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Severe pain in Shoulders and elbow joints, swollen elbows, painful to even lift arms above waist height, unable to sleep because of pain, neck also makes grinding noise when looking left or right....
My Doc told me today to inhale steam with a towel over my head (like the old days) to help with congestion, mucus and phlegm.
Whats best to add to it? Thanks....
50yo female perimenopausal (i suspect after 4 missed periods and flashing heat light like a lighthouse) the flashes are not killing me but as I have been diagnosed and am being treated with high blood...
For the last three days I have suffered from severe vomiting and diarrhoea when waking. I am otherwise feeling fine, I have no temperature or other symptoms, and this only happens shortly after I...
I've recently been getting indigestion (for the past week or so) and I can't for the life of me get shut of it. Apart from that death sandwich I had the other day, I don't eat too bad and certainly...
I've just been to the doctors, after they requested to see me this morning. They have said I've got a low white blood cell count and that they want to text me again next week. I can certainly rule out...
Collapsed Thursday night with septicemia and double pneumonia. Found myself in hospital, just got out. Looked pretty dodgy for a while but excellent work by Addenbrooke's pulled me through . Will let...
9 days ago I was playing rugby and had an accidental blow to the side of my head above my ear. It hurt (a lot!) but I wasn't knocked out, didn't show any signs of concussion and there wasn't an open...
I am looking for a herbal sleep aid that I can take even though I have some prescribed medication. Most of those I have found so far say not to take if you are taking a beta blocker, which I do. Beta...
My little 5 year old Grandaughter has terrible rashes on her little hands. The dermatologist says it is Atopic. She has a cream which doesn't seem to make them any better, does anyone know of any...
I am receiving treatment , for macular degeneration in my right eye. I have been having injections for almost a year now and it all seems to be going fine However, every now and again I get...
Is it safe? Consultant mentioned bleeding, should i be worried? also will do rhinitis shrinking (or something along those lines) at the same time. Will be admitted for day surgery, and then around 14...
i've got to attend Tuesday i know i cant eat or drink after 10pm(other than water) and have got to take a urine sample. my Q is does it have to be the first pee of the day, or should it not be this...
Over the last week my blood pressure seems elevated (home machine). averaging about 146/88 though sometimes it seems to jump up when I first sit down to take it at about 100/90. My pulse is about 77....
Ten days ago I hurt my calf muscle. I was walking across the road and started to trot (oncoming traffic) and felt a severe pain right in the middle of the calf. I could barely move. After an hour or...
Several of my relatives have diverticulosis. I do not have it, yet..... I did some research on the internet, usual medical info spots, on "how to prevent diverticulosis" and was wondering about the...
I saw an advert in The Times on Saturday for a "hearing device" which costs about £20. Which? reckons that a hearing aid can cost several thousand pounds which makes me wonder (a) Is "hearing device"...