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I'm on this 100mg twice a day as a second course of antibiotics (to Amoxycillin) and steroids for a nasty chest infection which has also aggravated my asthma. The third weekend of it now and being a...
If you're worried about taking Statins, cholesterol lowering yogurt drinks can work just as well according to Richard Madely on The Wright Stuff this morning. He said his was always around 5.6 and...
OH saw the Anesthetist today prior to hip replacement surgery. He came away very dissapointed as he was told he is Anemic and needs Iron Injection and possibly a Gastroscope. Once these are arranged...
I am having a recurrence of labyrinthitis. I originally had it 4 years ago and I still have some Prochlorperazine left, would this still be okay to use?
If so, how often should I take it?...
As I say for depressing posts today. Another friend rang me earlier to tell me that she had been to her doctor's and her doctor told her she has dementia. Now I know this appointment would have been...
My friend has just emailed me there to say she now has to go through a third period of chemotherapy - this will be within 4 years and in the middle of these therapies she underwent a major heart...
For some months I had been experiencing discomfort and throbbing in throat area which eventually ended as two ulcer bleeds. During the same time I experienced sharp pain in right elbow and this pain...
my son has started ,over past few days,having probs with his left knee,not being able to put much weight on it,He is unaware of what is causing it.He is over weight,but not had this happen...
Can anyone enlighten me please as to why if one wishes to seek a private health consultation with payment by the patient, we are told we need referral from our GP? If one has the money ( or scrapes it...
Has anyone experienced a reduction in the level at which Parkinsons medication works, when taken alongside course of a strong antibiotic tablets. We have found that the Parkinsons symptoms have been...
In August I paid for band two treatment for one filling of a front tooth. It came out the same day! It was filled again and lasted until a week or so ago. I am now going today for the preparation for...
Hi, Just been to see a new dentist & she tells me I need a crown. I'm reluctant to as the one I already have caused problems where the root needed to be capped . As it meant going thru' the roof of my...
oh has been to see a friend and got a nip from a nervous wee dog..broke the skin but nowt more..he has gone to doc for tetanus etc now..is he over reacting. ? have a salmon en croute in oven ...GGrrrr...
There was an article in The Sunday Times last week by a woman who said we are trying to protect children too much by having too many health scares. She reckoned that childrens' immune systems are...
I've just got some diazepam as a last resort to help my spawning lower back. I don't want to read the side effects or I won't take it but wondered how other people had found it? Is it likely to help,...
I've had really bad knotted muscles in both shoulders for ages now. I've had two deep tissue massages and both said they they couldn't believe how bad they were and didn't understand why. For the past...
following on from my other post about falling down the stairs, i've decided to have a physio session. I've found two good deals, but not sure which one to go for. although the wowcher one lasts two...
My other half retired just over a year ago and is just about to turn 60. I won't go into medical details, but he realised he was unwell and went to our local doctor. After ultrasound and CT scans and...
A close friend of mine was diagnosed with this debilitating illness over 2 years ago and has spells when she is relatively free of pain using indomethacin, this is only temporary and she can be...
I for my Flu jab this morning and ended up having the Shingles Vaccine while I was there. I've had 2 bouts of Shingles, one in my late 20's that was pretty mild but a horrible attack about 8 years...
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