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      FormerMember
      J's rough this week. He has a streaming nose and eyes, a tight chest, and any sort of exertion leaves him breathless with his heart hammering in his chest and head. He looks awful too, very drawn and sallow...
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      Oh well I suppose its going to be a long long road road to travel. You feel the anxiousness as they go through the op [what a horrible horrible feeling] waiting 9 hrs from start to finish. Then you feel...
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      Hi all, no reply to my asking if anyone else has spinal stenosis caused by the bones crumbling trapping the nerves. My op is due on 19th but at the moment I am struggling with the pain. I would love to...
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      Hi all, no reply to my asking if anyone else has spinal stenosis caused by the bones crumbling trapping the nerves. My op is due on 19th but at the moment I am struggling with the pain. I would love to know if anyone else has had op and can reassure me that the pain will go. Also any tips to cope. Difficult to stay cheerful when it hurts to move.

      • 9 Oct 2016
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