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My column is dedicated to telling it like it is. I will always give you the best information available to me or the best advice I can. I will be upfront and never hide the truth from you.

The one thing I will not do is you homework. I will try and point you towards the answer or help you find the answers you looking for. Ultimately you will have to find the answer yourself.

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I’m a 29 year old Indian man; I’m going to marry an American Women. So will there be any problem with our kids. Because we both are form different culture and lifestyle.

In my view your question is much the same as two people of different religions marrying. The problem can arise as to which culture or religion you wish the children to follow.

My wife and I are of two different religions as were my sister and her first husband. We chose to follow two different paths in raising our children. My sister chose to raise her children in her husbands religion. My wife and I chose to raise ours to be aware of all religions; when they were old enough they could choose to follow the religion of their choice or join their eventual spouses religion. This worked out well for both my sister and me.

For my children their was the added benefit that by having them see and experience many religions they were also blind, so to speak, to color, race and cultural differences. They had and still have friends of all races, colors and creeds.

This is how my wife and I handled what I feel is a similar situation which I pass on for you to consider.

Last year I decided to teach my friend how to drive my 5 speed stick shift car. Long story short, we got hit on the driver side bumper (my car at a complete stop) because the other girl was texting while driving and "didn't see us". After the cop got there he talked to her and let her leave and she even passed the turn into her friends driveway, had to back up her car a good ten fifteen feet to go to where she was trying to go. My passenger side wheels are in the ditch from where my friend got over so far trying to avoid the girl. Anyways she got the ticket for no insurance I and paid court costs and paid the ticket but now (eight months later) messages me on facebook to tell me that she wants me to send her my tags a registration to send to Nashville over the wreck so her name can be cleared and she can get her liscence back and my liscence be revoked. So not friends anymore. Yes it's my responsibility to have insurance on my car. And it's her responibility for driving. After we argued and she realized I'm not givin her anything she said that my car was going to be taken away from me and she was trying to save my a** So anyways can my car really be taken away from me over her wrecking last year or what?

This is a yes and no answer. Your registration can be suspended and possibly your drivers license; this would depending on the laws in your state. Driving without insurance is against the law in most states and usually results in the suspension or revocation of your registration. The state can and most likely will impound your car if you are caught driving without insurance and or on a suspended registration.

Generally when and if this happens you need to show proof of insurance. Register your car, pay any fines and pay the towing and storage fees. As long as your car is sitting on your property and not on a city or state road; the worst that can happen is that your registration is suspended or revoked and the sheriff is sent to confiscate the tags.

If your car is now properly insured none of the above should happen other than a summons possibly for driving an uninsured vehicle. That summons I would think go to your friend since she was driving.

Since I am not a lawyer and don't now the laws in your state you could and should check with a lawyer to be be sure. Knowing your rights is important. Being represented by a lawyer should you have to go to court over this can mitigate the outcome for you.

My answer to you is based on the laws in the state I live in. The laws in your state may be very different.

Hi,

I plan to take a road trip with 2 guys friends, a girl friend and myself. We are all 20 years plus in age. We want to take a camper van and we have the option to all sleep in the same camper van. If we did, us girls would be very modest, have separate beds of course and wear normal clothes to bed. But, I'm not sure if sleeping in the same room with the guys is ok?
PS We are all single, committed Christians.

Thanks for your help.

Hannah

Camping in a motor home is really not that much different than tent camping. In the motor homes I've had the master bedroom area is usually separated from the main area with a door or sliding modesty curtain.

When My son has used the camper for coed camping, the girl(s) have been given the master bedroom area and the guys slept in the main area bunks that were the conversion bunks. The ones that were the couch and tables by day or the overhead bin. This way the girls had all the privacy they need(ed)and everyone enjoyed the camping trip.

