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{"CHQ":{"0":"possibly hiv symptoms? I developed symptoms about a month after being with a girl and the condom broke.. that was about 7 months ago. Ever since then I've had stomach problems.. nausea, diarrhea, bad breath, abdominal pain and belching. Could this be HIV? I was tested for Hepatitis and it was negative.","1":"Oral insulin with diabetes? Okay, My DR said that if my sugars arent good by next appointment, then he is sending me to the hospital to start insulin (shots). I have many reasons for not wanting the shot. Not only that, but I dont see that there will be any harm to my child or me. I am 33.5 weeks. My sugars have been controlled VERY well. Not above 150. And that only happened once. I didnt get diagnosed w\/ gestational diabetes until I was 30 weeks. I dont get any wierd syptoms when sugars are too high\/low like other diabtics do. I dont eat many carbs like asked. I dont eat sweets. I am measuring 32 weeks, and have actually lost weight. Ive lost probably a total of 6 pounds within a month. But I have gained +28 thus far. So, Im in the 25-35 range. Cant pregnant women take ORAL (pill) insulin? My midwife told me that its not good, but Ive known of other pregnant women to take the oral form. \nCan anyone give me some insite on this? \nThanks.","2":"weight, diabetic concern? I weigh 312 lbs:  my A1c test is  betweem 10 and 12. Im on liitor for high cholrestrol; HTCZ, I have congestive heart failure, post polioyndrome, spinal injury and a cripped leftarm. I get no excercise ,except what it tkes to clean up after my dog and care for bird and fish tank  and plants I do very light housework.\n\nWhat would I lose per week on a 1800 cal diabetic diet, Dr says I cant go lower because of all my health problems and I now eat 3100 cal a day so it would be 1300 less a day. As I lose I would like to know how it goes the diet and low exercise stay the same. Say I lose 12 lb first month haow much  each month would I expect until I real goal weight of `165 (set by dr.  I have 147 lbs to lose","3":"When do you know it's time to run to the emergency room for an anastomotic leak from rectal surgery? In treatment for stage III rectal cancer.  3 wks post op, have been having pressure rectally, chills, HA. Told Oncologist. Tested blood WBC 12,000. I told him, Infection, he told me -allergies.\n2 days later. Felt faint in shower kneeled down (250cc of drainage came out rectally). Told surgeon - have fever when not on Ibuprofen, on have low temp. Surgeon sees me & tells me, I have a small leak, not an abcess. Next day I go for chemo & surgeon tells chemo doc that I have a leak & an abcess which was drained.  I'm on anti-infectives, but still have pressure pain.  Is not better yet or has gotten worse.  Confusion is s\/s of sepsis, peritonitis, chemo, abcess, & leakage is the same. I do have more pain & s\/s if I don't take ibuprofen.  What to do so I don't die cause of medical stupidity or seem like a crazy lady running to the ER for nothing?  Thanks for ranting....","4":"is there any fruits or vegetables or drink that helps with your kidneys? no medicine? all natural","5":"Excessive peroid blood...HELP, period going on 4 weeks.? Alright...I had surgery in january for endometriosis. I bled severely after the surgery for about 2 weeks. I didn't bleed again since then except very mild spotting. Now i've had my peroid for going on 4 weeks, it's discusting, it won't stop, im in pain, I have acne, I'm swollen up like a balloon and my family doctor who is apparently a retard tells me i'm fine everytime this happens, it took 4 years for them to discover I had endo and I seen several doctors before diagnoses. Im back to specialist next friday but right now im sick of pain and bleeding whats going on and what do I do, I have no energy and i have big black cicles under my eyes and I look and feel like i've been hit by a truck most of the time and not to boast but I use to be a very attractive girl before all this. I've gained 31 lbs from medication that didn't work as well. Developed a severe skin allergy from another medication,i'm just all out of hope and ideas. Whats going to stop the bleeding? Pain? Inflamation?..etc","6":"undefined upper chest pain? In the past several months I have experrienced chest pains I can not describe. They only occur under certain conditions and are relieved by taking antacids. I have a history of vascular desease and am concerned if I might be experiencing stable angina. On  a scale of 1 to 10 the pains occur when the\nfollowing parameters are met. physical exertion 1,physical exertion following a spicy meal or in a   cold tenperature 5, physical exertion  in cold temperature  following a spicy meal 10.Only when the above conditions are met do I experience any discomfort.I work out at the gym and walk up to 2 miles a day and never have a problem unless spicy food or\ncold temperature enter into yhe equation.","7":"Can someone find me an oral surgeon in NC that offers obesity jaw wiring? Or in neighboring states south carolina,or virginia","8":"Knee injury. Crunchy & cratered. No pain w\/ walking or stairs. Pain w\/ kneeling, some touch. Should I see doc? In 1\/06 I slipped on ice & landed on my knee. It was a good 10 minutes before I could get out of the awkward position I landed in. My knee bruised badly & swelled. Ice & ibuprofen helped. Two weeks later it was better & I walked the 1\/2-marathon I\u2019d been training for since 8\/05. No real problems since then. No pain walking or going up or down stairs. But kneeling, even on a soft surface like a bed mattress, huts. Harder surface=more pain. It also hurts to touch in certain areas. The top\/front has a sort of crater-like depression where the other knee is smooth & convex. It also feels a bit \u201ccrunchy.\u201d I never bothered seeing a doctor. But the ongoing discomfort from such a simple act as kneeling, the crunchiness, & the crater make me wonder if I should be paying more attention. It\u2019s not an inconvenience now, but what if it turns into a progressive condition? I have no idea what (if anything) could be done for  this or whether it\u2019s even worth a trip to the doctor. Anyone have any practical insight? Would YOU go to the doctor?","9":"What can one do for a stress fracture? My foot has been huring for a couple of weeks now.  I had a doctor's appointment for something else and decided to bring it up.  She xrayed it and both she and the PA think it's a stress fracture, though they were sending it off to a radiologist to read it (although, I've heard it's hard to detect a stress fracture from an xray so... who knows what's going on?).  I have to wait until Monday to know anything for sure and get set up with an orthopedic doctor and get a boot and such, though, which is a problem because I work in retail and have no choice but to be on my feet for prolonged periods of time.  Is there anything I can buy in terms of an ACE bandage or some sort of brace to wear for the weekend?","10":"My doctor has put me on a 1000 calorie per day diet...  PLEASE READ DETAILS!? Due to a dibilitating illness five years ago and complications from it, I am approximately 150lbs. overweight.  At 5'3\", this is considered morbidly obese, and now that I am finally committed to doing something about it in an effort to improve my overall health, my doctor has prescribed this diet, which also limits salt and sugar, due to diabetes and high blood pressure running in my family.  I am unable to do much exercise due to my range of mobility being limited from the complications of my illness, so my questions are as follows...  a)Is this diet safe?  I don't know ANYONE who lives on 1000 calories per day, and am finding this diet extremely difficult to adhere to, as there are tons more things you are NOT allowed to have than you are.  b)Does anyone have any advice about exercise options for someone with physical limitations?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as my weight is contributing to various other health problems, and I have my three children to consider.","11":"Super thin baby, constantly vomiting....HELP!? There is a woman I know that is taking care of her grandbaby.  Her son works during the day and can't take care of the baby at night.  The baby's mom is a drug addict, she dropped the baby off two weeks ago and hasn't been back.  The baby is only about a month and a half old, but STILL looks like a premie.  According to the grandmother the baby was given a clean bill of health when he was born, but there is something not right.  The baby continues to vomit (I don't mean spit up....but vomit, with the smell of adult vomit!!).  He doesn't look like he is gaining any weight and even his cry sounds distant.  He looks like he might be in pain.  I know that the grandmother is taking care of him to the best of her ability.  I have never seen a baby like this before and think that he may have a serious condition.  I don't want to call social services since the baby isn't being mistreated.  I need suggestions","12":"nephrectomy 2 1\/2 months ago now Im getting ear and eye infections? I had my left kidney removed due to RCC, now I may be overreacting but since then Ive developed  Labyrinthitis (viral infection of the labyrinth in the ear) in my left ear which really sucked and caused me to stumble around to one side like I was drunk. That cleared up with meds. Now, about a  week after having gotten over that, I woke up with my right eye swollen and its barely open at all due to the severe swelling, probably conjunctivitus. I havent had EITHER of these problems BEFORE the nephrectomy, and I realize theyre rather common viri to obtain, but Ive never gotten them before. Could there be a relation somehow to the surgery?","13":"MMR & Guillian Barre Syndrome? my son who is 4 years has GBS,,it happened in Nov 2004 he is doin great in his progress until a few weeks back when he was due for his pre school jabs. When I took him the nurse didnt mention anything about his illness (even though it stated in his medical records). A few hours later my son couldn't weight bear, he was moving around on his hands and knees. I looked on the NHS immunisation website to see of any known side affects and it stated there that MMR has been linked to GBS, If i'd have known this i would have refused my son having the injection but unfortunatly he suffered again. I complained to the surgury and a nurse has rang me to appolagise and she stated i should have been made aware of the risk. My son is know weak in one of his legs again. Everyone has said that this medical negligance as his illness is in his notes and if the nurse was unsure what GBS was then she should have asked a doctor or me. what do you think I should do?","14":"I have pain in my right upper arm and shoulder, it is much worse when I lay down, I can barely move my arm,? I have a prescription from a doctor for motrin, but it doesn't seem to help any, the pain seems to be in the muscle and travels up and down the upper arm, and is sometimes sharp enough to make me want to cry.  any help, ideas, suggestions are appreciated.","15":"DOCTORS PLEASE ITS URGENT suggest tretment for acute osteeo arthrities? The paatient (female aged about48 years) has been under various type of treatment such as allopathy and ayurveda.the patient has coninuous pain in the knee joints for the past 5 years. she has bben under treaatment for the disease. the doctor has opined that the fluid lost in he joints is the reason. since she has tried all the medcines now they are advising the knee transplant.kindly advise whether it is sucessful  .The paatienta is now doing the routine work also advise whether any other treatment is required .all types of pain killers and medicines like fles es and other fluid supplemnt medicine have been taken.please advise best tratment avilabnle in Chennai or in Bangalorae aat reasonable rates, The paatien is now attending to raoutine work.adn she is not bed ridden. \n\nSUGGEST BEST DOCTOR \/HOSPOITAL WITHIN INDIA","16":"Borderline Personality Disorder Question? I suspect my partner has borderline personality disorder. He's finally agreed to see a professional about it so I want to make sure it's the right person.\nShould he see a psychiatrist, psychologist or a counsellor? In my understanding, a psychiatrist can diagnose, use therapy and prescribe medication, whilst a psychologist can't prescribe medication.\nThe literature I've read about BPD indicates that medication is not always beneficial, that various forms of long term therapy in which the BP's relearn coping mechanisms and appropriate emotional responses is more appropriate.\nTherefore, would a psychologist be sufficient? Money is an issue as he has recently lost his job again and I understand a psychiatrist is very expensive.\nI have read other peoples questions and answers related to this. There seems to be a popular idea that we all have problems at times and that these people are often misdiagnosed. I am studying psychology(I've only just started) and I know this is real.\nAdvice?","17":"Is my dad going to die? My dad is 63. He has had diabetes and scerosis of the liver for probably at least 15 years. Last week is liver stopped functioning properly. He was retaining water. They had to drain 33 pounds from liquid from his abdomal area and than another  12 pounds another day. He has had a blood transfusion and every test imaginable done. He has a liver biopsy yesterday. His daughter suspects liver cancer but is waiting on the cancer specialist to confirm. What can I expect? Is he going to die soon? Is there any possibilities his condition is manageable for a certain amount of time? How long? Please no rude and cold-hearted, or sarcastic remarks and answers. With my respect.","18":"Are there any cures for severe insomnia? (Haven't slept all night in 21 years, 10 months. No diagnosed cause!) Been to sleep clinics on two continents, psychiatrists, psychologists, anxiety specialists, neurologists, and family doctors in Australia, US, Canada and the UK. No root cause found. Zopiclone (worldwide except US) and Lunestra (US) help -- but side effects are Life- and Career-Limiting. Hypothesis: for many people, once broken, the ability to sleep simply can't be restored. (Like turning on a gene -- like turning on puberty -- you can't go back.) Thoughts? (Problem is not in going to sleep but in staying asleep and sleeping deeply enough. REALLY tired of doctors who tell me to drink milk or that \"I'm getting more sleep than I realise\" or other naive nonsense. The medical community at large seems to Be Asleep on this one. (Sorry!)) Has anyone ever been CURED of this?","19":"I am a 47 year old woman who has total hair loss.  Any suggestions? I can't ask this question with out praising God.  You may wonder why.  Considering I grew up as the prettiest girl in my home town church.  I was the one that turned folks heads and made mouths drop open.  My biggest asset was my dark thick hair.  I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the first of the year, then learned it was in my lynmph nodes, and I also had 10 tumors in my liver.  The medical team had silently given me up.  I did not learn that till just a few months ago.  My husband and I got into the Word of God and gave our tithes and offerings.  I went to a great doctor.  I'm cleared of all tumors.  PTL!  I was suppose to have chemo, radiation, and radical surgory.  I'm now off the chemo, and only on herception.  (That is great stuff!)  I might have very little surgory.  So now I'm left with fuss on my head.  I can't tell my story and not rejoyce in God's awesome power.  But do any of you have,  Any ideas?","20":"What is the best way to deal with depression due to pregnacy loss? About a month ago (my birthday as a matter of fact) I went into the hospital with a tubal pregnancy. Needless to say I was in surgery immediatly and hospitalized for 3 days. I was not allowed to return to work for a month. I had no idea I was even pregnant, and I had mixed feelings at the time. I have a steady boyfriend who I have lived with for over a year, I am 27, and sometimes I really want to have a baby and sometimes I think it's best to wait. I have no other kids but I am a sort of step mother to my boyfriend's 7 year old. I am happy with my life but ever since this has happened I have been dealing with feelings of loss secretly. I lost my mom in Dec 2003, and this has also brought back sadness of that as well. I just wish I could snap back out of this funk and go on with living.","21":"My wife died eight years ago and I still miss her . Do some people NEVER get over the death of loved one? She was a young, beautiful women by any standard. Within two years of being diagnosed with a rare, incurable cancer, leiomyosarcoma (soft tissue tumor). We never accepted the incurable part and she submitted reluctantly to operations, chemotherapy, radiation, and even a experimental drug. She  suffered more than necessary, partly, I suppose, because I  urged her to get the chemo after the first unsuccessful operation. After that, she accepted every new treatment and many hospitalizations. Sometimes I was relieved that she had to go to the hospital when her blood counts went bad. Still, she was upbeat a good part of the two years and even continued to work right up to a month before she died. There wasn't a dry eye in church when the funeral was held one morning.  I grieved and received counseling,looked a little for a GF, but a year ago went into major depression. I'm in therapy and meds now for a year. & wish everyone would leave me alone. I live alone, travel alone and am alone.","22":"Can an impacted wisdom tooth cause health problems? I have been aware for the past 8 months that my lower left wisdom tooth is active. I can feel it just below the gumline and for about the past two months it has be a little achey. I am now having jaw pain, pain in other lower teeth on the left side(that have now shifted a little), achey left ear, sore throat, and slight headaches. I also have a bad taste in my mouth and mouth sores. All of the problems are mainly on the left side of my body.I also have slight pain in my throat when I swallow and swollen lymph nodes. I have been tested for mono, and hiv, thyroid disease and other health problems...all negative. I was told that a badly infected wisdom tooth left untreated could be serious and even life threatening. Could this be the root of all my problems?","23":"what causes that pain you get in your right side after you run for awhile--then it goes away? I think my mother used to say it was a 'stitch in your side?'","24":"Can I be pregnant so soon after Laparoscopy? I have problems ovualting. I had a laparoscopy and dye op in august to check everything was in working order, no tubes blocked etc.  They burnt a touch of endometriosis off of the back wall of the uterus (which i didnt even know i had!) and the Drs said my tubes were open and everything is fine. I bled after the operation for a couple of weeks and then commence a very long period on the 13th of October which was heavy at first and then very patchy and light for at least a week and a half.  I am now 8 days late for my period( something which ive never been as Im always bleeding sometimes for months!obviously now i know ,due to the endometriosis) I'm not sure if I even ovulated but now I am roasting hot, feel nauseous, have heart burn, stuffy nose, discharge from the vaginal area, feeling like i have a balloon in my cervix- strange I know! I did a home preg test around a week ago and it came back neg.  Any answers anyone?","25":"i have pain in my legs and back since 10 days.? I started taking protien powder since one month.now uric acid is 5.1 mg\/dl.Is it the effect of protien?","26":"Can Colposcopies and Biopcies effect conception? I over weight for my height,I have per-cervical cancer and diabetes.For the past the past 7 years up till a year ago so 6 years total I have getting Colposcopies and Biopcies done every 3-6 months because everything comes back \"Abnormal\" but not cancerous.I was also on the deppo shot for 3 years and shopped that 3 years ago. I still can't get pregnant.In the past year I have only menstrated 3 times. I'm confused and frustrated. I don't know what to think or what to do.\nCould any of these contribute to not being able to concieve?\nIs there scar tissue build up?\nWhat else can I do?\nWhat are the right questions to ask an OBGYN?\nI'm desperate for answers that make sence!\n\nANY RUDE ANSWERS OR COMMENTS WILL BE REPORTED!!!","27":"Are there any real and natural remedies or solutions to erectile dysfunction? This is a problem that has already cost me my mariage, and I do not want to repeat this in another relationship.  Viagra, and the other two similar products only makes my heart beat faster than normal and does absolutely nothing to cause my penis to become turbid [hard] and remain that way for any appreciable length of time.  Besides humiliation and  coitus interruptus, it does nothing but deny the orgasms that I and my partner attempt to achieve. \n\n     Costly prescribed drugs because of the cost are prohibitive. Placebo remedies are, of course, not affording any solution, and Look-alike \"drugs and enhancements\", i.e., staminax, big kahuna, etc., are not working nor even approach a solution.\n\n     This is a real question seeking a real solution\/answer\/remedy.  I am not posting this question for \"discussion, oratory gymnastics, or a dissertation synopsis\"; I need a solution.  Problem: Is what stops the blood flow; I need to relax it.  Please advise that I may secure the solution.&#92;Q","28":"Endometriosis and hysterectomy??? I had severe endometriosis for years and got a hysterectomy (they took everything) when I was 25 (ten years ago).  However, for the past few years I have been having moderate to severe cramps, getting worse all the time.  I even told my friend I felt like I was going to start my period.  I just read that hysterectomies don't necessarily cure endometriosis, especially if your doc leaves some in you when you have your hysterectomy, which mine did.  It makes sense to me that it would take this long for my cramps to become severe again, as the disease would need time to grow.  Has anyone had this same experience, or similar?  I am really stressed about it.  Especially since I heard that it is not only possible but common.  My hysterectomy was totally worth it to me because my pain and hormone imbalance was so severe.  But now that I am in pain again, I just don't know.  I am a little scared because I don't want to go through this again.  Even though I already have been for a few years.  Wow, does this even make sense???","29":"Does anyone out there know anyone with Lupus? My Mom has been diagnosed with Lupus 10 years ago and I have seen her go through many horrible symptoms. Her lupus has caused her to have diabetese & hypo thyroid desiese. The scariest of these sympyoms are her parinoia. She has now turned on me, thinking that I am capable of all kinds of horrible things. She is trying to poison my kids against me & my husband. She has caused me great disstress & heartache. Should I cut off all ties with her from me & my kids. Please understand that this has gone on for some time now & I'm just tired. The Docs had her on Halodol before, but she doesnt want to be labled as paranoid so she quit taking those meds. Any helpful advice needed.","30":"Is this Stoamach Cancer? I was sufferring from stomach ache from past 1\/2 yr,  i guess it was gas trouble, i.e i would get stomach ache when i would eat some soda items, or when i drink too much of coffe, else it would b normal, so once i consulted Doctor & she refferred me a tablet Febcid 40mg, this was doin gud but b4 a week when i took this tablet, i had bleeding during stool, next time when i got stomach ache i didn't take this tablet, so everything was normal, & yesterday i got the same stomach ache as i was forced in relatives house to drink coffee, & have 2 much of meals so the stomach ache showed up? this time when i had the same tablet there was nothing, i'm feeling very shy to tell i had bleeding in stool once, so unable to consult doctor, so plz sum body enlightn me abt this?","31":"do those with morgellons disese find that they have bipolar or depression  before or after getting morgellons? my significant other claims to have morgellons diesease.  She gets these symptoms after being up for days.  She has been a depresive since I've known her.  Now they say she is bi-polar and have given her seroquel and say the bugs and such are mental.  Nobody in the house me included see these bugs she says are all over.  Again this is after she has been up for at least 2 days, she has been up to 6 days with pass out periods in the last few days of these marathons.  She says these are her sleep times (maybe an hour).  Then she sleeps for days, will get up long enough to eat carbs bitch about bugs and sleep more etc.. Then there are a few normal days when everything is OK except for itching at the spots where the :\"bugs\" bit her.  Thanks to the computer she has all sorts of reasons to explain this behavior.  Other symptoms are various but only during the no sleep periods,. I tell here it's lack of sleep, the body revolting against the abuse.  I believe diet, sleep, walking will cure this","32":"I can no longer work because of physical disabilities, but I can't get any help because I have no income. Help I have deterioration in upper and lower spine. I have 2 herrington rods in my spine that should have been removed too many years ago. I have Marfan Syndrome. My ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders are greatly affected by the disorder. I can't stand without pain or assistance of a cane. I can only walk short distances without too much pain from my spine. I have worked manual labor jobs all my life because the opprotunity to better myself always came in second to my family's need to be provided for. I made many wrong decisions in life, starting with choosing my partner to have a family with. I was a single mom that had to keep a roof over the childrens head and food in their stomach, so I worked any job that I could get my hands on. Now they are raised, I can't physically work anymore, and I have no means of income. If I get any more poor, I'll lose the only thing that I have: my home. The thought of being homeless is scarey. How can I get help?","33":"I am a diabetic, have no energy, have a hard time with my diet, what should I do? I want to lose weight, totally. I want to be back to my weight at age 20, which was about 135 lbs, I am now 170lbs. I live in Mexico. I have a hard time getting alot of food items that American's like me are used to. I eat alot of whole foods, not alot of protein, and I do eat a large variety. Processed foods are not that easy to get here plus they are expensive. If I need bread\/cookies, I usually make my own. I modify recipes & use some splenda with the raw sugar. I could eat more salad, more protein, less flour products\/sugars. I am a real lazy ass, and I have problems sleeping well, I wake up with a sore body, mostly my side and back (I have a small back problem anyway). I need to exercise more and change my lifestyle. I use the computer\/tv way to much. I think I am a tad depressed so I have a hard time starting and doing things. I need a good kick in the ass. Anyway, help. Ideas? I really can't see a Doctor here, my problems are considered trivial, so I am really on my own.","34":"When can you have a second laporoscopy for endometriosis to treat infirtility after  successful treatment? I had a lap. back in Aug. 2004 after problems concieving. I had phase 2 endo. Two months later I was pregnant. Well my baby is now almost 9 months. The symptoms of Endo have returned and we are wanting another child. We haven't been preventing pregnancy since the birth because we had such a hard time before concieving. I'm still nursing but wanting to get pregnant within the next 3-6 months. I haven't gone back to the specialist yet. I'm pretty sure I'm going to need surgery agian but will a Dr. do another lap. when I'm still nursing. I know they don't count the time your nursing as time trying to concieve. I had such a hard time before getting the dr. to take me seriously about endo. being the cause because I had two previous pregnancies.","35":"Girls those have had pregnancy or have info about it  -- PLEASE HELP!? I am not going in detail about whom I am talking, Please be kind and allow me to ask the question.\n\n* A Girl has regular period cycle of approx 27-28 days, And she had periods on 10th or 11th of sept.\n\n* She had unprotected intercourse on 20th sept\n\n* She 'thought' she has conceived, but she had 4-5 days long periods (or periods like) bleeding on 4th or 5th oct.\n\nNow, Problem is that she is not having November's periods yet, which should arrive in first week of novenmber, this made her think again that she is pregnant.\n\nShe tried 3 diffrent (one tube type and 2 digital) home pregnancy tests within the last 10-12 days, but all the tests are surely negative.\n\nMoreover, she have not had any signs\/symptoms of pregnancy like breast tenderness, nausea, morning sickness etc. from date of intercourse to the date.","36":"Is there any treatment for the skin disease Pemphigus Vulgaris? How can  pain from the blisters be mitigated? I have been suffering from this disease for the last 5 years. The blisters come in all seasons. Sometimes they will come one after the other. Sometimes there will be a gap of one to two months. At a time two to three may also be there. They come mostly on the legs, thighs, buttocks and around the genital organ. It starts as a small tip, grows further until it bursts when puss and blood come out. Scars are left at the place. The blisters irritate me and interefere with my daily activities as the pain until they are cleared becomes unberable. The skin specialist whom I consulted said there is no cure and there is no medicine even for the pain. I take pain killers with the risk of the side effects involved. Is not there any treatment for this diseaase? Is there any traditional method of mitigating the pain from the blisters apart from taking antibiotics\/pain killers? Experts in skin diseases or those who suffer from the same disease may please help me by sharing their knowledge\/views.","37":"This  about the endrometriosis still grows after histrorectomy? The reason I ask about was, when I had my histrorectomy, they left 3 leasons , because it was either to close to my colon or it was attacted to it, anyway they didn't get it, they was afraid they would mess up and cause me colon problems.Its been almost 2 years now sence I've had it done, and I cramp in my abodom almost everyday, and i hurt sometimes real bad where my ovarys used to be, like i'm having a very bad period. but  my regular dr seems not to worried about it, and said i don't need a pap smear ,only about every 5 to 10 years. Someone told me that this hurting I have is called phantom pain, but they r very real,. Am I worring about nothing Please help me fiigure this out. Thank you","38":"why cant i have a baby ? I have been pregnant 3 times and the 3 times i have lost my pregnancies the first 2 were miscarriages and the last one was utopic and also ended up in miscarriage i am sick of people telling me its because i am too anxious i have done all the test that they can do and they can not find anything wrong with myself or my husband we really love each other and a baby would fulfill our lives and the love we could give to a baby it just makes me so sad thinking about it some people who are pregnanat or have kids they dont want them but they really dont know how lucky they are if only i could just have one baby it would make me the happiest person in the world myself and my husband both","39":"Eczema\/Shingles\/Chickenpox Connections? I had chicken pox when I was 6, and developed shingles on my back when I was 11. When I was 13 I got a random, outbreak of eczema on my arm one day and now have at least 4 small patches of eczema on the palm side of my arm. Could the shingles have caused or contributed to my eczema? \n\n     Also could anybody tell me what kind of eczema I might have? I don't have any food allergies at all but do have a stressful lifestyle\/anxiety problems. The patches aren't extreme, they rarely bleed and if they do its just a pinprick of blood after intensive scratching (which I know I shouldn't do). They flare up at random times and then recede, only to flare up again at a later time.","40":"Do i have an eatting disorder??? last year after i got sick, it was like a stomach virus, i quit eating, and started having to force myself to eat. i mean my best friend during Colorguard camp, had to force feed me a carrot, and now i aruge with my friends when i eat, they have to  watch me, and then i feel sick afterwards, but i dont throw up. i am also watching what i eat,and look at myself more. my friends keep telling me i look fine but i dont believe them, i look fat in my eyes, this is really hard to explain. i have also get tired more, and sleep late, and i ussaly never sleep late, but since then i have been. i also have devolped a trust issue with my friends becuase of it. i am in colorguard, and it is very active but i feel liek im going to faint easier now, and i have always been very active, its the leadership, who sits with me at lunch, and they make sure i eat, i dont knwo what to do. i dont want to tell my parents, im actully afriad to tell them. well hopefully i can get some answers.\n\nThanks\nStormi","41":"Any know of any kind of alternative method or vitamin to help for ADHD? My teenage son has ADHD and has been on medication for 4 years.I struggled putting him on it but he could not concentrate at school.I try and keep him away from sugar but he is a teenager.I was one of the parents who was totally against this medication until it helped my son.It doesnt seem to help anymore so I am taking him off this summer break.His mind works so fast that I cant leave him alone for a long period and he doesnt understand because he is old enough to be alone.He has seen a physciatrist for 4 years as well.When I mention to the dr. anything about taking him off he tells me that wouldnt be good for him.I just want him to learn how to deal with this before he is an adult.If anyone has any helpful advice or info please let me know.","42":"Causes for a \"twitching eye\" (eyelid)??? I've been experiencing a \"twitching eyelid\" for the past 8+ months - Mostly it's just my left eye(lid) but sometimes my right does it too - \n\nI've read on the Net that \"stress\" and fatigue have something to do with it (maybe) - and that could be the cause, but 8 months? \n\nI should also add that I was in a MVA roll-over accident 2 1\/2 years ago - and suffered \"slight\" head trauma... \n\nI've been to dozens of Doc's for the MVA and head - yet all chalk it up to \"Stress\"... \n\nAnyone know what the cause is? (I also saw that there was some rare disease too - but I'm not symptomatic of that) - And if someone DOES know the cause - then I'm all ears as to a \"Cure\" for this - It's driving me nuts!!!\n\nThanks!","43":"Mthfr- Thrombophilia- Factor V- homocysteine levels- Heparin- I\"M SOOOOOO CONFUSED!?!?!?!? I had a few miscarriages and finaly 1 doctor suggested testing for thrombophilia. The test showed I have a homozygous Mthfr mutation but the factor V and factor VIII results showed up \"Normal\". I was told to take folic acid every day but I still had another MC afterward so someone suggested I may need Heparin- Someone else told me that if the factor 8 levels were normal I don't need heparin. IM SOOOOOO CONFUSED- Can someone help me make sense of all this??????? (Ps I do have healthy children already, but PLEASE dont tell me to \"be happy with what I have and give up\" we really want another baby).","44":"Hi, I have had swollen tonsils and feels like my ears are plugged for awhile now, but no pain? I am wondering if I have allergies, or if its an infection? my docter told me my ears were fine, but they are clearly not. It started about 2 months ago? and it comes and goes, I get dizzy sometimes?","45":"sexually transmited diseases? my husband is worried that i might have caught an std by borrowing a bikini bottom from a friend is that possible","46":"Is there anything I can do to help my aunt that is addicted to prescription drugs? My aunt is addicted to prescription drugs and has been for a while.  She also has an eating disorder.  She only drinks water and never eats.  She is also addicted to smoking.  She takes pain killers and morophene patches constantly.  She doesn't even need them but one doctor she goes to continues to prescribe them.  He even knows whats going on.  She gets so high on the pain killers sometimes she passes out in bed with a cigerette lit and she has almost burnt herself up multiple times.  She gets so bad she can't walk or talk she is so high on them.  She don't even know where she is and what day it is.  I have suggested to my other aunts that we should do something but they say that the only person that can do anything about it is her son and husband (that is is seperated from).  Her son is an alcoholic and doesn't care and her husband would never say anything about what she is doing.  I fear I am the only one that can help.  Is there anything I can do to help her?","47":"Is it possible to have mild anxiety all the time? I've had a headache for a week from weird neck pain, and I've been extremely tense for the last couple of days. Lately I've been experiencing what I guess you would call heart palpitations? Whatever, I feel that jumpy feeling in my heart 4 or 5 times in 10 seconds. I've been kind of short of breath for no reason. I've experienced axiety attacks before from getting really worked up about something that was going to happen to me, or when my crazy sister walks in the room. It kind of feels like that, but on a smaller scale. Also it's been going on fo a week. I have no reason to stress, work is fine, money is of course tight, but no different than normal. Relationships are all fine. NO REASON TO STRESS???","48":"What is the medicine bulimic people people use to throw up... My friend is doing this so i need to know. Thx!? It's for a friend so i can help her stop.","49":"HELP!!!  I'm in some \nserious pain and don't \nknow what to do....? I've had RA for 2 1\/2 years now and I've tried everything (I work closely with my Rheumy) from the latest drugs to accupunture.  I can't even cry anymore it hurts so bad!  Does anyone know of anything or heard of anything to help releve some of the pain?  I'm willing to try anything at this point!  I greatly appreciate any and all help as I don't know how much more of this I can take!  Thanks!","50":"PLEASE HELP! My baby is very sick!? My 1 year old baby have already two days vomiting and with a lot of diarrea and fever, he is very weak and his face turned very thin, also his body. I already bring him to the hospital, but i live in Holland and the health system here sucks, they dont see my baby in emergency room if i dont have an order from our family doctor wich is now on vacation, so we called another doctor but the doctors here work until four o clock and when we called it was already 5:30 pm so the nurse told us that we have to call tomorrow again to make an appointment even when we told her that it was an emergency, that our baby was already 48 hours vomiting with diarrea and fever and that he was totally dehydrated, she just told us to give him 3 onzes of juice or any liquid every 15 minutes and keep an eye on the fever, but i dont see that is working cause he pukes all the juice we give him. I need help please! What kind of fruit of juice can i give him to stop the vomiting? what else can i do to help him?","51":"Ways to SLOW the metabolism: do they exist? For my entire adult life (I'm 34 now), I've had a fast metabolism. \n\nI've had my thyroid function tested 2 - 4 times in the past decade, and it always comes back normal. Usually it leans slightly toward the \"fast\" end of normal, but definitely NOT in the range of hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). \n\nI've also had bloodwork to see if I have malabsorption of certain nutrients, which could explain my difficulty in gaining weight and might indicate an intestinal or metabolic disorder. Those tests came back normal also.\n\nSo basically I have a fast metabolism and need to live with it. However, now that I got a new job that's more active, and now that I'm on Wellbutrin for my ADHD & anxiety, I'm actually losing weight -- and I don't want to! :( Being underweight has its own set of health risks; it's not just overweight that's bad!\n\nThere's a million ways to boost the metabolism, but I've never heard of anything to SLOW it. I'd prefer natural remedies if possible. Any tips??","52":"Will a mouth guard keep my gums from receding? All my gums are slightly or somewhat receding; however, I had gum grafting on 3 teeth because the gingiva was totally gone. It is currently in the process of healing. I have excellent dental hygiene; however, when I was young I brushed my teeth too hard w\/a hard tooth brush. I use soft electric brush now. My periodontist thinks I might be clenching at night just simply based on my personality. She wants me to get a mouth guard that you put on only the top teeth at night. There's a chance I could be clenching, but I'm not sure. I know I did wake up with my teeth together real tight but that was only one night this week. I don't have periodontal disease. My gums are in good health other than the receding. The periodontist has verified this. I also don't have gingivitis.  Considering all I have just told you do you recommend the mouth guard or would I be wasting my time and money?","53":"All periodontists and dentists please click open this question and answer it.? I had gum grafting for receding gums, but can still see the root on one of the teeth; is this normal?\nI had more and deeper gum receding on one side than on the other side of my lower jaw. I had a total of 2 molars and one side tooth grafted. On the side that was more receded, I can still see about 1 to 2 millimeters of the actual contour of the tooth's root. It's better than before; however, I was hoping that the whole root would be covered after healing. My periodontist says \"the graft will only grow up to the extent of the blood supply, but that's okay as long as I have some\". Does this sound correct to you or did I get cheated for the $2,000-$3000 money I paid?  I could not hardly get any answers; that's why I'm asking this again.","54":"Any ladies with Marphans syndrome? Have yet to meet a lady with this problem and am curious if your chest cavity pertrudes and if stretch marks are a big issue, and whatever other info your willing to share?","55":"Sinus Headaches & Root Canals? I have several questions.  First of all, I have really, really bad sinus'; everyone in my family does.  So, lately ( the past week or so ), I have been getting really bad sinus headaches.  I have recently had some dental work done ( 2 root canals and a temporary filling ) and I have noticed that whenever I get those really bad sinus headaches, it makes the whole left side ( the same side that I recently had a root canal and a temporary filling done ) of my face and jaw hurt; it doesn't necessarily make the tooth that had the root canal hurt or the tooth that was filled.  But definitely my face and jaw so it sometimes feels as if those two teeth are hurting...does that make sense?\nI have several questions.  First of all, I have really, really bad sinus'; everyone in my family does.  So, lately ( the past week or so ), I have been getting really bad sinus headaches.  I have recently had some dental work done ( 2 root canals and a temporary filling ) and I have noticed that whenever I get those really bad sinus headaches, it makes the whole left side ( the same side that I recently had a root canal and a temporary filling done ) of my face and jaw hurt; it doesn't necessarily make the tooth that had the root canal hurt or the tooth that was filled.  But definitely my face and jaw so it sometimes feels as if those two teeth are hurting...does that make sense?   \n \nSecondly, at my last dentist visit ( about a month and a half ago ), I had a root canal done and on another tooth, I had a cavity; not a deep cavity but a cavity.  So, after my dentist did the root canal, he put some medicine in the other tooth and sealed it up.  He said he wanted to watch that tooth to see if that one would have to have a root canal also.  My question is...how can you tell if it needs to have a root canal or not? It doesn't seem swollen or sensitive or anything like that...like I have been brushing it for awhile now and it doesn't hurt or anything like that.  How long after he put the medicine in can you tell if it should have a root canal or not?  What are the symptoms? \n \nLastly and this is kind of embarrassing but...ever since I have begun dental work ( after 10 years or so of not going to the dentist ), I have noticed that I have begun to drool more than usual.  Now, I used to drool...does that have anything to do with it?  Does the recent dental work have anything to do with it? \n \nThanks in advance!!","56":"how do you trick your mind once anxiety disorder already set in??? ive been living upstate for 2 years, and just got a job now. i need to leave my home at 6am...and for 2 weeks i was terrified about driving that early expecially in bad weather..now, 2 weeks into my new great job, ive come down with ANXIETY DISORDER, where i cant drive anywhere without noticing now high i am (ive always been afraid of heights) but ive seemed to had a fear of heights relapse. my hands get sweaty and my heart races, on every road im on, even the ones ive been on every day. for some reason NOW they bother me to the point that i stop the car and cry. ive seemed to have put myself in a panic and even tho my ride to work has been fine, i freaked myself out soo bad that now this condition is out of my hands...i need help asap!@! i love my new job and I NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE.... my palms are sweaty now just thinkin about it...please anyone please help!","57":"Question for Dr. Miguel Martinez or anyone that can help me.? For the past 2 mths I've been having sore nipples, tiredness, headaches, nausea, frequency in urination, bloating, mood swings, craving of sweet or\/and salty junk food, dizziness and it seems like my breasts got HUGE over night. Within thoes mths I've taken 4 home pregnancy test and they all came back negative but the symptoms have gotten so tence to were it hurts when my fiance plays with breasts or even when I'm in the shower and the water hits my nipples. On March 22,06 I went to get my regular pap and took a 5th test and it also came back negative and I haven't missed a period yet but the last two were 7 to 8 days early. Could I still be pregnant? If no, then what's wronge with me? I'm sort of getting scared cause i don't know what's wronge.","58":"what is lexotanil? and what are the normal uses for this drug and side effects? I am in pakistan working as a contractor and I am suffering from severe nerve pain radiating from my neck down my right arm. I have a herniated disc in my neck causing this.  I have seen 3 different doctors here in pakistan. I am very unaware of Pakistani medication.  When I was seeing a physician in the states he normally prescribed me with oxycontin or percocet.  I have been trying to tell these Pakistani doctors that I need a strong narcotic pain med to just kill the pain until I go home and have surgery.  Any knowledge of narcotic pain meds that would be equivalent to percocet or oxycontin in Pakistan?  I need something to suggest to these doctors.  I have been trying to explain that I'm not just trying to get high, I just need to kill the pain until I can go to my nuerosurgeon and have the microscopic discectomy done.","59":"Anyone have seizure like episodes but tests for epilepsy show up normal? I started having seizure like episodes when I was 12, I am going to be 20 and I am still having this problem. The frequency and type of seizure varies. I have had two episodes in a day and I've gone 6 months without one. I've fallen down and I've had ones that are like a blankout. i never rember the episode and I never feel it coming on. I never have them then I'm doing athletic activity. Cardio, neurological, bloodtests, hormone tests ect. have all shown up normal. I have tried epileptic medications but all I had was negative side effects. I am currently on a relaxent becasue we think it may be caused by stess. Please let me know if you or anyone you know has had similar experiences or if you have any suggestions.","60":"Ovarian Pain, did anyone have this same problem? I have sharp pains in my lower right hand side and now its travelling to my left side not.  Its always been there for about 2 years, ive gone to kidney specialists, family doctor, had CT scans done, Ultrasounds, xrays etc and it seems no one seems to know what the hell they are doing.  Recently my pain has shot down my upper right thigh so i went to the dr yet again and demanded he do a pap test to confirm its not cervical cancer, when he did an ovary exam as soon as he put pressure on the ovary I screamed, It hurt like hell.Now im waiting for the dr to write me a referral letter to a gyno...has anyone had similar symptoms to this? Im worried its a constant ovarian cyst or something worse and I want to have children in the next 2 years, im very worried about all this.\n\nAny help is appreciated.\n\nThanks","61":"Please help! My baby has horrible colic and its driving me nuts!?!? My baby has horrible colic, since about the age of 4 weeks. She is now 5 months, and still going with the colic.My husband works 10 hour days, and i stay home with our daughter. We have had our daughter tested for just about everything...She has no gas problems, no Acid Reflux, no Mental problems, no Neurological Problems, and no digestive problems. She just screams for hours at a time, everyday, mostly in the afternoon. She just fell asleep about 40 minutes ago, after screaming for 2 hours straight.Her growth is normal, and she is always feed and changed.  She goes to play groups each week to interact with other babies. When she is having the colic fits, i try rocking her, singing to her, giving her a massage, or taking her for a car drive. Sometims i give her a few minutes of alone time, so that i dont overstimulate her. I feel like a horrible mother and just want t o cry, because nothing i do works. Has your child ever had colic, and what worked for you?.","62":"Need Athlete's foot cures? I didn't even know I had athlete's foot. I just thought my feet were super-dry, but no amount of lotion or cream helped. The ball of my foot is cracking, and my heels are dry and cracking. Now it is on the tips of my toes. It just looks like I have very dry feet. It itches a little, but otherwise isn't too bothersome. I have used Tinactin and Lamisil, which have different anti-fungal ingredients, but it doesn't seem to be working. Plus, it is very expensive and they give you such tiny tubes of the stuff. Scrubbing them with a pumice stone doesn't work either.\n\nDoes anyone have any good remedies for this kind of Athlete's foot? Any information would be very helpful, especially if you are also a female who has had this. Thank you!","63":"What is the statute of limitations for shaken baby syndrome in new york state? my son was shaken about 2 years ago by his speech therapist and since then he has had difficulties learning and speaking. I just need to know more specifics about sbs. My son is getting better talking and with other things, but the symptoms of sbs are remarkably like what mny son has been experiencing. He refuses to eat anything, he can't put sounds on the beginnings or ends of his words, and he is very irritable and defiant. He wasn't like this before the speech therapist shook him when he was about 18 months old. He is now a beautiful 3 1\/2 year old, but is having trouble keeping up with kids his age.","64":"Virchow Robin??? I had a stroke a little over a year ago, I was 32.  Noone knows what caused it.  Ive had MRI's, and CAT's done, blood tests and everything.  But, the last MRI I had done said that it hasnt changed much since the last MRI, which is good, I guess.  Its written in \"chinese\", and I cant understand it.  The report said \"There are slightly prominent Virchow Robin spaces\".  And it also said \"Within the left external capsule, there is a 1.5-cm area of increased 12 signal intensity, this demonstrates decreased T1 signal intensity and no evidence of enhancement.\"  \n\nDoes anyone know what the heck that means???  I really dont want to freak out and set up an appointment with another neurologist, but, Im thinking I might have to.","65":"Stomach pain for 15 days especially two hours after eating.? Saw doctor and had blood tested and found nothing wrong with liver or gallbladder. No gal stone or stomach after finding from ultra-sound. Took antibiotic Erythromycin 250 mg two per day for 13 days and then stopped. No pain after taking medicine but stopped recently and after 4 days without medicine the pain come back today. What you think is wrong with me? I also had a colon checked on May 2005 last year and found four polys and cut them out but was not cancerous. Thanks for any idea. Doctor has told me I might have IBS. I do have a bridge on my front teeth and casuing foul bad smell. Is this causing my problem? Maybe the bridge on teeth have bacteria that come down to the stomach and become bugs and growing inside. Any idea? I was thinking of taking my bridge out and use a denture instead.","66":"Lightheadedness upper right and left quadrant irritation.. what is causing it? For about a month and a half I have been lightheaded nearly 24\/7. The doctor gave me something for sinus. Still I am lightheaed round the clock, and now I am starting to get some irritation in my upper left and upper right quadrant. I recently had a stress test and echo, so I know it is not a heart problem. I had blood work a year ago and everything showed up fine. Any suggestions? Last time I went through this I found out I had lactose intolerance. I have been going through alot of dental work in the past year, and do not have a stressful life. What could be causing this? Any advice would be helpful.","67":"Can a woman with a hormone production anomaly drop a second egg after conception and get pregnant again? Suppose a woman , who is normally expected to have a sudden increase in progesterone levels that prevent conception is afflicted by a medical anomoly or illness that temporarily causes a misfire of the hormone production normally accompanying conception, due to some medical reason, could she thus have the abnormal effect of concieving twice in the same ten month period? \nThis question assumes the answerer knows that women have all their eggs in supply alat birth and do not actually produce just one a month.  One is supposed to drop but sometimes two or three do and you get fraternal twins or trips. identical twins come fom same egg that splits for some reason. all women are not equal and all hormonal and biological processes are perfect or complete everytime. things go wrong. I do not ask if this is a normal thing, only if it is medically and biologically possible for it to occur under certain circumstances. Not  asking does it USUALLY occur or is it normal. This would be ABNORMAL","68":"My partner with Clamydia? 