Using grant funding from the Health and Social Care Alliance, the Network commissioned Sleeping Giants to conduct a consultation exercise with local stakeholders and people with one or more of the conditions. The consultation sought to establish the need for and feasibility of three project ideas. The first two of …
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Hello everyone, sorry this is a wee bit late, it should technically be the April Blog. I do have a good excuse, although not a note from my mother.
I am a first-time Granny as of 18th April, to a beautiful little boy called Ellis. Of course, I am smitten, …
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For those of you who don’t use Facebook. Below is a list of the external links shared within our Facebook Group during April:
FIBROMYALGIA; information for newbies
The list of Covid symptoms has been expanded – here are the 9 new signs of illness
My Hiatus Hernia and …
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My Hiatus Hernia and Healthy Eating Change
by DGMEFM Network Member
I’m used to making big life changes when it comes to my health. My body can be so sensitive to abnormalities.
Sadly I felt it would be easier to die than managing the acute pain from two stupid gallstones. …
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I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for 12 years now, and during that time I have used quite a few different medications. At first, I found that I would accept anything which had the ability to give me my old life back, or so I wished. So painkillers were my …
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For those of you who don’t use Facebook. Below is a list of the external links shared within our Facebook Group during March:
Dr Elisabeth Philipps in Conversation With Patients – In the first educational webinar for the Sapphire Institute for Medical Cannabis Education, Dr Elisabeth Philipps welcomes two medical …
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Many DGMEFM Members have lived experiences of Self Managing their Chronic Pain
Chronic pain impacts more than just the body. We know that for people living with pain, raising concerns about wider aspects of health in appointments with their health-care professional is not always easy and their concerns and worries do …
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We’re rattling on through these months at a fair rate of knots. Time flies when you have lots of articles to write eh?
On the Facebook page, we had a bit of a discussion about drama series and box sets, either on the tv, catch up, or DVD. Well, I …
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For those of you who don’t use Facebook. Below is a list of the external links shared within our Facebook Group during February:
Find information about upcoming events (including how to book a place). Read about our previous events or check our other Flippin’ Pain news.
https://www.flippinpain.co.uk/news-events/
Progress and Expectations …
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So here we are, February already. Usually January has 467 days, but this year it flew by.
AND…2022. That’s right, 2022! No joke!
I can remember when I was at school and the idea of the year 2000 felt a bit Star-Trek-Star-Wars-esque. I must be very old is …
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