Experiences with

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

I've had shingles with continuing pain. Wounds like a burn and a scratch are taking ages to heal. I am older, 66, and I know this can happen. Any suggestions for tests I could ask for and is there any point asking for them. Best wishes Fiona

am now on 15mg norspan patch, this is keeping the leg at a bearable level. I still have to fight the tugging and pulling 24/7 but it is not so severe that I want to end it all when the patch is on. They seem to have given up now and not trying anything else. I have arranged nerve conduction studies

I am now on 15mg norspan patch, this is keeping the leg at a bearable level. I still have to fight the tugging and pulling 24/7 but it is not so severe that I want to end it all when the patch is on. They seem to have given up now and not trying anything else. I have arranged nerve conduction studies

Hi to you all and thank you for this forum as I’m learning so much from the chats 🌸 I was involved in a sleep study last year which was trialling larger doses of Lactobacillus to see if it helped the sleep hormones in the gut. Maybe I had the placebo 🤷‍♀️ as I didn’t find any difference. I received

Is Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) effective for Lyme disease? Pharmacist Stephen Dickson, LDN Specialist https://youtu.be/teTB13xQsq0?si=twYmXSvKO6YlNElO

If you develop CIPN during chemotherapy, and it becomes permanent, can you subsequently find it has progressed to another site some years after the original diagnosis? I finished 6 cycles of Docetaxel in October 2019. Once the stabbing pains and feeling of being electrocuted had worn off, I was left

In the past, I asked if others had the spinal radio-frequency ablation procedure for back pain. I had bad back pain and was considering doing it and wonder if anyone had issues with it. Well, I'm happy to report that I had the procedure yesterday and have experienced immediate pain relief. . I have

Hi advice from anyone please? I’m on holiday in Egypt the End of the month and wondered if anyone had there vaccinations ie. Tetanus booster, hepatitis A, Typhoid booster. Just not sure if I should go ahead and have them any help I would appreciate? 😊 also I’m on Benapali drug.

Treatment was well tolerated, and no adverse events were reported. Our case series shows a potential role for self-administered taVNS in patients with severe pharmacoresistant RLS. Hartley S, Bao G, Russo A, Zagdoun M, Chevallier S, Lofaso F, Leotard A, Azabou E. Self-administered non-invasive vagus

I’ve tapered down to 5mg of prednisone over the last 8 months and so far my PMR is at acceptably low levels. I’ve been offered the shingles vaccine and wondering whether to have it. What is your advice?

Anyone else ever had Shingles .First time ever..its so painful. I did contact the Gp straight away and they prescribed antiviral medication..I took this straight away ..suffering nerve pain as well and Dr prescribed me some gabapentin. So it's a few more meds to add to the tablets I'm.already taking

hi, I’ve been diagnosed with internal shingles and it’s the most painful thing I have ever experienced. I’m on my last day of Aciclovir, I’m taking paracetamol and codeine during the day and 3 amitriptyline at night, this has been going on for over a week. Is this normal? Any advice gladly accepted

Parkinsons presenting attaining the leg in ability to stand and walk due to pain after a knee replacement. I really did not have a tremor. I went to many physicians trying to figure it out. They found cordcompression my cervical spine had a big operation didn’t help just got infected with Proionobavterium

Guys. I think that the time has come for me to own up to depression. Unsure if this is as a result of PD or the configuration of life’s circumstances over the last year. As some of you know, I had DBS about a year ago which some will point to as being the culprit but I don’t believe that this is the

Advice needed Daughter 18 with endometriosis in second year of college doing A levels then onto university hopefully, however is still struggling daily with pain and is affecting her college attendance. She has been working from home when unable to get into college and always completes her work to the

Well I never!! I woke to a text message from our GP's surgery to say that I am eligible for a shingles vaccination with a link to book in with a nurse. My GP's obviously looked up the guidelines & though better of her decision! I'm just hoping that after the fight to get it I don't have any adverse

So… today, while walking my Old English Sheepdog, three dogs escaped from their leashes and one of them bit my leg. They also tried to bite my dog but because most of her is fur they didn’t reach flesh. I, however, went home and did a cursory clean with hydrogen peroxide and went to urgent care. They

In preparation for my DBS procedure next month im going to hospital to have an MRI under general anesthetic this coming Sunday. I've read that the most common drugs used to anesthiatise are not good for people with Parkinsons given they Disrupt dopamine, and can really affect their post procedure recovery

I have been on a carnivore diet for 6 days and already noticed that I don’t have to take medication as often. I did DBS in 01/23 but take C/L extended release every 6 hours. I saw multiple YouTube videos and read 2 books about the diet. A few videos featured Mimi Morgan who completely reversed PD or

Abbott announced it has initiated a pivotal clinical trial, called the TRANSCEND study, to evaluate the use of the company's deep brain stimulation (DBS) system to manage treatment-resistant depression (TRD), a form of major depressive disorder. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Abbott