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Gingerbaker

Is Flirting Allowed On This Site?

So, do you come here often?

barry1010

Gp Certified Death Over Video Call

My family is extremely with our GP who still makes house calls when necessary and I find this very hard to swallow....

jourdain2

Daughter Gone Yellow

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...

Scarlett

Infrared Therapy

Has anyone ever tried using infrared lights to reduce pain/inflammation? Desperately looking for anything that might help back pain and neuropathy. My physio suggested it but there’s so many devices...

LadyCG

Fao Sqad

Copied from the other thread: In a nutshell I have weakness and numbness in my left arm and pins and needles in my left hand. I did think B12 / folate deficiency (I am iron deficient) but taking...

Paigntonian

Jury Service

Got the brown envelope today, at the age of 62. Have to make myself available for ten days in October. Initial reaction, bore. But then thought it might be interesting.

Maydup

Autumn Covid Vaccinations

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?...

Chasingcars

Radiotherapy Cost Privately

Hi, as a few of you know I've been going through treatment for breast cancer and have had successful lumpectomy on NHS in June. I'm now waiting on Radiotherapy and there is some wait. Could anyone...

Missfaye

Bowel Tumour

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...

Bobbisox1

For Sqad

Call back from trainee GP never materialised so I’ve rang my health centre, I’m very much against having to discuss my problem with a receptionist which is the way it is now, my BP isn’t coming down...

nailit

Blood Pressure Meds And Potassium

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...

Smowball

P.i.p Supporting Evidence.

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...

barry1010

Catch Up For Sqad

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...

Scarlett

Amitriptyline For Neuropathy

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...

fruitsalad

Puffy Eye

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

nailit

Blood Tests

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...

jennyjoan

Not My Knees Lol

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...

Bionicle5

Something Hit My Head And Than A Few Mins Later I Lost Consciousness

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...

Sqad

Fao Bobbisox.

How are your BP readings doing? What is the general trend?...

ferlew

Shin Wound Feels Strange

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...