2 years ago, my partner who is from another country I might add, went to her country at that time. She tells me via email the doctors told her she has Clamydia, I was shocked by this information. She told me to get tested, I didn't because of my anger, and I knew I had to symptoms what so ever. Then she tells me she is getting treated for it over there, her country. She comes back no problems. Fast forward to now, she again visits her country and bang again, they tell her again she has Clamydia. So this time I get tested, and I already knew the results, I have nothing! Are the Doctors in that country for real, or is there something going on. My question is if you have Clamydia and get treated for it, does that totally remove the Clamydia from your system, or does it somehow stay in your system like herpes or something. Or until you have sex with another infected person do you get it again after treatment a few years ago???","69":"what's my chace of survival if i don't  take Tamoxifen after  lumpectomy follwed by chemo -6 cycl & radiation I am 47 yr.old unmarried woman. i have been advised 5 years of tamoxifin after a stage 1 lumpectomy,with lymph node removal(total 30 nodes removed.all -ve) breast cancer(hormone +ve) operation in April 05.I've also taken 6 cycles of chemo followed by 30 sittings of radiation.I just don't want to take any medicine now like Tamoxifen or Arimidex after this.What are my chances of disease free survival if I don't take it? My mother & my maternal aunt had breast cancer too way back in 1978 & 1959 respectively,they both were operated that time & were also given radiation.They both never had any recurrence & lived 20years of normal life after cancer & later both died of heart attack.Is it a must that I  take some medicine?","70":"I've been having a smelly (rotten eggs) brown\/tan discharge for the past few weeks, and I want it to go away!! I'm 22 years old and only sexually active with 3 partners, one who I've been with for almost 4 years, the other two have been tested (I don't use any form of BC other than condoms, but use them all the time).  It started a couple of weeks ago and I thought I was leaking urine.  Then I got my \"period\", but instead of the normal red through the majority and brownish towards the end, it was a very deep brown color the entire time and disgustingly smelly (and pretty light flow comparitively).  I don't have to use tampons anymore, but if I go without a pantyliner, I stain my panties and think I'm still having urine leakage issues.  I've been cutting caffeine out of my diet and practicing my kegels more, but this is really bothering me.  I have started becoming less social and sexually active because of it...worried about others smelling me or my partners health (just in case, though I highly doubt STD).  The only info I can find online is pregnancy stuff or post-period \"spotting\".","71":"Is eating only fruits good for people with Diabetes? My mother is 55 years old, and acts like a child sometimes. She goes to \"group\" At IHR, or, Institute for Human Resources. A person out there takes one day a week, and eats nothing but fruits. My mother thinks that she can get away with this. However, when she started eating nothing but fruits about 3 months ago, she was really sick, and we found out she has diabetes. I'm only 15, so I'm not really sure if this is OK for her. Both my mother and my father have diabetes, so I know I'm going to have diabetes. I'm just curious if this is good for her, or if it's not so good. She is severely overweight, and wants to lose weight. Only, she buys half gallon of ice cream, and eats it pretty muchly all by herself. My siblings and I tell her it's not good for her, but she is stubborn.\nI'm sorry if this is a hassle, but I'm just concerned for her well-being. \nThank you.","72":"Weve been tryin to get pregnant for almost 2mnths now? Ok me and my fiance been tryint to get pregnant for almost two months I keep thinking in the back of my head that I cant get pregnant. Could this be a reason why its hard for me to concieve? Also I thought it would be super easy for us since we are both in our early 20's and both healthy. I figured last time I had a pap which was about 6mnths back if there would have been any problems with me being able to concieve I would have been told then. Is this correct? I have been pregnant twice before and the last time it was back in december of 2004 I had a misscarriage. I havent tried to conceive again until recentl. But could my miscarriage be a possible reason that I cant conceive as well? I really want to have a baby. Also what are some possible reasons for infertility?","73":"Physically ill, curious if anyone has any idea of what could be wrong? I am afraid to go to the doctor and I am hoping that I can self-diagnose and treat without having to go. I haven't been in a long time and I have had panic attacks and fear-induced shock from visits before, it is really traumatic for me. I am hoping that someone will know a little from having similar experiences.\n\nMy Symptoms are: Chest pain, Mussel Spasms(in the chest), soreness in the lungs when drawing a full breath, and difficulty breathing for several minutes after sexual climax. I have also had joint stiffness and pain for many years. Its not old age either, I just turned twenty one in February. I smoked marijuana(first and only time) at a party back in January, and that was around when these problems began.\n\nThank you in Advance.","74":"Is there a way I can find out now if I\"m infertile? I'm only 17, so I don't want to become pregnant, but I was wondering if there's anyway to find out with out trying to.  My menstraul cycle began when I was 10 and wasn't regular until I started birth control at 16, which I've been hearing could be an early sign of infertility. Is that true? I've also (as embarassing as it is to admit...) been infected with clamydia which is known to prevent women from becoming pregnant. Thats taken care of now, but my dream has always been to have kids and be a good mother, and I'd like to know now and grow up knowing that I can't have kids rather than find that out when my husband and I are trying for some.  Any advice?","75":"How affective is Adderall XR, 40 mg q a.m. in divided doses? My 8 year old daughter has been diagnosed with ADD.  She does not have the hyperactivity component but does have an extreme problem with inattentativeness, not focusing or concentrating, not retaining info, anger agression, and forgetfullness. She has been maintained on Adderall XR, 30 mg q a.m. until recently when she seems not to affect as many positive affects with this dosage. Her physician increased her dose this a.m. to 40 mg q a.m.  I have the option of giving this to her in two divided doses, 20 mg initially and then 20-30 mins later, 20 more mg.  I gave this to her the first time this a.m. about 20-30 mins after she had eaten breakfast.  How affective do you think this regimen will be on her so far as affecting her concentration?Will the breakfast she consumed 20 mins or so prior to the dosage adversely affect the Adderall dosage?  In otherwords, will it minimize its affects. I need for her to concentrate and focus.  \nThanks for all your help.","76":"What brands of birth control have you tried that have given you the least amount of negative side effects? I have always had a lot of problems with my periods.  I have extremely painful cramps and lower abdominal pain (to the point where I often miss a couple of days of work). It is possible that I have endometriosis, but it hasn't been formally diagnosed. The doctors' solution is usually to take birth control.  I have tried several kinds but I always give up because I can't handle the side effects.  The most common side effects I get are:  mood swings, weight gain, and acne (breakouts).  I'm looking for suggestions on birth control pills to try from women with similar problems. I've tried Necon, LoEstrin, Orthro-Tri-Cyclin, Ortho Evra (the patch), the ring, and some others which I'm forgetting. Any advice would be much appreciated.","77":"I have a lower back sprain that occurred two weeks ago. When is it safe to play golf again.? I am 29 years old.  I sprained my lower back two weeks ago.  It was during a softball game.  I was laid up for a couple of days but after a trip to the orthopedic I was able to get some muscle relaxers and return to normal activities.\n\nThe orthopedic said my back was in spasm.  I am now off the medicine and going to physical therapy.  The doctor did not really think it would be a big deal to play golf after 2-3 weeks but the physical therapist said more like 6 weeks.  \n\nAnyone have this problem in relation to golf?  Or softball.  I plan to play both after three weeks if I feel capable.","78":"how can I get a thourough psychiatric examination? I cannot get a diagnosis that satisfies all of my criteria. I have been treated, usually for major depression, severe, for twelve years. I've been on antidepressents, antipsychotics, moodstabilizers, ritalin, etc. I've been hospitalized four times. There is discrepency over what my exact diagnosis is because my symptoms do not match any specific disorder. I have depression that is neither mild (like dystymia) nor fluctuating in recurrances and relapses (like major depression.) It is constant. I also have obsessive compulsive personality disorder, add, anxiety that doesn't fit any of the usual classifications (every few years, for example, I will become terrified that someone is in my house. It is a crippling, agonizing fear, yet I realize that there is no reason I should think this.) I.Q. tests indicate I should do very well in school, but I cannot pass any class except those in English, particularly writing classes. In addition, I have very bizarre patterns of thought, but they are not incredible enough to be called a \"thought disorder.\"","79":"Ihave surface numbness on back of lft upper thigh, lft side foot and heal.  EMG came back negative for nrv dmg the numbness is not constant. The MRI states large cnetral and left lateral disc extrusion at L5-S1 with a marked effacement of the dural sac as well as posterior and lateral displacement of the proximal left S1 nerve root.  I currently have no major back pain but I can not stand on my left toes from a flat footed position.  My right foot I can.  Muscles in the calve and thigh feel like i just rubbed out a charlies horse.  Soft tissue message is helping muscle mobility, but with the negative emg i do not understand why I am experiencing numbness still.  My current doctor does not know either.  Now is is sending me to a podietrist to see about lifts in my shoes.  I am confused and not sure where to turn.   Thank you","80":"Dealing with crippling hypochondria.? I am bipolar type-1 and take 40mg paxil daily, lithium and trazadone to deal with my condition.  I feel this regimen is satisfactory in controlling my mood but I still suffer from severe hypochondria anxiety.  It is highly specific, centered around the false belief that I will get HIV even though I am not sexually active for religious reasons.  In fact I'm about as low risk as they come.  But whenever I cut myself or someone's saliva hits me in the eye I panic.  I constantly dwell on \"what if's\" and it has become so severe that it is literally ruining an otherwise happy life.  I have worked with a psychologist to no avail and am now at the point where I need to pursue a drug treatment through to control this anxiety or I no longer be able to function.  Has anyone had luck overcoming this level of hypochondria with the help of therapy and medication?  I am also worried about dependency and anti-anxiety drugs.  Thanks for your input.","81":"Need To know if anyone is like me? **Scared**? I am recently married and my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant since before we were married and no luck, couple missed periods by a week or two but no more than that...\nMy last period was Sept 10th, I have taken 4 at home tests and all negative, went to the doc and took another test there, still negative, have another kit from the doc to take on monday, we want a child very badly... I am tired, and taking precautions just in case I am, boobs are slightly bigger but not sore, gained 6lbs in 3 weeks but other than that not much.... I am worried that I may have endometriosis or cystic fibroids or something.... Should I be scared??? Please share words of wisdom and advice... my doctor \ndoesn't want to worry me quite yet as many people seem to think I am preggy which would be GREAT! :-) I was pulled aside at a family function and people said I was glowing and if I wasn't telling them something... I don't know, I just want to know if I should worry or not... Thanks to everyone","82":"Child has unexplained fever? My 4yr old daughter has been getting unexplained high fevers (104-105) for more than 1, 1\/2 year now. A year ago we took her to the ER while she had a high fever and they kept her in the hospital for 12 days and ran many tests, multiple blood test, lymph node biopsy, bone marrow biopsy just to name a few. They could not find any cause for the fever. She also suffers from extreme joint pain and rashes when she gets the fever. They put her on prednisone (steroid) a yr ago at a high dose and the symptoms got better right away. We were told that she has FUO (Fever of unknown origin)which might be caused by a hyperactive immune system. The prednisone was supposed to control her immune system and bring it down to behaving normally. Since about 3 months ago they started reducing her dose and all of sudden all the symptoms are back. They increased the dose slightly and seems to help the symptoms.  The issue is that she cannot stay this medication for long as it has many permanent side effects.","83":"How can I get rid of back acne? My back is full of red bumps and black scars thst itch. I have gone to various dermatologists and I've used multiple products but nothing seems to work. Its so embarrassing when I have to wear a bathing suit or tank top with all these bumps on my back. Please help me.","84":"I have had 3 operations on my back and I am still in pain every day even with medicene, what now???? My Doctor gives me medication (narcotic), that isn't the problem, the problem is I am always in pain even with the medicene. My leg goes numb, I can crack my hip by tighting my pelvic muscles, pain shoots down my leg. I even went BACK to therapy again for it, the exercises aren't hard but after I do them, the next day I'm lucky if I can walk. I do not have to bend or lift any thing for it to go out to the point that I'm flat on my back for days after. The pain NEVER goes away. What else can be done??? I have artheritis and degenerative disc disease, and multiple bulge's and ruptures of my discs. Any ideas????","85":"Mystery Foot Ailment: What is it? I've been to 3 doctors, the last one supposedly a specialist. However since the foot was not hurting by the time the appointment rolled around - each doctor dismissed it.\nFoot Pain - running from big toe-knuckle to ankle, off and on, sometimes swelling for a few hours. Hurts worse laying down especially at night.\n\nTESTS for Gout and Diabetes or Arthritis in foot are negative. The doctors insist nothing is wrong - because the pain is not present nor swelling by the time I get to see them, It occurs without any set pattern or time. No Injury to foot that I am aware of. I would think an MRI would clear up the mystery but no doctor will do it.\n\nAnyone else have this problem? If so WHAT IS IT!? I am sick to death of these idiot hick backwoods doctors.","86":"Have a boy and dealing with encopresis (severe constipation)? Need help with potty training.? I have a wonderful 3-year old son who has just started potty training. He's doing remarkably well with the peeing (hardly any accidents at all), but the pooping is another story, because he's had pooping problems for quite a long time, and they have yet to be resolved. We are now (finally!) on Miralax to get him to a \"clean slate\" and he is obviously soiling his pants. After the fact, he will say he pooped in his pants. We keep telling him it's OK, and it's just an accident, and we're going to get his poopie problem fixed soon. He is so excited about the potty training and wants to do so well and please us, but it is what it is right now. Anyone going through this and have any advice? How long is it likely that we will be dealing with this? My only concerns are for him and his comfort, happiness, disposition and acceptance by his little friends. Thank you to all!!","87":"severe tooth pain? hope someone can figure this out, need some serious relief!!!\nI went to the dentist for pain caused by a small cavity. He did a filling and told me he drilled pretty deep & close to the nerve. After the novocaine wore off I statred having severe pain in the tooth next to one he worked on. he didn't touch the one the pain is in and I know there is no cavity there because he did whole mouth x-ray. Anyway tooth is so sensitive, I can't even touch it or bite down. It hurts when I tap it, sort of feels like a bruise inside the tooth. Also had sore on inside of my lip and it was swollen like he cut it or hit it with the drill. It's been 4 days without any relief except when I take Advil and that barely touches the pain. Now pain is radiating and gums on that side of mouth are tender and just a little swollen. Anyone know why that tooth that wasn't worked on hurts so bad? Thanks!","88":"Tongue diagnosis help? My tongue has a quite thick white coating at the moment which I know to be because I am currently sick with a virus. However, on the mid-right (my right) side of the edge of my tongue, there is a circular patch that is quite a pronounced red, with no coating at all. It is about 1 centimetre in diameter. Is this telling me that there is a problem with the organ that area of my tongue represents? I am generally not in good wellbeing and tend to get this circular patch everytime I get sick. My acupuncturist use to tell me which organs were represented by each area but I've forgotten. What interests me most is why this patch doesnt have the white coating?","89":"Can someone give me some good  advice about my eating disorder?? I've been strugling with an eating disorder for three years now. I got treatment and relapsed about 4 times. I've been doing really well for the past month, but I've started to gain back so much weight. And I keep thinking about if I just lose 15 pounds I'll be happy. The only way I know how to lose weight is by anorexia or bulemia. Diets don't work for me. I just become obsessed with the diet and go overboard or I fall off. \nDo you think 5'5\" and 130 is fat. My lowest was 110 and I would love to be that again.","90":"Diagnosed Diabetes? Hello all, im new in the forums and to diabetes as well. However i have a Question i went to the doctor like a month ago due to a few palpitations i had (not related to diabetes i guess), and he ordered a bunch of tests for me to do.\n\nIn the Fasting one i had 92 on the sugar count (i have always been in the 85-95) range all my life, however he decided to make the glucose tolerance test, the reading i got when i got there was 91 then after the first hour i got 210 he said the maximun was 200, and then in the second hour i had 170 he said the maximun was 140, by the third hour i was back to 86. After seeing my results he said i was a Diabetic prescribed no meds only to lose weight (im like 40 pounds overweight) and exercise.\n\nIm also been taking beta blockers a week and a half prior to the test (25mg every night) and i wondered if that may influence the test somehow, so what do you guys think?","91":"what's best way to interact with a women who has borderline personality disorder, especially when she's angry? the women is 38 years old with many exclusively classic and complete symptoms of bdp- a true case study with great abandonment issues and a deep, deep denial mechanism.  She has just 'lured' me in with trust to open up again and she just had an angry outburst filled with twisted reality-all meant to blame me and deflect the root problems.  She usually has outburst of anger lasting four to five days with which she barely will apologize and compromise on the reality of what and why it happened.  She exhibits little remorse and is very protective of her emotions.  Family history is filled with bdp and abuse. She also has an eating disorder, has slept with an adolescent client, engaged in lesbian relations for a few years, now exclusive to men, and has been in most relationships with addicts of some sort. She admits that she manipulates her therapists and has stopped seeing her most recent one.  She actually is a certified Marriage and Family Therapist currently practicing.","92":"Anyone familiar with a medical condition called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity?  And...treatments that work? It's easiest to compare this condition to allergies, although it isn't truly allergy, because it doesn't cause a histimine response.  The symptoms are more closely related to poisoning.  Nausea, disorientation, muscle weakness, achy joints, etc.  These symptoms come from exposure to things we cannot avoid in our society.  Perfumes are lethal to us.  This includes perfumed deodorant, drier sheets, detergent, hair spray, etc.  One of the worst is plug-in air fresheners.  Other things affect us, but the perfumes seem to be hardest to avoid.  Even masks don't help, unless you wear the kind for toxic waste, with big filters attached.  Who wants to wear that to work and the grocery store, etc.  It also seems that more things are perfumed now than a few years ago.  It's hard to find toilet bowl cleaner, shampoo, dish soap, etc. without added perfumes.","93":"Are any of you guys doctors of any sort, I need help ASAP, please? I've been seeing doctors almost everyday about something different each time. I can't do that about this issue though because I'm scared they'll find out about my eating disorder and try to take it away from me. So basically, I want a doctor whom I can e-mail and recieve answers from hopefully the next day.\nAnyway, I have places on my chest directly on top of my heart which are extremely painful when touched. They hurt like bruises. My heart beat doesn't have a proper rhythm of course, but the pain was never this bad. I need to know if there's something wrong with my heart maybe (do I need to get x-rays?) and the chances of heart failure.\nI'm anorexic, I weighed 88 lbs 2 weeks ago but then I went through an episode of bulimia and compulsive over-eating (which I experienced years ago before) and gained 16 lbs. When I eat I feel the food goes right through me so I'm afraid I may have ruptured my stomach as well by all that binging. Anorexia is back and I'm trying to lose weight I gained.","94":"I have had an re-occurring cyst.  I've had minor surgery for it four times......? Cysts are common.  However, this one was induced by an accident that severed the lower part of my ear from glass.  It is effecting my lymph lode(s)down my neck on the same side of the past injury.  Am sitting here with heat to help make it drain.  Have had minor surgery three times prior to omitt the cyst.  Have been scanned and xrayed for shrapnal.  Everything shows up negative. It has been close to four yrs now.  Just feeling a bit of pressure now...the swelling is intense and I know it will pass if I keep applying heat.  Peeps worse of than me without a doubt, just curious to know if there are any intelligent comments out there....extremely tired of it.","95":"What could i  do to reduce the pain of an incoming wisdom tooth? My mouth is so sore. lol","96":"i have recently felt out of sorts with myself, like something's not right?? I have been losing a steady weight 5'4 @ 126lbs, i have lost 14lbs, my sleeping habits are all mess up, dizzy spells, have had some bowel problems, i experience this back that seems to related to my sternum somehow. which btw, i've noticed my sternum has like a real bony prominance and its getting worse.  it looks like a bony bowl sitting on my sternum and it will pop frequently thoughout the day.  But I noticed just tonight that the \"hole\" in my sternum is getting bigger.  And I have lost anymore weight, so it's not that.  Is my sternum involved with my back pain?  I have generalized muscle weakness, muscli twitiching, and I also have bruises that won't go away.  I have had them for about a month now and they are still there just like I got them yesterday.  And they still feel real sore, like i got them yesterday.  Oh yeah, and the weird pain that has been in my chest like up under my right lung cage, and towards the bad when I twista certain way to back up my vehicle, it hurts..????","97":"How do I get rid of physical discomforts during menstruation? like rashes, dysmenorrhea, menstrual cramps, etc I am 17 years old and I have been menstruating since 11. I started experiencing menstrual cramps since highschool (starting when i was 12). And now that i am in college, the discomfort can be very inconvenient. I am not able to concentrate in class because of the pain, and I always feel better when I lie down in bed and rest. I do not want to do this for the rest of my life, it can ruin my grades, and my future career. I experience menstrual cramps on the first day of menstraution, and the pain usually lasts for one whole day. And I also get these reddish rashes on my butt canal... paired with rashes at the back of my knee. They appear a few days before my menstruation, and then disappear after my period. I use pads, am I allergic to pads? Is this the reason why I get diaper rashes? They're very itchy....! Should I switch to tampons? Please help me. btw, the rashes became worse (became itchier) when i started getting orgasms (due to the discovery of making out) Is there a connection?","98":"How do I quit taking diet pills? Not just any diet pill, but evil phentermine.  It's for obesity, and I get it online.  they're terribly addictive, and they're pretty much speed in a diet pill.  The withdrawl symptoms include PROFOUND depression, lack of energy, drowsiness, and worst of all, weight gain.  It sounds pretty easy and strait forward to say, \"just STOP!\".  But I started taking them because of an eating disorder I've been struggling with.  I have a job where not being skinny means you lose money.  I'm on my way out of that god-forsaken job, but it doesn't take care of the underlying problem.  Has anyone out there had\/have a problem with a similar diet pill\/drug?  Please be serious if you're going to answer this.  I really need help.","99":"Is there a medicine to lower your heart rate? I have 116 to 120 hbs so if there is a natural or easy to gete medicine for this problem, is it normal_?","100":"what is the best way to cure insomnia? For the past couple weeks i have had trouble with sleeping..sometimes i cant fall asleep at all. I think it has to do with my different times of sleeping...since im a full time college student i stay up late at night studying and take naps during the day. On weekends i'm out till the wee hours of the morning partying...so i def dont get enough sleep and take naps during the day as well. So when i really need to sleep in order to be ready for a really big exam i cannot fall asleep. Right now its getting to the point where im thinking about going to a doctor. My parents who are both doctors told me to get professional help, i want to know if there is a way of curing it before i do go to get professional help with this.","101":"Drugs or no drugs? The use of psychiatric drugs to treat some forms of mental illness is becoming more prevalent. For instance, Prozac is used to treat depression in some patients, and lithium is used to treat manic-depressive patients. Some people are reluctant to use these drugs because they feel such use interferes with their true personality. Others are against this method of treatment because they think that these people should \u201cjust get themselves together.\u201d Hypothesize, based on what you have learned, how these drugs might affect the functioning of the brain. Do you think people should take medicines for emotional problems? If yes explain and if no please explain. Thanks and have a great day.\n\nI am currently on Lithium for Bipolar Disorder. I am just curious what others think of the question. This is not a school related question.","102":"Do these girls have an eating disorder? I've known these 2 girls for like 9 years. We used to go to school together & when we started Junior High(7th grade)we all got interested in our looks(like most teenagers). Towards the end of 7th grade they started dieting & exercising. In the beginning of 8th grade they were bringing foods that were marked \"low carb\" and all that for lunch. Over the summer I was talking to one of them on the phone & she was so excited because she had lost 14lbs since the end of the school year & they have been going at the same rate for almost 3 yrs now. I have only seen them a few times since 8th grade & everytime I see them they look thinner & thinner. One of them looks tired & looks like she needs vitamins or someting. They both have sites similar to myspace & they put things like \"I'm looking foward to summer so I can diet\" & they leave comments like \"I throw up sometimes too\". Do they have eating disorders? They are showing all the signs it seems like.","103":"If its not ulcer, then what is it? It started with the usual ulcer sympthons, stomach ache when the stomach is empty. When I eat food or take antacids, the stomach ache goes. It then got worse & started giving me pains in my lower back. \nThe condition seems worsened by emotional, physical or even mental stress.\n\nI had a gastroscopy & samples were taken from my stomach, osephagus & entrance of small intestine.\nNo ulcer craters, inflammations or typical bacteria was found. Also, I am tested for an allergy or intolerance to glutinens, I am ok.\n\nWhat then is wrong with me? I've taken the prescribed drugs & Omeprazol for some months now, to no avail. I don't drink coffee or alcohol because it hurts my stomach unless maybe I am heavily filled with food.\n\nWhat else can be possibly wrong with me? Am 26 years old, I've had this ailment for about 14 months now.","104":"Does anyone know if mild to moderate emphysema can be very painful. Is it possible that there may be another? problem that the doctors have overlooked. Like mesothelioma becuase my father was a smoker for 40 years but also was exposed to asbestos for about 30 years working as a mechanic. Plus there is asbestos in the house he has lived in for 30 years. \n\nhe has been to two doctors and both have said it is emphesema. \n\nhe has not smoked in 2-3 years. his symtoms are stabbing pain in right side of chest, neck, and right arm that has been constant for three years. his cheeks and neck get hot. sensitivity to light. the main thing that worries me is the right arm and neck being included in the pain. if someone could tell me that this is normal we would both feel alot better. thanks","105":"Chances me getting pregnant?  Are the odds against me? First off my husband had a vasectamy for his ex wife but then they divorced and he and I married and we want to try for a child of our own.  He had the surgery a little under 7 years ago, and in another post I saw that a man's body can develope antibodies against his own sperm after years of disconnection.    Is this true and how many years does it take?  Also he had rhumatic fever when he was a child which he says can render one sterile.  He has 2 children, but there's a very high chance that they are not biologically his anyway so that doesn't tell us anything.  So we have that goig agaist us, plus there's my situation.  When my mother had cancer I was her primay care giver.  One of her treatments was a high dosage of radioactive iodine and she was to be quarentined for many weeks.  As the weeks went on people could be with her more and more.  However since I was her primary care giver there's a chance I was exposed too much.  Can this cause fertility problems?","106":"I am preg. and have amoebas-parasites.Are these danger while preg.-elecampane root, ginger root?i hear no meds I am 16 weeks pregnant.  Most people\/drs have told me that i can't take the medicine for them (Flagyl).  One dr. told me I could take the medicine in the second trimester.  Effects of the amoebas are stomach cramps, diarrhea AND constipation, fatigue.  It is a Class \"B\" medicine which means basically...they are not sure whether it is completly safe or not.  So I am trying a herbal tea.  These are all the herbs in the tea. elecampane root, ginger rhizome, rosemary, Thyme, Chamomile.  Are any of these UNSAFE while pregnant?  I am living in South America right now so I do not have many resources or good drs here to tell me things I need to know.  I have not been able to find anything on the internet so far either.  Thanks for any input!","107":"Will someone please answer my question about Muchangan's syndrome? I really need to know! Why don't people answer important questions and answer the stupid ones instead?","108":"Any moms out there with babies on Enfamil Nutramigen???  I need advice!? When my baby was first born, we had him on Enfamil Lipil (milk-based).  He was crying, screaming all the time and had painful gas and constipation.  The dr put him on a trial of soy, but he had the same symptoms.  The dr then recommended Enfamil Gentlease, which is a broken-down version of Enfamil Lipil (milk-based).  The Gentlease didn't work either, so he was put on Enfamil Nutramigen.  All the symptoms stopped.  At his 4-mo checkup, we asked if we could try to take him off of Nutramigen.  He recommended Nestle Goodstart with Comfort Protiens.  All the crying, gas,etc came right back within 2 days.  So, back we go to Enfamil Nutramigen!!!  When I asked why the Nutramigen works for him and milk and soy-based formulas don't, my dr told me, \"Well, he could have colic, allergies\/sensitivities to milk and soy, his GI tract could be immature\"  Which basically means, he doesn't know, as far as I'm concerned.  Why was your baby put on Nutramigen?  How about starting solid foods?  Allergic?","109":"I feel that the Mumps are overshadowing another illness, what do you think I should do? Here I am a nurse but I am not familiar with ENT issues, the Mumps, or infectious disease.  Any health professionals want to offer advice?\n\nI was diagnosed with strep throat on April 14, on April 17th I was diagnosed with peritonsular cellulitis and abscess.  On April 27th I was diagnosed with the Mumps.\n\nI feel as if my Mumps symptoms are gone, no more swelling.  My tonsils are normal sized but the area that I had the abscess is hurting quite bad.  I would rate it a 6 out of 10.  I have narcots prescribed and they are not doing anything for the pain.  I am on my third antibiotic and I am not feeling better.  I am not allowed into the ENT clinic to have my throat looked at as I had dealth with this today.  I am in isolation due to the mumps till next Sat.  When I talked to the ENT nurse today she said my pain is from the mumps. I think that my mumps diagnosis is preventing me from getting appropriate care for the abscess, what do you think?","110":"Help!  I seem to be resistant to weight loss.  Tried serious exercise and diets with NO RESULTS.? I have tried South Beach, & Weight Watchers - on both lost 5 lbs before I stalled out.  I worked out with a trainer for 3 months & lost 5 lbs (at the same time I was South Beaching).\n\nI did (and still do) weights -light weights high reps - 2-3 times a week.  I do cardio 2-3 times a week - have tried several techniques.  Total gym routine is 4-5 times a week for at least 1 hour.  I tried running, builing up to 8 min at a stretch at one point.  Then at my trainers request I did only fast walking 3.5 mph on the treadmill at a steep incline 5-7%.  Now im trying intervals on the eliptical 1 min of 70-80 rpm, followed by 2 min of 50-60 rpm at low resistance.\n\nNOTHING IS WORKING, I STILL WEIGH THE SAME.  I am 5' 2\" & weight 210, so im not looking for perfection, just results.  I have been tested for and ruled out thyroid disease and diabetes.\n\nPlease dont suggest I purchase anything, funds are limited, except books, cuz there is a library.\n\nThanks for your help!  :)","111":"anyone else have zero appetite when stressed or depressed?Please help me? Im taking the maximum dosage of both an anti- depressant and an anti-anxiety meds buspar at 60 mg and remeron at 45 mg.I am 5'2 now weighing 110 lbs maybe 105 now but when i first started these meds they were at the lowest dosage and i got up to 120 lbs which is my ideal weight.Problem is is that i have to keep increasing the dosage in order to keep my weight on me and if i were not taking these meds my weight would barely get to 100 lbs i would stay at 98 lbs. When i was pregnant with both of my sons i lost weight due to stress from both of their fathers i never had to lose weight after pregnancy always gain it. Im 28 yr f 5'2 and i have a  small bones but w\/out beer or meds to soothe my mind im like a little scare crow or look like im on (street drugs). Also my doc believes that i might have hyperthyroidism but the test keep coming back negative is this common? does the thyroid gland secrete hormones at a certain time? without meds i have no appetite & can go for 3 days w\/out food","112":"Hello,Can anyone tell me if magnetic therapy really works (for neck and lower back pain). Thanks? Ive got a persistent pain in my neck and lower back and chest. I think it started when I got my first desk based job about a year ago, and adopted a very bad sitting posture for the first few months) I went to the doctor, and i bet he thought i was just trying to get a sick note, he handed me some paracetamol which obviously did nothing to help me. Ill try anything to get rid of this pain. I almost tried acupunture, but chickened out when the doctor was about to stick the needles in me (she also didnt seem to know what exactly the problem was). Im thinking of buying a magnetic necklace, but i dont want to throw money away on something that wouldnt work. Would chiropractic (forgive my spelling) treatment be better?","113":"Pregnancy Confusion!!!!? I thought i was pregnant until i took a pregnancy test May 6th. My dates of all my periods-starting from February are:2-15 thru 2-19 06, 3-19 thru 3-23 06, 4-20 thru 2-24 06. I normally a 25 day period. and i havent gotten a period for May. I had sex on the following days: 2-13-06, 4-1-06, 5-12-06 and 5-20-06. I believe i ovulated on 1 of those dates. I have all the pregnancy symptoms- sore breasts(my breasts have gotten so big and they hurt),morning sickness,i use the bathroom alot, food cravings, headaches, and sharp pains in my lower stomach and the left side of my back. Some people told me that im not pregnant and some perople told me that i am pregnant. And im so confused i dont know who\/what to believe.Am I pregnant?? Please help me!!","114":"What could  cause an allergic reaction making my daughters face swell and turn bright red? it starts around her mouth and spreads to her entire face.  It swells to the point that her lips will crack.  We apply ice packs and give benadryl but once it starts there is no stopping it.  The swelling lasts around two days and the redness will last a week or more. after about three days,  any affected skin will begin to peel like a healing sunburn.  We have seen three doctors (including an allergist) they say \"Contact Dermatitis\"  but have no idea what the irritant could be. They say to treat her with hydrocortisone cream and cold compresses.  Also, to use vaseline on her lips. Maybe someone has had a similar experience or has heard of one and could give me some clues.  My daughter is a nail biter, thus making it nearly impossible to pinpoint what exactly could be going into her mouth.  I would appreciate any help i can get.  I just can't figure this out.","115":"what are home treatments for broken pinky toe? crutches are hard to use at school.  Is it good idea to walk on it still if it doesnt hurt that much?","116":"Has this happened to anyone? I'm two months late for my period but I took a pregnancy test today and it came back negative. I'm only 21 so I know it's not menopause. I'm not under any stress really and I wasn't expecting to get pregnant so I don't think it's a mental thing. Lately I've been dizzy, had nausea, my nipples have been killing me. I know that these could be symptoms of PMS too but so far no period. I DO HAVE AN APPOINTMENT with my ob\/gyn so please don't yell at me for not going to the doctor. I was just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience or knows (aside from pregnancy) what I should as my dr. about. PS. I'm NOT on any meds, my thyroid is fine (had it checked a couple months back) No eating disorders, I'm average weight, and haven't been on birth control in 3 years. Normally my periods are right on time. What gives?","117":"IS there  anything that i can do or my 8month old can take cause she's teething REAL BAD loud crying. and pain She is unable to drink from bottle. and eat at times. And also how long can this last. With my son it was no where near as bad with my daughter pure hell.I use Tylenol for babies and some Orajel for babies.. Still she is in pain, She likes to be held that sometimes helps. IF there is anyone that can help to ease pain let me know THANKS IN ADVANCE","118":"Calling all Urologists\/Physicians. - I am so afraid!!? My doctor found a very small trace of blood in my urine and suggested that I might want to see a urologist.  I can not even see it and feel pretty good.  I looked up the tests that urologist do and it seems very unpleasant and I am a big baby.  Do you really think it is necessary to subject myself to this? from what I heard most doctors dont even check urine during routine exams because once they came across this they feel compelled to send the patient to a urologist and most of the time it is nothing.  I am REALLY AFRAID and dont want to see a urologist.  However, I have two children and would really kick myself if 3 yrs from now I found out I had something that could not longer be taken care of. PLEASE HELP ME.","119":"i don't understand the value of treatment? Two years ago I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, PTSD due to severe childhood sexual and physical abuse, and borderline personality disorder.  I hadn't tried to get any help before then, and was involuntarily committed because my roommate caught me drawing pictures with my blood (note to self: keep doors locked).  The doctors gave me a bunch of drugs that made me fat (I gained fifty pounds), so i quit them, and went crazy again (I threw blood on someone, but they deserved it).  So I spent another couple of months in the hospital and stayed fat.  Now I'm out, again, and have been off medication for nine months and am losing weight.  Aside from that I hate myself and sometimes I burn myself and sometimes I have panic attacks if I'm in sexual situations I'm doing pretty well.  All the doctors (at least the ones I can afford) want to do is pump me with medications that make sleepy and stupid and lazy.  Is it really such a problem that I'm not in therapy if I'm only a danger to myself?","120":"Ghost Pregnancy? I had my first child 7 months ago.  about 2 months ago i started to feel as if i were pregnant again.  the problem is that one of the things that made me 'feel' pregnant was the feeling of something moving inside me, like when a child begins to bump around.  I didn't have sex with my husband for a month after i had my son so if i had gotten pregnant even then i would have been only 4 mo. at the time this bumping around began.  i've also taken 2 pregnancy tests both negative.  so basically, i'm feeling sickly like i were pregnant, i swear i feel a movement of being pushed abruptly from the inside but it's not possible for me to be pregnant.  so i'm wondering if this is common?  perhaps a post partum oddity?  i've heard of people losing limbs and having ghost pains or itches, would that mean it possible to have ghost pregnancy symptoms for a prolonged period of time?  i also appear to have lumps of hard tissue in my stomache, they were there during the pregnancy too.  any theories?","121":"i go tanning alot, do you think this can damage the kidney's?i've been buckled over in pain? i think it's my kidneys that ache because its the same way i felt once when i woke up on a cold water bed.any opinions are appreciated","122":"what are all the symptoms?? I need to know what all the symptoms to being pregnate!! I am young and Im gonna admit stupid. I had sex and I think Im pregnate.Please please help me I need to know. I would go to the doctors but this is really hard for me.","123":"symtoms of parkingson disease? need to know symtoms of parkingson's disease and is memeory loss one of the main symtoms. also with this memory loss how much memory do you lose before it stops","124":"For Parents Only, Please!! Does anyone have a child that has been diagnosed ADHD? I thinking about taking my 7 yr old son to get tested for ADHD later this month. Last week I took my nieces to get shot and up on the wall was a list of symptoms for ADHD. And right away I thought of my son. Is it curable or just treatable? What things do they do at the evaluation? And what symptoms did your child have? My sons daydreams alot, he forgets when I just give him 1 task, he cant think on his homework, he gets angry and fustrated very easily. I thought all these things were pretty much common being a kid. To me I feel like he is hard on himself and i try everything to help him not to worry or be fustrated.I want to help him, but what should I do? What has worked for you and your child?","125":"Why does my doctor think that  my constant irregular heartbeat and slight mitral valve leak need no treatment? Four weeks ago I had a tachycardia brought on by being awake for about 48hrs and drinking soda\/energy drinks all day and taking a couple vivarin.  My heart was beating quickly and I thought I was having a heart attack.  I went to the ER and they diagnosed me with a tachycardia and told me to get some rest and that I would be fine.  Well, I got my rest and I did not get better.  It has been 4 weeks now and I have completely cut caffeine and alcohol and most sugar and everything else I can think of out of my diet.  I have had several tests done and the only thing my doctor came up with is a leaky mitral valve which he considers to be slight.  He is not concerned about my irregular heartbeat and isn't concerned that my heart now races by performing everyday activities.  I am only 26 years old and have cholesterol of 120! My good cholesterol is 48! My normal resting heart rate was 58, now it is in the high 70's! I have an appointment with a cardiologist next week. Any opinions or advice?","126":"I'm 73 and all I've read says I have ADD. My attention span is real short & it's always held me back. Some of the medications they give ADD kids have serious side effects later on. I'm not concerned about that. What are the medications or natural herbs that are working for the different symptoms? I will be going to a professional next week but I want to know what I can do without going through a long expensive diagnosis that will just tell me what I alread know from having read a lot on the subject and gone to  conferences on ADD\/ADHD. The book \"The Edison Gene\" by Thom Hartman opened my eyes and also \"You mean I'm not lazy, stupid or crazy?!\" is great. I'm a successful consultant but at my age I want to get rid of what's been holding me back quickly now because nothing has worked to give me enough focus  in my thinking patterns. God bless you if you come up with a herb milkshake or medication that helps me to deal with the negatives and utilize the positives of this ADD syndrome that has been holding me back since I was a kid. So I can help my \"Edison Gene\" kids and grandchildren.","127":"Has anyone know some one with, or know what causes sudden memory loss? My father is 57 years old and yesterday was working on his boat when all of a sudden he could not remember who he was or what he was doing.  My sisters husband who was with him said that nothing had happened.  He was sitting down talking when he just could not remember.  So of course they took him to the hospital where they hooked him up to a heart monitor.  They thought that maybe he had a stroke but his they found his heart was healthy.  So they did a MRI, then cat-scan.  Found nothing.  He has since regained all his long term memory but cant take on any new ones.  He forgets everything in 2 minutes.  Its like 50 first date.  Except she had 24 hours.  He only has 2 mins.","128":"I have frequent fevers and headaches and its never this way before. How can i improve my body immune power? Please suggest me some nutritious food","129":"Is \"mental health\" a phony concept, contrived for the convenience of others?  Is it really a chiseled disease? When I was a student in an Educational college, students were required to all take a certain class in EdPsych.  A graduate student working for her EdPsych Masters was in charge of teaching  the class of about 120 students.  During the course of study she conducted an experiment with the students in order to show them that schizophrenia could be induced.  The stated objective of the experiment was to get certain students, mostly Catholics, to see that unless they hopped on board the System, doing what was required of them to knowingly get on, they would be prone to this  particular \"disease\".  The experiment, unfortunately, would involve \"sacrificing\" one student.  The experiment itself was to be a hazing.  It was to involve an implosion of tactics including harassment and activity that was to place in a \"locked room\".  Protestants, Mormons and Catholics were to participate according to their own ritual protocol for the arcane activity. Threats of all Ds or all Fs were made by the prof","130":"how can you lose a lot of weight like 100lbs in a yr? im 15 yrs. old and have always been overweight (i might be classified as obese??) i weigh like 268 or around 270...i have tried to exercise at the YMCA but lately i have stopped because i have so much homework and that is the top priority for me i need good grades. i try to cut back on foods but when i see something i NEED! to have it. im addicted to food.i want to lose weight but it doesnt work for me. i cant join another club because my mom is struggling with money already. and i need to lose at least 135lbs in like 2 1\/2 yrs because i wnat to look pretty and buy them little skirts and things and i dont want to develop  diabetes or heart disease. \ni also have stretch marks what would be the best product to use...i have mederma or the cocoa one i think its palmers???please help me....","131":"Im  concerned skin rash, allergy, disorder??? Ok for about the last 2 months iv'e been getting these weird rash type of effects on my arms n even now palms, n feet, sumtimes legs.\n\nIt's mainly my arms n hands. At first i thought because i work in a warehouse it must be sumthing in there, I come in contact with all kinds of cardboard n dust etc.... some actually seem to have an effect i do believe tho...\nThe thing is i notice that sometimes it happens off of work also, like on the weekends even or whateva just randomly....\n\nat work tho it seems more vicious they look like red lines that bubble up across my arms and or little dots aswell they irritate me n somewhat itch but i dont feel the need to itch.\nbut after about 15 20 minutes they fade away n disapear completely.\n\nbasically when they bubble up they'll look like a huge mosquito bite, like literally red n bubbled. it can be in the morning, at night big area small area random spots on my arm, upper or lower, top of hands, i even seen on my palm the other day, wtf?!? help","132":"Rashes and Itching all over my body? I have rashes all over my body and they are itching bad. I have tried antihistamines thinking that my condition could be due to allergy, but it does not work. \n\nPlease help.\n\nDont ask me to see a dermatologist.","133":"I have chronic stress and anxiety, I am loosing everything in my life, but do not want pills, what can I do? I have problems with stress, however it is not just that, but the fact that every time I start with this condition it turns into a huge fear of choking and my mind starts telling me not to eat. The last time it happened I did not eat anything solid for four months and I suffered severe damage in other parts of my body like my stomach and my heart which is worst. This time it is starting again and I am two weeks under this condition. The last time I was using antidepressants and other drugs, but when I tried cutting them the anxiety made me feel worst. This is why I changed my treatment, now I use relaxation exercises with the help on my doctor. The last time it helped me a lot, but this time I think I need more help. I am taking meditation and tai chi courses and I am expecting to take yoga classes as well. The problem is that this is taking away my life, I have doubts on whether I will be cured one day or if it will take so long that everything I have now will be lost. I need help.","134":"Tooth decay? How often would someone have to vomit before it would damage their teeth?\n\nAbout 7 years ago I went through a short spell of making myself sick after eating. It was only for a couple of months, and I would only do it once a week, maximum twice, but that would be unusual.\n\nAlthough I hadn't seen a dentist for 10 years I thought I took reasonably good care of my teeth, and was shocked to find out recently that I now need nine fillings and all my wisdom teeth extracted due to decay. I was just wondering if my very short spell of vomiting could have caused all the cavities I have now? Or is it more likely that I just haven't taken good enough care of my teeth and eaten too much sugar over the past 10 years?","135":"Link between immunity and moles\/freckles? Ever since I've had a weak immune system (started off with glandular fever 5 yrs ago, then problems with chronic fatigue\/post viral syndrome since, plus I have Candidiasis - all of which Im trying to treat) my skin has been prone to freckles and moles. I don't go out in the sun often (and I usually wear sunscreen) but Ive developed heaps of moles over the last 5 years. Before I had health problems I never had any moles, and spent more time in the sun than I do now.