Enjoy the trip, you'll have fun and still stay true to your values.

i am a 13 yo female (80 kg)and i have always felt fatter than everyone around me (i am about 20 kg over whaqt everyone else says they are) i would just like to loose some weight to please myself. i dont have much patiance so i would like a quick and easy way to do this i have a really supportive mother so it dosent have to be secretive

thanks heaps

I don't recommend quick weight loss diets. The reason for this is while you may end up with the result you want; it is a short term result and you end up gaining the weight back. Also these quick weight loss diets can be harmful.

Like everything else in life there is a right way and wrong way to do things. This is true of dieting. The right way to go about dieting starts with a visit to your doctor. Any time you intend to loose the amount of weight you are trying for your dieting needs to be supervised by your doctor. Let your doctor tell you what your optimum weight should be. Then set that as your goal. Next consult a nutritionist for help in proper dieting and meal planning. Last but not least you need to develop a proper exercise routine. Your physical education teacher should be able to help you this. With these three professionals monitoring and assisting you; you are on a successful dieting path.

Proper nutrition, diet, portion control and exercise are the keys to a successful diet plan. To loose the amount of weight you want to loose should take 3 to 4 months or longer depending on how much weight your doctor wants you to target to loose each month.

The good thing about a proper diet plans is that once the weight is off it usually stays off. The reason is you have developed good eating an exercise habits along the way.

i know this is so weird to ask but my boyfriend is sick of missionary and i always make him do that because i dont know how to ride. he wants me to so bad but im SO nervous im going to mess up or something. dont tell me you should be honest with him and tell him blah no i just want to know the steps on how to ride my boyfriend. so please be as specific!! thankss so much

I think you will find the following (websites)links helpful.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowgirl_sex_position

http://www.sexinfo101.com/cowgirlpositions.shtml

19/f
For some reason I have noticed that I have always been more attracted to "bad boys." My stomach seems to flip for the guys who treat me the worst. I end up dating sweet and romantic guys but in the end I have dumped them for players and jerks who didn't have true feelings for me. This has happened about 3 times since I started dating at age 14. Is there any explanation for this?

I have no scientific evidence to back this statement up. It is my guess you are an adrenaline junkie. You like the high you get from the adrenaline surge you get when going out with bad boys that you don't get from dating good guys. The thing is you know it is wrong, you know you could get hurt and you could even get in trouble. Yet you can't help yourself.

If I have described you correctly there is no magic pill that can fix this. Adrenaline junkies are just as hooked as people that get high on drugs. Fact is though getting help to control your need for the adrenaline high is far easier than for drug induced highs.

You have already taken the first step to fixing this problem. By asking for an explanation of why this is happening you are also asking for help to fix it. The next step is to get that help from someone that can actually help you. A therapist is that someone. You need to find out the what and the why of your need before you can understand and control your need.

My advice is to find a psychologist to help you find those answers. Your family doctor should be able to recommend one.

I was selling paintings on Craigslist when a potential buyer contacted me; I let him know the paintings were still available. Later, he told me that his assistant accidentally sent me money that was meant for another seller and begged me to cash the money order, keep what he owes me, and send him a money order for the remainder. This was a little fishy (so was his failure to, in our many exchanges and despite my questioning, specify which painting he was buying), but I decided to have good faith. Today, however, the money orders (that's right, plural) arrived in the mail and it turned out that he overpaid me not by $50 or $100, but by nearly two grand. At this point, I took to the internet, realized it's probably a scam, and contacted MoneyGram (the company that issued the MOs), who told me that it's probably a fake and that I should send the MOs to them. They also informed me that in the small chance that it's actually real, the buyer can always request a refund / replacement money order.

Anyway, I was about to email my scammer to inform him of the following:
- I foudn out his money orders are likely a fake
- I am sending them to the company
- In the event that they was actually real, he shoudl contact MoneyGram for a refund or replacement
- I no longer want to do business with him

My boyfriend, however told me that I should leave this be, send the MOs to MG, but not send the email, and not talk to him. According to him, i should ignore him because any other action will simply antagonize the guy and encourage him to make further attempts to cheat me.

