Experiences with

Vaginal or vulval thrush

Does anyone else bleed with a vaginal ring pessary. Especially when having a bowel motion?

Does anyone else occasionally bleed from the vagina with a ring pessary. Especially when opening bowels.

Hi all. I've had PBC since 2012, I'm now 46. I have just had shingles b for the 5th times in approximately 7 years. Always in the same place on my face. They say it is triggered with low/compromised immune system. With PBC do we come under compromised immune system?? Fed up of getting shingles now..

Hi all, I don't have any current results other than TSH which is currently 60! My question is that I've been on T3 monotherapy for 4 years 25mcg daily broken down into 10 morning/10 afternoon/ 5 bedtime but for the past 7 months I've been having bad palpitations, fast heartrate (reached 200 last month

Nice! This report is showing that Tetanus Vaccination has a positive association with decreased incidence of Parkinson's. It is might be too late for us but probably effective enough for halting progression. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.03.24306800v1 EDIT Bolt_Uprighthad posted

Nice! This report is showing that Tetanus Vaccination has a positive association with decreased incidence of Parkinson's. It is might be too late for us but probably effective enough for halting progression. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.03.24306800v1

With the success of targeted therapies for treating CLL, repairing our compromised immune systems is now considered one of the major remaining challenges in managing CLL so that we can live out a normal life expectancy. Even though we don't respond that well to vaccinations, CLL specialists recommend

Hi. I've just had my shingles vax and the after effects were horrible. I've now read that the second dose could be worse. I'm in two minds as to whether I should get it. Has anyone had the second one after suffering from the first? Was it really bad? I've reacted badly to all of my various vaccines

I’ve had a look online and I can’t find any reason as to why anyone with hashis shouldn’t have it? I’ve had shingles three times over the years and I now read this can happen more so in women with autoimmune conditions! Practice Nurse tells me that my having had recurrences, is all the more reason

hi , I had my first Tocilizumnab iv infusion 9 days ago for my RA, I have had a bad gut everyday since and tonight I have 2 cold sores on my lip and chin ( not had cold sores before )also my nose hasn’t stopped running ( that’s the least of my problems ) I have been taking immodium for the gut so I

I had my first shingles in 2022, and was cured within 1 week . I took the shingles vaccine shingles shoot after a month. Unfortunately, it repeatedly coming back in a firm of single single on the same spot for 5 to 6 times repeatedly till now. Every time I took the medication within 3 days for 3 days

Lyme disease 6 years ago. Treated with 3 weeks doxycycline. Took several years to feel better, fatigue and low mood bad.Now after a very stressful year have intense pain in pelvic/ hip area and difficulty walking. Exhausted. ?Lyme returned, also get itch where bite was! On 20 mg Prednisolone as ESR is

Hey really need to find others who have mollaret meningitis. Had it 6 times in 5 years, each time is a longer stay in hospital and the after effects are real. I'm in uk, would love to chat about our experiences

I am travelling to India for a two week holiday. I have had all the NHS vaccinations. However the travel nurse suggested I also consider the jabs for rabies and Japanese encephalitis. I have spoken to a private travel clinic who have recommended rabies shots. However reading various studies the medications

I have RA and on cimzia injections every 2 weeks.I can't have the shingles vaccine due to it being a live vaccine. My consultant mentioned a non live one (in his words a 'dead' one) Has anyone had this at all

I was just diagnosed with shingles and have been taking Rinvoq for 5 years now . It works great for me! I have not had shingles vaccine. Has anyone had shingles while taking Rinvoq and did your dr let you continue taking it after you get over shingles?

I've been invited to have the shingles vaccine as I've turned seventy. As I'm taking prednisolone is it safe to have the vaccine ?

Cortisol is mentioned. Female hormones too. No mention of thyroid but suggests tester will be useful for wider hormones. None wider than hypothyroidism in my book.

My endo put me on Prolia because I’ve been on prednisone for so long and I have osteopenia. 13 days after my second shot, which I get every six months, I came down with a mild case of shingles. I was vaccinated for it last year. It is a very mild case. I had a video appointment with my regular

Hi, a very close family member is currently in ICU. She has significant damage to her brain. It is very early days. What can we do to help her? Thank you.