, all that's active is medicare, transportation is iffy. upper abdomen, more toward left, back hurts too, mild nausea as i said. bending over, laughing, coughing, lifting...all are quite painful. lying down is problematic...i rested well from 4am till 1pm, which was good. don't think food poisoning, no one else in the house is sick, and the nausea is really quite mild. it's the pain and weakness that's killing me...well, not really. this just hit like a ton of bricks by the way. i don't want to get stuck with some hideous medical bill if my insurance decides i wasn't sick enough after the fact, especially if i go to a clinic and they punt me to an ER. anyone have a clue? oh-was just on steroids, if that helps. for asthma, not to hit home runs...

2007-11-25 11:57:35 · 2 answers · asked by caitkynthei 3

sharp pain in the lower right side of my stoamch area.

2007-11-25 11:37:36 · 8 answers · asked by sar bear 1

2007-11-25 11:26:32 · 4 answers · asked by sportster 1

for the past two or three days, ive had what i thought was a sore throat. but now, i noticed that it was only at the upper left of my throat, in the back (the part that you can see when you look in the back of your mouth) the pain just got bigger and bigger and now i cant even swallow anything (including my own saliva), without being in extreme pain... its so bad that im at the point where i cant even swallow my own saliva

2007-11-25 11:14:04 · 15 answers · asked by J-B 1

like if u needed surgery or something

2007-11-25 11:12:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been experiencing mid to lower left back pain on and off for a few months now. It seems to occur at night and I can't sit, lie, stand etc in comfort.The pain extends into my chest cavity and when I get upset or anxious because of the pain it makes it worse and it hurts when I breath. I have no breathlessnes or anything just pain. I went to the docs and they discluded kideny problems (no other related symptoms and clear urine) I had xrays which showed slight scoliosis (which I have known and had for ages). She put me on anitiflammatories which seems to be helping. But I am now getting pain in my mid lower back and I feel very. very tired(even before going on the anitinflams.). Only just the other day I had some chest pain as well. if anyone has had a similar experience with a diagnosis or suggestions please let me know. I have had fullon blood tests which shows consistant low iron (taking iron and multivitamins too) and a colonoscpoy but everthing is showing up normal.

2007-11-25 10:56:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have pain on my sides technically on my side ribs. I also have mid back pain. And I have shortness of breath. Sometimes the left or the right side of my head hurts (on and off). Sometimes sharp pains on/under clavicle (collar bone). Im also experiencing dizziness and nausea. And my heart sometimes beats fast.

Whats wrong with me?

2007-11-25 10:16:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

looking for the Homeopathic equivalent of naproxen (ALEVE) or other meds for pain for moderate joint pain (arthritis). A quick search in google returned Arnica, but not sure of dosage. Any ideas?

2007-11-25 10:08:35 · 5 answers · asked by PAGRO 2

i broke my arm about 4 years ago and starting last year, every fall around this time, i get a sharp/shooting pain in my forearm and wrist.sometimes my fingers feel numb.i have it wrapped.

2007-11-25 09:26:42 · 3 answers · asked by Chels 2

Had arthoscopic knee surgery 10 weeks ago. Currently have pain in the back of my knee and down my shin. Wakes me up in the middle of the night. Doctor says I have severe arthritis on the outer side of my knee but the inner side is okay. I am on pain meds for chronic pain due to MS. Take Opana ER 20mg every 12 hrs and Opana 5 mg twice a day for breakthrough pain. For the arthritis I take Naprelan 375mg (2) at bedtime. Very stiff when I get up. Knee locks up. Can't walk normal because of the pain. Very slow too. The surgery was to take care of torn menicus. Thought I should be better by now. Actually I feel worse. Suggest x-rays or MRI? Anyone experience this kind of pain? Any thoughts of what it could be?

2007-11-25 09:24:09 · 2 answers · asked by BooBooBaby 2

I have like 6 little bumps(Pea Sized) in my left ear and they just started burning.And I Have A Boil On The Top Of My Left Ear As Well? What Is It The Nurse(at my school)thinks they are just Cists.

2007-11-25 09:18:03 · 2 answers · asked by Eyes On The Prize 1

When I yawn or chew with the right side of my mouth, or when I get up quick, the right upper part of my head hurts. It feels more like a headache when I get up, and the others feel just a little different, kind of like a muscle, but there is little difference. The pain is in my right upper part of my head. The pains only last about a second or two after yawn/chew, and the same when I get up fast. It feels like pressure in my head, like a headache, but stops fast. The pain doesn't come randomly, like when I sitting down, and it's pretty much just with those things happening. I don't think that it's a tumor though because I don't have nausia or random headachs, longlasting headachs, or seizures. Is this something to worry about?

2007-11-25 08:44:21 · 1 answers · asked by Jonathan 3

after i woke up from general anaesthesia they just said i should be drinking a lot of water, which made me vomit.
is this normal?

2007-11-25 08:28:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

have been to foot Dr. had 5 shots of cordizone in left foot,right one was ok at the time. shots didnt help. went somewhere else ,i spent $350.00 on arch supports that not only hurt my ARCHES,but now the right foot has the same problem. can anyone recomend a brand of shoes with good padding in the heal.the supports are hard,i cant see how that is suppose to help the pain when i am walking (i am a waitress on my feet 8 hrs straight)
.when i get home and rest,and then go to get back UP I have fallen 3-4 times,as the pain is just awful. once i am up the pain lessens but dont go away.
I am back to ice packs.

