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painkillers for cervical spondylosis?
Hi all Ive just been diagnosed with cervical spondylosis . Can anyone recommend best and safest painkillers. The headaches are terrible at times not to mention the brain fog etc etc
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Dealing with sciatica
So I've dealt with a lot of pain over my life, staying off unnecessary medication as often as possible. Being stubborn & focusing on mind/body healing has helped too. Backup 3 weeks ago when I woke up with sciatica for the first time out of nowhere. This has been the worst consistent pain I've ever dealt with. I've done…
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Hi, my name is wendywoo100! I have diverticulitis pain issues.
Hi my name is Wendy I am.recovering from my.second bout of diverticulitis having to go to hospital and take antibiotics through the veins more antibiotics when home. I feel there is no help or advice out there for us at all? I worked for many years in the nhs and this came and took my life away ? Pain the most horrible…
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Hi, my name is Yak55! Bilateral hip dysplasia, long term pain.
I was born in 1955 with bilateral hip displaysia. When I started to walk it was found that I had this problem. I was put in plaster. Further along I have had a right hip osteotomy in 1989, a right hip resurfacing in 2000 and a left hip resurfacing in 2004 both of which are metal on metal implants. I am having a lot of pain…
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My teeth
Hi I need help my teeth are badly damaged theough smoking and none brushing have plaque build up pretty bad if I find a dentist what would be the outcome of going to said dentist would they remove them all and give me dentures. I have zero confidence at all thanks
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Being home alone
I haven't bin to well the last few months haven't bin out after haveing more than one fall.I don't go out much any way but with my double vision I haven't bin on here or even made meny friends yet has it dose take me a long time to type I have tryed talk texing but it's not the same I like to read what people are saying.it…
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Problems with gp and hospital care
Hey, so any1 ever have problems with drs and the hospital not communicating to sort out your care … Alls I need is a Doppler scan for a stocking to be fitted for post thrombotic syndrome, I lost it on the phone with the gp blaming the hospital and the hospital blaming gp, so have had this fight since before june 2023 but…
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Referred to rheumatologist; now what?
Hi all :) I’ve suffered with widespread pain and fatigue for around 9 years now. Past GPs have simply written it off as anxiety or my weight, since I’m too ‘young’ to really be suffering. I was recently signed up to a new GP that have been nothing but helpful so far! I spoke to my GP recently about my pain again, after a…
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recently been diagnosed with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, any advice?
Hi , I'm a newbie on here xx I have just very recently been diagnosed with Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder. It's a difficult illness to understand and come to terms with . If there is anyone on this forum with HSD I would love to hear of how you cope , anything that helps with the daily aches and pains . Like I say just…
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KT taping for hypermobility
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anybody had tried KT taping for disorders on the hypermobility spectrum and if it was of any help? Thank you! :)
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Pain
I'm in constant pain 24/7 I went for MRI today think I may have ms not sure though 😪
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cauda equina or sciatica? advice please
Hi all, newbie here. 10 weeks ago I began having pain in my left buttock, a stabbing sensation that affects me mostly when sitting but is constantly there. I wasn't sure if I'd overdone it at the gym initially and pulled a muscle or whether it was the fact that I was sat around at my son's football for two hours. The pain…
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Fibromyalgia and Polymyalgia
After years of struggling with the curse of Fibro' I've just been diagnosed with Polymyalgia to top the daily fun up Do any other Fibro' sufferers have the Poly' on top ? My docs won't prescribe steroids because of possible side effects with mental health, and making mine worse. Any tips on coping/ exercise to ease the…
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Recently diagnosed with spinal sinosis. What are my options for pain management?
I have recently diagnosed with severe spinal sinosis and its been 8 weeks now and I'm not being given any help or direction to what is best for my condition.
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Have any fellow sufferers of PN found anything that helps with the pain or neuropathy?
Hello fellow sufferers , I am an 80 year old widow with many health issues since 1986 when I developed Pemphigus (my grandmother died from it) it is an auto immune problem. Developed PN about a year ago and as many of you will have experienced not had a nights sleep since. I don’t think unless you have experience PN pain…
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Help with advice
Hi I'm suffering really bad with pain. I don't take drugs but I'm a hard smoker my teeth are literally falling out due to not brushing self neglect etc I'm just wondering if I got an appointment with my doctor GP would he be able to refer me to a dentist. Literally cant cope with the pain and emergency dentist will only…
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Diverticulitis pain
Hello everyone, I have been recently diagnosed with diverticulitis and I am having a hard time managing the pain. I did get prescribed antibiotics but I had to stop bcs it keeps damaging my esophogus, due to a long term of taking antibiotics and I am not able to eat properly. Does the pain go away? Or will it just get less…
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Diverticula disease
Hi I was diagnosed with diverticula disease in January this year . It’s abit of eww question lol but normally when I have a flare up (which is every week atm) but I have always had the watery poops but last night I started with cramps again and I have just been the toilet and my poop started as watery then went to very…
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Dental help
Hi. Sorry I'm not exactly sure who to ask or what part I need to post this in but iv noticed people use this tag. So I need help and I'm not sure who or where to go about it. I'm a really heavy smoker and also self neglected my teeth as I mean self neglect I mean not brushing etc I do suffere with depressions anxiety…
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Severe Spinal Stenosis Prognosis
I wonder if anyone can give me some advice? In 2018 I had a Laminectomy Operation to relieve pressure on my lower back, L3/4 and 5. The operation was, initially a success but after about 5/6 months the pain returned. The consultant arranged for another MRI Scan which showed that scar tissue had formed around the operation…
