Facepunch Medical Thread V1 (I don't need a doctor it's not that bad)
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[QUOTE=Takuat;32006928]If anyone tried the treatments are they worth it or should I just leave it and hope they eventually go away?[/QUOTE]
Mine have never gone away. I went to the dermatologist years ago and he gave me some various creams, but it didn't really seem to help. If there's a way to effectively get rid of it, I don't know about it. Personally, I don't even mind it anymore. Your best bet is to just get used to it. That's assuming it is keratosis pilaris. Could be a rash for all I know, but if it looks like KP, doesn't itch, and never goes away, it's probably KP. It's harmless, and like Contag said, it's really common, so try not to stress about it.
Going to have to go Hospital twice tomorrow. 1 because my none of my fingers have never been straight and it's really effecting playing music and writing.
and 2 cause I have to go to the specialist eye doctor in West London to see if my retina is detaching even more.
Fun.
[QUOTE=Plattack;32008491]So I never actually dream, and I can't visualize anything when I close my eyes. When I sleep, or close my eyes, all I ever see is blackness.
However, when my eyes are open I can easily picture things, to the extent that I feel like I can force a hallucination.
Fuck, help me fp, am I going to die?[/QUOTE]
No, I'm the same I rarely remember my dreams and I can visualize stuff to the extent you describe with my eyes open, but it helps to write them down/
i've had this horrible cough and whenever i cough i fart loudly, like it sounds like a machine gun and everybody turns their heads with disgust, what do i do
[QUOTE=bat country;32016454]i've had this horrible cough and whenever i cough i fart loudly, like it sounds like a machine gun and everybody turns their heads with disgust, what do i do[/QUOTE]
Start a band using your miraculous farts as your instrument.
[QUOTE=bat country;32016454]i've had this horrible cough and whenever i cough i fart loudly, like it sounds like a machine gun and everybody turns their heads with disgust, what do i do[/QUOTE]
My back hurts after falling off my chair while reading this, what now?
[QUOTE=EskillV2;32019057]My back hurts after falling off my chair while reading this, what now?[/QUOTE]
amputate your left hand
Hey I've been getting pains in my knee caps when i walk and stuff, not too bad the past few days. I've also started to get them in my shoulder(yesterday i started up my computer for the first time in a long time and i have to reach and stuff for my keyboard, this the problem?) I'm only fifteen and found nothing online. What's up? I don't do any sports activities just the required walking during a day.
I was thinking arthritis, but i'm 15. anything?
[QUOTE=Erasus;32024209]Hey I've been getting pains in my knee caps when i walk and stuff, not too bad the past few days. I've also started to get them in my shoulder(yesterday i started up my computer for the first time in a long time and i have to reach and stuff for my keyboard, this the problem?) I'm only fifteen and found nothing online. What's up? I don't do any sports activities just the required walking during a day.
I was thinking arthritis, but i'm 15. anything?[/QUOTE]
Arthritis seems a bit much. Don't say it's from cracking your knuckles, that's just a popular misconception.
I get these pains quite frequently as well, and I seem to be doing the same things as you for most of the day.
Just try not to put too much pressure on your knee, and keep whatever you may need close. It sounds like you're straining your fragile frame too much.
When you're feeling better, try getting some exercise. That should build you up enough that this won't happen as much.
[QUOTE=Cone;32024325]Arthritis seems a bit much. Don't say it's from cracking your knuckles, that's just a popular misconception.
I get these pains quite frequently as well, and I seem to be doing the same things as you for most of the day.
Just try not to put too much pressure on your knee, and keep whatever you may need close. It sounds like you're straining your fragile frame too much.
When you're feeling better, try getting some exercise. That should build you up enough that this won't happen as much.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I haven't done much in the last few weeks just to general tiredness and cba-ness. So that's another factor. I'll stick to my laptop for a few days and see if the shoulder clears. Dunno what to do about knees. I did go fishing a week ago for 3 hours and for like 1 1/2 hours of that i was kneeling on my knees on solid wood
PS not doing much cause im on summer break, btw.
