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Hip Replacement Recovery: What to Expect, Timelines, Outcomes

Hip operations are routine and the techniques are well tested. Hip replacement recovery can be very speedy indeed, although factors like age, pre-operation fitness and the willingness to follow medical advise all have an impact...

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Pain Management Procedure - Epidural Steroid Treatment and Side Effects

Pain Management Procedure - Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection This pain management procedure is used to relieve the lower back and radiating leg pain. Steroids may reduce swelling and inflammation caused by...

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Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI): A Patient's Perspective

If you are a patient experiencing back pain, and have tried numerous treatment methods, only to find that they help just a little, or not as much as you would like, then maybe your next step is an epidural...

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Pain Relief with Epidural Steroid Injection

Your back or neck pain not getting better despite hot compresses or stretching exercises? Make an appointment to see a specialist. A compressed nerve might be the cause of your problem, and what you might...

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Being a single Mother

As you may know, I am a single mother of two. Being a single mother is the toughest but most rewarding jobs anyone could possibly have. I do admit, at times, I have felt like giving up. Like when the baby...

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What is sciatica, its origin, and how it is treated?

What is sciatica? Sciatica is a painful syndrome, which is caused by inflammation of the sciatic nerve that is most probably caused by neuritis or in simple words inflammation of the nerves....

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Day 2: Sleepy Fevers and Sharp Pain

Day 2 after mastectomy surgery

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What right does anyone have to tell a woman she should not use pain relief during childbirth?

I read an article today that I found to be extremely exasperating (I'm holding back here). Associate professor in midwifery at Nottingham University, Dr Denis Walsh (yes, a man), expressed his view that the...

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WOE UNTO THE POOR ELEPHANT! (Part 1)

This was written a few years ago during my pregnancy with my son. Woe, unto the poor elephant!! Do you know how long an elephant is pregnant? A mere twenty-three months! Can you believe that? And when an...

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Pregnancy- What are my pain management options in labor?

Labor- the process of childbirth. Many women wonder: Will it hurt? How much will it hurt? What can I do for the pain? Well, I hate to tell you, but it isn't called labor for nothing. Yes, labor hurts. How...

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