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' Did you make any progress with the nurse I think I’ve got both sorts , plus obesity, but I don’t take insulin. .

I’m really sorry you are having such a struggle, and I think you have done the right thing taking the compression stockings off, it sounds as if they were causing damage, not to say pain. There are two types (Or more) of oedema, lymphoedema which is accumulation of fluid, and lipodoema, which...

Sigvaris. I’ve just seen the price….there’s an incentive to get them on prescription!

The thing about these is that when they are undone they have a big gusset down the front so they are very easy to get into. As there are 4 of the Velcro straps per leg, and they go horizontally across the leg one at a time, you need much less force to close the Velcro up. Getting them off is...

Various medics have been suggesting compression stockings to me for a number of years, and I’ve been resisting because of the difficulty of getting them on, and the issue of them appearing to cut off all circulation at the knees . In February I fell off my mobility scooter, and developed a...

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Attendance allowance is paid to the person, not the carer, and it is not means tested. An occupational health worker suggested I apply, and sent someone to help with the form which was a great help. If your mother applies, tell her not to minimise, and to be honest about any falls, that seems to...

If you go on Amazon and put diabetic socks into their search engine it will come up with an assortment. I get the ones which are the extra wide which are expensive at about 16.99 a pair. There are some much cheaper ones in packs of 3, but they are just a bit tight on my legs which can be very...

I’d be careful with halving them. Metformin comes in 2 forms, ordinary or slow release. The slow release is prescribed if you have digestive reactions to the metformin, or the GP thinks you might have. If you halve the tablet it will all release at once and you will get the full effect. The...

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Hello Kathleen, I’ve been on prednisolone for about 14 years. It was originally prescribed for polymyalgia rheumatica. About 7 years ago my a new rheumatologist decided I had rheumatoid arthritis, and switched me to methotrexate with the intention of getting me slowly off the prednisolone. I...

I’ve been using Sainsbury for a weekly shop for about 5 years. From talking to the drivers over the years I learnt that although you book from a central site, the packaging up and delivery comes from your local Sainsbury. I live in Lancaster, and was used to an assortment of local drivers. Then...

I found this on the Versus Arthritis website. (Google Versus Arthritis). It has been developed by The British Society for Rheumatology for those with arthritis, but it seems to me to cover many of our co-morbidities. The really useful thing is that it names a lot of the drugs, and in the case...

I can’t give a reference because I have forgotten where I saw this. The letters are coming from more than one source. The ones applying to cancer treatments are from a central Source, and seem to have arrived at the beginning of last week. The others are coming from ??? using information...

I’ve been on hydroxchloroquine for about 5 years ago for rheumatoid arthritis. It’s an antinflammatory. I stopped taking it about 6 months ago, and it didn’t seem to make much difference. I was having a bad few months, and had forgotten that the optician had asked if I was taking it, and...

Hello34South I’m sorry to read of your Pmr, it really is an unpleasant condition. As you can read earlier in this thread, I started with it about 13 Yeats ago. There are alternative treatments that I know of. Methotrexate and leflumonide. My rheumatologist tried them both, but I couldn’t...

I’ve had these infections, and they are very difficult to shift. My GP uses a CRP blood test to monitor recovery. CRP is used for lots of things, the rheumatologist uses it to monitor my rheumatoid arthritis. The GP says there is always a time lag between recovery starting and the CRP...

Black garlic is available in small plastic pots. It is a way of preserving the garlic. Delicious with cheese, and in salads. But expensive.

Not all of Cumbria are covered by Cumbria Healthcare Trust. Kendal and Barrow are lumped in with Lancaster and I think it’s called Morecambe Bay. I’ll check and come back. Carlisle covers a lot of the rest, but I think the west coast are separate Googling the actual hospital is the best bet...