http://wellescent.com/health_forum/ Fri, 18 May 2012 10:06:52 +0000 MyBB http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1631-low_back_pain_from_oa-.html Thu, 17 May 2012 00:46:29 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1631-low_back_pain_from_oa-.html
I went to my doctor this time round and he decided to look again. He got me another xray and this time, he says I have OA in my spine and that it is advanced. He says I will likely have OA elswhere also. I am so frustrated with having the wrong diagnosis so long and I hope this one is correct. He saw my disbelief and offered to refer me to another doctor for second opinion.

Can anyone tell me how this OA may progress. Am I going to be spending the next years in bed on my back?

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I went to my doctor this time round and he decided to look again. He got me another xray and this time, he says I have OA in my spine and that it is advanced. He says I will likely have OA elswhere also. I am so frustrated with having the wrong diagnosis so long and I hope this one is correct. He saw my disbelief and offered to refer me to another doctor for second opinion.

Can anyone tell me how this OA may progress. Am I going to be spending the next years in bed on my back?

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Does anyone know if this is what Humira does?

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Does anyone know if this is what Humira does?

]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1629-how_can_i_send_a_message_to_the_administrator-.html Wed, 16 May 2012 18:55:09 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1629-how_can_i_send_a_message_to_the_administrator-.html ]]> ]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1628-how_long_is_recovery_after_flu_with_ibs_d-.html Tue, 15 May 2012 21:50:42 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1628-how_long_is_recovery_after_flu_with_ibs_d-.html
Last week I went to GI and he had some of my stool tested. He said the tests didn[[sq]]t find anything so the diarrhea should be easing. The problem is that it is not and I am so raw it is veyr painful. I am worried if this is going to stay this way. Has anyone else with IBS-D had lingering effects after a flu?

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Last week I went to GI and he had some of my stool tested. He said the tests didn[[sq]]t find anything so the diarrhea should be easing. The problem is that it is not and I am so raw it is veyr painful. I am worried if this is going to stay this way. Has anyone else with IBS-D had lingering effects after a flu?

]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1626-using_gaba_to_sleep-.html Tue, 15 May 2012 03:26:29 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1626-using_gaba_to_sleep-.html http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1625-tension_headaches_during_intercourse-.html Tue, 15 May 2012 03:24:00 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1625-tension_headaches_during_intercourse-.html http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1624-lotrimin_isnt_working-.html Tue, 15 May 2012 03:17:55 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1624-lotrimin_isnt_working-.html http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1623-ptsd_veteran_resources-.html Tue, 15 May 2012 03:12:38 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1623-ptsd_veteran_resources-.html http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1622-depression_and_add-.html Tue, 15 May 2012 03:11:22 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1622-depression_and_add-.html http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1621-delayed_stomach_emptying_medication_is_scary-.html Mon, 14 May 2012 19:32:28 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1621-delayed_stomach_emptying_medication_is_scary-.html
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]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1620-aids_and_insurability-.html Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:41 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1620-aids_and_insurability-.html http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1619-could_you_be_hypothyroid-.html Mon, 14 May 2012 16:03:01 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1619-could_you_be_hypothyroid-.html
Chronic fatigue, dry skin, sleep disturbances and weight gain are all symptoms of an inactive or underactive thyroid gland. In the UK, the range of blood results considered [[sq]]normal[[sq]] is wider than that considered normal in other parts of the world. Our doctors now refuse to prescribe natural dessicated thyroid which I thrived on as a child, but many now consider levothyroxine on its own to be adequate. It is only one component of the thyroid hormone and may not be adequate for you. Get a referral to an endocrinologist and a full range of blood tests.

I have been hypothyroid since I was a child but none of the many GP[[sq]]s I have had (many house moves due to work!) ever told me that I could become seriously depressed if my dose was inadequate. Due to one incompetent GP in London who cut my dose but did no blood tests afterwards. This was the start of the depression. I am now taking liothyronine (T3) in addition to an increased dose of levothyroxine (T4) and still experimenting with the right time of day to take it. Blood tests do not tell the whole story. I am also taking an antidepressant and trying to get access to [[sq]]talking therapies[[sq]] to help beat the depression.

Depression can take years to recover completely and it depends very much if you have a stable home life and job. I split with my husband because he could not live with my depression and have had all the pain and stress of a divorce on top of everything else and still face having to sell my home and a move into a much smaller place, where I probably won[[sq]]t have a garden or be able to have pets which will be a further impact on my mental state. I am retired now, but could not work since my husband left and have had to manage on benefits which are not generous for a single person, despite publicity to the contrary.]]>
Chronic fatigue, dry skin, sleep disturbances and weight gain are all symptoms of an inactive or underactive thyroid gland. In the UK, the range of blood results considered [[sq]]normal[[sq]] is wider than that considered normal in other parts of the world. Our doctors now refuse to prescribe natural dessicated thyroid which I thrived on as a child, but many now consider levothyroxine on its own to be adequate. It is only one component of the thyroid hormone and may not be adequate for you. Get a referral to an endocrinologist and a full range of blood tests.

I have been hypothyroid since I was a child but none of the many GP[[sq]]s I have had (many house moves due to work!) ever told me that I could become seriously depressed if my dose was inadequate. Due to one incompetent GP in London who cut my dose but did no blood tests afterwards. This was the start of the depression. I am now taking liothyronine (T3) in addition to an increased dose of levothyroxine (T4) and still experimenting with the right time of day to take it. Blood tests do not tell the whole story. I am also taking an antidepressant and trying to get access to [[sq]]talking therapies[[sq]] to help beat the depression.

