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  1. Perimenopause and SEVERE joint pain - any one else??

    Hi

    I am 50 and have been in perimenopause for some time. I just wanted to post here to see if anyone else has suffered extreme joint pain as a result of fluctuating ....

  2. Cholesteatoma- 7 year old

    Our 7 year old girl has just been diagnised with cholesteatoma. We have been worried constantly. Please someone help us. We are looking for a good surgeon for the ....

  3. Pernicious anemia diagnosis take too long

    I have recently been diagnosed with pernicious anemia after 16 years of hell and numerous tests ,lumber punctures MRI brain scans even psychiatrists had a go and ....

  4. Coming to Terms with PMR

    I have recently been diagnosed with PMR (January 2012) I am a 47 year old female,and although it was a shock because I had no idea that the condition even existed ....

  5. my daughter just diagnosed with addisons disease

    hello everybody,my 17 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with addisons disease after years and years of suffering, doctors told us she could be anorexic but ....

  6. venlafaxine withdrawal- please help!!

    Hi there, ive just joined on here to get some advice and support... i was prescribed venlafaxine xl (modified release) 10 yrs ago for severe depression after my ....

  7. Depressed and sad

    Hi - i'm in my 50s and have suffered from depression on and off (more on than off) since my 20s. I've had several sets of cognitive therapy via my doctor and was ....

  8. Has your gallbladder been removed? Is the result good? Y or N?

    What a fantastic forum this is with people sharing very useful information that can improve quality of life.

    Whilist there are good and bad stories of what happens ....

  9. 19 year old with anxiety and mild depression

    Hello, recently I have been through several different problems;

    1. My father left me and my mum after 26 years and we recently found out he was having an affair ....

  10. IBS

    Hi Just join , so please bear with me, after being dignosed wrongly last year and done every test possible my g.p has told me last week i have all the symtoms of ....

  11. Upper Endoscopy and Colonoscopy with Sedation

    Hi all, just wanted to give you a quick review of my experience.

    I'm a 19 year old female, I was terrified for a while until I read someone else's post on here ....

  12. Abnormal Smelly Vaginal Discharge.....blamed on weight?

    Hi there....I have had abnormal smelly vaginal discharge since the age of 13/14.. I started puberty at 11. I am 29 and still have the problem. I have never had sex ....

  13. scariest day of my life

    It all started on friday evening when I was woken up these sharp pains under my left breast so the next day I went to the walk in centre where they diagnosed pleurisy, ....

  14. www.KeloidScarForum.com - help with keloid scar relief

    I saw this website being mentioned on another keloid forum, I really hope it takes off as its a wonderful idea!

    Especially considering we are definitely lacking ....

  15. abdominal pain, do I need a laparoscopy?

    For nearly two years I have had lower abdominal pain and after numerous examinations the diagnosis seems to be adhesions due to old abdominal operations. The surgeon ....

  16. Right Hip Replacement

    Hi, I'm a 48 year old guy and I'm getting my right hip replaced next Tue 5th March. To say I'm worried is an understatement! It's not so much the op it's the waking ....

  17. HFS and MVD

    Hi there, I have suffered from HFS for about 9 years. In Nov 2007 I underwent MVD and the spasms did slow right down, even to the point that I could go a whole ....

  18. Helpful Tips

    Be patient. This is a LONG disease. Remember, adhesive capsulitis is a disease, not a syndrome or a condition; it has a beginning, middle and END. Wherever you are ....

  19. IF YOU HAVE THREADWORMS - PLEASE READ!

    This information came from my very knowledgeable and helpful G.P

    He said, if you catch threadworms you NEVER get rid of them... all you can do is bring the population ....

  20. Parents of children diagnosed with PANDAS

    I am the parent of an 11 year old diagnosed with PANDAS. I'd like to correspond with other parents whose children share this diagnosis; perhaps we can share information, ....

  21. Citalopram and Loss of Sex Drive

    Since taking 20mg Citalopram for almost 2 months now I have completely lost my sex drive. The medication has been excellent for resoloving my anxiety that I was ....

  22. wish they'd leave me alone

    I've had a few smear tests and they were painful and humiliating.

    As I've never been sexually active they were also pointless which I didn't know at the time. Now ....

  23. Mums just died from Cholangiocarcinoma

    :cry: My mum was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma at the beginning of May, she died last weekend 7 weeks after diagnosis.

    She was a fit woman of 64, she didn’t ....

  24. vasectomy

    I am sorry to say that my experience has been fowl, the operation took 50 mins on the NHS and I think the whole experience was a shock. Before the operation I had ....

  25. Achalasia, my story

    I have recently had my operation to 'cure' my achalasia and have found this website whilst trying to find if I am having the same experiences as others with this ....

  26. any other adult females with HSP??? pls reply

    Hi, im a 35 yr old woman who was diagnosed with HSP in 1997, after being admitted to hospital with abdominal pains. I was put on steriods & dapsone following ....

  27. Psoriatic Arthritis (PA)

    I had Psoriasis as a child which was in my hair on neck shoulders and arms which went away after a few years. Over my adult life I had several health niggles such ....

  28. Fluoxetine for PMDD/PMS

    Hi everyone,

    I was wondering if anyone has been prescibed this medication for terrible pre-menstrual symptoms.

    I am a happy, out-going and smiley person most ....

  29. Upper Gastroscopy/Endoscopy Without Sedation

    Browsing this site because I can see a Colonoscopy coming my way. Got side tracked and ended up in this section.

    Just wanted to say about 4 years ago I had to ....

  30. Atrophic Vaginitis

    It has been a great relief to discover that other women of my age are also experiencing this awful condition. I am 61 and really the only menopausal symptom that ....

  31. condoms

    Male condoms are good too.If you do not like them you are using the wrong ones!!!!!!!!!

  32. Fibroids...have I got them??

    :shock: I have been having symptoms for ages..heavyish periods, large blood clots, frequent and urgent urination, constant backache, exhaustion, out of breath, shooting ....

  33. chicken Pox - my 5 year old absolutely can't cope with them

    Where do I start sad my 3 year old daughter had them and they were not too bad. She had them on her neck, back, head and tummy, less on her arms and legs. My 5 ....

  34. SVT-Help!!!

    I've recently been diagnosed with an SVT my resting heartrate is high and therefore when I do anything my heartrate sores to 225 beats, after some time this palpatations ....

  35. I am a 31 yr old female and have been smoking cannabis d...

    I am a 31 yr old female and have been smoking cannabis daily since i was 17. I did manage to give up once when I was about 24 for 2 years however I fell back into ....

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