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Another day, another referral

Hi All, Well I can't say I'm not getting my money's worth out of the NHS (with the exception of course of the rheumy team whose cavalier treatment has been...

Hi All, Well I can't say I'm not getting my money's worth out of the NHS (with t...

mistymeana

•11 years ago

3 Replies

Does anyone suffer with Pulsatile Tinnitus?

Hi guys, really low, it's enough with all the usual aches & pains, but my head in particular is really getting me down. Feeling like there's incredible...

Hi guys, really low, it's enough with all the usual aches & pains, but my head i...

Fibro-hater

•11 years ago

26 Replies

Strange legs! Help!!

Hi all Want to pick all your brains! I suffer with restless legs quite regular as well as swelling and pain in my feet but the last 3 - 4 nights all the lower...

Hi all Want to pick all your brains! I suffer with restless legs quite regular ...

hjones

•11 years ago

4 Replies

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HEY HO! PLEASE HELP...

i am having a home visit from a dr,from DLA ..this saga has been going on since 2010!! but i have never had a home visit,i have always gone to the assesment...

i am having a home visit from a dr,from DLA ..this saga has been going on since ...

pondminstrel

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Hives

I went out for the first time in 6 weeks yesterday.as i have been unable to walk. my feet and ankles have been swollen and painful, anyway i manage to go to...

I went out for the first time in 6 weeks yesterday.as i have been unable to wal...

Hidden

•11 years ago

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ON A LIGHTER NOTE, MY BARGAIN OF THE DAY

Hi everyone, just a wee note to tell everyone about my bargains today. I woke up exhausted and in a lot of pain,but as the sun was shining I decided to try and...

Hi everyone, just a wee note to tell everyone about my bargains today. I woke up...

jayjayboy

•11 years ago

35 Replies

A Sweet Smell

Lots of members have complained that strong smells and perfumes upset them or bring on symptoms. I find very heavy scents make me feel queasy, but I get a...

Lots of members have complained that strong smells and perfumes upset them or br...

ladymoth

•11 years ago

16 Replies

ESA HEADACHE

last november i won my appeal to transfer from the W.R.A.G. to the support group and now today only 3mnths on i have apparently been re-assessed and put back...

last november i won my appeal to transfer from the W.R.A.G. to the support group...

normajean

•11 years ago

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Has anyone out there lost their sence of smell and Taist ?

I lost my sences ( smell & Taist ) last December ! and dont know why! I did have a really bad cold and then lost my beloved pet...

I lost my sences ( smell & Taist ) last December ! and dont know ...

valann

•11 years ago

13 Replies

a pal helps me lots cooking, washing hair driving etc, if he is my carer, cannot sign on can he claim other than CA , not enough to live on.

dizzy12

•11 years ago

9 Replies

IDS claims he can live on £53 a week.

By last night almost 300,000 people had signed an online petition challenging Mr Duncan Smith to survive on £53 a week, or £7.57 a day, after he insisted he...

By last night almost 300,000 people had signed an online petition challenging Mr...

esagestapo

•11 years ago

16 Replies

ATOS on radio 4 discussing benefits

i have just heard a trailer for the you and yours programme on Radio 4 at midday. Apparently they are going to be discussing the benefit cuts etc, so I...

i have just heard a trailer for the you and yours programme on Radio 4 at midday...

Fibrofoggiest

•11 years ago

10 Replies

ouch

i have my neurologist app on the 9th april, i am now also getting blured vision, tension like headaches, and my balance is not good neither, i fell out of bath...

i have my neurologist app on the 9th april, i am now also getting blured vision,...

sandycat

•11 years ago

6 Replies

dla and housing benefit

did one of these benefit checks and it said I should get full housing benefit as now receive low rate care dla, so I phone housing place and informed them that...

did one of these benefit checks and it said I should get full housing benefit as...

jue2829

•11 years ago

8 Replies

surely i cant be the only person that these tablets have helped

i have have suffered so much over the years with fibro yes full blown fibro???? i really know what it feels like ive been so down with it over the years cant...

i have have suffered so much over the years with fibro yes full blown fibro???? ...

chicme

•11 years ago

53 Replies

Fibro and DLA

Hi everyone. Right want to ask this as its playing on me mind a bit! Someone has told me I am wasting my time and money trying to claim DLA, as even though I...

Hi everyone. Right want to ask this as its playing on me mind a bit! Someone has...

sadoldred

•11 years ago

15 Replies

I think I have fibromyalgia.

I have pain in muscles and tendons most of the time; particularly middle and lower back, legs, ankles, hip, shoulder, hands. Also darting stabs of pain, and...

I have pain in muscles and tendons most of the time; particularly middle and low...

