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  1. My mother was prescribed Meloxicam after suffering from ...

    My mother was prescribed Meloxicam after suffering from severe diarrhoea while taking Voltarol. She is still suffering from suffering with the severe diarrhoea ....

  2. :( Pulled my csiatica nerve really badly again! In extr...

    sad Pulled my csiatica nerve really badly again!

    In extreme pain, no sleep, could not walk, even had difficuly in getting to the loo, and to sit on the loo was agony. ....

  3. My 19 month old has just had H F & M, and again we thoug

    My 19 month old has just had H F & M, and again we thought he was teething as he too had lots of dribble!! But it was only when he was screaming that we noticed ....

  4. I thought I had a spider bite until after the 2nd or 3rd...

    I thought I had a spider bite until after the 2nd or 3rd episode when I realzed from scarring that two shingles had appeared side-by-side along a nerve area. I used ....

  5. Started yesterday trying Thuja and Echenacia on my 3 yea...

    Started yesterday trying Thuja and Echenacia on my 3 year old who has about 30 over her buttocks and legs. I do hope this works, going to give it about 4-6 weeks ....

  6. I go on holiday to the Canaries aprox. 3/4 times per yea...

    I go on holiday to the Canaries aprox. 3/4 times per year and i get Prickly heat ALL the time. I have just returned from a weeks stay in Lanzarote and have the heat ....

  7. I have otosclerosis which brought the hearing in my left...

    I have otosclerosis which brought the hearing in my left ear down to something like 20%. No problem as yet with the right ear. I'm aged 51 and pretty fit so it was ....

  8. i have recently been diagnosed as type 2 after being tak...

    i have recently been diagnosed as type 2 after being taken to hospital with pains in my chest my blood sugar levels were 20.9 after taking metformin 3 times a day ....

  9. I am adding my comments as my dad first wrote for me on ...

    I am adding my comments as my dad first wrote for me on no. 42. As you saw, it was an emergency operation although I wasnt happy with my doctor as he just seemed ....

  10. I have been aware of tinnitus for about 30 years. What y...

    I have been aware of tinnitus for about 30 years. What you have to realise is that it is not the sound you hear that is the problem, it is your perception of it. ....

  11. My first swelling (I now know to be a bc/abcess) was whe...

    My first swelling (I now know to be a bc/abcess) was when I was about 15. Luckily although I have had them on the labiae on both sides, they tend not to get much ....

  12. I have suffered with extremely painful periods for many ...

    I have suffered with extremely painful periods for many years - what i experience each time is far worse than childbirth which i may add i managed to do without ....

  13. I can't believe i never found this site before. I apolo...

    I can't believe i never found this site before. I apologise for the length of this post, but I would like to share my experience about being diagnosed which may ....

  14. I first got a bartholins cyst when i was 28 years old. ...

    I first got a bartholins cyst when i was 28 years old. I felt a little discomfort in my vaginal area. The next day it grew bigger and kept growing bigger. i had ....

  15. I have been suffering with Barthoiln's Cyst for 2 years ...

    I have been suffering with Barthoiln's Cyst for 2 years now. They are painful and very excrutiating. All of my doctors have informed me of the procedure of having ....

  16. I have had four instances of pilonidal sinus and four su...

    I have had four instances of pilonidal sinus and four surgical proceedures to try cure same. I am living in hope that this time will be the last.

    [i:e34c5d0408]This ....

  17. Hi everyone! Well it took me sometime to eventually get ...

    Hi everyone!

    Well it took me sometime to eventually get the help I needed, I was stuppid and waited until I was at rock bottom.

    I have been taking Cipralex for ....

  18. Having suffered my migraines for years, I was releived w...

    Having suffered my migraines for years, I was releived when my doctor confirmed my headaches were migraines and prescribed Maxalt Melt. I think they are fantastic, ....

  19. My doctor prescribed me Pizotifen a week ago, as I have ...

    My doctor prescribed me Pizotifen a week ago, as I have approx. 6 migraines a month. I usually take Maxalt Melt which works wonders, but I felt uncomfortable taking ....

  20. Having just read through all the comments so far, I thin...

    Having just read through all the comments so far, I think this is a wonderful site for all those suffering with this irritating condition. I was diagnosed in 1992 ....

  21. I had a fall about 7wks ago and hurt my shoulder, xray d...

    I had a fall about 7wks ago and hurt my shoulder, xray didn't show dislocation and physio was recommended, however, I found the physio at the hospital was absolutely ....

  22. I have been coping with frozen shoulder now for about 18...

    I have been coping with frozen shoulder now for about 18 months. having read some of the information online I would appear to be going from stage one into stage ....

  23. Further to my comments on 27/4/06. I have had to stop B...

    Further to my comments on 27/4/06. I have had to stop Bisoprolol after 12 days due to dizziness and 5 nosebleeds in 1 week. I'm still taking Valsartan but I feel ....

  24. I've been on Atenolol, for a few months now, along with ...

    I've been on Atenolol, for a few months now, along with bendroflumethiazide and Ramipril and Amlodipine, all i can say is that i have been suffering from swollen ....

  25. I had a knee arthroscopy and was given co-codemol and su...

    I had a knee arthroscopy and was given co-codemol and suffered from constapation, stomach cramps and diahrea.

    I'm in more pain from my stomach pains than from my ....

  26. Hi my 12yr old daughter has just been diagnosed with NS....

    Hi my 12yr old daughter has just been diagnosed with NS.She has had a kidney biopsy and it shows slightly more than 'minimal change'.She is on 60mgs prednisolone ....

  27. I had horrendous rhinitis and urticaria when I was kid a...

    I had horrendous rhinitis and urticaria when I was kid and the latter periodically into my 30s. I was on piriton and other meds much of that time to little effect. ....

  28. Last Monday 3 April 06 a colleague noticed that my right...

    Last Monday 3 April 06 a colleague noticed that my right eye didn't 'look right'. On Tuesday, I could feel that something was the matter and I was encouraged to ....

  29. I've had a stiff or sore shoulder for as long as I can r...

    I've had a stiff or sore shoulder for as long as I can remember. I went to my GP 6 years ago because it was getting unbearable, and eventually saw a specialist. ....

  30. I've just got Bells palsy for the 4th time in my life. I...

    I've just got Bells palsy for the 4th time in my life. I'm 52 now, but got it first, on my left side, when I was 21. In those days it was ACTH injections daily for ....

  31. I'm male, 53 yrs. I've had this for several years and it...

    I'm male, 53 yrs. I've had this for several years and it is very depressing. It is usually triggered by an over-full bladder pushing urine back up to the kidneys. ....

  32. I am 30 yrs old male. Went to doctor with severe poundi...

    I am 30 yrs old male.

    Went to doctor with severe pounding headache,recurring chest pains and on and off fever.My blood pressure was 180/120 and pulse 60.Silent ....

  33. Hi all To those who have the condition and to those who...

    Hi all

    To those who have the condition and to those who are still trying to get a 'proper diagnosis'. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in September 2003 after ....

  34. I'm 28 years old and I have had IBS for most of my life....

    I'm 28 years old and I have had IBS for most of my life. it wasnt until recently that i have realised that i had IBS after i had a colonoscopy. my results came all ....

  35. I was diagnosed with the condition in A & E last saturda

    I was diagnosed with the condition in A & E last saturday, symptoms included loss of feeling in right hand, pins and needles sensation, sever pain in shoulder, ....

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