\n\nA few people have told me I get them so easily due to having a weakened immune system. Can anyone confirm\/give any further information about this suggestion?","136":"Can you answer this?????? Hello, I was wondering I went to my dentist about a month ago, and he took some xrays, and told me I have 2 chronic abscesses in my left top\/bottom wisdom teeth, and a sever cavity in my right wisdom tooth. Would this be the cause of my swollen glands, and fatigue, and general ill feeling ALL THE TIME!!!!!!???? At some points throughout the day I feel dizzy, like I am gonna fall over. I dont have dental to get these teeth pulled, and treated so I dont know what the hell to do. I just want to feel good again. I feel okay one minute, and then the next feel like I am going to die. Anyone else experiance these sypmtoms with a TOOTH ABCSESS??? It has also been a little harder for me to get over my usual colds, and my allerigies seem to be ALOT worse. I need some help PLEASEEEE!!!! My left wisdom teeth have been decayed for about 2 years now, and just simply dont have the money to get them fixed. Can you die from this? Any suggestions?","137":"need to chat with other parents who have autistic child? i have two boys with autism and im gping crazy","138":"what should you do if you think one of your employees has an eating disorder? an employee at work is so thin she wheighs 85 pounds and i never see her eat and she drinks diet tea, and when i was having my lunch i asked her what she had eaten and she told me she has just had an apple all day, one time i bought her a piece of cake from our bakery area at work and she took i bit and when she thought i wasnt looking she stuffed the cake in the garbage under her register at work and she claimed that the cake i bought her was her favorite thats why i bought it for her in the first place. and she admited that shes scared to get fat! what should i do i try to forget about her but every time i se her at work im so shocked at how boney she is.. every body at work talks about her behind her back, i feel so bad for her but i dont know what to do with out making her feel offended","139":"Ok,I waas doing better,i had stopped drinking beer with my Xanax and valporic acid,last night i slipped up? and drank several. MY anxiety has been so bad today,like I have bad heartburn(oh I smoked almost a pack of cigs too) I have a headache,my arm hurts.I wont take tylnol because it seems to make my dizziness worse. My boss is from India and he had me drink some milk with pure sugar,it looked like crystals. I swear after drinking it I felt BAD. He said it was just sugar in its pure form. But this anxiety,its killing me,and a month ago i lost the manI love and have for 4 years.How can I get better. My antianxiety medication does not help.,I cant sleep,Im so tired. My lips are numb. I think the drs have gave up on me.Any advice would be great. thanks","140":"Severe pain in my foot\/ankle..? I tore my achilles years ago and have had trouble since. I have been to several docs(all types) and have been told that I have nothing wrong. My foot swells up, turns blue and tingles.If I take lots of ibuprofin and ice it, it seems to feel better. I have had tons of physical therapy to regain at least most of my foots mobility. I injured it again a year ago and was told I do have bones spurs all over my foot\/ankle. It was suggested that I have surgery to remove them. Is it wise to have the surgery? I am am worried that I will be told that the pain will never go away. It gets so bad at times that I can't walk and it interferes with my daily life which is pretty hectic. Any suggestions? Should I go for the surgery?","141":"iv had 2 miscarrages, and sometimes feel pain when having sex? all my std checks are negative and iv had an abnormal cervical smear result, but i cant get pregnant and when i do i loose the baby, im never stressed about anything, and lead a healthy life style, any one know what this could be, my gp is puzzled","142":"Do I need a referral from my doctor to get an appointment to see a neurologist? I am currently seeing my doctor for a number of things including neuropathy, diabetes and 2 herniated discs in my lower back.  He has told me several times that he can not treat me for long term chronic pain yet has only referred me to a pain specialist who only does injections on my back and doesn't help with the pain for the neuropathy.  I have explained to him numerous times that the injections aren't helping with the leg and feet throbbing pain due to the neuropathy.  He still refuses to refer me to a neurologist and keeps telling me to go to the pain specialist.  What can I do?  Can I actually get into see a neurologist without a referral from my doctor?   Somebody please help.","143":"I have had tonsil stones all my life and cant seem to get rid of them -in the last 4 years ....? they have effected the quality of my voice and I cant sing as well cause I loose my voice alot -or atleast I believe they are the cause of this - will getting my tonsils removesd help my voice or is there something I can do to make the tonsil stones go away -please only answer if you know what they are or have them your self -they happen to be very common though most people have them and dont know it -I didn't know what they were until four years ago mayself but ahad wondered for years- Please help if you know what I can do about them - they are getting out of control -I sometimes spit out 5 to 10  a week !!!","144":"Could I actually have an cut on my cervix which is causing my vaginal spotting? I have been seen by 3 different doctors about some vaginal bleeding I have been having the first doctor said I had a hole in my cervix that could be cancerous so that same day I got a second opinion and the second doctor said I was o.k as well as the third doctor their was'nt a hole in my cervix  but I am still having the same problem I've also had my anual exam done and  everything was fine I see my doctor on 11-27 but I just want some  more opinions about what could be going on could this just be what they call cervica erosion caused from douching and trauma to the cervix. I also for the past five years had problems with bacterial vaginosis having to be treated continuosly could this also be the case.","145":"DOCTORS!!! please answer my question.it's a life and death question.!? is't normal for a teen to experienced chest pain?the pain occur on my lower breast ribs(left).sometimes,the pain goes to my left ribs.i never felt pain on my left arms or shuolder and other areas.my uncle told me that maybe i have heartburn.does heartburn cause pain like angina?\ni'm a life science student.i know what is angina but how to distinguished between heartburn and angina?i dont have any ideas.im just 18 years old boy.does not do drugs,alcohols or any stuff that can affect my health.no weight problem.i used to have gastric.my grandfather have heart problem.he died bcoz of that disease.am i gonna die?is there any possibility that i'm gonna have heart disease at this very young age?im so worry right now.This July,i will enter the University.the pain occured everytime.what should i do? \nhelp\nhelp\nme....","146":"Abscessed tooth, got Antibiotic on yesterday. How long will it take for swelling in jaw and gums to disappear? My gums and jaw are swollen and throbbing, burning at times and tingling.  What's really going on?  Started taking Augmentin on yesterday morning after the Dentist appointment.  How long, once again will it take for the big jaw syndrome to decrease. I know I should've taken care of this last year, but, the pain went away.  It appears that my co-workers are also suffering with dental trauma.  I say again, what's really going on?  My neck in some areas appear to be swollen and paining. I can't hardly sleep at night.  I'm tired of taking pain relievers, i.e tylenol, excedrin, advil, motrin and 800mg Ibuprofen.  What does anyone suggest, reccommend or suggest the next action of mine to be?","147":"why do i keep passing loose stools? I'll get a sudden attack when i'm on the train or somewhere cold. heart starts racing, get out of breath and feel like shitting. when i wake up in the morning, my hands would feel unbearably cold, and i would have loose stools or diarrhoea.\nI've had lymphoma tumour removed in my intestines a few years back, finish my chemotherapy and i'm entering my fifth year. the loose stools get worst every year, but the CT scans and colonoscopy came back negative, so what can I do now? Is it because I do not have enough good bacteria in my colon to help form the stools? or is there some other underlying problem? I've been to numerous doctors and i'm getting desperate, i can't go out often as i would suddenly feel the urge to shit and it's really unbearable...","148":"Are there any communicable diseases that cause cough, cold, leg pain, and recurrent fever? My 3 boys, aged 2 to 13, have all been sick for the past month and a half. They can't kick this cold\/cough, and the fever just keeps coming back. It gets as high as 104! They have all had 2 rounds of antibiotics, and the pediatrician acts as if they are just passing different things around. My 'mother's intuition' tells me this is different than the common cold\/flu. They will be well for 4 days then here comes the fever again. My kids have had everything under the sun, and I'm quite used to them 'sharing' whatevers going around. This just seems excessive, and I'm prone to think there might be something more serious, or better yet, curable going on here. The symptoms are listed above. The leg pain is getting me. I thought it was 'growing pains', and now I'm not so sure. Please help! Does this ring any bells with anyone? What   should I do?","149":"Late period, stressed out, could i be pregnant? Well, about 2 months ago... i was late getting my period, had breast tenderness, nausea, fatigue, increased vaginal discharge ... every pregnancy sign, but it turned out i wasn't pregnant, i figure it was just stress..... then this month, i am having all of the same signs... the first day of my last menstrual cycle was on the 16th of September, i had a bit of spotting on October 5th and it is now November 4th and my period has yet to come... I dont really wanna go out and buy home preg. tests since i spent a fortune on them a few months ago, but could i be pregnant? or just going thru the same thing as last time? When should i take a pregnancy test?? Please help me!","150":"What is it? My boobs are really sore and I'm really grouchy. I was thinking that maybe it was just the medicine vitex im taking but im really not sure cause its not a side effect? anyone else have any symptoms like this when they were taking it? I dont know if its the medicine or what? but its making me nuts...My husband cannot stand me either haha! \n\nthis is whats listed for vitex? \nVitex does not contain natural hormones. It appears to increase progesterone by stimulating luteinizing hormone release from the pituitary gland. Vitex also normalizes excessive prolactin, promoting fertility. \nFemale infertility\n\nPMS, especially breast tenderness, cramping, and headaches\n\nAcne, especially if it is related to the menstrual cycle\n\nFibrocystic breast disease\n\nHeavy menstruation\nSide effects are rare. Occasionally, women experience mild digestive upset or minor skin rash. Vitex is not recommended during pregnancy","151":"Has anybody else been diagnosed with dermographism? Do you still have it, or has it gone away? If it went away, how long did you have it for? Were you given a prescription for anti-histamines hydroxyzine and allegra? Do you know if there are any harmful side-effects of longterm use of either medicine?\n\nI've had the condition for five years and have been on and off anti-histamines over time. I usually go between 4 and 6 months taking hydroxyzine and allegra daily. I wonder if it's bad to be taking the medicines for such a long amount of time? My dermatologist never said anything about it. Everytime I go back, I get diagnosed with the same thing and prescribed the same medicines.","152":"depakote for IED teen with seizure activity in brain...? 13 year old son just found out he had an abnormal EEG, showing pretty good amount of seizure activity in the brain. He only found this out because he had to be in a psychiatric hospital for a week for a recent destructive outburst..has always been hyper\/manic acting, either extremely mad or extremely happy and loud! He is diabetic, so they could not put him on an antipsychotic because that messes with blood sugar. His diabetes, the doctors say, plays a role in his mood swings also...a low will trigger another seizure in the brain. Before he left the hospital he was put on 250mg of Depakote a day, but since they found out about the EEG, they said that will likely increase significantly. Good thing, because he acts no different at all. They said possibility of IED and symptoms of bipolar...but he never gets depressed.??Anyhoo!!! Just wondering how much depakote they will probably put him on? Has anyone had any luck with it? Does his behaviors sound familiar? Thanks.","153":"Moms: What are some of the oddest symptoms of pregnancy you've experienced? We all know about the missed period, but where there any early physical anomalies you attributed to pregnancy?","154":"What are the Causes of Oral Bone Loss? Hi,\nAs my doctor sent me to a specialist to understand the cause of my gum recession, I was told (by the specialist) that the main problem is the bone loss.  In my case, the gum just follows the bone.  Essentially he wants to do a deep cleaning as a way of slowing the bone loss. I am having a problem accepting that plaques and caveties are the reason for my oral bone loss. I am not sure I feel convinced as I have been flossing since I ever remember.  I never bleed when cleaning my teeth.   My mother has lost all her teeth very early in life and I am thinking this is more genetic than any thing else.\n\nI would really appreciate any answer (link to any article, books ...)\nHow effective is deep cleaning for preventing oral bone loss?\nHow much your genes and caveties contribute to bone loss?\n\nI am a male, 40s from Middle Eas decent.\n\nThanks.","155":"Any known treatments for breakouts? My skin has been breaking out in these tiny little under-skin bumps and left long enough, they turn into pimples. Any tips of how to get rid of them and spots in general?","156":"symptoms of hyeprkalemia'? what are the symptoms of hyperkalemia?","157":"I need to know about a cyst on an ovary and tumors down there? can you feel them form the inside of your vagina? Does that mean you cant have children? someone help!!!","158":"Puss Pockets in throat.....? On thursday my throat began to hurt and I thought I was getting a common cold or a reaction to a flu shot I just had. On Sunday I was really tired and my body was sore. My sister in law (a nurse) looked in the back and saw white puss pockets and told me I had strep throat. I went to the doctor today and I tested neg. for strep throat and mono. He said people with sinus infections get this but I have never had a sinus infection and then he didnt know what I had. He just gave me anti-bodies but it seemed weird that he couldnt pin-point anything. Has anyone had anything similar happen to them? My throat is soo sore and I can barely eat, I feel really tired and my whole body hurts. (no sniffles). Thank You","159":"What is the best way to deal with mild to moderate depression that doesn't deal with anti-depresants(MAOI)? I have struggled with bouts of depression and isolation for as long as I can remember. I have seen the adverse affects of anti-depresants on my father and the way that he continued to struggle. I am a single man in my early 20's, who attends a university, and works for nearly everything he gets. I feel that there is always something missing and I;m getting tired of trying unsuccessfully to discover what it is. I have tried spirituality and I'm very active in my church but I feel unsatisfied. I have read extensively about depression and seasonal affective disorders and have come across too much information on the subject. I need the advice of you, the person reading this at this time. If you have suffered the affects of depression and have overcome without the use of perscription drugs-please tell me how you did it, or useful resourses that might help me. Thank you.","160":"i have trouble trying to forget about a car crash i had a few of yrs ago and i cnt 4 get bout it wot do i do? i had a car crash a few years ago and i cant forget about it , i ve seen a sycyatrist once or twice but didnt really help me much. it just makes me feel sad when people talk about car accidents cus i makes me think about the one i had ..i remember a lot about the accidet  where what time it happened and when it all happened s so fast ..i was in hospital for a few days suffering with bad neckand back ache and concussion with a few cuts etc..... has anyone here ever had a car accident if yu have then please talk and tell me what happened and how you became to frgetabout it!!!! tnx to any one who write an answer xx","161":"My sister has an eating disorder? My sister won't eat unless we are all there and even then she only eats about three bites of whatever it is and then she says she doesn't feel well. Later I find out she is puking up everything she eats. In 5 days she lost six pounds and she is happy about it. I have tried to convince her that she is thin enough and she needs to stay healthy but she won't listen to me or my father let alone her own mother. Any advice?","162":"safe treatment for scabies during pregnancy?! PLEASE HELP!!? My daughters both contracted scabies from two children at their daycare.It was misdiagnosed 3 weeks ago by their pediatrician. I am in my 12th week of pregnancy and we (their father and I are also itching). Once the daycare notified us of the outbreak they were prescribed Elimite but I have been told by some doctors its not safe for me to use, others that it is. The pharmicist told me to use otc rid x shampoo on my body(it's the same medicine , just 1% instead of 5%) but research on the net says it won't be strong enough. Can anyone please tell me how to safely treat myself so that we can get rid of this once an for all! It's really freaking me out! Thank you!","163":"Are these symptoms of pregnancy? When you're pregnant do alot of woman feel like getting sick in the morning but don't actually get sick, cause that's how I've been feeling? I took a test and it was negative, it's possible for it to be wrong. I've just been eating like crazy and feeling sick every morning, and my period was late!","164":"can be the beard & moustaches with any medicine or practice? i have not appropriate hair on my face","165":"I lived near a \"Superfund Site\", did it cause my child's birth defects? I lived my entire life along a river in Michigan that the EPA deamed a \"Superfund Site.\" It has since been cleaned up. At the time I was trying to conceive a child I was unaware that the area I was living in was so contaminated. My 1st child was born with a cleft lip and a congential heart defect - coarctation of the aorta. Could these defects have been caused because of the area I lived, and how can I find out for sure? My other concern is during the pregnancy of my second child the river was being dredged of contaminants and I wanted to know if that put my second child at more risk than my first child. My second child was born at 29 weeks but was only the size of a 26 week old, did that have something to do with living in a superfund site or because I was living in the area during the clean up. There seemed to be an increased number of children born with birth defects while the dredgeing was going on, spinabifida, children born without limbs, coincedence?","166":"My husband has type 1 diabetes and can not control it very well? My husband is 28 and has had type 1 for the last 11 years. He is fit and healthy and exercises a lot. Over the years the frequency of his hypos have become greater.\n\nHe can rarely detect the signs himself now and unless someone else points it out to him he is a gonna.\n\nHe has had 7 episodes at night since the beginning of this year where he has gone low to the point of having a fit. Normally I wake up to his signs of his sweating, twitching or being restless and am able to help him avoid a fit, but since the beginning of the year these signs have gone too. \n\nHe usually keeps his sugars around 5.5 or 6.\n\nDoes anyone know how he can get his early warning signs back and how he can control it better?\n\nOh he works shift work - not night shift though.","167":"If a couple decides to conceive a child,and they both have bi polar disorder,will the child inherit it also? Bipolar disorder","168":"My daughter has the following problems...is  this a syndrome? craniostenosis(coronal), hip dysplasia,curved pinky,strabismus, farsightedness, prominent ears","169":"Could I be pregnant even though I'm on my period? If I'm pregnant, would my period stop bleeding right away? I've been on birth control for 3 months now and I make love to my boyfriend a lot. Well, my birth control told me to stop taking it during my period...so I did. I was under the impression that you could't get pregnant on your cycle so we still had sex over the weekend, but without protection. Just yesterday, I found out that you still can get pregnant on your cycle and I'm worried. I haven't been able to sleep very well letely, been waking up with headaches and dizzyness. Things don't taste right, particulary drinks. What scared me the most is my stress factor rising-My face has broken out with pimples & my mouth is infammed with 4 ulsers and a lie-bump. Could all of this just be a coincidence? I've been known to get sick b\/c of stress before. Well, my pills said to start back on them on Sunday even though I am still bleeding. Now we want to get a home test but will it work when I'm on the pills? And if I did get pregnant from the weekend, wouldn't my cycle stop? It hasn't & I'm scared","170":"What is the average length of time it takes a newly diagnoised diabetic to start to feel better? More details? I have started taking Metformin 500 mg 2x's per day. I have changed my diet (although it is not perfect yet). I have quit smoking (after 43 yrs of smoking, ending in 2 1\/2 packs per day). I have been smoke-free for about 5 weeks now. I am trying to get more exercise (but still struggling with extreme fatique). I NEVER have more than 1 alcoholic drink per day. (most days, not even the 1).\n\nI was diagnoised late November of 2005. I started making these changes right away. By February 17 I had lost 12 pounds. I am assuming that I have been diabetic for 2 to 2 1\/2 yrs judging on how long I have not felt well.\n\nI am concerned because I am not really feeling better yet. I have a doctor and keep all my appointments.","171":"Can adults develop some form of separation anxiety? I joined the army in Jan. of this year.  Its been a very stressful time for me as you can imagine.  I have had to be separated from both my husband and my daughter for much longer then I like.  During this time I have began to feel very clingy.  I get very upset when I can't be with my husband and when we are together and he must leave I cry like a two year old might.  I am very upset and almost hurt at the moment just knowing he will have to go shortly.  I was recently diagnosed with Adjustment Disorder with mixed anxiety and depression.  I am not adapting well to the army and the doctors have recommended I be discharged.  This would be a dream come true to me so I can be back home with my family where I belong.  Is this actually separation anxiety and if so do you think it might subside once I am permanantly home?","172":"morning after pill...abnormal period? In late April my boyfriend's condom broke and I used the morning after pill. About a week and a half later I started my period, but it was much shorter and lighter than usual...it is usually 5 days of heavy bleeding, but now it was only 2 days of light bleeding. This week I had another period and it too was much shorter and lighter than usual. In addition, I passed a large bit of what looked like tissue. I have also been experiencing dull stomach and side pains, extreme fatigue, bloating and lower back pain...which kind of sound like early pregnancy symptoms to me, but I figured since I had a period and I took a negative pregnancy test, that it must not be that. Are these normal side effects of the morning after pill? Also, is it possible that I could be pregnant even though I took a negative test?","173":"My husband has symptoms of excess mucus, cough, wheezing, and stuffy nose but no fever or chills. Not a cold.? He does not seem to have a cold as these symptoms have been going on for 4 months now.  He has everyday clearing of his throat and unproductive cough, he seems to have postnasal drip.  We have been to the doctor twice, the symptoms continue.  We have tried over-the-counter medications as well as prescriptions.  What could this be?  We think it is reflux but all the measures have not helped.  I'm afraid he's going to injure his throat because of the hard coughing with trying to bring up mucus.  His respiratory function tests were normal.","174":"where would i look up medical diseases? i am seeking information on hyposudoparathyroidism","175":"Does anyone know anything about histoplasmosis? The eye doc said it wasn't anything serious and told me to research it if i wanted to know more about it, but all I've found is that it's caused by bat shit or something and it can lead to blindness as i get older because it causes scaring on my eyes. I've never been around bats or their shit, so i'm a little worried. when i talked to my doc he said i've probably had it since i was born.  If i've had it since i was born, why would they just notice it now...i've been to the eye doctor many times in the past 20 years and have never had any problems. oh yeah and it said it can cause some breathing problem too?...i'm confused and a little worried.","176":"ulcer-ulcer feeling,burning in bolt area where were previously more infection in std.What are the treatments? Dear Sir,\nIncontinuation to my previous information-\nI, having age 58, have been suffering from N.G.U since 1987, which \noriginated from s.t.d. originally, the organism detected was staphylo-\n-coccus aureus.V.D Doctor prescribed erythromycin, but it was an under\n dose and under time treatment (as per opinion of medicine specialist), \nwhich cured 80% and infection remains within the bolt area (front\npart of penis).\n2. Since it had not cured fully, the infection relapses. Same condition would \nhappen incase of other antibiotics i.e. would heal some portion when \nantibiotics applied, but infection relapses again after the course.\n 3. Different doctors both of V.D. and Urology made treatments with various antibiotics of 1st, 2nd and few of 3 rd generations such as ampiciline,doxycycline,ciprofloxacin,sparfloxacin,levofloxacin,nutroforientoin,ceftriaxone,azithromycin etc. available in our country. Ultimate effect of these fillings for along period has created in me acute mental depression (causing vertigo & headache) and I am under psychiatric treatment for seven years with setraline.\n\n4. Lastly, I met Dr. Ganesh Gopalakrishnan, professor of urology, CMCH, \nVellore, India where several tests were done as per his advice. One of the \ntests EPS analysis yielded staphylococcus coaglague negative. Urothoscopy \nwas also done, but according to the Doctor no infection was found.\n5. He had prescribed medicine i, e, Cephalexin 250 mg (one at night) along \nwith Z-vit (twice daily) and amittriptaline for 6 months. \n6. I started taking medicines on 15.10.04 and continued for 7 months. \nDuring the course of taking medicines-microscopic exams. of Urine \nhas yielded-\npus cell 3-5 \/ HPF & epithelial cell 3-5\/ HP after 9 days of discontinuation of medicines.\n \n7.Although microscopic exams. of urine signifies that infection may not so grave, but the present condition of the disease is that -the burning, pain, irritation, infection-infection feeling and some times biting & itching sensation within the bolt area (i, e, front part) of penis and also uncanny sensation when urine flows are continuing. These sensations, being at the sensitive end of the penis, are resulting in me headache, depression and vertigo. \n\n8.lastly in Dec.o5, I went to Singapore to a urology expert who examined my blood opined that there is no infection.Accorting to his view it is dew to prostate which brings to me such feeling. He put botox injection into the prostate and massaged two times. In In spite of that treatment I still feel such symptoms as before.\n\n9. Please suggest remedies from the concerned experts.","177":"Should I be worried re: my teens clubbing of her toenails? She's 15. Fingernails are ok. Bad Headaches too. She was born with a heart murmor. Told at age 6 months it was fine. Brother did have a large ASD and had surgery at age 3 to repair the hole in his heart. \n\nShe has a history of stomach issues - nothing serious, but what my grandmother would have termed a 'nervous stomach'. \n\nShe now has severe headaches daily. Pain her her neck daily. \n\nRecently was severely dehydrated (in the winter - Dec 9th).Just woke up one day with with severe nausea, fever, vomitting and SEVERE headache, high WBC count. Required IV fluids. Fine the following day.\n\nBut continues with daily headaches and neck pain. \n\nAnd I JUST noticed yetserday that her toenails are 'clubbed' (the nail curves around the end of the toe, because the toe is really large and fleshy). All her toes appear this way. Her fingernails appear fine. \n\nI knew that clubbing of the fingernails can be a clinical sign of an underlying disease, but what about toenails?\n\nI do not know if I am being silly to worry or if I should take her to the doc?","178":"Alcoholics long term physical side effects after they quit? I am in AA which keeps me sober, I have met lots of people with physical problems and I am wondering what are the problems arising from long term alcohol or drug abuse. A lot of my friends and myself go to  doctors but when we tell a doctor we have been addicts, they don't seem to hear anything beyond that. I understand, we did this to ourselves but I am wondering if there is any research on these problems. Reading on my own, I have found links to diabetes and loss of appetite, I would like to help myself and others who are willing to quit but it is difficult to find medical help because we inflicted these problems on ourselves. I(we) do not expect sympathy but I would like to find medical treatment that also doesn't involve painkillers, since I don't want to become addicted to those. Anyone that would just like to tell me their experiences please do. Hepititus is also found among addicts, another side effect which affects health. I would like to help folks by sharing this info.","179":"I need a professional advice my lover suffered a coma after a serious head injury will he have amnesia? Hi i am humbly asking for a professional reply i am in a turmoil for almost 2 months because the man that i love more than my very own life has been in a highway accident and he is in a coma;though he is recovering and is responsive to external stimuli (he awoke 2 weeks back and rolled his eyes but fell back to unconsciousness)there is a grim probability that he may have amnesia ;my question is will it pe permanent will he recognize me or his parents and will his personality change dramaticaly; in other words my worse fear is that he will be someone completely new;pls help me through this trying time any useful advice will be of service thank you very much","180":"Anything I can do for my friend with severe post -partum depression? I asked something similar to this before but it has gotten progressively worse.  She may need to be re-admitted to the hospital.  Her husband wants me to take her out of the house for an hour or so but every time I try she will not come out to the car and is very stubborn.  She could not even handle me being in her house for over 15 minutes--she thought I had come to kill her and the baby.  She is paranoid to go out in public, she thinks everybody is out to get her and hurt the kids.  I am at wits end as her friend.  I have been praying for her a lot.  I don't know what else to do.  I talked to her husband and he still insists that I come over and just physically remove her and put her in the car to take her out.  A grown woman!  I am not about to do that but I don't know what else to do.  She can't handle visits from people coming over either.","181":"wifehaveslip disc % MRI L4-5 Disc  Degeneration Herniated L4-5 &right sided neural compromiseSuggesttreatment? My wife have slip disc problem. She had pain in back Shje was on bed rest wef 11th March. Now she is improving . But now when she walk, she is tillted to the right side and has little pain.\nThe details of MRI Report which was done on 25th March are:-\nMild cervical-Lumbar Spodylosis with L3-4,L4-5 Dis gegeneration. Significant right paracentral protrusion-Extrsion with downward migration of herniated L4-5 Disc causing significant Right Sided Neural Compromise with Thecal Sac Cauda Equina compromise.\nAdditiuonal MILD PIVD-C4-5,C5-6,L3-4 discs\n\nPlease suggest the further treatment","182":"Do you think the percentege of poeple living with HIV\/AIDS can go dawn? SINCE THERE ARE NO CURE FOR HIV.","183":"spotting and bleeding? I have been bleeding for 12 days went to the er twice and have been seeing my dr. They say that I am not miscarrying, i have no infections and my hormone levels are at 2365 at 6 weeks. I am now 7 1\/2 weeks and go for an 3rd u\/s to see if they are seeing something at 8 weeks. Previous ultrasounds show nothing. The bleeding is like my period with a few clots from time to time and no pain at all. What can i do to make my self more comfartable til they find out what is going on? My Dr seems not to be to worried, but of course I am all out of whack about it being my first pregnancy and all. Just concerned and worried and only pregnancy symptoms i think i have are headaches sometimes, some breast tenderness and bloating.","184":"My aunt has crohn's disease. When would a complete removal of the rectum and most of the colon be the answer? My aunt has had severe crohns for about 5 years now. She has done all she could to avoid having surgery. Up until recently all the doctors had said she should get a colostomy bag and allow her rectal area to heal. She has several fistulas and a lot of scar tissue near her rectum. It has gotten so bad now that the doctors say, it would be best to remove her rectum and mostly all of her large intestine. She has been on imuran and remicade. They said they can not remove the scar tissue from her anal area, because it would leave her incontinent. Does diseased tissue have any chance at all to heal? I dont understand why they dont even try to do a reversible surgery? Why does such a drastic surgery have to be done? From what I have read, it sounds like, she will be in less pain though. No woman wants to have something like this done. It is just awful.","185":"Painful swelling? For the last year I've had very painful swelling in my legs.  I've also had terrible pain in my right buttock.  I don't know if the two are related but the both started around the same time.  I've gone to 6 doctors, but I have an HMO so it's a frustrating joke to keep getting passed along.  I've had blood tests, all negative.  Neurological tests.  Negative.  I am in great shape and play a lot of sports, but this started when I was playing a lot of sports in the tropics and not stretching or drinking gatorade.  I've cut foods out of my diet, do drink lots of water every day, have never eatten much salt other than drinking dt. soda.  If I go play soccer, when I talk my shin guards off, you can read the name of the sports company on my leg there is so much of an indentation.  Socks have become painful to wear.  Any ideas??","186":"I have taken enbrel injections and methotrexate for several years.  Are there adverse long-term effects? I have psoriatic arthritis. The meds control the psoriasis but not the arthritis very well. I often wonder if taking these meds is worth future effects.  Most of the time I feel fatigued and very sore.  I also take 4 high blood pressure meds.  I hate taking so many meds, and it's very expensive.  Is there anyone out there who has taken the methotrexate and enbrel injections for any length of time? I would like to know if you have experienced any adverse effects.  I am not interested in switching to humira or remicade b\/c my insurance does not cover them.  I am also interested in any feedback from other psoriatic sufferers.","187":"What to do with my articulation disorders? I noticed this problem while talking.When I tried to say something like pyramid,i have difficulties in pronouncing the words.And sometimes I cannot say the letter R and some words with that particular letter.I haven't have a problem like this before.I was very talkative when I was still in my home country.But since I moved here I had noticed that my communication skills just went low.Is learning or speaking new complicated language like Finnish can trigger this kind of disorder?I also noticed my English language skills,I speaked English fluently before,but now I dont know anymore.I s there anybody who is suffering the same delimma as I have?What can I do to cure my speech problems?","188":"unusual pregnancy symptoms? besides a missed period and morning sickness, what are some other symptoms?","189":"I am a Diabetes patient. I am injecting \"HUMINSULIN 30\/70\".Whether i have to continue life long? I came to know 2 months back that i have high sugar nearly 370mg.in blood and ++++ in urine and acetone positive and admitted in hospital for 3 days and take treatment and ok now. My Doctor advised me to continue taking Insulin 30\/70 through out my life. Most people are advising me that Insulin will affect the nerves in future and taking pills is enough. Now it is normal in urine and sugar and fluctuates now and then and not so serious.But my Doc strictly recommending me to take 20ml.insulin in the morning and 10ml. in the night and no pills. I am confused in this aspect whether i have to continue lifelong or not. Still i never failed to take injection everyday in the morn and night. Kindly guide me whether taking insulin continuously will spoil my life.","190":"Pain and swelling in a 6 year old child? My daughter recently complained about her fingers hurting, she woke up with a swollen thumb and ring finger. I took her to the doctor, he said she probably bruised her wrist and to give her advil, come back if it wasn't better in a few days. So today, 4 days later, she still has some very minor swelling and pain in her fingers, and on top of that her leg now hurts and her knee is badly swollen. No discoloration, doesn't dfeel warm or cool to the touch. The pain isn't bad, she hasn't been crying, just say's that it hurts and is bothering her. I have already scheduled her a doctors appointment for Monday. \nBut what could it be? I'm going to be worring all weekend. Any symptoms to look for I may have missed?\nCertain questions to ask the doctor?","191":"a female question...serious answeres only? ok, if you go back and read my last question relating to my period and get the ndetails then you can probably answer this better. \nanyway, that was in march, didn't have a period since then. well,  i woke up this morning and had some dark brown spotting on my underwear and thought i was going to start. i was out of tampons so i put a pad on and went to work. 5 holurs later i went to the restroom and there was not a drop of anything . when i wiped there was a dark smear like dark blood. i have been home for 3 hours now and there is still no sign except dark when i wipe. and it's just a smudge. i have taken 2 peg test and they both came up neg(no surprise). do i count this as a period? do i talk to the doc now or wait a couple of days to see whast happens? what could be going on? i'm 22 so this ive been having periods since i was 11. please help. i don't have insurance and i'm wotried- should i be? ovarion cancer runs in the family and mom just got diagnosed with cervical cancer.","192":"I think my friend has an eating disorder, what should I do? 1 of my best friends has stopd eatin &'s gon exercise mad. Shes 14 &she usualy eats quite abit, tho shes definatly not fat. Its only bn goin on 4a few wks but I went thru sumfin similar lst yr & I no if it had bn sortd out quicka then it wud hav bn easier to get ova.\nWe kp tryin 2gt her to eat but she refuses to, evryday at lunch she jst says shes havin 'an off day' &that she 8 a huge brekfast &that she had loads yestrday anyway. But we no neitha of those is tru bcoz we askd her litle sis if shes eatin much at home &she said no, & also that she was checkin all the kcals on stuf &asap she wud just go upstairs & do sit ups.\nWat makes it wors's that 1 of our friends has bn, I dunno it sounds a bit mn but clingin to the friend that's not eatin, so tht weneva we try 2 get thu 2 her about her eatin the otha friend just denies it 4 her &so evrithin we try she wont let us say 2 the friend dats not eatin\nWe told her sis 2 tell her parents if it gts wors but we want sumfin mor practical\nty x","193":"DIAGNOSED WITH IBS,GERD,DIVERTICULITIS: I read this ad and want to help...could someone advise? I found the following post on a different website and want to help.  I am not sure what IBS, Gerd, or the other is, but maybe someone can advise this person?\n************************************************************\n\nHELLO AND THANK YOU FOR READING THIS AND MAYBE SOME ADVICE, WELL I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH IBS,GERD,DIVERTICULITIS I GO NUMBEROUS TIMES TO THE DOCTOR AND THEY TELL ME JUST TO EAT LOTS OF FIBER\/BULK I GO CAUSE I HAVE REAL BAD STOMACH CRAMPS I TAKE METAMUCILL. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ITS GOING TO TAKE MONTHS-YEAR(S) TO GET BETTER SO IN THE MEAN TIME WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH THESE PAINS SO PAINFUL. EVERYDAY ALL DAY. ONE MORE THING THEY CANNOT PRESCRIBE ME ANYMORE PAIN KILLERS THEY ARE TO STRONG FOR ME, AND THEY WONT TAKE ANYMORE TESTS ON ME . DO YOU THINK THEY ARE WRONG? WHICH WAY SHOULD I TURM. CAN SOME ONE ADVICE\/HELP ME. I AM SO MISERABLE. THANKS","194":"Diaper Rash??? About a month ago, my 20 month old daughter had the virus that was going around. She had a small case of diaper rash, and it started to clear up. Now I think she may be allergic to raisans. Every time she eats them she gets a bad case of diahrea. Since both of these happened right around the same time, she now has a bad case of diaper rash. \nI have used everything I could think of to try to clear it up. It will start to clear up, and as soon as she has another bowel movement, it gets even worse. He butt has been bleeding in certain spots, and she screams and kicks when I change her diaper.\nI am trying to get her to the dr, but I have to wait for her insurance to kick in. They will not see her until I have a card for her.\nI don't know what to do. It is killing me to see her in so much pain. Does anyone have any suggestions to do until she can get into the dr?","195":"What are the signs of a sleep disorder? Let me first say that I am not a lazy person....but I can sleep unlimited amount of time and still be tired.  I sleep through my alarm clock and don't get up on time to go to class (college)...it's caused problems between my husband and I because I sleep too late on the weekends, etc.  My sleeping habits, problem...whatever you call it has caused distress in my life in more ways than one.  And I have tried to fix it, and tell myself...damnit, you're getting up at __ in the morning, and I never can seem to do it...I just keep hitting the snooze, telling myself that I'll get up in 10 more min, and next thing I know it's 4 hours later.  Please help!","196":"Is Penegra as potent as Viagra? My current boyfriend takes penegra as he says that he as problems sometime in getting a erection quickly.Penegra is a Zydus Alidac product containing 50mg of Sildenafil Citrate equivalent to Sildenafil{i.e. in Penegra 50.Penegra 100 contains 100mg of Sildenafil}.He says that the contents are same as Viagra and that it is half the price of Viagra.He is taking Penegra 50 tablets{one tablet a hour before sex}.However after taking the tablet he sometimes complains of headache in the morning.Is that due to the tablet? On two occasions he couldnot get an erection even after taking the tablet an hour before.I am thinking of asking him to use Viagra. But before that I wanted to clear these doubts. Does Vaigra have the same contents as Penegra[i.e.Sildenafil].If so is it more potent than Penegra? Does it cause headache in morning? What is the preferred dosage of Viagra? Please help me in clearing up this doubts.","197":"Do u think it is better to be safe then sorry when it comes to pregnancy pain? if u had small pains when u are pregnant. told that they are basiclly growings pains. but u know it could be something differnt. would u be safe and make sure everything is ok or take nurse\/doctor over the phone word and be sorry?","198":"How do you get rid of an internal  Candida overgrowth ? I never feel ok with my digestive system and always have to avoid certain food that would be harmless to everyone else because it causes me pain or heartburn. I also experience ups and downs with allergies and asthma. Mild depression and lack of concentration along with difficulty to express what is in my mind (can't find the words sometime) also are driving me crazy. Occassionally (very seldom) I have episodes of \"a normal brain\" in which I feel that my thinking goes normally. I don't know it Candida has to do with it but I also have Epilepsy and Varicocele. I am tires of being \"mildly sick\" all the time. I did the saliva test and it was positive. If it is the Candida that is causing this trouble, I would like to kill it now. I want to do it  naturally and know how to prevent it from coming back.\n\nThanks to whoever can help me\n\nDaniel","199":"Do you have psoriasis ? what do you do for it ? how does it make you feel ? i have it and people always stare at me  how do you feel when you see some one with it ?","200":"Person with a weird mental illness needs your advice.? I underwent a VERY traumatic expereince about 12 years ago,and since then have been very messsed up mentally. Suffering severe depression, and other symptoms.\nNow, I know Yahoo Questions is not the place to seek medical help, so my question is not directly about my illness. But,one of the symptoms of my illness is an almost complete absence to experience any kind of pleasure,from stuff like,food,sex,work,exercise etc etc.\nSo, what I'd like to know is, if someone might recommend an easily available (i.e over the internet,on Ebay or in a shop) food\/drug\/legal high etc etc, that might allow even a 'freak' like me to feel some pleasure.\nAn example of the kind of stuff I had in mind was something like buying poppy seeds from a shop,and then trying to extract the opium from them. Although due to my illness I can't even manage that!\nTo be 100% frank, I'm not really expecting any answers to my question,but I had a few spare moments and thought that I might as well ask my friends on Yahoo.","201":"Anyone out there with incredible pain in joints & depression after prednisone use? I have muscle weakness, pain in most all of my joints& depression ever since I was misdianosed with lupus. I started out with 17 mg of prednisone & went all the way up to 500mg over a period of 6 months. \nThe doctors were trying to convince my husband to institutionalize me cause they said the lupus had probably entered my brain & there was no coming back for me . My husband told the doctor's he wouldn't consider that cause he felt the reason I was hallucinating was caused by the bad reactions I was having to the 15 medications they were prescribing me. He insisted on further tests.\n I had to go through a MRI, brain scans, spinal tap & numerous other tests, all of which came back negative.  The final dianosis has been Fibromalgia. That was a year ago & I have been off of all medication since. I just hope there is some way to reverse the damage that I feel was caused by all the poisons prescribed to me.","202":"chromsonal abnormalities....3 m\/c in a row one healthy child the last m\/c was at 20 weeks due to the cord? I had a m\/c in 1999 at 5 weeks(we had been doing alot of \"ecstacy\" at the time and I was on the pill with no idea I was pregnant. I found out 2 months later I was pregnant again on the pill(antibiotics docs blama) after a few test docs concluded it was a normal pregnancy and it was. I have a 7 year old daughter from that pregnancy w\/ no problems. 4 years later and very little partying I was pregnant again this time the m\/c was a reasult of a blighted ovum. The following year preg again this time w\/ a heartbeat. I lost that baby at 7 weeks no known factors. The baby I just lost looked to be fine 1 week prior to her demise I had ultrasound confirm girl and all ok. The next week I stop feeling fetal movement and go to the doc, no heartbeat again, when they induced me into labor and she was born with the cord 3 times around her neck. Question..... Does this sound like chromsonal abnmalities or just plain bad luck. I'm now w\/ a specialist, just wondering what the rest of you mught think","203":"*doctor advice or information needed please*? I'm 16\/female and I've been having sharp\/mild upper heart pain recently just out of nowhere it starts for example right now.  It hurts when I stand up,bend over, or even barely move.  My biological father has heart problems and many heart surgerys done to him and he is 43 yrs. old.  I live with my mom and stepfather.  My mom just thinks its heartburn because she dont like to think that I may have heart problems like my real father.  I am healthy i'm not overweight or nothing for my age I weigh 125 and I doubt its heartburn because I never eat anything spicy enough and I don't mix foods.  So please if you have any information about this please share with me I really need to have some kind of feeling on what this might be!..thank you all.","204":"Crying Baby? My son is 18 months old.  He cries for no reason, and I know there is nothing up with him as he stops when he gets picked up, which i think is the reason he does it.  He has now started waking up at all hours many times through the night.  He always dirties his nappy in the night, so know this is a genuine reason, but it is driving me mad.  Also getting verbal abuse from next door neighbour whose bedroom is next to his.  She says she will report me to environmental services if it carries on.\n\nAs soon as he cries in the night, I wake up straight away and go into him.  Sometimes, he is wide awake at 4am so I end up putting him in bed with me and he goes back to sleep.  I know this is a bad thing to do as i now feel he is doing it on purpose to get into my bed.  I am on the verge of depression with this as he is enough to cope with, but now my neighbour is involved I am after some advice.","205":"How long does swollen lymph node usually last? I had two swollen lymph nodes when I did a HIV antibody blood test. After a week another two lymph nodes began to swell. The next week, the test came back negative and I was very relieved. The thing that I'm worrying now is it normal to have like more than four lymph nodes in the left side of your neck and one behind your ear without having any fever nor sore throat? I'm not having night sweats whatsoever. When my lymph node is beginning to swell, it became tender but after a few days or so, it becomes painless. Is it normal? I told me doctor that and he told me to come back a month later to see if it has reduce in size but I'm very worried. Anyone care to clarify? Thanks in advance :)","206":"what can we do to help 17 month old daughter with constipation? the doctor says it's just from eating grown up food, but she started being constipated as soon as she stopped breastfeeding..i feel so sorry for her..to watch her strain and cry you'd think she was giving birth..some are as big as golf balls and almost as hard...we watch her purposely try not to go because she is afraid..after she goes, she is usually ok for a couple days, then she will go all day without a bm, and maybe another..once i had to actually grab one that was showing and pull it out..we use dark karo syrup, give her plenty of raisons, grapes, bran type flakes, make her drink plenty of juices...doctor says she is too young for suppositories but we resorted to them anyway, they do help but it still isn't easy..any suggestions?","207":"could a doctor telling me I had Pelvic inflammatory disease really meant I was pregnant because I am & no PID? I didn't have sex for over a year & kept myself from wanting to be w\/ men but had drinks on the weekend at the bar, unfortunately I ended up having a one night stand with someone who ejaculated in me 4 times in one night.  I had woke up later that day having lower back pain near my kidney area, it was no regular pain.  He used me obviously & I was blue about it all. He was just a typical guy, needless to say I was in pain for more than a week, I was with another man because I was acting out because he hurt me, when i was with this guy it hurt when he tried to have normal sex with me, because the top of my cervix hurt, which I knew why because the first guy HURT me by pentrating me deeply, this man ejaculated in me when I told HIM NOT TO & I freaked out & left him & went to hospital I told doctor about all the pain i felt in my lower back, how it hurt & he did a exam,  he later told me I didn't have a urinary tract infection , or was pregnant but had PID, but I am PREGNANT..1st one?","208":"Pleurisy issues? Back in July I was diagnosed with pleurisy around both of my lungs and my heart. I had surgery around both of my lungs along with numerous taps in back. The fluid around my heart decreased on it's on. I'm on more medication than I can count now. I keep getting \"flare-ups\" anyway. Now the real issue: Since I've been sick I've lost an extreme amount of weight. Thinness runs in my family as it is.  Now I am 5'3\" and right about 90lbs. I'm having a hard time eating, things don't seem to want to go down or stay down. I need to gain weight desperately, I'm afraid even more for my health now. I've seen the best dr's in the world (in Boston) and all are stumped by my illness and weight loss.  Has anyone had a similar experience or any ideas on how to put back on some weight? Any suggestions would be greatly, greatly appreciated.","209":"Just wondering? I was on here last week asking a question about if I could be pregnant or not. I have just missed my period and it is going on two days now. I am still getting really bad stomache pains and sharp abdominal pains and worst of all gas that doesn't seem to want to come out sometimes. I am also nervouus that I might have been pregnant for longer than this missed period. I have read that you can have periods while pregnant and get false test and one day find out you are about 3 months pregnant. Is that true? I'm figuring I must be pregnant, my nipples are getting darker and darker and my stomache is getting hard and starting to buldge out as if I have been pregnant for a minute now. I took a dollar store pregnancy test today, it came back negative. I just really want to know if there is anyone on here from the Detroit metro area who knows of any free clinics where I can be checked? Thanks","210":"I am 29 years old. I have in the past two months developed an achy pain in all my joints. Im weak. what is it? My knees have a dull pain and its harder to go up stairs. I am not over weight. My fingers are also very achy in all the joints. elbows too. I dont know what it could be. The top of my thighs have been lightly numb for several years. I am not to active. I waitress sevral hours a day. I wear good shoes. I take vitamins. I do eat alot of sugar. Its hard not to so im pretty sure im addicted to it. Im clueless why a 29 year old woman is fatiqued and achy like this. Help??? Im going to school to be a medical massage therapist before i go back to school to get my medical degree. Thats alot of use of my body. A body that seems not to work so good.","211":"Will you please name me a herb which can act against these diseases which is caused by staphylococcus aureus? Sir,\nIm Azmath, a B-Tech Biotechnology Engineering student from India. I'm doing a research project on 'antimicrobial properties of herbal plants'. I have chosen staphylococcus aureus as the microbe for my experiment.