my neck is slightly swollen and is a bit painful...believe it ir not, it is cat scratch fever.
if you want to know what it is, go here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_scratch_fever
thanks...it would be much apreciated.
i've had it before, and i dont want to go to the doctor again, bc he'll just tell me it'll go away within a month or something...a month.
2007-10-27 15:06:45 · 24 answers · asked by Prongs 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
tthanks! telling me your aunt almost died is a real comfort! lol
2007-10-27 15:23:41 · update #1
i didn't have medicine before.
2007-10-27 15:28:05 · update #2
Done.
2007-10-27 15:09:45 · answer #1 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am praying for you right now, but I also want you to get to a doctor or clinic and have them reconfirm your diagnosis:
Do your symptoms fit this criteria:
Signs and Symptoms
Most people with cat scratch disease remember being around a cat, but often cannot recall receiving a scratch or a bite. A blister or a small bump develops several days after the scratch or bite and may be mistaken for an insect bite. This blister or bump is called an inoculation lesion (a wound at the site where the bacteria enter the body), and it is most commonly found on the arms and hands, head, or scalp. These lesions are generally not painful.
Usually within a couple of weeks of a scratch or bite, one or more lymph nodes close to the area of the inoculation lesion will swell and become tender. (Lymph nodes are round or oval-shaped organs of the immune system that are often called glands.) For example, if the inoculation lesion is on the arm, the lymph nodes in the elbow or armpit will swell.
These swollen lymph nodes appear most often in the underarm or neck areas, although if the inoculation lesion is on the leg, then the nodes in the groin will be affected. They range in size from about ½ inch to 2 inches (1 to 5 centimeters) in diameter and may be surrounded by a larger area of swelling under the skin. The skin over these swollen lymph nodes may become warm and red, and occasionally the lymph nodes drain pus.
** If so, you "might" have Cat Scratch disease, but it still could be something else.. Don't assume you can diagnose this, as it could get a lot worse, be something else, and you could get very ill..
Ok..
Now you're being prayed for..
So now do something for me, see a doctor or get to a clinic.
Ok?
2007-10-27 22:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by Golfcarmel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you keep getting cat scratch fever? Take you cat to the vet and get it treated with antibiotics. Also give your cat a bath and cut the toenails or have the vet show you. If you keep exposing yourself or if your cat keeps scratching you than this will keep happening. Put cold packs on you neck to take the pain down. But seriously take the cat to the vet. I will pray that you also act wisely in this situation. :)
2007-10-27 22:21:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll pray that God gives you the sense to find a better doctor. The scratch sounds like an infection and an antibiotic can fix that.
2007-10-27 22:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by lady01love 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard it can be pretty serious, so good luck.
Seems to me that you should have some resistance to it if you've had it before, so it may not be as serious.
Didn't you get antibiotics last time? For goodness' sake get some this time. The bug can be killed, so kill it.
Prayer is pointless, alas, and no substitute for proper medicine.
CD
2007-10-27 22:14:40 · answer #5 · answered by Super Atheist 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most certainly. And I've heard of it, one of my great-aunts almost died from it...Get well quickly!
--edit-- Lol, sorry, didn't mean to frighten! :) Just make sure you see the doc. If he rolls his eyes, see a different one!
2007-10-27 22:12:33 · answer #6 · answered by Daewen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot pray as I am not religeous, however I send you my blessings and I know love can heal so I hope you will soon be fit (but if it gets worse please go back to Doctor) love and blessings and (((HUGS))) from Dot.x.
2007-10-27 22:11:47 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got back to doc anyway, nothing to play around with. Yes, I will pray for you.
2007-10-27 22:10:04 · answer #8 · answered by Teddy's Mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as that is my name, consider it done my friend.may Gods hand laying a healing touch upon you as it is written Isiah 53:5 by his stripes we are healed.
2007-10-27 22:12:30 · answer #9 · answered by illprayforyou 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe so, he will tell you that, but you need the anti-biotic, what is more important your health of your pride????? Just go and yes you have my prayers.
GOOD LUCK
peace
2007-10-27 22:10:24 · answer #10 · answered by Remy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ill pray for u becuz u r my brother in gods eyes
2007-10-28 00:11:38 · answer #11 · answered by Jethro P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