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It is about my daughter who has had three lung collapses... We now have heard she is going into hospital on the 1st August to have her op...at last! Really hopefull it will cure the problem..although...
Does any person on here have to deal with a partner with OSD and how do they cope. My husband does not think he has a problem but he defenatly has some issues. I could tell you a hundred stories but i...
I am 81 years old and have a large garden to look after. Yesterday i spent between 2 & 3 hours trimming my Hawthorn hedge.Before I had finished my chest was very sore and it took a further 3-4 hours...
I've got a real sweet tooth and at night when I read I snack. I need to stop eating chocolate and crisps so need a healthier but sweet alternative. Please don't say carrot sticks...I need SWEET...
I have just been diagnosed with' Frozen Shoulder' on the right side.
What is the best painkiller? The hospital did not specify any treatment apart from exercise,any more ideas?...
I've got shingles, doc given me antiviral tabs which she said won't cure it but will control the rash. I know the rash can last ages but how long does this worn out fluey feeling last? All I want to...
Hello everyone, I would jus like to know if anyone else is suffering from the same as me. I can't seem to catch my breath, also trying to get a deep breath or yawn I can't do it and then I get anxious...
Last night i suffered horrendous cramp(I think) in my lower legs 3 times in my right leg and twice in my left. All were identical at different times of the night. Each time it started like severe...
She is 42yrs old, married with one 5yr old boy, husband works abroad. Her headaches started on and off about 4/5 months, until it got to the stage where she had them most of the day, everyday. Her...
Friend has been diagnosed with early stage dementia. Does this mean she will have to stop driving? Can't seem to find any definitive answer on line. If she has to stop driving I'm assuming the DVLA...
Does anyone know of a "cure" for hiccoughs. Friend has them, not just a normal 15 minute bout, but these have been going on for two weeks. His GP has changed the medication he was on, but they still...
I have a question that I've wondered about for years. When I was little, in the late 1950's I had constant bouts of tonsillitis and once a week I used to have to go to the local cottage hospital for...
I think something is seriously wrong with me. I am in desperate need of a personality and life transplant. I don't know what all of this is so I've no idea where to go for help, do I go to a doctor, a...
between the breasts, it's most painful. Been there for about about 6 weeks, is now deep red and oozing some stinky pus. Boil or abscess? It's blooming painful even when I breathe I refuse to bother...