What are your ailments?

[Renton 17626]

I had shingles when I was about 23, fuck me it was painful. It went away in a few weeks like, and you can supposedly only get it once thank god. Was on my arms and chest, some people get it on their face. Poor cunts.

 

Hate to tell you this Stevie but you can get shingles more than once. You may get another attack if you get run down etc.

[McFaul 35]

I had shingles when I was about 23, fuck me it was painful. It went away in a few weeks like, and you can supposedly only get it once thank god. Was on my arms and chest, some people get it on their face. Poor cunts.

 

Hate to tell you this Stevie but you can get shingles more than once. You may get another attack if you get run down etc.

Really, I'm sure I was told that's the finish at the time. Wouldn't wish it on anyone that shingles like, was like weeping sores.

[Renton 17626]

Renton, apologies for taking the piss.

 

I went on holiday to the dominican a couple of years back, and randomly picked up a bollock infection while there. Being woken up in the middle of the night by a stabbing pain in thee plum is scary.

 

Anyway, on the last day of the holiday I discovered an on site doctor and was given some painkillers and antibiotics. Got back home and it never cleared up - I should say the infection went but the pain stayed. Kept getting given new antibiotics, new painkillers, nothing worked. Have been for ultrasounds so often that I'm probably sterile, and there's nowt sinister there.

 

Eventually they just said look sometimes people who have had an infection there get stuck with the pain, deal with it. So for the last 2 years I've had more or less constant nad pain with referral into the top of my leg. I'd spoken to the doc about pain treatment but they told me it would be stuff that made me drowsy so I never fancied it. But since going to the gym regularly and basically being more active the pain has got worse, so a couple of weeks ago I got prescribed some nerve painkillers (basically light doses of anti depressants) and for the lsat week have been close to, but not quite, pain free. I'm really hoping that this is it fixed - might need a slight increase in dosage. No side effects other than I fall asleep after a pint.

 

I didn't mention it at the time but while I was at Tilley's my head was spinning, felt like I was going to topple over and going to the bar and just picking up drinks was a nightmare. To have the sweating on top just added insult to injury, must have looked quite funny at the time though.

 

As for you nad pain, christ, I hope that gets better with time. Are you on amitriptyline? That would explain your unusually good mood recently.

[ChezGiven 0]

Randomly picking up a bollock infection in the Dominican republic?

[Renton 17626]

I had shingles when I was about 23, fuck me it was painful. It went away in a few weeks like, and you can supposedly only get it once thank god. Was on my arms and chest, some people get it on their face. Poor cunts.

 

Hate to tell you this Stevie but you can get shingles more than once. You may get another attack if you get run down etc.

Really, I'm sure I was told that's the finish at the time. Wouldn't wish it on anyone that shingles like, was like weeping sores.

 

You should be OK as long as you don't get immunocompromised. Was it definitely an attack of shingles or a first episode of chicken pox?

 

Got a friend who gets shingles occassionally and its not nice.

[ChezGiven 0]

Mrs Gemmill "You like that baby?"

 

Gemmill "oooh ahhh, aye agghhhhh"

 

[GeeForce 0]

I get terrible pains in my forearms , shooting down to my wrists.

Have done since I was about 12.

 

 

Comes and goes.

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome?

If that's the medical term for Wankers Cramp

 

Just checked and CTS mainly manifests itself as numbness not pain. My rediagnosis is bad aids secondary to wankers cramp.

 

I suffer terribly from eczema which has hospitalised me from time to time. Been bad this winter but gettting better now its spring.

 

This winter I've also had a prolonged case of vestibular neuronitis which has only just cleared up. Basically you lose your sense of balance to the extent even walking was difficult sometimes. I've since found out that another symptom is increased autonomic nervous activity which can cause sweating attacks (I shit you not Gemmill, Alex, MM and 2J, you set of bastards).

 

I've also had recurrent conjunctivitis this winter which is a pain in the arse (eyes actually).

 

In previous years I've had trouble with my feet - plantar fasciitis. Absolute agony which makes it incredibly painful to walk. This seems to have resolved as I have lost weight - an incentive not to put it on again.