What is the right course of action? Please note that I am a college student that has no experience with this :( If emailing him is in fact, the right thing to do, what is a polite way of saying "Take your business elsewhere and do not contact me again"?

Also, how can I avoid scams like this in the future? What are signs to watch out for? Is there anything else I should know about selling merchandise on a website like Craigslist?

And lastly, I read that if someone attempts to cash a counterfeit check / money order, they are responsible for that money. As in, if I took that money order to the bank today, I would've had to pay 2 grand. Why is this? Technically, the money never existed in the first place and it seems like the majority of people affected are unknowing victims, not the people responsible.

You have done the right thing by contacting the company issuing the money order. Your boy friend is also correct in that you should have no further contact with these people.

I would only add one other thing you should do before sending the money orders back to the company. Either contact Campus Police or the local County, State or City/Township Police. As this is most likely a fraud being perpetrated by this person with you as an unwitting co-conspirator the police might like the opportunity of catching this person. By contacting them you give them the opportunity and just may save someone else, who may not realize as you have, from being tricked into being a co-conspirator.

Okay, my sister is moving in with me and we want to go to the school I went to for the past three years. Next year I should be going to a different school because we moved into their area. But we dont want to go to that school. Now, the only way to solve our problem is to ask a friend of the family if we can use his address. I have no problem asking him, but I am afraid of what he will want in return. I know it wont be anything sexual. He is one of those red neck mans with bad attitude if you make him mad. I was wondering how I should ask him without sounding desperate, because he would get joy out of seeing that desperation for his help. But I dont want to be too demanding. How can I ask him?

I wonder why no one else has answered you. Maybe it is the answer I gave you is most correct. While rules may be made to be broken you need to pick and choose where and when. Public school is not a good place as children can be very vengeful. I stand by what I said you could most likely be accommodated if you played by the rules. Your sister a very low maybe.

First of all what you are attempting to do is wrong and may even be illegal in your state. Even if it is not illegal If you are caught attending a school outside of the district you actually reside in their could be severe monetary penalties; both for you and you family friend.

Most school systems have a procedure in place that allows for students to attend schools other than their district school, space permitting. The procedure usually requires requesting an official transfer to that school and your reasons for that transfer. Usually if you have moved and want to finish your final year of high school at the school you have been attending, is a reason that is found acceptable. Your sisters reason to attend that school, so as to be in the same school as you is less acceptable. The fact that most of her friends will be attending that school does mitigate her request.

By following procedure does not guarantee acceptance into the school of choice. What it does guarantee is if you are accepted;is that you will stay there. Where your way does not. If it is discovered you do not belong in that school you could be sent back to your home school or in my school districts they have even expelled students caught enrolled in schools they did not belong in. I don't agree with expelling a student for the sins of the parent but those are the school districts rules where I live.

I am almost positive I was raped but I am not 100%...About a year ago I was with my well now ex boyfriend and we had been dating for over a year...One day we ended up at his house and we were doing stuff...Well I always got really scared and wanted to cry so I was asking my "sex expert" of a friend what to do and she thought I was ready to have sex. I told my boyfriend this and he started pushing me to do so. He used everything he could to get me to give in from family, to religion, to friends, to if I really loved him...Even though before he said he would wait as long as I needed...Especially since from the start of the relationship I told him that I didn't want to have sex until marriage and he was perfectly fine with that. When I told him to give me to the next time I saw him so I could make sure I was positive and make it hopefully more romantic he got mad at me and was yelling at me that I was going to do what I normally do and back out then accused me of blue balling him all of the time and how it wasn't fair on his part. Eventually I screamed fine then went to the bathroom and cried a little then went back to his room and just gave in...Is this rape? We were fighting and I know he pressured me but I don't know what it is legally considered...I absolutely hate myself for what I did.

Sorry for this being so long

I agree with most of the other advisers though there is a real gray area here that could be taken into consideration.

