desolation_boi

I've been searching for a while now and have had no luck. I need a salon in GR (preferably one that can be reached by bus) that has experience washing, pressing, cutting and styling "black" hair. I am in need for a trim and to get my hair flat ironed and most places only specialize in "shampoo and blow-dry" which I know is not what I'm looking for. btw, my hair is curly 3c/4a atm, a salon that works with this type of curly hair could also work.

Thanks a lot in advance!

Ok.

I've had pain in my legs, specifically my hips and knees since I was about 6 or so. It's a constant/sharp pain through the centre of my leg all the way to the hip, mostly occuring at night but does happen in the day too (more so now that I'm older). It's always in one leg or the other, never both at once. There's no pattern to it, I thought at one point it was because of extensive walking during the day but it happens just as much one a day I don't walk a lot.

No medicine really works. I normally just wait it out. It's not enough to stop daily activities but does hurt quite a bit, sometimes enough to keep me from walking. As a kid it would keep me up at night, crying.

When I was little my mom always said it was "growing pains" and that was it. I never got it checked out, thinking it would go away. Well now I'm 18 and it hasn't stopped.

I'm going to get it checked out at the doctors but not for a month or so.

I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas what it coud be?

Ok so I hit my shin (a little towards one side) on my wooden desk the other week. It hurt for about two hours and I couldn't walk on it well, it was bruised and slightly red and swollen (i have dark skin so it's hard to see bruises). It felt like it was burning a bit. I did not put much ice on it because I didn't have time. I could walk on it without much pain about three days later and the swelling went down.

Now I'm wondering if it was really a bruise on my bone (is that even possible) or something a bit worse. It hurts whenever I touch it and there is a bump (about two inches in width) almost around half of the shin. I can feel it when I run my hand over it. It doesn't seem like normal swelling but doesn't hurt when left alone. The surrounding area that was not hit is fine, no pain.

One thing that worries me is that a small part of the area is numb to the touch. I can feel it when I press hard (maybe because of the surrounding area?) but when tapping lightly I cannot feel.

Yesterday I fell and hit my upper arm (elbow area) on the corner of a chair rather hard. The pain was mild and went away after about 10-15 mins. It does not hurt. The problem comes when I try to move it a certain way. I can't straighten it out completely and can't twist it in a normal fashion. There is a slight bump near the elbow and a small minor looking bruise. After a day of moving it a bit, it now hurts when left still. Not significant pain, it's a little achy at the bump and around it when moved or touched (too hard).

At first I figured it was just a bruise and went to bed. This morning it still hurt and I still could not move it properly. I told my mum and she doesn't think it's serious. She thinks the mild pain means it's not serious but I don't always respond to pain in the right way. It could be more serious and I'm not registering the pain correctly (i have some issues with hyper/hypo-sensitivity that she doesn't know about).

Should I go to the ER? Or call a doctor?

I'm going to japan this summer and spending about a week with a host family in Iwateken (specificaly Kitakami). I was wondering what there is to do in Iwate as far as sightseeing, tourist attractions, and other attention drawing things.

Also does anyone have any tips about Iwate or Japan in general? Anything would be helpful. Including what to bring as omiage for my host family and some do's and don'ts.

Thank you.