Experiences with

Lung surgery

Hello all,I finally have my first Hepatology clinic appointment this week. I've been waiting since the end of last year when I was referred by my GP following 'excessive fibrotic changes' being seen by the surgeon during gallbladder surgery. All LFTs were normal in January, and hepatitis and autoimmune

Was diagnosed with PMR Fibromyalgia & Rheumatoid arthritis in Jan 2023. Have had Osteoarthritis for some years. Also diagnosed with Bile acid malabsorption just after Jan 2023 although the symptoms started at same time. Was so ill Xmas 2022, had lost 2stone, was so weak and in severe pain lifting cup

Hi, has anyone experienced nightmares after taking Monopost eye drops? I have advanced glaucoma, and am about to be registered sight impaired. After many years of pressures being controlled by surgery, I've now had to start taking these eye drops daily, and have nightmares every night, unless I don't

Hi, my uncle was diagnosed with pnemonia and a 90% lung damage on 18Dec. He was put on ventilator and ECMO on 20th, its been 35 days ans there has been no improvement in the lungs. he took about 20 days to come out of induced coma, doctors are now making him sit occasionally and hoping for some improvement

Hello, I’m new here 😀 in July 2024, I was diagnosed with a 3.5cm Acoustic Neuroma after having some CT scans at the hospital. I noticed my hearing was going in my right ear a couple of years ago, and thought nothing of it, until now. The ringing, buzzing and sounds of crickets is getting slightly worse

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Has anybody had piggyback surgery and if so what was the outcome

I am a 60 year old male who was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma in June 2023. I had 6 months of chemotherapy which was very difficult. Not only on myself but also my wife. My immune system was badly affected. My last treatment was in December 2023 and I had developed severe back pain and I

Am I the only one that surgery went fine but they put long distance lens in and was long sighted before now after surgery I am short sighted yes I have high they was worried eye pressure could spike. But now I feel let down and un sure what to do with other eye as my eye sight in the eye were cataract

I’ve been on lupron now for three and a half years. My PSA has been undetectable since last November. I asked my OC about going on a lupron vacation and he said it would be fine now to try it. Just wondering if any of you have experienced this and how long before you had to go back on lupron. I’m 16

I joined the community over a year ago when i got a routine blood test back that was a bit high but below the threshold for further tests. Continued that way for 18 months until last week CLL was confirmed while doing a biopsy for a suspect mole and having a melanoma removed. So a double whammy. More

Hi I'm a 56 year young woman, who got diagnosed with PA and on B12injections every 2 months . Just recently I had to go and get my eyes checked because I was getting blurred vision in one eye. Only to find out that in 2 yrs iv got cataracts in both eyes and need surgery. Ithe question asking is there

Hi guys, hope you’re all doing OK. So I had surgery nearly 5 months ago on my stomach, and since then I’ve had terrible pain in my shoulder. It aches, throbs and burns, and it runs across my shoulder up my neck, and down my arm. I had shoulder and neck MRIs this week, and found out yesterday I have

I collapsed at home beginning of June and was admitted with suspected appendicitis (pain is all right sided). CT scan cleared appendix, but showed a 7cm cyst on my right ovary. Discharged as ‘non-emergent’ as it was not ruptured or infected - given codeine for pain, told I’d be added to the gynae outpatient

I have a 12 year history of having heart Arrythmia’s , 3 episodes of AF for which I had Cardio ablation 3 years ago , the rest ectopics, supraventricular and premature ventricular During this time I have worked for NHS Trust as a Podiatrist, I do a weekly nail surgery clinic and use the product Phenol

hi everyone cortisol is 125 range(185-624) 9am cortisol parathyroid is 2.3 range (1.3-9.3) thyroid results in picture above. I have just had very major vascular compression surgery in Germany on both left kidney veins. I am 5 weeks post surgery. I have been on steroids for a year due to

Hello again I wasn’t sure I would ever run again following my hip replacement let alone run consistently for 20 minutes!!!!! I have a warm up and warm down programme and strengthening with pilates and swimming which I think is helping. I have also repeated a few of the weeks until I feel more confident

Hi I’m new here, After having CABG surgery I awoke with a numb left hand, has anyone else had this and if so how long did it take to sort out? It’s just coming up to 2 weeks post op, I have seen online that this could be caused by nerves being stretched, please let me know if anyone has any suggestions

Yes I am 50 years old and I have PTSD I have these nightmares reoccur in nightmares love my baby brother chasing me trying to rape me I'm in a room can't get out there's no windows no doors but then when he catches me I wake up but I go to run out of my bed and I only have one leg so therefore I fall

Hi all, my beautiful mum is getting her biopsy results tomorrow (Friday) but has been told she has a tumour and there is potential spread to lymph nodes and that the plan will be chemotherapy and immunotherapy. She has had two x rays, a chest CT and bronchoscope/biopsies but no further tests just yet