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… antibiotics, pain medicines, and diet changes. You can try home treatment, such as a heating pad, for pain. To treat … or aspirin regularly (more than 4 days a week) for many years. footnote 1 Symptoms Symptoms of diverticulitis … Call your doctor if you are treating mild diverticulitis at home and: You have a fever. Your pain is getting worse. You …
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… surgery can ease pain. But pain often returns within a year or two. Taking out the ovaries (oophorectomy) and the … decisions. I have had pain before and during my period for years. I tried non-prescription and prescription medicines … since the incisions were so small. But you know, after a year or so, the pain started coming back. I'm going to have …
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… so that you can track your child's percentile for several years. Use this tool to find your child's BMI about once a year or as often as your doctor suggests. Find your child's … of time. Explore more Growth and Development, Ages 2 to 5 Years Growth and Development, Ages 6 to 10 Years Growth and …
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… tests show that your prostate cancer hasn't changed. A 15-year study followed men on active surveillance. At 5 years, … When I found out I had prostate cancer, I was scared. My first thought was, "Get it out, now!" But my doctor said … My doctor suggested that I consider active surveillance. At first I wasn't sure about waiting. But my brother-in-law …
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… Most exercise programs can be done easily on your own at home after you've learned how to do them. In most cases, you … Patty, age 27 My shoulder has been bothering me for over a year now. The pain sometimes wakes me up at night, … and the ultrasound examination. He suggested that the best first step would be a good, aggressive physiotherapy …
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… than your usual skin colour. It most often occurs in a first pregnancy. The rash may appear first on stretch marks on the stomach. Then it may spread to … than your usual skin colour. It most often occurs in a first pregnancy. The rash may appear first on stretch marks …
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… obsessed by the fears that you stop going outside of your home. OCD can lower your quality of life because it affects … SSRI, or use another medicine—clomipramine—if the medicine first prescribed doesn't help. Clomipramine has been used for years to treat OCD. But it may have more side effects than …
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… you won't have your period. How well does it work? In the first year of use: When the patch is used exactly as directed , … you won't have your period. How well does it work? In the first year of use: When the patch is used exactly as …