2007-11-25 08:27:21 · 2 answers · asked by Jan R 1

Did you gain weight, lose weight, have more energy, less energy, did your appetite change, did it affect your sleep?
I could go on and on so PLEASE, say whatever you may have noticed from taking this medication. I did read all the info on this medication but would really appreciate firsthand experiences.
THANK YOU

2007-11-25 08:23:45 · 1 answers · asked by Eternalsilence 3

2007-11-25 07:39:51 · 3 answers · asked by Azubuike O 1

i am extremely constipated, i have been for a month or so; i have a hard, bloated belly, and am feeling very worried. its stressing me out so bad, i can't try and have a BM because i cry due to the pain and the headaches..i need to get rid of this problem and fast! what are your suggestions?

2007-11-25 07:31:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My father is 80 years old and has a lot of trouble walking. A specialist told him he needs surgery but we as a family fear that he might not make it through surgery or the long recovery/rehabilitation.

My dad just wants to be pain free again. Does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-11-25 05:48:50 · 5 answers · asked by gh0st 3

when i do push ups for some reason during the middle of my push up session my head hurts alot. feels like someone just slapped me in the back of my head really hard. and it stays for a while. same thing with chin ups when im in the middle of my chin ups i ffeel the same pain in my head. hurts really bad. even if i take medicine the next day i try to do one of these task it hurts alot. any one know why?

2007-11-25 04:43:11 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am really beginning to worry about myself but I think it is just stress that is making me this way, not something really physically wrong with me. For about the past month and a half, I have had a non stop tension head ache, it is nothing unbearably,a constant dull ache.I also am having trouble talking kind of.(not as bad as it sounds) i just stutter over words and it takes me a while to gather my thoughts. Its also little things. Like i was making flashcards and i was going down the list. and I looked up for a second and then i looked down at the list and i had no idea which flash card I was on. I think that is because so much stuff is going through my head, i was just copying words not really processing them. I am a hypochondriac so of course i think i have a brain tumor. I was looking for a little reassurance. I am hoping to find some ways to relive my stress(any advice?) and see if my symptoms alleviate. has any1 experenced anything like this? should i go to the dr. or wait?

2007-11-25 04:31:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

is a soft matress better for your lower back.

2007-11-25 03:22:14 · 11 answers · asked by superdad0001 1

How do i know the difference?
It seems especially since the weather has been getting worse taht certain joints have started to hurt more than ever...knuckles and my toes and sometimes my hip...how do i know if this is arthritis? my mother, grandmother, grandfather and a couple of aunts have arthristis, my mom since she was 13...

does anyone know the difference? all i know is that i am in pain...

2007-11-25 02:56:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My leg is weird. I'm talking about the backside of my knee on my left leg. You know how in the middle/ towards the inside of the leg, there is some sort of lump? It's a vein or artery or something. Whenever I am in health and we're talking about bones and ligaments breaking, when I see blood, and last week watching Grey's Anatomy, it feels funny. Almost hurting. I have to move it slightly up and down when it does that. What is wrong with me? Is it normal?

2007-11-25 02:56:20 · 5 answers · asked by Chloe :) 3

For the last week or so I've woken up and had bad lower back pain. It goes away during the day. Do I need to see a chiropractor?

2007-11-25 02:42:50 · 8 answers · asked by Jim D 2

I was just diagnosed with degenerative disk disease, route nerve impingement, and arthritis in my back and I am in a significant amount of pain. The doctor gave me Motrin 600. It does nothing for my pain. He didn't give me any advice on how I can help my back. I tried to go to Urgent care and they turned me away. What do I do and why don't they care?

2007-11-25 02:23:29 · 7 answers · asked by xoxo 5

i tried medicines and pain killers. but the pain is still there!!

2007-11-25 02:23:00 · 2 answers · asked by dolphin lover 2007 1

I am 36 years old and have suffered fro the last ten years or so.I get headaches that escalate so bad that i violently throw up and my head feels like it's gonna burst.My bp and pulse go up sky high.When they are severe like this i have to go to the ER where i am treated like a junkie,sometimes they dont treat me at all,they give me 2 ultram and tell me to go home and sleep.The few docs who do treat me give me iv fluids,for the pail they give me diiaudid and iv phenergan for the nausea.The pail is so intense it sometimestakes 2 shots of dilaudid to work.I am at my wits end,i.ve seen so many neuros,tried so many migraine meds,antidepressants,pretty much exhausted every option.I have seen several docs and they all seem to play the same recording.They all say narcotics are not the answer but what du you do when they are the only meds that work?I live in the MB area of S.C.knows a pain doc who aint afraid to do narcotic long term treatment for headaches,please tell me.(Please Help Me)

2007-11-25 01:09:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have been swimming and got a veruca and a corn its horrible i NEED to get rid of it how do i ??

2007-11-25 01:05:19 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-25 00:49:27 · 5 answers · asked by Beth J 1

i went to the hospital like 3 times for it and i had a sinus infection so on the 3rd vistet to the hospital they did a cat scan and found out i have concha bullosa and i might have to have surgery on it in the mean time ive been haveing pain now the hospital put me on pain meds vicodin works for about 2 hours then the pain comes back. now i havent seen my regular doctor but iam going tomorrow to tell him and show him my paper work on the catscan my doctor should be able to give me pain meds for it right cause sometimes i get bad pain in my nose and eye until i get my nose fixed

2007-11-24 23:44:33 · 1 answers · asked by F K 1