Tyler Bennett73 said:A few days ago, this nasty rash popped up on my left hand. I tried some boric acid and it seemed to help just a tiny bit. After that, I used some herbal salve I got from a local apothecary, but it didn't work at all... actually, it feels like it made things worse. My hands always act up when winter hits. The skin just cracks open, and I’m stuck wearing gloves constantly and slathering on lotion. Does anyone know a good cream or maybe a natural remedy that actually works? Thanks in advance.
I dealt with this exact same thing maybe five or six years back. Based on how you described it, I'm pretty sure it's eczema. The good news: it isn't psoriasis. The bad news: it's a massive pain to get rid of. Corticosteroid ointments help, but once you're done with those, you have to keep up with daily creams. And look, I know this sounds weird to say—especially with everything going on with viruses lately—but you really need to avoid soap and dish detergent if you can. It would be best if you had your own utensils and just washed them in warm water without any soap. If you can't do that, you absolutely have to use a heavy, greasy cream that doesn't contain glycerin (Johnson & Johnson is the gold standard here). As for the steroid ointments, they're usually ranked 1 through 4, with 1 being the weakest. For me, the level 3 stuff didn't do squat, but the strongest level 4 worked incredibly fast. The main thing is to apply it as much as possible... like five times a day, and definitely before bed. You mentioned you've been using creams, so check the ingredients. If there's glycerin in there, stop using it immediately. Plain old Johnson & Johnson is perfect. Let me know how it goes in a month.
Andrew Nelson6 said:So, here’s the situation. I have this colleague—someone who has basically been a professional couch potato her entire life. She was never into sports, didn't play anything in school, nothing... just a lot of walking, really. That was it. Just sitting around or strolling on flat ground. Well, now she’s hit her mid-30s and suddenly her muscles are giving out on her. It’s getting to the point where she struggles with stairs, finds it a real chore to get up after sitting down, and lacks strength in her hands—but especially in her legs. Her muscles just aren't performing the way they should. Is this just what happens when you've been inactive for decades, or is this something more serious that needs medical attention? Can muscles actually get so "lazy" that they essentially betray you?
Grace Davis77 said:Plibex contains very small amounts of Vitamin B per dose, which is precisely why the instructions recommend taking it multiple times throughout the day. Furthermore, it isn't intended to be a permanent fix for mucosal issues; rather, it should be taken in specific cycles whenever a clinical indication arises.
I couldn't agree more. Even though I had one doctor tell me something totally different, if you ask me, Plibex (just like Krkin B-komplex) is easily the best stuff on the market. The vitamin balance is spot on. Every time I tried those heavy-duty doses from other brands, I ended up breaking out in hives... total nightmare.
So, I’m completely lost here. Went in for an X-ray and they said there aren't even any calcifications, yet the pain is still killing me. Now the orthopedist is telling me it's just bursitis! When is this ever going to end?...
nimblegull23 said:Hey, I dealt with plantar fasciitis using shockwave therapy. Since things were pretty inflamed, the treatment was brutal... but after six months, I’m finally seeing some progress.
A friend of mine tried UV therapy and felt better after a few months too.
So yeah, take it slow. It doesn't happen overnight.
Yeah, obviously it hurts, but my real concern is that this entire month I've felt like I was tossed around in a damn centrifuge. My shoulder is the issue, but I have a bad cervical spine, and now I'm wondering if this therapy actually made things worse... since my neck is barely ten centimeters away from where they're treating my shoulder.
I need some honest feedback here. What are your actual impressions of shockwave therapy? Any specific hurdles or benefits people have seen? I’ve got this calcification in my shoulder, and honestly... I’ve done three sessions now and haven't felt a damn thing. Not even close. To make matters worse, I just feel weird. Like I’m constantly walking around in a fog or slightly lightheaded... it's not a great feeling. I started this whole process about four weeks ago, and the pain in my shoulder is exactly where it was before we started. Anyone else dealt with this? What was your experience like?
I’m looking for any info you guys can throw my way regarding this working diagnosis my cousin just got. I’ve been scouring the web, trying to make sense of it all... but there isn't much out there in English, let alone anything helpful. From what I can gather, only about one in twenty Parkinson's cases actually presents with this specific diagnosis. To make matters even more complicated, her doctors listed a specific subtype in the notes, which makes this whole thing feel even more rare and heavy. They included a little note in parentheses explaining the subtype: gait akinesia. Just a heads up, my cousin's mother—my aunt—struggled with Parkinson's too. My cousin is 65 now.
Health has really opened up Pandora's box on you. But hey, look on the bright side—it doesn’t seem like anything massive. If I had to guess, we're looking at some shifts in your cervical or lumbar spine area. Getting an EMG done at a private clinic should clear things up pretty quickly. Go check out my thread on Benign fasciculation syndrome; I spent a couple of years bouncing between doctors and blew through tens of thousands of dollars on tests...
The FBI is basically the gold standard when it comes to spotting kidney stones. If they say there aren't any, then there aren't any—at least based on what I'm reading here. But look, things happen. Maybe it was just some weird food interference or the way you were laying on the table that messed up the image... gave a false reading. It wouldn't hurt to get a follow-up scan just to be absolutely sure...
briskbison41: Look, I know how it works, and I don't have any beef with the process itself. My issue is just that I want to watch movies on my TV... my eyes aren't what they used to be, and staring at a computer monitor for hours is a total pain. Plus, my old reliable Sony player doesn't support DivX. So, yeah, I convert those DivX files into DVDs. I realize it sounds a little stupid, but there’s actually a silver lining... I can make these "junk" DVDs and give them away to my buddies who don't have DivX support. It makes them happy. Anyway, when I open the movie folder, I see the AVI file and the SRT file sitting right there next to each other. How do I actually embed that SRT file into the AVI file?
I need some help here: So, I grabbed some DivX movies on a USB drive. I’ve got this software that compresses them and burns DVDs (Handbrake), but when I burn them, they don't have any subtitles... just the video. I know there's gotta be a way to embed an SRT file directly into the avi. How do I actually do that? Is there a specific program I should be using, or is it one of those manual things where you just copy/paste and swap out file extensions?
Tiny juvenile ticks (they are incredibly small) Erythema migrans—that’s the redness with a distinct border that spreads to other parts of your body instead of just staying around the bite area) A general, flu-like feeling of exhaustion
Usually, Sumamed is used for treatment; you absolutely have to take a double dose.
If it hits later stages, they move to heavier antibiotics like tetracyclines)
Follow-up testing: ELISA (available here in the US) and Western Blot (which isn't an option locally)
Places like Central Park, Markush, and even up near Mount Rainier are high-risk, heavily contaminated areas in the US
One of the top experts in Washington, D.C. is Dr. Alaraj over at the CDC
wiredcobra11's take: less likely... Opinion from brisknomad6: more likely...
Leg cramps in your legs or feet? Most of the time, it’s nothing serious. It usually just comes down to an electrolyte imbalance... you need to get more Magnesium, Calcium, and Potassium back into your system. It happens way more often in the summer because you're sweating like crazy compared to the winter. Just don't go chugging massive amounts of water all at once—if you do, it just flushes right through you via sweat, which actually makes the cramping worse. Here’s the move: aim for about two liters of fluid a day. Mix in half a liter of some magnesium-rich mineral water—think something like Essentia or just a good sparkling water—and eat a few bananas for that potassium hit. You should feel better in about ten days. If it doesn't let up... then go get a glucose test. It’s highly unlikely you have anything worse than what I just described, but seriously, stop digging around on the internet and searching Google. You'll just freak yourself out. Don't ask me why; just take my advice...