 

In regards to your eczema i am badly affected in winter particularly when i sweat in the cold and wind. This year however it has been a revelation, doctor simply said after excercise have a bath with either e45 bath oil or just honsons baby oil in it and i have not had any issues all winter!

[Gemmill 34178]

Randomly picking up a bollock infection in the Dominican republic?

I wouldn't care if I'd been working my way through some dominican honeys.

 

And aye Renton, amiwhatsitsface. People get light headed a lot when they meet me though, so don't worry about that. The usual diagnosis is chronic awe.

[Renton 17626]

I get terrible pains in my forearms , shooting down to my wrists.

Have done since I was about 12.

 

 

Comes and goes.

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome?

If that's the medical term for Wankers Cramp

 

Just checked and CTS mainly manifests itself as numbness not pain. My rediagnosis is bad aids secondary to wankers cramp.

 

I suffer terribly from eczema which has hospitalised me from time to time. Been bad this winter but gettting better now its spring.

 

This winter I've also had a prolonged case of vestibular neuronitis which has only just cleared up. Basically you lose your sense of balance to the extent even walking was difficult sometimes. I've since found out that another symptom is increased autonomic nervous activity which can cause sweating attacks (I shit you not Gemmill, Alex, MM and 2J, you set of bastards).

 

I've also had recurrent conjunctivitis this winter which is a pain in the arse (eyes actually).

 

In previous years I've had trouble with my feet - plantar fasciitis. Absolute agony which makes it incredibly painful to walk. This seems to have resolved as I have lost weight - an incentive not to put it on again.

 

In regards to your eczema i am badly affected in winter particularly when i sweat in the cold and wind. This year however it has been a revelation, doctor simply said after excercise have a bath with either e45 bath oil or just honsons baby oil in it and i have not had any issues all winter!

 

Yeah, I use emollients all the time but they're not enough. I was prescribed topical tacrolimus a couple of years back which gave me a welcome break from corticosteroids. It worked really well but was really painful to apply.

 

During my University years eczema completely fucked my life as I couldn't continue studying medicine in the state I was. I was poorly managed back then.

[Happy Face 29]

Twisted my right knee ice skating* a couple of months back, still giving me grief when I walk more than a mile or two.

 

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[McFaul 35]

I had shingles when I was about 23, fuck me it was painful. It went away in a few weeks like, and you can supposedly only get it once thank god. Was on my arms and chest, some people get it on their face. Poor cunts.

 

Hate to tell you this Stevie but you can get shingles more than once. You may get another attack if you get run down etc.

Really, I'm sure I was told that's the finish at the time. Wouldn't wish it on anyone that shingles like, was like weeping sores.

 

You should be OK as long as you don't get immunocompromised. Was it definitely an attack of shingles or a first episode of chicken pox?

 

Got a friend who gets shingles occassionally and its not nice.

Verified as full blown Shingles, I wasn't left with scars or anything which was good.

[ChezGiven 0]

You had to give up medicine because of it? Fuckin hell, thats awful mate.

[GeeForce 0]

I get terrible pains in my forearms , shooting down to my wrists.

Have done since I was about 12.

 

 

Comes and goes.

 

Carpal tunnel syndrome?

If that's the medical term for Wankers Cramp

 

Just checked and CTS mainly manifests itself as numbness not pain. My rediagnosis is bad aids secondary to wankers cramp.

 

I suffer terribly from eczema which has hospitalised me from time to time. Been bad this winter but gettting better now its spring.

 

This winter I've also had a prolonged case of vestibular neuronitis which has only just cleared up. Basically you lose your sense of balance to the extent even walking was difficult sometimes. I've since found out that another symptom is increased autonomic nervous activity which can cause sweating attacks (I shit you not Gemmill, Alex, MM and 2J, you set of bastards).

 

I've also had recurrent conjunctivitis this winter which is a pain in the arse (eyes actually).

 

In previous years I've had trouble with my feet - plantar fasciitis. Absolute agony which makes it incredibly painful to walk. This seems to have resolved as I have lost weight - an incentive not to put it on again.