\n \nWill you please name me a herb which can act against these diseases which is caused by staphylococcus aureus in a broad spectrum:\n \n \nCutaneous Infections:\nFolliculitus \nFuruncles(boils) \nCarbuncles \nImpetigo \nWound infections\nToxin-Mediated Infections:\nScaled skin syndrome \nToxic-shock syndrome \nFood poisoning\nOther infections:\nPneumonia(Epyema) \nBacteremia \nEndocarditis \nOsteomyelitis \nSeptic arthritis \nSepic embolization \nMetastatic infections  \nWaiting for your reply...\n                                   Peace be upon you.","212":"What could be causing these symptoms? In the last 2 weeks, i have been having the floowing symtpoms:\n\n-sudden weight gain, not related to overeatting\n-extreme fatigue\/dizziness when standing\n-chest pains on left side\n-heart flutters\n-shortness of breath\n\nThe pain in the left side of my chest has gotten worse, and is a constant pain. All of these symtpoms seemed to happen at about the same time. Heart problmes do run in my family; my dad died from a heart attack, and my brother has heart murmors. \n\nOther than that, i am a healthy, mid-twenties woman, dont take medication, dont drink or do drugs. My main symtpom is the chest pain in the left side, and the fatigue and short breath. I dont have diabetes or anything, and have already been checked. Can this all be related to the heart, and should i go get checked? It's just getting worse. But i'm scared it could be something serious, or nothing at all. \n-","213":"Adoption of sibling, OMG tantrums, Please help? We are in process of transitioning 3 year old sibling to our previously adopted twins who are almost 5. This poor litlle guy has had major trauma with being removed from his home and placement. The biggest concern we have is when he gets really mad he will throw his head against objects or the floor. One time he picked up a little childrens chair and threw it and screamed. I told him I would not listen to him do that and when he was done to please pick up the chair and put it back. I walked away and a couple of minutes later when he was quiet, I saw that he HAD in fact put the chair back and said sorry. I asked if he was feeling better, he said yes and we hugged it out and I told him that the behaviour is not aceptable and I don't want him to keep hurting himself. He has major speech and language delays. Any advice on how to help a child that hurts himself? We predict this scenerio when leaving a fun activity\/place as well. Any coping techniques? Not hitting, please. Transition help?","214":"My boyfriends son suffers from depression and anxiety.? He NEVER has eaten fruits or vegetables doesn't drink juice and does not take any vitamin supplements. He is 9 years old. They want to treat him with medication but I believe it is caused by lack of the proper nutrients.  He always has stomachaches and does not want to go anywhere or do anything and has no friends. I have watched this develop for the past 4 years, getting worse by the day.  What advice can I offer.  I've tried to feed him fruits and veggies but he won't eat them.  He is also slow with his hand coordination and his speech sounds like a 4 year old.  What can I do.  This has affected everyone around him.  We are all stressed.  We have become prisoners to how HE feels.  What can we do?","215":"I'm having pain in my lower abdomen over my ovaries. Any one have any guess as to what is causing it? I have pain clear across my lower abdomen. This month I was 12 days late on my cycle, and never had the problem before. It was a very dark red. I've also gained about 8lbs within 2wks. My stomach is swollen to the point that I look to be 5 mos pregnant. I also have alot of pain in my lower back clear across. I'm not pregnant and 34 yrs old. Anyone have a clue to what I may have?","216":"more help for biology.? 2.) A 63 year old male complains of a 6 month old history of difficulty voiding and feeling as though he cannot empty his bladder completely. After voiding, he often feels as though he needs to urinate again. He denies urethral discharge or burning  with urination. He has had mild hypertension and takes thiazide diuretic. His only other medication has been ampicillin for two urinary tract infections during the previous year. On examination, his bllod pressure is 130\/84 mm Hg, Pulse rate is 80 beats\/min, and he is without fever (afebrile). The heart and lung examinations are normal and the abdominal examination shows no masses. \n\nWhat is the most likely diagnosis?\n\nWhat is the anatomical explanation for the patient's symptoms?\n\nplease add links if dont know.","217":"I've been having arrhythmia for the past five years dam heart.? My heart feel like  when your running out of gas and your engine is about to die out I get this feeling every week and it last about six hours. It's been doing this for about five years now I done an ablation once in new York and it didn't go well now it's been over seven months now and my doctor is rescheduling for another ablation. Anybody out there with the same problem and got cured  I like to know that if a ablation is done well it should never come back again right?. Me my first ablation was finished and two days later I got arrhythmia again so, I have to do it again. How many times most  people have done ablation to be cure for good from  their arrhythmia?  If someone with the same problem and chear me up email me and i'll maybe we can talk on the phone later on. project36@aol.com","218":"Can you give me factual medical information on bipolar manic depression? I was diagnosed with this. I take medication to keep at a stable medium mood. But at times my moods drop into severe depression and even suicidal modes. Last night was the first night that every two minutes I delt with a different mood. Happy, crying, panic attacks, self destructive, suicidal, worthlessness, and a medium stable clear headed mood. Every two minutes was a change. I know my stress levels have increased due to factors in my life. When in a stable medium mood I almost feel \"normal\". In times like these I think maybe I need to be locked away in a psych facility long term with no people contact and be isolated. My mind runs rapid. My chest feel like it will explode at times. I cant breath. Then I feel worthless and hopeless and unloved and cry. Too much for one person to handle. I take medication. Should I take more? Or a different kind? I am going today back to the doctor for a check up on the bipolar. Do you have any helpful info to help me deal with this battle?","219":"Adult ADD and medicating with amphetamines? i was recently diagnosed with ADD (25 years old) and decided to pursue medication because i am pursing my masters degree. i did well in school but only because writing and bull-shi**ing came easy to me. In the last 2 months i have been on Strattera (caused dysmenohrrea) Concerta (panic and anxiety) Adderall (worked great, but forgot to eat for a few days and passed out) and now Dexedrine (put me on such a low dose, it does nothing to help me)\nOn the adderall, my symptoms practically dissappeared except would have elevated irritability 4 hours after my dose. the PA i see will not prescribed Extended release for some strange reason and isn't considering Ritalin because i told him that once, in college, i took it for fun and it made me wired. the other suggestions aren't even indicated for ADD (narcolepsy) and i already have insomnia as it is. what med seems to work best for adult women with moderate ADD?","220":"I just had a bad weekend dealing with a migraine. But I thought I was just sick.? I have had these happen since I was about 16. I didn't know what it was until today when I was talking about it with someone at work. I noticed that it is triggered when I am working outside in the heat excerpting myself really hard with little or nothing to eat or drink previously. \n\nFatty or unhealthy foods seem to help them along. All I do when it occurs is find a place to sleep. Usually it only happens for  half a day but this time it occurred for a few days. I never experienced it this bad. I ended up vomiting 2 days into it.\n\nAny pointers to avoid this from happening? I found that when it happens if you try and drink a little water with some food and then sleep it off this helps for those attacks that go away after a while.","221":"Gastric bypass? Earlier I asked a lengthy quesiton in the pregnancy forum about my story but I think maybe I should have come straight to the point. Has anyone had gastric bypass surgery? Was it helpful\/effective for you in battling obesity? Would you do it again? I am currently pregnant with my second child (both children will be 14 months apart in age). I have been morbidly obese since puberty and both of my parents are exactly the same and have heart disease, diabetes, and health problems from weight. I am lucky that I haven't developed any of it and plan to have this procedure a year or so after I have this baby (May 2008). So if you have any advice or experience with this procedue please share.","222":"Any doctor's out there, medical answer needed!!!? I am a 26 year old male. I had an episode 10 days ago where I lost consciousness and had difficulty breathing, 911 was call and by the time the paramedics arrived I had come to.  I developed a severe pain in my head\/back of neck (not from falling when I \u201cfainted\u201d) that has persisted since then.  I was taken to the emergency room and when doctors could not conclude what was wrong, and that my symptoms were not life threatening they sent me home.  Thursday it happened again.  They did a cat scan, spinal tap, EKG, EEG and blood work \u2013 all inconclusive.  They sent me home and told me to make an appointment with a neurologist.  I have developed a new symptom.  I have a radiating, throbbing pain in the left side of my chest which IS NOT traveling down my arm.  I have not lifted anything heavy.  The closest hospital\u2019s ER has a long wait and would not provide me with any ideas over the phone.  While the pain is bearable it is frightening because of the timeline in which it occurred.","223":"What would you do if you were a Dr and an elderly patient is brought to you for possible dehydration? This patient is in fair health.She has some medical problems. Family tells you she is confused and isn't eating or drinking. That she isn't acting normal. You are also told she may of had a mild stroke.You  can tell patient is confused and not acting her normal self.Do you: Send her home and tell family to have her drink every few hours and you'll have home health come tomorrow and draw blood or do you send her to ER? This is a serious Question. No jokes please! If there are any medical professional reading-I'd like to hear what you'd do? I'll tell you now what was done. She was sent home and I was told to just get her to drink more.The next day my Mom was in serious condition and I sent her to the ER myself. She has since died from acute renal failure.","224":"How do you treat Poly-cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and\/or find a specialist? I have been seeing a doctor (or several doctors) for a period of 8 years. I have changed them frequently and have finally gotten to a point where I can't stand. Amongst the normal treatment with BC and some other medications, nothing seems to be happening.\n\nIt has only been in the last 2 years that weight gain and skin problems have gotten really bad. Nothing seems to be working. Are there any resources and\/or registry where I can find a specialized doctor to assist? While my Primary Care Provider is a good doctor, I am in search of more aggressive treatment and or someone who might understand the problem from a different medical perspective.\n\nI also want to know where I can find the criteria for allowing a patient with PCOS to use metformin? Do they have to have diabetes to do so? Any info you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!","225":"Alternative remedys for  non-infectious conjuctivis? I have been  diagnosed with allergy conjunctivitis. My doctor could not tell me what caused it or why. But she showed me pictures of how there are little \"fish scale\" type bumps underneath my eyelids. I had to stop wearing my contact lenses, which I did. But the only remedy my doctor could give me was expensive prescription allergy drops. I would like to know if anyone can refer me to an alternative. I have not worn my contacts for over 6 months now, but i still suffer and I am afraid it is excarbated by my 8 hours a day staring at the computer screen. Any suggestions on how I can stop my eyes from hurting and burning so much!!!","226":"Thirst = symptom of diabetes, I'm supposedly \"dehydrated\" how much water should be a sufficient amount ? I guess my bowels were black... :$ I thought that maybe it was cuz of the peanuts I ate. I rarely eat them & all of a sudden, black. So I drank water. Seems that all of a sudden I've become quite thirsty. It's not even that hot out. I haven't been drinking 8 glasses of water everyday for most of my life. Who actually drinks that much ? It's not even that hot out either. I did go dancing last night but I also had some water too. I drank two 500 ml bottles of water pretty much one after the other. I was still thirsty. I hope that this isn't a sign of diabetes !!! \/\/\/\/\/ :o I just checked a pg on da net bout diabetes symptoms & I have another symptom !!! :( extreme fatigue or lack of energy\nI guess I'm gonna have to seriously drink waaaaaaay more water & drink as much as my bf does. He drinks more water than I do & I'm the one who buys both cases of thirty 500 ml bottles :s I refuse to drink water w\/ my meals cuz my Mom said that it does something to your enzymes. Not good anywayz. Help!","227":"what is the cause of hepatitis b? description of the personnal and community measures that can be taken to prevent the spread of the hepatits b\/","228":"Can you tell if I am pregnant at only 5days after conception? first off, i have my period between the first 7days of the month. on april, i finished on the 8th and then i started taking the pill on the 10th. i usually take the pill every morning (between 0900h-1000h) until i travelled and lost track of time. basically, i took the pill on thursday the 13th at 0930h and friday the 14th at 1900h. Between those hours, we had sex. since yesterday, my breasts are really sensitve and my nipples are somewhat painful. i was also sleeping all day because of a headache. Is it possible that i ovulate and get pregnant in that situation? Is it possible that i am experiencing pregnancy symptoms at this early stage? How can i tell if i am pregnant this early? if so, i had been taking pills in the last 5days, will that affect the fetus? should i stop taking pills?\nNOTES:\nI smoke occasionally\nI hardly\/ almost never have breast pains. \nI am expecting my period in about 12-14days","229":"I took a pregnancy test and it was positive, but now I'm starting my period, could it been a false positive? I was 2 weeks late on my period so I took a pregnancy test at 11:30 at night, it was very plainly positive, easy read, + or - (E.P.T), now, two days later I'm starting my period, is it possible I had a false positive? I called my doctor to get an appointment and they couldn't fit me in this week so I have to wait. Are false positives common? How common is it to have a period while your pregnant? I've had one child and should know this, but each pregnancy is different I know, I have slight nausea (not serious morning sickness like last time) and my breasts are tender and I have that \"something's different with my body\" feeling, you know? I'm 34 so could I be premenopausal? Help!","230":"how long should i keep this going?\/ should i quit\/ just roll over and die?ENOUGH'S ENOUGH ALREADY? i have been trying to get cleared from a mental illness that was missdiagnosed then just carried on.\n the problem was i have temporal lobe epilepsy, it can give siezures that mimic all kinds of psych disorders.\n   the book has been thrown at me my whole live. i have schizoid effiteve\/bipolar\/sever deperession\/ptsd\/personality disorder\/pyschotic\/manic-\n  whatever-\n    i don't think i would be fighting so hard to clear thi up if they would have nailed it down by now, all i foun out if that the drugs i was given had produced the symptoms they were looking for.\n    i'm stuck again, i went 60 miles out of my way for a nuro work up, brought my history like asked,but when i started to have seizures was put inpatient as  psychoid affect disorder\/ possiblity of seizures. i was told i had no psych background there why have i been placed on meds that\n1. they know i have been alregeric to the same family in the past\n2. been to er already and not told that they were making ME SICK\nNOW DIE ?","231":"My Heartbeat Thunders In My Head or Neck OR Ears 24\/7 Docs Only Plez Or If You Have Had This? I have my heartbeat thundering in my ears almost all day and all night.I have been to a gp that said that the thought it was my ears but checked me out to make sure it wasn't arteries or anything then sent me to an ent that said  it was called Patious Esustian Tube,Or translated roughly I lost alot of weight and can now hear my heartbeat because of loss of tissue or fat around the ear drum,thus hearing my pulse.He also checked me for anuryisms ,tumors and artery problems..They were in agreement on diagnosis.Is there anyone else that this issue or a doctor that has a different opinion about whats going on? Its not blood pressure,or ear trouble or heart problem,will I be listening to it the rest of my life?It really doesn't sound as if its coming  from my ears,its like somewhere else ,I have told my doctors exactly how I feel and what I hear and they said you just have to live with it.My gp thinks it stress related could that be true? Its giving me stress hearing it every day","232":"The medical term for stone faced syndrome? Born with a face of stone.\nCan't move or contract muscles on face.","233":"Does anyone have rheumatoid arthritis in their feet?  What were your first symptoms? How do u know? My feet have been hurting for quite some time and ache and burn. I can walk on them but it is very painful. Even at rest they ache and burn.  I have noticed the joint closest to my foot on my second toe is swollen and it hurts to curl my toes.  It is also painful for them to be touched or rubbed.  This has been going on for several months now.  I wear tennis shoes and I can only wear this old pair as anything else hurts my feet severly..so much that I really can not walk for a day or two.  I have always been one that hates to wear shoes, but now I can not stand to be without shoes as when I am barefoot I feel like my feet are splitting in two.","234":"Pain meds don't help my lower back pain, what can I do? I've been to the doctor's office twice and the ER once this week and all this, they can't yet tell me what's wrong.\nI've been having abdomenal pain(which seems to have gotten better) and lower back pain(which has gotten worst!) The sharp pain in my back comes and goes, and when I lie down, it HURTS. I also have a constant dull pain in my back. Sometimes the pain goes down my legs and the whole area feels numb.\nThe ER peopole said I have an infection, but my regular doctor said my urine sample from 2 hours before I went to the ER is normal. I am taking antibiotics also. \nThe second visit to the doctor tells me I may have a kidney stone. So I am waiting for an ultrasound and xray, which they did NOT do at the ER.\nHOWEVER, this waiting period is 2 weeks and the pain med is not working. The doctor gave me stronger prescribed pain meds, but the pain is still there.\nWhat can I do, in the mean time? Please help!","235":"Ok I have done a lot of answering but not asking so here goes...? I'm 36 yrs old and several years ago I was diagnosed with Degenerative Disk disease, two years ago with reversed curvature of my c-spine,and last year with Ostioperosis in my HIPS ( bad enough in my left hip I have a fist sized hole and according to my DR started about 6-8 yrs ago.. my daughter is 9 now ). I'm overweight I'll admit that and working on loosing weight but weight is not what caused these problems according to my dr's. Last year I was in the hospital for the MSRA Staph infection but even though symptoms were on both legs I only tested positive on one leg. Don't have Lymphedima, nor Vasculitis; don't have High Blood Pressure, Diabeties, High Cholesteral nor do I have HIV or the HIV Dormant Virus. I also have Fibromyalgia but not the kind that's blood\/virus associated according to the specalist I went to. So.. Anyone have ANY ideas what could be causing this deteriation and problems with my body? I even managed to TEAR a disk in my lumbar ( gel no longer in disk ).","236":"my six year old daughter suffers from cronic constipation......? she is on 17 grams of miralax two times aday, senna, mineral oil you name it she has either been on it or has tried it.  They say that there is no known medical reason for her constipation.  The problem is is that it interfers with her everyday life.  she has staining, cramping, bloating etc.  I almost considered not sending her to kindergarten this year because of it.  I have been fortunate enough to be able to drop in at school and help her go potty.  I need to know if there is anyone else out there that has or knows about this particular problem and whether or not anyone has any ideas or suggestions as how to go about dealing with this.  I have just started adding karo syrup to he liquids and she really has not noticed.  i dont even know how much of this she should be getting.   Please help us .......","237":"How serious is Focal Segmental Glomerulo Sclerosis? Anyone has any suggestions to improve treatment for it? My son aged 6 years is suffering from FSGS. His case history and treatment is given below.\n8-Jul-01Treatment for Nephritic Syndrom started with Prednisolone 20mg Daily for my son. DOB : 28.02.2000\n28-Nov-02Third relapse. Tab. Endoxan 25 OD introduced and continued upto 22\/01\/03 together with tapering of Prednisolone from 20mg A\/D to 15mg A\/D.\n29-Oct-03Fifth relapse. Put on Mycophenolate Mofetil (Tab.Mycept) 250mg 1-0-1 + Prednisolone 30mg OD + Repace 25mg OD with slow slow tapering of Prednisolone to 5mg.\n29-May-05Seventh relapse observed on tapering Predinsolone 10mg A\/D together with Mycept 250mg 1-0-1 with Repace 25mg and half of Rantac 150. Prednislone restored to 20mg OD.  Urine Albumine: 4+.  \n11-May-06No more relapse since 29\/05\/2005. Medicine is tapered to  Prednisolone 5mg OD, Mycept 250mg 0-0-1 and Repace 25mg AD  over the period from 29.05.05 to 01.05.06. Presently, the child is helthy.  Urine Albumine: Nil.","238":"How long until I am supposed to get symptoms of pregnancy? The condom broke when me and my boyfriend had sex, and i want to know how long afterwards would i get symptoms. I heard it being two weeks. It was the day after my period, but i heard safe days is a myth. And what are the symptoms supposed to be. I have to wait until the end of the month to take a test, and i want to know if i can tell before hand.","239":"Is there anyway I can be positive that I am bipolar disorder? A year and a half ago my parents suggested that I was bipolar.  I went to a highly reknowed PyschoPharmacolgist.  I filled out a ton of forms and the Dr. said I am Bipolar.  My \"symptoms\" include severe depression, horrible money management skills, and poor decision making skills.  No Manic episodes.  I am a recovering alcoholic sober for 3 years.  For the first time in my life I was fired in February.  Due to performance issues.  I have a problem with my memory mainly that I don't have one. Also, I can't concentrate or focus.  I take six different meds and I don't feel like they are doing me any good.  I feel like since I was diagnosed BP and started taking all of these meds that everything has gone down hill.  I know you aren't a  doctor.  I just want to hear your thoughts.  Is there anyway I can find out that I definitely am BP or not?  Has anyone felt \"normal\" after being diagnosed?  If you do feel normal could you tell me what meds you are taking email me at Zanneyk@yahoo.com.","240":"I have a strange \"allergic reaction\", and I'm kind of freaked out...? I was recently playing softball on my school's foeld (which was just sprayed with weed killer and had new dirt spread on it), and when I got home I noticed a strange leopard-like, red rash-thing going up my arm.  I took a shower and some Benadryl, and felt better.  This morning it was no longer noticeable and wasn't itchy, so I went to school.  However, after a fire drill (in which we went outside on a hill near the school, nowhere near the softball field) I noticed the rash again, now also on my hands.  I called my mom to come pick me up, and I am now sitting in her office at work, feeling fine after more Benadryl.  I am, however, still wondering what is happening to me.  Am I allergic to the weed killer, or a bug bite I got or something?  Or is it more serious?  If you have ever experienced or heard of this, please answer.  Thanks!","241":"Help... Problems with flatulence and gas? Serious answers only, please.? I have a really bad flatulence problem. After meals, I often develop gas in my stomach. This is painful and it really hurts my tummy. As the gas goes lower, it also often hurts my lower back. The gas is either very difficult to pass, causing me stomach pain, or I have no control over it and it passes with a loud noise or a foul odor. Either way, it's bad for me, because I either have terrible stomach pains in the middle of the night because of what I ate at dinner (seriously! Sometimes I have to get up around midnight and walk up and down the house in an attempt to release the gas and relieve my stomach), or I get embarrassed in front of people. I try not to eat too much wind-causing food, and the doctor told me to walk a lot and to take gas pills when I have this problem. He ruled out all major stomach ailments. I'm only 17... what can I do to solve this problem?","242":"Why do I always get sick during my period? please help? actually it starts a couple days before, and last the whole time. I really get sick, throw up, upset stomach, shaking kinda like when you get scared or when you go outside in the winter with no coat, and you shake from the inside out that comes and goes, and bad cramps. i know i'm anemic and that means you have low blood and iron so when youre on your period you lose blood, so could this have something to do with it, i'm also insulin dependent diabetic, i've been to the doctor, and told me some women just have bad periods and gave meds. for the pain and nausia, but it knocks me out and i have a 4 year old to watch, by the way all this started after my child was born and i started my period back took 9 months to start, my periods never bothered me before. it affects my life so much that i cant go to work the days i'm on my period. luckly i work for my uncle. i've taken herbal remedies cat nip tea for the pain, ginger for the nausia didn't work. anyone know what could be wrong?","243":"Cutting and bleeding phobia? Frightened of knives, razors, sharp things...? My friend 'Jesse' has developed a phobia of razors. She was shaving and she cut herself by accident.(It was on her thumb.)She said she \"felt hot and started hallucinating. I couldn't focus, it was blurry and fuzzy, and I saw colors, mostly red, and lost some motor control. I looked at the cut and even though I realized it was just a cut and it wasn't that painful, my mind freaked out on me and I had to lay down for about five minutes, seriously. It sapped my strenght totally.\" This had never happened before, and because there were no drugs or chemicals involved. She felt heat sensations after laying down in a cool room for 5 minutes. We agreed that it was almost certainly a psychological problem. She is scared of knifes, razors, and shard edges now, and is frightened of cutting herself accidentally, as no matter how calm she tries to be when cut, her unconscious mind panics and she starts hallucinating. (It's happened twice more in three years. She is not a \"cutter.\" )Please advise us.","244":"Can you answer this???? Can you answer this??????\nHello, I was wondering I went to my dentist about a month ago, and he took some xrays, and told me I have 2 chronic abscesses in my left top\/bottom wisdom teeth, and a sever cavity in my right wisdom tooth. Would this be the cause of my swollen glands, and fatigue, and general ill feeling ALL THE TIME!!!!!!???? At some points throughout the day I feel dizzy, like I am gonna fall over. I dont have dental to get these teeth pulled, and treated so I dont know what the hell to do. I just want to feel good again. I feel okay one minute, and then the next feel like I am going to die. Anyone else experiance these sypmtoms with a TOOTH ABCSESS??? It has also been a little harder for me to get over my usual colds, and my allerigies seem to be ALOT worse. I need some help PLEASEEEE!!!! My left wisdom teeth have been decayed for about 2 years now, and just simply dont have the money to get them fixed. Can you die from this? Any suggestions?","245":"What are symptoms of pnemonia in children? My 2 year old has been hospitalized with pneumonia.  I want to know what signs to look for in case of reoccurance.","246":"my husband has shermans disease does anyone know what this is ? Does anyone have this or no someone who does that can tell me a little about it?","247":"I think i have postpatum depression........? i just had my baby on the 9th and ever since then i have been crying all the time at the sillyest things and i snap at people and get mad when people help me because i would rather be alone i dont want to see my old friends any more i try to sleep all the time because im so exhausted and sometimes i find myself getting mad at my child even thought he cant help crying for the things he needs i feel like this wont stop but i constantly want to be around him i hate being away from him for a second and i dont like other people holding him or touching him or telling me how to do things with him im afraid i have PPD but i dont know does anyone?","248":"7mth old has sudden change in sleep habits - concerned about sleep apnea? Hi. My little girl is 7mths old and has never slept through the night. The best night of sleep we've had she still woke up 2-3 times. But the past two nights she has been waking up every hour. Last night at 3:30am I finally broke down and put her in her swing to sleep, which helped, and she slept until 6:30am. I'm starting to worry. At first I thought it could be the recent change in her schedule - I just went back to work full time two days ago but when I think back her sleeping habits started changing last week with her naps (She just doesn't want to sleep). Then I thought maybe she's teething. Then I came across something that said sleep apnea. I'm starting to worry. Any suggestions? Thanks.","249":"Hard lump on lower left side of skull? My 12 year old son has a hard lump\/knot on his lower left side of his head (behind the ear).  It has been there for about a week, that we know of.  It was somewhat tender and sore to begin with.  This is under the skin not like a boil or something.  It is about the size of a pecan or maybe a little larger.  What could this be??  He was just recently tested in the past for swollen lymph nodes in his abdomen area as well, had a scare with that one.","250":"fibromyalgia tips? prescription medicines just dont seem to work...","251":"Risk of Diabetes? Some time ago, I ate my lunch at work, including a little snack. I had to go get off from work that afternoon for a doctor's checkup.  I had all of the tests, including the urine test. I found out that I have had high blood sugar...the doctor asked what I have been eating...she told me to come back in the morning to fast, take the urine test again, and then eat something, then she will give me her report.  The fasting test turned out that I am ok.\n    My grandmother (mom's mother) had Type 1 and my grandfather (dad's father) had Type 2....they were the only two I know of who had full diabetes.\n       Does this mean in the first test I did that people can tolerate high blood sugar by eating food with sugar or salt in it and not have diabetes, or is this a \"precursor\" to diabetes? Just wondering.","252":"I have a 4 month old daughter who has severe exzema.  What formula would work best for her? I have tried soy and milk based and she reacts to them. The doctor suggested Nutramigen but she won't drink it it's too bitter and salty tasting? Does anyone know if Similac Alimentum tastes any better or have any suggestions as to what I should use?  She breaks out all over her body with exzema and sores. It's constantly upsetting and challenging. She seems allergic or sensitive to so many things. She only supplements with formula but I need to be careful with everything I eat and careful with formula. Any help would be great. I don't think we've found all her allergies yet. I'm so frustrated. Help!","253":"My friend Drew suffers from CFS (confined farting syndrome) is this normal? He says its a very serious disease and I should be understanding and compassionate of his need to release gas in confined spaces (cars, elevators, etc).","254":"If I used someones flat iron, and she had stuff eating at her scalp that she often scratched, am I doomed too? I looked up something online and it said that it is a fungus, the same one that makes the ringworm one, which is the same that makes athlete's foot. Her symptoms were on the page. \"Hair is destroyed, leaving bald patches.\" under Tinea capitis. She thinks it's missing because of her scratching there, but it looked like her scalp was being eaten away. All around where the fine hairs of her head would be.\nI hope I don't get that, all I did was use her crimping iron. I tried to clean it off with a soapy wash cloth when she went down the stairs, and it was still on too. But I didn't think about the comb or brush, 'cause when she came back, she used them on me\n\nplus, I rushed with my perm and mixed the conditioner with the cream product, instead of the activator. I ended up never using that activator. I just didn't have a true perm. My head's still tingly though some, I hope my hair doesn't just fall out.\n\nThen I'll be baldheaded with a fungal infection.","255":"Does decompression for a degenrative \/ bulging disc really work? Hi I am asking this question only to people whom have tried decompression with good or bad results. Sorry but otherwise I get either bias answers or people who think they know it all from reading an article. So I really want to here from people who have actually experienced it and what there results are. If you could, I would like to know what it was you were treated for, but anything similar would be good. I am 21 and have MRI findings of degenerative disc disease at two levels with one bulging \/ herniated disc. I have slight leg pain and get bad muscle spasms if i try to be active at all. I've tried nearly every solution out there besides surgery so please do not tell me how else I can fix it, and sorry if I sound rude when I say that, but I am really just looking for people with experience. Last if you do have something that may be way out of the ordinary that you think would possibly help me with this problem, I am very open minded to trying knew things. Thanks for reading...","256":"New Orleans Syndrome? I'm in the national guard, and i volunteered to go to NO(new orleans) with another unit from illinois after the hurricanes that destroyed the city.  I was there for just over a month, and that was over 6 months ago, and I have had a stuffy nose everday since I first got down there.  I'm sure I was exposed to all kinds of polutants.  But I'm not usually the type of person who gets sick easily, but I've had this stuffy nose for over 6 months and it won't go away.  Towards the end people were tearing out the walls of their homes, and the streets were lined with fiberglass insulation, and I assume asbestos.  My girlfriends parents said they heard a news reporter who was down there talk about how she's had a stuffy nose for months now too.  Has this happened to anyone else who was down there?  And did it go away, or am I doomed to live like this for the rest of my life?","257":"What are the signs that show maybe someone is a Diabetic or has high blood pressure.? I can't get in to see my doctor until mid next week. My symptoms are as follow: I feel very tired all the time,my entire body aches,i have an undying thirst and i need to urinate alot.I also have the baddest craving for sugar.I just want to get the bag of sugar out & eat it by the spoon full.(That is just not me)My feet have also been swelling up so much lately. I don't have a cold nor do i feel like i am coming down with flu.I just want to sleep & sleep!No I am NOT depressed about anything.I just don't feel right.My body feels out of whack.This has been going on for about a week now.ALL Sincere answers ARE GREATLY Appreciated.Thanks for your time.Be Blessed!","258":"what are superfoods? what foods help lose weight ? .  300 female, diabetic with chorestral problem ; high blood pressure ;congestive heart failure;  post- polio syndrone- damaged lungs: misssing right aota heart valve \n sync sinus node syndrone; mitrol valve prolaspe\nborn with spinal bifida at lumbar 5 .  accident caused the illium and sacraliac to be pushed down onto the sciatic nerve\nThis caused the right leg to be 3 inches shorter that the left .my pelvis was tilted so I then begam to hemmorage very serverly every month becauase of pressure on the womb  I also have a degenerative bone disease -- lost all my teeth;  Discs in cervical area herniated causing a dowagers hump .limited motion  Knees and hips need replacement.  limitd use of left  arm after breaking  : alergic to tropical fruit and peppers, severe edema in the ankles, feet swell  if on thm 2 min,, fungus infections","259":"What are the side effects of Ortho-tricycline? I am currently on Ortho-tricycline and nothing bad has happened but I have had weird stomach pains occationally. But they quit. Is there anything else I should know?","260":"Chronic constipation and potty training? The pediatrician is not concerned in the least, and it is past time to begin potty training.  My child has to drink prune\/apple juice and lots of water every day just to have a very small bowel movement every couple of days.  He is a vegetarian, who doesn't like cheese either.  So he eats mostly fruits, vegetables and whole grains (we regularly buy them).  The only protein he gets is from milk, yogurt and legumes.  I don't know, but I feel that the constipation can't be normal.  I wonder if there is something we need to do to get it checked out medically.  I am also concerned that if there is nothing medically wrong (that it's just the way he is), that the potty training is going to be difficult for him.  I have two older children, so I know how to potty train, but I think it is going to be hard for him to accomplish it.  Any advice would be welcome.","261":"Messed up menstral cycle? I have been on my period for the last 5 months. I have a Dr's appointment this week, however I am broke and have to go to the community health clinic and my gyno never takes me seriously. Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? I can't have sex anymore (which is kind of a good thing) and sometimes I start bleeding really hard and it gets all over my clothes. I have type 2 diabetes and depression if those can cause this! I don;t know what to do! It's usually a light flow and sometimes I go a whole day without bleeding but out of nowhere I start clotting and having a really heavy flow! I have to wear tampons everyday and sometimes even a pad AND toilet paper. My gyno always says there is nothing wrong with me but clearly there is. Help!","262":"Physicians only please, I need serious answers.  I lost 30 pounds without trying in a few months time.? I am tired, get night sweats, I have lumps all over my neck. I feel weak, I can not hold things without dropping them.  I have passed out twice and went unconcious once.My husband had to keep my airway open.  prior to this event I felt like I was hearing them talk as if I was under water, I could not understand them, I did not go to the ER,because I work at one and felt stupid.  I have no added stress, I eat well, I do not have any mood disorders or eating disorders. Per a psychiatrist. I weighed 120 went to 91, I started gaining weight and now I am loosing again. A doctor at the Mayo said he thought it was a rare virus that causes \"unexplained extreme weight loss\"  just eat more. I get short of breath and feel like my heart will beat out of my chest. I am scared it is cancer but the couple of physicians I was referred to treated me like I was a blonde who was not eating and would not look for other causes. I am scared and can feel something is very wrong. I would appreciate any help.","263":"Can a woman still had period even is she had a sudden cardiac arrest during that time? Menstrual cycle is a normal thing in every woman that reaches puberty.it signifies her maturity wether in sexual relationship or capability to have an offspring.Unfortunately,like many other humans,women also sometimes involved in accidents like drowning,electrocution,asphixi... etc.They also suffers from heart condition that could proove fatal to them.Like we all know,blood flows in your body only if your heart pump it successfully.The sign that a woman is having a period is a trace of blood coming out of her vagina.So can she actually having a period even if her heart stops beating?Or wiil she get back to her menstrual cycle after CPR were successfully administered to resuscitate her?any ideas boys and gals?","264":"I was wondering if i could still be pregnant i have all the symptoms of being pregnant but my period started.? My aunt told me she had her normal period for all 3 of her kids the full 9 mths. of her pregnancys. so i was wondering what ya'll thought.also my sis-n-law found out she was pregnant and she still had periods.","265":"Do you think Im pregnant? Try to follow me!\nBeen on the Nuva ring for 3 and 1\/2 years now. 99.9% of the time I used it for 3 weeks and took it out for 1, However they say now that you can leave it in for 4 and it is just as effective.  I have left it in for 4 weeks 3 times in all the time I have used it for vacations and such.  I recently left it in for 4 weeks had a normal period and then put in a new one.  That new ring was in for 2 weeks and I got a very abnormal period.  That started 4\/24.  Since, I have had constant back and pelvic cramps that alternate from side to side, have pretty much no appitite (no joke but I want pickles all the time). A headach sometimes,dizziness, and starting today the most painful breasts ever!  I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was negative???? Was it just too soon to take the test? Are these common symptoms of pregnancy this early if I am?  PLEASE HELP!!!","266":"Do you know what I might have?  Curious...??? I've been experiencing the following symptoms for about 8+ months.  Has anyone else experienced the same, or know what could be wrong? \n\n-Headaches (usually left front and side of head).  The headaches at this point usually occur in the morning, at night, AND usually during or immediately after physical activity (exercise, walking up stairs, even after intercourse!)\n-tiredness\n-forgetfulness at work.  My colleagues have noticed that I have been making frequent errors, mixing up information, using the wrong words, or blanking out, etc. on a daily basis.\n-numbness in the hands and arms.  Sometimes only my pinky and ring finger are numb.\n-stiff neck, or spasms in my neck\nI have had blood tests, an xray of my neck, and a CT scan done but they were done a long time ago when the only symptom I had were the headaches.  I was seeing a Chiropractor for 3 months (who performed ART), but it didn't help.  I have an appointment with a Neurologist next month","267":"Health concerns - any advice greatly appreciated please - no joking? my boyfriend has been very sick- drs have been a joke- just want some suggestions and fully understand this is not a diagnosis but please advise-  wakes up daily nauseas, severe abdominal pain, usually throwing up bile, today tarry sludge, always lethargic and unmotivated, falls asleep constantly regardless what he does (caffine , energy drinks etc), weight loss, runs, chest pains, breathing problems, jaw pain, no appetite, doesnt eat, is impossible to ake from sleep regardless how long hes slept..... he doesnt drink alcohol, not a junkie - takes a lot of advil\/tylenol for pain - also his urine is dark and smelly bad. but he doesnt drink water just soda and monster energy - takes a lot of ginseng too- could be a lot in his head- need some input please !! ASAP anyone with medical background really encuraged to add- also- dr has him on celexa and zantac.","268":"what can happen if your blood sugar drops drastically low? I have reactive hypoglycemia, and lately it has been acting up VERY badly. My ex-boyfriend who has diabetes type I, almost went into a diabetic coma because his sugar was so HIGH before he was diagnosed. I'm just wondering what is the worst that could happen if your sugar drops extremely LOW? Would it be a diabetic coma as well, or a seizure, or something else? Please only respond if you have information, do not just make a guess. Thank you so much!!!!!\n[[Also, I made an appointment with the endocrinologist, but the appt. is not for 2 weeks, since they are always extremely busy, so I've been looking online for answers, and it's been proving difficult.]]","269":"Metal  Clips Showing Up In X ray? My friend had an xray taken recently in the er because she was having pains in her lower belly. The xray is showing two metal clip like things. She was told that they could have came from her c section or tubal ligation. Now the thing is she is not only having pain in this area but she has been getting headaches,backaches, and numbness in her legs. And when she goes through metal detectors she sets them off. We were told by the cop that passed her over with a wand once and whom we had told that she would set them off because of the metal surgical clips that the clips should not set the alarms off cause they are suppose to be made of titanium and that does not set their metal detectors off. So why is she setting off the metal detectors then?","270":"Question for Doctors only-What would you say of these symptoms? 1.Pressure throught out the bridge of my nose and forehead.And feeling being \"Out of it,or out of mental focus\" all the time.\n2.Headaches behind my right eye which makes my right eye water.\n3.Blood in the mucus when I blow my nose every morning.\n4.Cognitive recognition issues that are quickly getting worse.\n5.Seriously bad short term memory loss-I.E Forgeting an answer and asking the same question 3 times over and hour period.\n6.Inabilty to have a full yawn and watery eyes when I do yawn.\n7.Major issues with ear infections and popping in my right ear.\n8.Disorentation  and small transparent whites shapes that seem to float in the air.\n9.Complete chaos with my equalibrium and vertigo when I lean down and get up.\n10.Drooping of my right eye which I noticed alot in photos and a feeling of almost \"Retardation\" for minutes at a time.This is where I can't even keep track of more than one thing at a time and I feel like my cognition and battery motor skills are severly effected.","271":"For < 24hrs sharp pain in the left center chest area only happens about 2 sec after swallow, hate docs, help? Only ate maple brn sugar mini wheats and spicy cajun peanuts (in shell) yesterday before it started hurting. Kinda feels like gas but too high, it's about an inch left of the center of my chest and runs from about 3 inches below the colarbone down another 3-4 inches. Sometimes feels higher or lower, burping doesn't help tried hanging upside down. No fever or any other symptoms, back pain but I am pretty sure it is unrelated as it hurt for several days before due to a fall. Doesn't hurt to breathe or cough or turn sideways or talk or anything else like that, just about two seconds after swallowing. Any suggestions besides \"seek professional help immediately\" I have a doc apptmnt for next Monday, earliest available.","272":"This question requires lots of thoughts and advise, so think before you answer....? O.K....here goes...Please, by all means, If you have a negative response, don't reply..My mother had x-rays done by our family doctor, because he thought she had phenomia..the x-rays showed dark spots on\/in her lungs, with questionable results on her lymph nodes. I'M NOT AN IDIOT, however, is there a chance that maybe my mom is suffering from phenomia or bronchitis?...OR..could it be the inevitable? My mom is my ROCK...I'm so scared that it's the inevitable. Please be honest..I'm an adult, so whatever you advise or say will be taken as an adult. Please, be honest...even if you need to use family experiences as your examples. \n\nThank you for your prayers, if you pray for us. :)","273":"Brain Tumor? My boyfriend has a Brain Tumor ... .. The MRI's say that it is growing ... he is having more and more seizures .. he is losing more and more of the use of his right side now .. his headaches are getting worse ... My question is ... Ive seen people with cancer and as it progresses they seem to lose alot of weight ... they start looking sick ... My boyfriend isnt losing any weight ... he looks pretty good infact ... does a brain tumor react the same way other cancers do ?   does the person lose alot of weight ?  or with a brain tumor does the person seem ok and then one day just pass over ...  I guess im just hoping that he still has alot of time left ... what im afraid of is he might not .... the tumor is growing pretty fast now .. its a grade 3  ....","274":"can you name some noise related diseases? I am not talking only about hearing loss, but other intrernal diseases caused by long exposure to sound vibrations? 10pts","275":"11 mth old girl had clicky hips at birth cant sit up yet,any reasons ? Was in a harness for her first 3 mths,am told she is fine and needs no more appointments.She puts weight on her legs fine in the bouncer and walker but does not want to stand on your lap or the floor.She can roll over on the floor but is quite chubby.Legs very agile can suck her toes.Is very placid eats and sleeps well doesnt even bother to pull herself up.Is the balance affected by her hip problem.I am her grandmother and she is coming into my care,I have always had children around but not come across this before.I don't feel she has had enough stimulation,she is very alert,she hears and watches everything but I am worried that she seems so far behind.Any suggestions or help please","276":"ATTN:  Ancanthosis Nigeria... maybe... need your help.? Attention: anyone know about ancanthosis nigeria? I have signs on the inside of my legs and can't get rid of i\nAfter years of seeing this possible ancanthosis nigeria on the upper inside of my legs, I can't seem to get a doctor to get the right meds to rid my body of this unsightly outbreak. I've had this for many many years now. Am borderline diabetic. Dermatologists I've seen all come up with a different diagnosis... I'm tired, I need a referral to a doctor who knows for sure. Please send a name, address and phone number; i'm desperate. Having look on the net, i've seen pics of ppl with same like skin conditions but again have a hard time getting the right meds from doctors. Being 1\/2 Native American, I've been told as late by a NP that its my \"native genes\" showing on my regions (groin, underarms, and back of neck and ears). UN-BELIEVABLE. Would appreciate your feedback asap. Thanks.","277":"vision problems - why? I have been having serious vision problems: floaters in my right eye, blurry vision, halos around light especially at night, inability to distinguish color shades, moving images make me dizzy, balance problems, bloated stomach, candida yeast infection, upper back pain shooting into my right arm, brain fog with extreme fatique. I went to an ofthalmologist and they did a lamp test with dilatation of pupil but everything turned out fine. What else can cause such symtomps? I am 23, female, and I am starting to get depressed because I cannot find out what is causing this. I am independent living and have a good job in the Netherlands, but because of my problems I am afraid I will have to go back to Eastern Europe to live with my parents. Please help me!!!","278":"what do you know about fibroids? Specifically, small fibroids found in a young woman in her mid-twenties? Any treatments?","279":"I'm looking for an eye institute where Dr's donate there time for laser surgery in Michigan? My dear friend is no longer able to work because of major health issues. She has been a solid member of the American work force for over 35 years. Her medical problems have become so advanced that she has been forced to  (what she hopes to be)a time out.Let me come right to the issue,she had cataracts on both her eyes.She had health insurance through her employer that covered this surgery. At that time only one eye was advanced enough to be covered. Now the other eye has become compleatly shrouded by the cataract and with no health insurance shes having to deal with new complications as a direct result of the impaired vision,head aches,nausea on the physical level,with this an on going 24\/7 ordeal I see it taking a mental toll also.She needs your help in finding an eye institute at which Dr's donate their time for people in need who just can't afford this surgery. I want my friend to see again. So I humbly ask for your help. Thank you.","280":"Why are my liver enzyme levels through the roof??? I'm 31, married for 9 years w\/ 2 young children. I'm not a drinker and not overweight. I've been having recurrent abdominal pain for the last 5 years or so that mirrors a gallbladder attack.  My gallbladder was removed in 2001, so I know it's not my gallbladder.  Recent bloodwork done following one of these \"attacks\" showed my liver enzyme level to be at 312. My doctor said normal levels are b\/w \n3-35???  These attacks involve severe \"squeezing\" pain that is centered in my stomach and radiates to my back b\/w my shoulder blades.  Pains last for 10-12 minutes, subside for about 2-3 minutes, and this cycle lasts for 2 hours or so usually in the middle of the night.  I experience nausea and vomiting during this period.  There is no comfortable \"position\" that alleviates the pain.   Could this be a blocked bile duct? Pancreatitis? Any suggestions?","281":"anyone else get BAD cramp pain with Mirena IUD? i have had my mirena for over 2 years now. i just wanna know if im the only one who gets these really bad cramping pains when i get my period.  they are not like normal period cramping pains... it feel like im going into labor or something... like im having contractions.... hard sharp stabbing pains in my cervix for about 5 mins then a break, then repeat (until i about pass out)... it also makes my hips ache so bad.  this is the worst pain i have ever felt!!! 20x worse then what i had before mirena, and a very very different pain.  although, they have been slowly decreasing in frequency, as i hardly get my period anymore.  i will not get a new mirena when my 5 years is up because of this. \n\nonce i got the iud fitted, i did have it checked over 6 months after to make sure it was in place alright, so i know that isnt the\nproblem. \n\ndid you anyone else have this experience?","282":"Does somebody know the real effective medicine for the fallen hair? If you can tell me the effective medicine for hair growth I would very very grateful. Though I am young, I am losing my hair gradually. Thanks for your help, friend.","283":"Does anyone have experiece\/know of treatment options for chiari? Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with chiari and knew of any treatments. My boyfriend (he is 20) has just been diagnosed with the disease (has off-and-on, mild to severe headaches) and friends and family are trying to find out as much as possible. \n\nHe has seen a neurosurgeon, but he said the only option was surgery, with a bovine skull replacement, or just deal w\/ the headaches (unless neurological signs begin). It seemed like a pretty hollistic view. His mom has already found out the bovine skull is not necessary for the surgury.\n\nHe is going in for a second opinion in LA and have a MRI of the spine as well. I was just wondering if anyone else had experience with this and knew of other ways to treat it? Some of the info is vague, I'm not sure if it is type 1 or 2, and the cyst is about 4 cm large right now :\/ Thanks so much in advance, and any help is greatly appreciated!","284":"know anything about A\/C joint reconstruction - specifically modified weaver dunn reconstruction..? please!!!? the modified weaver dunn procedure, as described by rockwood (c. '96) and others over the years seems to be the only solution to type 3 ACJ failure where physio alone has not yielded satisfactory results. (or is it...? if there is any alternative, i'd be interested to know!)  i understand there have been many variations, including transfer of the coraco-acromial ligament, and reinforcement with permanant sutures. i also understand it is usual to excise the clavicle to prevent bony abuttment with the acromion, yet recent research shows that this resection of the clavicle can lead to a lateral plane instability in the shoulder.  please anyone who knows anything about this - tell me what you know! i have read a few things (from galileo's  original thoughts to more recent medical papers... tho in no way do i claim a comprehensive knowledge :) but i'm a physicist not a orthopaedic specialist! please any info on the injury\/op\/rehabilitation to sports (esp snowboarding :) \nbig thanks\nD ;)","285":"multiple joint pain? what is reason for multiple joint pains?","286":"what are side effects of methatrexate? I have been diagnosed with fibromyalsia..my ana is positive, dr. started me on 30mg. prednisone and methatrexate....I need to know the side effects of both..","287":"Why would my asthma worsen so severely in the last 2 months? I live in N Florida- allergy tests show nothing.? I've had asthma all my life. I'm 26 years old. In the last 2 months, it's gotten much worse. Nothing major has changed and allergy test show nothing. Just 2 months of chest pains - thought I was having a heart attack, even. Hospital visit proved otherwise. Can't hardly breathe. 2 Xrays are clear. Lung function @ 40%...currently sick\/lots of mucus\/blood...any theories out there as to what would cause acute chest pain an worstening asthma in the last 2 months? Meds: Advair, Xopenex. \n\n*Past Triggers: Stress\/Weather (never many allergies - testing yesterday reconfirmed this)\n*Mucus is awful at night\/in the morning - spots of blood now in mucus (maybe coughing so hard?) \n*Bad wheezing (mainly @ night - during the day sounds \"clear\" to docs)\n*Chest pain is a squeezing feeling in center of chest- worse when lying down\/on side - no evidence of cardiac issues, and asthma is much worse (2 docs suspect asthma likely a strong tie to chest pain)\n*I don't smoke. Nobody in my house smokes.","288":"should I turn off my  WiFi network, because I have heard that they are dangerous for kids? A friend of mine called me today to ask if she should turn off her WiFi network, because she heard that they were dangerous for kids and that some schools were removing their networks.\n\nThis was the first I\u2019d heard of this, but I guess it makes sense that if mobile phone masts are considered dangerous and aren\u2019t allowed to be placed near schools, then I guess WiFi networks could also be transmitting harmful radiation. Running a WiFi network at home could be the same as having a mobile phone mast in your front room.\n\nI did some digging around and I did find some details. Mobile phone masts and the low-level radiation they create have been linked with losses of concentration, headaches, fatigue and possibly cancer.","289":"Serious life changing heat intolerance, help needed pleaseeeeeee? Well if someone can solve this problem, well what can I say, it would truley be a miracle. And yet I don not think my question or problem is that rare?\nI am 46 years old female. I am always soaking dripping with sweat. I am not stretching the truth. I have to change my clothes continuosly.I cannot go to others houses, it is too hot, I had to stop going to church, too hot, stopped going bingo, shopping, walking ect. It is NOT anything to do with menopause as this has been going on for years!!  It is not as simple as please help me I sweat a lot. It is ruining my entire life. It dictates when I go out and where. I can enjoy nothing because I am too hot to enjoy anything. The doctor has tested thyroid a lot, negative. Not thyroid or menopausal related. Any else have this or know any tips or????","290":"Tattoo anxiety? I've have a small butterfly on my lower back\/hip area for 5 years now but for some reason I've started getting anxious about it.\n\nI loved it back then and it does have a lot of meaning to me.  Its only been about 2 years ago that I developed anxiety issues and a year ago that I got anxious about the tattoo.  I tend to get a grip on the anxiety and manage it then it comes back.\n\nHas anyone else experienced this? I'm freaking out and having panic attacks that I can't just \"take it off\" there and then and that its there for years unless I pay to get it removed.  I don't know whats wrong with me.\n\nCould I be misplacing my anxiety about other things onto the tattoo?  I'm very happy in life at the moment.\n\nMaybe I'm freaking out because I'm stuck with the tat for now and its up to me to calm myself down. Could I be testing myself??\n\nAny ideas appreciated :)","291":"How important is it to correct a change in my bite? I recently began treatment for sleep apnea with a custom-fitted oral appliance - a mouth piece that I wear at night to pull my jaw forward.  This has done an excellent job in preventing snoring, but has altered my bite.  My dentist was very concerned by this, but the doctor that fitted the device (also a dentist) indicated that a change in bite is not serious - nothing more than an annoyance.  The change in bite does not bother me, but I am afraid it will cause damage to my teeth down the road.  Is this something that I should be concerened about?  Do I need to get the bite corrected?  I'm kind of in a bad situation where I have to choose between the effective treatment for sleep apnea, and the bite problem.","292":"redness of skin? i have this strange problem since childhood,( now i am 23 female) my skin becomes red whenever i cry, laugh,go out in sun or any kind of physical exercise, sports etc. in sun particularly my whole body becomes red but otherwise my face most of the time is soo red.people pass comments and ask questions to me that y r ur face soo red, have any1 slapped u.for once i have taken some treatment from a skin specialist and a homeapathy doctor but nothing proved useful.once i had some other skin problem on face so a doctor gave me a cream to apply which contained steriods,if i apply that cream in night then a few hours in the morning my face doesnot becomes red.also my body ( my arms) are soo much tanned coz of sun.most of the time my face is red and i look dark but sometimes if it is not then i look soo fair.i want to get rid of this problem. it is not rosacea as i had evaluated myself with all other symptoms of rosacea but i dnt have any other problem except the change in color off skin especially face.tell me why is it soo, shall i go for any allergy or any other kinds of test.tell me any treatment in allopathy,homeopathy or ayurveda by which i can turn out this problem.","293":"I need help. I think my daughter is bulimic!!!? My 13 year old daughter has just confided in me that you has been making her self throw up. She does not live with me, and I haven't witnessed this. 2-3 years ago she was put on Concerta for ADD, and since then she hasn't had much of an appetite. She rarely eats, and then it is not much. She says she is fat constantly (although she only weighs 89 pds. but I am extremely thin too) and she idolizes skeleton thin people. She also has a depession problem (she's on Zoloft for that plus I am bi-polar which I know can be inherited) and worries without cause alot! I need someone to provide me with information about anorexia and bulimia. Should I be getting her help or could this be for attention because she wants to live with me Please someone help!! I am scared and don't want to lose her again by her slowly killing herself with this type of illness","294":"Can a child be allergic to pop? My 7yr. old gets pop as a treat when we eat out.  Diet or regular.  He always gets a stomach ache.  While eating he had to use the bathroom.  After eating he said his stomach hurts & felt like throwing up, turned pale, shivers, gets hot, had RED blotches on both sides of his face & chest.  He doesn't want me to talk to him when this is going on.  It passes in a couple of minutes.  Then he says he is fine.  He always has stomach aches at his belly button.  I told his new doctor & he said oh it is constipation.  But I forgot to mention these episodes.  He has been on clonidine since June for ADHD & to help him sleep.  Is pop causing this? Had constipation when younger & now he goes so big it will plug up the toilet.  Don't think he had these episodes before the clonidine but yes on stomach aches & the episodes only seem to be when eating out.","295":"Amniocentesis experiences? 9 wks pregnant with #3 at 37 years old, and turned this test down with first two at 32 & 35 years.  Had two healthy daughters, but because we want to know for sure if baby is a boy(shopping reasons-need everything if it is; nothing if it is a girl) and is healthy due to my \"advanced maternal age\" (!!!) am considering it for this one. Is the test painful? It seems very invasive to stick  needle through the mother's stomach into the uterus, not to mention dangerous. For those ladies who have had it, would you do it again?  Did anyone have a bad experience because of it?  We will be faced with question to have this test or not in a couple weeks, and want some unbiased imput.\nThanks so much for your thoughts, and ALOHA!","296":"Could this be caused by my Gall Bladder? ok here are my symptoms:\nconstant heartburn. \nmajor pains in my chest, upper back and shoulders after eating a regular sized meal. i have to eat like a slice of toast then a few hours later eat something else small etc..... all through the day to minimize the pains.\npretty much a constant dull aching pain in my right side directly below my breast. some body movements like when i bend over or turn my upper body will have me crying cause the pain is so bad.\n\nare these normal symptoms of a bad gall bladder or could this be something else causing problems? i have had an ulcer before that was treated and cured, but could this still be effects from that old problem? any insight will be greatly appreciated as i HATE going to Dr's and don't want to go unless this is a definate treatable problem.","297":"bradycardias palpitations? for past few weeks i am feeling some unpleasant palpiation (feels like something in my chest stops and comback again.. like flip-flop)so i went to see a doctor. they examined my blood pressure and done a ECG test while i was resting for couple of minutes. my blood pressure was absolutely normal and so is the ECG test (during that period i did not sense any papitations as well). However i am still getting those palpitations and i feeling like they are comming quite often now. i used to smoke but i have quit now. can someone please advise how shall i describe this to my Doctor and what test i must undertake in order to be on a safe side... and how dangrous could that papitation be? could something like palpitation happens due to gas or something else as well? please advise... thanks","298":"How can u get STD? I just want to know how come i got STD (gonorrhea). Last week i noticed that i have gonorrhea, i dont have any sexual partner so i suspected my girlfriend might be the carrier. I talked to her and asked her how and why do u have gonorrhea. She replied she dont know and she strongly denied she didnt have any sexual relation with others. She said that her urinary tract infection might have cause it. I would like to add that she had a miscarriage 1 monthe before i got the disease. I just want to if what she claimed could be possible? Can her urinary tract infection or miscarriage have anyrelation withmy STD?\nI hope you answer my concern ASAP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!","299":"How can we preselect baby's traits, like, intelligence, memory, disease resistance, phsique etc. ? As human genome project has successfully deciphered the genes encoding several traits, now the expectations are brewing up to exploit several important traits prior to birth, viz. disease resistance, color and stature, IQ level and so on. Would you please torch on this topic how far we are successful, and our hopes may materialized upto what extent. Thank you.","300":"blood clots (dvts) in the arm of 22 yr old? Hi i ama 22 year old female i live in albany new york i have a dvt (deep vein thrombosis) aka a blood clot in my arm it is very unusual for someone my age to get a dvt and more unsual to get them in the arms people usually get them in their legs all my coag workup is negative for any kind of clotting disorder we really don't know where to go with that i am on coumadin and when my inr gets too low i inject myself in the stomach with lovanox i have been forced to take depo lupron because i can't get period becausei have abnormally heavy periods tostart with and with the blood thinners i needed transfusions and the lupron puts me into chemical menapause so i won't get a period but it wracks your body with all kinds of bad things its been shown to be really harmful with long term use ur not supposed to be onit for more then six months and ive already been on it for 8 months and they said i will be on it for at least another couple of years what other alternatives are there or good doctors?","301":"40 yr hubby-moodiness anger male dysfunct, migraines, happy one day, mean the next?Midlife?bipolar?depression? He has been this way for years but it is getting worse. We have been married for 20 yrs and he can get mad at me and not talk to me for weeks. Its like somthing sets him off?!!\nThen one day after being hateful, mean, silent he wakes up like nothing ever happened.Then we will be happy for like a couple of weeks or months, then bam...same thing again.  Surely, there is a lady out there than can give me advice. He would be hard to get to a dr. but he may not have a choice. I am to the point of trying anything before we end up in divorce. I dont know how to help him but I am miserable.","302":"signs of pneumonia? ok i dont want people telling me just go to the doctor right away. I wont have insurance for 3 months since i just started a new job, and i will only go to a doctor if i absolutly have to. Cant afford it.\nanyway, im not sure i have it, but one of the children i watch had it last weekend. yesterday 3-11-06 and today my chest has felt a little tight when i inhale deep. i cough alot when i lay down so it might be from the coughing. but im unsure cause today my fiance says his chest is tight too, when he inhales deep. is there anything else i should look for to prove we could have something seriouse like that? and is there anything we can do at home for it. we really dont have the money for a doctor right now with both of us switching jobs and all. Thank you to any logical answerers. I apreciat it.","303":"Does anyone reading this have Degenerative Disc Disease? If so, how are you coping? Also, what did you find to be the best treatment\/surgery? The doc says no to any surgery b\/c he says I am too young (27). Instead of wasting time and money going to doctor after doctor just to hear the same crap, is there a surgery that can be done that you know of or have had? I have heard of Infuse Bone Grafting, but how bad does it have to be to have this done? My doctors are not really helping, I just get epidural injections and those are like 4 grand a pop and only get me to the next stop.I have only lost my L5 and L4 so far. I am not looking for medical treatment online so if all you are going to say is talk to your doctor dont answer, I am looking for guidance in the right direction from someone who knows what they are talking about. Are there hospitals in the US that are better, such as the Mayo Clinic or does anyone have any other suggestions? My docs dont suggest anything that works, or refer me to docs that help. Thank you for serious answers!!!","304":"Anyone in medical field Plz can you answer this ?? If someone has HepititisC and B is this a form of HIV\/AIDS? What is the probibility of it being passed to those living with me?What precations should or would YOU take if someone you knew had these and today they asked if they could stay with you ?Short term or long I don,t know.They have a family member dying of cancer nearby.and will die there as he can,t be moved.so Today I was asked if It would be alright if they stayed with me and my family!He has medical issues i guess, as He said \"he's on state aid\" so that means He isn,t able to work,He is homeless were he lives now.I,d like to help as this was a close friend25 years ago.But don,t know!this was suprisingly dropped on me.we,ve not spoke in along time and now this!I don,t want to put myself or family in danger of something thats (very or alittle)contagious.Is it possible to safely live with someone with these conditions?is like herpes were they,re viral \/ contagious from time to time.oh lord I need help with this one.There are NO orginizations where I live to assist him til ?WhenEverPLEAS","305":"Sit ups causing severe stomach pains.? I have been trying to do sit ups, but it is hurting when I do.  I can do other stomach flattening excercises with no problems, and I can do many reps, 30 or more depending on what I am doing.  My back is fine, nothing else hurts.  But 'proper' sit ups for Basic Training I am not able to do, I am joining the ARMY National Guard.  The pain is searing, it feels as if I am being kicked in the gut.  As much as I try, I can not get one out of the way, the pain is unbearable, and I have a high tolerance for pain.  It will also be quite painful in my stomach when I try to stand straight for a few minutes afterwards.\n\nI know recruits are required to do these types of sit ups.  As I said, I can do most stomach flattening excercises, and before anyone says so.. I know sit ups are not the best excercise for flattening.  This is for Boot Camp.\n\nThanks","306":"is it normal to have belly pain after your period? belly pain and twiching in your belly..is it normal??","307":"Anyone familiar with this type of pain\/injury? I'm 25.  I played baseball through high school and now I play softball.  I've always had pain in my throwing elbow after 10-12 hard throws and after that it spreads to my bicep and forearm.  The pain is worst on the top and bottom of the elbow\/joint(imagine two points of a hinge).  I've mostly played 1st base to reduce the number of throws I make but was recently moved to short stop so it's starting up again.  I've tried a brace, wrapping it, ice, heat, everything.  I'm going to get it checked out because I don't want to cause long term damage, but I'm just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar and if so, what ended up being the problem?  Oh yeah- I fractured my elbow (cracked it right up the tip) when I was 9, not sure if that has anything to do with it.","308":"Can any one provide medical help for a 6yr old hydrocephallus boy? I have a son who is 6yr old . apart from above mentioned details, primary problem is 1. water is been stored often near his brain which was been removed by some tubes , he also has bend legs, urinary problems, 2. a vein connecting from eye to brain is damaged (85%) vision is lost. he is being treated by a well experienced Neuro surgeon in India.....but we are worried that he will loose his vision. now, we need urgent medical help who can treat our child and make him better if not 100% normal....but aleast he is ok. we have spend a lot of money sofar on his treat ment and still in a hope that some miracle will happen and some doctor will give him a new life. is there anyone who can assure us that the child has chances to recover from his present condition and get his eyesight back to normal. eyes has no problem...only the vein got damaged. we are hoping for a positive reply. is there any good neurosurgeons anywhere ?   IM voice7025@yahoo.com\n Email naz","309":"Anyone know anything about Zoloft?? Hi, I just got put on Zoloft for my depression and anxiety that I have been having for years... I've been taking for about 6 days now... The first week was horrible (expecially because I'm  in the service) I felt like I was on some crazy bad drugs in my own little world and I don't really remember much of last week but now everything seems to calm down a lot!  Now I just get really bad headaches on oneside of my head and its hard for me to goto sleep and I'm very sleepy during the day...for the first day or so I tried to take it during the day, but I was just to tired so I started to take it at night.  My question is, will these headaches and my sleeping get better over the next few weeks??  Thank you!","310":"What is the reason for my symptoms after bypass surgery and please suggest the line of treatment.? I had a major heart attack in the year 2000 and angioplasty with non medicated stent was performed on LAD. Again I had a problem of angina, so undergone  coronary artery bypass graft one and half year years ago and I am now aged about 46 \nyears. My three arteries were blocked (includind left main near stent) which were by-passed by taking memory arteries from my chest and one artery from my left hand.My total graftings were five. After than from begining I was complaining about shortness of breath and chest discomfort. My sixth month stress test and one year stress ECO was normal than also I am not comfortable. Now I started \ngetting heaviness in the chest during initial walk.I can climb two floors of staire cases. But after doing such activity I am getting chest discomfort witout angina and it remains for four to five Hrs. What is the reason for this symptoms ? Due to this I am not able to concentrate on my daily activities. Shall I \nagain go for sixth month stress test or angiography ? My medicines are Dilzem-30 \n(1-1), Ecosprine-150 (1), Betalog-25(1\/2), Zyrova-5(1). I am  doing regular yoga \nand pranayam since last six months and evening walk for 30 Minutes. Initially \nduring walking I am not getting comfort feeling.My BP is 125\/80 mm Hg.I am non \nsmoker.I do not have diabities. I am not over weight. Is it require to increase \nmedicine to over come my symptoms ? Please answer me.","311":"HELP! Could this be obsessive compulsive disorder? I have been think about what if someone in my family die for about two years now. I think about it everyday no matter what. I have become so sick because I cant get this thought out of my head.What can i do","312":"how do you get diagnosed for gullbladder disease? i think i might have it i have been going to the bathroom alot moving bowels and i have this nauseus feelingway up above my belly button and i cant sleep it wakes me up im thinkihg of going to the er but scared","313":"How much does diabetes impair your lifestyle? I'm not trying to offend anyone, but I was just wondering how different your life would be if you are diagnosed.\n\nI'm sorry if this is 25 questions in one, but if you could answer this, it would help a lot.\n\nDoes the disease take over your life?\nCan you still be active and athletic?\nCan you still eat the occasional junkfood?\nDoes it screw up your sexual life and stuff?\nCan you still have kids?\nDo the symptoms of the disease go away after you are diagnosed? (ie. Will you still feel thirsty all of the time?)\n\nCan someone tell me the lifestyle differences between Type 1 and Type 2?\nI know that they are different, but is one easier to live with than the other?\n\nWill you most likely die from the disease? What will your life expectancy be?\n\nI just want some information on the disease, and I would appreciate it if someone could help me.","314":"Is it stupid of me to try to lose 30 pounds? I am a 17 year old boy, I'm 5'9, and I weigh 182 pounds. HELP! I would like to get down to about 155 pounds. Right now, I am not glaringly overweight, I don't even think that I look chubby. I have a pretty decent amount of muscle, which I would like to keep for the most part. I don't want to be a twig, but I want to have some muscle definition in my stomach. Right now, I don't have a huge pot belly, but it's very... you know what I mean. So, how should I lose the weight? I only got 'overweight' in the past few months, because I've had my fair share of junkfood binges lately. I've already started to cut junkfood completley out of my diet, but I also don't want to starve myself. What kind of exercises should I do? I'd rather not do weight lifting, but I will if I have to. Any suggestions?","315":"There's a pain in the upper left side of my stomach & it hurts like punching a fist thru it from the inside. I have a duodunal ulcer already and it is not that kind of pain. This happened after I had a breast reduction but my surgeon says there is no way it it related and it is a stomach problem maybe collitis or diverticulitis  I have no bowel problems, no visible blood, or any other symtoms, just the uncomfortable pain.  It also goes straight through to my back which feels like a back ache.The surgery was a month ago. I am female, in good health, 41 years old.  I am also dealing w\/ an infection from the breast surgery which the surgeon classified as cellulitis. Again, the description is pulsuating pain like someone is trying to push their fist thru my stomach. It bothers me when I eat generally. Any advise would help if someone has experienced this before. Thanks.","316":"does anyone know what the disease is called when you pull your hair out? i think i have it it was on 60 minutes once but i forgot what it was vcalled","317":"Depression\/Anxiety? Im constantly sad, always feeling hopeless like nothings every going to work out. Im 2.5 months late on my period. I always feels nervous, Im constantly checking the door locks, the stove, washer\/dryer, microwave. Im 100% scared of the dark. The always worried the smoke alarms are going to go off, therefore I never cook on the stove\/oven anymore. I worry about the computer being on for long period of time, in my mind I see it blowing up, catching fire. Im always alone, & I cry quite a bit. When my Mom leaves for work, I always check her cigarettes to make sure theyre out. Everything has to be clean and in order, my order. If its not, it has to be fixed, asap. I hardly ever sleep, and I mean hardly ever! Ive also posted another one of these about my stomach problems.\n\nSo if anyone has any comments, I'd love to hear them. Sorry I wrote so much, it just feels so good to get it all out. Thanks for listening =]","318":"upper calve a lump red and pain full a couple of days ago is was itching? lump in upper calve it is red a couple of days ago it was itching very much now it hurts to walk on it","319":"help me... need help? turns out that cause all of my problems, in now bulimic....what can i do? please help me, i cant control it now, its a reflex...and i dont know what to do.... \n\nand in school im messed with cause if my weight, a few months ago a also was bulimic, and went from 224pnds to 178pnds, but i still think im fat cause of what people tell me....i dont know what to do \n\none prob. is that i dont want my parents to find out, and if i go to a doc, he will tell them, and last time,i went to a doc and told them,and it was bad....\n\nits been 2 weeks....im now depressed....i dont know what else to do....im not happy my skin is kinda yellow, im always weak....please tell me what i can do...anything...plz","320":"Why can't my body digest meat?  Painful! What type of illness is it and why? If and when my food even touches meat or juices from meat,  I must endure acute pain while my digestive tract is trying to process the food through my system. It is as painful as childbirth & sometimes worse. In addition I feel like I am have an allergic reaction for days after the consumption. I am very lithargic and ill. I have been to several drs for this - which they all call this irritable bowel syndrom and give me a bunch of pills to cover up and help me through.  \n\nI have now been a total vegetarian for two years and recently found accidophilus was very helpful to my digestive system.   \n\nAny ideas what this condition is or if there are other natural items to increase my digestive health.  Will it go away with out all of those medicines that I refuse to take just to sedate my intestines?\n\nThank you for any and all help\/ideas that you can provide.\n\n(Please do not responde with wise cracks - this could happen to anyone including someone you love)","321":"I have tennius my ears ring extreamly loud, I can't do any paperwork for lack of concentration. Can you help? I have short term memory loss from post concussion syndrome the tennius was caused from severe blows to both sides of my head and face, I stay stressed and aggitated from the tennius. Alot of people say their ears ring, I know they probley do, if you ask them why, they usually say, they don't know or its from high blood pressure, But I know they can't possibly understand just how high the noise or ringing in my head is since mine was caused from head trauma unless someone on Yahoo Questions and Answers has had the same kind as categorized by head and neck trauma, which I have had a lot of also. Please share your thoughts. Right now I am in he process of filling out a social security disability appeal, I can't get them to address Tennius. Because SSI says if they can't feel, see, hear or touch then you are bacicly able to do work. There is no way they can here the loud noise in my head, there is no test that can prove it.I have to live with this the rest of my life & Maskers don't help.","322":"concerened,... What is wrong with me? I am 25 (will be 26 soon) and my husband and i are trying to have a baby.\n\nThis is the situation, i did get pregnant about a year ago, but because of the situation we were in, we were not ready (financially) to have a child. I dont believe in bring a baby into the world until i am 100% ready to take care of them financially. I had an abortion. I got on birth control after that. In January we decided that we were ready to try again so i got off the birth control,.. we are almost in May and so far no cigar.\n\nThis is the problem,.. i was suppose to get my period last Friday and its Monday and i still have not gotten it. I have taken 4 pregnancy test and all of them have come out negative. I am experiencing major back pains and abdominal pains,.. could i of had a miscarriage? i have not had any bleeding at all? and i if am pregnant could it be that i am taking the test to soon? or could i just be stressing so much that its causing me to be late? if so, when would i want to see a doctor","323":"Does anyone have bipolar 2 and function without medicine? I have bipolar2 and schizoaffective disorder (i'm partialy paranoid), and refuse to take medications. I was just wondering if anyone else like me is functioning well without meds..","324":"whats wrong with my back,  have a numb leg&foot, &handand am i going to feel numb forever? I hurt my back when in the hydrotherapy pool doing a excercies i was given by a physiotherapist,i was only lifting my left leg up to stand on the spot, and to do a marching type exercise, as I have spinal stenosis and osteoartritis as disk protrusion, AT S1 L4-L5, i had a motor bike accident when i was 16 yrs old and fractured my pelvis and pubic bone.  I had been in almost constant pain for three yrs, night time day etc, when sitting standing.I was not able to move without pain, and now it seems, my back is stuffed, i think its my disc, when i cough my back hurts, feels like there is pins sticking in to me. because of the movements i cannot make now becuase i have got sciatica as well at times. my leg does not seem to be able to support me, when i try to stand up my back  is very painful, as well as numb from ankle to knee, and  my foot is numb as well but not the whole foot, i notice pain in my leg, and back at night, coming from i think my hip.\nMy doctor says he cant give me a scan","325":"hi can any one help me wid fat burners.if and how they work, wat r the side effects if any ...? hi i want to lose weight and was thinkin of takin fat burners i want to know how do fat burners work if at all they work and wat are the side effects if any and if its advisable to take them","326":"How painful is endometriosis? are pain pills usually prescribed on a regular basis for treatment? My friend has endometriosis.i just want to learn more about it.she's had an existing \"pill popping\" problem.she is taking a few other medications for depression and anxiety.now she is getting zanox as well.she says that her doctors are monitoring her medication.but, I cant help but wonder how much of the medication she really needs..versus how much of it is legitimate.she pretty much sleeps all day.and is always very loopy on the phone.she is seeing a gyn\/obgyn, family doctor, and a phychitrist.but, how do i know she is truly being honest with all these doctors about her previous history?and is all the medication truly necessary? I am not 100% sure. please have someone write me back. thanks for your time.","327":"IDK what i have? Heart Pain, Irregular Heartbeat.. HELP? Earlier this week on sunday i was in the car with my boyfriend and i had a severe chest pain. it felt liek a squeezing but that was it, no shortness of breath or anything. it lasted for about an hour then just stopped. i felt fine. Monday in my computer class it happened aagain but worse. so i went to my school nurse and she gave me tums thinkin it was heartburn, it wasnt, so she checked my heartbeat and noticed it was irregular.\ni went to the doctor then to the hospital and had a bunch of tests done. so far nothing. they thought it was diabetes but that came back negative. \ni was just wondering what are some possible diseases i could have?\nim just kkinda nervous and i dont like waitin for the doctor to call.\nplease help;\nim female, 16 and slightly overweight\nif that you needed to know.","328":"Ruptured ovarian cyst? I had pains in my lower left abdominal area for a few days.  Went and saw my family doctor and he believed that it was an ovarian cyst.  He did a pelvic exam and then ordered an ultrasound for me.  He informed me that it was nothing to worry about but if the pain increased, to come back.  I believe that the pelvic exam caused my cyst to rupture as that night I was in excrutiating pain but as it was after 11pm and I was home alone with my 2 children, I dealt with it.  I called my doctor in the morning to ask if he needed to see me & I told him I believed the cyst had ruptured.  He informed me that there's nothing they can do for me and should not bother coming down to his office.  I have booked an ultrasound but cannot get in for 6 weeks.\n\nI spent the next 2 days at home recovering and went to work today.  I am finding that I am still pretty tender & sore.  How long does it take to recover.  Also, I've read on the internet that you can develop an infection?","329":"Any doc out there - my left testical has stopped making normal movements and I feel a little pain there too.? This condition is for the last three months but I kept on ignoring it. Otherwise, I am doing fine.","330":"maintenance entered my apt today and told me the building has been found to have radon. Should I be concerned? He installed a device and said he'd turn it on next week..he didn't know how high the level was but said can find out by calling the company..should I?\n\nI was told it causes lung cancer--2nd cause of lung cancer..my dad had lung cancer and their seems to be a family genetic thing with the lugs (of course these relatives had smoked ) I quit my 3 packs a day habits 30 years ago.\n\nCancer runs in the family and I had cancer and radiation treatments--in fact, more radiation than normal, I had to be given..does this radon put me at greater risk of health problems..and does my background make it worse or is it no big deal..I have lived here 2 years.  Thanks.","331":"Need professional advice on my symptoms, please please help!? Hello and thanks for reading. The reason I am writing is because I dont have time to go to the doctor. So here it goes. A Few days ago I got about 2 bumps around my genitals which were a little painful. What I noticed was a white center in the middle of it. Soon after, it became very itchy and I kept scratching. Now it seems as if it has grown and now i have a few more bumps which are very painful but dont look like the ones ive started with. Now im also itchy around the opening of my anus and its very hard to sit down or open my legs. Ive tried putting baby powder which doesn't help plus yeast infection cream which hardly does anything as well. Ive been with the same man but I cant deny it if hes cheated on me. Could this be a heat rash? Herpes? Gonorrhea? Thanks. Any rude or stupid remarks will gladly be reported to yahoo.","332":"Is there any way to prevent a tension\/migraine type headache caused by using a computer or a mobile phone? A friend of mine who is in her 60's recently bought a laptop and is desperate to be able to use it - however, she has found that using it for any length of time is making her feel ill. For some time, she has found that reading a book or using a mobile gives her a \"heavy feeling\" across the top of her head, over her brow, and pain behind the eyes. She also starts to feel lethargic, sleepy and sometimes a little nauseous. This can last for days at a time , and has started occurring anytime she uses the laptop.\n\nShe does wear glasses but an optician checked her vision and her lenses and all appears fine. Her GP referred her for an MRI scan, but it showed nothing abnormal.\n\nPainkillers don't help, and she has tried all manner of alternative therapies, from crystal healing to reflexology, but nothing seems to help. Has anyone else experienced this, and is there any way around it? It would make such a difference to her to be able to use the laptop.","333":"no pain, no gain? hi folks, many of you remember my ranting and screaming about my strep and tonsilitis and i thank you for all your answers, they really helped alot, well i have finished taking my medication after 3 weeks of taking it..i do not have any more pain swallowing or strep which was my main concern at the time..now my question is, when does the redness and healing of the blisters go away?  it is not causing me any problems, but it is taking so long to heal..is this the normal process? does it take a long time to heal..i had a really bad case of strep and tonsilitis..it seems a little less red, but still red back there on both sides of my throat.. should i just wait it out and let it heal? or should i go back on med? also, what is the likelihood of this strep\/tonsilitis returning anytime soon? thanks for your answers....","334":"Is there a disorder that would cause someone to become aggressive during a certain time of year? Someone close to me seems to become more aggressive and angry beginning in early spring.  This does not seem to match with any research of any known mental health issue.","335":"My father has guillen barre syndrome and my mother just recently asked his doctor some questions.? My question is are the doctor's answers weird?  Here is the note ver batim. \"I have been told by two source3s that imunoglobin should be given as a first line of defense in fighting this.  Plus, the information from Harvard stated that steroids should never be given as they have been found to make the conditionworse.. Is this true?  Was he given IVIG at the hospital?\"   Answer from Doctor\"No\"  \"I guess I messed up\"   Question 2. \"This same report also stated that the average stay for these patients is one month in the hospital. He was at the hospital for 11 days only.Who made the decision to remove him why so soon?  Was he, in your opinion, readyt to be discharged? He's having an awfully hard time at the convalescent hospital.\"   Answer\"I guess I really messed up!\"  Question 6.  I was told by another former patient that he should never get another flu shot.  Is this true?\"  Answer\"By question #6 I dont expect you to have any confidence in my answers.\"","336":"Can scar tissue from an upper lip fernectomy really hinder teeth from straightening? I have had braces once already, but my top two teeth still have a gap, caused by a strong frenum. They are basically growing sideways, into each other. This causes a \"v\" shaped gap in my two front teeth--it looks like I have pepper stuck between them! An orthodontist told me that he can only correct this by putting braces on again, and after they are off proceeding with a fernectomy. He says that doing the fernectomy first will cause scar tissue, which will hinder my teeth from straightening, and that a retainer will not correct this problem, either. It sounds like it makes sense. Or is he just trying to make a few extra bucks?","337":"i fell at speed from a horse a year and a half ago and still have pain and numbness in lower back+pelvis help! after the accident i was in sever pain and could not walk but i had to get back on the horse because i was in the middle of no where. the pain continued to get worse and a large hemorage appeared on my back bone and pelvis. i did not go to the doctors as i didnt know how i was going to get there as the pain was so intense, icould not walk, lie down or sit! standing and leaning forward i got some relif,this continued for aprox 2 months and then gradualy i put some weight on my leg. but its now been 18 months and its still very sore and numb to the touch and i seem ti of gained or lost!an inch in 1 leg and a lump next to my spine that is pain full if i touch it. all i would like to know is wether or not it is likley to inprove? and after all this time is it worth having an xray thank you.","338":"what kind of disease is this? Hi \n  i m 22,172 cm height&50 kg.i feel too skinny.i hav asymetric pectus excavatum(PE).my doctor said weight management is not depent on PE. \n        last 3 years i havn't any kind of growth in my weight.i want increse my weght.last month i took 2000 extra colores from nuts per each day.but it makes only some pus pimple.\n     last 6 years i was affected by pimple.\n     hair growth in hand,face&body is realy weak and my teeth also bleeding.\n       \ni feel the above all  depand each other.somthing big behind PE,pimple,skinny &blood bleeding.\n       any disease had such a symptoms??????or are these the hormon disease?\n       last 3 month my docter doing ,getting money & give some tablets.no more i can  wait ...\n    plzzzzzzz reply me if u r a docter or good adviser","339":"How to combat alcoholism? I think I am starting to become dependant on alcohol. I am able to recognize that I drink a little too much a little too often. I wouldn't say I'm Leaving Las Vegas yet but I will sit at home and drink ten beers, two nights a week.\n\nI'd like to start combating this. I often tell myself that \"I'm not an alcoholic\" ... it sounds like such a horrible thing and I'm not really. I pay my bills, I'm a good citizen, hell I don't even speed. I did have one DUI and haven't driven after drinking since (I felt then and still do feel horrible about it... even though I really was just barely over the limit, the point is there...)\n\nAnyway, I'd like to get some help but I refuse to go to AA. I have read their propaganda\/literature and it's just not for me.\n\nAnyone been through something similar or have ideas?","340":"What do you think this is? Diagnose Psych disorder? He is 7. He shows no empathy but hes not violent either, he has an amazing sense of entitlement and complete disregard for others, outside his family. He is affectionate with his family but doesn't care about anyone's feelings in the least. He is completely driven by his impulses 100%. Nothing violent. He is out of touch with reality for his age, lives in a fantasy world of his making. He has a twin who is much more mature and down to earth so I know how he is supposed to be. He is on meds for bipolar, they don't work, but if he don't take em he gets paranoid. Started on ADHD meds, not helping. He doesn't meet sociopath criteria, where should I be looking?","341":"Is this something neurological or vascular? I was biten by a stray cat on Thursday of last week. I had it picked up by Animal Control on Saturday and quarantined. \n\nToday, I suddenly experienced pain in the back of my head, pain in my right eye, pain in my right leg and the acute, sudden appearance of a black blob\/box in the middle of my visual field.\n\nI also felt weak all over, my chest felt heavy and I felt a vague \"blah\" feeling all throughout my hands, arms and shoulders (I was bitten on the left hand and all these symptoms seemed to have arisen in the right side of my body).\n\nThe doctor at the ER was sufficiently concerned to order a CAT scan. It turned out normal.\n\nHowever, he cautioned me to keep on eye on things and to check back with Animal Control to see how the cat is doing (thus far, after nearly 4 days in quarantine, animal control has not contacted me in any way).\n\nI am taking antibiotics as prescribed (Amoxicillin) and received a Tetanus injection the same day as my cat bite.\n\nThe cat normally doesn't bite.","342":"Have developed choking\/breathing\/claustrophia issue last 2-3 yrs. Any connection to my bypass surgery in '97? Choking - breathing - claustrophobia issue usually appears as a sort of \"anxiety attack\".  Never had any problems of this kind before my surgery.  Now I have an attack while inside an MRI machine, and had to be pulled out by the technician.  Also had an \"attack\" lasting about 10-15 minutes on a recent plane trip - had trouble catching my breath.  Can't help thinking this is all somehow the result of having a creathing tube down my throat for 24-48 hours immediately after my quad bypass surgery in '97.  My cardiologist doesn't seem to think there's any connection - I think there is.  Would appreciate some objective input - thanks.","343":"Horrible Headaches with blurred vision, nausea, and numbness on hands and face?? I've been getting these type of migranes for quite some time now - they came more often when I was pregnant and now I'm getting them again. They are so painful I have to take out my contacts and take pain reliver which takes about 4-6 hours before it goes away - these headaches are so horrible I cant take care of my infant when I get one -my fiance has to care for her until I can function again- I talked to the pharmacist today and she said it sounds like I am suffering from severe dry eyes which causes the headaches due to lack of moisture and oxygen to my eyes - Could she be right or should I see a doctor -I dont have innsurrance so I really cant afford this - has anyone had these type of headaches -if so what are they -what caused them for you and what did you do about it any suggestion for me ??? Thanks OUCH !!!","344":"What are the side effects of not sleeping at all for a few days? OK I have night had any sleep at all since Saturday night.  I have been doing ok. Just weak.  I need to go to my class today from 7-3 then when i come home I can sleep finally.  But what can i expect today.  I just feel weird and I cannot eat.  Is there a way to help with energy?  Should I be drinking more water than usual?  I have been really studing all week and I am finaly done and taking the test tomorrow.  Please help?","345":"Frequent Nausea without Vomiting? For the last couple years, I've had very frequent nausea. I never actually throw-up, but I always feel like I could if I let myself. I went to the doctor for it and all he gave me was Prevacid for heartburn. The Prevacide only made the nausea worse, so naturally I quit taking it. I'm emetophobic (fear of vomiting) so could this simply be stress? Me worried about getting sick, therefore I always feel sick? Or could this be something serious. I'm in therapy, and I've been doing extremely well. So I thought that the nausea would stop once the anxiety subsided, but it hasn't. \nThe nausea is usually accompinied with diareah, and this happens at least 4-6 times per month. Any advice would be much appreciated!","346":"strange symptoms? I've been having very strong (sulfuric) smelling urine, exhaustion (I need 12 hours of sleep now just to function), nad smelly discharge (but not really visible), and too much 'lubrication' during sex. I'm not having any other real symptoms. Any item of what I have? The doctors can only tellme that my uterus cells are abnormal but not cancerous and don't know what else to say.","347":"Please answers???????????? my little sister is 12 and got her period this morning but only brownish redish stuff comes out only when she wipes she just told me sha had sex 3weeks ago OMG and she is like getting nausious,moody,hungry 24\/7,and even he breasts are sore can she acctually be pregnant im 13 and 4months pregnant but i dont want her to be she only 12 and i kno i dad a great mistake too but she is scared and is panicing........PLEASE IF UR GONNA BE MEAN DONT ANSWER.......................................................................................................................................................................................................OK FOR THOSE OF U WHO ANSWERED THIS QUESTION YESTERDAY...SO OK MY MOM BOUGHT HER ANOTHER PREGNANCY TEST BUT THIS ONE CAME OUT WITH TWO STRONG AND THICK LINES MY LITTLE SISTER IS SO WORRIED SHE DOESNT EVEN CARE SO MY QUESTION IS CAN SHE BE PREGNANT YESTERDAY ONE OF THE LINE WAS SO FAINT BUT THIS MORNING WAS SO DARK COULD SHE BE PREGNANT OR NOT","348":"what causes hypertention? interesting but too much and loading work or least but boring work in day? i have high blood pressure. i want to change my life style to cure it. this time i am doing two work.one is inspectional work in schools.it is interestig work but it demands very hard and too much work in hole day like cheking in schools and geting an sending information about schools in time limit. second work is teaching work and its time is 7-00 am to 12-00 pm.this work is for least time and having no much activity or work load. but it is very boring work to teaching for me.now i can do one job from both.to cure my hypertention what should i do? interesting but too much and loading work or least but boring work ?","349":"What medicines are available to sleep for four hours, but feel like I got eight? I was listinging to Elliot in the Morning on DC101. They were talking about a drug that's being tested that allows a person to sleep two hours and feel fine. However, someone called in to say there's already something available that allows for four hours. What is it?","350":"Hystiosytosis X and Collapsed lungs? My brother has had both lungs collapse twice and I was wondering what normally is done in this circumstance. He is 24 and is in the hospital right now (he has been there for over 30 days dealing with a completely incompitant doctor who has no idea what he is dealing judging by the fact they are transferring him to Oakland, CA hosptial today and the head of the hospital cam in and apologized for Doctor's incompitance) and has had 2 proceedures. The first they cut open his lung to attach it to the bone and the second was because the lung wasn't healing they used a sort of adhesive mixed with saleane to make the lung adhere to the bone. Both times the doctor never came back that day to check on him and after the second proceedure his other lung collapsed. So I have two questions ... what can be done to heal him and can the doctor be sued for malpractice or just incompitance?","351":"Can ne1 with xtreme flatulence suggest cure, std & prescribed medcne no help.my circadian rhythms also shot.? My circadian rhythms have always been bad, phasing in and out of normal over the course of a year, gotten used to it (somewhat) but it made it xtremely hard to hold down jobs, not sure when flatulence became a problem, it got worse gradually, I developed diabetes in my mid 40's (barely controlled), I generally have little energy\/stamina. Although overweight, its all arond my belly, some on face\/head (Legs, arms, hips, shoulders are normal for my height).  I'm hoping that someone has gone through this and found answers because its getting so bad I've become a recluse, (The smell permeates my skin, no amount of washing solves that, as a most horrible smell oozes from my skin some have said its like the 'death smell') Thanks in advance.  P.S. I'm Male, age 50.","352":"Dizzyness....depression......ana.. mia... so on? I don't realy know wat to do... or okay what is .... how do i say this i dont mean mis or ana or depression b\/c honestly i dont think i am.. but everyone is sideing that i am. so therefore ill just say it... heres the thing.. i hate eatting. so i dont... ive lost my appitite finaly.. once again. very happy baout it.. i get sick whenever i do eat...i like rubber bands i stick them around my wrist so when i get to nervous, mad, sad, depressed, so on i wont cut.. ive stoped that... basically...  i get dizzy form time to time not a lot like i used to..... once i colapse or w\/e... but that was months ago.. now im just dizzy somtimes you know? welps.. anoen have a super idea to not get dizzy... and.. another uestion.... my bff said \"yeah they all side with me you DO have an eattign disorder...\" i need some poeples on my side man.... so like there it is..","353":"If your antioxidant levels in your body are low. How soon would you want to know? Antioxidants are substances that may protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals. Free radical\n damage may lead to cancer. Antioxidants interact with and stabilize free radicals and may prevent some of the damage free radicals otherwise might cause. Examples of antioxidants include beta-carotene, lycopene, vitamins C, E, and A to name a few.\nWhen you have too few antioxidants to counteract your free radicals, significant damage can occur, leading to a variety of chronic degenerative diseases, ranging from stroke and fibromyalgia, to sinusitis, arthritis, vision problems, and even Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. A poor diet, cigarette smoking, environmental pollutants, and ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun also increase the free-radical load, creating a situation known as \"oxidative stress.\"","354":"Can i return to my job as airline pilot after this medical problem below ?(first class faa medical)? SECONDRY HYPERTENSION\n(1) I-131 mibg scan;\n  showed focal tracer accumulation at -[THE LEFT SIDE]- of the abdomen at level of mid part of liver posteriorly.