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I have received this benefit for some years as I care for my son who has an enduring mental health condition. He does not live with me but I see him daily. I have just received a letter from DWP to...
I have noticed how often people use the word incorrectly. Your diet is the food and drink you consume for nourishment. Dieticians are not confined simply to help people lose weight - some people have...
My neighbour lent me her crutch but as usual have not been using it much. However just out of my acupuncturist and she said if I could walk a little bit more with the aid of a crutch I could find some...
My cough from last week has progressed to a bad chest infection - I’ve seen my doctor this morning on an online zoom consultation. He prescribed steroids and antibiotics, but I knew there was no way I...
I have family still social distancing and I'm not allowed in the house. I'm just wondering if anyone out there is still isolating or knows of people isolating. I feel like they are the only ones but I...
Vacine, a friend of mine had it who was 80. Never heard it mentioned again.
I made an appointment to see a nurse about a small red area on my cheek that didn't go away. She didn't think it was anything to worry about but arranged for me to see a dermatologist. when I saw him,...
If you were with a small group of people last Thursday evening and two of them have now tested positive should you take a test now or wait and see if you have symptoms. It was a meeting in a church...
Had cause to be at the Dr's today and they have a lovely poster up explaining at how successful the hybrid way of working is April - June 19 Saw 4897 patients and 758 phone consultations April - June...
I had the All Clear from the three scans I had during the last three weeks when I was fast tracked because I had lost nearly a stone, but I’m still feeling really rough even though the last one was on...
I have just realised that being a night owl means my circadian rhythm might be the reason that I prefer night to day because I have always been tired during the day and had more energy from evenings...
Can’t anyone advise me how to get rid of the soft hairs on my chin? I don’t want to have to do anything drastic,or cause them to grow in more - what do any of you ladies suggest please and Thankyou?...
Some of you may remember last year I was shocked and upset that my test showed I had retinal neuropathy, especially as my diabetes has been very well controlled by diet and exercise for some years. My...
A few days ago I developed this really dry cough - once I start I can’t stop for ages. I took a Covid test which is negative, but this cough is still driving me mad. I’m taking over the counter cough...
My blood pressure has been very low since Sunday. Took a couple of readings first day, 92/52, hasn't got much higher, either. The highest was 2 days ago 100/61. Took it just now, 95/57. I'm yet to...
Having recently joined the permanent medication brigade (in my case blood-thinning Clopidogrel and cholesterol-reducing Atorvastatin) and slowly coming to terms with the repeat-prescription process, I...
TV progs like Embarrassing Bodies & GPs Behind Closed Doors show patients having removal of skin tags, warts etc (& acupuncture) at their local surgery which most GPs say are cosmetic treatments and...
My BP has shot up from an acceptable level to over 200 and my ankles have swelled, I rang after taking a home reading which shocked me, he’s ringing me in a week to see how I am , he asked has...
i had a colonoscopy & afterwards he mentioned i have a 'stretchy bowel' - & added that its to do with EDS. i wasnt sure if he was saying it is definitely a thing with EDS, or that he noticed it, &...
I have hardly seen the Sun in the past two or three years, and on the odd occasion I have been outside, I seem to get prickly heat on my upper chest – which is usually the only part of me exposed....
