http://www.healthboards.com/boards/ Health related message boards offering discussions of numerous health topics including allergies, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, exercise, attention deficit disorder, diet, and nutrition. en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:31:11 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.healthboards.com/boards/ http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724661&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:28:42 GMT My husband bit his tongue while eating a candy bar. Within an hour, his tongue had swollen so much it filled his mouth, He responded well to Prednisone and Benedryl in the ER and went home. He saw an allergist to see if he was allergic to... My husband bit his tongue while eating a candy bar. Within an hour, his tongue had swollen so much it filled his mouth, He responded well to Prednisone and Benedryl in the ER and went home. He saw an allergist to see if he was allergic to chocolate or nuts and neither was the case. Two months later he did the same thing - this time while eating a hamburger. Same procedure in ER plus epinephrine shot and a transfer via ambulance to a larger hospital where he spent the night. This time the swelling lasted much longer and came on quicker than the first time. He now carries an Epi-pen but no one is sure what is going on. Could it be something in his own saliva? An auto-immune disease? Has anyone had this happen to them? Any suggestions? We are worried what might happen the next time he bites his tongue. ]]> Open to All Health Related Topics madam50 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724661 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724660&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:20:35 GMT Someone told me she was on Effexor for depression and hot flashes after coming off of Topomax but that her doctor said that it was used for FM as well. And one of the best parts (for me anyway) is that it does not have heavy sweating as one of the... Someone told me she was on Effexor for depression and hot flashes after coming off of Topomax but that her doctor said that it was used for FM as well. And one of the best parts (for me anyway) is that it does not have heavy sweating as one of the side effects and it also relieves hot flashes!!! I am going to talk to my doctor about it when I go for my appointment on Friday.

In the meantime, I wondered if any of you are on or have been on Effexor and how it worked for you.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Hugs,

Pam ]]> Fibromyalgia HOTFLASHIN http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724660 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724659&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:33:31 GMT Hi I have a very short 1st toe, big toe. to I put all my weight on the other toes esp 2 and 3. I have had 3 sets of orthotics which have either helped the lesser toe pain and caused alot of pain in the big toe, or less pain in the big toe with... Hi

I have a very short 1st toe, big toe. to I put all my weight on the other toes esp 2 and 3. I have had 3 sets of orthotics which have either helped the lesser toe pain and caused alot of pain in the big toe, or less pain in the big toe with loads more pain inthe rest or they just done help.
Anyway, I am now waiting for an injection into my big toe joint to help with the bunion which is beginning to form too.

Anyway, when I see the doc again in Jan, he says we will discuss the operation which will involve shortening toes 2 -4 and even 5, to counteract the very short 1st toe. I will also need to have the big toe rotated to make it straight again as I walk on the side of the nail at the moment.

Has anyone had more then one toe shortened before? the doc has said that lengthening the big toe wouldnt work as it would need to grow way too much as it is so tiny.

thanks for reading ]]> Foot Problems klang2001 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724659 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724658&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:33:27 GMT Hello,
I'm new here, just researching depression and bipolar disorder and trying to figure myself out. I don't have health insurance and have been seeing a therapist for the past few weeks, but I'm having a hard time (and always have) balancing getting across the severity of what I feel with the feeling that I may be being overly dramatic. I think coming from a background of not making too big a deal about yourself really has affected me in that way. So right now, my therapist seems to think I'm going through a bad time (work is bad, just had a breakup, etc.), but I'm not sure.

I think I may possibly be a rapid-cycling bipolar II. In the past couple of months, I've been more depressed than I've ever been in my life, and it's different. In the past, I've been down, angry, even (I've never told ANYONE this) entertained suicidal thoughts. This time I'm mostly just SAD. I cry almost every day, sometimes multiple times/all day. But occasionally I'll have a couple of good days and I think, it's over, everything is great! Then I crash harder than ever.

Another new development is panic attacks. I have milder episodes that I think of as anxiety attacks, and have had that and nagging anxiety for a long time, I think. But I've had a few full-on panic attacks in the past few months that are truly debilitating.

I have so many questions, doubts, wonders... But I guess right now I'm just struggling with how to tell my therapist how severe things sometimes are without feeling like I'm just being a "drama queen." I also think it would be good to tell her I've felt somewhat suicidal in the past (never attempted acting on it at all, just thought about it a lot), but I'm afraid of being labeled for that or even being committed. Although I'm very low right now, I am actually not thinking that way at all. It's all so strange.

