Cancer Among African Americans
Reading Time: < 1 minute 04/28/2010 Question: Why are african American are more diagnosis with cancer than whites? Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. A question similar to yours has been previously addressed. The link below will connect you to a list of articles on NetWellness that contain information about cancer rates among African Americans. NetWellness may have additional information available that…
Papilloma Growth on Uvula
Reading Time: < 1 minute 04/28/2010 Question: What would cause a papilloma growth on the uvula? 12 year old, not sexually active. Has had warts on feet only in th past. Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. A question similar to yours has been previously addressed. The link below will connect you to that information. NetWellness may also have some…
Pain Management Post L2 to L5 Laminectomy
Reading Time: < 1 minute 07/28/2010 Question: Surgery 5 weeks ago. First 3 weeks I was in severe pain. Took vicodin, neurontin and robaxin. Then nothing, but continued to wear brace. At 4weeks I was told I didn`t need to wear it. I became easily fatigued because I wasn`t wearing it. Started physical therapy and after two sessions started to…
Pregnancy Ater TB Treatment
Reading Time: < 1 minute 11/24/2009 Question: I just finished my TB treatment (isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol for two months, then isoniazid and rifampicin for a further four months) and two days later I got pregnant. Therefore, I`d like to know if all the antibiotics I took could have a negative affect on my pregnancy. Thanks! Answer: Thank you…
Pain Behind My Knee
Reading Time: < 1 minute 07/12/2010 Question: Over the weekend I was sitting on a raft chair and I went to get off the raft and all of the sudden the area behind my knees from the lower thigh to mid-calf started spasming, with the most intense pain behind my knees. This went on for atleast 12 – 15 minutes….
Strained Nerve in Right Leg
Reading Time: < 1 minute 07/28/2010 Question: I fell down a small flight of stairs about a week and a half ago. I was carrying a box, so I hurt my wrist on the landing, and though my shins and knees were pretty badly bruised, I didn`t even think I had any soft tissue injury (THANK GOD). A day or…
Sore Stomach and Gas
Reading Time: < 1 minute 07/27/2010 Question: my doctor tells me that the medication i am on; will not cause stomach pains ect. i am currently taking opana and wearing a pain patch to help deal with back pain issues. i have recently started feeling sore stomach pains and i have been a little gasy, burpin. any thoughs? problems seem…
Hemoglobin Variant
Reading Time: < 1 minute 08/31/2010 Question: A newborn, when screened at birth, showed a sickle cell variant in her hemoglobin. Both parents are caucasian. How is this possible? Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. A question similar to yours has been previously addressed. The links below will connect you to that information. NetWellness may also have some general information…
Neck Pain and Headaches
Reading Time: < 1 minute 05/02/2011 Question: In October of this year my body was jarred forward due to a car accident I felt fine after. A month later I was participating in activity at church and I started experiencing neck pain and headaches. Also after my accident stomach bloating, and irritaion. Just recently I have a new symptom of…
MRI Report, but Couldn`t Understand the Terms
Reading Time: < 1 minute 09/20/2011 Question: Dear, This is a translated version (from Google translate) of the MRI report that I got after the MRI was taken. But I struggle to understand the terminology, thus I need someone who understand this to tell me what is happening with my meniscus. The report follows: Made knee MRI examination of the…