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Dear Vivienne, I am awestruck at how much better your experiences of the NHS have been than mine. I think I should move N to N Yorks! I was discharged by Gynae after my op without even a post-op check, they just said to ring them if I was worried. The after-care was hence non-existent. Yes...

Hi Guys. There are a couple of issues I want to raise tonight. My husband is on an all-night working session, so no sleep for a bit. 5:2 - As I've said before, it works for me. I struggle a bit late morning, I can get a wee hypo and it doesn't feel great. Eating cereal for breakfast does...

Hi Volorg. I wonder if you did it and if it worked for you? I have been doing 5:2 on and off for about six months. Every so often, I get bored and 'fall off the wagon' but overall it works well. It's especially good to be able to fit the fasting days around social occasions. I have lost...

Hi. I had a baby aged 36, nearly 37, being an IDD and really struggling all the while to keep my HbA1C at 9 or less. I aimed for 7.5 or less but it was a huge struggle and I had more hypos than I ever had before. I was under the Endicronolgy Consultants all the way through and had lots of...

Hi. I think you CAN get over this but it is no fun at all. I have been in an air cast boot for 8 months now - awaiting suitable orthotic shoes on the NHS for the last three - but that is another story! I was told by the orthopaedic team that my local hospital contracts out its orthotics...

Hi, It's Laura Mac here. Wanted to update you re how I am doing - and ask how Stevvie is now? I went to see the Foot and Ankle Specialist today after only 4 months wait! He was pretty good, actually, he did have some communication skills and an apparent genuine interest. He seems to think my...

Hi Stevvie. Hope you've got through the Easter hols okay! I don't think the medical profession have that much knowledge to pool re Charcot! - in my limited experience, the Orthopaedic guys seem to look at quite differently to the specialist Diabetic Foot team - but the advice from the Foot...

Stevvie, My total contact cast did not cover the toes, it stopped about an inch back. I guess because my fractures were mid forefoot ones. They put it too close to the little toe, though, and I got blisters after just three days due to the cast edge rubbing, so do be careful of that. Good...

Thanks to Whitby Jet and iHs. I will try the bubble wrap idea and the gel insoles, the fridge idea seems a good one! I gather Boots has a 2 for 1 deal on many footcare products right now, so maybe it is the time to try it. I wanted some advice/experiences before shelling out more scarce cash...

Dear Folks, Thanks for replying. Unfortunately, trying the Foot Clinic team again is just not an option. My skin is intact, it's just sore. They have no scope for emergencies that are not well-defined and obvious - it's a case of go to A&E if concerned. Are you seriously telling me that...

Hi. Please can anyone offer me advice? I am currently in a rigid plastic air cast boot for R Charcot foot with stress fractures. It has a very thick fleece lining. It replaced a total contact cast, which was causing me blisters. I have been in the boot for nearly five weeks now. It tends...