For instance: intimation can be be used in the definition of rape especially if you felt as if you could not leave without consenting. If so there is also unlawful imprisonment. I'm not trying to put words in your mouth. Something made you give in, what was it. Whatever it was can make the difference between rape and non-rape. Only you know what that was.

From what I have read it does not matter if you fit the legal definition of rape or not. You feel as though you have been raped or forced or coerced into having sex against your will. Therefore legal definition aside you have been raped. In essence what I am saying is you perceive it therefor it is. It is your perception of what happened to you that makes it real.

Know what to do about it?

First: You really need to inform your parents and let them help you with this.

Second:I would like you to call an organization called RAINN. RAINN stands for, Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network. The have a 24/7 hotline answered by professional volunteers who can help you deal with what has happened to you. They will help you find professionals in your own town who can help you deal with the trauma of what has happened to you. You need the professional help to deal with this as this is something no one can truly deal with on their own. The hotline number is: 1-800-656-Help. Please call them today.

Third: Talking with your local law enforcement agency is the only true way to find out if what happened to you fits the legal definition of rape. Just what they can do about it after this period of time I cannot say; they will take some type of action. To get closure to this you need to at the very least speak with your local law enforcement agency and ask them if what happened fits the legal definition of rape.

This is also why I am suggesting that you tell your parents what has happened so they can help you with this. RAINN will also help you with this.

If you're gay or bisexual, and have come out, how long was it from the time you started seriously questioning your sexuality to the time you started coming out to people?

Just out of curiosity.

Julie75 gave you an excellent answer. I will back up her answer this way.

If you are still a teenager or under 21 I would not suggest you be in a hurry to put a label on your sexuality. There are two reasons for this. First all teens experiment with their sexuality. It is just part of growing up. Call it a right of passage if you will. Also parents think nothing of two same sex teenager being behind closed doors together or sleeping together in the same room. Sometimes in the same bed.

When we go off to college we also find that sex with another of our own sex is easier to have and for women safer. I have known women who all through college who primarily had sex with other women. They did not see themselves as gay or even bi. Just sex with other women relieved the sexual tension and was easier to get. Once school was over they generally never had sex with another same sex partner again.

Putting a label, any label on yourself is never a good thing as they have a tendency to stick long after you may want the label. A sexual label at a young age when you are still trying to figure out your sexuality is not a good thing.

Since you have not somewhere between 18 and 21 I would not say you are questioning your sexuality as you are more trying to figure out your sexuality. So stay away from labels or even declaring your sexuality.

I'm always crying and my eyes are usually swollen, I've had a rough year, constantly getting bullied. My teachers just pretended that they cared what was going on in my life. My face is usually greasy + pimply, and I have a crush on a guy who will probably never like me back. I hate being 12.

Hi, before I start let me say I am of the grandparent age so my advice comes from being both a parent and grandparent.

Twelve is probably one of the hardest ages for any child. I believe young people today call it being a "tweener". You are no longer truly a child, yet your not a teenager either. You've started into puberty, which is probably the most likely reason behind the greasy skin and pimples. More on this later.

When I was twelve most of us were in eight grade with all the pressures that come with the last year of what is now called middle school. You have all the internal pressure of puberty, the external pressure of new expectations of you and if that is not enough; you have a whole new social system to navigate. It was tough when I was your age; I can only imagine what it is like today.

Lets start with the greasy skin. As I said this is most likely linked to the start of puberty. Your body is adjusting to the new hormones it is producing. You may or may not be seeing all the effects of puberty yet but you will soon. You can get help for this with a visit to your family doctor or a dermatologist.

As for the guy you like. You are by fact of life two years more mature than him. He may be your same age but he probably has not developed an interest in girls yet. He and the other boys may act as if they do in school but when alone his interest are still that of what boys are interested in, not what girls are interested in. So just hang in there for another year or so and give him a chance to catch up to your maturity level.

Last; you skin problems and even the way you are feeling right now are things you should be talking over with your mom. I am fairly certain she is waiting for you to say something to her, rather than for her to impose herself on this. It may be hard to believe but mom and even me were your age at one time. We have experienced the pain you are experiencing and we can help you if you let us.

