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I've been having issues with only one of my eyes for a while now and I'm hoping one of you lovely people can help me? Firstly, it feels like there is something in it all the time, although there is...
Hello Guys. I have had a long term pain problem for a few years now and have recently had surgery to try and help this. Obviously over the last few years I have been taking strong prescription...
Can blood test tell if you have osteoarthritis?
I'm male, 58, with, among other things, type 2 diabetes (diagnosed six years ago). I don't smoke or drink and my regular meds are as follows:- METFORMIN 500MG - TWO to be taken TWICE a day EPILIM...
Hi so I have been going to the gym and doing 25 mins cardio on average losing 320 calories plus 30 minutes of weights. I have considerably cut down on my alcohol intake and my weight is exactly the...
Are HRT tablets now safe, or is it regarded as safe because the risk factor is below a certain level? Our Doctors assistant, who is about 60 has been taking them for years and she said " no one...
Just thought I would share this. I had a tear in my retina, (cause unknown). I had laser surgery today, which I was really dreading. I can honestly say it didn't hurt and although a bit uncomfortable,...
Im currently having a half sleeve tattoo done and i went for session 2 on thursday last week. I noticed on Saturday at work some of my tattoo weeping and it was pitted only in that spot and sore. Ive...
My daughter has had a 'virus' for 3 weeks now, basically temp, no energy, not eating, sickness, coughing but now thankfully on the mend, however I seem to have picked up some of it. I have a really...
Has there been any studies of anti-depressants on humans for the long-term, for many years. Some have been around for 20+ years now. I am especially interested in information about effexor...
are these thisngs good for you as you read about them?
I am due to have an arthroscopy a week on Thursday to repair the meniscal disk (sp?) in my knee. I have had toothache for a few days and saw the dentist on Friday - he said my gum is infected. He...
I am male with lots of hair but I often have an itchy scalp. I have treid two or three methods of control without success. At the moment I am using Oilatum shampoo with works to a dgree but not as...
Is there anything you can buy in the pharmacy to help or is it just a matter of watching your diet?
Hi, all abers, I am in agonising pain with wisdom tooth, I have tried Co,codamol,extra strength Orajel from chemist,Bonjela(useless).Do I just have to cry and suffer,well at least until dentist opens...
Hi Sqad. My mum (82) had a blood test last week and the doctor phoned her just now to say she has a fatty liver and he wants to do an ultrasound and trial statins for 3 months. At her last blood test...
After some up and down results from wee tests (on and off blood/protein/white cells/leukocytes etc...) which appear to appear, disappear then reappear again, my GP had another wee test and some...
Its been rather a stressful few years to say the least...things seem to have come to rather a head of late and I am finding it difficult to cope to be honest. I don't know how effective these anxiety...
Whilst on my third day of holiday in Italy last week I felt sick All day long and had stomach ache like a butterfly feeling in My stomach. It lasted all day and I could barely eat. It went away for...
Have not had a "show" for well over a year..does this mean I have gone through the M ...have had no obvious probs or bad effects...
