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I pay £35 for a half hour follow up appointment. First one is a bit more, about £40 I think. I'm in the East Midlands too.

NHS physio is not unlimited though, there's a great push to limit the number of sessions

We have a rack for our medals that Mr JJ2 made. Basically 6 double coat hooks on a piece of wood, one each of us & 1 each for the 4 kids.

A talking point on the kitchen wall.

Nope, female!

I would recommend seeing your GP for an overview.(An interest to declare here, being a GP myself)

It does sound like typical migraine. I have had attacks since the age of 10 with a strong family history too. If it's any consolation, it improves with age.

Personally I find any increase in intensity of effort is a trigger for me eg running further or faster. Using a heart monitor has been helpful in the past for this. Regular eating & not running without any calorie intake is also important. I have certainly found that getting fitter but taking it gradually to do so means that the symptoms trigger less easily.

I used to struggle with runs at a distance of 5k but just did VLM last Sunday so don't let the non-running doubters put you off.

It's probably a good idea to find something that you can take for an acute attack that works for you, there are many options both on prescription & off. Take your chosen 'poison' as soon as the attack starts, it works better that way

I can see a number referring to my place category but I can't see what the definition of that is.

If as I suspect it's my place in the female age group that I'm in , how can I find out how many were in the category