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I am in my late 30’s and usually I never look flushed or red in the face unless I have been doing intense exercise Something worried me though yesterday I had been out of the shower for 20 minutes and...
For over two hours I have been listening to the same horrible boring music on the phone from the doctors' surgery. They phoned me last Tuesday to check on me and I ordered a prescription for two...
A couple of days ago, my left index finger started to twitch. Annoyingly, it is still doing this sporadically. I put it down to the fact that I was holding my phone a lot, so my hand was in a slightly...
A couple of years ago I was walking Camino trails in Spain. The longest of them was a path from Sevilla to Santiago. It was just over 1000 km and took me about 40 days. Now, in my mid 70s, I walk a...
I put my elbow down on a table recently and felt a very sharp pain, as if I had put it on a drawing pin. It only hurts in that spot, but not always. It sometimes stings even when it’s not resting on...
I have had 3 different lots of antibiotics and a 3 day course of steroids for this, the lump is still there, no pain, and the left eye is half closed compared to the right eye, I have a gp appointment...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-63755475 I probably drink at least 3 litres of plain water, probably more if I have a session. Of course that's not counting food, tea...
Hi there 4 days after my mother got Covid my dad got it. My dad is 2 years older at 85 mum is 83. Mum seemed to get rid of it within 5 days. However my dad seems to be lasting a bit longer. 10 days on...
Has anyone used a Qucare Self Total Cholesterol test? If so, can they explain Step 9 where a warning says "If you don't apply the additional blood sample onto the test hole the result may be...
This eye problem I have, has been going on since at least August, on and off, I have had 3 lots of antibiotics a 3 day course of steroids, and have been told if it doesn't clear up this time, they...
Long story short. I've had a year history with this girl. She got a boyfriend, kept speaking to me. He didn't like how much she confided in me. Made her stop speaking to me. They broke up, she got...
Mrs Arrods has an appointment (yes, an appointment) to see her GP about her bone density results. In 2020, the readings were: Lumbar spine T = -2.5 Z = -0.4 Left femoral T = -2.1 Z = -0.3 Right...
I had major surgery on my stomach on 18th October. Since then I have been following the guidelines on what and what not to eat. When should I be able to eat my usual diet - such as fruit with peel and...
I have just been to see the renal consultant and my blood pressure medication (Ramipril) is being increased back to the original amount. She still wants me to go onto Dapagliflozin so I will see if...