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I have been suffering from lower back pain for a few weeks and decided to go for some physio. A friend suggested going to an Osteopath and now I am wondering which would be best?
My mother stopped taking her Omeprazole a few weeks ago, She appears to be feeling much better, not so "old" and her cough has improved by a good margin, she has less mucus. She has been using...
Recently it has been so hard to get an appointment to see a GP at our surgery. You can get a telephone call from a doctor on the day you ring but you cannot make an appointment to see a doctor to...
To me it just seems wrong! people with mental health issues are likely to be attending the event as it is raising funds for them, witnessing people with (supposed) supernatural powers I don't think...
Does anyone else crush their tablets (medication) even though the leaflet says do not crush? I realise it's for a reason but mine get stuck in my throat everyday so I'm thinking surely it won't hurt...
Trying to make a private appointment with a consultant. The auto reply stated I'd hear within 72hrs and well beyond that point I have heard nothing. TBH I've had better service from the NHS and feel...
Has anyone on here had one of these? Apparently I had one and it popped about 3 weeks ago, pain was really bad at first and although it's eased off, my leg still really aches and even though I can...
I had my flu injection this morning. After doing it, the nurse yelled out "Ive got my first bleeder today" and promptly put a plaster over it. Was this a good or a bad sign or should I just ignore her...
Hi Sqad. I would appreciate your thoughts, despite not being able to give too much info at present. My mother's twin sister became acutely unwell this morning and she is now in intensive care. She was...
When I go to bed pretty exhausted - I get somewhat agitated - I call it BED DREAD - but this past few weeks - now only about 3 nights that is - I seem to chill on the settee, the eyes begin to droop...
About a month ago my daughter caught head lice. We treated her and me at the same time, although I didn’t find any on me even though my head was really itchy. Believe me I was thorough. Roll on 4...
A friend was diagnosed, about five or six months ago, with a growth near her brain...they say is not immediately dangerous but as it is growing it should be removed in an operations taking about six...
Hiya everyone, I've just started taking a birth control pill called 'Cilest' (generic name is 'Cilique')and I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced an initial breakout when starting it and...
Next door neighbour is home to recuperate after being 6 weeks in hospital getting a hip removed (Not his hip) it was put in 10 years ago. Anyhow he has to go back in and get another new one in 3 weeks...
Hi quick question for my Mum who is uncharacteristically in agony. She was walking around the supermarket on Thursday night doing nothing strenuous at all when she was beset by an extreme pain in her...
Sqad - hoping you can advise. I had a left parotidectomy on 25th September. The staples were removed last Monday but I still have 7/8 stitches to be removed. I'm due to see my consultant next Tuesday...