 

In regards to your eczema i am badly affected in winter particularly when i sweat in the cold and wind. This year however it has been a revelation, doctor simply said after excercise have a bath with either e45 bath oil or just honsons baby oil in it and i have not had any issues all winter!

 

Yeah, I use emollients all the time but they're not enough. I was prescribed topical tacrolimus a couple of years back which gave me a welcome break from corticosteroids. It worked really well but was really painful to apply.

 

During my University years eczema completely fucked my life as I couldn't continue studying medicine in the state I was. I was poorly managed back then.

Sounds worse than mine, I was prescribed dermovate for more acute serious patches and then told to use diprobase regularly all over and that lot with the oil really does the trick. I always look forward to the sun though as it clears it up almost instantly

[NJS 3960]

I had shingles when I was about 23, fuck me it was painful. It went away in a few weeks like, and you can supposedly only get it once thank god. Was on my arms and chest, some people get it on their face. Poor cunts.

 

Having missed it as a kid, I had chicken pox when I was 32 and it was absolutely horrible - one "new age" thing I'm completely in favour of is parents having chicken pox parties as I honestly wouldn't wish it on any adult (usual disclaimer for Ashley et al).

 

Luckily I haven't had shingles yet though.

[Renton 17626]

You had to give up medicine because of it? Fuckin hell, thats awful mate.

 

It was the most important factor. I wasn't expelled from the course, I resigned after I just felt I couldn't go on. Although at the time I couldn't cope I will always wonder if I had more help then maybe I could have got through the course, and probably still ended up doing what I do now but being paid double for it. Oh well.

 

Back to Gemmill's infected nads though, I reckon he must have been having one hell of a lot of bum fun on that holiday.

Edited March 22, 2011 by Renton

[ChezGiven 0]

You had to give up medicine because of it? Fuckin hell, thats awful mate.

 

It was the most important factor. I wasn't expelled from the course, I resigned after I just felt I couldn't go on. Although at the time I couldn't cope I will always wonder if I had more help then maybe I could have got through the course, and probably still ended up doing what I do now but being paid double for it. Oh well.

 

Back to Gemmill's infected nads though, I reckon he must have been having one hell of a lot of bum fun on that holiday.

 

I guess its all part of life's rich tapestry. Speaking of work, you dont know who writes the oncology reviews for the RD&TC at the Wolfson?

 

Not sure i want to discuss Gemmill's 'pod pox' any further .

[Renton 17626]

You had to give up medicine because of it? Fuckin hell, thats awful mate.

 

It was the most important factor. I wasn't expelled from the course, I resigned after I just felt I couldn't go on. Although at the time I couldn't cope I will always wonder if I had more help then maybe I could have got through the course, and probably still ended up doing what I do now but being paid double for it. Oh well.

 

Back to Gemmill's infected nads though, I reckon he must have been having one hell of a lot of bum fun on that holiday.

 

I guess its all part of life's rich tapestry. Speaking of work, you dont know who writes the oncology reviews for the RD&TC at the Wolfson?

 

Not sure i want to discuss Gemmill's 'pod pox' any further .

 

No mate, I wasn't even aware the Wolfson unit produced anything to do with oncology, I thought they specialised in poisoning and teratology. Here's a list of employees from their (publically available) web site. Wolfson unit.

[Gemmill 34178]

Blatantly too thick for medicine. Anyway, I'll have no more lip from the singing detective.

[ChezGiven 0]

You had to give up medicine because of it? Fuckin hell, thats awful mate.

 

It was the most important factor. I wasn't expelled from the course, I resigned after I just felt I couldn't go on. Although at the time I couldn't cope I will always wonder if I had more help then maybe I could have got through the course, and probably still ended up doing what I do now but being paid double for it. Oh well.

 

Back to Gemmill's infected nads though, I reckon he must have been having one hell of a lot of bum fun on that holiday.

 

I guess its all part of life's rich tapestry. Speaking of work, you dont know who writes the oncology reviews for the RD&TC at the Wolfson?

 

Not sure i want to discuss Gemmill's 'pod pox' any further .

 

No mate, I wasn't even aware the Wolfson unit produced anything to do with oncology, I thought they specialised in poisoning and teratology. Here's a list of employees from their (publically available) web site. Wolfson unit.

