Welcome to talkmenopause. You have really been through it by the sounds of it. My mother also was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 50. She had a single mastectomy but was put onto Tomoxifen and this by-passed the menopause for her. To be honest I don't know much about how these things work with thi...

The allergy & gluten free show http://www.allergyshow.co.uk/go/talkeczema is being held on 6-8 May 2011 at Olympia, London - this is the place where you can discover solutions and start to take control. The UK's largest annual gathering of people living with allergies, skin conditions, eczema, ...

You can talk to our experts from now until the 25th February - a team from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, headed up by Dr Adam Fox, are on hand to answer all your allergy questions. Just log into the NHS Choices forums and go to the parents with allergic children forum. Ask your questions for our ex...

Hi - things sound pretty bad for you and your daughter. I'm so sorry you feel alone and frustrated with lack of support. Hopefully our eczema community will be able to support you. I think you should repeatedly request a referal to hospital as it sounds like you're not getting the condition under co...

Hi Kirsty and thank you for your posting. The Welcome Packs are designed to provide our members with a chance to try samples and read about information they may not have had the opportunity to find out about before. I am aware that some eczema sufferers are sensitive or allergic to ingredients withi...

I think weight control over the age of 40 is tricky anyway! I'm in my 40's, as are most of my friends, and we all feel the same. I'm not quite in at the menopause point yet but I'm dreading it as I've suffered with weight issues all my life and dread it will get harder to stay in shape. I do think d...

The problem with eczema is that the flare up could be due to absolutely anything and it's a trial and error situation. It's good you have an appointment for an allergy test as this will certainly help - let us know how you get on post 27 Jan - good luck - in the meantime I hope you have a good Chris...

Thank you for your recommendation regarding the topical gel .... all the comments and feedback is really informative for our visitors.

My daughther Alice has a nickel allergy - she had her ears pierced with titanium earrings and her ears healed quickly - but when we put some silver earrings in she had a terrible reaction and infection. We've spent weeks trying to bathe the infection away so we can get the earrings out with the mini...

Hi - thank you very much for your posting in the forum. Until Friday, we are running a joint NHS Choices/talkhealth forum where we have 4 experts answering patient's questions - two specialist dermatology nurses, a dermatologist and a clinical allergist. As you know, many patients with eczema never ...