ALSO, because I don't have insurance, I'm going to a community type of clinic on a sliding-fee basis where the therapists are mostly (or all?) grad students with overseers who are "real" therapists. I think mine is good in many ways, and she'll be graduating in a few weeks, so in no way is she sub-par. But I feel like maybe I need medication and something a little more intense and don't really know how to ask for that.

Anyway, thanks for reading, and any advice would be great. ]]> Bipolar Disorder CharlotteSophia http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724658 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724657&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:18:19 GMT I've lost some weight, but over a 5 year period.

I had a few bloodtests recently. My free t4 is a little high, but the free t3 is right in the middle.

I had a regular bloodtest. some things were a little high and low, but they said i'm very healthy.

my bloodpressure was 118/70.

they said my heart sounded fine.

i get restless at night, but only when i worry myself to death

i dont really understand what a heart palpatation is. if i focus on my heart i will hear it beating... and i can almost always hear it in bed when the room is very quiet, but i wont ever hear it during the day. i might feel it after exercise tho.

help? ]]> Thyroid Disorders jojo32 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724657 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724656&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:18:09 GMT Hi,
I have had three operations on my lower spine L5, L4 & L3. I have recently been having serious issues with my lower back again and am in great pain.
I had an MRI taken yesterday and was told that my doctor will not get a copy of the report for a week but I was given a cd with all the images.
I have uploaded a few images on photo bucket for you to view.

http://s778.photobucket.com/albums/yy66/gerrynolan1979/

Additional Details
first surgery was 2004/2005 - unable to lift my right leg - was told L5 was pushing against my spinal cord and as such needed an operation.
2nd operation was May 2008 - chronic lower back pain - advised that L5, L4 & partial L3 were pushing in to my spinal cord.
3rd operation was a month later - spinal fluid leaking from my back as surgeon later said that the discs were so far pushed against my spinal cord that a little slit was made on my spinal cord which they said they patched (which they didnt properly so they operated again and repatched the spinal cord.
Present - chronic lower back pain & havent been able to do anything for the past 4 weks - have TENS unit on and on medication but pain getting worse - hence MRI taken yesterday.

Hope that helps! ]]> Back Problems gerryoz http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724656 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724655&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:17:42 GMT Has anyone ever had burning or aching in the upper back between the shoulder blades with acid reflux? I have had heartburn almost daily for a long time until I started drinking mangosteen juice about a week and a half ago. Mangosteen has helped... Has anyone ever had burning or aching in the upper back between the shoulder blades with acid reflux? I have had heartburn almost daily for a long time until I started drinking mangosteen juice about a week and a half ago. Mangosteen has helped with the heartburn, but, I still have the burning between the shoulder blades. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? Does anyone think a chiropractor would help? Your help is appreciated. ]]> Acid Reflux cfoxj http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724655 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724654&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:58:13 GMT does wet aspirin get rid of moles does wet aspirin get rid of moles ]]> Skin Problems jenny2594 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724654 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724653&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:56:26 GMT I have just been diagnosed with *Autoimmune Hepatitis*. I had routine bloods prior to a colonoscopy 3 months ago when it was discovered that my *liver enzymes were elevated*. ALT was 486. Auto antibodies ANA SMA AMA were negative. After multiple... I have just been diagnosed with Autoimmune Hepatitis. I had routine bloods prior to a colonoscopy 3 months ago when it was discovered that my liver enzymes were elevated. ALT was 486. Auto antibodies ANA SMA AMA were negative. After multiple bloods & radiology tests I had an MRI with contrast Primovist which was specific for the liver which identified a possible infiltrative process. I had to then have liver biopsy as my specialists were at the end of the road with still no clue as to what this mass/process was that showed on MRI. This confirmed that I have severe immunological hepatits with features of submassive hepatitis with necrosis and parenchymal collapse. :( So I have started on Prednisone 25mg with weekly bloods for my LFTs and PT/APTT to assess its affect on my liver function. I will start Prednisone and Imuran in about 3 months. Prior to diagnosis, I was pretty much asymptomatic. Looking back though, the symptoms I DID experience were that my menstrual period only lasted for about 1-2 days at a time. I had mild cramping in my knees and toes. I could not be bothered doing anything...but still managed to continue my role as a busy working mom etc. Just couldn't be bothered doing anything that wasn't a must! My journey has just begun I suppose. ]]> Liver Disorders emstar http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724653 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724652&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:51:03 GMT I have been on the patch now, almost 4 months, 8 weeks on step 1, 6 or 7 weeks on step 2. I am noticing that sometimes it makes me ill, especially if I am doing anything strenuous, but also sometimes for no reason at all. I also read you are only... I have been on the patch now, almost 4 months, 8 weeks on step 1, 6 or 7 weeks on step 2. I am noticing that sometimes it makes me ill, especially if I am doing anything strenuous, but also sometimes for no reason at all. I also read you are only supposed to be on it 12 weeks total. Can one develop a sensitivity to nicotine or should I have already stopped them and now am making me sick?
Any thoughts? ]]> Smoking Cessation just1primate http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724652 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724651&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:49:15 GMT Hi,

