In Post #3442 by Mango having read this sentence "Emma suffers from long-term covid: Feels like her head is going to explode" I wondered if...
I don't think that can be relied on by anyone in the medical profession. I wonder if the fact that the sufferer in the following link and in the...
I've been diagnosed with IBS over and over again by various doctors and under various circumstances. As well as the IBS diagnosis, I was also...
I have never been tested for nickel allergy or metal allergy or any other allergy or intolerance, but I think I have this problem. In my case I...
From the quote in post #510 above... Are the people writing this stuff completely brain dead? Nobody thinks that cancer and fractures should be...
My husband has suffered from back pain for over forty years. He refuses to take painkillers, however he does do exercises he's been taught by...
I have a couple of comments on this... 1) I would love to know how much input pharmaceutical companies have into MER. 2) I don't know exactly...
I care very much about the quality of healthcare, because I find it so hard to get any. Suppose a patient has been given various derogatory...
I've never understood why tonsillectomies are now derided as a waste of time and money, and totally useless. It was one of the few surgeries I've...
From post #16 So if a patient visits the doctor they get pre-judged as being mentally ill before they've even said hello? That sounds about...
I used to get stressed about not getting enough sleep, having been an insomniac since I was a child. Eventually I reduced this stress by covering...
Isn't this like trying to put lipstick on a slug to make it pretty?
So, if you are old, fat, and female don't bother seeing a doctor?
I just read the first paragraph in the wiki article on "Sensitization". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensitization The first thing that came...
To the best of my knowledge, CRP is an inflammation marker, and it will be raised if there is inflammation anywhere in the body. So it could be...
I find it impossible to believe that this ever really happens. Apart from anything else, if I ask for an appointment to see a doctor I get given...
Thank you. :)
@Kalliope Can you tell me what the last line of O'Leary's article is, please? I can't tell if I'm seeing the whole thing or not. The last line...
This strikes me as being just a fishing expedition. They haven't said why they want to do clinical trials, so they probably just want to test CBT...
My problems with pain are caused by delayed and botched gynaecological surgery for a life-threatening condition in my teens. The damage caused by...
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