Epistaxis! The clinical word for a nose bleed. On Monday evening whilst watching snooker I blew my nose - and the flood gates opened! With a box of tissues I was unable to staunch the bleeding, which was massive and prolonged. 15 minutes later, with a tissue stuffed up my nose, I managed to call NHS111. The clinician considered this serious enough ( Read more... )

I am becoming increasingly concerned about this persistent diarrhoea, which I have suffered now for four or five days. I was up again this morning at 4:30am, then again at 8:00am and 1:00pm. The loperamide is having no affect even taking six capsules a day (the maximum). I have bananas and apples now provided by my neighbour and that's all I have ( Read more... )

I received an email at 7:30am this morning from Rebecca, my GP, to say that all of my blood results were within normal range including kidney function, full blood count, liver function and cholesterol. So thoughtful of her to message me so quickly. Her empathy and her conversations with me have helped me through these dark times. She is a good ( Read more... )