[QUOTE=Erasus;32024387]Yeah I haven't done much in the last few weeks just to general tiredness and cba-ness. So that's another factor. I'll stick to my laptop for a few days and see if the shoulder clears. Dunno what to do about knees. I did go fishing a week ago for 3 hours and for like 1 1/2 hours of that i was kneeling on my knees on solid wood.[/QUOTE]
That sounds about it. So, ah, don't do that again any time soon.
For the knee, just lie down a bit, keep it flat out where gravity won't put too much pressure on it.
Try that for a few days, maybe a week. If it doesn't help the slightest bit, go see a doctor or someone who knows more about medicine than me.
Anyone got a very annoying pain in calves every day? Fucking tired of that, any way to make it go away?
[sp]"I'm afraid we will have to amputate"[/sp] :downs:
My nostrils are always dry and it's hard to breathe.
[editline]30th August 2011[/editline]
Am I going to die.
when i fap yellow stuff comes out help
[QUOTE=Mattyyyy;32024864]when i fap yellow stuff comes out help[/QUOTE]
Drink your ovaltine.
[QUOTE=Mattyyyy;32024864]when i fap yellow stuff comes out help[/QUOTE]
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I have two little blemishes above my temples. They look kind of like bruises, and I have no idea where they came from. I first noticed them this summer and they won't go away. Any idea where the hell they came from and if I can get rid of them?
[QUOTE=Shoupie;32027680]I have two little blemishes above my temples. They look kind of like bruises, and I have no idea where they came from. I first noticed them this summer and they won't go away. Any idea where the hell they came from and if I can get rid of them?[/QUOTE]
It's lupus.
I kicked my pinky toe into something a couple of weeks ago and it's all blue under the nail. Am I going to die?
[QUOTE=Badballer;32030527]I kicked my pinky toe into something a couple of weeks ago and it's all blue under the nail. Am I going to die?[/QUOTE]
nah just a bruise, if the nail cut your toe and it bled underneath the nail, youre gonna have to figure out a way to clean the blood out
[editline]30th August 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Rex McCoolguy;32024776]My nostrils are always dry and it's hard to breathe.
[editline]30th August 2011[/editline]
Am I going to die.[/QUOTE]
no, ask your doctor about it. It could just be a build up of mucus that dries fast. If you put your finger in your nose (not lying about this) and you feel a blockage (it should feel like its part of your nose), then its a flap of cartilidge that is part of your nasal system. Sometimes this will swell and block the airway on one side of it. Most allergy sprays and pills will solve this.
but just check with your doctor first.
[editline]30th August 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=Shoupie;32027680]I have two little blemishes above my temples. They look kind of like bruises, and I have no idea where they came from. I first noticed them this summer and they won't go away. Any idea where the hell they came from and if I can get rid of them?[/QUOTE]
if it feels like it's under the skin you need to check with a doctor; but if it's a raised, almost plateau shaped thing (like a flat, wide mosquito bite) it could be a skin condition. if its purple like a bruise you could have leaking capillaries from the vein going up your temple into your brain. Those capillaries usually lead to the eyes but may not have developed in the right spot.
but ask your doctor too.
Alright doctor FP, hit me with some advice: yesterday I was working for my grandfather clearing some fallen trees that the hurricane left. I wanted to get done fast so I hauled ass and overworked myself a bit. I don't have any personal history of heart ailments, but they do run in my family. Anyhow, I started to notice my heart was beating hard and fast. Noticeably and distressingly so. I've had heart palpitations before and lately I've been having some breathing trouble and some palpitations caused by a reaction to some breathing treatments. So needless to say, I've been experiencing this a fair bit. But these, these were overwhelming, I had to drop everything for a moment and let them subside.
It would take me a while to list out everything that could be related so I'll make it short:
I've been having a little withdrawal as I've discontinued some heavy drinking, I stopped probably three weeks ago. I also cut out daily weed smoking, about two weeks ago. I'm an occasional tobacco smoker, never more than a few cigs a night. Should I be concerned? The doctor said to just discontinue using the albuterol that caused the reaction but she doesn't know anything about my substance use. I also take an antihistamine, acid reducer, and 25mg Sertaline HCI (Zoloft) daily. Thanks.