What you have written to us is nothing to be embarrassed about. Heck you've told total strangers. Why can you not speak to your mom about this?

Let mom help you and let mom make an appointment with a doctor for some proper skin care while you are still able to care for the problem before the problem does permanent damage to your skin.

I have known this guy for a little over two years at work but I have been seeing him intimately and secretly for six months now. We see each other 1 day a week (thursday) because he has another full time job elsewhere. He has never missed a thursday with me and when I am not there, he panics and will text me to see where I am. He waits around my office until I show up or he will hide behind walls and jump out when he hears me coming etc. He even waits for me at the entrance of the building or will check the parking lot to see if my car is there. He doesnt want me talking to other male associates and he doesnt want me to accept gifts or treats from other guys. He said I am very special to him and that I am constantly on his mind and in his heart even though we only see each other once a week at work. Sometimes when time permits he comes over my house a few other days a week. I love him, we have never told each other we loved one another but in my heart I feel he does love me. Am I reading too much into this?

Your not going to like my answer but this man is not what he is making himself out to be.

First I am a male of retirement age, so I have seen a lot of life. From what you have written I see two things about this man. First: He most certainly is either married or has another girlfriend(S) somewhere else. Second: He is most certainly stalking you. Stalking does not just mean seeing or following you from a far. His actions as to controlling you when he is not with you are a form of stalking and controlling. You don't need this.

Before I retired I was a salesman who was fortunate enough to have a territory that did not require much if any overnight travel. Many of the territories in the company did require overnight travel and many of the sales people left home Sunday and returned Friday. Your guy sounds like one of our salesman. If its Thursday then its Betty's night; as many of them had a girl in each town they spent the night in. Much like sailors with a girl in every port.

To me I see a guy who in my day was called a good time Charlie. He probably has a wife and family back home. He will never be the guy you want him to be for you. I could be wrong but my age and experience tells me I'm not.

Next Thursday make sure to get the license plate number for the car he is driving. Then give him his walking papers. If he continues to bother you and stalk you report him to the police and give him the plate number of the car. This way even if he is using an alias with you, even if the car is a rental, they will be able to track him down.

I wish I was wrong about him; I doubt that I am. I'm sorry if I have hurt you; though I think it is better I hurt you in this manner than he hurt you in a more physical manner.

18/f

I'm a really active girl. I work out 3 times a week. 5' 7". My normal weight is around 125-130, but I went to the doctor today to get my college physical done for the fall and they marked my weight at 117!!! I lost a lot of weight and even my dad has noticed it. I'm starting to get a little scared.. my dad thinks I have an eating disorder because I don't eat a lot of food. I'm not trying to lose weight, nor have an eating disorder.. i just dont' know what's wrong with me. When I do eat, I eat a few bites and then I feel full after a few minutes. Most of the time, I can't finish meals because I feel so full. There have been times in the past few weeks when after i've eaten, i've felt so sick and nauseous. Like i needed to throw up or go poop. I took tums and alka seltzer but they didn't really help those times. I just don't know what's wrong with me. I'm not sick with the flu or anything. I feel great. I just don't understand why i'm losing weight?? I try to fatten myself up and eat a bunch but that's why I feel nauseous.

What is going on and how do i fix it?

We are not doctors and cannot diagnose or prescribe. Even if we were to diagnose and prescribe over the web would be very dangerous.

While you were having your physical did you mention this to your doctor? Did your doctor say anything about your weight loss? To loose 8 pounds is not a dramatic weight loss. Your other symptoms may or may not be something that needs to be of great concern. Only your doctor can say for sure.

Make another appointment with your doctor and ask the doctor what you have asked us. This is the only true and correct way to find out if you have something to worry about.

Just because one of the advisers may have had something similar symptoms does not mean your symptoms will have to same diagnoses or test results so so your doctor.

i have a friend whos had sex many times with many different guys. Shes really kool, but most people say shes a hoe. Shes only 13 and had sex with over 3 different guys, She even gave head to a boy younger than her, i dont know how to tell her without hurting her feelings? any sugestions would be appreciated.

