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Are you about? Do you remember I had that nasty infection in my arm from some sort of bite? I went to the Docs and because I hadn't been for about 7 years they took my blood pressure. It was really...
I keep getting spots around my chin area only. As one goes another one comes. They are sore and red but no head & start with a slight itch/tingle. Tried everything from Freederm to Teattree cream from...
I have been prescribed pravastatin to help lower my cholesterol but on the leaflet it says don't take grapefruit juice without asking your doctor first, anyone know why ?
How does one set about 'going private'? After X-rays and scans it's been decided that a hip replacement is called for and the prospective patient has been placed on a waiting list to see a surgeon....
I am curious about two things relating to blood sample tests for tumour markers. Firstly, am I correct that this is a fairly straight forward issue, i.e. that a sample of blood will show the likely...
My 5 year old daughter, seems to be coughing a lot. Once she gets a cold the cough seems to last ages , sometimes she'll be free from coughing for two days then start another cold. She also coughs at...
Which has the more negative effect on your kidney and liver? Could one be considered more safe than the other? The question is for the effect on adults rather than children. Just wondering
I had my results yesterday at the hospital for my scan and blood test for my prostrate. The scan was clear for my kidneys etc, but my blood test PSA for my prostrate read 11.9 which he said was quite...
Well five months has passed and she has had the pain again off and on. Today it seemed a lot worse. my grandaughter said she felt dizzy, tummy hurt around bellybutton area, also mentions she keeps...
As above really, I keep getting this strange sensation in the nape of my neck. It gets really warm sometimes and warm to touch. No where else on my head or neck or torso...just this very warm...
I think that's what I have got, I wake up in the night and find myself scratching the arch of my foot and the skin is cracked even though I use foot cream regularly, recently I have started wearing...
I've been googling me symptoms... silly I know.. but, I think what I'm experiencing is a tension headache.. throbbing and tenderness to the left temple, some times feeling like a tight band across my...
I have noticed a slight swelling under the skin of my jaw just in front of my ear. i thought it was connected to an abcess I picked up on a tooth (now extracted) but a couple of months on, I was...
When I sneeze I get a very sharp pain in my left outer thigh, rather like a bee sting. It is enough to make me yelp but fortunately lasts only a few seconds. On occasion it is more severe and feels as...
Been for my nerve conduction test this morning. No problem! Wasn't as bad as I had imagined. Did get a bit worried when he said he was going to put a needle into the muscle though, until he added I'm...
I just read (scanned) this article in the Daily Mail and am not sure how much of it is to be believed. I have been on drugs for HBP since my 20s and I am now 49.98 years old now. During this time it...