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  1. Student Nurse would like info on Rheumatoid Arthritis please

    Hi i am a student nurse in my second year and am doing a mini portfolio on Rheumatoid Arthritis and would like some information from a patients point of view please. ....

  2. Small Toothbrush

    Hiya

    I want to improve my dental hygiene but really struggle to clean the teeth at the back of my mouth because I have a very sensitive gag reflex, and always start ....

  3. health and anxiety

    my name is jon about 4 years ago i got diagnosed with a hiatus hernia from which i get severe acid and foam all day every day.i also have ibs and health anxiety ....

  4. my rights to discuss any medication that I am to be prescribed.

    I am to be prescribed medication do I have a right to disuse this with the person who is recommending / prescribing the medication or to I have to just accept the ....

  5. Graves disease & the end of Block & Replace therapy

    Hi

    I was diagnosed with Graves last July after numerous tests and was placed under the care of the endocrine consultant at hospital. He put me on Block & Replace ....

  6. Help advise needed!!!!

    I am starting to take Orlistat tomorrow and I would like to check the fat allowance with someone? I believe its 30g is that fat or Saturates??? Also any advise would ....

  7. Getting a diagnosis

    My journey to diagnosis has been a long one.

    I first complained to my GP of twitching below my right eye and was dismissively told it was stress. I went away ....

  8. Sudden double vision and numbness in both legs

    woke up Fri morning 17th Feb 2012 with binocular double vision and both legs feeling numb and since feel very hot and cold, feels like I have been out in freezing ....

  9. Vascular Triple bypass

    In September 2009 I had a triple vascular bypass to fetch blood to my legs from my left shoulder. It was explained to me that a Y shaped tube was fitted upside down ....

  10. I HAVE HAD 11 LASER EYE SURGERY BECAUSE I AM DIABETIC AND BLEEDING IN BOTH EYES.

    After 11 Laser Eye Surgeries i am worried of what the future holds. i feel i am not being told the truth.. Any idea from what the knock-on effect will be? Am i going ....

  11. 20 years with Erythema Annulare Centrigugmum

    I am a 62 year old woman who has had this condition for at least 20 years. It started with a mosquito bite on my upper arm which then turned into a raised circular ....

  12. Varicocele in the right Testicle

    Hi,

    I feel a little pain in my right testicle and it looks smaller than the left one. Recently the pain start moving to my right leg and the area above my testicle.

    I've ....

  13. went down to 35 mg today and holy man

    I am having some major shoulder and hip pain. So although these doctors say I am not a typical case of PMR I think they need to rethink because I had to have a ....

  14. cervical myelopathy

    hi im new to this site , and would like to know if any one out there suffers with the same problems im having and if so what can i do or who can i turn too for ....

  15. nerve damage on stomach

    hi all im new to this site but just wondered if some one out there can help me ive had a cellulitus round patch on my stomach i have seen loads of doctors at my ....

  16. A referral at last!

    Hi everyone.

    Im new here. Just thought I'd post as no-one around me seems to understand.

    After being in pain for about ten years, I have finally managed to ....

  17. Specialist referal at last!

    Hi everyone.

    Im new here. Just thought I'd post as no-one around me seems to understand.

    After being in pain for about ten years, I have finally managed to ....

  18. Laproscopic Cholecystectomy Incisions

    I had the normal 4 incisions as I had the keyhole surgery to remove my gall bladder. one at the belly button 2 at the right side and one above at where the gallbladder ....

  19. Doctor sending me for tests and I'm terrified.

    Hi all. I was diagnosed with sliding HH roughly 15-20 years ago but have not been taking medication as I felt that I could cope with the symptoms I was having-mainly ....

  20. Nocturnal Acid Reflux Help Needed

    Hi, I've been suffering with Gastro Oesophageal Reflux Disease for the past 4 years and whilst the symptoms are bearable during the daytime, my acid reflux really ....

  21. Bisoprolol

    Hi All,

    I have recently been prescribed Bisoprolol for a leaking mitral valve. Since starting it I have a sudden drop in pulse rate, anything from 40 - 45 and feel ....

  22. shaking all over

    Hi All,

    I've not been on here for a while. Can anybody tell me if they have experienced severe tremors/shakes all over their bodies? I have been having these ....

  23. would like some help with what questions to ask my doctor!

    i feel like i haven't been told enough about having an overactive thyroid by my doctors. They seem to keep the discussion simple and keep rephrasing it.

    I don't ....

  24. NEW Weight-Loss TV Show!

    Are you struggling with your weight, and finding it hard to shed the pounds?

    Endemol UK is looking for families to take part in a brand new weight loss series, ....

  25. titzes syndrome/costrochondrites

    I have been suffering with this condition for 2 years but have recently been having a bad flare up since october pain in chest and ribs the usual meds naproxen, ....

  26. thoracic aortic aneurysm

    my dad died suddenly after his aneurysm ruptured. he was a very fit man and he didn't know that he had this going on. we then found out that it is highly possible ....

  27. Chickenpox

    My Grandson who is 7 has chicenpox, spots still developing, I have had chickenpox as a child and more recently (2006) shingles, so I should be immune I am 63. My ....

  28. Anyone ever tried medical marijuana for relief of HFS ?

    Has anyone on this forum tried the medical marijuana route through your doctor?

  29. Have to increase dose again!

    Hi all

    I havent been on here for a while - the new format has put me off.

    You might recall I recently had to increase my pred from nearly nothing to 5mg. I ....

  30. Acoustic Neuroma,Sarcoidosis

    I have many health problems but I seem to have two of the rarest deceases in Acoustic Neuroma (begine brain tumour) and sarcoidosis and I fined it hard to cope with ....

  31. Weight gain

    I have been taking Bedranol 80 mg capsules and Venlalic 150mg tab lets for some years now. I have been steadily putting on weight ever since. Is this a coincidence ....

  32. Rheumatoid Arthritis/fear of losing my Job

    I urgently need some advice and support. I have been newly diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis since May 2011 after my Mother suddenly died. My condition is getting ....

  33. acidity from some drinks

    I had my gall-bladder out a couple of years ago and wonder if this is detrimental to acid build up when had a drink?I am a 64 year old lady.I drink in moderation, ....

  34. From T4 4 to T4 69 in 2 weeks - confused!!

    Hello, I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism in December 2011 by an endocrinologist at my local hospital and was put on 40mg Carbimazole daily and told to have a ....

  35. Reverse Lichen Sclerosis! 2/2012 Post

    I’ve been able to reverse Lichen Sclerosis by going on a Low Oxalates diet. What are oxalates? Oxalates occurs in low to high amounts in a wide range of plant foods ....

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