Friday, July 22, 2011

Severe foot/ankle pain?

Back in April, I had an accident where I sliced open the top of my foot. I got stitches, and everything seemed okay. Within a few days of getting the stitches, the wound got infected with staph and it turned into cellulitis. Since then, I have been hospitalized twice for this and given antibiotics so often I'm likely immune to them all by now. The infection has cleared up, but here's the problem. Once the swelling goes down, it only stays that way for a week or so. I'm able to work without pain (I'm a chef) and things are great. Out of the blue, my ankle will begin to swell up on its own, with no new injury other than being on my feet at work. The doctors have done x-rays, MRI's, sonograms, and a few other things to determine what is wrong, but all tell me it is just in my head. I find this unnacceptable since my ankle looks like a grapefruit and is nearly impossible to walk on when it swells up. I should note that I do have flat feet, and have never really had much trouble with them until recently. Ever since April when the initial accident occurred, my ankle has had a mind of its own, swelling up and running its course for a week or more before I'm able to stand/walk pain-free. I have tried looking up different things to try pinpointing a cause but come up short. Any help with this would be great since it is really starting to get on my nerves.

Severe pain after tooth extraction?

You are not a wuss. This is common in many people after tooth extraction. Be kind to your mouth and let it heal and you will get well. Taking antibiotic is a good thing to rule out infection.

Do I have a sinus infection?

I had an especially bad bout of a cold/flu that lasted about a week. My doctor gave me antibiotics to be used ONLY if I developed a "secondary infection." The flu is gone, but my nose is now runny, I have pressure on the sides of my nose, my temples and neck ache, and I'm sneezing. I still have a lingering cough and some discolored mucus. Do you think this is a now a sinus/secondary infection? Should I take the antibiotics?

I got my wisdom teeth out and now my ear hurts?

I got my four wisdom teeth out 6 days ago and I stopped taking the pain pills last night because they were making me sleep all day. The pain isn't bad enough anymore that i need them, but my ear has started to hurt and I have forgotten to take the antibiotics properly some days (four times a day). Did i get an infection :[

If you could be ANY NBA player, who and why?

I'd say Kevin Durant. Loved by many, hated by few, not as much pressure as guys like Wade, Bron, Dirk, Kobe, etc. And he's still humble.

Buy or Sell: If miami wins , Wade would be the finals MVP?

Buy!!!!!! Wade is a clutch player!!! He wants it more than bosh or james, not hating on lebron, just seems like hes expecting to get it an not earning it. Lebron can score.... After wade grabs the rebound an takes it up the court an dishes it to james for the easy shot.

Kitten's eye infection?

Recently I found 2 stray 8 week old kittens. I took them to the vet yesterday he said one of them had an eye infection and gave me antibiotics for him and to keep the eye clean. I looked at him this morning and the infection has caused one of his eyes to stick shut. Should I try pry the eye open or just keep it clean and wait for it to open on its own with the antibiotics?