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Been to the doc today, He said from x-rays your neck is knackered ( his words) so all your arm pains etc. is from that. nothing can be done, so pain killers are the only answer, but you will have good...
For the past couple of months I have been suffering from a fungus on my scalp. Fortunately,after using shampoo prescribed by my doctor,the fungus has cleared. Would it be better to use Head and...
I had an xray on my lower back about 5 years ago and was told there is slight wear and tear, now when I do any exercise which involves bending and stretching it gives me jip for the rest of the day,...
My tongue is quite sensitive and sore at the moment with a bit of a furrow down the centre. What could it be? and is there anything that I could use to ease it?
Ok this is loss of feeling I got that wrong. I think its a brain communication. I'm holding my hand like some who has Motor Neuron Disease. Without going over the top. Could it of been a mini stroke?...
Hello All. My wife has been suffering from shingles for about two weeks now. She has been to her local gp and he put her on a 5 day course of antiviral tablets ( 5 times a day for 5 days) and they...
Do I have the right to a copy of my chest X ray report that was taken when i was admitted to hospital with a chest infection and pneumonia. I was previously exposed to asbestos and want to know if...
I have had two new knees in the past 2 years, and although the initial pain has gone why am I having stiff knees while in bed?, and sometimes they are really sore, no pain though which is nice, has...
I have constant pain in both Thumbs. I think its from arthritis. (both my elderly mum and her sister have twisted hands from Arthritis) On bad days it spreads to my fingers. I am not old, 50 last...
left side of my neck inside my throat for a few months now. Doctor has put me on tummy acid tablets. I have taken a month and it is much better but not gone yet. She has prescribed another month at...
I suffer from asthma & use flixotide and ventolin inhalers but the last few weeks I've had a problem sleeping because of coughing at night. Would a nebuliser/steam inhalation help before bedtime? Tia...
Not sure where to put this but this section seems as good as any. I used to have a very close relationship with my niece who has just turned 9yrs. She often used to spend the whole weekend with us...
My wife's morphine patches have been increased again but she is still uncomfortable at the best of times - in severe pain at other times. I am tempted to book her a reiki session - has anyone here had...
It started a little last night on my right side, but from this morning its been really bad all across from right to left. Its a dull ache, and sometimes my stomach goes tight like a drum. I am not...
A couple of weeks ago I had bad episode of IBS, really bad pain. To be on the safe side the doc took blood test to make sure that's what it was, and it was. Since then my LFT has come back boderline....
For the last 10 years since being diagnosed with COPD and "moderate" heart failure, I have managed fine with inhalers and diuretics. However, I have had 2 episodes of bilateral pneumonia in the last...
My 9 month old grandson seems to vomit, bring back his food so to speak, quite a lot. His mother, my daughter is quite concerned, I do not remember my babies doing that either, but that was a long...