Good morning squad,back in august you gave me information on a "Olecranon Bursa" on my wife's elbow. After 2 weeks and cold compresses the Bursa had not reduced so she saw her Dr. who said...
Is it really true that the hours of sleep before midnight are more beneficial than sleep after that time? Is there actually any research that confirms this? Or is it an urban myth?
My OH has COPD and has smoked since he was very young. He is now 68 He stopped smoking 4 weeks ago and his breathing seems a lot worse Is this normal. Tonight he can hardly breath he keeps gasping. He...
I assume that the fact that the soles of my feet are constantly 'fizzing' is due to my slipped discs, and something pressing on a nerve. But yesterday my left hand started to 'fizz' too. Any idea what...
I have just finished taking a 7 day course of antibiotics on Sunday. How long
do they stay in your system. I'm still getting an upset stomach. Would
this still be the antibiotics?...
My son-in-laws mother fell and broke her shoulder and hip on Sunday early evening. She is still waiting to go down to theatre!! They have put her on a spinal board, dosed her up on morphine and left...
Mr Alba is awaiting an appointment for day surgery for removal of above. Do they biopsy it? Once again, he is being interesting. If it's not loose bodies in knee or polyps from t'other end, it the...
They say your skin, muscles and bones (and probably other things) thin with age. Does the lens in the eye thin? If it does, could there be problems in older age if the lens has had laser surgery for...
Hi, I've suffered from severe headaches and vomiting since I was a child, caused by being born spina bifida. A strange phenomenon occasionally happens after I've been in severe pain (and vomiting...
I rather indulged last evening with a gift of Maltesers, and my mmol/L shot up to 13.7, and this morning is 7.3. I will be on a sugar-free diet to-day, although I have just eaten three Rich Tea...
I am suffering from an inflammation of the throat. The swelling is located behind the uvula, at the base of the nasal tubes. It is a large fleshy area, which seems to be in some sort of grid... and it...
is it wise to eat anything in the morning, especially if you don't know whether it's a chat or examination. I have an appointment tomorrow morning and don't know. I am erring on the side of caution...
Thanks Squad and Lazygun for your comprehensive answers. I'll tell my Dad to ask the doctor to clarify the cholesterol result. Incidentally, the dosage of Atorvastatin he's on is 80 mg. Maybe a lower...
