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Simvastatin 40mg changed to Atorvastatin 10mg

A letter from my GP states that because I'm also taking Amlodipine my Simvastatin will be changed to Atorvastatin. The reason for this change is that taken in combination Amlodipine and Simvastatin...

mintymow

Male Incontinence

My husband has had a catheter for 4 months following an operation and stroke. Removing the catheter and use of a sheath like external catheter caused a serious UTI, plus the external sheath is...

Bambiagain

Odd problem, tricky to describe. For Sqad?

As I say, I'm not sure how to describe this one, but I'll do my best. For a couple of weeks at least, the area of skin around the outside of my hip/outer thigh on one side had been feeling sort of...

dennisb66

Skin abrasion

My 75 year old wife has dropped a heavy object in the house on her shin bone,approx 1inch dia.of skin was peeled back.I folded the skin back in position,covered it in antiseptic cream then applied a...

kia cat

For Sqad, that leg … an update

Hi an update following GP visit [ http://tinyurl.com/cr4hyau ] he's changed my medication rather than go for surgery, which he reckons is very last resort. I was on -spread over the day - Lacidipine...

Ann

Very painful lower back

Lifting a seat in the garden yesterday, my back "went", and its very painful, spasms in my lower middle back, which I have had in the past, so I know I have to keep moving or it completely...

Jemisa

Eye Surgery/ ftao Sqad...

I'm having eye surgery at the end of Oct. The eye surgeon tells me it will take around an hour. He wants to do it by local anesthetic but I've asked for a genersl, because of my heart surgery last...

redvanman

MP MITCHEL

Camron should sack him and he could join the PLEBS that pay is wages instead of riding on the gravey train

Voulez-vous

Stye

I have a stye coming...........been here before and just know that by tomorrow it will be in full force. My question is, is it worth shelling out on Brolene eye drops (or similar) or will it clear up...

tamborine

Discharge @ early pregnancy

Girlie is 2mts according to home test. She has had a small red & black blood discharge....is this normal ?

lidlicker

Pulled muscle under ribs

I pulled my muscle, doing exercise and it hurts like hell, especially when I am in bed. I am using Ibuprofen gel and tablets, but can anyone tell me how long this pain will last? It happened a week...

lcg

fao squad and any advice....

i am fed up because i have not had a decent nights sleep for months. i go to bed at 9/10pm anf all asleep quickly, but always wake at 130am and 430am regardless of efforts at sleep hygiene/no...

parkie

Atrial Fibrillation

A question for the docs. Can a heart diagnosed with atrial fibrillation as long as 12 years ago, 'correct' itself?

kia cat

That painful right leg - for Sqad

As a follow up to [http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul /Health-and-Fitness/Question880752.html] I've at last had a ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI/ABI) check yesterday. Right arm bp was...

Lukourgos

Cholestrol

Serum cholestrol = 6.0 mmol/L Serum triglycerides =0.7 mmol/L Serum HDL cholestrol level =2.4mmol/L Serum LDL cholestrol level =3.3 mmol/L Total cholestrol:HDL ratio =3 I understand that a cholestrol...

parkie

Impaired Glucose Tolerance

To whoever is qualified to answer this please. I have been having blood tests and it appears I have Impaired Glucose Tolerance although my GP at first thought it might be Type 2 Diabetes. Looking on...

berniecuddles

frozen shoulder

wife has had a very painful shoulder for the last 4 months and we have just got back from the hospital to see the specialist who confirmed that it was a frozen shoulder. he has told my wife that he...

Ratty2E

B12 injections for pernicious anemia...

do they cause you to gain weight? There's a been a differing of views and I'd like to help settle the matter.

237SJ

Heart attack with no signs of hypoxia?

As above - is it possible? Thanks

Mosaic

Statins - should otherwise healthy people take them?

OH is agitated as the practice nurse at the GPs wants him to go onto statins. He is overweight but losing weight, bp consequently on the high side but dropping as the weight goes, very fit and active,...

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