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I'm having a sort of shaky panic here. My incredibly healthy (save for sports injuries) 47 yr.-old daughter, L,, met me for my birthday on Sat. and told me that her husband had told her that twice in...
Both of us have booked in at the GP surgery for our Autumn jabs. There doesn't seem to be an online booking system for this one nor use of the larger central sites.
Is that the same where you are?...
I have had a colonoscopy last week where a 20cm tumour was detected in the siganoid region of my bowel - due to the size of the tumour the camera was unable to pass- I am having a CT scan Monday on...
Further to my post last week RE: blood tests and high blood pressure.... Having spent the best part of this year on meds for high blood pressure, I had a call from GP's asking me to call in as my...
I need to submit a photocopy of a recent spinal x-ray as supporting evidence, and I have read through my recent letter which was the date/time of my video consultation assesment, and I cannot see...
Re my wife's bladder pain. It seems my wife got the wrong end of the stick during her scan, there is no mass, thankfully, and it was clear GP has referred her to a Ramsay Health Care Hospital to see a...
I’ve had neuropathy in the soles of my feet since 2009. It’s really painful if I stand or walk. At the moment it’s absolutely awful, and I don’t know if it’s linked with my back problem which has...
I woke up this morning with a puffy eyelid and the eye closing up, no pain there, unless I touch it, then some, tenderness, I thought it might go down as the day went on, but it hasn't any ideas
Been for blood tests today. (As requested for by my GP 2 weeks ago) As I have been experiencing heavy heartbeat and shortness off breath. (Since the start of taking BP meds about 6 months ago) The...
I was talking to a girlfriend of my deceased brother last night in the local mall. With all her health issues last night was the first she was out in 3 years anyway she was talking about her sister in...
Last year I was shopping at a grocery store while I as walking down a aisle a jar of applesauce fell off a shelf and hit me on the head. I felt more pressure on the head than pain. Several minutes...
My cough from last week has progressed to a bad chest infection - I’ve seen my doctor this morning on an online zoom consultation. He prescribed steroids and antibiotics, but I knew there was no way I...
I have family still social distancing and I'm not allowed in the house. I'm just wondering if anyone out there is still isolating or knows of people isolating. I feel like they are the only ones but I...
How are your BP readings doing?
What is the general trend?...
I Had a fall last Wednesday, resulting in 2 deepish "U"shaped wounds on my shin, a similar one on my forearm, and badly bruised my ribs. Went for a dressing change on Tuesday, the arm one is knitting...
Vacine, a friend of mine had it who was 80. Never heard it mentioned again.
If you were with a small group of people last Thursday evening and two of them have now tested positive should you take a test now or wait and see if you have symptoms. It was a meeting in a church...
Had cause to be at the Dr's today and they have a lovely poster up explaining at how successful the hybrid way of working is April - June 19 Saw 4897 patients and 758 phone consultations April - June...
I had the All Clear from the three scans I had during the last three weeks when I was fast tracked because I had lost nearly a stone, but I’m still feeling really rough even though the last one was on...