I'm hoping someone could help calm me down a bit. I had my embryo implanted on Tuesday. I now have to wait (as you all know) until next Saturday for the pregnancy test.

The waiting is killing me (and my husband) and every symptom I have, I'm overracting and over thinking.

I feel like I'm getting my period. Is that something to worry about? Are those symptoms possibly the same as being pregnant? Anything I can do to calm down.

Our doctor felt very good about the embryo. And the good news, I guess, is that we have 10 other fertilized embryos that are frozen. (Actually 12 out of 15 fertilized... but we have 8 - 10 - I don't remember exactly - now frozen)

Any advice would be helpful. Especially about the symptoms. I'm a nervous wreck. ]]> Infertility thegraduate http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724651 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724650&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:34:48 GMT If you are hyper, or subclinical, and not treated, how long will you lose weight? Will you just keep losing until you melt down to nothing? It sounds scary. I'm already underweight (not sure if i have thyroid disease yet or not).. but i want to know if the weight loss stops? or what? ]]> Thyroid Disorders jojo32 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724650 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724649&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:17:37 GMT Has anyone tried Energy work with their fibro? Internal Embodiment? My fibro started after a specific incident and was wondering what would happen if I tapped into that incident energetically? Couldn't hurt I guess...any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

H ]]> Fibromyalgia hercules325 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724649 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724648&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:01:05 GMT The day we arrive at our vacation condo, I open the medicine cabinet and cannot believe my eyes -- before me is a full bottle of Vicodan. I open it and instantly recognized the oval white pills. A mixture of extreme satisfaction, anticipation, and... The day we arrive at our vacation condo, I open the medicine cabinet and cannot believe my eyes -- before me is a full bottle of Vicodan. I open it and instantly recognized the oval white pills. A mixture of extreme satisfaction, anticipation, and fear enters my body. I want them. I fear them. I desire them. I hate them.

It has been over a year since I took the white little pill in what began as a genuine need for medication and turned into a desire to alter my emotional state.

What are the chances that someone would leave a bottle of Vicodan in the medicine cabinet? What is this here to teach me?

My husband is out shopping for groceries so I go into the living room and tell my mom what I found. I tell her I'm not sure what to do with it.

I go back into my room and shake the full bottle of pills. There are at least 30 in there and even though the expiration date is 2008 - I know they are still "good." There is one refill left on the prescription which expired long ago. I think about how it must feel to not want to refill a prescription for Vicodan. How free the person who can take it or leave it and decides to leave it, must feel.

I am not that person.

I quickly swallow one and put another two in my purse. I open the toilet lid and shake the bottle. The white pills sit in the bowl. I FLUSH.

NOOOOOOO!!! I want to stop the bowl from swallowing up my pills. I pull one out and then throw it in again. What am I doing? I quickly bite off half of one of the two I've left behind.

Within thirty minutes, I feel that familiar buzz. The relaxation of a drug-induced high. It's not as good as I'd like it to be because I'm nervous about telling my husband. I tell him everything so I know hiding this is not an option.

I bring up the topic by asking him if he found pot here, would he smoke it? He says he isn't sure. "Why?" he asks. "What did you find?" I pause then blurt out, "Vicodan," and quickly follow with, "I took one and a half already and kept a few. I flushed the rest down the toilet."

His response is unexpected. "Why be so rash?" he asks. "I could have held onto them for you then put them back after the trip," he says.

