Thursday, January 19, 2012

Do I Have Alopecia Areata?

396545389 hi. i notice on top of my head i only have a straight line of hair but on the sides 90 percent of it is gone.
when i saw my primary care physician he told me this is totally fine and a lot of people who have it live long, healthy lives. when i saw a dermatologist, he told me i am paranoid and have anxiety and should be evaluated.

in reality i think its a serious problem i have. my friends all tease me and say im from the kkk and i look ugly. i dont want to wear a wig because my friends will tell others the wig is fake and might take it off and expose me.
i got kaiser permanente as a medical insurance
i notice alot of it when i shower.
alos my grandma keeps making jokes about it and its pissing me off. she tells me there is always a problem with me and why cant i be normal like other people and not have these skin problems.

I Think My Heart Rate Is Too High. It's Pretty Cool How High I Can Get It, But I'm Wondering If It'll Explode.?

396545385 I'm an 18 year old male, 143 pounds, that recently decided to start running. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I run 1 mile as hard as i possibly can. I keep a fast steady pace the whole run and then kick it the last 100 yards or so.
Of the 9 days I have ran, i have gotten my heart rate to 210bpm, 216bpm, 204bpm, and finally tonight, 241bpm!!! All these numbers were taken seconds after I crossed the finish line, and they were all double and triple checked. I feel great and within 10 to 15 minutes, I am back to my resting heart rate.
I'm not really all that worried, but I'm also not a fitness expert. If someone can tell me if being able to make your heart beat 241 times in a minute is awesome or dangerous, I would really be thankful.
-David

How Far Away Do I Keep My Phone, So I Dont Get Cancer?

396545116 Okay so im 14 and ive had a phone since i was twelve but im always on it and its always in my hand or in my pocket. i only text most the time. but im worried im going to get cancer cas ive herd so much about it on the news. i dont wanna stop texting but i was wondering was there a certain distance i could keep it away from me..thnx :)

!!!!!! Allergic !!!!!!?

396545383 My daughter has a sea food allergy do you think she could go to a aquarium and she won't have a allergic reaction??? because it smells a lot like fish I know she's not eating it but the smell is so strong...... Thanks =) My daughter is 10 if that helps

What Is The Best Way To Lose 2 Pounds A Week?

396545382 Im 5'2 and weigh 220 pounds. I really want to lose weight, and i want to try to set a goal of 2 pounds a week. How much exercise will i have to do in order to acheive this goal?

I Heard If You Eat A Lot Of Pineapple Before Getting Your Wisdome Teeth Pulled That It Helps... Does It?

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Ok I Am A Diabetic And After Colon Infection Lost 62 Pounds Without Trying. Now I Keep Seeing?

396545384 diabetics lose weight. but, why after 20 years of being fat am i losing so much weight so fast? has this happened to anyone else and feel me in on it. getting a colonoscopy soon. why do you lose weight with diabetics?

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Whiteheads, Why Do We Get Them? And How To Get Rid?

396545389 hi i seem to go to bed and wake up with a load of whiteheads or spots around my mouth area, this is the only place i really get them, below the lips/ above the chin area, sometimes , it seems usually after shaveing or the couple of days that follow that i could go out and by the time i come back after 10 hours or something could have some whiteheads appeared
just wanted to know if any1 knows why they just crop up like that and how to prevent them?
so how can you prevent them?

My Heart Is Skipping Beats, Please Help?

396545385 I feel my heart skipping beats in the bottom of my throat (where the dip is). It started when I was 19. I am now 24. It comes and goes. I will get it all day everyday for like two weeks to a month, then I won't get it again for months to a year. It doesn't hurt, it just feels like my heart skips a beat then it double beats to catch up. A couple years ago I went to the ER and they hooked me up to a ECG, or a EKG. I can't remember, but it said my heart was fine. However, while at the hospital my heart didn't flutter. I'm scared it will stop. I have no insurance so I can't go to the doctors. If it gets worse, I will go back to the ER. Please tell me your thoughts or if you have ever experienced thus before. Thank you. Also, I do take Zoloft 50 mg everyday once a day.

Family History Of Skin Cancer?

396545116 if a mother died from skin cancer (melanoma of moles) should her son be tested to check his moles (if he has alot of them) and who would he asked to be referred to at the hospital?

What's Up With The Bloody Nose?

396545383 I've had nose bleeds since I was a little girl so I'm used to getting one once a year or so. I usually get one after I've had really bad allergies or a cold. I haven't had one since 2 years ago but just last week I got one while I was at the store. It stopped after 4-5 minutes. Maybe even less than that. Anyway, I had a feeling I would get one because I was getting really bad headaches a few days before. Well I got one again on Monday. It only lasted a little bit because I know how to stop them right away. Last night I was at the store and again I got another nose bleed. I was sniffling and cleaning my nose with the Kleenex a lot then that's when it started to bleed. This morning I woke up because I felt my nose stuffed and really itchy and my right eye was a little swollen and red too. I had a feeling I would get a nosebleed and yes about a few second later after I got to the bathroom I got another one. Now I don't get scared when I get one because I've had them since I was a little kid but 3 days in a row?? Now I'm feeling a little concerned. I don't know if it's the weather or if it's being caused by something else but it has been pretty warm during the day and then it gets really cold at night where I live. I decided to call the doctor and make an appointment. He told me he can see me until tomorrow. He said if I can't wait to go to the Urgent Care. Should I be worried? Has anybody ever had consecutive nose bleeds? Thanks for your help.
Nick- No I don't hold my head back. That's never a good idea but I do tilt my head forward. You have constant nose bleeds? That sucks.

