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  1. i got the letter asking me to attend for my first smear,...

    i got the letter asking me to attend for my first smear, i had no issues with going, just slight nerves as it was new to me. it came back with borderline changes ....

  2. My mother had macular hole surgery at the age of 70. Sh...

    My mother had macular hole surgery at the age of 70. She noticed she could not see the middle of faces and objects, only the edges and it was quite a sudden onset. ....

  3. The leaflet attached to the pack states take the capsul ...

    The leaflet attached to the pack states take the capsul in the "evening" I have tried asking the chemist the reason also phoned the manufacturer (Froben ....

  4. I have had RLS for 15 yrs and have changed drugs 6 times...

    I have had RLS for 15 yrs and have changed drugs 6 times till I heard about maripex which has held the effects of RLS in check fairly well. I looked to a couple ....

  5. I read your contribution on the net about the treatment ...

    I read your contribution on the net about the treatment u had for the urethral stricture u had, i had a similar situation and i have been through an Urethrotomy ....

  6. After a visit to a cardioligist, I was scheduled to have...

    After a visit to a cardioligist, I was scheduled to have an angiogram, but had to cancel because I developed a severe case of shingles which turned into post herpetic ....

  7. dear all i came across this website the night before my ...

    dear all

    i came across this website the night before my 3 year old was going in to have his hydrocele treated...i didnt sleep all night due to worry and concern.The ....

  8. Hi everyone, this is my story. I had a rta in aug 03 the...

    Hi everyone, this is my story. I had a rta in aug 03 then another one in sept 05, neither of which were my fault. anyway, after first accident got xrays etc done, ....

  9. i'm 26 years old and suffered from s.v.t since my birth ...

    i'm 26 years old and suffered from s.v.t since my birth untill 2004 when they gave me an ablation, i suffered with attacks of 250bpm, they were very scary, i've ....

  10. My entry is number 55- the last one!! Come on ladies whe...

    My entry is number 55- the last one!! Come on ladies where are your posts?!!

    Just come home form the Doctors (April 5th 06) and had it fitted. It didnt hurt at ....

  11. Hi, I have read through some of your experiences and ju...

    Hi,

    I have read through some of your experiences and just want to urge some of you to stick with it. I am at the end of my 3 year point with my second Implanon ....

  12. hello.i like most of u have been sufering with ibs now f...

    hello.i like most of u have been sufering with ibs now for many yrs.i also have ocational blood in my stools i dont realy kno if its conected but very unplesent ....

  13. hello i have the implanon. and so far it has been the wo...

    hello i have the implanon. and so far it has been the worst contraceptive i have ever had and i am awating to have it taken out since having this in my arm i have ....

  14. I was prescribed the antibiotic to treat a skin infectio...

    I was prescribed the antibiotic to treat a skin infection which I developed after taking some different antibiotics for pleuracy, whilst taking the antibiotics I ....

  15. Woke up this morning with a horrible earache, but not an...

    Woke up this morning with a horrible earache, but not an earache...if you know what I mean. For a little while I thought it might be a transferred toothache, but ....

  16. The doctor prescribed steroid cream once a day and hand ...

    The doctor prescribed steroid cream once a day and hand cream after I wash my hand with liquid soap. However though the flare up ease my skin flakes alot after I ....

  17. I was told that i had PCOS when i was 18 (i am n now 33)...

    I was told that i had PCOS when i was 18 (i am n now 33). At the start I was given dianett, which was ok gave me a bleed each month.

    however when my husband and ....

  18. I have had a Duodenal Ulcer diagnosed since I was 14, I ...

    I have had a Duodenal Ulcer diagnosed since I was 14, I had the symptoms for 2 years previous before the ucler was detected. I have been taking several types of ....

  19. Firstly, can I say thankyou to everyone who has posted. ...

    Firstly, can I say thankyou to everyone who has posted. You have no idea how reasurring some of your comments have been. Ive been suffering with rapid heart rate ....

  20. I feel so dreadfully sorry for all of the above people. ...

    I feel so dreadfully sorry for all of the above people. I have suffered with tinnitus since I had vertigo four years ago. Fortunately it was positional vertigo ....

  21. Have been on Cipralex for 10 days now (originally 10mg) ...

    Have been on Cipralex for 10 days now (originally 10mg) just increased to 15mg, previously on dothiepin which did not work at all. I feel a bit better. When is it ....

  22. I suffer from migraines and sinus pain down one side of ...

    I suffer from migraines and sinus pain down one side of the face and back of the neck. I have had hayfever for years and asthma when i was younger. I have suffered ....

  23. At no point shave after seeing the first signs of Follic...

    At no point shave after seeing the first signs of Folliculitis. After suffering with ingrowning hair's after shaving for a number of years, I presumed this was the ....

  24. My four year old daughter has had a patch of approx 6 lu...

    My four year old daughter has had a patch of approx 6 lumps behind her left knee, these have now spread to her lower leg through constant contact, so she now has ....

  25. Mine always starts in April, nothing new this year! So f...

    Mine always starts in April, nothing new this year! So far, nothing is working and all my GP does is look through the book for another antihistamine tablet to prescribe ....

  26. Having read all the messages from Shingle Sufferers, and...

    Having read all the messages from Shingle Sufferers, and as I'm in my fourth week of what is little short electric shocks and constant itch/pain from my own case ....

  27. I was diagnosed with ITP about 7 years ago. I had been v...

    I was diagnosed with ITP about 7 years ago. I had been very tired and felt generally ill, so a very good friend persuaded me to book a blood test. At the surgery ....

  28. im currently taking amoxiclav for a chest infection WOW ...

    im currently taking amoxiclav for a chest infection WOW i woke in the middle of the night 3 days into the course with a very funny feeling in my stomach ran to the ....

  29. I am 62 years old and have had atrophic vaginitis since ...

    I am 62 years old and have had atrophic vaginitis since 1998. This has been devistating to me and my husband. Intercourse is impossible and so painful that we ....

  30. I have been suffering from leg cramps now for a couple o...

    I have been suffering from leg cramps now for a couple of years. My GP gave me quinine tablets at 200mg which worked well at first, but then gradually stopped working, ....

  31. Today, i was diagnosed with Thread worms and im in my 20...

    Today, i was diagnosed with Thread worms and im in my 20's! I only discovered i had them when i went to the toilet this morning, and it shocked me to say the least! ....

  32. hello, well where do i start? i am a female of 34 years,...

    hello, well where do i start? i am a female of 34 years, i had my tonsils removed on the 11 April and there were complications with the operation. anyway i was given ....

  33. Just come across this site and by the looks of the comme...

    Just come across this site and by the looks of the comments every one seems to be different. Which I suppose proves a point "We're all made different". ....

  34. Hi i was diagnosed with PS in Nov 2005 . I first had a s...

    Hi i was diagnosed with PS in Nov 2005 . I first had a sinus on one side of the buttock then over the months the sinus appeared on the other buttock. i had my operation ....

  35. Ive only visited this site a couple of times, but it has...

    Ive only visited this site a couple of times, but it has really helped me and my daughter Colette who is 12 and had her operation for SUFE last June 04. The only ....

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