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Hi, I am looking to start swimming again regularly (4-5 times a week). My nearest pool to my workplace is the LA Fitness at Cambridge. I only need the pool not the gym (I have a free gym at work which...
Just been to see a Cardiac Specialist as i've been having terrible palputations. He thinks i have the above but i'm having more tests a montitor to wear for 24hrs. He told me it is quite common & not...
Men look away now, lol. (unless you're a doctor!) What would cause a woman who always has normal periods, to start one but for some reason this one is incredibly heavy. I mean waking up and finding...
and it is making my throat feel hot. Plus my head aching. What is it.? I know you get a cough after a cold but never heard of you getting one before.?...
Anyone any success in getting rid of dry flaky skin on forehead. E45 cream daily only keeps it moists but hasnt eliminated it - so whats best?
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i felt a funny ,itchy sensation in my thumb last night,when i looked it had a huge lump on it(inside of thumb),it became very discoloured and swollen,i put an ice pack on it.today it is all black and...
I was at the doctors this morning and in passing, asked if my tinnitus in one ear would make a hearing aid useless. If I close my good ear, I can barely hear out of the other one. She got out a tuning...
My son had a crucial ligament knee op last week - at first he was fine but is now in a lot of pain I told him to ask for stronger pain killers for a short time - which are the strongest he should ask...
I've just had a nose through my methotrexate blood screening book at last time's results. My white cell count and neutrophils were raised as my GP said - still not sure why with the suspected...
Lordalex and I have both come down with a horrible fluey cold. (I know it isn't flu, if it was I wouldn't be able to post this.) Anyway, we have a very frail elderly relative to look after. When would...
Elderly lady over 70. Has had hysterectomy. Issues with frequency wears pads. Vagina looks healthy was recently seen by GP. Has slight 'itch' near opening to vagina. What can someone recommend that...
6 weeks ago I got a text message from my surgery telling me that they needed a urine sample from me so that they could monitor my disease and medication. I assumed that they had contacted the wrong...
Well, similar thing. Due to a bile salt malabsorption problem I often have very urgent loo trips with a lot of water and it often feels like it's burning (I think as the enzymes or something are still...