Search Results

Many thanks for this suggestion. Going to buy some and give them a try as been doubled on and off with really sharp bowel pain in lower right quarter for most of this year.have had an US and CT scan , they thought it was kidney stones. Now they're pushing to do a colonoscopy but can't face it...

I'd love to try out the low carb diet, is it suitable for someone with intermittent gastroparesis with no gall bladder? Wondering if it would improve the spikes and lows which can occur with this. At the minute my carb intake is about 90g per day, which seems to be double what Is recommended...

So 2 and a bit weeks since my last post, so far so good. Wound looks exactly the same , just seems to be frozen in time, no progress, but no deterioration which is the main thing. This despite different types of dressings having been applied to help it heal. Now switched onto Inadine dressings...

Lol. I'm not , although years ago I was given Amitrytiline to help with painful neuropathy and it worked really well. But due to side effects was taken off it. Was also given Duloxetine to try for a 2nd episode of burning nerve pain in arms and legs about 7 years ago but the side effects were so...

You can get waterproof foot covers prescribed by your GP , well the podiatrist got me one on prescription. There's also a waterproof cover you can buy from Boots the chemist for about 3.99 which can adapt to cover an arm in plaster or leg or foot. It has pull cords at both ends. Liked the more...

Can't advise. But just wanted to add my congratulations and best wishes.

My right toe has been like this for ages. Sometimes when I've been sleeping it wakens me because it sticking up at a right angle facing me, which the joint shouldn't allow. Pretty sore when it happens and gets me out of bed in a such hurry I end up tangled up in the duvet. Now my left toes is...

Sorry to hear about all the trouble you've had with your health. I used to walk our dogs for miles until various long term diabetic problems caught up with me. And it's very easy when you're not as active for the pounds to slowly pile on over time. Your legs will get you further if not carrying...

Best to get it checked, as can easily be done at Vascular clinic or even at your GPs with a simple test which is non invasive nor painful. If you have developed it, keep your blood sugars as tight as possible, stop smoking if you do, and keep your weight as normal range as possible as extra...

With you saying you've been out, possibly having a drink on.aFri night, is there any chance instead of being given a diet mixer , you've been given normal mixer loaded with sugar, this happens so often, and has happened to me. What was your level before you went out ? I could be wrong but...

Really pleased to hear that Jean, and long may your golfing days continue, it's a great sport for being out in the outdoors and relaxing surroundings. My GP had suggested it could be fixed when first told it I had vascular disease. I was quite excited when the Vascular surgeon ordered the MRI...

Suggest you calm your jets, take a deep breath and read the post again. I said minor misdiagnosis, and don't forget many conditions present with the same symptoms, so a GP can think it might be one thing, and suggest this, which is then ruled out by tests, or the patient may return with more...

If everyone wants to start paying huge bills for private medical insurance then more people suing GPs and health boards is the way to go particularly for minor misdiagnoses. And complaints about doctors attitudes. It's far too complicated a subject to even contemplate. It would frighten the...

You could ask your GP to check your pedal pulses, do a Doppler as suggested or if he can what they call an ankle brachial test where they compare the blood pressure in your arms to that in your legs, do a calculation and if it's less than 0.9 then you may have reduced circulation. Albeit not...

Sorry I haven't, only knew a young boy years ago who was found to have this and also had surgery. To stop your post disappearing down the forum , you might need to keep bumping it back up to the top so people don't miss it. Hope someone can advise further.

My podiatrist told me she thought I had athletes foot last year. Spent a fortune buying and trying Every product on the market for months to no avail. Then my foot which were itching like mad broke out in small vesicles like blisters which started to bleed. Also started on the palms of my hands...

Have to say it sounds like it could be a problem with low blood pressure, ie happens when you stand up or change position, can also happen after eating . Particularly if eating dense foods like chickpeas sound as if they would be. Could be your blood pressure medication or calcium channel...

If his GP has checked his leg pulse etc and they're sound then it seems more likely to be related to his other leg injury rather than a circulation problem. Has he checked his feet for sensation , neuropathy in early stages could cause numbness or loss of feelings. Only a medical professional...

Have read that many people taking Gabapentin put on weight, so wonder if that what's causing the problem alongside the fact you'll be exercising less. Certainly Amitryptiline also used for nerve pain causes weight increase as it slows the metabolism. I've vascular problems so don't get about...

There are 5 stages to Chronic Kidney Disease, and you are in stage 3, so hopefully if you can get things under better control it won't deteriorate any further, as stage 5 is end kidney disease needing dialysis or transplant as far as I'm aware. Even with stage 3 there's 2 levels , eg 3a and 3b...