And I'm not sure if it runs in my family. I don't think so.

I Want To Lose Weight, But Not Lose My Curves! Help!! Boys And Girls Advice Needed!?

396545382 I'm 5'3 and 110 lbs. My measurements are bust: 34 waist: 25 hips: 38. I'm a 34 B and I want to look good for bikini season. My curves make me who I am, and I love them which is exactly why I don't want to lose them, please help with workouts and tips I could use!

When People Grind Their Teeth In Their Sleep, Do They Grind Their Front Teeth?

396545381 my sister 'used to' suffer from an eating disorder, and i think she still is. her teeth have become shortened at the front, which i asked her about, as i thought it was from vomiting, but she says its just from grinding her teeth at night, which i know she does.
"just bec......" the acids in vomit affect teeth. they can shorten and shrink, so they appear gappy.

What Is The Chromosomal Cause Of Diabetes?

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This Is Serious! Something Is Up With My Vagina?

396545389 Alright..so..
3 or 4 weeks ago, when I finger myself the vagina is normal and what not
but when i finally touched it down there, like........
something is blocking! like..it feels like something is gonna come out.
No its not that deep, Idk how to explain it! but it feels dry than moist in other parts of my vagina.
Is..this possibly yeast infection or what? It was itchy before so i put some anti-itch stuff so it went away. But..theres just this weird feeling, lump in my vagina that i never felt before! WHAT TO DO?!

Isn't Heart Failure Technically Suicide?

396545385 Your body is killing itself.

I've Been Wanting To Donate Beanies To...?

396545116 Kids with Cancer but I would like to make them personalized to each child like character hats, How can I do that? Should I visit first, call the hospital and can I deliver them myself or should I mail them. I really wanna do this, has anyone ever donated to a children's hospital before and how did you do it?


Serious answers only!
Thanks for the great answers!! I don't want to wait until April because it would be too close to the summer and I would like the little ones to wear them for a white, and I wasn't thinking of a massive donation, since they are handmade so I can only make so much on my free time. I believe the SURVEY answer is awesome, Thanks for the help!! and hope that the hospital I call to doesn't have so MANY!! restrictions wow

Is This An Allergy Or Have I Developed A Cold?

396545383 I went out feeling fine and came back with congested nose, headache, cough, sore throat and my ears keep going funny, (keep popping, getting blocked etc).

I was at my Grandmas today, she sort of smokes like a chimney, there was like 6 people smoking in one room, her house is also quite dusty with a lot of clutter and there was also 4 poodle dogs too.
At the time, I just kept on sneezing like mad, literally 20 times in a row, I also started coughing and my head also started to ache.

Now I'm back at home, I just feel awful and can't stop coughing etc. I did take an allergy pill 1hr ago, but it hasnt really done anything yet.
I thought it was an allergy, because dust does make me sneeze a lot.
What else can do?

I need to feel better soon, because I'm working at the hospital tomorrow.

Im 13 And Obese??????????????????/?

396545382 im 13 5.1 and 160 lbs. im obese and im on a diet and exerise plan of 1300 calories a day and burning about 2000 calories a day ... i need to loose 30 lbs in 2 months.. help.. im in 7th grade and when im in 8th i want to be a healthier and prettier girl. i also really want a boyfriend. my friends all tell me im not fat but i know i am.
also i might be going to hawaii and so i want to be skinnier. really if i loose 30 lbs i would look ALOT better..
my question is how do i loose 30 lbs
i burn 2000 calories becuase my BRM is about 1800 and i burn additional 100 to 200 calories from 30 minutes of exersise a day. since my BRM is 1800 im eating 500 calories less there for in 7 days i will loose 1 lb plus the other exercise will hopefully add uo to 2lbs a week.
so i was wrong my BRM is 1570 so if i eat 270 calories less then that a day (1300) and burn 250 calories a day from exercising thats i total of 520 calories burned... which in a week will result in a pound of weight loss... the only thing is then i will be only loosing 4 lbs a month and therefore loosing 10 lbs in 2 months not 20 or 30 :(

Wisdom Teeth Question?

396545381 I'm getting them out Friday, and I'm a little nervous about being put to sleep!
When I wake up am I going to be spurting out nonsense? I don't want to say anything
inappropriate in front of my parents! And to make it worse, the operation is on Friday the 13th!
(not that I'm superstitious or anything)
And I don't know why I'm getting them out really but they say it will cause problems later on since I already have had braces! ~
And I have no idea what sedation they are using!
I just know that it's going to be done via an injection, they said they were giving me laughing gas for the injection but idk why because it seems like it's just an IV, why would you need laughing gas for an IV? $$$?