Damn! Why did I throw them out? I could have taken them with him. Even though he is one of those people who can take it or leave it, he is mainly against me taking drugs... except when he is in the mood for some. "Can I have one?" he asks, and without hesitation, I grab my purse and give him one. "I may have less than half of one left in my purse," I tell him. "You have half of one, just say it, don't skirt around the truth." I nod and repeat that I have half of one left.

"I am proud of you, " he tells me, immediately sensing my discomfort with his compliment. He holds my face. "Take it in. I am proud of you." "Why?" I ask.

"You told me about the pills immediately, not three days later after you had been taking one. You gave me the pill without hesitation."

It has been three days since I took the pill and a half and the craving is back, big time! My mind is telling me all sorts of insane things -- glorifying the feeling I had when I was on the pills. I need support in knowing I did the right thing by throwing out the pills. My mind is telling me I should have kept them; that I would have been sick of them by the time we left and it would be over. I keep replying the moment I opened the cabinet and saw them in there. I did a double take because I could not believe my eyes.

Any advice from those who have gone through something similar would be greatly appreciated! ]]> joyouslife http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724648 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724646&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:33:01 GMT Hello, im living with a passive aggressive partner and find myself in need of some support right now. I need advice, support and someone to just get it off my chest with. thanks for any help you may be able to give. Hello, im living with a passive aggressive partner and find myself in need of some support right now. I need advice, support and someone to just get it off my chest with.

thanks for any help you may be able to give. ]]> Relationship Health Whitehot http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724646 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724645&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:22:34 GMT i am in a really bad way with my illness. last year i lost my mom and i havent been the same since. i have been on an emotional rollercoaster and it just wont stop. recently i wrote my sister an email and told her exactly how i felt which was a... i am in a really bad way with my illness. last year i lost my mom and i havent been the same since. i have been on an emotional rollercoaster and it just wont stop. recently i wrote my sister an email and told her exactly how i felt which was a first for me and now she isnt talking to me and she has since forwarded them to my other sister. my whole life i have kept how i really felt inside for fear of my family members would get angry. which has left me in a bad place. my moods have been going from one extreme to the next i have been moody and nasty with everyone and i feel so out of control. any suggestions? ]]> Bipolar Disorder bpeaches1068 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724645 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724644&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:56:34 GMT I had gallbladder out in May. Did ok until 2 months ago, now wake up with nausea and some pain but not a lot. Been to gastro who sent me to SOD expert. He ordered HIDA scan with CCK but he would be willing to do ERCP even though with this type (type... I had gallbladder out in May. Did ok until 2 months ago, now wake up with nausea and some pain but not a lot. Been to gastro who sent me to SOD expert. He ordered HIDA scan with CCK but he would be willing to do ERCP even though with this type (type III), less than 50% success. I'm terrified of it! ]]> Digestive Disorders lovestruffles http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724644 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724643&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:56:23 GMT i keep getting a warm feeling in the chest - left side of the chest. i am feeling fine when i am working out, but this warm feeling comes on and off...almost like somebody jumps at you from behind -- the squeezing of the the heart sometime. Also... i keep getting a warm feeling in the chest - left side of the chest. i am feeling fine when i am working out, but this warm feeling comes on and off...almost like somebody jumps at you from behind -- the squeezing of the the heart sometime. Also some pricking sensation in the chest - a pin pricks infrequently though ]]> Heart Disorders rssayal http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724643 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724642&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:33:50 GMT Recently i was looking at picture of me and i realized my right eye is smaller then my left eye i have never had pain on my right eye and i can see perfect.Well i wanted to know if there is something that i can do about this like... Recently i was looking at picture of me and i realized my right eye is smaller then my left eye i have never had pain on my right eye and i can see perfect.Well i wanted to know if there is something that i can do about this like cream,surgery......? I am real scared of surgery because im scare that it will probably get worse.so please help me out I hate looking in the mirrir or takeing pictures because of this problem ]]> jason2424 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724642 http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724641&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:29:36 GMT i had two change my prescription glasses 4 times in less than a year. i just found out that i have lyme. my question is will i get my old sight back or will my vision remain the same but not get worse. i am on doxy i had two change my prescription glasses 4 times in less than a year. i just found out that i have lyme. my question is will i get my old sight back or will my vision remain the same but not get worse. i am on doxy ]]> Lyme Disease vsbubblegum http://www.healthboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=724641