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My elderly uncle has a history of thrombosis. He was on warfarin until he had an angioplasty 3 months ago. Warfarin was stopped, and is now on aspirin and clopidogrel. Today he has a very swollen...
my neighbour keeps complaining that his ankle swell up for no reason he will not see a doctor as he is an old bugger of 75,any ideas out there?
everybody having one before bed then
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Some of you may remember that nearly 8 weeks ago I tripped over and bashed my knees. I ended up attending the local 'Walk-In' centre after a week because one knee was still very sore and and the lower...
I wrote to my doctor, whose opinions I respect, about the daily 20mg Simvostatin tablets which he prescribes for me, among others, to reduce my blood pressure. I sent him the following article from...
....dr advised 24 hours no food just clear liquids and then things like plain toast, boiled rice and a few boiled potatoes. But now its tea time I don't fancy boiled potatoes or another bag of...
Took my eye medication this morning - then realised that it had gone 4 days past the 28 days after first opening , that it should have been discarded .
Is that detrimental ?...
i rang docs yesterday as feeding was getting very stressfull for me and for her... she would just scream and throw herself about as soon as i would sit her up to wind her.... now that ive changed to...
Hope you see this sqad. Thanks very much for your help when I was worried about my daughter losing her sense of smell and taste. Your diagnosis was absolutely correct, it was viral and although it has...
Does anyone have any experience of the above contraceptive? If it is no longer used is there an impact on weight loss or gain?? I am reading instances of both while searching on line - but wondered...
I first did this a couple of years ago at which time it was clear. This year the test was 'inconclusive' and I was asked to repeat it after which I was told, by letter, that, following the results of...
My nieces who are away on holiday developed very sore skin around their eyes. Their mum went to local chemist and after some discussion it was diagnosed as an allergic reaction to the latex eyepieces...
Daughter on Trimethoprim for U.T.I.for two days. Developed severe loin pain last night,saw pharmacist today for advice on analgesia. He said it was a reaction to her anti-biotics and to stop taking...
hi can anybody help me, i started with a cystitis last friday started on antibiotics on saturday but none of the symptoms seem to be going, does anyone know how long it takes to clear or even start to...
Their campaign failed, not least because a report stated that using it could cause mouth cancers. Was it the nicotine, or something else in the tobacco, which was carcinogenic?
I had that very bad cold and cough that was doing the rounds in May and lost my sense of smell and of course taste. Then I was hospitalized with my dicky foot and was on serious antibiotics for 4...
How long did you put up with the hot flushes before you visited your doctor! I'm a bit dubious about taking HRT [don't ask me why, I'm not sure myself] Is there anything I can buy over the counter to...
I need some advice about these tablets. My 19 year old grandson is staying with me at the moment and is taking TRIMETHOPRIM 200mg twice a day for a kidney/urinary infection. He has developed a really...
1.I have been told by 2 dentists who have reviewed CT scans of my mouth, that I cannot have more implants, 2.I am thinking of having false teeth fitted which will involve the extraction of several...
Is it at all possible for a doctor, optician, or more importantly an ESA ATOS assessment nurse to tell from an eye examination whether I am genuinely suffering double or blurred vision. Now I'm not...
