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Medical help and injuries on the Camino

Some tips on how to deal with medical help on the camino
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    • LIVE from the Camino Injury Advice
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    Wanderingfriend
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    • Caution of Ignoring "Listen to your body" rule
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    Barbara
    Travelin'Tom
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    • Knee injury medical in Leon?
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    Wanderingfriend
    Wanderingfriend
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    • Prayer Request for a Diseased Former Pilgrim
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    • Urgent care clinic in Santiago?
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    Wanderingfriend
    Wanderingfriend
    awunderli
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    • LIVE from the Camino —Nájera
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    emmanuel
    emmanuel
    Elle Bieling
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    • The Miracle of Kinesiology Tape
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    dick bird
    dick bird
    James van Hemert
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    • Walking with AVN ( avascular necrosis)
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    Paintboy2
    Paintboy2
    Margaret Butterworth
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    • Free medical treatment for pilgrims?
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    Margaret Butterworth
    Margaret Butterworth
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    • What causes people to stop their caminos?
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    Robo
    Robo
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    • Foot Pain - sharp pain on top of foot
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    Rick of Rick and Peg
    Rick of Rick and Peg
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    • Podiatrist needed, currently in Rabanal
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    Bob Howard
    Bob Howard
    LorneB
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    • CPAP Machines and Albergues
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    Deleted member 73526
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    • It Is Normal For Feet and Knees to Become Sore
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    Flig
    Flig
    tomnorth
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    • Torn Meniscus Experience
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    tomnorth
    tomnorth
    Issy T
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    • Has anyone walked with compression stockings
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    islandwalker
    islandwalker
    Martin.P
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    • Inter-Metatarsil Bursitis
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    Martin.P
    Martin.P
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    • Dodgy knee
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    Marbe2
    Marbe2
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    • To Those of you with New Hips
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    islandwalker
    islandwalker
    SF-Pilgrim
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    • Sleeping in a dorm room where there's someone with a CPAP
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    gidivet
    gidivet
    Iriebabel
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    • Surgical Update - Heelsperricus at it again!!!!
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    Iriebabel
    Iriebabel
    Angie94
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    • Plantar Fasciitis has returned...
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    eesaston
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    hfenton
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    • Walking the Camino after surgery to repair a torn peroneal tendon?
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    lt56ny
    lt56ny
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    • Refilling Prescriptions
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    jimmyc
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    AJGuillaume
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    • Shin splints
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    Robert Long
    Robert Long
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    • Achilles strain
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    • Lugo - medical center
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    Kiwi-family
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    • Monkey Butt
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    Piero Frustascarpe
    Piero Frustascarpe
    ellensfootprints
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    • Where to go for medical Foot help in Leon, today!
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    Pilgy
    Pilgy
    SF-Pilgrim
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    • Travel CPAP Machines 2019
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    tjb1013
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    holhum
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    • Chaco sandals pros and cons? (plantar fasciitis dramas)
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    Keith H
    Keith H
    Lucyk
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    • Leaving the Camino
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    Dancing Rain
    Dancing Rain
    ELHS220
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    • San Sebastián University Hospital
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    Viggo
    Viggo
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    • Help for my dad who is in the hospital in Pamplona
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    Sanneke
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    Iriebabel
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    • Heal Spurs and Micro Tears and more Oh my !
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    Iriebabel
    Iriebabel
    happymarkos
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    • Take medical records and lists of any medications
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    Shaun Gudgeon
    Shaun Gudgeon
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    • Pontevedra. Torn muscle or tendon in ankle
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    Val H
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    chazzie_leigh
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    • Numbness where shoulder straps rest
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    John Crawford Howell
    John Crawford Howell
    martin1ws
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    • First aid without 112
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    Kitsambler
    Kitsambler
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    • Somebody help?!
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    Frances Bat
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    Physio_pilgrim
  • Tags foot wear & care medical/injuries training/fitness/health
    • Poll
    A Physiotherapist's guide to injury prevention and management on the Camino
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    roseficke
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    David
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    • Just back from doing first aid and "female" footwear!
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    Deleted member 39850
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    L
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    • Hay fever in fall in Galicia
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    NualaOC
    NualaOC
    Craig Bernthal
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    • Food Poisoning
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    november_moon
    november_moon
    Kelly Johnston
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    • Help! Doctor needed
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    Jacey
    Jacey
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    • Injury time out
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    Sailor
    Sailor
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    • Locked
    Medical bill from Spain
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    grayland
    grayland
    SeanDwyer
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    • Help! Hospital/Doctor Sarria
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    Madiqwerty
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    Skylar Townsend
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    • Supposed to be starting el camino tomorrow....