Today at football practice I was running the ball and got tackled pretty hard, I landed dirctly on my outstretched arm, and felt my should pop and click. It hurt like a motherfucker, like I just wanted to sit there and scream but I got up, and tried to move arm a little and I couldn't, after about 5 minutes I regained some movement but it was really sore. I went through practice and it was bothering me now I'm at home and it hurt to lift my arm the slightest.
Should I goto the hospital? Like I feel my arm crackle (yeah, crackle) if i move it in certain ways and it makes funny sounds.
I don't want to waste money just for a doctor to tell me to wrap it but idk.
[QUOTE=bluesky;32033738]Today at football practice I was running the ball and got tackled pretty hard, I landed dirctly on my outstretched arm, and felt my should pop and click. It hurt like a motherfucker, like I just wanted to sit there and scream but I got up, and tried to move arm a little and I couldn't, after about 5 minutes I regained some movement but it was really sore. I went through practice and it was bothering me now I'm at home and it hurt to lift my arm the slightest.
Should I goto the hospital? Like I feel my arm crackle (yeah, crackle) if i move it in certain ways and it makes funny sounds.
I don't want to waste money just for a doctor to tell me to wrap it but idk.[/QUOTE]
Necrotizing fasciitis. You're going to die if you don't amputate immediately.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotising_fasciitis[/url]
From what I've heard the early symptoms sound a lot like Subcutaneous Emphysema. In most cases I believe you do have to amputate the affected limb before it spreads and ends in death. It moves REALLY fast too. That wikipedia article might say otherwise I just used it to check my spelling. I'm just going off what I've heard from people that have seen it before.
[QUOTE=Teal Moose;32031293]Alright doctor FP, hit me with some advice: yesterday I was working for my grandfather clearing some fallen trees that the hurricane left. I wanted to get done fast so I hauled ass and overworked myself a bit. I don't have any personal history of heart ailments, but they do run in my family. Anyhow, I started to notice my heart was beating hard and fast. Noticeably and distressingly so. I've had heart palpitations before and lately I've been having some breathing trouble and some palpitations caused by a reaction to some breathing treatments. So needless to say, I've been experiencing this a fair bit. But these, these were overwhelming, I had to drop everything for a moment and let them subside.
It would take me a while to list out everything that could be related so I'll make it short:
I've been having a little withdrawal as I've discontinued some heavy drinking, I stopped probably three weeks ago. I also cut out daily weed smoking, about two weeks ago. I'm an occasional tobacco smoker, never more than a few cigs a night. Should I be concerned? The doctor said to just discontinue using the albuterol that caused the reaction but she doesn't know anything about my substance use. I also take an antihistamine, acid reducer, and 25mg Sertaline HCI (Zoloft) daily. Thanks.[/QUOTE]
What antihistamine do you take?
The substance use is probably too insignificant to matter, and I don't see any glaring contraindications. I'd go with your doctor, ventolin was probably the cause. Have you experienced any tachycardia since discontinuing?
[editline]31st August 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=bluesky;32033738]Today at football practice I was running the ball and got tackled pretty hard, I landed dirctly on my outstretched arm, and felt my should pop and click. It hurt like a motherfucker, like I just wanted to sit there and scream but I got up, and tried to move arm a little and I couldn't, after about 5 minutes I regained some movement but it was really sore. I went through practice and it was bothering me now I'm at home and it hurt to lift my arm the slightest.
Should I goto the hospital? Like I feel my arm crackle (yeah, crackle) if i move it in certain ways and it makes funny sounds.
I don't want to waste money just for a doctor to tell me to wrap it but idk.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like it's dislocated.
I hear this constant "shhh shhh shhh" sound in my ear if my heartbeat goes up.
Help what do
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;32034625]I hear this constant "shhh shhh shhh" sound in my ear if my heartbeat goes up.
Help what do[/QUOTE]
Don't worry, it's your Spidey-sense kicking in.
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;32034625]I hear this constant "shhh shhh shhh" sound in my ear if my heartbeat goes up.
Help what do[/QUOTE]
I get that on occasion.
It's annoying, I usually drown it out with music.
[QUOTE=Badballer;32030527]I kicked my pinky toe into something a couple of weeks ago and it's all blue under the nail. Am I going to die?[/QUOTE] nail will come off. dont worry it's not painful or something.
I feel emotions.
Is it terminal or there's still something a doctor could do to save me?
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