First of all slut and hoe are two derogatory words one should never use to describe anyone let alone a friend.

You know that having sex at such a young age is wrong and I admire you for wanting to do something for your friend before she truly ruins her life.

The problem is two fold; First: she most likely will not listen to you as she likes all the attention she is getting. Which leads to the second problem which is the attention she is getting is probably a replacement for something she feels is missing in her life. This is hard to explain to you and even harder for you to understand. She probably does not realize that something is missing in her life and sex is a replacement for that what is missing.

The question now becomes what can you do about it? If you are truly a friend who is concerned more for her well being than anything else. Then this is what I suggest.

Her behavior is totally improper for someone her age. To correct this behavior either her parents or a social service agency will have to step in. This is more than you as another 13 year old should be charged with handling. I suggest you speak with your parents and tell them what you have written to us. Tell them of your concerns for your friends safety. If your parents know her parents then they could go and have a talk with her parents or invite her over and talk to her themselves or as a last resort report the situation to child services.

You are right to be concerned for your friend. Not only is there the very good chance she will become pregnant. There are so many diseases she could contract that could ruin her life or even shorten her life.

Yes this could ruin your friendship. Their are times when being a friend means doing the responsible thing even if it means ruining a friendship. This is one of those times.

Me and my girl had sex the day after her period ended, shes on the birth control pill but forgot to take it that morning after we left, we ended up having sex and i pulled out but some i think still went in her before i pulled out, she took 2 birth control pills the next day, do you think she could be pregnant? also its been 28 days and her period hasnt come yet but she took a pregnancy test and it came back negative...what do you think?

As Zane said nothing is 100% including home pregnancy tests. If you want to make sure your girlfriend is not pregnant a simple blood test will give you the answer.

She can have the test done either at a free clinic such as planned parent hood clinic or by her doctor. Wherever she decides to have the test done she is afforded 100% confidentiality by law. No doctor can tell her parents, you or anyone else anything about her medical condition without her expressed written condition. The law is called HIPPA, Health Information Personal Privacy act. It covers anyone age 14 and above.

I think I'm ugly. I have a good body (as people tell me), I'm skinny, so that's in my favor. I don't have bad acne like a lot if my friends (no offense to them) but mine us very mild to none. I have freckles but they are fading and I've started accepting them. My nose is weird but I get it from my parents. I'm not real worried about my nose I learned to live with that too. But my face is so long!!!!! It's terrrible!!!!!! It's makes me want to cry hysterically when I see pictures of me! When I look in the mirror it looks round but it's not in pictures or real life. And because of my face I will never be that hot girl (not that I really care) just my face shape is soooooo long!!!

You did not give your age but I'm going to guess you are in your early to mid teens. If I am correct then my immediate advice is not to be so hard on yourself as your body is still changing and filling out. While the over all shape of your face may not change all that much the features of your face can change to balance your looks some. Also the way you wear your hair can help your over all facial look. Frankly this is all irrelevant as you get older looks get less important.

Right now everyone is caught up with their looks. Guys are looking to go out with the hottest looking girls and girls want to go out with all the Jocks; that is high school. As you get older and look to settle down and start a life with someone you start to look past these things. Guys are not looking for the proverbial dumb blond; they want a women who will support their career, raise their children and make a home for him and their family. Girls are looking for men that will be good providers, husbands and fathers. That means that as you grow older the class nerd or bookworm becomes more attractive than the jock or dumb blond. Yes it is understood that the women may want a career of her own, still the basic tenets of family values exist and that is what is looked for.

This has not changed since just about time began. Your mom went through this as did your dad. My wife and I went through this and we are probably old enough to be your grandparents.

From your description of yourself you sound to me as if you are a pretty young lady. Experiment with hair styles if you want to soften your features. Try some make up if you want, but just a little. Don't hide those pretty freckles. I use to love dating girls with freckles. I would play connect the dots with them.