Chimbelina

•11 years ago

2 Replies

Can anyone give me some advice?

I have been suffering quite a lot these last few weeks the fibro has been driving me mad, i am so tired and in pain everyday, gp gave me some new meds, they...

I have been suffering quite a lot these last few weeks the fibro has been drivin...

lindamorgan

•11 years ago

6 Replies

How long before I hear from Atos or DWP after having a medical.

I had my medical 5 weeks ago and still haven't heard anything from Atos or DWP.

Hidden

•11 years ago

3 Replies

say again? :)

my brother has got a cold and a blocked ear. he was due to meet a friend, the friend arrived ten minutes late "sorry. I've been into town buying cakes for...

my brother has got a cold and a blocked ear. he was due to meet a friend, the ...

hamble99b

•11 years ago

9 Replies

had my tribunal today

got there 10 minutes late due to buses they wouldnt let me in and the decision as been made without me ive sent in 13 medical letter they said i will have...

got there 10 minutes late due to buses they wouldnt let me in and the decision a...

kaylyr

•11 years ago

5 Replies

Lupus or Fibro?

I have read that with Lupus people don't always have a rash and it doesn't always show in the blood so if those two symptoms were taken out of the picture how...

I have read that with Lupus people don't always have a rash and it doesn't alway...

Kasha

•11 years ago

5 Replies

A must read if you are going to ESA appeal

I would just like to share with all of you a slight “loop hole” in the legislation regulation 29 (b) exceptional circumstances, of the ESA regulations 2008....

I would just like to share with all of you a slight “loop hole” in the legislati...

Kasha

•11 years ago

13 Replies

anyone know how to fill in this new Esa 50 01/13 without shooting myself in the foot lol.

lauraa

•11 years ago

6 Replies

ORAMORPH

Hi Had to have doctor this morning as I was literally crying in pain and OH called him. He has given me Oramorph - which I'm not that happy about. Anyone...

Hi Had to have doctor this morning as I was literally crying in pain and OH cal...

gardaqueen

•11 years ago

25 Replies

Blurred vision and fibro

Has anyone experienced blurred vision , I seem to be experiencing it regularly , xx

Has anyone experienced blurred vision , I seem to be experiencing it regularly ,...

angib53

•11 years ago

26 Replies

Help

Sorry not been on here for a long time, urgent question, my daughter has a horrible case of chicken pox, I've been looking after her, what's the chance of me...

Sorry not been on here for a long time, urgent question, my daughter has a horri...

Homer

•11 years ago

4 Replies

fibro

please cxan some one tell me more about fibro, i read the symtomps and yes i have most, but my bones break easily, and i cant weight bare on my legs i fall and...

please cxan some one tell me more about fibro, i read the symtomps and yes i hav...

cardiff69

•11 years ago

6 Replies

A good night's sleep? Whaaaaaaaaaaat? An average morning on the life of a fibro fighter.

Asleep by twelve, snuggling down on my memory foam mattress, head on new fluffy pillows, Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh. Awake at sixam, seventhirtyam nineam, up at tenthirty....

Asleep by twelve, snuggling down on my memory foam mattress, head on new fluffy ...

spidey

•11 years ago

8 Replies

Beaterblockers lower my blood pressure

I have been told on two occasions to double my dose of beaterblockers , I was given them in December and already had low blood pressure , felt like I had no...

I have been told on two occasions to double my dose of beaterblockers , I was gi...

jjojay

•11 years ago

2 Replies

Posts - Fibromyalgia Action UK | HealthUnlocked

Fibromyalgia Action UK

All posts for April 2013

Another day, another referral

Does anyone suffer with Pulsatile Tinnitus?

Strange legs! Help!!

HEY HO! PLEASE HELP...

Hives

ON A LIGHTER NOTE, MY BARGAIN OF THE DAY

A Sweet Smell

ESA HEADACHE

Has anyone out there lost their sence of smell and Taist ?

a pal helps me lots cooking, washing hair driving etc, if he is my carer, cannot sign on can he claim other than CA , not enough to live on.

IDS claims he can live on £53 a week.

ATOS on radio 4 discussing benefits

ouch

dla and housing benefit

surely i cant be the only person that these tablets have helped

Fibro and DLA

I think I have fibromyalgia.

Can anyone give me some advice?

How long before I hear from Atos or DWP after having a medical.

say again? :)

had my tribunal today

Lupus or Fibro?

A must read if you are going to ESA appeal

anyone know how to fill in this new Esa 50 01/13 without shooting myself in the foot lol.

ORAMORPH

Blurred vision and fibro

Help

fibro

A good night's sleep? Whaaaaaaaaaaat? An average morning on the life of a fibro fighter.

Beaterblockers lower my blood pressure

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