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I have a 20 year old root canal in tooth #15 (left, top, back) that is now infected. How should I evaluate my options? What are peoples' experiences with this situation / type of surgery? If extracted, how did your teeth react to the tooth's absence? [more inside]
posted by Reasonably Everything Happens at 7:43 PM - 4 answers

Expired promethazine + codeine cough syrup -- do I dare? [more inside]
posted by virve at 6:05 PM - 13 answers

I'd like a NYC Physical Therapist Recommendation for rehab of a skiing injury/strengthening of my knees. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 1:57 PM - 2 answers

I turned forty! It’s exactly like being 39 except in the past week the creases in my under eyes have begun to crack and are red and sensitive. Nothing is quite helping. What do you use for this? Copious skin info and things I’ve tried under the cut. [more inside]
posted by Mizu at 10:14 PM - 18 answers

I’ve spent the last several nights in a hospital with one of my kids. Everything is on the road to being fine. However, despite the uncomfortable bed, I’ve slept really well. There are lots of potential reasons for this, but I have a question about one: I might have atypical (i.e., no snoring) undiagnosed sleep apnea and this is a negative pressure room. Is it possible that the negative pressure room is helping with the apnea?
posted by griseus at 1:38 PM - 9 answers

A friend, now 75 years old, had a knee replacement 15 years ago, a revision of that 10 years ago, and is now recovering from the 2nd revision of that same knee. It is now 21 days since the 2nd revision (she is in rehab), and her range of motion is around 75 to 80°. She is very concerned that she is behind schedule with respect to the ROM and is finding PT extremely painful. [more inside]
posted by Kevin S at 6:59 PM - 5 answers

How long can I expect this to last, and how do I stop the itching?! [more inside]
posted by leftover_scrabble_rack at 3:37 PM - 6 answers

My total commute time is 40m in AM, and 1.5h in PM (le sigh). I WFO all 5 days. I'm not the person driving the car. There's no way to shorten the commute itself. However, screen time is hurting my eyes and audible puts me to sleep. All books, all podcasts. Zzzz. Friends don't work the same hours, so can't call them. What do I do during this useless pocket of time(s)?
posted by Nieshka at 11:41 AM - 25 answers

My baldness has reached a point where I need to be proactive about degreasing, but I don't know what to do about it. Internet searches tell me the solution is to use oil, which … too much oil is already the problem and I wonder if this advice is written by AI. Greasy head details below the cut. [more inside]
posted by Ookseer at 9:47 AM - 13 answers

I need my poops to be harder/easier to wipe but the obvious steps (water, fiber, exercise, diet) are not helping (cw: poop descriptions) [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 9:55 PM - 19 answers

Asking for a friend who's getting impatient with his recovery period. [more inside]
posted by toucan at 5:19 PM - 7 answers

How do I find more/different treatment for CPTSD, when I don't really know what I need and I'm already doing a whole bunch of stuff that isn't really doing enough? Snowflakes, as always, below. [more inside]
posted by bowtiesarecool at 1:44 PM - 9 answers

My kid has his first facial pimple. My kid is neurospicy. My knowledge of skin care is rudimentary. Help me find a simple face wash for him and basic acne care products that he can use. [more inside]
posted by sciencegeek at 3:22 PM - 18 answers

Strained my rotator cuff. I have been doing PT diligently, but it's not getting better. I really don't want to have surgery. I'm also not sure if there might be something about my PT exercises / my desk setup / my life that is making the issue continue. Hoping to get a perspective on next steps from others who have been there. Snowflake details inside! [more inside]
posted by rednikki at 6:25 AM - 17 answers

I'm a cis guy exploring prostate stimulation play solo. I have a toy that I'm not sure I know how to use correctly. I'll put the rest inside to avoid NSFW content on the main page. [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 6:02 AM - 7 answers

If person A is exposed on Day 0 and tests positive on day 4, when would person A likely become contagious and when would person B, who was exposed to person A on Days 1-4, likely become contagious? If the information is available on the CDC website I couldn't find it, and I don't know what sites are trustworthy anymore...everything the CDC has related to that seems to be archived. [more inside]
posted by lemonade at 11:18 AM - 7 answers

I read this study on the effects of CBG on anxiety and memory and want to try it; however, I do not want a product with THC in it and the pot shop says that, as a licensed dispensary, everything they sell contains THC. Outside of that regulated market, I am pretty skeptical about quality control and don't even know where to begin anyway. I mean, I see products on Amazon but I am so dubious. Can you help?
posted by HotToddy at 7:06 AM - 9 answers

If you've had to move for health reasons from an area you loved, how did you come to accept it? [more inside]
posted by Art_Pot at 11:45 AM - 10 answers

I've seen conflicting answers about this — some dental influencers online are suggesting that when you finish brushing your teeth, to not rinse at all and just to leave the toothpaste to "bond" to the enamel (rinsing would wash the toothpaste off and thus be ineffective). However, when asking my dentist, I was told to rinse, to get rid of any plague still remaining in the mouth. Which is right? [more inside]
posted by thoughtful_analyst at 1:53 PM - 31 answers

Yogis: for years i have practiced gomukhasana (cow face pose) to stretch my outer hips. Now I am having trouble bending my left knee sideways. Meaning, I can bend my knee in the straight forward plane, like in a lunge, but not sideways, like sitting cross-legged. What is an alternative stretch to stretch my outer hips? [more inside]
posted by Ollie at 7:45 AM - 7 answers