Experiences with

Stoma surgery

Hello All, My mum (68) went into hospital for routine surgery and went into cardiac arrest due to difficult intubation. Her heart stopped beating for 10 minutes. They started CPR (and bagged her) immediately and she had a weak pulse throughout but machine was registering no heart beat. They think she

Wow , what a month. Enjoyed that one 🤣👊🏻. Passed my module 2 motorbike test and got my full A license to ride unrestricted motorcycles. Passed in the Monday , picked up my 2019 Harley Davidson Sportster 883 on the Tuesday 🙌🏻. A couple of little issues meant that it went back to the dealer for some

firstly a huge thanks to Sue,Jools, Desert and Chris in here who have given me brilliant advice since I joined all which helped last night at my private neurology appt My story was history of on/off restless legs but had bilateral hip surgery 1st Feb this year and a week later started with all over

I have significant stage 4 endometriosis and adenomyosis for which I’ve had multiple surgeries including two excision and removal of left ovary and both tubes. Since my last excision I’ve been in pain every day which is now much worse as the disease returns within months of surgery even when excised

Hello all, Hoping to hear some positive experiences with scs. I’ve had chronic pain since I was 17, for about 15 years now. And now my wife and I have a 6 month old baby, and I’m just totally, totally wiped out. Was diagnosed with stress fractures in L4, had a surgery that made the pain 10x worse

Hoping for some advice. My wife has HCM and has had an ablation a few years ago. Her Afib seemed to calm down but recently it has increased dramatically. The ablation was carried out in London and appointments were not too difficult to obtain. We now live in Gloucestershire and it seems that getting

Hello. I hope everyone is well. I had surgery 5 days ago to insert an Aqueous Shunt in my left eye. I would be interested to know if anyone else have had this surgery and how the recovery period has been for them. The eye has been a bit sore and has the usual foreign body scratchy feeling. Also vision

Hi everyone, Feeling a little fed up I had vulva cancer in 2010, had surgery to remove the tumour and a high dose of radiation treatment on the front but it also affected the back passage. 2018 had a hysterectomy due to long term adamyosis and when they operated, my tisses were stuck together, fallopian

Since taking Amlodipine for high blood pressure, my ankles and now my lower legs swell in the evening. They are back to normal by the following morning and I always spend the evening with my feet raised and exercising my ankles. I am told that this is a side effect of the Amlodipine, but does anyone

Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago have performed a kidney transplant on a patient who was awake the whole time. They say the technique used updated anesthesia methods which may now be used for more patients who would be considered too risky to go fully under, which is the standard

The above company after failing to supply me any T3 other than Teva said they would notify my surgery and get an emergency supply ordered. Why they think my surgery should sort out their failings I don’t know, I called in to my surgery earlier and was told that they have heard nothing from them, perfect

Hello! I was diagnosed with low B12 at the end of last year and on 3 monthly injections at my GP surgery… following a visit to my ENT consultant for ongoing ear issues and horrendous hay fever, he diagnosed me with silent reflux and suggested Gaviscon.. my question is, when I have my B12 injection would

I have read that some men have been cured from earlier posts that I have read. Currently I have been on abiraterone and Lupron for 21 months. I only had one docetaxel, before catching pneumonia, so chemo was halted by my oncologist, stating the chemo would kill me before the cancer. The one chemo

Have been on 4.5 mg since last November. Saw hip surgeon in January who told me to stay on 4.5mg rather than risk a flare before my surgery for hip replacement which took place in March. After my op I was in a lot of pain (from the surgery) with a prolonged recovery so even though my GP told me to try

Hello Has anyone experienced blood clots after their laparoscopic surgeries and how do you navigate living on blood thinners while taking any type of birth control at same time? I got a pulmonary embolism after my first laparoscopic surgery (not due to any genetics), and I have been living a very long

hi all Just got my latest bloods is ahead of my neurology appt tomoz and am looking for advice Serum ferritin - 37 down from 54 Serum folate >20 Serum magnesium 0.91 Platelets 120 mine are usually low Serum iron level 16 Transferrin 2.3 I’ve also got low calcium at 2.09 And High anticardiolipin

I’ve just had bloods back and have raised levels of ca125. Last time I had this test about 18 months ago it was 53. It is now 89. Large mass on my right ovary, previously told it was fibroids. Could it be an enlarged fibroid? I have stage 4 endometriosis too and have had laparoscopy 3 years ago. Maybe

Hi my name is jarred, I had major surgery for lower sigmoid bowel cancer, I had 6-8 inches of bowel removed and resectioned, I know suffer from anejaculation where nothing comes out, its horrible

in brief , diagnosed with Afib , got three stents and had pacemaker fitted 5th June 24 Went back to the hospital on 15th June as my arm started to swell and go a purpley colour They did blood tests . Ad a scan to rule out infection and a blood clot and both were clear . They felt this swelling

I know from this community how important it is to test first thing in the morning but my doctors' surgery is very stretched and my blood test appointment can't be changed from late morning. I'm not sure I can last without any food until 30 minutes after the appointment. How bad is it to eat something