Crushed Vertabrae
Reading Time: < 1 minute 03/15/2010 Question: Will the use of an epidural help with the pain of a crushed vertabrae? Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. On this site, NetWellness experts try to answer general questions about health. Only a health professional performing a thorough clinical exam is able to evaluate your symptoms. However, NetWellness may have some…
Spasm in Side of Face with Severe Headache
Reading Time: < 1 minute 03/15/2010 Question: Hi, I starting a few years ago having these spasms in one musles on the left side of my face which causes my jaw to be pulled shut. Eventually these got worse and worse. Now it will start with that one muscle and within a few minutes the whole left side of my…
Coccyx Pain ( Tail Bone Pain)
Reading Time: < 1 minute 03/17/2010 Question: Dear Dr, I am 26 yrs old Male, i am facing a severe pain at my buttocks when ever i sit any where, initially the pain was considerably toleratable but it gradually increased as it goes by, i never get operated so far, and never got injured in that area before, i used…
Pain on my Lower Right Side
Reading Time: < 1 minute 03/29/2010 Question: I have had pain on my lower right side for several years. I had an ultrasound but they said nothing was wrong. Lately the pain has been more frequent and been happening during the day and not just during the night. Do you know what it could be? Answer: Thank you for visiting…
Shoulder Upper Arm Pain
Reading Time: < 1 minute 04/20/2010 Question: I fell 8 weeks ago on my left arm. After a week of pain in my shoulder & upper arm I went to the Dr. An X-ray showed a torn ligement in my shoulder. I started physical therapy a couple weeks later. About a month after the 1st injury I fell on the…
Low Back Pain
Reading Time: < 1 minute 12/22/2008 Question: My lower back hurts extremly bad when I`m on my feet. It gets worse the longer I stand or walk. The pain is so bad I get dizzy and light headed and start to shake. When I sit down to rest it goes cold. Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. On this site, NetWellness experts try to…
Sensory Changes After General Anesthesia
Reading Time: 2 minutes 02/19/2009 Question: I had surgery to repair a rotator cuff injury in July 2006. After my surgery I noticed my sense of smell and taste was different. My morning coffee no longer was appealing, I changed to hot tea. The big major issue for me is my husbands smell. Before I realized what was going…
Raised or (Swollen) Taste Bud
Reading Time: < 1 minute 03/17/2010 Question: Hi. I was just wondering, I have one little “taste bud” towards the tip of my tongue. it looks like a white pimple. It started out flesh color and then it got just a little bit bigger and turned white. The sensation is almost like a burnt tongue feeling. I don`t know if…
Mastoid Effusion
Reading Time: < 1 minute 06/07/2010 Question: I just had an mri and the found a mastoid effusion on the right side of my head, I had a bout of vertigo 2 weeks ago and the doc sent me for this mri. What is this and how serious is it? Thanks Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. A question similar…
Recovery Time for a T12 Compression Fracture
Reading Time: < 1 minute 07/21/2010 Question: How long does it take to heal a t2 compress fracture in a 15 year old healthy eating, living, person? I got a xray document back saying this: There is slight depression of the anterior aspect of the vertebral body noted at T12 level and may suggest slight compression fracture. This should be…