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My mum has very bad back pain,the bottom of her spine is crumbling, she's had a nerve block op and injections into spine none of these worked, she takes pain killers and tried cbd oil, nothing...
Does anyone know what this entails. I had a letter today from local hospital with an appointment for one in August. It says: "It measures your central & side vision by using flashes of light within a...
My brother's body was found at his home on Wednesday, police alerted by a friend. My nephew and niece came to tell me. No details as yet but they think he may have died at the weekend. Too long a...
Recently returned from hospital after hip replacement to realise that my usual trips to the loo during the night were going to cause considerable difficulty and discomfort. What to do as it was too...
I work in a primary school, running an after school club and the school caretaker is a bit over friendly at times, which makes me feel on edge. He interferes with my after school club activities and...
Being so much in the news at the moment, it got me thinking of someone, I knew, of, who jumped in front of a vehicle on a busy A road, it didnt kill him but he was left with life changing injuries,...
I got partial results of a general blood test today - the sec told me the iron was 'abnormal' so i guess i likely have anaemia, and she said the full blood count was 'abnormal' too - but she couldnt...
Boy #2 has to have an MRI for some problem with his arm/elbow/shoulder, what should he expect? From the medical dramas I have watched they seem really noisy.
I’ve heard of ingrowing toenails of course, but I’ve got an ingrowing thumbnail. It’s horribly painful despite taking up a very tiny part of my body. What can I do? I’ve got a gel and a tool...
On watching GPs behind closed doors on Tv ( I think that's what its called) last night, I wonder just how much these GPs have to bite their tongue with some patients. A chap around the sixty mark came...
Just wondering if anyone has any clues. I’ve already seen the doc and had no help. I’m breathless just walking a few steps. Inhalers don’t help. I get heart palpitations after eating carbs, or...
Have just read that our local B & Q has sold out of dust masks because of the Coronavirus. Considering there have been no cases in Scotland, would you think this is a bit of an overreaction? Maybe I'm...
A scooter bought 2014 has been little used - especially in recent years and now the two batteries seem to be dud due to not being charged. Can someone suggest their expected life in normal use so that...
I woke up yesterday and didn’t realise I couldn’t heat out my right ear. It was only when my husband was stood next to me he tapped me and asked why I wasn’t answering. My mobile rang today, put...
the other day i got a weird few second pain/twinge between the knuckle of my little and ring finger. i wasnt doing anything weird, just moving my fingers normally. it doesnt hurt or feel different to...