Is this yellow jacket sting normal? I have a doctor's appointment for later today. I'm not sure if I'm overreacting. I know my histamine response is! Pics and [more inside]
posted by fiercecupcake on Sep 15, 2009 - 14 answers

How much swelling is normal after a bee sting? And is a lot of swelling indicative of anything troublesome? [more inside]
posted by bookish on Jul 18, 2009 - 16 answers

For four years, I've been dealing with a really puffy foot. My doctor mentioned that it's likely edema. She didn't, however, tell me anything useful about eliminating the swelling. [more inside]
posted by Kololo on May 25, 2009 - 26 answers

For the last ten years or so, I've had chronic pain and mild swelling in (what I think are) my parotids, the largest of the salivary glands. However, my docs beg to differ (sometimes with me and often with each other, it seems). Help me figure out what hurts. [more inside]
posted by blisskite triplicate on May 22, 2009 - 10 answers

My face is suddenly asymmetrical. Can the medically-inclined members of the Hive Mind give me ideas as to what may be the cause? [more inside]
posted by Oriole Adams on Mar 29, 2009 - 10 answers

I need a new doctor (internist or a general practitioner) who knows what he's doing. I've spent over $500 in doctor visits, meds and testings and I am still sick after 4 weeks. Can you make any doctor recommendations in DC suburbs? (Maryland). [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 12, 2009 - 10 answers

I think I broke my littlest toe. Everything I read online says that basically nothing can be done, so there's no point in going to the doctor, right? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Oct 30, 2008 - 27 answers

I know you aren't my doctor, but why are my lips swelling up? [more inside]
posted by tomble on Aug 4, 2008 - 20 answers

Last night all was fine when I sat down. When I got up twenty minutes later I began to walk and it felt like there was a wad of gum under the ball of my foot. I checked and under the callous at the distal end of my first metatarsal it is visibly swollen. The area is nearly a quarter inch thicker than the same area on my other foot. The area is not painful, but the shear size of it makes me walk funny. I'll go to the Dr. on Monday, but until then, does anyone have any ideas about what it can be? Googling hasn't given me any clues.
posted by a22lamia on Mar 29, 2008 - 18 answers

I used straight, undiluted Grapefruit Seed Extract under my tongue and now I have sublingual inflammation and a burning sensation on the tip of my tongue like I've sipped tea that is too hot. [more inside]
posted by pranalaxmi on Oct 29, 2007 - 10 answers

Strange swelling on the back of a friend's hand after gardening, with no puncture marks - what could it be? [more inside]
posted by mitzyjalapeno on Aug 10, 2007 - 5 answers

Last night I was at a party and drank too much wine. When I got home I puked and went to bed. Today I woke up with a fat lip. What happened and is it doctor-visit-worthy? [more inside]
posted by desjardins on Jun 22, 2007 - 19 answers

I woke up today with a slightly sore eyelid, then during a hot shower, the area above my eye swelled to a point my eye is halfway shut. What's going on? [more inside]
posted by kingtaj on Mar 17, 2007 - 22 answers

What the hell can I ask the doctor for to treat the 75+ insect bites I've just woken up and found myself covered with? [more inside]
posted by t0astie on Mar 12, 2007 - 30 answers

Is there a time I should switch from cold to warm compresses on a joint injury? [more inside]
posted by sherlockt on Feb 22, 2007 - 10 answers

Jammed my thumb playing basketball, does it need an x-ray? [more inside]
posted by knave on Jan 2, 2007 - 4 answers

My eyelid is swelling up but I don't know if it's a Stye or a Chalazion. [more inside]
posted by shanevsevil on Dec 2, 2006 - 18 answers

What is being used by the cutman to heal your boxer (reduce swelling) in the video game ESPN Fight Night Round 3? [more inside]
posted by nekton on Jul 24, 2006 - 9 answers

I want my face back! (Swelling of the parotid glands.) [more inside]
posted by tentacle on Jan 20, 2006 - 5 answers

What should I do to make swelling and bumps from an allergic reaction to makeup foundation go away? [more inside]
posted by kirstin on Aug 18, 2005 - 11 answers

What the hell is wrong with my foot? I sprained it very mildly last July, and its still swollen! [more inside]
posted by Kololo on Jun 14, 2005 - 12 answers