Hello, I am 55 years old single woman and unemployed for almost 2 years. I am suffering from a severe lower back pain with right leg and feeling burning on the sole of my foot, itching all over the leg and even the sudden feeling of coolness inside my leg since 2007. In August 2008 I underwent a C5/6 anterior cervical discectomy. In 2011 I had a full spinal MRI and the report showed more disce at my lower back. After my operation in 2008, tenderness of my coccyx was developed and I find difficult and painful with my sitting. In July 2011 I been diagnosed with diabetes. Offten I suffer from cold and flu which become too much and too painful with body each. Often My coccyxi comes out and the pain sometimes is unbareable that I cry and cry. When I see my GP they refer me to pain clinic and physiotherapy but each of them takes months to wait to be call. I tried to see Osteopathic doctor but I could not find one on NHS and as I am on Job Seeker Allowence (JSA) I could not pay for private. The reason I am writing to you is my longstanding severe back pain with painful coccyxi has no longer treatment has yet found. My mobility is still often limited by pain. I am siappointed with NHS treatment. Therefore I request you to help me to find some more advice and treatment if possible please. I will be greatful for your help and your time.

i had one of these but in time it got smaller and now its hardly noticable

I suffered facial trauma which affected my nerves and I was prescribed Amitriptyline. I had took it for 5 weeks and it ended up increasing depression and I ended up trying to commit suicide. I took 21,25mg tablets and ended up in hospital, unconscious. My stomach wasn't pumped and the night after I was just made to leave with no aftercare. Since, this feels to have damaged my nerves in my face. Within the 5 months of doing this, it's caused a physical change. The contours of my cheeks have visibly sunken, feels like I'm wearing a mask, I can't smile,laugh etc The pain is excruciating. It's like having electric shocks through my face, eyes, head, burning cheeks, stabbing pains in my ears, tinnitus and like a clicking/crunching in my left ear. The doctors I have seen are very ignorant and haven't even suggested that all of these things could have been caused through the overdose I took. I am having pills pushed onto me left, right and centre! No medication is working! I have also noticed other symptoms: Sharp stabbing in my arms/legs/feet and hands. And urinating every 10 minutes. I am 23 years old, I was a very attractive girl and was a lot happier before all of this happened to me. I have no idea what to do anymore, my life has been ruined. It's affecting my social life, I had to quit courses I was doing and don't want to leave the house anymore. I've never been so depressed in my entire life.

Hi, I have severe pins and needles and my right arm keeps going numb, that's since Feb. I have also now got a lump in the right up on the inner part of the elbow, and there is a strange indentation line which radiates up from the lump and the skin on the side of the lump is going all dimpled. GP has suggested seeing a neuro surg for a nerve test. GP hasn't seen lump yet though. I measured the width of the arm and it is half an inih bogger than the other one probably due to the lump. Does this sound like a nerve thing to you?

My daughter has had a lump on the back of her neck for about 8 months, it started about pea size but is now about an inch across. It moves and causes her quite alot of pain. she has recently been getting the most severe headaches too. she has a small lump growing on top of her head now too. she has been to the doctors numerous times, she was told it was probably a gland, then a cyst, she was given antibiotics and pain killers for her headaches but the lump is still the same? should we ask for a scan? quite worried about it now.

hi. i have just noticed a vainy lump in the top of my leg its about 4 inches long very painfull ive had it for two days now and is very sore, can anyone please tell me what it is .many thanks chris.

i could not find the correct section for what i have but i first went to the doctors around 3 months ago with a lump on my forhead. i explained i get severe pains and headaches and that it was effecting my sleep and that it had got bigger over the last two years,i then went to hospital after i collapsed and started to vomit and they sent me home,i waited for my scans and now have to wait a further 5 months for my follow up appointment is this normal its just that i have been sent for x-rays,ultra sounds and a cat scan and then get told to wait 5 months?