I'd found that link, just thought you might know who it was.

 

Am quite pissed off with what they wrote, not because its negative but because its just missing the point and recommending further research when there really is no need for more.

[Renton 17626]

You had to give up medicine because of it? Fuckin hell, thats awful mate.

 

It was the most important factor. I wasn't expelled from the course, I resigned after I just felt I couldn't go on. Although at the time I couldn't cope I will always wonder if I had more help then maybe I could have got through the course, and probably still ended up doing what I do now but being paid double for it. Oh well.

 

Back to Gemmill's infected nads though, I reckon he must have been having one hell of a lot of bum fun on that holiday.

 

I guess its all part of life's rich tapestry. Speaking of work, you dont know who writes the oncology reviews for the RD&TC at the Wolfson?

 

Not sure i want to discuss Gemmill's 'pod pox' any further .

 

No mate, I wasn't even aware the Wolfson unit produced anything to do with oncology, I thought they specialised in poisoning and teratology. Here's a list of employees from their (publically available) web site. Wolfson unit.

I'd found that link, just thought you might know who it was.

 

Am quite pissed off with what they wrote, not because its negative but because its just missing the point and recommending further research when there really is no need for more.

 

Probably written by an idiot generalist like me. Not sure they have much impact though any way.

[Dr Gloom 19737]

broke my shoulder snow boarding a few years back. still can't fully extend my left arm above my head. i blame the nhs physio, which was awful. went to see my work physio a few month after as a trapped nerve was still giving me gyp and he said the nhs never should have discharged me from physio when they did.

[Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1]

Elephantiasis of the penis and bollocks. It's very embarrassing and resulted in me taking part in some anonymous swinger's parties; this started when I went on holiday to the Dominican Republic. There was one guy there, I couldn't see his face fully under the mask but he looked like Gordan Ramsey, and I could tell he was a Geordie from his grunting as he bummed this dirty midget. Mentioned something about itchy bollocks as he left.

Edited March 22, 2011 by Kevin S. Assilleekunt

[ChezGiven 0]

You had to give up medicine because of it? Fuckin hell, thats awful mate.

 

It was the most important factor. I wasn't expelled from the course, I resigned after I just felt I couldn't go on. Although at the time I couldn't cope I will always wonder if I had more help then maybe I could have got through the course, and probably still ended up doing what I do now but being paid double for it. Oh well.

 

Back to Gemmill's infected nads though, I reckon he must have been having one hell of a lot of bum fun on that holiday.

 

I guess its all part of life's rich tapestry. Speaking of work, you dont know who writes the oncology reviews for the RD&TC at the Wolfson?

 

Not sure i want to discuss Gemmill's 'pod pox' any further .

 

No mate, I wasn't even aware the Wolfson unit produced anything to do with oncology, I thought they specialised in poisoning and teratology. Here's a list of employees from their (publically available) web site. Wolfson unit.

I'd found that link, just thought you might know who it was.

 

Am quite pissed off with what they wrote, not because its negative but because its just missing the point and recommending further research when there really is no need for more.

 

Probably written by an idiot generalist like me. Not sure they have much impact though any way.

Dont you believe it, picked up by the Dutch and the French, already been discussed at a global TC the other week. Another case of find out who it is and then send me to butter them up with patter about Newcastle. Literally said i would follow up with you to see if you knew the author was Didnt mention i would do that on toontastic.

[Besty 4]

Nowt really, just need specs for distance (-1.5) but only wear them for driving. Need to buy some more lenses but never get round to it!

[Jill 0]

Thoracic outlet syndrome which means I get tingling and numbess in the hands, mainly my left, and pain around the shoulder blade as well. Always wake up with numb hands so struggle to sleep sometimes as well because of it. Had that for around a year and used to get physio but since I've lost a bit of weight and generally been more active it's been a lot better, though I still struggle with certain things e.g. the shoulder press at the gym. Can feel awful if I'm sitting at the computer at work for ages as I just can't get comfortable.

 

I'm really short sighted as well, like others. Whenever people try my glasses on they're always surprised by how strong the prescription is.