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Gynecological surgery

Hi everyone, I posted a few months ago about how I'm struggling to get my hyperthyroidism under control with carbimazole. I am based in New Zealand and have been taking carbimazole for 3.5 years and my levels have only gotten worse over this time. Endocrinology won't see me until my levels are normal

Good morning.. albeit it doesn’t seem that way from where I am .. but nonetheless see the blessings of waking up ….I have had a TAVI performed on Thursday & am still in hospital feeling really sick & am struggling with pain management as I was refused paracetamol IV pain meds but told to take oral paracetamol

I'm shortly to have a partial knee replacement by epidural. (Apparently, the hospital doesn't use GA's.) I'm worrying now how this might effect my RLS. Does anyone have experience of surgery via an epidural please?

My daughter-in-law's mother was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma 3 years ago. They told her that her symptoms would probably go away in about a year. I do think she did a gamma knife treatment. Since the first onset to now, her tumor has grown. Her symptoms have never gone away and are worsened now because

feeling so rubbish had excision surgery and the m coil put in since last night I’ve had the worst cramping like my period pain coming and going just wondering if anyone else has experienced this pls?

I was diagnosed with PMR in August 2024, initially prescribed Pred 10mg a fairly low dose due to osteoporosis. Tapered to 7.5mg by December then in early January 2025 caught a virus which turned into a chest infection and I had to be given antibiotics. I had a flare after this and surgery put me back

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I have beeen prescribed Irbesartan 75mg daily for high blood pressure. I have also had stents fitted to both Iliac arteries. I have been advised that my high BP is being caused by claudation restricting blood flow to the lower half of my body. When first on my BP meds I could hardly walk, dosage was

Hi, My GP pharmacist contacted me yesterday to say that at 4.9 the surgery believes my cholesterol levels are too high for someone with CKD. I have been advised to start taking Atorvastatin 20mg once a day. I said I would ask the team at Guy's as they have specialist knowledge and monitor and manage

In October my GP surgery updated its IT system. NIghtmare!! It seems that all my previous test results have been reduced to either normal or abnormal. No reference ranges now listed so I now have no way of tracking my results over time. I have asked several times for them to be added again but

Thank you all for replies. The doc called me to the surgery, checked my heart, showed me my rather reassuring Qrisk algorithm and did not push me to statins like the last one did, (with death threats!). Script given for propananol as I can’t seem to bring down this pounding heart (he couldn’t pick it

Hello, It turns out I really do have endometriosis and I had a laparoscopy but it was done by regular surgeons who could only diagnose it and since my symptoms are really really bad I’ll probably have a second surgery in a few months to get it all removed and I’ll start taking hormones in a few weeks

Following 2 trabeculectomies (1 failed), 2 bleb re- needlings & 2 cataract removals, I now have severe dry eyes and have been referred for tear duct cauterisation. Has anyone else had this and did it help or were the after effects intolerable? I am very undecided whether to go ahead. Any advice welcome

Massive head injury then bacterial meningitis and a csf leak with more surgery 2018. Go to a dark and quiet room and lie down. I think it took longer for me to recover from BM than from my brain injury. I am only back ay work because I took off 8 weeks to recover. Otherwise that healing might not gave

Has anyone had a PRP injection in a joint for severe arthritis/pain? I currently have severe osteoarthritis (bone on bone) with significant pain in my right knee which completely limits my mobility and ability to exercise. I tried steroid injections, gel injections and low dose radiation therapy to

Hi It's been a while since I posted. I have had Hypothyroidism for 30 years after a partial thyroidectomy. About 6 years ago I started with severe symptoms of Hypothyroidism & was eventually referred to endocrinology. The consultant I saw said I had been undermedicated for years looking at a graph

Hi gang, I'm still here on the bench, so I thought it was time for a quick update. I had ligament surgery in November which hopefully will stop me from spraining my ankle every 5 minutes. The surgeon removed a neuroma that was in my forefoot at the same time. I was on crutches until January, then

My BAV was diagnosed in 2018 and obviously was a little worried as I do get breathless easily. However my cardiologist didn’t seem bothered and wanted to see me every 3-4 years I wasn’t happy with that and asked to be seen yearly however had to agree to 2 years as that’s all they would allow. I’m currently

Hi My husband had a mechanical valve fitted in 2015 due to congenital bicuspid valve and regurgitation. Barring the odd minor complication, usually warfarin related, all has been fine. However, on a call last week from the cardiologist, to discuss his last scan (7 months earlier!!), he was told his

Having had an under active thyroid for 33 years and never feeling properly medicated ,too many tales of being taken down due to suppressed tsh and finally being given T3 because I am a poor converter however my T4 was taken down to 75mcg and you can only have 10mcg of T3 in Devon. Since then I began