\n(2) MRI ;\n FOR ADRENAL GLAND SHOWED SMALL SOLID MASS ON -[THE RIGHT ADRENAL GLAND]-.\n(3) CT SCAN;\n  SHOWED small adenoma on -[THE RIGHT ADRENAL GLAND]-\n and hyperplasia of both adrenal glands.\n(4) catacholamin urine test;\n adenaline        20    ecg\/24 h up to 27\n noradrenaline   110+  ecg\/24 h up to 97\n dopamine        697+  ecg\/24 up to 500\n metanephrine      85  ecg\/24 h  less than 320  \n normetanephrine  379  ecg\/24 h less than 390\n                MEDICAL REPORT\n The patient is a case of hypertensive and high catacholamin in the urine and symptoms of pheochromocytotemia. SUGGESTIVE OF  pheochromocytotemia FOR laparoscopyc surgery.\nnote;\n patient has cross-ectopic fused kidney working normal.","355":"I have trouble breathing,  i am always out of breath for no reason. Is this a symptom of  fribromyalgia? I have fibromyalgia.  I am in pain all the time which I have learned to live with most of the time.  I now have trouble breathing for no reason. I had normal and even \"great\" results from the oxegyn test and pulmonary breathing test.  I get a very run down tired feeling that starts in the middle of my chest.  If I bend down, walk up stairs, or mop the floor, i go into what feels like hyperventilating.  Sometimes i will be just sitting at my desk at work or at the copier or doing dishes and I feel drained.  Could it be anxiey\/panic attacks? Wouldn't there be a reason behind it if so?  I am tired of going to the Dr and always have test come back normal.  I feel like a hypocondriac.","356":"About HepC and liver problems? My husband has HepC and he has undergone the Pegasys\/Ribovarin treatment. That ended in Jan. '06, was a 48 wk program. He still has many problems, the biggest is his liver still gets enlarged, causes him alot of pain. You can see a hump on his stomach where his liver is at. He went to the hosp. today and he had some blood tests done. All came back OK, so they just sent him home. He does have the flu, but this happens quite frequently and he doesn't always have to be sick for this to happen. He did have a CT scan done but that came back OK too. No signs of cancer or tumors. All of his tests come back OK, but he still has alot of pain and his liver still swells up. Why?","357":"Taking medicine while trying to conceive??? Please read.? I had a miscarriage back in early february, and now I am trying to conceive again.  We really want to start a family. I have chronic sinunitis and am prone to sinus infections a lot.  I talked to a friend of mine whose doctor actually gave her a list of medicines that were the safest to take while trying to conceive, and sudafed was on that list.  That is what I am trying now to unblock my sinuses and relieve the sinus pressure and headaches.  I am trying to avoid putting anything in my body that might screw up my chances of becoming pregnant. Am I being overly cautious?  The doctors where I live aren't worth a flip.  Does anybody have any suggestions that are safe to try for my sinuses if the sudafed doesn't work???  Serious answers only!  Thsnks.","358":"Does anyone have experiences 'personally' with CANDIDA?or a health care proffessional on line that can help. I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH ALOT OF 'ODD' SYMPTOMS. I'VE BEEN TO THE DOC SEVERAL TIMES AND GET NO REAL ANSWERS. SOME SAY I HAVE CHRONIC SINISITUS OR RHINITIS OR BRONCHITIS, AND \/OR ALLERGYS.\n MY MAIN COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN THE CONSTANT MUCOUS OR PHLEGM(ABSOLUTELY NO COUGH WITH THE MUCOUS).MY LUNGS ARE CLEAR AND I CAN FEEL THE PHLEGM COMES FROM THE NASAL(OR THE TOP AREA;OF THE BACK OF THROAT)MY NOSE IS NOT STUFFY;AND I BREATHE FINE FROM MY NOSE.I GET EAR ACHES AND A FEELING OF POPPING AND CLOGGED EARS. THIS HAS BEEN FOR 8 MONTHS TOO LONG. I GET JOINT ACHES IN MY HANDS MOSTLY, AND DAILY HEADACHES(USUALLY UPON AWAKENING AND FEEL BETTER AFTER 2 ADVILS)CERTAIN FOODS;MOSTLY SUGARS AND CARBS(BREADS),MAKE THE PHLEGM WORSE FOR A BRIEF TIME. THE MUCOUS IS USUALLY CLEAR AND AT TIMES HAS SPECKS OF BROWN OR YELLOWISH TINT..\n AND AT LAST...I DO FEEL FATIGUED AND MY SKIN AND HAIR FEELS EXTREMELY DRY(I USE ALOT OF OILS AND MOISTURIZERS TO HELP IT).I HAVE A SORE TONGUE WITH SLIMY COATING. ANY EXCLAMATION","359":"What is the best way to slow my metabolic rate? I can go out in temperatures that are below freezing in a T-shirt, no sweater and no coat on.\nIn the summer when the temperature gets above about 25*C (77*F), I may over-heat and become ill.\nI need to know how to reduce my metabolism to get my normal core body temperature down.\n\nIn the summer of 2003, it was 39*C (101*F) where I was in London, United Kingdom and that was thier records hottest and I was there.  I was was close to dying of heat-stroke and had lost so much salt through sweating that I had hyponatreamia (dizziness and cramps from low sodium content).\n\nI am now living in north Canada and because of global warming, our summers are getting unbearably hot.  It can be 24*C (75*F) outside.  I know someone was in an office that got to 28*C 82*F inside faited last August.\n\nMy metabolic rate is very fast, I get a very fast heart rate, I eat tons and tons of food and am still hungry and I am hyper-active and sleep 3-4 hours a night.","360":"Could someone help me out with this self-diagnosis? (Let me say, this is not a joke and I am being very serious) For the past two years, I believe, after each uncharacterisically large bowel movement (either one that consists of firm stools or a large movement of loose stools) either before, during, or after, I have severe internal\/an-al pains that seem to pulse in my left testicle.  Now, cancer is unlikely since I am only 17-years old, but I have been considering this.  There is no blood in my stool, but I think there had been a cut in the anus a few years ago which I had the doctor examine, but he found nothing.  I must also note the other consequent symptoms and characteristics of these pains - they pulse, last for between 1-10 minutes, cause me to become very cold and have cold sweats, and feel to be internally.  It also seems that the an-us tenses along with the perineum, perhaps in a sort of an-al spasm.  Also, even without having a bowel movement, I am sometimes woken by these same pains in the middle of the night.  Please help!","361":"After 1 month of TB treatment, my X-Ray showed fluid in the right pleural cavity.? I wanted to know whether the fluid is related to mucus\/pus.\nHere is what my report of Chest Sonography says:\nThickness of fluid : 7 to 25 mm\nAmt of fluid : around 150-175 cc\nFluid shows presence of multiple septae and loculations.\nPleura thickening : 2 to 4 mm\nThere is no mass seen.\nMy doctor said the amt of fluid is little and  also thick and so cannot be removed. But he said , if it increase, he will remove with a needle through some procedure.\nI am a bit worried about the fluid.Is it dangerous?\nAlso, what exactly should I take\/avoid in my diet for both TB and Pleurisy.\nI am taking treatment for the last 1 month(with 5 more months to take)","362":"Could my sons' vomiting and other symptoms be more than the flu? My three boys are taking turns keeping me up nights vomiting and some diarrhea. They will sleep for a few hours and wake up with a gurgling stomach, and then have uncontrollable bouts of vomitting. I have changed the pillows in the house, cleaned all the sheets, disinfected the entire house.  My husband has had a few of these symptoms as well.  I have remained immune.  The doctor calls this a virus, and I tend to believe him.  However, this has been going on for weeks, and I am exhausted by doing laundry in the middle of the night, every night.  It changes which boy every second or third night, and then maybe a night off, and then another.  Any clues?","363":"is my pediatrician wrong about my 4 yr old's fever? my 4yr old son began complaining of stomach pain late Wednesday morning.  When he woke up from his nap in the afternoon he had fever of 102 degrees, headache & vomitted.  He refused food. We had to force him to drink.  We gave him ibuprofen.The fever continued through Friday reaching a high of 103.8.  He was seen by his pediatrician Friday morning.  My son was diagnosed with an \"adenoid virus\".  The doctor said fever would continue a couple more days.  Friday afternoon my son ate a little bit, but then had a bout of diarrhea.  Saturday morning he woke up with swollen glands.  Today, Sunday, his fever continues (todays high was 101.6) He's still not eating well.  i am concerned the pediatrician may have misdiagnosed my son.  Should i take him back to the pediatrician tomorrow or wait a few more days","364":"does anyone know of an alternative cure for hepatitis c? my dad is 61 years old and has recently been diagnosed with hep C.  Hep C is a disease that weakens your liver and therefore once it is full blown it affects your body's natural cleansing mechanism and forces you to hook up to a machine for the rest of your life...other than affecting your quality of life it also affects your the time that person has left on this earth.  It can lie dormant in your system and not affect you for years and with the right diet you can survive it but you can't stop it once it decides to affect you.  My dad's reletively healthy and he seems to be beating the odds...he's taking many vitamins a day and going to the especialist to keep track of his disease...there is a cure but it is much like chemotherapy...its a brutal and painful treatment without guaranteed success so my dad has chosen to try alterantives as he doesn't want his quality of life compromised and i admire him for that...i was just wondering if anyone out there knew any more information?? thanku","365":"my left hand and finge are numb, no pain ,i can move or do things very careful and slow, doing now agopunture. i am taking advil and doing some agopunture, left hand and finger are numb no pain , do thing very careful and slowly","366":"Constipation Issue????? I have recently been affected by a new problem with my bowel.I have always had an extremly strong colon and I move my bowels 3 times days and the stools are always solid and a good color.I.E no blood,runniness.But within the past 3 weeks I have suddenly become constantly constipated and have to wait until I'm totally \"Packed\" to move.I was actually in alot of pain when this first happened and it's not as bad now but it's still the same after 3 weeks and knowing my constitution very well I know this is the complete opposite of how my bowel has worked throughout my life.I have also always had this wierd thing were when I move my bowels it feels like there is pressure on the bottom of my spine or  something pushing near my colon while I'm having a movement.I wonder if this is the cause and what it is.","367":"Question for diabetics. What do you think of this situation? I have recently had problems with my blood pressure going up then sometimes in the normal range. I also have had fluid retention. My feet, legs, and ankles swell also. I was given HCTZ to take for the fluid and even after I complained that my feet, legs and ankles had a burning sensation, my doctor said nothing. I went off the HCTZ on my own and the burning sensation went away. I knew it was from the med but he didn't. I have also vision changes. I told my doctor that I had some symptoms that diabetics have. I asked him if a blood test would show if I had diabetes. He said it does and then said my blood tests are fine. Then I got a letter from him telling me my glucose has improved. I was never told that my glucose was not normal. What does this letter mean? He has not asked me to make another appointment nor has he scheduled other tests for me. Has anyone with diabetes ever been diagnosed with a medical conditon other than diabestes, when the real diagnosis should have been diabetes?","368":"what is it if it isn't what I think it is? Ok, So I had my period on time last month and I am supposed to get it on the 6th. Everything is normal except my stomach is either bloated or I dont know, but it looks like I am 2 months pregnant. I have taken about 4 tests before and after my last period but not since 3 or four weeks ago.They were all negative. I have already had a baby and didnt have a lot of morning sickeness. I know I am not pregnant but I even have \"movement\" if you will down there like small kicking but my best guess is spasms lol. I went to the doc cause i was haveing this problem but was only a little bloated. She said that I will be fine and it will go away. It just got more bloated. I know to go to the Doctor but my apt isnt for a month and need reasurance. What could it be, my best guess is an ovarian cyst ( runs in the family) or something wrong with my female parts or IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) my doc said not IBS but who knows.","369":"Brother is SUPER alcoholic, need advice on how to handle his bottoming out and asking me to bail him out!? My 45 yr old brother has been an alcoholic for MANY years, and I have always seen him through his MANY episodes of working for short periods, and then spending all his money on booze! He has had no home for last 3 yrs or more, as he stayed with my family many times.  He has been through about 5-6 rehab programs, none of which have worked. He left our home to work offshore on an oil rig, working 80 hrs.\/week, clearing only $500\/week after deductions. Since he has no home, he has to spend majority of his $$ on expensive hotels in Lafayette.  He recently had good opportunity to double his salary, but instead began drinking b4 his interview, despite me and other family members pleading him NOT TO.\n\nNow he has called me, totally out of $$, nowhere to stay, wants me to send him $$.  My heart is broken, stomach in knots as I am finally trying to NOT enable him.  However, I can't stop feeling bad bout him being totally w\/out $ and no place to stay; wanted me to send $75 for one night. HELP!!","370":"Looking for serious  explanations\/similar people that feel drugged or tunnel vision while driving at night? I drive for a living, and have to drive at night. For a long time now, I have dealt with feeling drugged while driving at night. It's hard to explain. I don't feel woosy or dizzy, it feels like it's in my eyes. But I can see clearly, though I have to really concentrate to comprehend signs. It just feels like I've been drugged. My reactions are fine, but I become very paranoid, and find that I'm 2nd guessing myself. I am a healthy 28 yr old female, have had bouts with hypoglycemia, but not recently. Mom thinks I may not have low blood sugar, but instead diabetes. Any ideas at all? I am locked into this job, and avoid driving at night when possible, but sometimes it has to be done. Thanks!","371":"Is there any side effects from local anethesia? I am extremely tired\/sleepy after an eye procedure I had on May 16.","372":"Can lumbar injury increase? Medical Professionals ONLY please...? I was in a car accident recently and at first I didn't think I was a injured until later that evening. I had my roommate take me the ER where they said there was no fracture, and the next day my family doctor said it was a lumbar sprain. But the pain has been getting worse and there have been other embarassing symptoms starting to occur.\nIs this normal for a lumbar sprain or could it be more severe?","373":"I am a bi- polar bulemic who has tried everything but keeps failing; HELP! Underneath it all I am still me!? it began as annorexia about two years ago and just as i was approaching full recovery I fell directly into the claws of bulemia. my parents have tried everything, my sister who I used to be so close to now cant stand me and shes going away to college this summer! I have been away to a residential center for eating disorders which helped for a whilebut as soon as i was freed up again I lost control.  my mom suffered from it a while ago and I think i am making her sick again, my dad doesnt understand and he is turning into an alchoholic because of me, they both think I am doing it to spite them and they feel like all of their money and dreams have been flushed down the toilet. I cant stand to see them like this but I  have no control over my actions, or so it feels. It seems like the only choice I have left is to die, for their sake. I dont want to die though!  Im young, attractive, smart, and artistic. Im so confused! Why cant I just stop,does any one out there feel my pain? HELP ME","374":"Is my work making me sick?? Two and 1\/2 years ago my company moved to a new building. Within two months I was admitted to the hospital with phneomonia. I have had many diagnosis's since...Hodgkins disease (negetive biopsy)...sarcodiosis (Negative).....Lyme disease (negative)....Sleep Apnia (had tonsils, adnoids, uvella all removed).....I have recently been diagnosed with Chronic Sinusitis, eustachian tube not working causing severe ear pain and loss of hearing. I was given an allergy test and tested 4++ for mold and 4 for dust. I have now had phnemonia 4 times in two years. Prior to 2 1\/2 years ago I never had any health problems. I have now had 4 bouts of phnemonia and I am constantly sick...to the point of effecting my personal life and my work. Any thoughts? Thanks","375":"What is a...? My Grandpa has a bleeding ulcer. What is a bleeding ulcer & what are the symptoms? what is the difference between an ulcer & a bleeding ulcer? What should the doctors be doing to take care of it?","376":"Does drinking too much diet coke or taking more than 2 tylenol a day harm your liver? I drink about 2 cans of diet coke a day and i am wondering if it damages your liver? i have spent hours looking for proof online about drinking diet coke but haven't found any. I am aware of how tylenol can adversly affect your liver but the docs have told me that it's the only thing i can take for pain (on top of that i am allergic to aspirin and ibuprofen) I had this rare liver disorder called \"primary sclerosing cholangitis\" (it damages the bile ducts and then causes liver cirrhosis and death unless you have a transplant) and was lucky enough to have had a liver transplant in december of 2001 after i was stage 3 for 4 years. Now i was diagnosed with another rare liver disorder called \"primary billary cirrhosis\" (it doesn't differ much from the first illness i described) Fortunately I am still stage one and have no or little symptoms. Maybe someone can tell more about the effects of diet coke or tylenol? (btw, I also drink plenty of juices and other things as well as soda). thank you","377":"Anyone know what this pain in my neck could be? It is on the front sides of my neck, kind of under my jaw in the area you would take a pulse - on both sides.  I don't have a sore throat and it doesn't seem swollen, it just hurts if I look up or stretch my neck any, or if I massage the area.  It doesn't feel like muscle pain.  Anyone ever have anything like this? I'm a little worried, I woke up with it this morning, and now on the right side, the pain has spread down a little bit more.","378":"I may be pregnant....but the test says negative....? Okay, I took a pregnancy test, and it says negative, but I am still worried, I haven't had a period since January and its March, I did have sex 2X once exactly 2 weeks before my period and once 1 week before my period, I took a test at an emergency room 3 days after my last incounter, and started my period that week. It was negative, but I think it was too soon, then, I took one recently, and it was negative...I'm starting to feel sick, not nauseous, just hurting stomach, and I did have ALOT of stress just recently, so I'm confused on what exactly may be causing my LONG delay, I'm only 17 and cannot handle a child w\/ the situation I am in, but if I am pregnant...then I'll step up. I just want to know if there is a chance BOTH of those tests could be wrong, or if even one could, because I believe that the first one was too early! Someone's advice would be greatly appreciated!","379":"What is happening when I see a bright circular light in my eyes? What is happening when I see a bright circular light in my eyes?\n\nI've had this happen twice now. I start to feel icky. Not sick to my stomach, or headache, not flu like, just icky and then this bright light appears in my eyes like when a eye doctor is looking into my eye when I have an eye exam with his light. I mean it's that bright. The only other way I could explain it is like the old time flash in a camera and you look away and you see a dark spot, well this is the opposite. I am 55 years old. And sure some people will write and say see a doctor, but the closest one is 100+ miles away. Plus it's only happened twice, in the last few months. What do you think it is? So I can research it over the internet and then travel those 100 miles etc. Thanks!","380":"Parents of teens with Bi Polar disorder, can you answer? How old was your child when they were diagnosed? How many psychiatrists did you see before they were diagnosed and how has medication effected your child? My daughter is 8 years old and we have been seeing a psychiatrist for almost 2 years now. He says that she has severe anxiety problems, ADD, mild OCD and depression. We have noticed different things with her since birth, but things got real bad 2 years ago. There is bi polar in the family, but the Dr. doesn't want to say she has bi polar disorder, but will say that she is cycling and that he may have to try mood stabilizers on her because we are at the end of the medication list. I am worried about this, but am worried about her also. She has such good days and such bad days. I have looked on the internet, but hearing what other parents have gone through would be a little help. Thank you for your time.","381":"Does anyone know what diseases can be caused by mildew? I need help on this for a school paper. Please help me because I can't find anything and I need this for a school report! HELP ME SOMEBODY!","382":"Could my biopsy results be  wrong? I've had one enlarged lymph node on the left side of my neck for about a year, didn't think much of it. 2 months ago, one right under it swelled. I had a needle biopsy done, negative lymphoma. Now I have a group of them (5) surrounding the initial one, one behind my jaw and both under my chin and base of my skull are enlarged. My MRI showed \"numerous enlarged nodes\" all over my body. I've done a CT Scan, MRI, gastric screening, lung screening, bone marrow biopsy, all ok. Now I'm scehdualed for a PET scan next week. I was sent to an oncologist who told me after all those tests, she isn't \"convinced\" it's not cancer. I have bad night sweats for about a week at a time that have come and gone for about 6 months. My white blood cell count last week was 1.5! Extremly dry itchy skin. My blood pressure has always been low, now it's so high I am on 3 different meds to control it. I have secondary raynaulds & positive ana. Could my needle biopsy be wrong? Should I have another biopsy done?","383":"surgery for herniated disc right for me? hi,  i have a L4\/L5 herniated disc.  i'm pretty young (24).  i have tried physical therapy, etc and it's been a little over a year, and it got a little better at first.  now it has stabilized and i'm okay most of the time.  however, after a day of work, my leg pain acts up. my posture is also poor as a result.   i am okay in the morning after a night of sleep.\ni heard that sometimes surgery doesn't relieve pain completely, and sometimes scar tissue can make it worse.  but if surgery can remove the leg pain i experience every night, and improve my posture, is it worth the risk?  please help me.  i would value any experience and advice.","384":"STD-Yeast Infection? Hi. I was wondering if their was any STDs' that does not have to be associated with or necessarily have symptoms with bumps, rashes, etc around the private area. I'm having a lot of symptoms of STDs' including Trichomonas, Vaginitis, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. I've also got a yeast infection right now, and I've had a UTI that keeps coming back. Any ideas? I went to the doctor today, got a papsmear, blood test, and urine test to make sure everything was ok. I'm not sure when I'll get the results back, but I was wondering if someone might could tell me something. \nSome of my symptoms are:\n\n-fever (100-101 degrees F)\n-chills\n-nausea\n-vomiting\n-lower-middle back pains (going on 3-4 months now)\n-white, cleary, sometimes brown, gooy discharge (before I started the over-the-counter yeast infection treatmeant)\n-have noticed a few bumps down there\n-itching down there\n-burning down there\n-rapid pulse (116---UP TO 100 is normal for kids ages 12 to adults)","385":"Is there any way to reverse\/treat hallucinations once they've occurred using Ultram and\/or Nifedipine? My mother was prescribed Ultram to relieve headaches due to high blood pressure while on the dialysis machine. A week after taking the medication, she started to experience seeing deceased relatives, fires, cats rubbing against her legs, and hearing voices. She was also taking Nifedipine along with Novax and other blood pressure medications. Is there any measures that I could take to get the help that she needs because the physician of the dialysis clinic only make appearances every once in a blue moon therefore the RN prescribe the medications. She also have an upcoming appointment to have her head examined.","386":"I am a 47 year old man and I am having pain in my back just under my left shoulder and about 3\" from my spine. I have trouble with my back and I have a blood disorder called activated protein c resistance the pain comes and goes if I move the wrong way it hurts bad, what do you think it is","387":"Atavan and Methadone: Former cancer patient is having memory loss...? My mom takes both of these for the bone pain that she has from suffering Breast Cancer 3 years ago. It has literally made her a completely different person. She tells the same stories 3-4 times a day, forgets where she puts everything, and is unbearable to be around because she just acts so strange...she is addicted to these drugs and freaks out when her prescription needs to be filled about 2 weeks in advance and makes me take off of work just to make sure that I drive her to the hospital to pick them up and they get in her hands. She has panic attacks during that time...and she babysits my 2 year old almost every day. I am getting to the point to where I don't feel comfortable with her watching my daughter anymore. Does anyone know what the long term effects of these meds are, and should I be this concerned?","388":"I thought she was exaggerating, but now I'm scared.? My sister-in-law was admitted to the hospital for pneumonia.  She said her primary care doctor told her she had cancer in her neck and all over her chest.  I thought she had taken the story and blown it up.  Now I don't think so.  The situation looks so grim and I'm sad and feel so guilty for the things I thought.  She has never been a very happy person and alway so stressed.  Her daughter just had a baby girl today.  I know how much she wanted to be there, but she is still in the hospital.  They did a lung biopsy this morning.  The cancer is in her lymph nodes, but it's not lymphoma and they are tryng to find out where it start from.  It sounds like to me that it's not anything that they can cure or that will be in remission for long.  I'm I  wrong?","389":"Why do I get shortness of breath without any found disease? Hi. Almost a year ago I had an episode of Anxiety, Shortness of breath and dizziness. Went to the ER and after examination and several EKGs been diagnosed with pretty much nothing (neuro-vegetative disturbances) and prescribed to take calcium and magnesium supplements. Checked with my doc and he ran blood tests which came back normal, except for a mild Anemia (low Iron, magnesium and ionic calcium levels, not too low but near-minimum). Doc prescribed iron supplements. Gradually the sensation of not getting enough air pretty much dissapeared. During the summer I experienced a mild sinus Tachycardia (rate about 90-100) treated with Propranolol. Now my pulse is around 70 and I do not take any more pills for it - it sometimes rises especially after exercise, and doc told me I am not in the best physical condition (raises to about 90-95 for a few minutes after stopping). However, I still get a permanent feeling of Shortness of breath, not like my lung doesn't fill normally with air, more like needing a good deep yawning or like my breathing muscles are too tense and can't let me take a really deep satisfying breath - all is well until trying to inhale the last \"bit\" of air, when I get this sensation. Also my chest hurts, sometimes in the left area, sometimes in the right, almost always near the sternum. The chest hurts when pressed with my finger. Ribs are painful too. When I contract my chest muscles the pain increases slightly. The pain is not intense and goes away for a few days, comes back for a few days in some other area in my chest. Sometimes my ankles hurt a bit and my right hand, the small bones right near my fist. Fingers at my right hand are painful at times. These pains go away quickly when applying Ibuprofen or the like(spelled it right I hope) to the area. However they are back after some hours. I have done blood tests 3 times in the last year, went to 3 different cardiologists, had Echo of the heart, Echo of the abdomen, neurological exam, Spirometry, stress Echo,etc. etc, everything is OK. I went to the cardiologist when I was at peak with my symptoms and nothing was found I am currently taking mineral supplements and following psychological counselling since I have developed a strong fear that something is deeply wrong with me. When in session and days after I feel ok, no more symptoms. My symptoms are generally not very intense, I feel like my fear is amplifying them somehow. I am a 25 year old male, no heart disease or other medical condition, good health, good family health, not overweight, smoker (under 1 pack a day), not in best fitness (sitting job - programmer). My questions are: 1. If sometimes were wrong with my heart, would it have been diagnosed yet? 2. Need I do more investigations regarding my heart? 3. Does all this look more like a psychological condition than a physical one? 4. In a few words: how should I change my lifestyle in order to keep my heart healthy? Thank you for reading this message. Bogdan Vulcan","390":"what causes hypertention? interesting but too much and loading work or least but boring work in day? i have high blood pressure. i want to change my life style to cure it. this time i am doing two work.one is inspectional work in schools.it is interestig work but it demands very hard and too much work in hole day like cheking in schools and geting an sending information about schools in time limit. second work is teaching work and its time is 7-00 am to 12-00 pm.this work is for least time and having no much activity or work load. but it is very boring work to teaching for me.now i can do one job from both.to cure my hypertention what should i do? interesting but too much and loading work or least but boring work ?","391":"how good is water therapy.i drink 1.5 ltrs 1st thing in the morning how effective is it in cleansing your body Is water therapy the answer to all ailments? Ive been on it for 3 weeks but some prevailed me from continuing the therapy since fluid retention may cause high blood pressure. i used to take hypertensive drugs but have been stopped by my doctor as blood pressure has stabilized. My friend who introduced me to water therapy said that it is for life as our body needs water to cleanse us from all sorts of ailments..by the way, im 55 years old and lately have been having joint pains in the hands..hoping this therapy will ease the discomfort.  I do exercise but taking 1.5 liters of water in 10 minutes every morning is another hope for me to get me out of these joint pains..please help me clarify my doubts on water therapy..thank you","392":"Help!! How can I improve my eyesight? Actually my eyesight hasbeen getting a little week lately and its not like I see things really blurry but the problem is I cant read alphabets written far away (30feet: bold letters) easily. They appear kind of blurry. I dont really wanna wear glasses as thats my biggest fear and pain which I would not even like to accept even in heaven. Is there any way so that I can make my eyesight better instead of  wearing glasses. I dont wanna wear contacts. I have heard about some methods like walking on wet grass and stuff like that can make one's eyesight better if the power is not high, that is, very little and especially in the case of myopia. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL (LOVELY PEOPLE) WHO HELP ME AND EVEN IF YOU DONT HELP ME, ITS TOTALLY FINE. THANKS TO YOU ALL.","393":"Can Anyone Help me out there??? Ok this is gonna be kinda long and I am sorry for that LOL! \nI had my last period on Feb 12, for the past three months they have been coming on the 12th every month! On March 11th I started spotting brown blood...which I figured was AF coming so I was ok with it....Well it has now been 13 days and expect for one day I have been spotting brown and pink blood and once it was a red color. I have all the symptons of pregnancy from nausea, to peeing, headaches, breast soreness...all the normal pregnancy signs (I have two children right now)...But I have taken 2 HPT and they both came up neg! Can anyone help me?? What the heck is going on with my body if Im not pregnant...why am I still spotting almost 2 weeks later and its brown not  red. I usually spot in the very begining of my cycle..the first day...then it goes to full blown AF!! I am soooooooooo confused!!!! HELPPPPPPP PLEASEEEEEE!!!!!!!!","394":"Question about Prozac? A friend has been taking Prozac for about 2 1\/2 weeks and felt really not difference in her depression\/suicidal thoughts and in fact became very deep in her thoughts and didn't seem to focus well.  Then she decided to stop taking Prozac for a couple of days and there was a direct change in her behavior. She was more numb to  alot of things that used to effect her. Was this Prozac results?? Should she go back on the drug?? Or should she keep off?? She's now back to a sad state, but not as depressed as before just more tired, and I'm afraid she's gonna drop any day now back to her depression. What to do?? Please advise! We don't want to see therapy since we know her problems can never be solved unless she sees through them herself. So anyone know if it's the Prozac that helped or her staying off?","395":"suffered from pain under rib cage after traveling to philippines looking to find out why and how it happened? after traveling to philippines last year i seemed to have begun to suffer from  pain under the right rib cage and then  sometimes left rib cage or both. looking for an answer as to why this had happened.  thankyou","396":"this is crazy already!? hi, this is my 2nd week of penicillin VK and before that took amoxil (for my strep throat\/tonsilitis) for a week which did not help at all..i am feeling a little better, dont get me wrong, but still have the redness in the back of my throat, bith sides and still have the colony of blisters but not as many...they are diminishing..i have had this for a month already..is this normal for the redness to still be around and for this to heal even though i am on penicillin? as long as i take the penicillin VK, do i have any worries as far as any bacteria forming anymore or any other rheumatic fever or throat abscess forming at all??   sorry for all the questions but i appreciate all the input you can give me..","397":"Sometimes my toes are numb, and I frequently wake up with numb hands\/fingers. Any idea what this might be? I don't wear tight shoes. I've noticed that my feet are often cold at the time this happens.\n\nIt feels like I have a hole in my sock. I'm not diabetic (thiis numbing problem has been around for years) and I'm not Hypogloccemic, as far as I know. No heart problems thus far, and no blood problems. I don't think I have any MAJOR circulatory problems, because I'm literally the warmest person I know. I have such great bloodflow, that I give off enough heat to lower my body temperature 3 degrees lower than normal people's temps. The doctor said this low temp is mostly normal, so I don't hink there is anything wrong with that. Any other ideas? IS it possible to have localized circulatory problems?","398":"Appendectomy gone bad?  My friends young son needed emergency surgery.? After several days the staples were taken out.   Shortly after, the wound opened up almost in its entirety.  You can stick a nickel in the opening of the wound.  He seems to be in good spirits, and the doctor says it has to heal like that.  But there is a lot of whitish discharge.  Is this all normal for a pediatric appendectomy?  The way it looks now, it will take several weeks to heal, or longer.  Should it not be completely closed?  Doctors, Nurses?  Anyone?\n\nNote he has an appointment for a second opinion, but I am looking for some ammunition for her to take to the doctor.  That is, if anyone is familiar with this.","399":"Wierd Stomach Ilness, drank a margarita and had a vicoden? I wasn't thinking the other night and drank a margarita and had one vicoden. I started throwing up later that night until the morning and througout the day. I was soo dehydrated and sick. I had to run out of work and run to the hospital. My vomit was brown and my stomach continuously cramped up, that night I even came down with a headache and a 101 fever. My doctor sent me home with no medications but just verbal recommendations, rest, fluids, bland diet. It is the 3rd day and I haven't vomited today but my stomach still tends to tighten up into a fist\/cramp up. I've been sticking to the recommendations but I'm worried that someting might be wrong with my stomach or other internal ograns. When I breath in my chest feels tight, my bowel movements are green and watery. Should I be worried about this?","400":"How do I get rid off muscle spasms at night? I'm a healthy 27 year old girl,I don't know where those come from I go to sleep around midnight, I wake up around 4 am spasming. It almost feels like I'm being electrecuted. It starts in my shoulders, goes down my arms to my fingertips. Same with my legs- it starts at my upper body and shoots down my legs to my toes. I can't say it really physically hurts but it's emotionally annoying and keeps me from sleeping.  On some occassions, the spasms \"throw\" me around the bed, they can get intense.\nIt happens ONLY when I lay down or when it wakes me up in the middle of the night, never while walking around or sitting. I'm a healthy 27 year old, I don't see how this could be happening to me and how do I get rid off it. If I had to go to a doctor, what kind of doctor takes care of such a thing?","401":"give me your opinion on this matter?Its weird and it has bothered me for 3 years.I fgure it cant be heart? About three years ago I started waking up in middle of night and trying to catch my breath.I started having chest pains below my breast bone and around my heart.I went to doctor and he did gastrology test.Nothing.It continued around times that were stressful like arguing with co workers or other things.I went to hospital two times.They checked my xray and gall bladder nothing.Last year they checked my heart with stress test and the dye exam.Nothing!!!Well im relieved it isnt my heart but I cant figure it out.I have been on everything from nexium to prilosec.I just started taking blood pressure pills because it has gone up since this started.My symptoms include sweaty hands,heavy feeling around breast bone and chest, pain in lower back, light headed......could this be a panic attack.Ive seen 3 doctors so far and nothing.","402":"taking a poll on ovulation syptoms? Just wondering... how many people have EXTREMELY SORE breast tenderness prior to ovulation?  Mine has normally come right after ovulation and most of the time lasts right up to AF.  This month I thought I pinpointed O about 7 days ago, within a day or two, My breasts got so sore I could  hardly stand to have anything brush up against them, much less touch them, but now am having lots of ferning again on my scope.  I have also been CRAZY CRAZY TIRED- I never feel like I need a nap in the middle of the day.  It seems way early to have syptoms of early pregnancy especially since implantation probably has or hasn't taken place- right?  I thought the only way you have those types of syptoms are if you already implanted?!  Any thoughts from anyone?  I thought breast tenderness was a result of progesterone levels rising after O.  Oh, and I have been extremely intolerant of anything...crazy moody out of control... I thought maybe this is a result of just being so tired... Thanks in advance!","403":"is anyone have eating disorder or feel pro ana? i havent ate for a wk. i feel fat but am not sure because am told not. i feel good that i havent ate for so long! i have no plans to do so in near future. I am 5ft 4in and weigh 110 but want to lose ten more. is this too big? bf says not but stomach still hangs over some pants","404":"Treating ADD\/ADHD without stimulants possible? My name is Brian and I\u2019m 18 years old. I was diagnosed with ADHD about five years ago. I was placed on ritalin to treat my hyper-activity that was causing problems in school. The doctor changed my medicines for whatever reason I cannot remember to a drug known as \nAdderall XR\u00ae \u2013 with that in mind, not once do I recall myself being dependant upon ritalin but ever since the changing in medicines, I feel like life has come to a stop. I usually take 3 times the dosages prescribed by my doctor and I am fully aware that I will be out of pills until the next refill. I can\u2019t seem to swing away from this! I KNOW I have an addiction problem, I can\u2019t force myself to tell the truth in the doctor\u2019s office. Adderall is also known as an AMPHETAMINE so for those of you wondering why it\u2019s this addictive, it falls right underneath meth addictions. I just want to life a normal life, how do I win this battle by starting when I\u2019m sober? ...","405":"If anyone can tell me more about the \"proseropatch\" - herbal pads used for frozen shoulder ? I am Nawal Kumar Roongta From Mumbai city of India.\n\nI am suffering from \"frozen shoulder\" problem since 1 month.\n\nI visited local doctors but got no satisfactory treatment.\n\nThen, I started browsing the internet - where I got hundreds of pages and links giving info about it.\n\nI was looking for economical and fast relief treatment.\n\nOn my this research and long frustration, I got one website\nwww.proseropatch.com saying the guaranteed relief and result\nin very short time.\n\nI live in mumbai city of India, I almost have made the mind to buy this product in 80 dollars.\n\nBut before I buy it, I am not sure about the result of this product ?\n\nQ 1.\nSo, If anyone could tell me more actual facts about this product and its result ?\n\nQ 2. \nIs there someone in India who has already used it ?\n\nQ 3.\nWhat is the best treatment available today for \"frozen shoulder\" that is fast relief, guaranteed and most economical ?\n\nPLEASE HELP & RESPOND QUICKLY.\n\nI am very depressed.","406":"I think i may have light schitzophrenia? From time to time i \"hear\" things. they are never the same. they can be voices that sound as if they are just out of earshot, or odd generic sounds. When i first hear them, i think they are real, but immediatly after i can tell that they are\/where not real. they are never constant, and can vary from several times a day, to only once or twice a week. I have a strict sleeping schedual and get plenty of sleep, so it cant be that. I live in utah, and know that pretty much every mental health doctor in the area i live in would be preaching about \"turning to god\" for help.(im athiest in a mormon world...) and i dont have a way of getting to someone that would realy help me.(no car, and a wacked out family) any advice?","407":"Is there anyone out there with genital herpes who can help? Are any of you normal healthy people that have it? O.k., I contracted this virus in oct. 04'. From a guy who I was dating and waitined several months even to have sex. It was protected, but, the condom came of for a moment. No big deal, we got another one, and kept going. Anyway, a day later, I felt a stinging sensation and immediatlt went to my OBGYN. I know that it wasn't normal, however, I sort of thought it was chaffing. 11 days later, tests come back possitive genital herpes! I confronted the jerk, who claimed he never ever had anythiong like that. Hell maybe he never did have an outbreak, I have since read that that is possible. Anyway, I am going on because I want you to know that I didn't sleep around, and made a point of refraining from sex for some period of time before sleeping with people. Also, that we did have protected sex. He was the only guy that I had been with in over a year, (the last was my ex boyfriend). What do I do if I meet a great guy? How do you tell him? Will he think me a discusting whore?!","408":"side effects? I take 40mg of prednisone can it cause cotton mouth?","409":"I am suffering from generalized gingival recession and sensitivity. How long will my teeth last? I want to know from experience what is the period like for tooth loss to happen if good care is given like flossing and two time brushing. I am 28 year old male and a smoker of 20 ciggs a day(i know quitting will reduce risk). Also sometimes I clench my teeth at night. I want to know exact reasons of recession - whther it is too much brushing, bruxism (clenching of teeth - nightguard needed and how to measure bruxism?), alchohal, plaque deposits or anything else? and if I reduce all risks how long will it take for tooth loss to happen? currently I have almsot 4-5 mm of recession on outer side of all teeth while no recession at all on inside of teeth except for lower front teeth (which are mis-aligned and thus gather more plaque). Dental x-rays show very minimal bone less. how you reduced risk? Whether gum grafting is successful as I am very concerned about this condition and fear immediate tooth loss if recession goes on at this rate(i have noticed recession only 6 months back).","410":"if i go to a doc. 2 check me 4 \"bipolar disease\".......? wat will he\/she ask?\nwat will they do(procedures)??\n\n(im 17)","411":"What do my symptoms show? I've been having irregular sleeping patters (i.e. can't fall asleep, wake up many times, wake up early) get scared very easily, my muscles twitch, my muscles are tight and constantly burn in my shoulders, have short, painful headaches, dry mouth, nausea, anorexia, very tired, cry a lot more than usual, turned off by \"fun\" things, can get very strange breathing patterns-starting slowing and working up to a very quick pace and then continuing the cycle, cold and clammy hands, think death is an option (which is not like me at all) and have discomfort in my abdomen. I'm usually very upset as well. \nA lot of these sounds like it could be depression but I thought depression might be a lasting thing. I still enjoy life, and find much beauty in it. This week went very well for me, and I was in a positive mood. However, it seems to be short-lived by a few days to a week before I am brought down by this uncomfortable emotion, and it is tiring me so.  I need help to find out what I can fix.","412":"Insomnia strikes again, help? At least two times a week,  I go through these periods where, even if I feel tired, I simply can't fall asleep, and end up spending at least an hour limply laying in bed, then I end up going online or doing some homework, or whatever.  The general problem seems to be that I experience metacognition (thinking all the time) about random bullshit, and it keeps me up.  It ends up hurting me a little during the day...I get a little ornery, and my concentration gets a little fuzzy.   It's been going on for maybe six months.   Should I get some over-the-counter sleep aids?  Know any home remedies?  Thanks.\n\nP.S.  Physically, I don't think it's doing much.  Maybe some bags under the eyes...here's a pic: \n\nhttp:\/\/360.yahoo.com\/profile-R9hvs0A4dralQy1R1e8Lx6u98gLjrZ6AIPBcA9WvsCY-\n\nDo I look sleep-deprived?  What should I do?","413":"What could cause???...women only please!!!? I am a daycare teacher.I have a little girl 22 months in my class who yesterday during a diaper change we noticed a very bad diaper rash. Ok not normal but noted it and went on with our day. Next diaper change though it was not only a rash but noticed a large amount of greenish tinted discharge (coming from privates not rash). Two more diaper changes and still quite a bit of discharge and obvious pain. At first I was thinking yeast infection but I have never seen it greenish colored with a yeast infection before. What could cause this? I think I am more worried about her then her mom...really! She has a doctors appointment already tomorrow so mom said that she will just have the doctor look then. I am concerned that its some sort of infection that shouldnt wait until tomorrow...\nPlease help ease my mind! \nEver heard of or dealt with this type of thing?","414":"is there a such disease where your blood can like seep through the pores of your skin? if so what is it called?","415":"HELP, with a couple of things, please, I am DEPERATE? I am not sure if my other posts went through or not so here it is again, just in case.  First, I am wondering if it is normal to have pain of the vulva after intercourse, usually the lower sides and very bottom of it.  I have done some research and have come up with either vulvodynia or lichen sclerosis?  I am almost always irritated as well, sometimes yeast sometimes not.  Needless to say, marital relations could be much better.  I have been dealing with this for about 7 years and have been to at least 5 doctors multiple times with no conclusion.  Which leads me to this question,  if anyone is familiar with any doctors in Michigan, preferably southeast Michigan, I could really use a good referral, or even a website if anyone knows of one, to look for specialists in this area.  The other question I have is about lubrication.  Lubrication helps at least a little bit, I think part of the problem half of the time is friction, I just do not produce a lot of natural lubrication.  None of the brands I have tried have been very good, dry up fast and are sticky.  I have heard olive oil, but haven't tried yet, has anyone out there tried olive oil?  I have tried durex, astroglide, and ky.  Don't like any of them.  I have also read slippery stuff?  Don't know where to find that, any suggestions?  Please, any help with any of these questions would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.  Thanks for taking the time to read all of my problems, PLEASE HELP ME.    Thanks again,    J.M.","416":"Schizophrenia or psychically sensitive to the spirit world? For the last decade, I have seen angels, ghosts and other spiritual phenomenon on a regular basis (whether on medication or not). I have had psychic dreams that have come true, deceased spirits visit me during random hours of the day (both visually and auditorally), seen ghosts literally walk through walls and in cemetaries, and been visited by angels on more than one occasion.\n\nPrior to 1995, I did not have these experiences. I am 29 now. My very first experience was when an angel appeared behind me while in a coffee shop and I asked the lady if I was sitting in her chair. Her response (with a straight face, no less) was: \"I am a guardian angel. Normally I am watching you from a bove, but right now I am watching you here.\" Then I turned around for a few seconds, turned back around, and she had completely vanished. She was leaning against my chair and it was situated near the back door. It was also a very windy day and I would have felt the door open. She wasn't in the room afterwards.","417":"my husband has terminal cancer,we are running out of savings as he hasnt worked since sept 2005 help!!!? my husband was diagnosed with cancer sept 2005, since then we have had only one income and that has been shortened because i want to spend as much time with my husband as possible.We have applied for disability pension, but it is a lengthy process and we dont know yet if we qualify as we have been in canads since 2002 ( we emigrated here from the u.k)and may have not paid enough CPP the past four years. We have been getting by on our savings, but now it is getting to the point that we are going to have no savings left and no way out, as my husband has been told that he has only 6 months left. We have tried very hard to stay positive about his health and hold onto the hope something will happen and turn everything around, but deep down in my heart i know i will lose my husband.We are not church people but pray to god every day, hoping that he comes through this.i have been told that you can apply for donations to help in situations like this, but i dont know how to go about it.","418":"How Do I Know If I Am Having Real Contractions? I am 38 weeks pregnant, 3 cm dilated, and inbetween 80% - 90% effaced as so my doctor said I could go into labor any time. After an cervical exam Monday I had bloody show on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile I have had discharge, sometimes clear and sometimes a mucus like color, following with major period like cramping that is uncomfortable in my lower abdomen vaginal area. I don't believe I am in labor but not sure what is really happening, my doctor doesn't say much. I am confused on what real contractions are and false ones because I only feel the vaginal cramping and some lower back pain along with tightening of my uterus. Could someone please help me out here? :) -this is my first-","419":"Does anyone suffer from a constant feeling of pins and needles in their feet? My husband has this Constantly. He says it is like the pins and needles feeling you get when you wake up with a foot or hand that has gone to sleep. His pain never quits though. His GP sent him to a podiatrist who gave him pain pills to which he has become addicted. I think I found a name for it, doing my own research, I found the word neuropathy. It is difficult to understand all the medical works. I am hoping to find some treatment or cure for him besides the pain pills. He is addictive by nature and we are having trouble finding any kind of docter who specializes in this. I would like to hear from people with experience if possible. Perhaps you have treated this or have it. Any information would be of help. I have met 2 other people who have this and they are on pain pills.","420":"Alright, losing weight after surgery.? Heres the deal. I have a medical condition thus causing me horrible abnominal pain, swelling, bloating, and overall heckish things. I can't fit my clothes and I feel like a water buffalo. I had surgery for the condition and gained alot of weight from the medication that I was on to help what cannot be treated with surgery, thus...medication to try to \"shrink\" the disease. Anyways. The disease is spreading. It's not fatal. It's just painful. In the meantime, the meds didn't help other than to make me gain 31 pounds plus im still swollen and in pain. I'm off the meds. I've had it with  being fat. So, I can walk but not for long periods of time. When I do, I spend the whole night in bed in agonizing pain,  physical activity is just NOT working. So at this point i'm not sure what to do, I have some weights i'm using to try to tone up my arms a bit, at the same time, my belly and legs have expanded. Thankfully I don't have the huge bum sydrome. What can I do here? I feel so unattractive.","421":"I'd like to have contact with other parents of teenagers who self-harm, especially if in  Western Australia. I live in  Perth, Western Australia and have an 18yr old daughter who has been cutting herself for the past 2 or 3 years now...At times, she has also been drunk and taken a lot of pills, before harming herself...She also suffers from an eating disorder, which she says, is just another way of being 'in control' of herself and her life. This is a very difficult thing to have to deal with, both for my daughter and for myself and the rest of our family.  