My advice: Relax and do not obsess over the way you look. You are young and still maturing and your body is still changing. Talk with your mother about hair styles and make up or see a professional hair stylist for advice. But most of all, relax and enjoy being you and being a teenager.

Is it ok to love your cousin? I dont mean everyday love love i mean like in love with him?Would I ever be able to have a normal relationship with him?

Short answer; probably not. If he is a first cousin it is considered incest and is illegal to marry in all states and in many countries of the world. If he is a second cousin then you would have to check the law for an answer as to if this is still considered incest.

I'll try to make this short as possible, please bear with me and if you have had a broken ankle before, please share your words of wisdom.

I broke my ankle at the end of June 2010. It happened when I was double bounced on a trampoline. My right foot broke in two different places: the ankle and on the outer side. Plus it was fractured in five places on the top of my foot. Lets say it wasn't pretty and there was a lot of pain! The doctors casted it for a month and when I finally got in to see a foot specialist he said it shouldn't of been casted. I could not put any pressure on it or walk for four whole months (best summer ever, ugh) and even now, almost a year later it aches and is in pain if I walk on it for lengths of time.

After three hours of my job as a cashier my foot really kills me, but that's not what I'm even fully concerned about - I want to take culinary arts which requires you to be on your feet for a long time. It's something I've always wanted to do so I have reapplied since last year and am starting in a couple months. I am also determined to go whether it kills my foot or not. I just need to know some ways for better support or to make it easier when standing. Right now I find myself wearing an ankle brace part time, standing on one foot, leaning on a counter or wondering which foot aches more: the broken one or the supporting? I honestly believe I may need surgery on it but until then what else can I do right now? What kind of shoes are best? etc. I am an almost 19f. Thanks!

I too suffer from chronic pain so I know what you are going through. You say you saw a foot doctor that does not tell me if you saw a podiatrist or orthopedist. You need to see an orthopedic surgeon. The best one I found was by using the patient referral line at my local trauma hospital. If you do not have a local trauma hospital use the referral line at one of your local hospitals for a staff doctor.

After you have seen the orthopedic surgeon and if it is found that the foot has healed properly or that nothing surgically can be done at this time. Then ask to be referred to their pain management clinic. This is where I'm treated for my pain problems. The pain management clinics have ways of treating pain that family doctors are not familiar with.

Other than that the only other thing I could recommend is a lace up boot that comes up over your ankle. A good boot with good support that you can lace up and wrap the laces around your ankle may give you better support. Try the orthopedic doctor first, then pain management if needed.

My brother has asthma and he doesnt like to take treatments. When he takes breathing treatments he still stops breathing in his sleep. Could he have sleep apnea?
Sometimes he starts breathing again when u pat him on the back

It is very possible your brother has sleep apnea. This is a very serious condition. If your parents are not aware of this then you need to inform them.

Your brother needs to be seen by a pulmonologist and his asthma doctor to decide what is the best way to treat him. A sleep study may be requires. As someone said this is a non invasive study done while he is sleeping which will allow the doctors to decide on the best course of treatment.

What makes him not just wake up and go to the bathroom? My brother doesn't just pee in his bed, he has peed in my moms bed and the couch in the living room. He just wakes up in the middle of the night and goes to sleep wherever.And hes peeing everywhere. Could he be peeing in the bed cause he has asthma?

Sometimes people have to wake him up to go to the restroom and sometimes he drinks water before he goes to sleep. sometimes he doesnt and he still pees in the bed.

he drank some water last night and he just peed

There are a lot of reasons for any child to have night time incontinence problems all of them are medical. The best thing your mother can do for your brother is to do is to consult a urologist.

The problem could be anything from his asthma medication not allowing him to get the message he needs to wake up an use the bathroom to puberty problems or an immature urinary system. I believe all of these can be rectified by a visit to a urologist and save your brother the embarrassment of this problem.

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