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do u think my friend may have HIV?

ok my friend is gay in one nite he had unprotected sex with dis dude, well da next morning he woke up feeling weak, over-heated, he was nausea, he was vomiting but wasnt nuthin coming up, he had a fever,he was dehyrdrated, plus he lost like 10 pounds, he wouldnt eat anything either. He hasnt been tested yet but we went online 2 find out da symptons of HIV in here they r:

Uhh.."he"(you) should definitely go to the doctor! This is way to serious to be diagnosed on Yahoo! Answers, come on now!

i have to take 2-10mg hydrocodone every 4hr for pain is there anything else less harmful for my organs?

hydrocodone is for my chronic pain the doctors are trying to find out how best to treat it but im looking for pain management alternatives i live in texas so im limited to pain management treatments. i have a liver problem they are looking into also so the hyd. will not be able to be taken for much longer i have looked for substatutes and have found nothing, my pain is in my body flu like feeling muscles, back, neck, chest, hands arms joints , headaches skin rashes and the heat gives me upset stomach and tiredness and body aches. im currently being treated for lupus but they are not sure if they know just yet they are 100 percent right.

There are a number of other opioids (same class of drugs as hydrocodone) that do not contain acetaminophen, or how its probably labeled, APAP, which is just tylenol. The narcotic portion of the combination you take is very safe and does not damage organs at all but the tylenol in it is very bad for your liver. They make a drug called vicoprofen which is a combination of hydrocodone and ibuprofen. The ibuprofen (commonly found in motrin) is not harmful to the liver but if you have gastric issues like ulcers or acid reflux it wouldn't be the best choice.

There are also dozens of preparations that do not contain a combination but only a narcotic aka opioid. Opioids if taken long term can produce physical dependence however they do not harm your organs at all. You can get extended release or regular 4 hour doses of morphine or oxycodone. I find the latter to be the closest in effect to hydrocodone. Other single product opioids include 72-hour transdermal fentanyl, methadone, levorphanol, pentazocine, oxymorphone and hydromorphine. There are many so I am probably leaving one or two out but they all have essentially the same effect. There is also another, newer drug called tramadol (brand name ultram) that is not quite an opioid but largely binds to the same receptors and therefore has a similar effect although I'm not sure it would be strong enough for you.

Are you being treated with immusuppressants like prednisone for the possible lupus? Not only would these help any possible autoimmune disorders like lupus, but they will help with muscle pain and joint pain if there is inflammation present. If steroids like prednisone helped reduce some of pain you could take less hydrocodone (or whatever drug) placing less strain on your liver.

I hope you find a regimen that relieves your pain. I also suffer from chronic pain and I don't envy anyone who has to deal with it. Feel free to email me if you have any questions about what I discussed here or if you have any other questions about pain medicine. I hope you feel better! Take care

Question about Crohn's Disease?

I've been having these symptoms and my doctor doesn't know whats wrong. Should I ask about Crohn's disease? I did a symptom check and thats the first thing that came up. Upper abdominal pain on both sides(crampy and sharp), change in bowl habits, gas, nausea, fatige, skin tags, headaches, skin rash, hot flashes.

That does sound like Crohn's. Ask your doctor about it and he'll most likely run a CMP to check your liver function. How long has it been going on? Usually Crohn's also hits in spurts. Here are a couple of good sites that have a lot of info on Crohn's. Check them out and see what you think. I hope you don't, it's a hard one. Good luck tho! Best wishes to ya!

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