I've tried to find a professional person who I can talk to about her condition and in particular, someone who specializes in this area but to no avail...I'd like to have contact with other parents of teenagers who have this problem and who are also having to deal with similar issues as myself, such as, feelings of guilt, helplessness, fear etc: Please contact me if you are in a similar situation or if you know of anything that may be of help to us... concerned_mum","422":"Alternate Cure for Peyronie's disease? Is there alternate cure for Peyronie's disease, apart from the surgery or pills?\nDoes practising Yoga help?\nThe problem is that due to the curvature in the p****, I have developed Urinary Incontinence & other urological problems too..","423":"Can Multiple sclerosis be contagious? Two people in my family had two types of sclerosis. One had MS and the other developed ALS after visiting the house and sleeping in the bed of the then deceased MS vicitm. Now two other members of my family in law have MS and yet another has developed it after spending many nights where these other two sleep. Sometimes in the same bed (not while the other person is in it). I fear that since I have had it close in my family and the coincedence of development after extended exposure, I am not only predisposed, but at risk. Does anybody have any anecdotal evidence as I do about the contamination factor of sclerosis or any other cold hard fact either proving or disproving my theory.\n\nThank you so much,\n\n-Concenered81","424":"What is the chance of anybody with sudden emotinal psychiatric problem not reoccuring again in future.? I have someone who was disappointed by her boyfriend who got married to another lady, after which she fell sick and was on admission at a psychiatric hospital for nearly two months.It's been nearly 5 months now after her recovery but she's still on her drug prescriptions, though the dosage has been reduced to once daily.She now takes the drugs half per tablet of three diferent types at night just to sleep.The doctors said once she has found another love then,they will start withdrawing the drugs.I just want to know if she's likely or not likely going to have psychiatric problems in the future even after full recovery from this very one.","425":"Could this be a serious illness? I'm not on anything, I haven't changed my diet, or my lifestyle in anyway; but, recently, I've felt a tightness in my heart, pain in my stomach, weakness, dizziness, blurry vision, sudden cold spells, terrible balance & walking wobbly, increased pain in the left eye---among other common things. Almost like a cold or flu, but without that groggy, foggy, fever-ish feeling.\n\nThese things came suddenly when I woke up only three or so days ago. I'm a healthy 15 year old not involved with drugs or anything remotely close. I'm active and such---I would like very much to avoid going to a doctor so as not to worry anyone; but, I really would like to know what the things above could mean or lead to. Thanks a lot!","426":"Is Fibromyalgia proven and actually a medical condition\/disease? My mother has comlained about hurting all over ever since I was a small child. She now swears that she has this Fibromyalgia disease. I always thought she was working to hard or her head was playing tricks on her & making her think she was hurting. Or simply just trying to get sympathy from everyone. Stuff like that. Now she tells me that this disease is genetic & me & my sister could possibly have it or end up with it. Both me & my sister have various aches & pains like our mother describes but have never checked into it. Is it something we should be concerned about enough to go get checked? And is there a cure or medication for this disease to treat or relieve it at all?","427":"I sometimes feel like I can't decipher reality or fantasy and I becoming very obsesed.Is this psychosis? I have bipolar disorder or at least that's what they tell me.  I stopped my geodon in Feb. and wasn't having any problems until the past 2 wks.  My doctor increased my wellbutrin to 300 mg.  I'm having wierd vivid dreams about me and other's dying.  There a few things that I can't tell if they really happened or not.  I swear that I have had ghosts\/spirits encounters but only heard them.  I feel like I'm blacking out some parts of the day sometimes.  I've become obsessed with someone and it only started last week so I've caught it in time.  I don't want to take any other meds.  I like my wellbutrin.  All the other crap made me gain a hell of a lot weight.  I refuse to go back on that stuff. Also, I have difficulty spelling things correctly on the comp depending on the way the site is set up.  Like I couldn't figure out how to write future.  But I could right it in a white background space.  Is this part of a psychosis episode with a little OCD?  What do you think?","428":"Do I have an eating disorder and I don't know about it? Hi, I don't believe I have an eating disorder but my friends and family think I'm losing too much weight even though I have not lost anymore weight recently. I will admit however that I have lost some weight about 5 pounds or so and I have a hard time eating..not because I worry about calories or anything like that but because I am a very picky eater to the point that I won't eat a lot of foods just because I don't like them and I am scared to try new foods. Also I find I get bored of eating very quickly and will often only eat a little bit. Anyone know what's going on?","429":"what is the remedy for facial paralyse ie right side of the face have paralysed what is the medicine? rightface have paralysed  what is the real cause of this happening what internal organ disorder is there i want to know and what is the effective remedy or medicine for it as well as some household medicine or what food or fruit can help or some herbal medicine to cure it completely.i suppose it is called  bells pulsy. some ear nerve is affected on the right side and reumetoid arthritis was already there from some years due to which both the knees have been replaced .so i want to know some effective remedy or medicine for this facial paralyse .or herbal medicine or what food or fruit can help.","430":"Parents how do you get your hyper child to sit down and do his homework? When my son was in kindergarten, his doc said he was ADHD.  My husband wouldn't allow me to put him on Ridalin.  Now he is in 5th grade and having many problems in school.  The thing is that I have been diagnosed as Bipolar II. (Just slightly less nuts than Bipolar I) I am not currently medicated because of problems with side effects. So here you have a stressed out mom, off her meds, with a hyper child who doesn't want to do his homework. I have a real problem with memory as well.  There are many days when I just completely forget to ask him about homework. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Keep in mind my mental condition is bad enough that I am on permanent federal disability and my husband works out of town Monday thru Thursday, so he's no help. Thanks!","431":"What is the youngest known case of Parkinson's? I am doing some research and am wondering what is the youngest known cases of Parkinson's disease in humans. After viewing some brain scan images it would seem that it could be possible that Parkinson's could be started much like for example spinal Meningitis is started, except I don't think it's a form of Spinal Meningitis..That would be up to Lab researchers to verify of corse. If so the a earlyer diagnosis and treatment can be started..","432":"Can anyone recommend an effective treatment for psychosomatic insomnia? I have Chronic fatigue syndrome and I have had a problem with sleeping but as I get only one day out I worry the night before that I wont sleep.  The panic and worry that I wont and have to call the day off means that its a vicious circle.  I have been on tablets but I want off them.  Hypnosis is a step forward as I can get to sleep but dont keep asleep. I have tried lavender, routine, no tea, melatonin all have little effect and not reliable.  Does anyone have any recommendations of alternative therapies thought field therapy etc.  I would be grateful for any recommendations as it is affecting the only part of life I have left.\n\nthank you","433":"How do I get rid of pain in my back after soccer.? I am 25 and is it normal to have back pain everytime after I play soccer, help me am I doing anything wrong and what can I do to make the pain go away","434":"Do I Have an Eating Disorder? I don't eat much at all, especially at school. Whenever I do eat though I throw up. I am 175cm tall and weigh 54 kg but I don't see myself as thin, there's always somewhere I can lose weight. Occasionally I do excercise, I go for a 20 minute run every morning after I wake up.\nI get dizzy and lose energy a lot too.\n\nSome of the teachers at my school are asking questions, and even some of the kids are asking.\nI'm too scared to tell my parents, and therefore can not see a doctor. I'm scared if I ask a teacher for help they'll tell my parents.\nI don't know what to do. I don't think I'm so serious that I'm going to die, and I want to stay skinny, I'm just over the whole dizzy \/ no energy thing, as well as people telling me that my ribs are disgusting.\n\nI've always been pretty thin though, and none of this started as a weight loss thing, it started because I just lost my appetite, every time I ate i'd get sick so i'd make myself throw up.\n\nWhat do you think?","435":"I have mood swings throughout the day, and I can actually feel myself going in and out of them? I'll be extremely happy, then later, I'll shift into sad mode.  I get feelings of peace, feel loved, feel successful.  Then later I feel hopeless, unloved, neglected.  I have been diagnosed as having depression and anxiety disorder by my nurse practioner.  I don't trust her judgement because she prescribed medication without really giving any kind of diagnostic test.  I was prescribed Lexapro and Niravam.  The Lexapro didn't seem to help much, made me sick, and made me gain weight.  I just stopped taking it.  It's been so bad at times, I wanted to check myself into the hospital because I felt like I wanted to die.  I don't know what to do.  I feel like no one, not even the nurse or doctors, ever takes me seriously.  I am extremely depressed right now.  Yesterday I was really bad and isolated myself from my fiance and my family.","436":"I have an appintment with a rhematoligst tomorrow,is he the type od doc , i need to see about posible fibro? I have , joint pains, muscel aches, sleep problems,both either constipation or diahrrrea,carpel tunnel syndrome, moodiness, heachaches, depression, no energy, fatigue,memerory loss..I have just recently been diagnosed with sleep apnea, as i couldnt deal with the sleep problems anymore..   So i was sent in for a sleep study...i use a cpap machine to try and sleep now...I'be been on some antinflamatorys , but no go..also i have now notied skin rashes on my legs, gum problems, been to every dental professional around, noone no's whats wrong..I'm wondering what are the pressure points for this .. I have pain in my wrists, neck, back..upper and lower...shoulders..i also have restless leg syndrome,what does the doctor do to my body , in order to see if or how many pressure points are effected?","437":"Have always been late. I struggle mostly when under stress. I have overcome drinking,smoking,over eating,debt? cont. I have tried all tricks and tools. Effective for a time.  Seems to be related to stress. Lack of sleep,feeling pressured. I am 55, truely I have tried the tricks.  I feel like a deffective person at these times and quite competent other wise.  Have been employed with one company for 31 years, until downsizing.  New job has a time clock and consequently I was fired today.  My employer has been more that fair.  I feel very pragmatic about this and understand that other employees are held to the same standards. I have been diagnosed with adult ADD.  I completly understand that we all deal with areas of our least effectiveness and still have to perform in the work place. When I feel desperate about performance as an adult, I resort to venues such as this for any sort of feed back that might help.  I do not take any medication for ADD presently. Have used Staterra, it worked but severely tired. Tried concerta. It worked but seemed to cause anxiety with continued use.Feed back plz","438":"I need to know if i might be pchizophrenic? Ok, my grandmother was psychizophrenic-paranoid. I am not thinking people are after me, but I do think i might halluciante.  Since I was twelve years old i pretend i am talking to someone who is not there. IT is like role playing, I carry on conversations with them and kind of an actual life. I change them all the time too and tehy are always personas i get from off of television.  Am i psychizophrenic because i talk to people who arent there.  But the thing is i know they arent real and when i dont talk to them for a while i miss them.  But it is not like they talk to me, i talk to them and i make up what they answer back-like roleplaying.  So is that actually halluciantig or is that just role playing. I am really worried because i dont want to turn into my grandma.\nPlease help","439":"From here, what should happen? Long one. Serious answers only, please? Last year, my fiance's mother died. Afterwards, he had anxiety so bad that he started having migraines that escalated to ice pick migraines. He went to his doctor and was gievn 120 tylenol 3's a month. Anyone out there that has ever dealt with codiene would know that it's highly addictive, and 120 is enough to start that addiction. It did. That was a year and a half ago, and it's alot worse now. He probably spends anywhere from $800-$1500 buying pills off the street in a month. He came to me last night and told me that he wanted to quit, and he asked me to call his doctor and talk to him about it and see what could be done without him having to go to rehab because he'd lose his job. I did, and his doctor said he would do nothing. HE is the one that caused this, and he said he would do NOTHING. \"Sorry, I can't help you\" is what he told me. He also told him that he could not be his patient any more. He then called my fiance's work place and reffered him to a detox center.","440":"ectopic pregnancy? Well here is another trying woman to get pregnant....I had a miscarriage back in January 2006 at 9 weeks and it was due to having a blighted ovum...After trying my best to get over that my OB\/GYN put me on Clomid 50mg days 3-7 and wallah I got pregnant and didn't know it because I had my menstrual cycle come percisely to the day however bled for only 2 days..a week later I was having really bad abdominal pains and vomiting and was rushed to the emergency room where they said I was pregnant with an ectopic pregnancy and I needed surgery. I ahd the surgery and the doctor saved my tube saying it was still good. I am so afraid to even think of getting pregnant again has anyone gone thru this and achieved normal pregnancy. \nIts so disappointing to myself having 2 miscarriages basically in the past 4 months! \nAny advice please. I have an appt with my ob\/gyn this week and I dont know how to approach this?","441":"Does this seem like a thyroid problem? I've felt a bit \"off\" for a few years now, but lately I've been feeling pretty awful.  I'm fatigued almost all the time, and have to nap even if I get plenty of sleep.  Sometimes I get random chest pains or my heart flutters.  I feel like I'm not getting enough oxygen when I breathe, and that I'm mentally dull\/slow.  I eat constantly but can never seem to gain any weight.  I overheat very easily and sweat even when it isn't hot out.  I randomly have a bout of diarrhea almost every month, and often have abnormal abdominal pain before exciting events.  I occasionally have manic phases where I can't sleep and my mind races uncontrollably.  Lastly, my muscles (especially my arms) are really weak, but I'm pretty out of shape.\n\nI've done some research on my own, and am planning on seeing a doctor at some point.  I'm just curious if anyone here has experience with thyroid problems, if they had similar symptoms, and how they turned out with treatment.  Any other general info is welcome.","442":"Can I be pregnant by these symptoms? I had unprotected sex 5 days after my last period. Last week I went to the doctor because I woke up with this cramping pain like my period was going to start and then it moved to my side. I thought that it was my appendix. He told me that i had a bladder infection the problem was that it never burned or i had to urinate a lot. and gave me pills I continued to hurt like this off and on for the rest of that week and Friday night after I finished my precribtion I started hurting down their again. I've been off birth control for a month now. I have two kids already and thats what i thought was happening when it was hurting was implantaion. It hurt kinda like that with my first 2. What are the signs of 3 week of pregnancy.","443":"is this a good sign? hi, i never had fever or any crazy symptoms associated with my tonsilitis and strep except the horrible pain when swallowing and the redness in the back of my throat on both sides and tiny blisters. i am on penicillin VK for the 2nd week now. maybe it was the strep that led to the tonsilitis or the other way around, i dont know..why does the pain when swallowing sometimes gets better and than gets worse? is this part of the problem with this?  can the pencillin make it worse? before i took my power nap, my pain when swallowing was hardly there, then when i woke up it started getting bad again..then it goes away..is this normal with the penicillin? is it working? or is it just healing it.? sorry for all the questions   thanks","444":"I need SERIOUS help about a friend and suicide... PLEASE.? Last night one of my friends texted me, and said how everyone in his life is turning on him and he doesn't want to live anymore. He told me that he was outside with two notes and he was staring down at a tied rope. I ended up temporarily talking him out of it, but again today he still says how he is going to kill himself. I've tried to persuade him to talk to his parents, but he said that he would never do that because they would just freak out at him and send him away. I told him to talk to his school counselor, but he said that she would just tell his parents. He's sending me texts saying \"If something happens, I love you.\" and \"I never meant to hurt you.\" and \"I hate to be a burden on you.\" PLEASE someone give me some advice on how to handle this... He is only 16 years old...","445":"Chest Pain------Is it serious if it comes and goes??? I am a 30 year old mother of two. The last 2 days I have experieced \"lightly\" sharp pains in my chest. I would say the pain is about 6 and it comes and goes. I have noticed some dizziness as well but that is all. Sometimes it happens when I am just sitting, but also when I am moving around. Heartburn has never been a problem for me, except when I was pregnant, and it feels nothing like that did. It is pretty hard to make myself go to the Doctor, because the pain does not stop me from doing activites. I just notice it and stop for a sec, then it is gone(for awhile anyway!) So do peoples symptoms get worse over time? And is it really that serious if it doesn't really slow you down?","446":"One things after another? Is it possible that by treating my depression with venlafaxine, it's uncovered numerous underlying problems? I feel as though I'm going crazy here....I had severe depression, didn't respond to citalopram or fluoxetine, so started on venlafaxine in January. Since then, my depression is a LOT better, but I've been having problems with anxiety, panic attacks, and now some OCD symptoms too....\n\nIs it possible that the depression overshadowed everything else and now that it's being treated the other problems have come to light? I feel as though I'm just getting over one thing and more appear!\n\nI will talk to my psychiatrist about this, and about all my other questions that I've posted here, but I'm not seeing her again until the end of May. I'll have to see my GP before then for more medication, I don't know how much I should tell him (bearing in mind it's a 10 minute appointment).","447":"had an abort 4 months ago- molar pregnancy in JAn. HCG is low. R headackes symptom of recurrent trophoblastic? I didn't receive a D & C after the 1st miscarriage (Sept 05). After D & C done during  molar pregnacy(Jan 06) i was toldto check HCG every week for 4 weeks and then once every month for 6 months. After 6 months i can try getting pregnant again. I had check the level og HCG during last 4 weeks and it dropped to 3 (still waiting for last test). Next test will be in 1 month etc. Also had an X-ray of torax and was o.k. However, i and having frequent headackes, and some nausea,stomach disconfort. Today after intercourse, also had lower abdominal pain. Does any of this had anything to do with a recurrent trophoblastic disease or not? I live in Norway and here the only measure is taken is to check the HCG level every week (first 4 weeks) and then 1 test every month for the next 6 months. No gyn visit are required during this time. Is this alright? I am scared this might come back as a type of cancer, spreading somewhere else! I will be 38 in 2 months, has no kids, but i want to have a child.","448":"Anyone out there suffering from Bulimia?  I've been suffering for 16 years with Anorexia, Bulimia and\/or both. I'm 28 years old and have been suffering for more that 16 years...I'm tired.  I want so badly to beat this.  I don't know what I expect from asking this question, maybe just some support?  I actually have a wonderful support system here at home, but I guess I want someone that has come out ahead of the disorder.  Maybe just some hope.  I'm currently in therapy, but once a week may not cut it.  I don't want to do in patient, but I'm beginning to see I may not have a choice.  I'm about 80 lbs overweight.  I can't live like this anymore!  I want to lose weight, but I have such a love affair with food, it's impossible.  I actually LIKE to binge and then purge.  I have what I call, \"Planned Binges\" where I buy ice cream, chocolate, and donuts to eat and then throw up. I fantasize about it.  Even when I'm in therapy.  How screwed up is that?!  And then sometimes, I just eat and eat and then feel so awful that I HAVE to get rid of it! Is there anyone out there with some of the same issues?","449":"is there a drug for urinary tract infection like E. coli ? I felt sensations in my urinary tract ,went to see the doctor .He did a couple of test and said I had staphylococcus aures ,i took  \"Gentamicin injections\" treatment for it but about a week later i started getting thesame sensations, I went back to my doctor ,at first he said perhaps its because i already got used to having the sensations and it probably got ingrained in my head ,that i should give it time. But after 2 weeks i still felt thesame tingly sensation he performed another test but this time E. coli  and staphylococcus showed up in the test results. Well he gave me some drugs but i  dont think they worked because i still feel this sensations. Those anyone outthere have a suggestion as to how to treat this","450":"what causes pain when stepping up steps? inability to step up stairs without extreme effort","451":"Other than asthma, what would cause a child to develop a chronic cough every three to four months? For the past six years a now 13 year old male child has developed a loud, hacking cough every three to four months.  The cough persists for as long as a month.  Prescription and over the counter medicines quiet the cough somewhat, but it does not go away in response to the medication.  He is approximately 50 pounds overweight and it is possible that his mother was using illegal drugs during her pregnancy with him.  So far, doctors have not given a diagnosis.  They offer pre-asthma as a possibility.  The cough is loud and hard enough that his school does not want him in the classroom.  We need some answers!!","452":"Is omega-3 really that good for you? All the current crop of TV ads for yoghurts now all come 'with omega-3' but I want to know is whether omega-3 is really that good for you or not?\n\nSee, I read that research has shown that omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, but that this is not conclusive research\/evidence.\n\nYet, said health risks (again inconclusive) to taking omega-3 are that it can cause bleeding should too much be consumed, it increases the risk of hemorrhagic stroke, increased cholesterol and reduced glycemic control among diabetics, the suppression of immune and inflammation responses.\n\nSo, which is right? And if there's no conclusive proof of what it does; should it be in mainstream products?","453":"Do I need to be on the Dr. Phil show? At what point is counseling unavoidable?\n\nIn the last four years, I've lost two grandparents to heart disease and cancer, broken up with my ex-fiancee of 2 1\/2 years, lost multiple jobs, moved four times, had a pet pass away, and attempted suicide twice.\n\nDo I seek counseling for all of these issues at once, or do I tackle them individually?\n\nMy depression score was rated at 94 out of 100.\n\nI have not worked at a regular job in nearly two years, I sold my car in order to pay my credit card bills, and I work odd jobs around my parent's house to earn enough money to eat.\n\nI have not gone on a date in two years and have not been with a woman in three years.\n\nAll of my friends from college have drifted away entirely or lost touch with me, my family constantly nags on me to \"get better,\" and in addition to all of this I am contacted regularly by angels and ghosts from the spirit world, whether on or off medication.\n\nI have contemplated suicide many, many times and I am very, very unhappy.","454":"I think I have herpes, please help!? Recently I accedentally used lip gloss that I thought was mine, but was actually belonging to a friend of my mother's who I must say... from my own opinions of her from what I've heard, isn't very sexually concious. I'm afraid that she may have herpes and no one really knows it. Anyway... after using the lip gloss, I noticed that I had sores on my mouth that resembled cold sores, but they had no liquid in them, were slightly smaller than cold sores, and eventually crusted over leaving a rash-looking itchy patch on my upper and lower lips. These are now crusting over, it's been 2 weeks since I've used the lip gloss, and I'm afraid I have herpes! Help me!!! I want to kiss my boyfriend!! lol I talked with a RN over the phone and she said not to make contact with anyone untill she's for certain it's not a cold sore... which it doesnt resemble a cold sore but itches like crazy and resembles eczema, which I do have. Anyone know what the symptoms of herpes are and if I might have it? thanks.","455":"How to convince diabetic father in law to go to the doctor? Hi!  I was wonderinh how to convince my diabetic father in law to go to the doctor.  He started feeling sick last Friday.  He had horrible mouth pain. He went to the dentist and they took x-rays and told him he didn't have an absest.  They gave him antibotics and tylonel with codene and sent him out the door.  He said that he has since gone back for more meds.  He said no, I asked if they took any blood work he said no.  Well yesterday I got a frantic call from his friend that he has falen like 5 times yesterday and couldn't get up.  Me and my children stayed the night with him to help him out.  He said yesterday he only had a glass of milk because it hurts to chew and swallow.  He had been eating soip preraid in the blender.  So last night I made him drink diabetic meal replacments to get something in him.  He said that he doesn't want to go to the doctor becasue he is supposed to go on Thursday to get his blood drawn for the diabetise.  I am concerend that his blood is out of whack.","456":"I need advice for my mom. She has diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, depression,and is overweight. My mom is going to be 49 years old this July and has all of the conditions that I listed above. She isn't taking care of herself, and I have tried talking to her, and it works for a day or so, then she goes back to her ways. I am trying to be supportive. I will not eat ice cream (one of her favorites), I switched to diet soda, and I am trying to set an example. I don't know what else I can do. I am 22 and have a 2 year old daughter. I want and need her to be around for us. She has been mentioning lately that if something would happen to her that I have to make sure to take care of my little sister, and she says that it is in her genes because her dad died of heart disease young. With all of the medical technology, if she takes care of herself, she could live a long happy life. HELP!!!","457":"Knee Problems at 16? A year ago I was diagnosed with Chlondromalacia Patella in both knees, which has only continued to worsen since then. I have had 2 physical therapy runs (8 weeks, twice a week), a brace on my right knee (for which my left knee suffered), and 2 different orthopedic inserts in my shoes. I have grown considerably over the past couple of years, and my doctors say my legs are incredibly tight, and yet for the past year I have been doing the exercises they have  prescribed, and the pain is worse! I have seen an orthopedist, a podiatrist (for my achilles tendonitis) and a sports medicine doctor. The first said I needed leg strengthening and flexing stuff, so he sent me to physical therapy and gave me a brace. My legs got worse. The podiatrist sent me to physical therapy for foot flexibility and strengthening) and gave me a orthopedic insert as well (to replace the first doctor's one). This last doctor has given me physical therapy for my core muscles! What is going on? Why aren't I fixed?","458":"Why  is there a crust inside and outside of my ear that I can't  clear up.? Everyday when I remove this crust\/scales there is a sticky fluid underneath. I clean with a mild soap and apply antibiotic ointment before it dries into the crust again.  However, this cleaning routine is doing nothing to STOP this seeping fluid.  The sticky fluid seems to be seeping from the skin itself but that doesn't seem possible.  Logic says it would have to be coming from inside the ear. Every a.m. and during the day the outer ear, back of the ear, lobe and skin on the jaw and neck below the ear has some buildup where it appears fluid has touched the skin. I haven't experienced any pain or hearing loss but the skin itself is sensitive to the touch, cleaning it w\/ Hydrogen proxide burns badly.  This all started a couple of months ago. I'm desperate to clear this up.  HELP!","459":"I believe my wife has obessive compulsive disorder, what's best to deal with it, but not going to a doctor? She's obessed with checking windows are locked properly, and gas stove if gas's leaking at night, also she's really clean conscious like with which towel is to do what and can't mix with which towel... Her obessission is all sorts of minor details, which aren't really necessary (though she thinks it's important and overdo them), and affecting her mental health and time's not enough becomes too busy every day (though not much work done...).  No matter what I explain scientifically how the things she does aren't all necessary she doesn't listen.  I know it's not at an unmanageable state right now, but I do want to help and get her handle the problems, make her life less stressful, she makes her life too complicated and never content.  Any ideas without medication, and if any experts are out there what stage of Obessive Compulsive disorder is she at?","460":"where can i find a good doctor specialized in bronchitis and chest congestion for kids 4 years old? Need help. Medical advice. Doctor's say he has allergies, and sometimes say he has asthma? I am very confused. Need answers fast from someone that is specialized in medicine. What are my options?  He is on cingulair tablets, the nebulizer, claritin liquid, and a nasal spray (\"supposibly for sinus\")\nWhat is wrong he is only 4 years old. I have to sit him down at night for bed time. Have to do the procedures every night,\nand i still DO NOT see any improvement. If I skip mabye a night or two, when I see him clear of congestion from his chest, on the third night  he is back to square one!!! CONGESTION!!!!!!!!! Can not sleep and am very worried. Is all the work I do a treatment for him to get better or how is it helping him?? Is their a very GOOD!! Specialist out their for children that will actually do something diffrent??? Or do all doctors just stick to the same teqhnique which DOES NOT HELP!!! Or doesn't make a difference? Am very eager to find help, What do I do?????","461":"I need your medical advise pleeeese? I suffer from an unknown medical condition and need your assistance.  It includes a very serious case of fatigue and sleepiness in which case all I seem to do is sleep and sleep. I could sleep for days at a time without knowing. I lose my appetite causing me to go into dehydration.  While in this state and during the rare times that I am awake I partially loose my hearing, I have vision impairment, partial loss of memory, diarrhea, vomiting, loss of sense such as smell, taste, and texture, fevers, headaches, and serious case of fear of being left alone.  This usually can last any where from 1 to 7 days and than I oddly wake up from it like nothing had happened.  When I am fine I dont remember what happened while I was sick. I have been to all kinds of doctors in and out of the states and have gone through vigorous test's and analysis and no one seems to find anything wrong with me. Have you seen or heard anything like this? And if so what is it and how can I get better?","462":"What can you do to help less the pain in legs? Track started 3 days ago and I have ran about 7 or 8 miles in the last three day! That is a ton for me. My legs hurt really badly. Is there anything that I can do to help?","463":"eye infection?? From what I gather, I have a virus fed case of cungunctivitis, and the last perscription made my eye sewll, so so bad (allergic reaction) so I got new drops (Chloromycetin redidrops, and Opticrom Aqueous eye drops) it's red, it doesn't even look bloodshot like it did before; you can't even make out the little red lines. It's extremely sensatie to light, and the eye drops (the 1st ones mentioned) Burn like hell.\n\nI was wondering, if my eye constantlly feel like there's something uner my top lid, but I just got out of the emergance room there's nothing there, right?\n\nI really need to know if it's ok for me to wash my eye, like, with soap or something. I haven't been washing it, I have just been using the drops and washing my face AROUND the eye. \n\nplease help, I'm in alit of pain :-(","464":"Hallucination upon waking in the middle of the night? I am a 36 year old female, on bp meds and zoloft. On these meds for a good while, but just in past 3 months have been experiencing for lack of a better word, \"hallucinations\" upon waking in the middle of the night.  Our three year old daughter often climbs in bed with us and I am awake when that happens, with everything okay, but then when I awake again in the night, I look down and instead of her, I see dead or alive guinea pigs.  We own a few of them and I am not afraid of them.  I am however afraid of mice. But not sure its connected. I can rub my eye's, I can blink and stare, and they don't go away unti I scream and my husband tells me its just our little girl. If its happening during a night when she has not crawled into bed with us, I look out our window at our back yard tree and see things within the tree that are not there, such as geometric shapes or shadows within the tree that are creatures, sometimes monkeys. Does anyone have suggestions as to what is going on and why?","465":"A question concerning serious muscle pain,? I've been to five doctors, had all kinds of tests, spent a whole lot of money and no one has a clue, so maybe someone on here might know something.....I have a deep, burning pain in the muscles of my upper back, shoulders and upper arms with shooting pains in my hands from my fingers halfway up my forearms, I have no grip anymore and my hands feel like I'm wearing a pair of boxing gloves,I get intense cramps in my calves, biceps and back, my muscles have no stamina at all. This has been slowly coming on over the last ten years or so, getting much worse in the last year....I am a 48 yr old male, construction worker, physically active, don't smoke, don't drink, eat right, take vitamins and work out,.... I've been to an internist,a rheumatologist, 2 neurologists, and a diagnostic clinic. So far no one has a clue,so I'm wondering if anyone here might know of something, maybe my doctors are looking in the wrong place. Thanks for your answers.","466":"Can you help me with a question about blood disorders? My cousin was born Thursday.  It wasn't known until she was born that she had Down Syndrome.  She was doing very well, but all of a sudden her white blood cell number is at 1,000.  The drugs that they gave her to boost them worked at first, but now they are not.  They have begun a new drug, which they are giving a few days to work, but if it doesnt work they said that there will be nothing else that they can do.  They said they can't give her a bone marrow transplant.  She is scheduled for a CAT scan in the morning as well, because suddenly today she has a large \"knot\" on the back of her head.  My aunt was thinking possibly she had leukemia, but wouldn't her blood cells be extremely high, rather than extremely low?  If anyone knows or has experienced something similar with their newborn I would appreciate some thoughts. Thank You.","467":"My grandpa had jaw replacement due to cancer and now his titanium plate is exposed, what can we do? He had a 4\" squamous cell tumor wrapped around his jawbone. They removed most of his tongue, and the entire left half of his bottom jaw, as well as all of the bottom teeth. They used his chest muscle to create a new floor in his mouth. He is doing well, almost ready to get rid of the feeding tube. He is out doing things again, actually playing golf this weekend. The only trouble we are having is that the titanium plate is gradually becoming more exposed on the outside of his face. The doctor who did the cancer\/reconstructive surgery wants to do another radical surgery to correct this.  I am hopeful that a skin graft or less evasive surgery might be possible as taking his other pectoral muscle, as the doctor is sugessting would leave him with both sides of his body weak.  That would diminish his ability to do things he enjoys a great deal.  I would love to hear from anyone who has ideas, or has dealt with something similar.","468":"I have a mild herniated disc - L5 -S1. I also have a mild degenerative disc at the same level.? This probably is due to an accident that i had 2 years back when i was pregnant. I just got to know when it flared up and i was put on bed rest for 2 weeks. i am completely fine now after the rest and i have no pain. I have a 2 year old kid . I was wondering can i continue all my activities with her.  I still need to lift her at times and it doesn't hurt when i do. I also love to dance and jogging. Is there any restrictions on that front. I am doing back exercises to avoid getting flared again. \n\nAlso can i go for s second one . Would my back be able to handle that pregnancy. My herniated disc is still mild, so would it completely heal. \n\nIs there anything that i can avoid to keep my back in good shape.\n\nThanks in advance to everybody who replies.","469":"Multiple Sclerosis, doctors or people with these please help me,? a frien has MS, as far as i knw she can be in a weel chair, with in the next year, and some doctors said that there is no cure for it, but i'm sure there must be something in development or something like that, if u knw abt any thing of these type, please tell me, money is not an isue, when it comes to these person, so anything goes, even if is in another country, please tell me of any treatments that could be abailable. for these! and if u heard of anyhting please tell me, i'll do the research my self!! \nshe is loosing hope so like i said anything goes!, thank ypu for your time! if u are a doctor please tell me how to contact you, so we can get in touch!","470":"how do i go about getting diagnosed for a mental illness? not even sure what my condition is, only know it is hard for me to function on a daily basis. I currently take an anti-depressant for my social anxiety that causes me to have panic attacks thus causing me to become depressed, because I shut myself in my house and hide from the world.  I could go on and on.....\n\nBut my main question is...\n\nWhere do I go to get diagnosed. I applied for social security disability benefits about two years ago, and now I am going to appeal or re-apply. I would like to get all my ducks in a row, if you know what I mean.\n\nDo I start with my doctor?\nDo I go to mental health?\nDo I take a test?\n\nI know this was long. But I need to know. Am I bi-polar, depressed, have a panic disorder. what? I take the meds but my life is slowly spiraling out of control. And I need help.\n\nThanks for your time!!!","471":"What can cuase my incredibly debilitating sleep disorder? I'M 47, JUST IN THE PAST YEAR I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT MY SLEEP PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY \"REALLY BAD\"....I CAN STAY AWAKE FOR UP TO 5 OR 6 DAYS SOMETIMES,..IT HAS CAUSED A HEART ATTACK AND 4 REALLY BAD SIEZURES AND I WAS HOSPIATLIZED FOR ALL OF THESE THINGS......I'VE ALWAYS HAD A SLEEP PROBLEM BUT IT DIDNT USE TO EFFECT ME THIS WAY.  AFTER 2 AND A HALF DAYS I GET A METALIC TASTE IN MY MOUTH (which goes away)AND MY SKIN FEELS TIGHTER ON MY FACE AND ARMS AND HANDS. I HAVE SMALL SIEZURES AND TRIP OVER MY OWN SHADOW,....MY SIGHT IS STEADILY FAILING AND I HAVE GAINED LIKE 45 POUNDS IN JUST THE PAST YEAR.......I WANNA KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN TO ME,....I'D RATHER BE DEAD THAN HAVE ANOTHER SIEZURE LIKE I HAVE IN THE PAST YEAR....MY DOCTOR HAS ME ON XANAX AND SEROQUEL AND NOW I'M ADDICTED,...I'M SCRAED TO DEATH TO HAVE ANOTHER SIEZURE LIKE THE ONES I'VE ALREADY HAD. SOMEONE CLUE ME IN ON WHATS WRONG WITH ME.","472":"i have type 1 diabetes, please tell me why this happened....? about a month ago i took a trip to florida and the first night i was there i had a low blood sugar. i drank a can of mountain dew, and my blood sugar still didnt come up after 20 minutes...so i drank another one and it STILL didnt go up...my dad then went to wallgreens and asked the pharmasist what to do (the pharmacist also had type 1) he said to drink orange juice, so thats what i did and my blood sugar went back up to where its suppose to be.  why did orange juice work and pop didnt? pop usually brings my blood sugar back up 90% of the time.....WHY NOT THIS ONE TIME? did it have to do with stress from the trip or what?","473":"When will the pain go away? My grandfather died today, my family never called to tell me(cuz's wife told me). I never even got to say goodbye to him. To make things worse I'm suffereing from Post Partum Depression. My heart hurts, when and how will this pain go away?","474":"treatment for hands numbness? while sleeping i woke up with my right hand numbness and tingling some times asleep,some time both hands with same problem getting normal with fingers move ment .i contacted neurologist. i have hyper tension with diabetic  and got stenting for left decending artery.further i sleep more hours than normal pressing the hands under shoulder.now i want appropriate treatment or medicalsuggestion for the same,so that resultant pain can be relieved.allopathic treatment is preferable.neurologist suggested gabantin. i have used gabantin  but with stoppage of the same again it is occuring.if gabantin has to be continued how many months i need to take the drug .diabetis is under controle.i used gabantin for three months.kindly suggest  appropriate treatment as i have under gone all the tests with the problem and all are normal.","475":"I have had 4 miscarriages in a row in the past year...? I am 34.  I had my first son when I was 19, he is 15 now.  I had a miscarriage 4 years ago.  3 years ago I was diagnosed with diabetes...and I am well controlled.  I got pregnant 3 months after my diagnosis and delivered a healthy baby boy who is now 20 months old.\nI have had 4 miscarriages in the past year.  As soon as I miss my period and get a positive test...hours later I miscarry.  It is horrible.  Can anyone tell me what in the world might be going on?  My progesterone was 13 this time and my doctor said she likes to see it at 20.  So I was on the suppsitories for a week and I did not bleed and was so happy.  Then I went to have my blood drawn and my HCG did not double not one time.\nLast year I had to have methotrexate because the baby would not fully come out.  I really need some answers...it just doesn't make sense.","476":"help with ocd\/ocpd, paranoia, severe internet addiction, bipolar disorder.? i know 100% i have ocd but what my other concern is and the things that my family and therapist has never bothered to looked further into even though i told them is that i have paranoia, i know the cause of it but i dont have enough characters to work with lol. this paranoia+ocpd(im not even sure i have ocpd) has stopped me from going to school for 7 months and many other times in the past years, and i have missed my gsces cause of it. im just saying this to let u know how serious it is and that im not joking. i need an official diagnosis of ocpd cause i just found out myself and im having doubts that i have it but everytime i read into detail about it i just totally relate to it. i mean my ocd rituals have gone i think, kind off anyways and all thats left is this. the main thing stopping me from living my life. i cant get an official diagnosis or anymore help cause i refuse to see the new psychiatrist now even though i need the help. i am 16 years old, is ocpd even possible in a 16yr?","477":"Where can i find the  medicine for increasing  life span of a HIV + patient(lady 29) having CD4 count as 390 ? A 29 years old lady having HIV + with the CD4 count as 390 ,she known about that she is HIV+ person at April 2005, from that day onwards she had so much depression, now she looks like hale and  healthy body from the outside , but mentally she is suffering with depression, and negative attitude. she has two childrens of age 12 years, and 9 years, they are not HIV+ persons. She foloows good diet habits, and she is using some antiviral medicine. She had T.B. , STD , and sivere body pains at the starting symonths back. now she has only that STD diseases. TER-3 tablets used for T.B. more than  9 months.  Can any one please help me in this issue, where can i find some useful madicine to save her from this desease or atleast to increase her life span.\nI would be greatful to the person who helps me in this issue.","478":"Am I going to lose my baby? took a pregnancy test that came out positive... But these are the wierd things happening... \n\n1. It hurts when I walk or go to the bathroom...\n2. Constant abdominal pain from side to side\n3. Shoulder pain\n4. Stress\n5. Usually when I am pregnant I spot, I have not had a period in 1 month in a half, nor have I spotted\n6. Nausea, but it isnt as bad as it was. \n7. Dizziness\n8. White Thick discharge\n\nI am only 6 weeks pregnant, so therefore I should still have \"morning sickness\", but the \"morning sickness\" symptons are starting to disapear slowly. I have been pregnant before, but all 3 of my pregnancies were not like this one... In fact I didn't get sick with my other pregnancies, nor did I have these symptoms. Should I be worried? Am I still pregnant or did I have a miscarriage?","479":"i have fears.i m damn serious.last yr i had two miscarriages.i m pregnant now in march.? i m psychologically scared.once i dream tht my sis-in-law and mother-in-law are talking that mary cant become pregnant.sometimes i dream that our parents are going to have 2nd marriage of my husband.last night i saw the samething,that my husband is making preparations to marry again.even there was a lady too with her little girl.i m crying alot,implring my husband not to marry that i lov him.but no one is paying heed over me.\ncrying loudly,no one listen to me,and i m wondering that i have no kid and she has a girl already to whom my husband gonna marry.\nalso whenever i go to pee,i fear if blood may come.i m 22yrs.i m very scared all the times.in my dreams im always saying that God is carefree and independent.\nhow can i overcome my fears.","480":"Does anybody know what could cause my vision problems\/how they could have started? There are slight vision problems in my family (Both Biological Grandmothers and my Mother all have vision problems. Not my Mother so much as my Grandmothers, though.) It could be hereditary, but I wanted to run it by someone before I get it checked out further. \n\nSometimes, after I've been reading, drawing or on the computer for awhile, my eyes start to feel very odd. They go out of focus for a few seconds, come back into focus and feel like they're being constricted (For lack of a better description.). It happens more often when I'm tired, but It also happens when I've just woken up and somewhat randoml throughout the day. I've tried reading some posters from a distance when my eyes aren't out of focus and feel fine, but it is sometimes hard to see then.\n\nAlso, I'm very prone to Tension Headaches and Migraines. Both, again, are hereditary.\n\nAny help is, haha, helpful.","481":"What causes muscle twitches and involuntary jerks all over my body when I try to get to sleep and relax? I have had this the past year. I'm 44 years old. Now when I lay down to sleep, or sometimes just laying down relaxing watching t.v....I have no control over these muscle jerks and twitches. It often keeps me awake up to an hour, just trying to get to sleep. It only happens when I relax. My arm, my legs, whatever...even in my face..twitch and jerk. It's awful! I do have other health problems and I have severe insomnia. I wonder if it is due to vitamin deficiencies, lack of exercise\/oxygen or possible medication problems.\nAnyone ever heard of this? Please help. Thank you!!","482":"how could i get in touch with Beyond Productions of the Discovery Channel? what is the email address of Beyond Productions of the Discovery Channel?or their contact nos? i need to know if there are other alternatives to find a cure for anxiety and depression disorder in any part of the world because  i am suffering from it.aside from medications , is there any research being done right now  like using laser in treating the disorder ?  any surgery  or any medical procedure\/ intervention  like the ones being used in treating Parkinsons Disease like the one being showed on Beyond Tomorrow. and if there is any can i be a subject for the research. the question comes from a licensed dentist in the Asia Pacific. pls. reply i want to become a subject and i want to become a donor offering  my brain","483":"continuous sharp stabbing pain in lower abdomen? I have a continuous sharp stabbing pain in lower abdomen what could this be","484":"PLEASE HELP! How do you ease joints locking up in diabetics? My boyfriend's dad has been having REALLY bad trouble with his feet. Because he is diabetic, his feet curl up and stiffen causing excruciating pain. It happens almost every night and the only thing that helps is that my bf rubs out the cramps, but they come back about 4 or 5 times a night. \n\nThe ONLY information I have is that his pancreas isn't shut down compleatly like most diabetics. It sporadically produces insulin and therefore messes up his blood sugar. It is VERY difficult to control it's levels.\n\nTheir family has a low budget, but I would like ANY possible information you can conjure up. NO matter how miniscule or bizarre. Please help. Thank you.","485":"Help for Physical Symptoms in Eating Disorder Recovery? I am recovering from bulimia and my entire body and digestive system are totally damaged and out of whack. Whenever I quit purging, the backlash is HORRIBLE- my face, hands, belly and ankles swell up ridiculously and my digestive system just shuts down. The worst part is that with the bloating (salt balance problem) comes HORRENDOUS mood swings, crying and excessive fatigue... can ANYONE tell me what is causing this, and why stopping bulimia results in such terrible symptoms? please be as specific as you can as to what kind of deficiency this indicates. And more importantly, how do I correct the imbalance? drinking more water seems logical for the bloating, but drinking more fluid of ANY kind (even pedialyte) just makes me LOADS worse much faster! Is there a supplement or medication I need? Should I fast? Please help!","486":"Do you really feel pregnancy symptoms right away (as in 1st missed day of your period or before)? I know everyone is different, blablabla.... but I hate it when people say I am pg, I already have symptoms and they had sex\/ovulated yesterday.  This could be stress or anything.  Then they go around and tell everyone they are pg and get excited, but then they really aren't pg and are so upset\/embarassed.  They don't understand why they had these symptoms.  \nI have never been pregnant, but I have read a lot about it.  And I come from a catholic family where someone is pregnant at any given time (haha). I have never heard about experiencing pg symptoms between ovulation and you first missed period.\nBut I want to know, is it true?","487":"Can stress induced clenching of the teeth and strained jaw muscles cause swollen glands in the neck? My life became quite stressful a year ago when my newborn daughter suffered a stroke.  She is fine now but I have been struggling with some painful and scary symptoms.  When she was about 4 months old I had a dental filling put in.  The dentist used a horrible dental dam contraption on a metal frame that really wrenched my mouth open.  From that point on I have had face pain and noticed a swollen gland in my neck.  I was very tense from the problems with my daughter and I notice even now that I hold my jaw tensley and sometimes clench my teeth.   I believe that the stupid dental thing in my mouth injured the muscles\/tendons in the tmj area and exacerbated any tension I already had in that area.  Now I have alot of the typical teeth clenching\/tmj symptoms such as occassional ear pain, head and neck pain and tightness down that side of my head, neck, and back, AND I still have swollen glands in my neck on that side.  