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My 9 year old son had renal angioplasty last Friday. He is crippled with pain in his groin where the line was inserted. He does have a big bruise. I have spoken to the hospital and they are not unduly...
I've been mainly affected in my hands, knees and feet/ankles before now though have more recently been getting more and worse pain in my wrists and it's now started in my hips. I have been flaring,...
I have diagnosed arthritis in the left knee. I have had about five+ cortisone steroid injections over the last three years.I have heard gossip that too many (how ever many that is ?) can lead to the...
A good mate of mine has recently been under the care of a consultant at Moorfields Eye Hospital. This chap is now a Professor. What does one do/achieve in order to become a Professor? My friend asked...
Would appreciate your comments. Had breast cancer 12/13 years ago - about third of breast removed and lymph nodes on same side - no cancer cells found in nodes. Had chemo and radiotherapy as the type...
Does anybody know if these work. Now and then I get a numbness in my left leg, and if I'm walking when it happens, it's as though I have no control over it - it feels as though my left leg is on a...
I reluctantly went to the docs last week after suffering from wrist pain for nearly two years. After answering questions about other dodgy joints etc my doctor sent me off for blood tests for...
My daughter (19) has had this problem since about 4 years old, not sure if it is dermatitis, skin constantly resembles having been in the hot bath for too long, bubbly skin like little blisters, we...
I was just releiving myself when up popped a burp, Mrs BT asked if I could belch and fart at the same time, I couldn't, but is it possible?
about two weeks ago,i was a passenger in a car that was shunted from behind while parked ,a big full size car seat that was being delivered to my son flew forward from the back seat and hit me full on...
Hi Sqad or anyone! OH has just walked out to car and his knee has just gone "twang" at the back and it is so painful he can't bear his weight on it, my neighbour and I have had such a...
I've been in a lot of pain in my lower back will x rays show what the problem is or does it not always show up on x rays?
Title: Old tooth fillings Content: Prompted by needing a filling today I am thinking of asking about having the old silver ones removed for white ones. I don't think they would do it via the NHS...
Hello .Does anybody know if you can take Tramadol painkillers when you are taking Warfarin .Thankyou
The physio used one of these on my lower back today and its done wonders for me can any one recommend one from a high street store tia
my oh is complaining that his back teeth "drain" at night, has anyone else had this problem? he says it tastes foul but the dentist says there is nothing wrong with his teeth, I don't know...
I've had a copy letter saying I am ok to start methotraxate and they said my EGFR is 69 so to retest to monitor it.
Can anyone translate?...
Hi Sqad/LazyGun I`ve received the results of my thyroid test:- "Serum TSH Level" 4.58mu/L (0.27 - 4.2) "High" Not significantly raised, euthyroid I presume the bracketed nos are...
Hi, Have been suffering with a bad back & pain in an arm which the doc has put down to poor posture. The job I've been in for the last 6 months is really sitting in a chair all the time & I...
So as well as still being in pain with my back, and tendonitis in both feet, I now have what I assume is sciatica as I have a shooting pain down the back of my left leg. Am doing well aren't I? lol