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    Mike Savage
    Mike Savage
    David Schultz
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    • Turf Toe 9 days before start of Camino. Any advice?
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    linkster
    linkster
    TaoWay
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    • Cold / Flu on the Camino Frances Questions regarding Sundays
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    natefaith
    natefaith
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  • Tags albergue life medical/injuries
    • CPAP on the Camino
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    J Willhaus
    J Willhaus
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    • Stomach bug that won't go away, need help.
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    Margaret Butterworth
    Margaret Butterworth
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    • Epilepsy support on the Camino Frances
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    FamPed
    FamPed
    Rajy62
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    • Anyone experience using the Travel Cpap devices; Z1 or Transcend
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    Melensdad
    Melensdad
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    • Needle disposal
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    CarlG
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    Willimpia
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    • Medicines on the Camino Frances
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    • Great massage in Leon today
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    Susan&lars
    Susan&lars
    Seamus Collins
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    • Stuck in Hornillos with suspected shin splints
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    ShellsG
    ShellsG
    vlebe
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    • Shin Splints 15 days before Camino Aragones and Frances.
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    koknesis
    koknesis
    L B
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    • English speaking doctor in Bilbao
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    SYates
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    • Spectacular Bodywork in Astorga
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    KinkyOne
    KinkyOne
    VNwalking
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    • Walk well and safely in the heat, brothers and sisters of the road!
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    VNwalking
    VNwalking
    CalSue
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    • Seeking advice on walking the camino with neurodegenerative disease
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    CalSue
    CalSue
    katie@camino
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    • Knee problem: advice por favor!!
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    Deleted member 12253
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    Ian41
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    • I have a problem
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    Peregrinopaul
    Peregrinopaul
    Cate A
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    • The doctor says my dodgy knee is arthritis - advice please!
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    • The future is here: Knee Shock Absorbers
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    t2andreo
    t2andreo
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    • Emergency info for trip from Sarria to Santiago
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    movinmaggie
    movinmaggie
    rappahannock_rev
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    • Medical Care
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    rappahannock_rev
    rappahannock_rev
    docbb
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    • CPAP on the Camino
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    Stephen Nicholls
    Stephen Nicholls
    YasminVdC
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    • Severe allergies on the camino?
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    Oztrekker
    Oztrekker
    CaminoKate0214
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    • type 2 diabetes and possible blisters -- treatment?
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    Patch
    Patch
    Marilyn Canada
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    • Insulin
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    lunaburgos
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    ivar
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    • Pollen and Allergies
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    Oztrekker
    Oztrekker
    Pathfinder075
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    • Multiple Severe Allergies and other problems
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    Tia Valeria
    Tia Valeria
    K
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    • Diabetic walk - how to keep insulin cool?
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    t2andreo
    t2andreo
    Llew
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    • Knee Injury
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    Llew
    Llew
    andy.d
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    • knee trouble
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    William Garza
    William Garza
    PILGRIMSPLAZA
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    • Diabetes 2, pen & pills, no daily checkups
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    David Mapletoft
    David Mapletoft
    ivar
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    • Allergies
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    ranthr
    ranthr
    Susan hopes
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    • Proper disposal of used diabetes supplies
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    Susan hopes
    Susan hopes
    billbennettoz
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    • Walking with a knee brace?
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    plainlost
    plainlost
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    • Pilgrims with Insulin Dependent Diabetes
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    JohnMcM
    JohnMcM
    billbennettoz
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    • With an injury, is it better to keep walking or stop?
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    billbennettoz
    billbennettoz
    Choweth
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    • Insect Allergy
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    Choweth
    Choweth
    jeffnd
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    • Just diagnosed type 1 diabetic...
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    max44
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    • Knees
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    tinamanley
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  • Tags medical/injuries small items
    • Insulin pump supplies (equipment)
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    methodist.pilgrim.98
    methodist.pilgrim.98
    sulu
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    • hayfever/allergic rhinitis
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    sulu
    sulu
    sillydoll
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    • Diabetics
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    KiwiNomad06
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    • Injuries upon return from the camino
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    Anniesantiago
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    • sock allergy???
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    Anniesantiago
    Anniesantiago
    ivar
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    • Allergies
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    sillydoll
    sillydoll
    A
  • Tags albergue life medical/injuries
    • diabetics
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    PILGRIMSPLAZA
    PILGRIMSPLAZA
    TravellingSonn
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    • Any recommendations which Knee Brace to buy?
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    Anonymous
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    • Allergies On The Camino
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