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Dental treatment

I am new here so please do bear with me. I'm starting much needed dental as my teeth are crumbling & falling out. I've been on Lamictal since my first seizure in 2013 and now on 500mg (300am/200pm) Concerned about local used to freeze - There is data everywhere but only for GA. I'm having trouble

I see that former Prime Minister John Major has referred to the avoidable infection of many people with HIV as a result of using infected blood product factor 8 as "incredibly bad luck" and that "no amount of compensation you can give that can actually compensate for what had happened to them."

Hi I tested positive to covid 5 days ago. Had most of the symptoms, fever, shivering, excruciating headache, blocked nose, cough, pain in neck and all along spine, loss of appitite, Fatigue ++This was the first few day. Gradually these symptoms subsided except for the fatigue, and fuzzy head. I now so

Greetings FPC members, Prior to treatment, I raised the question of when should SBRT be given with ADT in this post: https://healthunlocked.com/fight-prostate-cancer/posts/147954326/when-should-adt-be-given-with-sbrt-some-sbrt-news-looking-at-radiosensitizers-in-prostate-cancer-treatment Information

Hi I was diagnosed with CLL in March this year so still trying to get my head round it all. But have learnt so much from this site. I’m on W&W and have blood test booked for next week (3 months after diagnosis) and consultant appointment the week after. My granddaughter, who I normally look after on

Hello ladies. I just moved to London and I still have no GP, no doctor, no clinic to go to. I have ovarian cancer and I am doing chemotherapy now in Istanbul, I flew there and I did my 5th this Friday. Now I am supposed to put 2 injections Neupogen and I cannot do it alone, as I am afraid. Can you help

I had unprotected oral sex few day ago and now i am having the symptoms of chlamydia....so i have plan to visit the doctor but unfortunately most recent available one in next week so, May i start antibiotics? If so azithromycin, is it good? I did not understand "one single does" meaning.. Ex- one gram

Wondering about mouth breathing vs nose breathing? Following article covers it well. Personally I walk with a twig in my mouth. https://www.webmd.com/oral-health/mouth-breathing

New paper [1]. Bipolar androgen therapy (BAT): A patient's guide [i]Bipolar androgen therapy (BAT) is a new treatment concept for men whose prostate cancer has become resistant to standard hormone-blocking therapy. Over the past decade, we have performed a series of clinical studies testing BAT

It was going to happen I have tested positive for covid. I have to say the response from NHS and government is confusing. After reporting my lateral flow test the NHS told me to isolate but the government guidelines say it’s not a legal requirement and my employer is following the government advice.

I took my prograf 930am Thursday night but forgot to take them Friday morning didn't realise until 8oclock Friday night then took morning dose back to normal time 2day have i done much harm forgetting and has this happened to anyone else worried it might have harmed my liver

Hi. My 3 year old granddaughter has just got back from A&E and she has tonsillitis and has been given antibiotics. I’m due my MTX jab tomorrow and as it’s bank holiday I can’t get hold of Rheumy nurse. On the internet the NHS says it not contagious but the bacterial or viral infection that causes tonsillitis

I am a 52 yrs old man, an engineer from Sudan. I am on Crestor 10mg since 2007 with controlled lipid profile except HDL around 40mg/dl, also on Telmisartan 40mg since 2010 which reduced urine microalbumin from 50 to 26 mcg/l. I am a neither diabetic nor hypertensive. Recently my PB dropped down to 60

I've had a sore tongue for 3 years since being diagnosed with pmr. My dentist just said its typical with autoimmune illness. I looked up Thrush but I didn't have white patches. My tongue always feels like I burnt the tip of it. Toothpaste irritates it. My n ew GP gave me oral dose of Nystatin for 2

Hi ladies After the first cycle of gemcitabine/carbo given as third line chemo. I developed a fistula between my stomach and small bowel. I was very poorly with sepsis and spent almost a month in hospital. Since then I had another cycle of gem/carbo and ended up in hospital again. Chemo is on hold for

I'm currently on 1800 mgs of Gabapentin, which, after a brief reprise, is failing to suppress my PLMs sufficiently. They wake me up and I continue to experience them until they're dismissed by walking up and down. I have just been issued with a Buprenorphine patch. I'm acquainted with the various side

I have referred to the following article a few times in response to some posts about the use and timing of ADT when used in addition (adjuvant) to improve outcomes from salvage radiation therapy for BCR for failure after primary prostate treatment (surgical or radiation or other). Also for recurrences

Any info re lip Cold Sores and PMR ? Does their recurrence ( while on steroids ) denote immunosuppression or merely stress,sunlight ,lack of sleep ?

So I’ve caught Covid - from my 21 year old daughter (student nurse). Currently waiting for a call back from the GP about antivirals. It’s 24 hours nearly since I reported a positive test and I haven’t heard anything about antiviral treatment yet. Has anyone had any experience with getting this successfully

Following my recent post, I had a phone call yesterday morning from a doctor at our local hospital to assess my need for the treatment. Yes, I needed it but unfortunately the tablets were not suitable because of an existing medication so I needed the infusion. Unfortunately, they had no more appointments