Experiences with

Pneumococcal infections

when do you go to the GP with a chest infection? I’ve got fairly bad asthma (fostair 100 mart x 8 puffs daily, montelukast, spiriva respimat, dymista nasal spray, fexofenadine, 4 short courses prednisolone this year) but have never had a bacterial chest infection before apart from earlier this year

Hi everyone , can anyone tell me if the pneumococcal vaccine is safe ? I have uctd and triple positive APS thanks Elfie

My mother, 75 years old, was sent for a beta 2-microglobulin test due to anxiety and palpitations.All her blood work results are excellent, except for the b2mg, which is 3. Should I be worried?

Just before Christmas I was in hospital twice. I had a shortage of sodium and had two falls. My doctor was not happy about the sodium though. When I came home I found I had been given this but not a word said about it. I found out it was intended to replace my Omeprazole which I had taken on and off

Hi all. I want to record my many test results in a tracker to show current status and trends over time - I'm hoping this will help the right Doctor find the root cause of my issues. Does anybody have a good blank tracker that's already made that they'd be willing to share please? I'm good with excel

I'm building some tests to track my disease progress for my hands and finger. And I stumbled upon a couple of articles, including the one below. "Bradykinesia assessment in Parkinson’s disease" https://www.ai-for-health.nl/projects/bradykinesia/ I couldn't find any good online tests. So I had ChatGPT

Hi all i currently take supplements D3 &k2 ,vitamin C and B12.am considering taking Echinacea for immune system and turkesterone to help beef meback up . I have cll and currently on watch and wait. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Hi lovely people,I went into hospital the Friday before Christmas and came out on the 30th December. I had 10 days IV antibiotics (it was pretty challenging as I only have one arm they can use and the veins are damaged from Chemo - so cannula's kept failing, leaking etc). I felt it too a long time for

My Journey with Tuberculosis: A Rollercoaster of Hope and Fear In February 2023, my life took an unexpected turn when I was diagnosed with fully sensitive pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). I commenced anti-TB treatment on February 8, 2023. The news was shocking, and I found myself grappling with a whirlwind

hello! My baby got tanned after phototherapy of 48hrs for curing jaundice. Has anyone experienced this before? How long does it take for the tanning to go away?

happy new year 🥳 Has anyone traveled abroad to India with lupus and taken typhoid malaria tetanus polio vaccines is it safe ?

How soon after an AF ablation can you have dental work done? What precautions does your dentist need to take?

Hello & HNY! I’m due to have DE treatment later this month. I’ve been asked to get private blood tests (this should have been provided this week) I missed the deadline with Xmas etc I had been focusing on getting my meds and missed this deadline. I have just had one quote back at £900 for the below,

Hi everyone, is there any kind of sinus medication I can take for a head cold that won't exacerbate my RLS? I'm not sleeping well with sinus congestion, and certainly NOT used to being a Mouth-Breather!! 😜Thx

Greetings, I hope this message finds you well. I would like to share a recent experience regarding my 7-month-old son and seek any information or insights you may have. My 7-month-old son had a fever, and after giving him fever-reducing medication, his temperature decreased, but he began groaning

Before you all groan thinking this has been covered , as I well know slightly different. More just feedback from ones on Adalimumab which I started last week, do any of you take supplements while on this? In particular Biotin, Cod liver oil, and Glucosamine Chondroitin? I will enquire via RA advice

Even though I received 2 shigles vaccinations I now have shingles and it is a real pain. I was told that because I was receving a high dose or steroids at the time I gort vaccinated that the immunity to shigles was compromised. What fun!! Anyone else experieneced this? The antiviral medication Valacyclovir

✋ MOST IMPORTANT PROTECT the SUPPLY I was going to wait until I had full results , I have decided that it is unfair of me to do so due to the time frame it can take for research and results . The Facebook page will direct you to the WIKI page which will answer ALL questions you have and were a list

I got diagnosed with Autoinmune Hepatitis last week and I do not know anything about it and the medication for it.Is anybody has information regarding this?

G'day my ms family I hope YOU are all well and looking forward to your kiss moose break (A non religious break where YPU keep the economy humming by buying Amazon in your underwear late at night. At least I do, but I cannot promise to put my under wear on. Okay snough silliness, here is the question