Has anyone else experienced swollen neck glands with TMJ and clenching?","488":"General Anxitey Disorder? I do hate this thing i have it for 6 years you cant work, you can go to school, i been on different meds SSRI, BENZO'S \n\nIs there a Different Cure Therapy, Person to Person Therapy, Because all the medicine in the body can mess up your Concretation, the brain i hate GAD. You dont know people that never had this but i tell you currently im on Xanax 2MG Twice Daily for 3 years and tell you the truth, I cant even Begin College 6 Years of Anxitey, Stomach Problems, Does anyone know what H. Pylori is I Had that in 2000, i want to get rid of Gad But it is so F*ckin hard. any reply that would help i'll tell you what meds i been on, zoloft, paxil, trazadone, ativan, Remeron, Effexor xr Effexor, Paxil cr, Lexapro, Xanax, Buspar, only 3 meds that helped were Effexor xr Remeron and xanax but still anxitey.","489":"How careful should I  be with the Herpes Simplex Virus-1? My grandmother carried HSV-1 all her life.  Back then, cold sores weren't acknowledged as related to herpes, and no one knew how quickly they could cause genital herpes, so people weren't precautious about the virus at all.  Well, the virus is hereditary, so I knew there was a chance that I had it.  And this week I experienced my first cold sore.  Now, I know that it's dangerously contagious, because when the sore first broke I touched it and rubbed my eye in the same day, and now I have pink eye, and I gave that to my husband ... arghhhhh!!!!  I want to be precautious about this, so here's my questions:\n\n1)  How contagious is the virus after the sore heals up?\n\n2)  Could my husband already have contracted it from me sexually, even when I had no open sore?\n\n3)  After the sore heals, how long should I wait before going back to sexual activities?\n\n4)  Is it dead-set that my children will have this virus?\n\n5)  How contagious am I to others on the street, people at work, etc?","490":"my grandfather's problem? i am writing this letter on behalf of my father.my grandfather is suffering from\n a severe problem from about 1&half month.his pain starts from his thigh and goes\ntowads the the tip of his foot.his problem is so severe that he cannot even walk \nfrom 1 room 2 the other.his age is around 70.on the doctor's advice we had taken\nfor an MRI scan.the report we got back goes like this.\nMRI LUMBO-SACRAL SPINE\nMRI of lumbosacral spine was done using T1&T2weighted saggital & axial imaging.\naxial imaging was done through intervertebal discs.intervertebal discs are \ndessicated.ther is progressive caudal narrowing of lumber canalis seen suggestive\nof element of developmental lumbar canal stenosis.diffuse disc bulge with bilateral\nfacetal arthropathy is seen atL3-4 level causing mild thecal-sac compression.diffuse \ndisc bulge with broad based posterior disc herniation,bilateral facetal arthropathy\n& lingamantum flavum hypertrophy is seen at L4-5 level causing moderate\ncircumferential compression of thecal-sac & lateral recsss stenosis.there is\n compression of both L-5 nerve roots.diffuse disc bulge with small sized right \npara-central disc herniation is seen at L5-S1 level causing mild compression of \nS1 nerve root.th vertebrae show degenerative changes & osteophytes.pre &\nparavertebral soft tissues r normal.CSF shows normal signal intensity.lower chord\nshows normal signal intensity & morphology.\nIMPRESSION-combined degenerative & developmental lumber canal stenosis \nfrom L3-4 2 L5-S1 level,mild at L3-4 & L5-S1 levels & severe at L4-5 level.\nthrough the net i kindly request all the people who r reading this to send in their\nreplies if they know anything about thi problem.","491":"What is the surgical management on abscess like symptoms on six month old root canal? This tooth was previously root canaled.  I thought it was not done before so the dentist drilled this tooth and found that a root canal had already been done before so he resealed it and put a new crown (old one was chipped) on.\nNow, I am positive I have an infection. The superior gum margin is sore and X-ray is non-contributative because the\n infection is small. Three grams\/day Amoxycillin for 10 days did not  work. Nor did  Augmentin work.   Now I'm trying Ciprofloxacine.  If this antibiotic doesn't work? What other antibiotic would be next in line to use. What surgical intervention can be done in this delicate case, as a last resort; aside of extracting the tooth. I truly need your advise. The dentist thinks I'm joking because he can't see anything on the x-ray. Help!","492":"asthma attack & blackout? yesterday i had a track meet and i ran 800m twice. the first time i started getting short of breathe on the last 200 meters and after i was done i got really dizzy and everything started going black. one of the officials had to hold me up and after a couple minutes i could breathe again.\n\nthe second time, i started wheezing after the first 400 meters and i couldnt see straight at all, i even ran off the track one time. i was coughing and wheezing, and then fell over at the end of the race. \n\nit was really scary, and i dont want it to happen again. i am on Singulair and Zyrtec each once a day. I'm on Intal: 2 inhalations four times a day. And I use Proventil\/ Zyrtec before exercise. Also on Advair twice a day.\n\nNeither Proventil or Zyrtec have worked as a \"rescue\" inhaler.\n\nI need help, but my doctor hasn't really been helping because I also had attacks last week and the new medicine he put me on hasn't helped.\n\nPLEASE HELP!","493":"I have questions about Clomid, pcos and pregnancy tests? This is my second time to take clomid i concieved the first time 3 yrs ago, I took it the way your supposed to days 5-9 I waited a couple of weeks felt the morning sickness and breast tenderness and heartburn like my first pregnancy so i took a test, came back negative, so i waited another week thinking it was just too early to show up so i took another one and it came back positive, just to prove myself i took a third and it was positive so i told my husband who was a little sceptical and he wanted me to take yet a fourth so i did and it was negative as was the next one. Im a little confused with this I call the dr. and they just tell me to wait now can clomid cause false positives or could it be because i have pcos?  Its really discouraging.  My emotions are arye.  I had a sonogram 3 weeks after my period and they couldnt tell yet if i was pregnant. my dr said he will up my clomid if i am not pregnant first starting with a progesterine is this a good thing or should i be worried?","494":"other conditions that act like mononucleosis? My daughter has been sick for a while know.  She experienced pain in her stomach and then started throwing up, she was not able to hold down even water.  Her white blood count was elevated and kytones in her urine.  @ days later she had a cat scan of her somach cause they thought could be appendix.  It wasn't but all liphnoids across the bottom of stomach were swollen.  Her white blood count went back to normal.  She still does not feel well.  She has a below normal temp is tired and feels drained has stopped throwing up though.  Her stomach is still tender to the touch and to move certain ways.  Her blood does say her body is under stress but not anything else.  They tested for mono but came back negative.  Doctor says he thinks its a virus and will not let her go to school for 2 or more weeks.  Any ideas what may be going on.  Very concerned.","495":"Do you think I have it? I just wanted to know if it sounds like I have anything wrong, like if I may be diabetic or something.\n\nFirst off, I am insanely paranoid about this disease, so it's possible that the hypochondriac in me is having some affect on my outlook on my \"symptoms\".\n\nWell... sometimes I'm kind of thirsty. Not usually, and it's never to the point where I'm like dying or anything.\n\nI go to the bathroom 7-9 times in an 18 hour day. (Is that reason for worrying?)\n\nI'm sometimes tired, but then again, I get like 5 hours of sleep every night.\n\nIsn't being hungry a symptom? Well, I'm never usually that hungry... so that's good, right?\n\nI'm not overweight.\n\nI have a slight family history of diabetes, but it was only one person... not like my whole family.\n\nSo do you think I have it?","496":"Trying to determine if I am Pregnant? I have been feeling really bloated my period is late and me and my husband have been using the pull-out method and I am going to the restroom more, and felling nausea.  Has anyone had these symptoms before.  I have been feeling like this for about a week adn I took A pregnancy test, but it was negative and I took it 3 days after noticing my period was late. I stopped taking birth control about 2 months ago and last month I had a regular period the same as it has always been now I am late and I am tired and I normally don't eat, but once a day and now I find myself eating more and I all of a sudden got a bad case of several migraine over the past couple fo weeks.","497":"Bronchial inhalers - why OTC if directions say for asthmatics only? I've been fighting a sinus infection.  As I have no health insurance, I have to rely on OTC for medicine.  Pharmacist advised combo of Afrin (nasal spray) and Claritin (antihistimine), and I improved 90%.\n\nBut I still have a cough that is not connected to congestion - feels much more like a bronchial muscle that's in the habit of coughing.  I thought an inhaler might be good to calm it down - but the cautions scare me.  Even though it's OTC, directions say don't use if your doctor hasn't told you you have asthma.\n\nActive ingredient is oxymetazoline HCl 0.05%.\n\nAnyone have any experience using this?  Any advice?","498":"I was wondering if anyone could tell me about the signs of a misscarriage? I was on birth control at the time but late for my period.  I was at work on day and all  of a sudden I got a terrible pain in my very lower pelvic region.  It was nothing like any cramp from a period that I have ever experienced.  It kept coming on and off and on and off all day.  But the \"pains\" were getting closer and closer together as the day went on.  It was like they were timed perfectly with eachother.  Finally by the end of the day it got so bad and they were so close together I couldn't walk.  At one point it got the WORST it had ever been all day and I started to cry it hurt so bad and I felt something \"drop\" out of me.  I ran to the bath and a large large blod clot dropped in the toilet.  It looked like skin and a dark purple sac.  3 more \"blood clumps\" followed.  The first one tha fell hurt the most and was the biggest.  It kinda reminded me of a bullet type \"head\" with a flesh tail.  I went to the doctors 1 week later and negative on a preg test. never had any taken out..","499":"My father has esophagus cancer and is seeking medical consultation in the UK. Anyone know of such surgeons? My dad had already received treatment and they have inserted a stent in his esophagus but the fistula just won't close up and it's already 5 months now. He wants to seek medical consultation from a more professional surgeon. He is not from the UK, so he would need to go private when he arrives in the UK for a consultation. I have been searching for esophageal surgeons in the UK but to no avail. I was wondering if there are anybody out there who could point me in the right direction to seek medical help as my father is in great pain. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.","500":"Anyone here have thyroid cancer?Did you have your thyroid taken out and how are you feeling?What kind of meds? I had my thyroid removed and its been a year and I still feel like crap.I'm always tired,my body has aches and pain that I never had before.I was on Levothyroxine but I've had to have it adjusted 6 times and still have no energy,no zest for life.I just switched to Armour thyroid meds.I've only been on it 2 days so I don't know if it will work.Looking for someone who has had the same surgery and how are you doing?I don't know anyone who has had the surgery and so nobody can understand what I'm going through.I have supportive family but I'm only 42 and I'm going thru the motions of life but not living it.","501":"I used to get migraines ALOT and of course I would have the symptoms that would come before the migraine...? but now I am just having the symptoms without migraines following is it possible they are due to something else? Like is it possible they might be telling me something else is wrong? I am experiencing a blinding sensation in one or both eyes, but I can still see...it's almost like my eyes are wrapped in alumnium foil. It's kind of strange so I don't know how to explain it. I've also experienced some some pain in my eyes and slight pain in my head but right along with the symptoms not after them as what used to happen and it's not anything close to a migraine feeling. Can anyone help me out with this I don't want my doc to think I'm crazy when I try to explain this to him.","502":"Last weekend i had a sudden fever & flushed look on just my face. it went away, but i've been dizzy all week? Last weekend I had a sudden high fever & a sudden flushed look (almost looked like an allergic reaction) on my face. I  felt dizzy, and confused, and faint. I thought i may have had Toxic Shock Syndrome. However, these symptoms went away, but during the night i had orientating chills & fever, and felt nautious, but held back vomitting. This all went away, but for this whole week, i've been dizzy, and have a headache, towards the end of the week. I'm no longer on my period, so its not like i'm anemic. This isn't typical of any flu i've ever had either. I've been very tired this week as well. I don't have a sore throat, and my fever has been gone all week. i have a light pain that comes and goes on the left hand side of my tummy as well...so random. anybody have any ideas? better yet, any of you ever had any wierd symptoms like these? any ideas at all would be great.","503":"Urethral Caruncle? I have just been diagnosed with this.  Has anyone else ever heard of it?  Can you tell something about your experience and treatments used.  THANKS","504":"Can teens be drug free w\/ Bipolar or Depression? Info needed on Cymbalta   Lexapro  Lanictal? I just wanted to learn a little about these drugs before going to my sons Dr. appointment.  They might not even come up but I would like to get some information on them.  Also if people with Bipolar can have a normal life maybe with out drug therpy and just therpy? I know this is a wide range question depending on a persons situation. Some say drugs can numb feelings and not get to the root of the problem, others say with out them maybe they wouldn't exist. I feel Bipolar and depression are so hard to understand but as a mom I need to, then again just trying to understand a  teenager w\/ raging hormones is difficult.  I know Its harder now then when I was in school, there are so many more pressures.  Sometimes I think as adults we need to take a step back and remember how it was . [and then times that by 2 in todays world] So any infomation out there would be greatly appreatied. Thanks!","505":"Eating Right, Being Active--Why am I GAINING inches??? Hello, everyone--\n\nOver the past couple of months, I've been making an effort to lose weight as I desperately need to do so. I've been eating good food (LOTS of veggies and lean meats) and cut back drastically on things like \"regular\" pop and fast food. I've been drinking a lot of water, too. In addition to this, I've been trying to be more active by taking long walks & hikes, and working in activity to other parts of my day--parking and walking across the parking lot at the mall, walks during lunch breaks, etc.\n\nHowever, I am actually GAINING weight!! I'm getting bigger around my stomach and hips, and my face has become very chubby-looking. Yasmin is the only drug I'm taking right now, and my dr. has  already ruled out thyroid problems & diabetes.  And before anyone asks, no, I am NOT pregnant, either!! :) The frustrating thing is the only advice my Dr. can offer is \"eat even less, exercise even more\".\n\nDoes anyone have any ideas?? I'm DESPERATE!!","506":"After you bite your tongue, what is the easiest way to heal the pain? I bit my tongue on the left back side and it has a bruise that's sticking out.  It feels like I almost bit it off! Ouch!","507":"Fibromyalgia - help! - do you think I have it? my symptoms- 10 yrs. chronic neck pain not cleared up by months of PT\/acupuncture\/anti-inflamms.; headaches (muscle tension & migraine);\nTMJ;\nchronic joint pain - neck, back, hips, knees, ankles, toes;\nconstant total exhaustion & never feel rested after sleep;\ndepression\/anxiety;\ndry eyes, mouth;\nvery low exercise stamina;\njoint pain worse after exercise, in morning;\nIBS;\nsusceptible to ankle sprains (3 in 5 years);\nsensitive to light\/noise;\nsensitive to hot\/cold weather & humidity;\nlack of concentration\/focus.\nThere are also points on my legs that hurt a lot if pressed, but don't correspond to any kind of injury - it just hurts and has for a long time.\nThe second part of my question is: \nHas anyone who has this taken ACCUTANE? I'm trying to find a correlation because I have constant lingering problems due to accutane - chronic intercranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), pressure\/pounding in head, tinnitis, fatigue.\nTHANKS SO MUCH!","508":"small painful lump on back of head causing shooyting pains, pressure and severe headaches? i have had this lump on my head for two months now. I have had three dr.s look at it and they all said they think it is a cyst. I am currently 40 weeks pregnant and past my due date and they wont do a catscan or mri till the baby is born. It has been causing sever pain for the past two days and last night when I stood up I almost fell over, i felt like I was on a boat in a storm or something. I keep taking tylenol but it doesnt work and my dr.s wont induce me. what am I to do and what could this pain be? I didnt know a cyst could hurt this bad and since none of the dr.s actually took tests i dont even know if I trust that it is a cyst. I am so worried. advice please","509":"early symptoms? Im just curious to those who've been or are pregnant of your ealry signs and symptoms. Implantation occurs about 7-10 days post ovulation which is when Id think early symptoms if any would start AFTER implantion. But Ive been hearing women talk about pre implantation symptoms. Have any of you noticed increased hunger, or cramping or CM or CP changes before implantation?","510":"Dad's got low blood pressure, not eating well, almost passing out..he's only 56, what can I do? He has diabetes and thyroid problems.  He isn't taking any meds.  He just went through a divorce and has some depression.  He doesn't have a job, much money or insurance.  He wasn't eating well, and now he's lost his energy.  At which point he realized it was getting too difficult to make himself some food, which is bringing on even less engergy.  Now it's a catch 22.  He did go to the hospital about 5 or 6 weeks ago for constipation.  They told him he had an enlarged prostate and he also ended up getting a bladder infection.  Now he just seems really bad and he won't go back to the hospital because of his financial situation.  But due to his health, he isn't going to be able to get a job.  I'm only 30, just had a baby and am trying to start my life.  I don't know how to take care of him, and he's living with me temporarily.  Now I'm just trying to figure out what I'm supposed to do to get him back on track.  Please help!  Thanks in advance!","511":"Is multipersonality syndrome real? pls tell me the source for the answer","512":"Would it be ethically justified to have a trial of aspirin to patients, administered only during episodes of p A broad array of randomized trials have demonstrated the benefits of low doses of aspirin for both the primary and secondary prevention of CVD. Most trials demonstrate a 15% to 40% reduction in cardiovascular events with chronic aspirin use. \nUnfortunately many of our patients don't consume based on that information. A few who don't relish it much have been innovative to the point of swallowing aspirin only during brief episodes of chest pain maybe once or twice a week. That has had generalist physicians (who weakly boast of belonging to a problem solving specialty)thinking. Is the aspirin effect related to its preventing thrombus formation during acute plaque fissuring in acute coronary or cerebral syndromes or does it have any effect on the chronic stable plaque? If the effect is only on the fissured plaque, which is a one time event does it justify consuming it daily? Would it be ethically justified to have a trial of aspirin to patients, administered only during chest pain?","513":"what is Reynolds' syndrome? What are the symptoms? What are the side effects? What causes it? How is it treated?","514":"How would I know if I had narcisstic disorder? My husband and I have been arguing a lot lately, and his latest answer to it all was that he was told by a pastor it sounded like my symptoms were of Narcistic Personality Disorder.  (I told him myself tonight that I thought it great he was qualifed to give medical opinions too) \n\nand that I am basically fucked in the head and pscyho. I have been seeing a counsellor (for family reasons) who so far says I am ok according to him, just dealing with a stressed life etc. I can't see him again until next week (and update him on this latest revelation) so right now I am upset and hurt and confused! Can anyone give me some advice as to how I recover from this latest wobbler? I will probably see a psychiatrist if my psychotherapist thinks so buy not for a while yet in the meantime my homelife is rat shit.","515":"Is it true that taking medicine with coffee with lower its effectiveness? I'm on antibiotics. If I take the morning dose with my coffee, will it alter its absorption,excretion, or efficacy?","516":"How would I go about finding a treatment facility for Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)? I was in a trauma unit for 30 days approximately 1 1\/2 years ago.  I was \"stabalized\" and have been seeing a theripist.  She was displaced due to the hurricane. My drinking became a major safety issue.  I am in the process of \"dealing\" with that but feel that I am in need of some additional treatment with the DID in order to help me with the dissociation in a safe environment.  I have spoken to my psychitrist, but all we can seem to come up with is \"emergency stabilization\" programs.  Is there anything out there that specializes in a short term plan (2-4 weeks) for merging or opening communication between the individual parts ?  Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!","517":"Is it possible to get an STD in your throat? Would this mimic the symptoms of Strep? I'm having the worst sore throat of my life right now: huge pus-covered tonsils, fever, trouble swallowing, swollen lymph nodes in my neck. It came on really suddenly yesterday and is just getting worse.\n\nAnd before you jump down my throat(please don't, cause that would really hurt right now) I went to my doctor this a.m. She prescribed penicillin, and sent a throat culture to the lab to see if it was strep.\n\nI'm having trouble sleeping, because I'm in so much pain (tylenol is doing nothing) and I can't swallow\/breath very well. \n\nSo now, feverish, sleep deprived and obsessive (that's just my natural state, though), I'm thinking, what if I don't have strep? What if I have an STD in my throat? I've heard this is possible, but I'm not finding info about what the symptoms would be.\n\nMy question for you fine people is: has anyone here actually had an STD in their throat? Know someone who has? What were the symptoms? Please only answer if you know what you are talking about, thanks.","518":"my 51\/2 year old is really mouthy and is very agressive anyone have any advice? My son has aproblem with listenning to me and his father. He has 2 siblings younger then him. I don't know if this is his reason for acting out. But somedays I get so tired and try not to give up! He has a problem with helping pick his room up he throw huge fits when I send him to his room,\"he slams the door\".He is very aggresive with his brother and sister and all he wants to do is wrestle. He will not sit for the life of him he has problem when I ask him to sit and chill for awhile. He acts out in ways where he will do things he knows he shouldn't do. Someone out there going through the same thing...I cry out Help!?!...Its hard with two younger kids!","519":"woken up last night by sharp \"tearing\" chest pain, should I be really concerned? I am currently being evaluated for autonomic dysfunction.  My doctor got me in with a neurologist, but that's not till July.  Currently, my symptoms best fit with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (also called Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome) and I also shown several signs of connective tissue disorder (possibly Ehlers-Danlos).  Anyways, I was a normal guy until my symptoms had sudden onset in January.  I've had chest pain before, but I've never been woken up by it.  It lasted for a couple minutes and then subsided, but comes back when I take a deep breath.  If it was a heart attack or aortic dissection\/rupture then I'm pretty sure I would feel way worse than just chest pain.  It's on the left side, right over my heart and inward toward the edge of my sternum.  Any ideas?  Please no sarcastic answers, I'm already dealing with enough as it is.","520":"childhood sexual trauma and orientation confusion? Between the ages of 6 and 10 I was repeatedly molested and physically abused (burned with cigarettes mostly, at least that's where I got most of my scars) by close relative.  Now that I'm older I'm very confused about my sexual preferences (or more accurately, lack thereof).  I understand that my past has a significant impact on this, but is it a good idea to find out how much of an effect it had?  The only time I've ever had sex with someone I felt anything for was with another guy (who, a few weeks after branding his name into me, told me he didn't want to see again).  With everyone else I've pretty much a passive, unemotional object (girls or boys), and I do understand that aspect stems from my childhood.  But what does it mean if I turn out gay or straight or anything else?  Should it matter that the only reason I'm capable of feeling anything close to love for another male is because I was tied down, raped, and tortured so often I'm incapable of understanding gender roles, etc?","521":"Anyone know the side effects of quitting Klonapin(Clonazapam)?? I have taken for 2 years and want to get off of it as my DR. suggested,but I'm kind of scared to because it really helps me with my anxiety and panic attacks. If you've had experience with this medication,please give me your opinion.","522":"About 5 years ago, I started having reactions of abdomen(stomach\/intestines) swelling, breathing difficulties? Abdomen swelling normally occurs 2-3 hours after eating food like dairy prodeucts,wheat,corn,citrous fruit, mutton\/lamb especially the juices are real bad. Sometime abdomen swells so much that breathing becomes difficult and it feels as if whole chest and head are under immense pressure. Upper Endoscopy and biopsy results revealed slight infection and no ulcer formation. Vibramycin was given with no effect.Zantac courses bore no result. Homeopathic treatment has not shown any improvement till today. I also have skin erruptions on my right lower leg, back, chest and hairy pelvis area for the last 10 years or so which is extremely itchy.The doctor says maybe it's 'psoraisis'. I have developed arteries disease (angina pectoris) since few years. It is not in major artries but three minor ones, as they say. So difficultis are there when I exert or overeat. What could be done. I am fed up with doctors, all kind of them as they just cant diagnose. Their interest is in their fees\/costs. am 65","523":"I think Im suffering from clinical depression.... A lot of the time I feel like 'todays the last straw' There are a lot of times when I think that moving along like this just isn't going to work anymore. I would never kill mysellf but this year has been the worst year of my life. In the first month of school, one of my best friends kept telling me I was bad at everything, and my self-esteeme is gone (even my recent friends agree with that), along with her frienship. After that, all of my other friends slowly began to not like me anymore because of me and my best friend not being friends. Then my only best friend left was taken away from her mom because my parents called the cop on her mom for being abusive, and her mom refuses to let me talk to her. My parents are fighing but refused to get a divorce (seee my other question in profile), and my grades have been droping all year. My parnets dont see the pain,and I just CANT tell them (and they wouldn't care). My mom suffers from depression and idk what shed say. I dont have any fam. I feel comfterbul telling... I cant move on like this...","524":"My 6-year-old daughter had an ear infection and after Amoxicillin is having hearing trouble? She had two ear infections and we're on day 3 of 10 of 800mg total of liquid Amoxicillin.  The infection went away on the first day and the fever went down, but she's having hearing trouble.  Any advice?","525":"Root Canal or Tooth Extraction and Health.  Does any doctor have an opinion regarding chronic health problems? I had a root canal in 1998.  Retreatment one month ago  The infection was prfound.  I thought I would feel better after the root canl.  Ringing in my ears for over six months and thought that the root canal would help alleviate the problem. I also have had muscular pain in right arm (which is the side of the molar in question.   The MD prior to the root canal thought I had fibromyalgia.  When the infection was released I immediately felt better.  However, I did get worse healthwise since the infection was outside the tooth..  I have had dizzy spells and some cognitive problems.  There is so much on the internet regarding controversies in root canals and its impact on your overall health.  I do not know whether to finish the root canal procedure or have my tooth pulled.  The endodontist indicated that a resdiual infection can take as long as two years to rid itself from the body.  I have read about the mercury problem in root canals.  Are their any professionals who can offer opinions?","526":"can i get a disease by breathing air? we are having a debate we would like to know if it is possible to get ome disease from breathing the air? What can you catch by only airborne transmit?","527":"my daughter has me worried ,she is 11 yrs old and her complexion is very pale and she has very dark shadows UN ive been with her to the doctors but the doctor looked at me as if i was stupid she was very patronising with me.i thought maybe i am worrying too much until just by accident one of my work friends bumped into me whilst with my daughter,and when i saw her again in work she said that she couldnt help but notice the dark shadows my daughter had under her eyes??this has me wrried sick now,my daughter has also had a lot of water infections in the past,i also did in my childhood and ive never known why? she gets horrific pains with it also?\/my 2 older sisters hve ceoliac disease which is a condition when you have an allergy to wheat and gluten,everybodys symptoms are individual,and the condition often gets overlooked because of this,it can run in familys as both my sisters have my mother insists to me that i should be tested for the condition,but the test isnt very pleasant i would have to swallow a tube my older sister told me of the proceedure and they dont put you asleep to do the test!","528":"Worst insomnia ever.? Since Thursday night I've been having a LOT Of trouble sleeping.  I could blame the anti-depressants, I could blame the flu, coughing, congestion, etcetera, but none of these things have stopped me from sleeping quite the way whatever is stopping me now...does... I will get in bed, feel very tired, close my eyes, lay there for about 5 minutes, feel fairly comfortable and feel LIKE I'm about to drift off. I flip, do the same thing. Repeat x 100000. \n\nThis morning around 6:20 I opened my eyes, not really \"fighting to stay asleep\" as I would if I were really sleeping, just felt tired as HELL. \n\nI've tried Trazodone in various doses, Ambien, and finally Mirtazapene. (All last night!) Probably not the best idea to mix em but I'd gladly risk the brain damage\/coma\/death to get some damn sleep!\n\nOne possibility is that I'm still a little dehydrated from the Flu... Could that be it?","529":"Alternative Cancer Treatments? Not trying to 'stop' my mom's chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, but looking for ways to compliment it.  From what I've discovered, several things look promising and I'm wondering on your opinion and any possible experiences:  1) Green Tea (research shows it slows ovarian cancer progression) 2) Maitaki Mushroom (shows immune building, NK killer cell increase and anti-tumor properties in research) and 3) Ginger pills (U of M researches found it kills ovarian cancer cells on contact and also makes them commit suicide.  No human or animal research yet).\n\nBeyond the possible anti-cancer properties of the above, it looks like the ginger can help with nausea from the chemo and inflamation and the maitaki mushroom can help with immune system and chemo side effects.","530":"Question About Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.? I know that this is not a medical community but perhaps someone here will have information on this for me.  Opinions are also helpful.\n\n10 years ago my b\/f was in a car accident with 2 friends and he was the only survivor. Although he was not the driver in the accident he has suffered from PTSD and completely stopped driving. Since that time he has tried driving a few times but each time he tries he has so much stress that he vomits afterward (sorry for being gross) and does not look forward to trying again. \n\nNow he has just started an awesome job and is very excited.  We both agree that with the field he is working in it would be very good for him to be able to drive again. \n\nSo last week he started his new job driving on his own, about 20 min. each way but is having a hard time - getting sick and stressed.\n\nIts only been 8 days but I'm worried that this is hurting him more than helping him. Has anyone dealt with this? Do you think he might get better?  What should he do?","531":"A long time ago I read about a treatment for Cerebral Palsy manifesting flaccid muscle tone; especially legs? I don't know if it was for taut and flaccid muscle tone in the extremities, but medical alcohol was injected into the limbs and massaged into them nd it would somehow help the child stabilize their movements.  I am also looking specifically for a Speech Language Pathologist that specializes in jaw stabilization,chewing and swallowing and texture issues (she's choking on foods) for a toddler with mild CP in the Massachusetts area?  My sister-in-law asked me to try to help my neice; as she is over extended with the ot and pt stuff. She has asked them and they don't know any SLP's nor hospitals that specialize in mild CP. When she was taken to a neorologist He said she was passable as normal and he's seen so much worst; for them not to worry about it.  But, she is already being teased in pre-school for being slow and uncoordinated and both my brother and his wife know that this will just escalate once she's in kindergarden.  I've checked out Shriner's Hosp. in Boston, but they don't do CP","532":"Miscarriage and pregnancy question? A few week's ago I found out I was pregnant, I started bleeding and I went to the doctor this was on may 2nd, my doctor told me he's pretty sure I miscarried and took some blood, my blood count was 191 and he told me to come back in a few days so I went back and my blood dropped to 123 so that pretty much confirmed that I misscarried, I bled for about 10 days. So today I had a extra hpt and it still shows that i'm pregnant even though my blood count shows I miscarried, is this normal?? Also last night I had sex for the first time in about 3 weeks and we did use a spermacide condom there is no way i'm pregnat is there?? can you get pregnant that fast after a miscarriage...sorry if I sound so stupid","533":"Does anyone know of any alternative treatments for OCD? I have OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), and am currently taking Zoloft 250mg daily and Xanax as needed for anxiety. The Zoloft helps a bit, but not a whole lot. I started out on Luvox and it worked great for about 10 months, then lost its potency altogether. I have also tried Paxil, Prozac, and several anti-psychotic medications. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions for prescription medications, herbals (other than St. Johns Wort), or anything else that might help. I am 36, female in central Florida and do not know of anyone near here who specializes in OCD. Anyone with any suggestions would be very much appreciated.","534":"how can i reduce myopia as much as possible? URGENT please read? first of all, i am legally blind. my vision is worse than 20\/200 and i am ONLY 12 yrs old. :(\nHere's my dilemma:\nBasketball season is still a long time away (near November). However my bad vision may prevent me from playing the best I can. The stuff that have failed:\n1. glasses-are a hazard in a rough contact sport like basketball\n2. contacts-have trouble putting them in\n3. orthokeratology-even if i could wear contacts, my insurance doesnt cover it this year and basketball season is this year\n4. surgery-too young\n5. eye exercises-take too long to get results\n6. prescription sports goggles-not comfortable w\/ them\n4. nutrients-i noe carrots and other nutrients are good for your eyes but they benefit another part of the eye and it wont achieve the results i want\n\nif you have anything else please PLEASE halp!! thanks","535":"My boyfriend had diabtes and takes insulin does that reduse the possibility of me being pregnant? im 17 going on 18 in 9 months. my life is nothing but drama right now. All my family is christian and 5 of my uncles are pastors of a church. i've been raised in a christian home my whole life,i was never \"allowed\" to experience life. My parents are wonderful but over protective.i've aways had so much pressure being the \"pastors niece\" and it's not easy to be \"perfect\" Anyways i'm a A-B student and my dreams have been to major in criminal law and attend Sam Houston State University. BUT i meet this guy and i liked him so much his dad had just passed away and he was diagnosed with diabetes after that because of the shock my parents never allowed it but i felt i couldnt be without him.We've been dating for 1 year and 2months so far and i think im  pregnant. i cant talk to my mom about this cause she's taking it real hard. i know i screwed up but i cant go back. what are the possibilities of me being pregnant if my boyfriend has diabetes and takes insulin? does that reduce th possibility","536":"What do you know about superior semi-circular canal fistula? What is the best way to cure this disease? A friend of mine suddenly experienced hearing loss after blowing his nose. Several days after, he experienced dizziness\/vertigo. He consulted a doctor and this doctor requested for CT Scan- the result was normal. But another doctor (specialist) who examined his ct scan plates, found out that he has a fistula in his inner ear.  MRI was also requested but again, results were normal. Is it possible that both examinations done to him can't reveal that he has a fistula? Until now my friend cannot work because of his condition. What are the chances that my friend would be able to hear again normally? Are there medications or if not, surgical procedure which can be performed to restore his hearing? Please help my friend...","537":"Has something like this happened to your babies? My 8 month old is vomiting and has diarrea and is vomiting since Monday. That same days we had tests on him done, and everything came back negative (no rotavirus, no infections, no amoebas). The ped. said it was some sort of virus that is in the environment and that it should go by itself in around 3 days. All day yestarday he didn't vomit or evacuate, but at night he did again. He has been very down and he doesn't wanna eat anything. It's very frustrating to see him like this, he's a very active baby and just seeing him like that kills me :(\n\nI don't know what else to do, two doctors have checked him and say he doesn't have anything to worry about, just that virus...but what is it? Has anyone gone through this?","538":"How does the human body fight disease & develop imunity? What is the physiological process? gve web site 2 hlp Please give a web site for my future refernces.","539":"How do you cure physical symptoms of stress?  Are they definitely stress? I've been constantly fatigued, suffering \"panic attacks\", constant chest tightness and heaviness, sore muscles everywhere, occassional heart palpitations (skipping a beat), exhaustion, muscle twitches\/spasms when I try to fall asleep, weakness, and a \"lump\" in my throat.  I have had exceptional amounts of stress far beyond average levels in the past six months, so I don't know if that's it.  My doctor's and psychologist have labeled it a combo of General Anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but I don't know if I believe them.  Heart disease is very prevalent in my family, and while I'm very young, I have already had two children very close together (11 months apart) and I don't know if that put extra strain on my heart\/body, plust post-pregnancy pounds total 100 over my ideal weight.  what do you all think? these physical pains are making me insane!  thanks for your input.","540":"What doctor in TN will help a teen w\/ severe, unresponsive depression (who also has no money & Tenncare Ins.)? I've tried almost the entire list of SSRI's, with nothing to show for it. They either cause headaches, nausia, vomiting, or had no effect whatsoever. I've been in talk therapy\/congnative behavior therapy since I was 5. I've attempted suicide about 4 times, and went through a long period of 1) using perscription sleeping pills, pain pills, & muscle relaxers to get high, and 2) drinking, smoking, & cutting to fend off the pain. After a brief hospitalization, I ended all self-destructive behaviors in hopes that it would help me recover. It didn't, and while I've still managed to avoid all such behaviors for 7 months now, I long for them greatly every day. I suppose the only reason I don't engage is because I'm sick of the reprocussions that occur when my parents find out. \nMy q is this: Is there anyone willing to treat severe depression in a 16-year-old female through alternative methods such as anti-psychotic medication, ECT, or VNS? My current docs are too scared they'll be sued.","541":"Wich tests should be done to encounter a heart murmur? My EKGs come out completely normal and i have no bloodpressure problems, but an internist sad that he could hear a heart murmur wich a homeophat does not at all hear and they both have experience.Im taking tranquilizers to not feel the chest pains and to avoid other bad feelings that comes with it.I used to live a very non healthy life but ive completely corrected that.I took a beta-blocker for a week or more and combined it stupidly with beer wich unstabilized me again.Was then on homeopat medecine wich made me feel well but i didnt take it long enough according to them so the problem came back and much worse.A week ago i had some kind of attack wich tachycardia and that made my blood pressure go down and they had to carry me to a nearby clinic where i stayed for a weekend.","542":"Anyone ever get \"Whithdrawl\" symptoms from not drinking the usual amount of coffee? I get Really bad HEADACHES\/ nausea*","543":"Does anyone out there have\"Gastric Paresis?\" In Greek it means \"Paralyzed Stomach?\"? My stomach does not digest food properly. It takes longer to digest and something's are rejected. I'm in a constant state of Nausea. For which I asked my doctor for a prescription of Marinol\/Dronabinol i.e. THC in pill form.The anti-nausea med they gave me, Phenagrin, gives me nausea. The FDA moved Marinol from a schedule II drug to a schedule III drug, which means that the Dr. can phone it in to your pharmacy with 5 refills, enough for 6 months. This was done on July 2, 1999. They did this instead of legalizing it. Legalize marijuana for every kind of use, ever wonder why crime is down in countries where it is legal. Europe is so much older than the U.S. When will the U.S. wake up and legalize it thus criminal activity will drop way low. Europe knows the human condition better than the U.S. That's why it is legal in Amsterdam, and decriminalized in other European countries, we don't count the Mid-East there HEAD is up there ASS anyway. Please HELP. Good health & God Bless All.","544":"Appendicitis symptoms and diagnosis for 13 year old. Ugh!? Oy! I have been through this before with my oldest daughter. \n\nWe went back and forth to the dr. and they said she had the flu. \n\nFinally about the 3rd time they did an ultra sound and it was the appendix. The dr. kept downplaying my concern and finally said I could see the surgeon if I REALLY WANTED TO. \n\nNow, my 13 year old has all the same symptoms. I decided to take her to the hospital right away. The ultra sound showed nothing. The dr. said we could get a cat-scan, but he didn't think it was necessary. \n\nWe are following up with our dr. today. But she is still in pain and has no appetite. Very similar to my older daughter. \n\nHas anyone ever dealt with this too? With a child?","545":"whats about the pain in my back bone ? i have pain in my back bone ? what to do it ? it raise from the left's leg and also in the bone of my left side hip ?\nplease give me the answer ?","546":"I have irritable bowel syndrome.  It take be a long time to pass motion, my stools are not hard, I eat enough? fruits and veges daily. I wud like to know if it is a mdical problem or a physcological problem. I don't have the urge to pass motion in the morning. So I usually eat 2 slices of bread and a cup of Milo or coffee in the morning and after that I go and pass motion. Usually I wait about 5-7 mins beforeI can pass motion and most of the time I strain myself. It get worse when there's noises outside the toilet or when I feel someone else is waiting.  My stomach gets bloated when I strained too much but I am only satisfied when I know I have empty my bowels completely. It's very frustrating not to be able to relax and just pass motion. If I feel there's lots of gas in my stomach after I pass motion, I'll make myself throw up. It's frustrating and embaressing to spend at least 30 min in the toilet(usually twice in a day). I have irregular eating hours, I usually eat my dinner after 8pm and that's usually a full meal. Please give me any suggestion to find the root cause. I NEED HELP.","547":"Been treated 4X for scabies w\/ointments & oral meds. Washed all things constantly.No one else in family has it Doctors haven't been positive it's scabies, but everything I read points to it.  I've slept on an air mattress.  My husband was treated once when I first was treated.  He had no symptoms ever and still has none even though I've battled with this for 5 months.  My 13 and 11 year old daughters have no symptoms.  We've bought all new bed clothes.  I'm going crazy.  Is there such a thing as a resistant strain of scabies.  I'm on my second dermatologist who is a specialist.  Had expanded patch testing. Diagnosed as atopic dermatitis\/excyma.  I really believe these are bites on my body. Nothing between fingers or under arms or around nipples. Especially bad on back, neck & shoulders. Arms and front of legs as well. Active places move around, calms down in other areas. Worse at night and after shower. HELP!","548":"Headache help? Anyone have some surefire tricks to get rid of headaches with out medicine?","549":"Help for cardiomyopathy sufferer? I was in a coma for 60 days 2 years ago with an acute heart failure.\nMy ejection fraction dropped to 10%. I spent 3 months into total with doctors expecting me to die any second.\nAny way I didn't and I didn't get a transplant either. I feel i recovered well. I might not be as strong or fit as I was but my quality of life is 100 times better.\nMy problem is pain in my lower legs and feet. It's been 2 years I exercise great and have no symptoms at all but pain which comes and lasts days. Ever since I woke from the coma.\nDoctor not sure what the cause.\nMy other problem is coping with the possibility of dieing young.\nI have two cardiologists.\n1 says \"I can't guarantee the next 5-10 for you\"\nthe other says \"this does not necessarilly mean you will not live your normal life expectancy\"\nI get very confused how to handle all this.\nI have had all the anxiety therapy and councilling but at times I still get worried?","550":"My 8 month old baby has a rash! What could it be from? see details...? HELP!, my 8 month old has developed a rash on the tummy and lower abdomen. It is really red and bumpy where the diaper tabs are, as if it is irritated from his crawling around. But the rash extends to his upper belly, though not as concentrated. And it goes down to his genital area too. Second time to happen in a week, and without new foods introduced. Could it be a diaper allergy? Or soap? He just had a bath prior to this, and I put a newly washed item on him. Baby soap in the shower and Gain in the laundry. Could it be two different things? He also had a poopy diaper as I changed him? I used diaper rash cream on his genital area, and cortizone on his tummy and diaper tab area. I use pampers babydry diapers. What else should I try?","551":"rashes and vommiting? Hello. A couple ofo days ago, my daughter came home from hebrew school complaining of itchy back, I looked at it, and there was a small red spot. We put some itching powder on it, and an hour later, it was spreading on her arms. We put some more powder on it, and she was fine. She took a shower, then went to bed about 9:00, and turned her TV off at 9:30. At about 11:30, she came downstairs, and was complaining about being very itchy. By that time, it was off her back, but EVERYWHERE on her legs and bussom. I took her into my bathroom, and started putting calomine lotion on her legs. Then she said something quietly, and walked out, then walked back in. I asked her what she had said, and she said \"Never Mind\". I continued putting on calomine lotion. Two seconds later, she vommited in my sink. She didn't have a fever, and after she puked, she felt fine. She took a cool bath, and went to bed. The next morning, she was fine. I kept her home from school, though. Do you know what happend?","552":"I am having problems with an ankle sprain after 6 weeks...I need ADVICE!? I have a question about my ankle. I severely sprained it over 6 weeks ago and heard a loud snap. A trip to urgent care confirmed that is wasnt broke after X-rays but I was put on crutches and an aircast and sent home. Well it has been over 6 weeks and I am still in much pain when I walk. My ankle feels like it will give way when I am standing.\n\nWell I went to an orthopedist and have to go have an MRI done to see what is going on. \n\nBut my question is I have a weird lump on the outside of my left ankle right beside the joint. When I feel it compared to my other ankle it is larger and the lump is firm. Could I have torn something?? Its just odd..but I do hurt when I walk and stand for at least 10 minutes. I had my MRI done and receive results June 6th. Everyone keeps telling me it sounds like I tore a ligament. I stay swollen up and it bad pain. Everyone says I may need surgery if it is torn ligament.\n\nAny ideas or similar experiences to share? Any info would be appreciated!","553":"pregnancy symptoms? is it true ur most fertile after ur period cuz me and my bf have sex all the time and he cums in me everytime even tho im  young we are trying to get pregnant so it doesnt matter just wondering when your most fertile so i know?"},"Summary":{"0":"What are the initial symptoms of  hiv?","1":"Can pregnant women take oral insulin?","2":"How much weight would I lose per week on an 1800 cal diabetic diet?","3":"When should one go to the emergency room for an anastomotic leak from rectal surgery?","4":"What food and natural remedies improve kidney health?","5":"Are long periods possible after surgery for endometriosis?","6":"Does stable angina cause upper chest pain?","7":"How can I find an oral surgeon who offers obesity jaw wiring in North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia?","8":"What can cause knee pain when kneeling or touching the knee?","9":"What should I do if I have a stress fracture?","10":"Is a 1000 calorie per day diet safe?","11":"What causes vomiting in a newborn baby?","12":"Is there any relation between nephrectomy and ear and eye infections?","13":"What are the treatments for Guillain Barre Syndrome for people who received the MMR vaccine?","14":"How can i get rid of a sharp pain in my right upper arm and shoulder?","15":"What are the good treatments for acute osteoarthritis and could you please recommend any doctor for acute osteoarthritis?","16":"What are the differences between a psychiatrist, psychologist, and counselor? 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Does taking more than 2 tylenol a day harm your liver?","377":"What can cause pain in the sides of my neck?","378":"What is the chance of being pregnant after getting a negative pregnancy test?","379":"What could cause seeing bright circular flashes occasionally?","380":"What is a good age to diagnose a child with bipolar disorder and how many psychiatrists should you see before they were diagnosed and how the medication affects the child?","381":"what diseases can be caused by exposure to mold?","382":"Can biopsy results be incorrect?","383":"Is it safe to have surgery for the herniated disc when you are 24 years old?","384":"What STD causes yeast infection?","385":"Is there any way to reverse\/treat hallucinations once they've occurred using Ultram and\/or Nifedipine?","386":"What causes upper back pain on the left?","387":"What is the long-term effect of Atavan and Methadone on memory loss?","388":"Is there any cure for cancer in the lymph nodes?","389":"What are possible non-cardiac causes of shortness of breath and mild chest pain near the sternum and ribs?","390":"What causes hypertension?","391":"Is water therapy effective for joint pains?","392":"Is there any alternative treatment to improve eyesight without using glasses and contact lenses?","393":"What causes symptoms of pregnancy if on a period?","394":"Will Prozac help with depression and how long does it take to start working?","395":"what causes pain under the rib cage?","396":"Does penicillin VK cause redness in the back of my throat or any other rheumatic fever or throat abscess forming at all?","397":"What is causing the symptoms of numbness in hands and fingers?","398":"Is it normal to have a white discharge after a  pediatric appendectomy?","399":"What can cause headache, fever, vomiting for 2 days and watery discolored stools?","400":"What can cure muscle spasms at night and what doctors specialize in these treatments?","401":"What are the symptoms of a panic attack?","402":"What are the most common ovulation symptoms? 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