Depression can take years to recover completely and it depends very much if you have a stable home life and job. I split with my husband because he could not live with my depression and have had all the pain and stress of a divorce on top of everything else and still face having to sell my home and a move into a much smaller place, where I probably won[[sq]]t have a garden or be able to have pets which will be a further impact on my mental state. I am retired now, but could not work since my husband left and have had to manage on benefits which are not generous for a single person, despite publicity to the contrary.]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1618-night_time_itchiness_keeping_me_awake-.html Mon, 14 May 2012 04:57:23 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1618-night_time_itchiness_keeping_me_awake-.html
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]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1617-everything_that_can_go_wrong_will_-.html Sun, 13 May 2012 17:46:26 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1617-everything_that_can_go_wrong_will_-.html
By the time I[[sq]]m going to do whatever it is I[[sq]]m suppose to do, I[[sq]]m too freaked out to do it!
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By the time I[[sq]]m going to do whatever it is I[[sq]]m suppose to do, I[[sq]]m too freaked out to do it!
]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1616-general_anxiety_disorder_-.html Sun, 13 May 2012 17:44:44 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1616-general_anxiety_disorder_-.html
Does anyone else here struggle with GAD? Has it affected your social life?
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Does anyone else here struggle with GAD? Has it affected your social life?
]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1615-where_has_all_of_the_excedrin_gone_-.html Sun, 13 May 2012 17:40:26 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1615-where_has_all_of_the_excedrin_gone_-.html
It does give me side effects, but I[[sq]]ve learned to live with them in order to get rid of migraines.
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It does give me side effects, but I[[sq]]ve learned to live with them in order to get rid of migraines.
]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1614-managing_gout-.html Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:40 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1614-managing_gout-.html
I wondering in there is anything in the detox line that could help flush the urea crystals out of the body?

My husband is suffering from this at the moment. His medication is definitely helping, but I[[sq]]m just wondering if there[[sq]]s anything else that would aid his recovery.]]>
I wondering in there is anything in the detox line that could help flush the urea crystals out of the body?

My husband is suffering from this at the moment. His medication is definitely helping, but I[[sq]]m just wondering if there[[sq]]s anything else that would aid his recovery.]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1612-technique_to_help_you_fall_asleep-.html Fri, 11 May 2012 02:48:44 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1612-technique_to_help_you_fall_asleep-.html
Anyways, on to the technique. I think of it as [[dq]]reverse blinking[[dq]]. Close your eyes, and every few seconds open your eyes only long enough to focus on an object for a second or two, then close them again. Keep doing this. What will happen to me after doing this a few times is that my eyelids will become so heavy that it will become painful for me to keep doing it, and I will just want to fall asleep. This is usually the last thing I[[sq]]ll remember doing at night when I wake up.

How or why this works? I couldn[[sq]]t tell you. But it works for me and even prescription sleeping pills don[[sq]]t most of the time. I think it[[sq]]s worth a try for everyone!]]>
Anyways, on to the technique. I think of it as [[dq]]reverse blinking[[dq]]. Close your eyes, and every few seconds open your eyes only long enough to focus on an object for a second or two, then close them again. Keep doing this. What will happen to me after doing this a few times is that my eyelids will become so heavy that it will become painful for me to keep doing it, and I will just want to fall asleep. This is usually the last thing I[[sq]]ll remember doing at night when I wake up.

How or why this works? I couldn[[sq]]t tell you. But it works for me and even prescription sleeping pills don[[sq]]t most of the time. I think it[[sq]]s worth a try for everyone!]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1611-severe_pain_from_bone_spurs-.html Thu, 10 May 2012 15:54:41 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1611-severe_pain_from_bone_spurs-.html
3 years ago i started getting pain in my left big toe. the doctors thought it was gout but when they tested they said no. i had an xray that saw nothing and so they just put me on mobic for the pain. that worked for a while but in the last 5-6 months the pain is just too much. i don[[sq]]t know if the mobic wore off and the doctor never arranged for no follow up visit. so i just went back last week and got more xrays. this time they say i have bone spurs. they said should get them ground down or maybe i will be better if i loose weight.

i am not that old at 36 but i am a bit heavy. i am trying to lose some weight but i am not sure that will help. i think the pain is going to stay anyways.

has anyone had bone spurs removed? do they come back? is this surgery a good idea for someone younger?

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3 years ago i started getting pain in my left big toe. the doctors thought it was gout but when they tested they said no. i had an xray that saw nothing and so they just put me on mobic for the pain. that worked for a while but in the last 5-6 months the pain is just too much. i don[[sq]]t know if the mobic wore off and the doctor never arranged for no follow up visit. so i just went back last week and got more xrays. this time they say i have bone spurs. they said should get them ground down or maybe i will be better if i loose weight.

i am not that old at 36 but i am a bit heavy. i am trying to lose some weight but i am not sure that will help. i think the pain is going to stay anyways.

has anyone had bone spurs removed? do they come back? is this surgery a good idea for someone younger?

]]> http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1632-is_an_epidural_safe_even_with_prior_back_injury-.html Thu, 10 May 2012 10:57:43 +0000 http://wellescent.com/health_forum/thread-1632-is_an_epidural_safe_even_with_prior_back_injury-.html