http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC30_02_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Describes what it is like having a PET scan. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC30_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 His GP sent him for an X-ray when his blood test showed that it was not glandular fever. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC30_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Explains the different stages (I to IV) of Hodgkin's lymphoma and describes the tests that confirmed the stage of his disease. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC30_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Gained 4 stone while taking steroids but felt reassured to be gaining rather than losing weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC30_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Going to school provided a 'break' from his illness and treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC30_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 When he was 14 he decided not to have his sperm stored but now regrets making that decision. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC30_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Advises others not to give up and says that cancer can have a positive influence on your life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 He went to see a private specialist who told him that he could operate that afternoon. The fact that he had testicular cancer only sank in later. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 He developed hearing problems following his chemotherapy treatment but emphasises that this is a small side effect in comparison to having cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 He saw the storing of sperm as part of his treatment, as something he needed to do. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Describes how the PICC line was inserted and explains why he chose this option. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 He enjoyed the love and support from many family members but also found it useful to see a counsellor who specialises in post cancer treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Says that it takes a while to come to terms with the loss of a testicle through cancer and recommends getting a false (prosthetic) testicle. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Was lucky to have the support of a friend of his own age who also had testicular cancer. Otherwise he would have sought the support of others facing a similar experience. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC34_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 He attends check up appointments once a month and is no longer so worried about finding a lump in his other testicle. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC03_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 When his brother was taken seriously ill to hospital he talked to his other brother and sister so they could understand what was going on. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC03_02_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 Said that the only person he talked to during the time his brother was in hospital was his headmistress but he wished he could have talk to the sibling of another young cancer patient. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC03_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 Felt guilty that it was his brother and not him who was diagnosed with leukaemia. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 She remembers feeling shocked and sad when first heard about her diabetes because at that stage she didn't know anything about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 She felt she couldn't absorb all the information she was given by staff on the children's ward and needed time to make sense of it all. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 She was upset by a booklet she saw in a supermarket because it was so blunt about possible future complications. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_DBW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Talks about what happens at the clinic each time she goes for regular check-ups. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Talks about how she had to learn to do carbohydrate counting when started using fast acting insulin. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Thinks that she does more blood glucose tests than necessary per day but she finds it difficult to tell if she is going high or low. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Explains why an insulin pump will suit her and what an insulin pump does. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Her friends don't understand much about diabetes and so didn't see the need for her to alter her lifestyle and diet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 When she was sixteen she felt confused about what she could and couldn't drink but now she finds she can drink as long as she keeps checking her blood sugar levels. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP01_TDT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 She left her insulin behind in a hotel in Panama and had an eight hour trip back to get it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP02_02_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Talks about what he does on those occasions that he is ill and cannot eat regular meals. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP02_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 He says that everyone feels differently about how to tell their friends but from his experience friends worth having won't worry about his diabetes or think any less of him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP02_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Says that his sisters get annoyed because of the extra attention he gets at home but that he might feel the same if it was the other way round. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP02_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Says that diabetes has made no difference to his social life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP02_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Says that his diet is healthy and that the main change he had to make after diagnosis was not what to eat but when to eat. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP02_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Feels pleased about his clinic because the staff has always given him advice he can understand at the right time for him and have helped him learn from his mistakes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP03_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 His twin brother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes three months earlier so doctors tested him but unlike his brother he had no symptoms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP03_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 They like the young adult clinic because they get individual consultations and the clinic seems to have the flexibility they need at this point in their lives. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP03_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 They talk about those situations in which they might not inject and end up with high blood glucose levels. But they understand the importance of injecting insulin. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP03_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 They say that sometimes finger pricking hurts, that taking care of your fingers is very important and the way in which they record their blood glucose results. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP03_TDT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 They got good advice from their consultant about adjusting their insulin just before they left for Kyrgyzstan to work on a project. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP03_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 Their mother still worries but they have been encouraged by the whole family to pursued their goals. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP03_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 They've been told to drink a lot of water when they go out, to keep checking their levels and to eat starchy food when they get home. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Says that her relationship with her mum was good before her diagnosis but now it is even better. Says that her mother has been very supportive and there for her all the time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Keep positive and do control your diabetes. And when you feel depressed do make sure that you talk to those close to you. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 After diagnosis she experienced hypos everyday for a week. She went back to the hospital and her insulin dosage was reduced, since then she hasn't had any more hypos. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_MCE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 She is newly diagnosed and explains which factors she had noticed affect her blood glucose level, including disagreements with others. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 She has been recently diagnosed and says that discusses fears and concerns with her mother and friends as well as with her GP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 She was recently diagnosed and does her glucose tests and records the results as advised by her doctors. She had many hypos just after diagnosis but none recently. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_02_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Remembers how upset she was on the adult ward when she realised that an older patient had had her leg amputated and would have preferred to be sent to a young people's ward. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 She describes being in hospital, her high blood sugar levels and what it was like to be given insulin for the first time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP04_03_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 She found that nurses working on different shifts didn't communicate with each other very well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of two and says that she has never known anything else. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 She has just started attending a young adult clinic and feels good about care there because they asked for her thoughts & ideas and gave her more say in her treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Though she was worried about leaving her original clinic, she was reassured by her new consultant who read her notes and listened to her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 When she started injecting insulin regularly again she experienced hypos-type of symptoms even though her blood glucose levels were still significantly high. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 In her early teens she found it difficult to have the snacks required by her fixed insulin regimen. She felt that she was always having to eat and developed an eating problem. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_03_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 She is taking her insulin more regularly again. Having treatment for her eating disorder and coordination by her health professionals has helped her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_02_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Her consultant made her realise that if she continued misusing insulin she would be dead within a year. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP11_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 She started food binging and missing insulin injections. Thought she could misuse insulin till she reached her desired weight but it got out of control. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP22_TDT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 He went to Rwanda to work on a project for 3 weeks and was worried when he went to places where there was no electricity because of keeping his insulin cool. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP22_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Says that with diabetes you have to plan more but that is the only difference between you and a non-diabetic person. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP22_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 He has experienced one serious hypo and it was because he didn't know what to do when exercising. When he changes his routine he tends to go high rather than low. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP22_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Everything was explained really well to him in hospital and though nobody expected him to do his own injections straightaway he preferred to do so from the very beginning. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP22_DBW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Talks about what happens during regular check-ups and at the annual review or MOT. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP08_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 At the age of 11 he decided to start doing his own injections because his parents couldn't tell which were the areas that would hurt him! http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP08_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Describes how he feels when he is high and the possible reasons for it. Says that it is a good idea to keep a diabetes record book, but he doesn't do it because he is lazy! http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP08_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 To him diabetes control means to take over his daily care from his parents and to stop worrying about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP08_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 His mother is more in tune with his diabetes than his dad who tends to see things more scientifically. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP08_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Do explain to the patient that they are in control. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP08_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 He has a friend whom he describes as a 'first aid freak' and she knows exactly what to do if he has a hypo. He also wears the diabetic pendant when he goes out with his friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He knows he's been lucky so far not to get ill and doesn't want to start worrying while he's having such a good time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He realises that his mother was very anxious when he was first diagnosed but that now both his parents have a more relaxed attitude about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_02_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He thinks that his relationship with his sister has improved now that they are older and says that it is better for him to have the diabetes and not his sister. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_02_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He's been advised not to drink diet drinks when he goes out clubbing. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He says that his family always ate healthily and that the main change was to eat regular meals and include carbohydrates in all of them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He has well controlled diabetes and only did regular blood glucose tests when changing insulin regimen. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Explains how it took a while for him to feel comfortable in the young adult clinic. At first he felt some staff were condescending but now he feels more settled. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP09_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He says that being given good information in hospital was very important because it helped him developed an understanding of his diabetes and a sense of independence. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 He thought the injections were going to be a lot worse than they actually turned out to be. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 He wishes his doctors would share information about him so that consultations could progress a bit more and not be so repetitive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 He's never had any problems with his friends who have always supported him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 Says that he is most likely to have a hypo when he is tired but that he and his mum know what to do before it gets bad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 He has a diet high in carbohydrates because his job is very active and he plays football once a week. Says that he recently let his diet slip a little bit. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 After his diagnosis he became a bit shy and lacking in confidence. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 Just learn to be patient because when you are starting to managed your diabetes your blood glucose levels might not always be as good as you want them to be. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_TDT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 He explains the plan he followed for his injections during a long flight to New Zealand and was pleased everything worked out okay. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP12_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 12 He drank too much once and ended up in hospital in a coma which frightened everyone including him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP13_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 A welfare officer went to his home to find out why he was not attending school. After his diagnosis his school was supportive though the message didn't reach all his teachers. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP13_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 He preferred to have his blood glucose levels a bit high when he was by himself because he was scared of having hypos. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP13_02_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Describes getting used to wearing his pump, inserting a new cannula and working out the carbohydrate/insulin ratio. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP13_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 For about four years he was having difficulties controlling his blood glucose level. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP13_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 He's recently moved to an adult diabetic clinic & feels they don't know him, don't take an interest or spend enough time at appointments to find out how he feels. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP13_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 He felt thirsty for six months, lost lots of weight and felt very tired but says that at first his GP thought it was stress. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP13_DBW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 He would like to have access to a health professional with specialist diabetes knowledge outside his clinic appointments. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 She is taking medical advice more into account now. For instance she is checking her blood glucose level exactly as she was advised by her diabetes consultant. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Explains how she feels when having a hypo and how fast her mother is at recognising her symptoms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Says that high blood glucose levels made her feel depressed and that her diabetes doctor has changed the type of insulin and the number of injections per day. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_DBW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Explains how the nerves and blood vessels of her feet are checked. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Said that if bullies understood about diabetes rather than making fun at diabetic people the world would be a nicer place. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 She describes how her Mum reacted when as a teenager she had rebelled against diabetes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_02_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 She knew her mum hated giving her injections in the beginning in case she was causing her a lot of pain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 She thinks that the bag that she used to carry her snacks and insulin kit got the attention of the bullies and made her 'different'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP14_02_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 She questions the attitude of people who feel diabetics should inject themselves privately. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 She became a more confident person once she started doing her own injections which in turn helped her social life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 She was very dependent on her parents until she started to do her own injections. Now, her parents have become more 'independent' going out & leaving her to look after herself. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Says she was in a catch 22 situation because she wanted to be able to control her diabetes but at the same time independence frightened her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Explains why it is important to check your blood glucose levels everyday. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 She attended a children's clinic until she was 16 and says that one of the nurses took too much control over her injections. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 She found it very hard to take over from her parents who had been controlling her diabetes since she was four years old. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_02_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 She asked for help because she wanted to control her diabetes and be a normal teenager. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP16_03_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 She tells us what she had to do to be able to conquer her fears and start injecting herself. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP17_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Recently he changed to another insulin regimen because he started to have problems controlling his diabetes when he reached puberty. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP17_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Depending on how he feels he might do up to 12 glucose tests per day. He is trying very hard to prevent hypos. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP17_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Says that he is learning to deal with hypos but that it isn't easy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP17_02_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Describes his hypos as vicious and explains what he does to control his blood glucose levels. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP17_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 His blood glucose levels used to be very high and this affected his mood. Once he became violent and since then he has worked hard at keeping them down. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP17_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 He was finding it difficult to control his diabetes and all he wanted to do was to go surfing. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP17_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 There is Type 1 diabetes on his father side of the family and he thinks his parents feel guilty about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 She talks about the attitude of all her schools and says her present school is brilliant. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_RDC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 She experienced very heavy and lengthy periods until she was put on a contraceptive pill. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Do listen to what your body is telling you and back it up with blood glucose tests. Do look after your diabetes and stop thinking about horrible things that can happen to you. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Listen to the patients. We have valuable input. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_MCE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Says that her diabetes control has been affected by puberty, she experienced very heavy and lengthy periods until she was put on a mini contraceptive pill. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Says that there is never going to be 'the perfect diabetic'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 She did seven blood glucose tests daily to find out why she was having frequent hypos. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP18_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 She has been inspired in her own life by the achievements of people with diabetes and feels no one should let the illness hold them back. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 She was diagnosed with diabetes when she was six and recalls getting all her early information about diabetes from her mum, her nan as well as her doctors. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 It was after leaving school when she really started doing her own injections. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Her insulin was changed to give her greater flexibility but she reacted badly to the new insulin and ended up on the original insulin but with more frequent doses. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 In her teens she 'hated' doing blood glucose tests and found it particularly difficult doing them at school. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 If she finds ketones in her urine she drinks plenty of water and has been able to get rid of them without calling her nurse. She still worries if her blood glucose levels go high. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 She used to drink a lot but then she ended up in hospital. She still goes out but tries with the encouragement of her friends to stick to soft drinks. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 At primary school she stopped eating her snacks because her teacher would send her out of the classroom to have them. Her diabetes nurse went to talk to her teacher. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP20_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Her mum and nan have been a huge support especially recently when she was in hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She says that her mother sometimes finds it hard not to take control particularly over food, and that she worries a lot about possible complications in the future. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_WEU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She works part-time and says that employers do not always understand about the need for set mealtimes. In her experience employers can be less sympathetic than teachers. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She started doing her own injections when she was 8 or 9 which made it possible to stay the night with friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She went into a coma one night after she'd had four glasses of wine with a meal and thinks it was because she hadn't eaten before she went to sleep. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_02_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Her nurse suggested that she should try different kinds of alcohol to see what effect they had on her specifically because each person is affected differently. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Provide a contact number for out of clinic times and organise events so young diabetic people can meet and share their experiences. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She has a blood meter that advises her to test her urine for ketones when her blood sugar reading is higher than it should be. Says that you can get keto sticks on prescription. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She found the TIFA training course most helpful because now she knows what to do when she has problems regarding food and insulin dosage. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 The number of daily glucose tests hasn't changed much since she was first diagnosed. Says that she must be one of the few people to keep a diabetes record book up-to-date! http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_DBW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She is unhappy about her once a year appointment with her diabetes care team because as a nineteen year old feels that she still needs more support. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP21_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She appreciated the general session on driving and diabetes organised by her diabetes team. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 She feels it's important to let young people know they will get good care and advice even if they sometimes do something wrong. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 She praises the nurses but found that doctors talked to her parents rather than her and felt that their initial explanations were simplitistic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_02_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 She valued getting practical information from specialist nurses and dieticians and also read articles about diabetes in science journals. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 She found that as she grew up her insulin regimen was too inflexible and unpractical. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 She 'rebelled by eating what she shouldn't and putting on loads of weight until a doctor at her GP practice talked to her straight and told her she was risking her future health. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_MCE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 She explains why rugby is not an easy sport to play when you have diabetes. But she is proud of doing what she wants to do. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_WEU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Going to university and away from home worried her because of her episodes of diabetes coma in the past. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP23_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 She got good advice from her dietician before she went to uni but still found freshers' week difficult because so many people were out to drink a lot. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 He says that girlfriends tend to nag once they know he's diabetic and that he makes sure he's well prepared in case of a hypo if he's going to have sex. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 He knows his parents nag him but at the same time he realises they have developed almost a second sense about how he's feeling and whether he's low or high. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Describes his fixed routine as a pain but at the same time recognises that it has made his life easier. Before he was forgetting to do his injection every time he ate. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 He found his fixed insulin regimen a pain but prefers it to the flexible one. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_02_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Says that his mother 'nagged' him and that he now has a routine to make sure he doesn't forget his injection. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 He hated doing the injections at first, but with the help and encouragement from his family, friends and medical staff he has overcome his initial fears. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 He developed huge respect for his diabetes team because he was well cared for and also because they became 'more like friends' and took an informed interest in his life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 He hadn't been confident enough when first diagnosed to join a help group but says that it would have helped him to have had access to a young diabetics' website. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP24_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 He didn't know anything about diabetes when he was diagnosed and wants to help other young people feel more comfortable after getting the diagnosis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_DBW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 A urine test done at the diabetic clinic had traces of protein in it. This lead to further investigations where it was found that she had developed kidney problems. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 She isn't ready to leave the children's clinic yet because it suits her life at the moment and also because it provides her with different kinds of support. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 It was reassuring to have a fixed regimen when first diagnosed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_MCE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Says that if you let it, diabetes can rule your life and she doesn't like that. Her control is roughly balance meaning it has never been very good or very bad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 She is restricted in the choice of carbohydrates she can eat following a diagnosis of Coeliac disease (needs a gluten free diet). Despite this her diet is healthy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 She wanted to ask 'everyday' questions but worried that they might be seen as unimportant. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 She was thirsty all the time and felt run down. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 She found it easier to write notes telling her teachers that she has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, because she felt uncomfortable talking about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP25_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 She used to go to the school toilets for her injections but now feels more comfortable about it because she's talked to her friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP26_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 He was unable to control his blood glucose levels and felt depress and lacking in confidence. He talked to his father who took him to see another doctor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP26_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Be sensitive to teenagers' reactions. Be reassuring to build confidence. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP26_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Decided not to use an insulin pump and says that his new insulin regimen works in the same way without the medical 'clutter'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP26_02_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 He kept forgetting to do his lunchtime insulin injection at school because he wanted to be with his friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP26_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Says that doing injections is not something you get used to in a day but with practice you will learn to do them how is best for you. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP26_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 His mother took him to the hospital and he was diagnosed about 15 minutes after the blood test. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Talks about the young adult clinic and the nurses' approach to his weight problem. He knew he needed to lose weight but he wanted them to be more positive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_GCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 He started doing his injections twice a day when he was eight years old. Doing his insulin injections has not been a problem for him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 In his teens he was eating a lot but did not have a weight problem because he was doing lots of sports. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Be positive and give solutions to problems, and avoid doom and gloom. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_03_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Explains about the diet that has helped him to lose weight and the benefits of seeing a counsellor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_02_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Says that such things as being overweight, breaking up with his girlfriend and having low self-esteem all contributed to him becoming depressed and suicidal. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Two years ago he was eighteen stone and said he got to it through eating too much of the wrong food and not doing any exercise. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP28_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Says that he has lived with diabetes for 16 years and if hasn't stopped him from doing what he wants and most of the time he forgets he has it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Says that you can't battle an eating disorder on your own, that you need to ask for help. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Says that every time she feels tempted to miss an insulin injection she talks to her parents who convince her otherwise. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Talks about why she stopped taking her insulin regularly, how she felt as a result of it and the extent she went to pretend she was doing her insulin injections. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_02_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Every time her HbA1C test result was high her parents knew she was misleading them & not doing her insulin injections regularly. Says that it was very hard for her parents. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_03_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 She emphasises that overcoming an eating disorder is a very long & difficult process, that there have been set backs but with the help of others she has learned to fight back. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Two years after diagnosis she started to feel 'fed up' with her diabetes and became very self conscious about her body. This was the beginning of an eating disorder. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Says that one of the advantages of her insulin regimen is that she can have a lie in. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP29_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Says that her current nurse at the adult clinic has a refreshing 'no nonsense' approach which has been really useful. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Doctors and nurses tell you the same information and give you the same advice but in very different ways. She finds nurses more understanding and doctors scary. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_BAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 She describes how much better she felt after being put on insulin but how she dreaded having to do her injections or test her blood sugar level. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 A talk with the dietician made her realised that her diet was unhealthy and that some changes were needed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_03_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Says that at first she was not so sure about using the pump because she had to attach it to her most of the time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Says that now it is possible to eat something on the go but that she couldn't have done that on a four injections a day insulin regimen. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_02_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Her mother got a loan to buy the insulin pump and consumables but the training and support was given by a 'pump rep' at the hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_AAS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 She was 17½ when she started to feel unwell and explains how she noticed her vision was blurred during a driving lesson. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_WEU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 When she was applying to go to university she was scared as to whether she was going to be able to look after her diabetes on her own without the support from her parents. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP30_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Don't be scared and as long as you control your diabetes and do your injections, diabetes does not have to restrict you in any way. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP31_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Give children information on how to cope. Give them a chance to talk with other children, if they are willing. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP31_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 She explains how her mother has been more relaxed since she started on an insulin pump, though she still worries about hypos whenever she goes out with friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP31_02_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 She talked to other young people already on insulin pumps and had a trial session before deciding if she wanted to use one herself. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP31_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Her sport was her main motivation to use an insulin pump. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP31_03_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 She has been using an insulin pump for almost 6 years and says that it takes several months to get used to it and that after a year she was still learning new things. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP31_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Now that her control is better she feels more confident about telling others about her diabetes and explaining how the insulin pump works. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_NCM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 In her teens she felt different and depress and started to eat things she wouldn't normally eat like chocolate and sweets and began to skipped insulin injections. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 After years of having high blood glucose levels she developed diabetes-related complications that have affected her eyesight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Every time she was on stage her sugar level would go very high due to hormonal changes. Her diabetes team helped her to get an insulin pump. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Because she knew and trusted her GP they worked together to help sort out her eating disorder. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Feels she needed more supervision from her clinic when she became a teenager and her life changed, but at the same time realises how rebellious she was at the time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 She had to ask her diabetes nurse for practical advice about drinking. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_03_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 She explains that her therapy consisted of taking small steps at a time. Says that when she lost her eyesight she went back to see her psychologist. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_02_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Describes how her binge-starve and not doing insulin injections started and how she felt physically and emotionally. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_PCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Describes how restrictive her insulin regimen was and how it became a problem when she reached her teenage years. When her insulin was changed,she felt in control for the first time in her life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Work with diabetes rather than against it because it is generally those people that do not control their diabetes well that end up with diabetes related complications. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP32_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Learn to know about us and our problems. We are all individuals who have particular needs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 One important thing is to make sure that you tell others; friends, teachers, employers that you have diabetes. Managing diabetes is difficult but you have to persevere always. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_YEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Don't be condescending. Face and talk to patients, of any age. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 She was worried about having a hypo or a high while taking an exam. The headmaster advised her to write to the local education authority explaining her particular situation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_FBC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 She went to an adult diabetes clinic which was wrong for her but says the teenage clinic has been brilliant for her so far. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_CAI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 She thinks young people would prefer to get text messages and emails reminding them to take insulin or check blood glucose levels rather than being given stuff to read. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Her consultant suggested that if her present insulin regimen does not suits her she could try the insulin pump. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_ICD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 She began to feel like a 'human pin cushion' so she stopped checking her blood glucose levels. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP34_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 At fourteen she had a severe fit and went unconscious. Last year she had seven more fits. She is scared to drop her blood sugar level but knows that being high isn't good. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP35_WEU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 35 She asked her diabetes care team about diabetes management at university. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP35_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 35 Explains what a GI diet is and what benefits she has had from it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP35_02_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 35 She often forgot her lunchtime injections in year nine at school, because she preferred to be with her friends rather than fetching her insulin kit from the office. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP35_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 35 When she was little her mother came into school to test her blood glucose levels. The main problem for her at secondary school is students being squeamish about injections. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP35_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 35 Her mother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was a teenager and has been most supportive but she also says that her mum worries the most about her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_UES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 He was diagnosed at the age of sixteen and says that his whole family including his mother let him control his diabetes for himself which he appreciated. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_QDF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 His friends wanted to know about his diabetes when he was first diagnosed and he's always been open about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_TDT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 He has travelled a lot including going to Australia for 4 months as part of his gap year. Even when his bag was stolen he found people who helped him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_02_TDT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 He lost his insulin in Spain and managed to communicate with a Spanish doctor in sign language. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 The more you learn about diabetes and its insulin treatment the better you will become at managing it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_02_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 He has learned to do the carbohydrate/insulin ratio by 'trial and improvement'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_OCD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 Says that the fast-acting insulin works 'fantastically' well for him. And thinks that a fixed insulin regimen is most inconvenient if you are at university. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_MCE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 His approach is that he is his own doctor, nurse and pharmacists and does what he is supposed to do. His control is good but was told that it could be even better. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP36_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 He understood that after diagnosis his blood glucose levels would take time to settle and followed his consultant's advice to do glucose tests, insulin & regular meals. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP37_LCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 She finds it hard to explain how she feels when she is high. Says that she 'hate' being high and that she hasn't being high for years. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP37_JCI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 She found the insulin pump to be a constant reminder that she has diabetes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP37_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Initially she found it difficult to go back to injecting insulin after using a insulin pump. She says that her diabetes is well controlled under her present insulin regimen. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP37_XEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Control diabetes, don't let it control you! http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP37_SDD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 As a teenager, she found it difficult to ask for advice about drinking alcohol and says that she has learned through her past experiences. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP38_VES.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 He felt he managed his diabetes at school pretty well, but said that in the beginning other students were very curious and asked him hundreds of questions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP38_HCF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 He likes his new insulin regimen but strongly dislikes the disposable pen that he needs to use with the Lantus insulin. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP38_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Says that at clinic he just sees whichever consultant is available and is they are too busy he would be seen by a specialist diabetes nurse. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP38_02_EBA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Says that at his clinic he sees whichever consultant is available and if they are too busy he would be seen by a specialist diabetes nurse. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_DYP38_KCH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Says that occasionally you could get a hypo where it takes longer to bring your blood sugar to a normal level. But luckily they don't tend to occur that frequently. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH01_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Explains her reasons for not agreeing with sex before marriage. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH01_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Says that most of her school class mates now have children http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH01_02_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Ambition is the best contraception - her family always encouraged her to succeed. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH02_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Explains how her acute thrush problem disappeared after she started on the Depo Provera injection. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH02_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Describes a pregnancy scare, after which she and her boyfriend resolved not to risk unprotected sex again. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH02_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Explains that she finds it easier to go to her local family planning service but that she would consider going to a female GP for contraceptive advice. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH02_GDC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Thinks that in British society sex is associated with negative feelings. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH02_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Talks about lying to her friends regarding a fictitious 'snog'. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH03_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 Stopped using oral contraceptives because her blood pressure is high. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH03_CIU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 Explains that she has been discussing with doctors the possibility of having an IUD fitted and that she didn't know you could have one before having children. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH03_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 Gives examples of the kinds of questions health professionals ask and explains the instructions on how to take the pill. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH03_02_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 03 Felt under pressure by the family planning service to use the contraceptive pill. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH04_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Explains how media depiction of sex makes you think that it has to be amazing every time you do it. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH04_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Talks about the need to 'educate' boyfriends about the pill. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH04_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Describes her experience of going for a check up at the local GUM clinic. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH04_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Describes a pregnancy scare and how her boyfriend was reassured by searching on the internet. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH04_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Prefers to talk to her mum about relationship issues, but not about sex. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Explains why she changed from the mini-pill to the Depo Provera injection. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Thinks people learn from their own mistakes about one night stands. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Describes how the possibility of having a STI placed strain on her relationship. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_02_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Describes erratic bleeding and pain while on the Depo Provera injection and how symptoms improved after she changed to Noristerat. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Was anxious about going to the Family Planning Clinic (Brook) as a 14 year old but thought they were very good. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Her attitude has changed to having children now that she is in a settled relationship http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Compares sex within a relationship to sex in one night stands or casual sex. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Explains that under the influence of alcohol young people have a false sense of security. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH05_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Explains that her and her friends concerns and anxieties had to do with body image rather than performance. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH06_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 She found herself pregnant and homeless at the age of 16. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH06_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Talks about contracting PID and Chlamydia and of being told that her chances of conceiving again are low. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH06_STT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Explains the medication she was told to take and the instructions she received from doctors. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH06_SSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Describes her anger about the inadequate sex education she received at school and from her own mother and resolves to do better for her own child. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH06_02_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Talks about the financial and emotional difficulties of being a single mum. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH06_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Explains that her family planning clinic gave her the necessary contraceptive advice. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH07_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Explains that boys feels more under pressure to perform well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH07_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Thinks men are reluctant to have a relationship with a girl who has had several partners. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH07_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Thinks that casual sex is more passionate and that a long term relationship is a very emotional affair. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH07_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Explains why the Depo Provera injection was not suitable for her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH07_SSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Describes her good sex education at school which included handling condoms and workshop activities. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH07_CIU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Explains her reasons for deciding to have an IUD and the physical side effects she had after it was inserted. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH07_GDR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Tells that she went to her GP to get contraception, but wasn't confortable about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH43_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 43 Feels sorry for teenage mothers and thinks that the government and schools should do something. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH43_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 43 Talks about how much she regrets having sex at a young age. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH43_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 43 Explains that at the age of nine she did not know anything about periods and that she was totally terrified the first time she menstruated. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH24_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Indicates that initially she was very aware of the need to use condoms and that later on she began to change that attitude. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH24_GDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Sexual health services are very difficult to find in the inner city area. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_STF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Explains that after experiencing Chlamydia her attitude to unprotected sex with casual partners has changed and that she started going for check ups every six months. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Says that her partner blamed her for getting pregnant and started to hit her soon after the baby was born. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_02_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Describes the difficulties faced by single mothers. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Describes how she felt as a teenager when she got a 'lecture' from health workers at her Family Planning Clinic. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Says that the information she was given about STIs was inadequate. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Explains that she was too young when she had her first sexual experience and that it happened in a non-committed relationship. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Describes how her GP gave her the combined pill despite a history of headaches and migraines. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH09_CIU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Explains that the first time the coil fell she had a sexually transmitted infection and that the second time it fell it was a question of her body rejecting it. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH11_OBG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Stresses the need to be selective when searching the internet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH11_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 A gay man compares the emotional and physical differences of casual sex and sex in a relationship. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH11_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Talks about his experience when he used a GUM clinic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH11_OCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Describes his vulnerable situation before coming out. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH14_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Explains she was feeling rotten and that her mother knew that her period was going to start and how proud her parents were when it did! (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH14_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Says that her first sexual experience was very funny. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH14_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Explains the circumstances and motivations for deciding to take oral contraceptives. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH14_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Explains how scared she was of getting pregnant after a condom split. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_01_GDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Describes her efforts in trying to register with a GP in the inner city. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_02_GDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Describes her experience of attending an over-stretched inner city walk-in family planning clinic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Talks warmly about her first sexual experience. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 She would only have a one night stand with someone she knew and felt safe with. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_01_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Might feel differently about having a pregnancy than she would have done as a teenager. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_02_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Would consider having a child on her own, but thinks it is important for a child to have a man in their life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Boys are less willing than girls to talk openly about sex - boys need the equivalent of girls magazines. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH26_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Describes how bad she felt every time she had her periods. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Describes the first signs and symptoms of herpes. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_02_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Talks about her initial reaction to being diagnosed with type 2 herpes. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_STT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Talks about her clinic treatment for genital herpes. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_02_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Says that her cousin was the only family member that knew and supported her. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_02_STT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Says she prefers to take vitamin supplements for prevention rather than use conventional medicines. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Since having genital herpes she always uses a condom with her long term partner. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_03_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Encourages other young people who are living with genital herpes not to feel ashamed. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH46_03_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 46 Was shocked to be diagnosed with several STIs at the same time. Played by an actor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH15_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Describes how she decided to have an implant. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH15_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Makes the point that condoms are too expensive. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH15_STF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Discovers that her mother had Chlamydia only after she told her of her own experience of contracting the same infection. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH15_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Talks about the symptoms she was experiencing and that in a way she was lucky to have contracted Chlamydia and not something more serious. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH15_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Thinks that a one night stand is a selfish act that people do to compensate lack of affection. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH16_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Thinks that the family planning service could be improved if an appointment system is implemented alongside the present walk-in system. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH16_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Says she is quite happy on the pill and has no plans to change to another method of contraception. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH16_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Thinks her mum would be too embarrassed to talk about sex with her. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH16_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Explains why she has always practiced safe sex. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH16_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Explains how clueless she was about periods. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH17_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Explains that having her periods made her feel all grown up. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH17_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Indicates that teenage boys and girls experience anxieties and concerns about performance and body image. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH17_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Thinks that in casual sex there is no emotional involvement and that she is more prepared to do certain things in the context of a loving relationship. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH17_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Talks about her concerns regarding the possible side-effects of the combined pill. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH17_SSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Suggests that schools should allow access to sexual health sites on computers in private resource rooms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH17_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Explains why she is quite happy with having periods. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH18_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Explains that in her culture the starting of a girls period is celebrated by the whole family. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH18_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Indicates that sometimes girls are pushed into having unprotected sex. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH18_CIU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Explains that after hearing about her mother's infection she resolved not to use an IUD. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH18_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Describes the type of help she receives from members of her family and her in-laws. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH19_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Says that he and his girlfriend used effective contraception to avoid the risk of an unwanted pregnancy. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH19_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Talks about how he felt the first time he had sex and how guys are concerned with their reputation as lovers. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH19_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Talks about why he considers his present relationship as important. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH20_STF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Explains that she needed emotional support as well as physical care when experiencing Chlamydia. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH20_02_STF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Explains how her boyfriend reacted after been told he had given her Chlamydia. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH20_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Indicates that her experience on the pill has been very positive. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH20_SSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Reflects that her friends were more clued up about STIs than she was, but that school sex education may have been too early for her. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH20_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Explains why she preferred to be tested by her GP than go to the GUM clinic. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH20_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Men and women need to understand more about how each others bodies work. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH20_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Explains why she did not tell her mum that her period had started. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH21_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Describes how her first sexual partner became a good friend. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH21_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Talks about the different oral contraceptives she has tried. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH21_02_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Would have an abortion if she got pregnant now. If she had a baby she would have to give up too much and feels she would resent it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH21_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Describes how depressed she felt around the time of her period. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH21_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Thinks that for men casual sex is easier. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH21_02_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Thinks that casual sex has no emotional level. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH22_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 A couple discuss the double standards about casual sex. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH22_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 A couple talk about their first sexual experiences regarding the feelings and pressures involved. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH22_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 He says that he read his older sisters teen magazines for sexual health information. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH22_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Explains that she has no problem in talking to a male or female GP about contraceptive matters. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH22_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Thought she might need to take emergency contraception abroad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH23_COC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Explains that she has had two incidences of suspected blood clots but that oral contraceptives do help her to cope with very hard periods. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH23_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Describes why she is happy with her family life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH23_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Indicates that her doctor told her she needed more information if she were to use the pill as a method of contraception. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH27_GDR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Suggests ways in which services for sexual health and contraception can be improved in her town. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH27_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Describes the difficulties experienced by teenage girls living in rural areas when trying to obtain emergency contraception. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH27_SSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Compares her inadequate sex education with the A Pause peer education project she works on. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH28_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Explains that for her, the use of condoms is not an issue but something natural. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH28_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Thinks that honesty between partners is more important than faithfulness per se. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH28_CIU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Indicates that despite falling pregnant with the IUD, she still thinks that it is the best method for her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH28_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Describes her partner's reaction to the news of her pregnancy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH29_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Describes his experience of going for a check-up to a sexual health clinic run on the premises of a local youth advice centre. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH29_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Says that unprotected sex with casual partners is very risky for gay men. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH29_OCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Describes the situation he found himself in after he was kicked out of his home by his stepfather for being gay. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH29_OBG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Explains that his awareness about safe sex springs from working in a youth project and thinks that gay men are more at risk of STIs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH30_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Explains that she was the first from her group of friends to start her periods and discusses her feelings about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH30_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Talks of how little information and education teenagers have around the time they start having sex. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH30_01_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Thinks one night stands are fine as long as you're careful, single and protect yourself. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH30_02_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 There are different attitudes towards men and women who have casual sex. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH30_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Describes her experience as a teenager when she asked her GP for emergency contraception. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH30_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 30 Explains that the experience of a friend of hers that contracted Chlamydia prompted her to go and have a check up. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH31_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Explains that his main reason for using condoms is not to leave the girl pregnant. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH31_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Explains why he wants to have a child when he is older and is more financially stable. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH31_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Says relationships sometimes start with a one-night stand. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH31_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Says that his main motivation for having a check up was to set his mind at rest. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH32_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Says she 'has a go' at her female friends who put themselves at risk of STIs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH32_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Thinks that the main setback for lesbian couples is not to be able to have children as heterosexual couples do. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH32_OCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Describes how each member of her family reacted to her news of being gay. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH32_02_OCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Argues that lesbian and gay people are treated differently in society. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH32_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Explains that she finds periods a burden but that as a lesbian woman her partner knows what she is going through. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH33_OBG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Based on his own experience, he argues that Section 28 is not allowing children at schools to receive the information and advice they need. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH33_OCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Describes his feelings and fears before coming out. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH33_02_OCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Explains why he trusted one of his teachers to talk to about being gay. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH33_GDR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Found his GP in the village unhelpful and unsympathetic when he tried to obtain advice about sexually transmitted infections. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH34_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Recognises that sex in a relationship implies a sense of vulnerability. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH34_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Talks about the 'first time' she had sex with her boyfriend who was a virgin. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH34_SSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Thinks that much more information needs to be disseminated through schools. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH34_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Explains why it is important to discuss the possibility of another sexual partner and the need for safe sex. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH34_02_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 34 Explains that there are a variety of condoms available in the market and that in comparison free condoms are boring. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH35_PEF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 35 Explains that his two children and the one his partner is expecting have all been unplanned babies. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH35_02_PEF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 35 Talks about the activities he does with his children. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH36_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 Says that after talking to a friend, he decided to go to the family planning clinic to get his condoms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH36_PEF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 Says that his second child was planned and that he does not want any more children. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH36_02_PEF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 Explains the financial and social limitations of being a young father. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH36_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 Indicates that his main motivations for having sex were curiosity and peer pressure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH36_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 36 Explains that teenage males find it very difficult to talk about sex and describes a conversation with a relative explaining that men tend to brag about their sexual performance. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_01_PEF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Did not know where to go to get emergency contraception in time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_02_PEF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Explains how their lives had to change before and after the baby was born. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Explains that at fourteen he was thinking about sex but wasn't ready to do it and how his mates congratulated him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_02_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Thinks that communication and understanding are important elements for a good relationship. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_02_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Indicates that he and his partner use condoms as their main form of contraception, that men are responsible for preventing unwanted pregnancies and that attitudes about men in his age group are mixed regarding use of condoms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_03_PEF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Explains the ways in which he helps with household chores. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_01_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Thinks that sex in a long term relationship is more enjoyable. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH37_01_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 37 Advises others to wear condoms to prevent STIs and unwanted pregnancies. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Explains why she didn't use contraception the first time she had sex. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Talks about the difficulties she encountered when trying to go to the Family Planning clinic that is in her GP surgery. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_PEM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Talks about having a religious wedding and why she prefers to live in her own home and not with her mother-in law. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Indicates that she had oral contraception as a precaution when coming off the Depo Provera injection. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_GDC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Explains that her biggest worry when going to see her GP for contraception was to 'bump' into her mum or her mums' friends. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Feels that it was wrong to start the Depo Provera injection too soon after childbirth. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Explains that she stoped 'mucking about' with boys once her period started. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH38_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 38 Indicates that initially she didn't know that she could get pregnant even without having a period every month. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH39_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 39 Explains that she thought there was something wrong with her because her periods were different to her friends. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH39_GUS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 39 Explains her attitude towards nosey receptionists and says that she knows her rights. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH39_GDC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 39 Explains how her attitude changed regarding her fears to be seen by members of her community when going to see the nurse at her GP surgery and how her parents do not know that she is sexually active. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH39_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 39 Describes how she realised she needed a more reliable method of contraception and the role of her GP in providing advice. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_SFA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Talks about peer pressure and explains that he had his first sexual experience in the context of a lad's holiday. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_GDC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Explains that he couldn't talk to his family about issues such as sex, pregnancy, STIs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_SSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 His sex education was limited at school, but learnt more about it during voluntary work in his community. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Explains that he was a bit worried to go to his GP for a check up because he is worried about confidentiality issues and also said he felt embarrassed to be seen by a female doctor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_02_GDC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Explains why he prefers to have a GP that is not a member of his community. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Says that he feels embarrassed to buy condoms from a chemist and that he prefers to get them from a youth advice centre. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Describes the concerns he had at the time of his first sexual experience. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Finds that it is not easy to have sex with someone who does not know anything about you. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_02_SPE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Says that he was unfaithful to his girlfriend but admits that he has learned from his experience. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Says that friends who are young fathers are struggling and that he at the moment is enjoying his life and does not want children. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH40_02_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 40 Thinks that condoms provided by the NHS are boring and those you buy at chemists are more fun to use. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH41_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 41 Explains how she and her ex-boyfriend had to go and be tested for HIV after he found out that an ex-girlfriend was HIV positive. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH42_CCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 42 Explains that her main motivation as a teenager was to avoid pregnancy rather than STIs - but this attitude changed after she had an infection. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH42_STR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 42 Explains that she discovered she had Chlamydia only because she went for a check up for something else. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH42_STT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 42 Explains that genital warts took a long time to clear and that she had treatment in two different places. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH44_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 44 Has discussed with her partner the possibility of having children with a male gay couple. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH44_OBG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 44 Remembers when she first started participating in a support group and the activities they used to do. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH44_OCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 44 Describes how she told her mum that she was gay and her mothers' reaction. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH45_CEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 45 Describes bleeding after she took emergency contraception and the advice she received from her Health Centre and NHS Helpline. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH45_PTP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 45 At the moment it is important to avoid pregnancy, but thinks she will feel differently once she is qualified. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH45_SON.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 45 Men can be intimidated by women who are open about enjoying sex. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH45_GSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 45 The emotional side is left out of sexual health information - and it can be hard to express insecurities about sex. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH45_CIU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 45 Explains that she would not be keen to use the coil as a contraceptive method. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC17_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Visited her GP eight times in 6 months with headaches and neck aches and started to think she must be imagining her symptoms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC17_02_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Is grateful to a junior doctor who picked up a sign of her brain tumour during an examination. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC17_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Discusses that not everyone who wants to will be able to adopt or foster a child. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC17_02_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Knows that she is very unlikely to be able to have children and says that fertility is one of the most important issues that girls that have had cancer talk about. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC17_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 Says that she has never needed professional counselling because all her friends at the support group she goes to are her counsellors. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC17_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 She was at university and enjoying life when she was told her brain tumour has reoccurred. This was 2 years after her original treatment had ended. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC17_02_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 17 After an earlier experience in an adult's ward, she jumped at the chance of being in a children's ward. Describes her treatment as brilliant and praises the NHS. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_02_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 After relapse he had more intensive chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant. His pain disappeared almost immediately but he had very bad mouth ulcers. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_03_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 The second time he was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma he felt angry, rather than worried. The prognosis was a bit worse but he never felt he was going to die. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 He decided, with his parents and the consultant, on the best follow- up procedure and now monitors his own symptoms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 His side effects included tiredness, weight gain and hair loss. He explains why hair loss is important for boys. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Developed a lump on his neck 2 weeks after a check up and also had severe leg pains, but neither he nor his GP thought it was serious. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_02_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 After relapse he had more intensive chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant. His pain went almost immediately but he had very bad mouth ulcers. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Feels that it is very helpful to be positive but remembers one occasion when he felt so frustrated about his mouth ulcers that he was furious at his nurses. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 He is not concerned about whether he will be able to father children in the future -and says he would have sacrificed anything to stay alive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 His friends at first found it very difficult to approach the subject of his illness. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Says that even when the cancer comes back it does not mean that it can't be cured and that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Feels a bit guilty because when he relapsed his parents concentrated on him and he thinks that his younger sister felt left out. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Had his lumbar punctures and intrathecal operations under sedation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 Was frightened when first diagnosed and for several days believed he was going to die. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC18_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 18 A doll was used to demonstrate what was involved in having a tube inserted into his body called a 'Hickman line'[. Although he was given a 'little bit too much' information, thinks he needed to know everything. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Describes how a doctor gave her a leaflet on lymphoma, and explained which bits were 'out of date'. She was pleased to have the leaflet to show it to her boyfriend and family. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 When she was on an adult's general ward the limited visiting hours was the major problem. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Describes how her skin peeled off under her arms when she was receiving extensive radiotherapy on her body. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Describes being scared before the operation on her neck and waking up to find she had a feeding tube and catheter. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Says that her GP could not make out what her symptoms were due to and suggested that she should go to the hospital for tests. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_02_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Prefers her six-monthly blood tests to her annual scan. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Knows that there is a chance that the chemotherapy treatment may have affected her fertility but hopes that fertility treatment may help her when she wants to start a family. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 Was proud of her very long, blonde hair and did not shave her head until her hair started to fall out in clumps. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC19_HFL.rm http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 19 She had a scan to assess the success of her chemotherapy. She was told that one tumour has completely disappeared and the other has significantly shrunk. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Found it difficult to start a sexual relationship with a body lacking hair in some sensitive parts. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_SCO.rm http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Found that during treatment he was able to talk more openly about his fears to a shiatsu practitioner and so avoid worrying his parents. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Could hear people talking and laughing from the cubicle where he went to produce his samples. Says that more information should be given about sperm banking. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Talked about how he began to establish a serious relationship with his partner while receiving chemotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 You mustn't go through life worrying about it and try and be positive. You are not alone doctors, nurses, charities, family and friends are there to help you. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Says that he was not really worried about the lump that developed in his neck and therefore delayed going to his GP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Had 3 weeks of radiotherapy after chemotherapy as a precautionary measure. Found it more 'dull' than 'frightening'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC20_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 20 Describes his first CT scan and how the strange warm feeling (from the injection of the dye in his groin) made him think that he might have wet himself. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC21_02_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Moving schools meant she missed out on getting the qualifications she needed to go to University. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC21_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She has participated in a support groups for six years and at the same time her social life in general has improved. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC21_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 She explains why the consultant is reluctant for her to have her keyloid scar removed and what it means to her having to live with it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC21_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Said she was bullied at school but the head teacher denied there was a problem. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC21_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Cancer has affected several members of her family and she worries about a relapse or cancer affecting her mother or sister. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC21_02_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 21 Following a recent blood tests to check her hormones levels they found out that she has an under active thyroid gland. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Thought that she was having an ovarian cyst removed. Her mother had to sign permission for the surgeon to remove both ovaries when they discovered cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Thought her doctors didn't always tell her everything she needed to know because they knew her mother was a nurse and that she could explain things to her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Hair loss turned out to be less of an issue than she anticipated since she had several other side effects during chemotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Said that some friends were wonderfully supportive while others did not know how to talk about her illness. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Just as she was finishing treatment her mother was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She thinks that her father had a particularly hard time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Did not necessarily want children, but now that she has no ovaries she does not have the choice any more. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Her parents and the consultant broke the news that surgery had removed her ovaries, and that she had ovarian cancer in stages. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC22_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 22 Was thought to have IBS after she was infected by a parasite in Nepal, but it turned out to be ovarian cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 One young man who trained at a gym everyday got worried that his cough was not getting better and asked his GP to give him a check-up. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Showed his Hickman line for the camera. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Was on his own when he got his diagnosis but at first knew very little about leukemia. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_02_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Explains why he left his chemotherapy treatment and his determination to finish it this time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 Felt lonely and bored in his single room and says it felt like being in prison. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 His mother had depression so when he was diagnosed with leukaemia he tried to prevent his family from finding out. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 This time he is determined not to give up his treatment and is prepared to cope with chemotherapy and its unwanted side effects. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC23_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 23 His doctors explained about treatment and side-effects in easy-to-understand language and tried hard to persuade him to continue after he had rejected his treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Remembers his elation when he received his last block of chemotherapy and is now just having body scans every six months. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Talks about his emotional 'ups and downs' and says that the music of Bob Marley was a big help during chemotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 His doctor did a good job explaining about sperm banking and also said that he must use contraception and not rely on being infertile. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Stay positive and find something that would help you go through your treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Describes the care he received from the nurses on the children's ward and how much he learnt about different children's illnesses. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Describes how he made his decision to have a portacath rather than a Hickman line. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Talks about having radiotherapy and describes having a face mask made. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC24_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 24 Looking back at pictures of himself before he was diagnosed he realises that he was holding his head strangely for some months before he felt unwell. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 The first symptom he noticed was a painless lump in his neck. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Had a few side effects from six weeks of radiotherapy and thinks that being very fit before he started his treatment may have helped. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Was given the chance to choose between a single room or a ward and opted for the single room because he felt so ill after his surgery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_02_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Says the CLIC nurses and the nurses in the children's ward were 'great' and gave him all the information he wanted. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Had a biopsy quite quickly but waited 3 months for treatment because his rare cancer was hard to identify. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Did not finish his A levels and finds it difficult to decide what to do as a career. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Said that his grandparents and friends frequently visited him in hospital and they used to tease him. In turn, he tried to stay cheerful to avoid upsetting his family. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 There are a lot of things to do and decide before treatment. He was advised to store sperm and is pleased that he did. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 He is very self conscious about the scars on his chest and it took him two years to build up enough confidence to take off his T-shirt. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Had a very rare form of cancer so after relapse a team of medical professionals was involved in devising his treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Hair loss affected him more than any other side effect because it was so visible to others. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 Talks about how he felt after major surgery on his lungs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC25_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 25 He couldn't find a bad word to say against the NHS. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Says that seeing the same medical team has help to build up good rapport and trust. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Has had several operations and now knows she needs anti-sickness tablets after a general anaesthetic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Has had three major operations to removed glands from her neck and is awaiting another one on her face. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Explains two pieces of art work she did: the first is about the meaning of her scars and the second acted as a reminder of her time in radiotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Was determined to do well in her GCSEs and found that schoolwork and art took her mind off her illness. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_02_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Gives advice on how to look after your scars. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Stay positive and after hearing the diagnosis, talk about your feeling with family and friends and tell doctors how you are responding to your treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 All her family (except her Mum) had looked at the Internet. She herself prefers sites specifically aimed at patients rather than those with 'cold' information about statistics and survival rates. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Continued to go to school during her 5 weeks of daily radiotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC26_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 26 Noticed the sudden appearance of a large mole behind her ear that itched and bled. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 She had a very bad pain in her shoulder. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 After her surgery her treatment was extended because she had a very aggressive form of cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Her physiotherapist noticed a lump when treating her for shoulder pain and recommended an X-ray. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Thinks that her 7-year-old sister had a hard time because their mother spent most weeks at the hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Explains that she had a new procedure which involves removing and freezing ovarian tissue, but there is no guarantee that she will be able to conceive later. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 She found it very easy to talk about her experience of cancer with her fiancé. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Her hair has come back thinner and lighter but she did not mind. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC27_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 27 Had bad times during treatment but says that the reality of what she had been through only really hit her after she finished her chemotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC28_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 He found that having to restric his activities difficult but taking anti-depressants helped him cope with his treatment. He recommends seeing a psychiatrist. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC28_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Had headaches, tiredness and sickness but found that anti-sickness tablets helped. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC28_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Explains how a psychologist encouraged him to express in drawings the feelings that he found difficult to express in words. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC28_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Says that the 'catch up' lessons his school organised were unhelpful because although he was given work to do he was given no support in doing it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC28_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Has become much closer to his Mum but his Dad (who does not live with them and has given up smoking because of the cancer) does not seem to understand what he's going through. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC28_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Was shocked at how long it took to diagnose her son's leukemia and thinks that people should be made aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC28_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 28 Had a bad cough and pains in his legs so became worried and asked his mother to take him to the GP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_02_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 She talks about the consequences of a late diagnosis and feels angry with her GP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Her consultant, who used the terms 'mass' and 'tumour', seemed reluctant to say 'cancer'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Feels that GPs should consider serious diagnosis earlier, even if it is unlikely because the patient is young. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Received six weeks of radiotherapy after her chemotherapy failed to control her cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_LMV.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Don't be patronising! http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Said that her boyfriend is one of her closest friends, together with a girlfriend who also had cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 For young people their confidence and the way they look is very much related to the way they think other people perceive them, and that is why it is important to meet other young people with cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Her doctor referred to hair loss as 'temporary alopecia' and she didn't know what he was talking about. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC29_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 29 Compares her first consultant to the second one, who seemed to have more experience in treating teenagers and did not brush off her fears. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_HRK.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Felt devastated by the news of having a brain tumour for a second time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Gained a lot of weight due to his illness and treatment and talks about how this affected his confidence. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 He was never offered the possibility of sperm banking and felt devastated when at the age of eighteen he was told that he was infertile. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Recalls being taken for numerous radiotherapy sessions while he was in intensive care, and afterwards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 As a 17 year old on an adult ward he was with people his grandparent's age, but enjoyed the company of the older people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 An ophthalmologist (eye doctor) recommended an MRI scan after doing various visual tests. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 Reported visual problems and was obviously unwell. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC01_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 01 He found the consultant's honesty very 'uplifting'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC02_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Describes what happened at his radiotherapy session. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC02_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Just a few days before collapsing he experienced balance problems, said that the sensation was like 'being drunk'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC02_02_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Gives tips to other young people starting radiotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC02_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Says that everyone in the family was affected but particularly his mother who had to stop working while he was on treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC02_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Was wary when he had his first shunt put in but now feels more confident that he can live normally. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC02_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Says that regular check ups and scans help to detect any new cancer cells that might build up in his brain or other parts of the body. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC02_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 02 Postponed going back to school until his hair grew back. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Says that cancer is just a word and that you need to have the right attitude when having treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Initially he denied to his peers at school that he had cancer because he didn't want to be treated differently. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 He thinks that his positive attitude has helped his parents and grandmother to cope with the fact that he has cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 The first symptoms he remembers are a massive cramp on his leg following by walking difficulties. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Explains what happened when he went for a 'bone marrow' biopsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Says that his GP was 'pretty useless' but did refer him to a neurologist. He also explains that Ewings sarcoma is difficult to detect in the earlier stages. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 He was moved from a single room to an open adult's ward which he found depressing. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC04_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 04 Explains that chemotherapy was the only option for his treatment at the time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC05_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 His mother discusses the differences between a children's unit and an adult ward. Staff on children's wards were better at talking to parents. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC05_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 His mother explains that they were amazed that radiotherapy could be so successful at treating her son's type of brain tumour (anaplastic germinoma). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC05_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Experienced a sudden deterioration of his health and became unconscious. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC05_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 His mother explains that the diary she wrote for her son in intensive care was also useful for his brother, who found the illness hard to accept. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC05_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 Describes strategies he adopted to overcome his memory problems caused by his brain tumour. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC05_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 The diary and the photographs his mother took have become his 'memory' of that time when he was in intensive care. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC05_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 05 A junior doctor gave a poor prognosis to the mother of a young person with a brain tumour, which was later corrected by the consultant. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC06_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Felt that she missed out on her teenage life and sometimes felt depressed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC06_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 She refused to go back to school while on treatment because she was scared and embarrassed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC06_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Said that the children's ward was boring and that there should have been at least a 'Teens' Corner in the hospital for young people to meet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC06_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 06 Her GP initially thought she had an inflammation but when her symptoms worsened did a blood test. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Was almost relieved to discover that he had treatable Hodgkin's lymphoma and not tuberculosis, because TB is infectious. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_LMV.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Doctors don't need to wear bandanas or to act like young people to be more sociable. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_02_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 A 16 year old boy comments that some of the nurses were not much older than himself - and some were really pretty as well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_02_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Talks about the importance of eating well in between chemotherapy treatments. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Describes the advantages of going home immediately after his overnight chemo sessions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 He had a lump on his neck but his other symptoms could have been caused by TB or asthma. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Describes what it was like having chemotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 His father did not visit him but he has felt the support of many family members in the UK and India who offered prayers and fasted for his recovery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Explains that the doctors that told him about sperm banking seemed uneasy and embarrassed A young nurse explained it much better afterwards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 He was pleasantly surprised to find himself supported by both his peers and his teachers. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 What help him was to think that every block of his chemotherapy, as he went through it, brought him a step closer to finishing his treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC07_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 07 Started to go to a local support group that included a youth club and he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was not at all depressing as he had first thought. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_LMV.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Young people need more than just a good doctor, they need a good listener. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 “I'd built up this massive thing in my head that I was disgusting, because other people thought I was”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 She was treated in an adult's ward and had very few opportunities to meet other teenagers and unable to discuss about how she was feeling with someone her own age. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Feels stressed every time she goes for check-up appointments and she does not want to take her remission for granted. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_SCQ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Was told that there really wasn't time to harvest her eggs. Worries that if she is infertile it may affect her future relationships. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Her mother, father and sister all helped her during her illness but in very different ways. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Provides advice to other young people who had just been diagnosed with cancer and to those who are receiving treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Her GP consulted with another colleague because he wasn't sure what was causing the lump in her stomach. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Her school organised for her to do A level course work and exams at home. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 A second biopsy found that her lymphoma was more aggressive than originally thought and she agreed to start a more intensive 18 months treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC08_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 08 Describes her biopsy, which was done after a CT scan showed a 'big lump'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC09_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Believed he had a virus. Since his cancer is very rare he does not blame the GP for not sending him to hospital earlier. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC09_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Realised that there must be something seriously wrong when the man doing the ultrasound suddenly stopped being jolly. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC09_HCG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Talks about his five and a half months of treatment and explains what happens when you become neutropenic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC09_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Had three weeks radiotherapy towards the end of his chemotherapy because the cancer had spread to his spinal fluid. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC09_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 He spent five months in hospital receiving chemotherapy and felt very tired when he first returned home. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC09_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Being bald is part of his new personality that had been shaped by the experience of cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC09_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 09 Didn't have much chnace to meet other young people during his treatment but was taught to relax and to visualise his illness and treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 He is not apprehensive when he goes to his check-up appointments but says that the thought of the cancer coming back is still at 'the back of my mind'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 Trusted his doctor because he was always explaining things and telling him if he was going to make changes to his treatment and why. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 It is a scary experience but you have to do what the doctors advise. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 Describes the advantages of being on a teenage unit. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 Talks about his blood tests and his lung test he had before radiotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_02_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 Describes having a bone marrow transplant and being in strict isolation afterwards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 Describes being able to communicate easily with his doctors and nurses in the teenage unit. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 He does not remember been told he had leukemia but gradually picked up that this was his diagnosis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC10_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 10 Says that he never felt unwell with the leukemia symptoms but felt out of breath and was a bit pale and yellow (jaundiced). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 His GP initially thought he had a virus (such as glandular fever) but he was referred to hospital by another doctor at the practice. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 His parents decided he should be told his diagnosis, but he thought that there must be a mistake because he felt OK. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Thinks that information is easier to come by now than four years ago when he was first diagnosed as having cancer. He explains why it was sometimes difficult to ask questions in hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Felt nauseous after a general anaesthetic so had his next lumbar puncture under local anaesthetic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Says that has to reassure his mother that he will not relapse. Sometimes this means that he does not tell her about health problems that worry him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 He lives in a small village away from school so it was very difficult to maintain regular contact with his peers at his school. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_LMV.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Don't give us a biology lecture - just talk normally. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Reassured his mother that he was going to be fine and this helped him develop positive thoughts during his treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC11_SUM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 11 Joked about how he decided to give up taking the 'anti' side effect tablets he used to take. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Her mother helped her to see her situation as a fight that she was going to win. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Found it more difficult to cope with the 'pity' expressed by others than she did with her hair and weight loss. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Despite been told two years ago that she is cured, she still feels scared sometimes that the cancer might come back. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_02_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Says that she doesn't feel worried or embarrassed about her scars. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_LMU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Says that you have to try to stay positive and feels that the experience of having cancer has made her a stronger person. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Didn't realise that what she had was cancer until just before starting her chemotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Was terrified when told by junior doctors about possible complications of her surgery and really wishes she had asked to speak to the surgeon. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_02_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 She felt too tired to find information about her treatment but her mother asked lots questions and made sure that she was having the best treatments available. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC13_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 She felt terrified when told by junior doctors about possible complications of her surgery and regrets that she did not ask to speak to the surgeon. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_02_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 His shunt blocked and he slipped into unconsciousness - which neither his mother nor his GP recognised as a complication to do with his shunt. He had to have the shunt removed as an emergency procedure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_HSI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 The surgeon operated to take sample because it was not possible to remove the whole tumour. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_HRH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Describes having a mask made and feeling uncomfortable during the radiotherapy preparation session. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_DHD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Can't remember much about the diagnosis but his mother recalls how the consultant explained that he had a brain tumour. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 He successfully completed his GCSEs but it was a long struggle. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Became closer to his brother, who continued to do normal things like having a laugh, talking about football and playing computer games. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Now has check-ups once a year. He is reassured when he compares earlier and more recent brain scans. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Says that he owes his life to the medical team that has treated him since he was sixteen years old. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC14_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 14 Felt anger and frustration whilst under going radiotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_SDN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Sometimes she feels bitter about the disruption to her life, but has struggled not to be negative. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_SBP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 She finds it very difficult to cope with the stares and 'behind the back' comments of others. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Describes how her illness has affected her family. Her mother wants to know everything but her younger sister has not been able to talk about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 She was hurt that some of her old friends didn't support her through her illness but found friendship with other young people with cancer was very valuable. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_DGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 She did not had the problem of going to a GP and trying to explain her symptoms because her cancer was found 'by chance' when she was having her back problems investigated. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Believes that information is important and that the Internet allows you to find out about other people's experiences and be prepared for what is going to happen without talking face to face with another person. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_02_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Had found it hard to find information about her rare cancer and has not so far been able to make contact with others with the same diagnosis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Says that her career as a dancer has been affected by the scars that resulted from her surgery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC15_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 15 Had recurrent back problems after a car accident and her GP sent her for an X ray which revealed something above her left kidney. A subsequent CT scan showed a large calcified mass. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC16_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 The first symptom he had felt like 'I'd pulled my back'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC16_HBF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 He would have preferred an open ward on his teenage unit because he was bored and would have liked to talk to others in the evening or to have played cards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC16_DTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 It took a few months and several tests before he was diagnosed with Burkit's lymphoma. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC16_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Says that he won't be able to do his normal work as a welder for sometime but he his happy to be at work. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC16_SCO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 He and other young people treated in a teenage cancer ward used humour to help one another go through their treatment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC16_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 16 Doctors gave him information in straightforward, non-medical terms and he did not feel the need to ask many questions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC31_HWJ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 His consultant raised the issue of possible long-term emotional effects of experiencing cancer and treatment at such a young age. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC31_HFL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Talks about the frequency of follow up appointments and the types of tests he has had during the last ten years. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC31_LST.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 Said that his teachers didn't put any pressure on him to do well at school because they were so glad that he had survived his cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC31_LIR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 In retrospect he sees the importance of talking to someone about your experience of cancer when you are going through it and would like to do voluntary work with young people facing cancer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC31_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 31 He had severe pain in the base of his spine and a biopsy revealed that he had two small ependynoma tumours. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC32_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 32 Said that he had a swollen testicle and a dull pain in the stomach area. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC33_DSA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Said that he found a lump in his testicle but did not experience any pain or discomfort. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC33_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Recalls the consultant explaining everything he needed to know and this made him feel better. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC33_02_DFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Recalls that unhappily one doctor spoke to his parents instead of to him, and how he found that the nurses were better at communicating directly with him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_YPC33_LIS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 33 Suggests that his brother and sister had less attention because his parents were so preoccupied with him and his illness. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH13_SSP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Remembers that for several years she was worried about having 'an accident and leaking' while at school. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH13_SLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Explains why she used to 'hate' periods. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH13_SFC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Describes how important sexual performance was to her as a teenager. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH13_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Describes her reasons for using Depo Provera injection. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH13_02_CII.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Talks about the beneficial side effects of Depo Provera. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_SXH13_STI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Interview 13 Explains why she and her partner decided to go for a check up before they stopped using condoms. (Actor) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_CDP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 Explains what happens at Expert Patient Programme workshops for young people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_FPT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She went through a phase of not wanting to take painkillers for her scoliosis but found the pain unbearable. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She says that pacing and accepting her condition and limitations have helped her cope better with it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She goes regularly to the gym and does at least 40 minutes walk everyday but says that she is self-conscious about her shoulders and does not go to the swimming pool. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 Has a diet that is rich in calcium to help keep her bones healthy. Is careful about her calorie intake to control her weight and avoid too much pressure on her spine. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 It would have been helpful to see the same consultant when she went to the hospital. She should have been told that her scoliosis was a long term condition. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 Says that doctor's language is 'over the top' and thinks that some can be insensitive and impersonal. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_02_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She is 22 years old and finds it useful to take her parents along to the consultation because she says it is easy to forget to ask all the questions you want answers for. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_03_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She feel very well supported by her GP but receptionists can be a problem when she needs to see or talk to him. She has learned to be persistent without getting angry with them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_QLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 Her scoliosis affects her social life because she often can't do the things her friends are doing. It also affects other everyday activities like carrying the shopping. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_02_QLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She has had problems with her friends because she is not always able to go out. It is good for friends to see you when you are not feeling your best so they understand better. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She has a few ideas about how schools could help young people with chronic conditions not to miss their education. Thinks that it is a good idea for nurses to visit schools. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 Her physical symptoms gradually deteriorated from sixth form to university. She found it hard to apply for the DSA because she didn't see herself as a disabled person. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_TLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She describes how in a previous job her colleagues had been unsupportive and had made unhelpful remarks. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_02_TLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 She has scoliosis and says that what worked best for her was to look for flexible hours or jobs where you can work from home. She recommends the NHS and local government. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL01_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Elizabeth - Interview 01 Says that her mum worries about her because she's a mum but that she also knows when to back off. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 Her mum has never let her go to hospital by herself and has always taken her sister along too. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_TLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 Sometimes she doesn't tell employers that she has sickle cell as she's found that they don't really understand what it means. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 At the age of 11 started to attend a private secondary school and despite spending time in hospital was always given help catching up with her school work. Left school with three A-levels. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_QLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 She does not feel her sickle cell disease limits her from going out but she avoids going clubbing too often. Says her friends understand. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 Being on an adult ward was like being put in 'an old people's home'. She says that staff do not always listen to her and she would like to see special wards for young people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 Her mother enrolled her in dance classes. She loves her dancing and would only give it up if it made her sickle cell worse. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 She has learnt from experience about taking care of herself. Says that when you are a teenager you are trying to be like everyone else but your body is not like everybody else's. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 Sometimes she feels depressed about her sickle cell disease when she is ill and in pain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL04_BDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helene - Interview 04 Originally learnt about sickle cell disease from her mother. She has looked for information on the internet but was upset to find negative information so has avoided it since. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_FPT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 She was forgetting do to her lunchtime injection at school because she was too busy and at home because she was having dinner at different times. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 She says that the advice and information given to her by the diabetes nurse have been most useful and as a result she is less inclined to drink or to smoke. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 The only - and best - way to have sweets is after a meal, as a 'treat'. At one point she was eating too many sugary things and having lots of diabetic 'highs'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 Says that she usually saw a different consultant every time she went to the diabetes clinic. She would have liked more regular appointments. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 When she moved school she initially had a bad experience but her teacher encouraged her to give a talk to her class about her diabetes. Her new group of friends is very supportive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_UTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 She has told her friends about her diabetes and what to do when her blood glucose levels goes high or low. Her diabetes has also helped her make friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 Says that her mother became less protective and more understanding after she herself was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL05_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lucy - Interview 05 Teenagers need regular and frequent appointments. Doctors need to ask more questions about how you are controlling your diabetes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 It is hard to communicate with doctors because you are worried. Doctors should recognise how difficult it is for us to talk to them and not judge us. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 Her advice to young people with ME/CFS is to accept their symptoms and take plenty of rest. Be patient. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 Her relationship with her mother has been shaped by her experience of having ME. She didn't want to tell her mother some things because she knew it would only upset her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 She did her first degree part-time alongside mature students. Did a Masters degree and used time management skills to help her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_TLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 Even though she had gaps on her CV she got a part-time job, felt a huge sense of achievement and enjoys earning her own money and being more independent. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 Says that she found it easier to cope with other people when she went back to university on a part-time course. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_CDP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 It was a massive confidence boost to attend a conference weekend for young people with ME. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_02_CDP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 Thinks that workshops with other young people are the best way to gain confidence and learn about your illness. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 She differentiates between the 'being ill type of tiredness' and the tiredness that comes from physical activity and discusses how her ME affected her life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL07_BDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Miriam - Interview 07 Her mum found an internet group for young people with ME. She felt scared to ask the GP for information and feels that her GP had no idea what to tell her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 Says that his arthritis has remained the same since he was first diagnosed at the age of 2½. He continues to be on steroids. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 He has physical problems created by the arthritis and the many operations he has had to have on his spine and legs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 Says that young people on medication ought to be very careful when drinking alcohol. He is not affected by it but only drinks in moderation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 He does not like relying on others to help with daily activities but knows when he needs help. Learning to drive has improved his life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 He was diagnosed with arthritis at 2 years of age. Suspects that it must be worse to be 'normal' and then diagnosed in your teens. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 He has seen doctors and nurses for so many years now that he understands a lot of the medical terminology and if he doesn't he asks them to translate things into English. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 In the adult clinic you are in control and it is a quicker and more relaxed service than in the children's clinic but he misses meeting other young people with arthritis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_TLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 He has just left university and knows there are schemes aimed to help people in his position (he has arthritis) manage at work. Now all he needs is a job offer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_02_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 As a teenager he lacked self confidence but university and the experience of being seriously ill changed him into a more outgoing person. His social life got a boost at university. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 Explains the assessment process for Disabled Student Allowance and the help he got that enabled him to study. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 Early on he decided that as a young disabled person he would need all the qualifications he could get to have a better chance of getting a job. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_QLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 Talks about what he needed to do to get a specially fitted car and what it means to him to have passed his driving test. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_02_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 His gradual transfer built up his confidence. Suggests what needs to be done to make sure that young people have a successful transition from the children to the adult services. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL08_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 08 His family has given him emotional and practical help since he was two years old. Now he enjoys his independence and asks his parents for advice but he makes his own decisions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL24_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Andrew - Interview 24 He feels reassured by his consultant and diabetes nurses and at ease to ask questions. Trusts their advice because he knows they are working in his best interests. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL24_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Andrew - Interview 24 He was diagnosed with Coeliac disease and had to change his diet to a gluten free diet. A restricted diet can be difficult when eating out but on the whole he has managed well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL24_02_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Andrew - Interview 24 He says that there are a number of gluten free things he can get on prescription including bread, but the family bake their own gluten free bread and biscuits. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL24_FPT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Andrew - Interview 24 He went through a 'bad phase' of forgetting his insulin injections and says it was because he found his previous regimen very restrictive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL24_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Andrew - Interview 24 He was 11 and changing schools at the time of his diagnosis with type 1 diabetes. Initially he found it hard to control his diabetes and was a bit down. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL29_FPT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 29 At the age of thirteen her consultant told her that she couldn't get pregnant while on medication. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL29_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 29 Until she was 13 she did not think that plastic surgery would be possible. She found out that it was when she saw a specialist in London. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL29_02_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 29 Describes the plastic surgery she has had, and will have, for her rare skin condition. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL29_EPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 29 She needs regular blood tests to monitor her liver function because the drug she takes can damage the liver. Also she can't drink much alcohol. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL29_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 29 Talks about what it is like to see several specialist teams in different cities. Feels most comfortable with the team she has been seeing the longest. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL29_UTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 29 Her condition affected the shape of her nose and forehead. Children at her new school kept staring at her and some made hurtful comments but her friends rallied around. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL29_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 29 Her condition affects her facial features and when she moved schools some classmates bullied her but with the support of her mother and new friends she has been able to cope. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL10_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charlotte - Interview 10 Her epilepsy affected her memory and it was hard to do her Spanish A level course. Some of her teachers have been very supportive. She is now doing an Art Foundation course. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL10_UTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charlotte - Interview 10 No-one explained to her classmates about her epilepsy and absence seizures. As a result some thought she was an attention seeker and she lost friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL10_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charlotte - Interview 10 She feels that her mum can be 'a bit mollycoddly' and that she worries too much about her going out. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL10_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charlotte - Interview 10 Her first children's consultant talked to her mother and not to her. Her adult consultant is nice but she finds the physical environment old and depressing. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL10_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charlotte - Interview 10 Feels less happy than before she was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 9. She feels sad about her memory problem. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL10_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charlotte - Interview 10 One problem that has resulted from her epilepsy is memory loss. She feels a bit scared as she is dealing with new difficulties as a result. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL10_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charlotte - Interview 10 She knows that parents do care but they need to be less protective and let the teenagers grow up. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL11_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rollo - Interview 11 Doctors should know more about ME because that is the first person you go to when you are ill. Young people suspected with ME should be referred to someone who knows about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL11_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rollo - Interview 11 Says that doctor-patient relationship is difficult because doctors are used to treating your illness but in terms of ME it's not the case and to recommend rest is just not enough. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL11_UTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rollo - Interview 11 He talks to his other friends with ME about how he feels but won't discuss his health with his friends without ME because he thinks it is tiresome. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL11_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rollo - Interview 11 Both his parents have given him so much love and support it has made it much easier for him to cope with his ME. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL11_WTB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rollo - Interview 11 ME affected his confidence particularly when he was a teenager. Says that when he is well he feels more positive about things including finding a girlfriend. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL11_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rollo - Interview 11 Feels that things couldn't be better in terms of the support and help he's got from the university, tutors and the student services. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL11_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rollo - Interview 11 When feeling ill he becomes emotional and tends to cry. His fellow students at his all male school found this 'weird'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL12_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jamie - Interview 12 He does not always understands what the consultant is saying when talking to his mum during the consultation but afterwards his mother explains things to him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL12_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jamie - Interview 12 Enjoys playing football and finds it frustrating if he is not able to play at school. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL12_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jamie - Interview 12 He thinks that it is not fair on him to be unable to play football at school. He does some footie in the garden with his sister and friend but that's all. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL12_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jamie - Interview 12 Says that he gets breathless very easily and describes the situations that aggravate his problem. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 She was feeling healthy but started to cough blood. Her doctors decided to conduct a procedure called bronchial artery embolisation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 Explains her condition and her daily care routine and says how hard it is sometimes to get a good balance between her activities and the looking after her cystic fibrosis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_FPT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 On a busy day she would do her physio before leaving home and use her inhalers on the bus. Says that you need to prioritise and do the one that it is most necessary first. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_02_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 She is generally open about her cystic fibrosis and thinks that is it better to tell others the reason why she does not drink alcohol to avoid awkward situations. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 She thought that alcohol didn't affect her but one time she drank a lot and ended up in hospital with acute pancreatitis. She hasn't drunk alcohol since. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 Nurses from the adult clinic visited her at her paediatric clinic and at home before she transferred. Is now really happy with the care at the adult cystic fibrosis clinic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 At university she found it hard to get the balance right and ended up not eating the high energy diet she needed to maintain her weight, exercise regime and active social life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_PLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 When she was 14 her doctor explained that women with CF could have children. Feels she was a little young for this conversation but was glad to know and remembers what he said. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 Her social life at university was hectic and she began to feel run down. She has learned what she can and can't do and the health implications of her choices. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL15_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 15 Look at things from the individual patient perspective. Not all CF patients are the same. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 Her mum can be quite tough and makes her take exercise during attacks (she has sickle cell) but even though it hurts at the time she knows it's good for her in the end. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 She had a very supportive helper in secondary school who would get her to the doctors if she had a sickle cell attack. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_02_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 She and her younger brother have sickle cell but not her sister though she says that her sister knows a lot about the condition and copes well if they are having a crisis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 Tells other young people with sickle cell that having sickle cell doesn't make them abnormal and that, they should 'go out there' and pursue their goals. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_UTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 Friends saw her having a crisis but didn't know about her sickle cell. She explained it to them and they are very supportive. No one has ever been unkind to her about her illness. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 Says that the doctors and nurses she sees at the hospital for her sickle cell do really want to help her even when sometimes she thinks they might want to kill her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 Tell young people everything they need to know about sickle cell. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 She drank a lot of vodka which triggered a sickle cell crisis. She still remembers the pain and says that after that she can't stand alcohol. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_02_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 Says that she has wised up and advises other young people to understand that if they smoke or drink alcohol they will get more sickle cell crises than those who don't. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 She used to feel different when she could not join in activities because of her sickle cell. However people do tend to be kind and helpful towards her because of her condition. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 She now knows more about how to control pain. Her mother has played a pivotal role in helping her to keep active and not to dwell on her pain in times of sickle cell crisis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL16_CDP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mica - Interview 16 Her sickle cell support group has an adult and a youth section. They learn about the disease and she gains reassurance from how normal everyone in the group is. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_BDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 Has had information from the hospital, the Arthritis Research campaign and the internet. Thinks the resources that exist need to be better publicised. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 Within days after getting food poisoning all his joints had swollen up. Doctors diagnosed him with arthritis and for a while he had to use a wheelchair and a Zimmer frame. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_02_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 He has been in remission for the last two years and his biggest fear is to relapse for a second time. Deals with it by keeping positive and focusing on going to university. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 Don't just talk to the parents, include the child as well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_EPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 He had taken various drugs for his arthritis without much success, until a consultant suggested he tried a new drug called Enbrel. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 Had dreadful pain from his arthritis that would leave him feeling exhausted at school and frustrated not to be able to do things. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 He remembers feeling different to his peers in primary and secondary schools because of his arthritis. He also felt frustrated by the pain and having to rely on people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 Says that since the age of ten he has been restricted regarding contact sports and that this situation is normal for him. He used to do a lot of swimming instead. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 Contrasts being at adult and adolescent clinics. Developed a good relationship with his team. Seeing other young people with arthritis helped him feel less of an oddity. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 Says that he eats what he wants because he has always enjoyed his food particularly when his arthritis was bad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 His parents, sister and grandparents have all helped him cope with arthritis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 After his diagnosis he went back to school in a wheelchair. The school and classmates were supportive but he thought he was now known as 'the one with arthritis'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_QLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 When his arthritis was active he never knew in advance if he could go out or would have to cancel. Now in remission he does not need to plan ahead. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL17_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joseph - Interview 17 His advice is to keep positive. Don't let it defeat you. If you let your illness get you down you are going to feel worse. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 Be aware teenagers will lie to you about taking medication but you just need to nag, nag and nag. Teenagers will grow out if it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_TLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 She studies full-time and works part-time and says that she's always up-front about CF with employers and that its not yet held her back. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 She remembers reading medical journals in her early teens because she wanted to know more about her condition. Tutors at university have been very supportive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 Does not need a high fat content diet for her cystic fibrosis because her weight is fine but she finds it hard to control her blood sugar levels particularly during exam periods. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 Has a very good rapport with her children's consultant and his direct approach inspired her to learn more about her condition. She gave nicknames to all the team members. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 Her diabetes and cystic fibrosis require a very specific treatment. She finds that apart from her medical teams other doctors find it difficult to understand this. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 Says that provided she takes antibiotics she can go on skiing trips and she is absolutely fine and does not get any chest infections. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_02_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 She has tried many sports including skiing and scuba diving. She does not cough so says she does not need to do her physiotherapy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 After she finishes her degree, she plans to do a PhD and her goal is to become a university lecturer. Says that her doctors, nurses, family and friends have helped her to keep positive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 She 'rebelled' against her cystic fibrosis when she was a teenager and acknowledges that it is important to have someone nagging you and pointing you in the right direction. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_02_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 She needs to take care of two chronic conditions: type 1 diabetes and cystic fibrosis. Of the two she says that she finds the control of her diabetes the hardest. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL18_FPT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jodie - Interview 18 Finding out about her life expectancy made her not to want to do her treatment but the support and 'nagging' from family, friends and doctors helped her through. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 She is very busy doing her final year at university and also working part-time in a restaurant. Is looking forward to the smoking ban in public places. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 Doctors didn't seem to believe her mother when she said her daughter was very ill. She was misdiagnosed with other illnesses before one doctor did a test for CF. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_BDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 When she was a teenager a doctor blurted out bad news about her life expectancy. Did not want to upset her mum but found talking to others with CF reassuring. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 Had a hard time when she found out about her life expectancy but found talking to other young people through the Cystic Fibrosis Trust internet chat room very helpful. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 She is in her final year at university and also works so she finds it difficult to go to the gym everyday. Prefers exercise to physiotherapy because she thinks it is more useful for her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 She felt ill-prepared for what would happen at the adult clinic, and was especially shocked at the lack of privacy for lung-function tests. She was initially reluctant to go back. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 Her children's and adult medical teams are very good, but she established a strong relationship with the medical team at the children's clinic she has attended since diagnosis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_PLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 When she was about 18 she was warned that she needed to be careful with contraception. She was also told that her partner should have a genetic test to see if he is a CF carrier. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 Her mother got worn out trying to cope with her CF when she was young and sometimes needed help from neighbours and family. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_WTB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 She has been in a relationship for the last four years. They were introduced by a common friend and he knew she had a chronic condition. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL19_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kate - Interview 19 She thinks that young people with cystic fibrosis should make the most of the facilities and expertise available to help them keep on top of their condition. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL20_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 20 Keep calm if your asthma starts to worry you and tell your friends what to do if you have a bad asthma attack. Join the activities organised by Kick Asthma. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL20_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 20 He says that his asthma would of course get worse if he were to start smoking and stop doing exercise. He drinks very little alcohol and tries to avoid smoky places. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL20_CDP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 20 Has enjoyed taking part in Kick Asthma which provides information and runs holidays for children - which can also be helpful to parents who need a break. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL20_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif David - Interview 20 He has found that sport has definitely helped him to control his asthma. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 His dialysis treatment means that he spends four days of the week in hospital. A year ago he was promised home dialysis but nothing has happened yet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_02_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 After his kidney transplant surgery he had lots of tubes and lines attached to different parts of his body. Unfortunately the transplant failed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_03_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 Had emergency surgery but then got an infection called peritonitis which made him feel very ill and in terrible pain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 He is not allowed to do any contact sports or go swimming. Under the supervision of his PE teacher he is allowed to go to the school gym and do some very light lifting. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 He felt excluded and lonely when he was having treatment at boarding school and eventually became so depressed that he thought of stopping his dialysis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 He had a nasal feeding tube but asked to have one inserted in his stomach instead because he didn't like the idea of having a tube visible on his face on a permanent basis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 Newly qualified doctor want to show off what they have learned by using long and complicated medical words but his consultant is 'really nice' and talks to him in a clear way. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL21_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 21 Says that his younger brother has not seen much of their mum over the last few years because she has to spend so much time with him in hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL22_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif William - Interview 22 Says that his mother still worries a lot about him especially when he goes out with friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL22_UTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif William - Interview 22 His friends treat him the same and some know what to do if he were to have a crisis. He does not talk about his condition in college because thinks everybody is too busy there. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL22_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif William - Interview 22 On those occasions he has been in hospital his mother and other relatives have approached the school asking for coursework. Despite reassurances they did not send him any work. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL22_OWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif William - Interview 22 Children's wards feel safer and nurses are more supportive than in adult wards. His bed, in an adult ward, was next to someone he felt very uncomfortable with. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL22_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif William - Interview 22 He says that he knows and respects his limits and when in pain, he just rests until he feels better. He hasn't had a sickle cell crisis for the last three years. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL22_EPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif William - Interview 22 He says that he doesn't need to take his medication but he prefers to take the folic acid and penicillin every day to be on the safe side and avoid sickle cell crisis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL23_EPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katie - Interview 23 Has tried very many treatments over the years to control her chronic eczema and now knows what works. Says that a good diet and drinking water help her control her condition. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL23_FPT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katie - Interview 23 She is worried about the side effects of long term use of steroid cream. She uses it only when her eczema is very bad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL23_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katie - Interview 23 The GP ignored her when she was talking about a new treatment. She found it rude and felt angry. She wants more information from health professionals not just from the Internet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL23_SLU.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katie - Interview 23 At university because people are looking after themselves you hear more about others living with a medical condition. Students are mainly understanding and supportive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL23_WTB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katie - Interview 23 She thinks that things are easier because she has become less conscious about the way she looks as she gets older. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL23_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katie - Interview 23 Eczema is not a superficial or just a cosmetic issue. It affects how young people feel about themselves. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 If you are feeling down and depressed then talk to someone and/or write little notes about your feeling so friends and family knows what it is going on. Don't bottle up negative emotions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_UTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 Talks about the friends she made while having dialysis and how her friends from school were sometimes able to travel to see her in hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_VTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 Despite financial difficulties she feels that her condition has brought the family much closer and she appreciates her stepdad more than before her surgery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 Wasn't able to do her GCSE exams but she was graded according to her coursework. She then went on to have a kidney transplant and has had to delay finishing her education. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_MWG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 At every stage of her illness she has felt reassured and well advised by her medical teams. Some consultants seemed to object if her little brother had to be there. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 She had to make a lot of changes to her diet because of kidney disease. Her dietician gave her a lot of advice and information including a booklet with ideas for meals. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 She was angry with her body for causing her illness and went through a very down period in which she started to self-harm. Her mother, nurses and friends helped her pull through. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_02_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 Describes the 'work up' she and her donor (her mother) needed to have before her kidney transplant. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 Was alarmed when she was told that she would have to have dialysis but found the nurses helpful and it became a way of life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_03_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 Her mother donated her own kidney for the transplant so was recovering in hospital and unable to be with her when she had to go for her transplant surgery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_04_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 After a year of hospital treatment they found out that they could reclaim some expenses. She was turned down for other benefits because she was above the threshold. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL25_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 25 She was diagnosed at 13 with kidney disease. For 3 years she was fine on her medication but then her condition deteriorated and she had to be put on dialysis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL26_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clint - Interview 26 The doctor didn't make him aware that in 3% of the cases HIV patients develop AIDS much earlier than the predicted ten years after contracting the virus. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL26_BDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clint - Interview 26 Says that young people should know where sexual health (GUM) clinics are and what they need to do to avoid sexually transmitted diseases. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL26_EPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clint - Interview 26 He does not complain about the side effects of his HIV treatment because he is grateful for the opportunity to live. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL26_WTB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clint - Interview 26 His HIV makes it difficult to find a partner. He discloses his condition from the start because he does not want to be dishonest like the person who infected him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL26_02_WTB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clint - Interview 26 Sexual health clinics don't tend to be open when young people need them and are not welcoming enough. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 She advises other young people with arthritis to keep doing their exercises and to give up drinking alcohol and smoking. Keep positive even when it is difficult at times. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_WTB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 Her sex life with her boyfriend was difficult for some weeks after a hip operation. Otherwise does not think her arthritis has caused problems for her sex life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 Because she had so many physical problems she was off school for a year and a half. She has memories of her school life before she was diagnosed with arthritis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 Had night time leg splints for her arthritis but found it hard to wear day time splints on her wrist. Wished she had kept doing her daily shoulder exercises. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 She felt depressed for much of secondary school but has now learnt to focus on a series of goals and feels much more positive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_JLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 Argues that people who smoke and drink do not deserve their free treatment. Says that people who have given up smoking and drinking feel much better afterwards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_KLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 She talks about the positive effects of taking part in a Tai Chi class for people with arthritis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_LLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 She decided to eat everything but in moderation. She takes cod liver oil and vitamin D but prefers to get all other nutrients she needs from her diet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_EPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 She refused to continue on a drug that made her feel sick all the time. Doctors eventually gave her another medication that she could accept. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_DPP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 Explains the difference between a general and a localised arthritis flare up and describes how she feels physically on those occasions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_CDP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 Enjoyed meeting people but felt sad for children who could not join in with active play at a juvenile arthritis event. Has contributed to a hospital consultation to improve care. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 She was 9½ when she was diagnosed with arthritis but it wasn't until a couple of years later that symptoms started to deteriorate. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL27_YAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 27 Health workers need to be gentle and to allow plenty of time for the consultation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_BDI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 It can be very reassuring to hear that others have had similar experiences - whether they are positive or negative. Her GP has emailed her with articles from the internet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_CDP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 Has not wanted to attend a support group. Really appreciated the care given by a trainee at the hospital and her GP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 It has been very difficult to live with physical symptoms and not really know what it is causing them. Her condition is described as chronic pelvic pain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_NWT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 She divides consultants between the authoritarian and the dismissive types. She prefers her GP because she can talk to him on a more personal and intimate level. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_HPL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 The psychologist helped her to understand the relationship between pain and emotions and how techniques such as breathing exercises can help to control the intensity of pain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_PLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 Was devastated when she was told that she would not be able to have children 'naturally' and absolutely delighted when she became pregnant without medical help. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_02_PLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 Took no painkillers for the first 12 weeks of her pregnancy. Worried that her medication might affect the baby and had to stay in bed for much of the pregnancy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_WTB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 Physical pain can place a lot of strain on a relationship. She felt guilty about affecting the life of her partner. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL28_TLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Lynn - Interview 28 She describes what it was like having to give up the well paid job she loved and rely on benefits. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL30_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Hassan - Interview 30 He tells other young people with muscular dystrophy not to be scared. God gave him a brain and a heart and an ability to make others happy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL30_QLG.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Hassan - Interview 30 He could not find the disabled access at a London museum he wanted to visit. But he is busy campaigning and was very happy when he got a birthday card from a famous author. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL30_RLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Hassan - Interview 30 Talks about his primary school experience in Pakistan, his brother's experience in Britain and his mother's efforts to find a secondary school place for him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL30_IPD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Hassan - Interview 30 It is hard living with muscular dystrophy but he refuses to give up. He is writing a book about his life including how as a Muslim he lives with his condition. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL30_ADO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Hassan - Interview 30 His mother suspected that something was wrong because he used to fall down a lot. The doctor (in Pakistan) dismissed her concerns and told her to have another baby. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL30_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Hassan - Interview 30 He was taken into hospital as an emergency, unable to breathe. His parents were told that it was time for him to die. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_CIL30_02_GPH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Hassan - Interview 30 His father became angry with the doctors when told that there was nothing more they could do. He insisted that his son be transferred to another hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 Morven had wanted to do History and Art at university but, because of problems with her memory, couldn't get the grades to go to university. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 Morven describes her seizures which always happen at night. Doctors have not been able to diagnose the type of epilepsy she has. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 A hectic time at work and not getting enough sleep gave Morven bad seizures. She took some time off work and this helped ease the pressure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 Morven explains how VNS works and the side effects she's had with it. It hasn't helped her and the stimulator will be removed soon. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_JTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 Holistic therapy, consisting of massage with aromatherapy oils, has 'done a lot' for Morven, helping her be more 'chilled out'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_SLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 Morven drinks hardly at all because if she does, she will have a seizure at night. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 Morven has had all the possible tests but they still don't know exactly what type of epilepsy she has and her diagnosis has changed over the years. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP41_VLL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Morven - Interview 41 Morven wants to live independently. She has looked into the possibility of having a sleepover carer or a bed monitor for nocturnal seizures so that she can live on her own. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP42_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kimberley - Interview 42 Kimberley's epileptic seizures came back after several years and her mum first thought she was having a seizure as a consequence of diabetes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP42_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kimberley - Interview 42 Kimberley's seizures were better controlled after she started taking her medication at set times every day. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 The side effects Kirsty has had include memory problems, feeling emotional and problems with her balance. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_ZZH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty and her family try not to take epilepsy too seriously and have a laugh together. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty and her boyfriend are using condoms until her seizures are better controlled because the pill can interfere with lamotrigine, and vice versa. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty says her boyfriend has been amazing and, without him, she'd still be sitting in her room feeling upset. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_SLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty likes to drink and enjoy herself but tries to keep to her safe limit, as she is likely to have a tonic-clonic seizure in a hangover. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty had just bought a new moped and was 'devastated' when she was told she couldn't drive anymore. She felt like she lost her freedom and independence. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty was 'distraught' that she couldn't drive her moped anymore. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty asked a lot of questions on the webforum when she was diagnosed. Everyone there is really positive and helps cheer each other up on a bad day. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP01_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Kirsty - Interview 01 Kirsty wants to know more about her epilepsy but feels uncomfortable asking questions when she sees a different doctor at every appointment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP02_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katherine - Interview 02 Katherine has had both positive and negative experiences at hospital and dealing with the staff. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP02_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Katherine - Interview 02 Katherine used to get severe headaches, being sick and lose the sensation in her arm. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_PLF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry never felt different from his friends. He says they were never bothered about his epilepsy and were good at helping him if he had a seizure in public. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 When Harry's seizures were at worst, he couldn't leave the house on his own and felt his life was 'hell'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry felt he was given too much information about risks when he was in hospital. He felt scared and upset and, for his mum, this was 'one of the lowest points'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_02_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry trusts his consultant and says 'he's changed his life'. His epilepsy is discussed in terms of his whole life, and he can ask questions without his parents being there. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_WLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry had a lot of restrictions on his life when he was younger, which made him feel he was missing out. He says he sees now that his parents were doing it for his own safety. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_02_WLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry doesn't want to talk about epilepsy because he says talking about it won't change anything. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_02_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry was told of the risk of status epilepticus if coming off his medication. He was given no reassurance which he found very upsetting. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry is worried about the effects of seizures on his brain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_ULS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Harry can't drive a car but has flown a plane! http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP17_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Harry - Interview 17 Bullying changed Harry. It knocked his confidence, 'took the laughter out' of him and made him angry at people who bully. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick's employer has been flexible in allowing him to take time off work for appointments or after a seizure. When he has a seizure at work, they deal with it well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 For Nick, the combination of stress, heat and hunger triggers seizures and he tries to avoid them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick says it's important not to make any changes to medication on your own. He talks about his medication choices regularly with his doctor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Before his surgery, Nick wanted to get as much factual information about the operation and risks as possible. He would then know what he 'was dealing with'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_VLL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick's flatmates at university were great and knew what to do if he had a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick has decided not to go on holiday with his mates. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_02_VLL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 The disability office at Nick's university was very helpful and even had a free landline installed in his room in case his parents needed to be contacted when he had a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_02_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick says that in the clinic doctors need to see each person as an individual, not just as a folder of medical notes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick used to get 'twitches' when playing sport when younger and now, looking back, thinks they were early signs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick says he 'coped with it by not coping with it' and detached himself from it because worrying wouldn't change anything. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_PLF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick's friends know how to deal with his epilepsy. They are not too serious about it and the only people Nick lets tease him about epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_02_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Nick describes the surgery he had to treat the AVM on his brain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP24_03_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Nick - Interview 24 Recovery from the surgery was physically and emotionally 'tiring' for Nick and progress was slow. His other arm and leg were paralysed but he gradually recovered. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 When Francesca has an aura, she feels like Alice in Wonderland, she herself feels tiny and everything around her is huge. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 Francesca had her first atonic drop seizure at work; her colleagues told her what had happened. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_XLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 Francesca feels that people quickly jump to the wrong conclusions about epilepsy when they know little about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 Francesca explains why she has decided not to take medication for now. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_WLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 Francesca says that being diagnosed with epilepsy was more difficult for her family than for her. She feels overprotected all the time, but has grown closer to her sister. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 Francesca often thinks about the potential risks from epilepsy in her daily life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 It took Francesca a year to get the right diagnosis. She was 'left to get on with things', which really frustrated her. She also lost some friends during this uncertain time. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP03_ZZH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 03 Francesca talks about joking and humour on an epilepsy webforum. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_02_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex feels safer because she wears a medical alert chain. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_ULS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex makes sure she eats and sleeps well before going surfing and only surfs on safe beaches with friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_CSE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex worried that having a seizure during the EEG would upset her parents. She was also concerned about the actual results. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Being diagnosed with epilepsy at 13 was very hard for Bex because she felt it made her different from her friends. She also lost a lot of friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex describes the side effects of three different tablets she has been on, including tiredness, dizziness and headaches. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 It was hard for Bex to start taking her medicine because she had always been healthy. She now takes 11 tablets a day and has a love/hate relationship with her medication. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex's teachers did little about bullying so she decided to change things herself. She joined a local church and started doing new things which helped improve her confidence. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_03_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex was angry that her doctor hadn't told her about SUDEP and her mum found out about it accidentally. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_WLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex's parents and grandparents have been very upset about her epilepsy. Her parents haven't put 'reins' on what she does, which she thinks is great. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex says it's confusing to see different doctors and nurses at every appointment, especially when they give conflicting information. It's important to keep asking questions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP04_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bex - Interview 04 Bex's photosensitive epilepsy is triggered by different lighting conditions, strobe lights and computers. She works around these things. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Anna describes absence seizures as 'frames in a film' where some frames are 'cut out and the rest stuck back together'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Anna's teachers didn't realise when she was having absence seizures and how absences made some things in school difficult for her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Anna says it took her a while to realise that giving her problem a name had made things better and had helped her 'fit in'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_XLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Anna tells most people about her epilepsy. She says getting 'the balance right' is important, giving people enough information but not making a big deal of it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_03_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Anna had a day in school when she kept having seizures. She has lost all memory of the whole month after that day (retrospective amnesia). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_NLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Freshers' week was stressful for Anna and she had more absence seizures than usual. She met lots of new people and had to think about when and how to tell them about her epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Anna has never had any problems getting work. She's explained to her employers what her seizures are like so they are aware of them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP05_SLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anna - Interview 05 Anna is likely to have seizures if she has alcohol and hasn't slept or eaten well. She tries to balances all those things before drinking alcohol. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen says it's hard to know when to tell people about her epilepsy. She's 'afraid' of getting seriously involved with anyone she hasn't known as a friend first. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_NLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen did really well in her university studies but couldn't pass the exams because of her memory problems. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_02_CSE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 For Helen having an MRI was 'quite a scary' experience but she jokes that at least now she has pictures to prove she 'is not brainless'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_CSE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 For Helen having an EEG was 'not a bad experience'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_03_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen describes a complex partial seizure she had at the fruit counter of the supermarket. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_XLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen says people have many misconceptions about epilepsy and don't know about it in the way they do about asthma or diabetes, for example. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen says forums are great because they're always available. She can ask anything and not feel silly, get answers from others almost straightaway, and nobody judges each other. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_02_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen is wary of antidepressants; she had bad experiences on them and says there are better ways of dealing with her depression. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen experienced complex partial seizures 'all her life' but didn't want to tell anyone and 'romanticised' them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP07_02_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Helen - Interview 07 Helen compares the experience of simple partial seizure to being on a roller coaster and she gets the déjà vu always when walking down a certain stretch of road. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky got the diagnosis when she was 15 and she was happy she was not photosensitive and could still go clubbing. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Two years after her diagnosis, Becky started having auras; a pain on the bridge of her nose. Her doctor told her this can happen because epilepsy can change with age. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_PLF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 When Becky was at Uni it was sometimes difficult to keep up with others. There was something going on every night and she had to pace herself with socialising and drinking. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky's workmates have always been supportive and 'watch out' for her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky had her first tonic-clonic seizure at home, out of the blue, building up to her mock exams. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_02_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky feels disorientated, groggy and really upset after a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky was offered an antidepressant but she didn't accept them because her doctor couldn't tell her if they would be safe with her epilepsy medication. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky says people have a right to know about all the risks related to their epilepsy, including SUDEP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_02_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky says young people's support groups need to do things that actually interest young people and meet in a nice cafe or pub rather than a church hall. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_CSE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky fell asleep during the EEG and found the different tests quite exciting. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Because Becky is more likely to have seizures during her period, her doctor advised her to tricycle her pill so she only has periods four times a year. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky can totally rely on her partner. He often comes home from work if she has a seizure on her own during the day. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky wants to visit her friend in Japan but doesn't feel confident about going on long-haul flights on her own. She knows from experience that these would trigger her seizures. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_02_CSE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 The nurse was joking with Becky during her MRI. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP09_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becky - Interview 09 Becky has been involved in fundraising, lobbying and awareness raising activities. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Epilepsy has never been an issue in Finlay's relationships though an ex-girlfriend worried about alcohol and AEDs. He goes out with girls who can talk openly about epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Medication makes Finlay often feel 'doped' and 'more slow and less creative' than before. When he doesn't take it, he feels more alert, though knows he could be taking a risk. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_02_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Counselling was really helpful for Finlay's anxiety. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_02_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Finlay is not likely to have a seizure during sex because his main trigger is stress. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_SLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Finlay didn't drink alcohol when he was younger and found it really hard when his friends went out drinking. He says it's his choice to drink now. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Anxiety, stress and seizures are all intertwined says Finlay. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_CSE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 During his EEG, the strobe light made Finlay feel as if he was having an aura and was 'floating'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Finlay says he doesn't want to change too many things in his life because of epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_ZZH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Finlay tells a joke about epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 Finlay had experienced 'blanks' for years as a child and after an incident when playing monopoly with his family, his mum called the GP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP10_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Finlay - Interview 10 For Finlay, absences feel like moments of 'freezing'. He feels confused afterwards and calls this his 'stupid phase'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 Carole had an absence seizure on a train but the ticket collector thought she was messing around. She was carried off the train and felt things were 'blown out of proportion'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_03_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 Carole talks about her experiences of job seeking and how tricky it has been to apply for disability living allowance. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 It took Carole four years to get the diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_02_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 Carole found her GP very helpful. She preferred asking about sex and contraception herself rather than being asked directly about it by her doctor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 Carole says the diagnosis proved she wasn't 'making it up' and explained why she had a poor memory. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 Carole has always wanted to have children. She is concerned about the possible effects of her seizures and epilepsy medication on a baby. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 Carole found school incredibly difficult because of her epilepsy. She left school early because of the difficulties. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 After a couple of nasty experiences of having seizures when drunk, Carole has decided to only drink very little when she goes out. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP11_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carole - Interview 11 Employment has been one of the hardest things for Carole. She finds it hard to know if, when and how to tell potential employers about her epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP12_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rania - Interview 12 Rania follows the GI diet which she feels helps both with her epilepsy and ADHD. This includes eating wholemeal bread and pasta and avoiding artificial colourings. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP12_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rania - Interview 12 Rania got much more support and passed all her exams after she changed secondary schools. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP12_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rania - Interview 12 Rania was told her seizures were 'attention seeking' and she was told just to exercise 'mind over matter'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP12_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rania - Interview 12 A taxi driver refused to give Rania a lift after she'd just had a seizure - she felt groggy and her speech was slurred. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP12_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rania - Interview 12 Rania's confidence improved a lot after she got the diagnosis and it helped her to stop being overly concerned about what other people thought of her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP14_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alistair - Interview 14 Alistair's teachers were helpful and knew what to do if he had a seizure at school. They also understood if he needed to leave the class. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP14_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alistair - Interview 14 Alistair got a lot of information from epilepsy charities' websites and explains why he prefers getting information from websites rather than books. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP14_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alistair - Interview 14 Alistair said his diagnosis was 'a shock to the system' but processing it over time with family and friends helped. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP14_SLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alistair - Interview 14 Alistair takes it slow with alcohol and sometimes just has soft drinks on a night out with mates. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP14_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alistair - Interview 14 Alistair has been counting the weeks before he can drive again. The previous year, he was seizure-free for fifty weeks but then had a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP14_02_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alistair - Interview 14 Alistair had wanted to join the armed forces or the ambulance service but had to give that up after being diagnosed. He was upset first but has since decided to be a nurse. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP14_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alistair - Interview 14 Alistair felt aggressive and had a 'short fuse' when he started his medication. He went to anger management classes and was also taken off that tablet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_02_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna fell down the stairs when she had a seizure during her pregnancy but the baby was fine. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna describes the various tests she had to find out if surgery might help her. The type of epilepsy she had made her a good candidate. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_03_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna describes the first few days on the ward after her surgery. Back at home, she didn't want to wear a hat to cover the big scar on her head - 'it gave people something to look at'!. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_03_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna says her pregnancy was a constant worry and she had many seizures. She was well cared for by her doctors and gave birth to a healthy baby daughter through c-section. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_04_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna was 'over the moon' when she had a healthy baby. She felt she missed out on a lot with her daughter in the first couple of years because her seizures were so bad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 When Donna's epilepsy was really bad, she became dependent on her husband. Their relationship 'changed dramatically' after she became seizure-free after brain surgery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 The Expert Patients Programme helped Donna learn more about managing chronic conditions and share experiences with others. She also made friends there. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna had severe depression after brain surgery. Counselling, antidepressants and time helped her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 At her worst, Donna had fifty complex partial seizures a month and injured herself many times. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna finds it harder to get back into work the longer she's been out of it. She's now looking into training courses and wants to work with people with learning disabilities. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_PLF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna couldn't go out or drink when she was younger because her seizures were really bad. She worried about having a seizure on a night out and being a burden on her friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_04_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna has been seizure-free since her surgery. Her memory and concentration are much better and she feels 'sharper' than before. The improvement has been 'unbelievable'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_05_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna found it difficult to adapt to a seizure-free life. After 25 years, she felt epilepsy was a part of her. She went through 'a grieving process' and depression after surgery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP15_06_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Donna - Interview 15 Donna says surgery was 'the hardest but the best' thing she did. She advises others to pace themselves after surgery. She did 'too much too soon'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP16_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dave - Interview 16 When Dave has a simple partial seizure his arms shoots up, eye wanders and sometimes this happens a few times in a row 'like hiccups'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP16_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dave - Interview 16 Dave says it's good to go to the clinic with his mum. She talks about the medical aspects and he can talk about his feelings and life in general. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP16_XLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dave - Interview 16 Dave says it varies how soon he tells people about his epilepsy but he usually prefers to wait a while so it doesn't 'scare' people off. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP16_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dave - Interview 16 Dave's main trigger is loud unexpected noises. Football crowds and the tube can be tricky for him and he says he's 'not very good with horror movies'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 Clair is doing a volunteering scheme with Epilepsy Action and explains what it involves. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 When Clair got her licence back she worried in case she'd forgotten how to drive. Now she feels free again. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_ULS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 Clair had a few seizures while doing exercise so she has cut down on sport. She hopes to get back into it gradually and run a marathon one day. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 Clair used to be really sporty but after having a few seizures while exercising she has stopped doing most sports. She still hopes to run a marathon one day. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 After Clair found out how to reduce the risk of SUDEP, she made sure she always took her medication regularly at set times. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_PLF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 Clair found it difficult to make friends when she was diagnosed in her first year at Uni. She says the friendships she now has are better and they will always support her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_NLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 Clair's epilepsy was diagnosed in her first year at university. She got a lot of help but, because of stress and memory problems, missed much of the foundation course. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP18_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Clair - Interview 18 Clair had her first seizure when training for Tetrathlon nationals and she thought it was a faint until it happened again. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP43_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Martyn - Interview 43 Martyn kept his absences a secret for years and learnt to think quickly 'on his feet' when he realised he had one in mid-conversation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP43_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Martyn - Interview 43 When Martyn went to study in Germany for a year, his parents had to send him his medication. Eventually he saw a specialist in Germany and got the prescription there. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP43_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Martyn - Interview 43 Martyn didn't benefit as much as he could have from the amount of sport he was doing and feels this was because of the high dose of medication he was on. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP43_02_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Martyn - Interview 43 Martyn started a new AED but hadn't realised he should be reducing the old one at the same time. He experienced severe side effects from being on too high a dose of two AEDs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP43_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Martyn - Interview 43 Martyn has lived in Germany and went to see a neurologist there. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP43_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Martyn - Interview 43 Martyn was told he might outgrow his absence seizures but when he later developed tonic-clonic seizures in his teens, he was devastated. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_CSE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 When Rachael had sleep deprived EEG, she drank coffee and watched DVDs with her boyfriend to try stay awake all night. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael had bad experiences with the pill and the Depo injections but says the coil is the 'best thing since sliced bread'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael's boyfriend found out about her epilepsy after she'd had a severe seizure and ended up in A&E. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael stopped taking her tablets for 12 months, had an episode of status epilepticus and ended up in A&E. After that she decided to go back on medication. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael ended up on a ventilator in an intensive care unit after having an episode of status epilepticus. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_02_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael had a long struggle to get the diagnosis. First she was told it was nothing, then got an emergency referral which was lost and, eventually, she went to A&E. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_WLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael explains why she felt a burden on her boyfriend and parents. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael describes waking up in an intensive care unit after an episode of status epilepticus. She was fine but says the worst thing was that they'd had to cut all her clothes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP19_ZZZ.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 19 Rachael got a lot of support from other young people on an epilepsy message board. She also kept a seizure diary on there and recommends the forums to others. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP20_viddiary.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Gemma - Interview 20 Gemma's video diary http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP20_XLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Gemma - Interview 20 Gemma says people who don't know much about epilepsy can be harsh but thinks epilepsy is more accepted these days than before. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP20_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Gemma - Interview 20 Gemma had one seizure in class in year Seven but was not diagnosed. Everything went back to normal for a few years until she started having blackouts. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP20_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Gemma - Interview 20 Gemma describes what happens when she has an absence in the middle of conversation and how revising for exams is harder because she misses out bits of lessons. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP20_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Gemma - Interview 20 Gemma describes various safety precautions she takes at home. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP20_BSR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Gemma - Interview 20 Gemma felt reassured by her doctor who told her of the many famous people with epilepsy and of other young people of her age with epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP20_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Gemma - Interview 20 Gemma had a seizure in the common room in school. Pupils she didn't even know came up to her later to make sure she was OK. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP22_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ashlea - Interview 22 Ashlea makes sure her travel insurance covers epilepsy, takes her EU health card with her and wears a medical alert bracelet in case she has a seizure when abroad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP22_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ashlea - Interview 22 When Ashlea goes clubbing and flashing lights come on, she and her friends all cover one eye so that she doesn't stand out on the dance floor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP22_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ashlea - Interview 22 Ashlea's mum knew a young man who died after a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP22_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ashlea - Interview 22 Ashlea needs a lot of medicines - for her asthma, a back problem and epilepsy. She gets all of them free, which is great for a student. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP22_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ashlea - Interview 22 Because of her medication, Ashlea gets spots on her chest. Her doctor also thought her medication might have increased her risk of catching colds and infections. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP22_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ashlea - Interview 22 Ashlea wasn't given much information by her neurologist and she wasn't happy with the care. She says it's great to go see her GP who knows her well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP26_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Will - Interview 26 Will describes staying in a children's ward when he was 14 as 'excruciating'. He had to watch Teletubbies and felt too old to be in that ward or to visit as an outpatient. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP26_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Will - Interview 26 Will did a degree in Product Design and is always wary when handling dangerous machinery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP26_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Will - Interview 26 Will says he has to be really careful about remembering to take his tablets. If he forgets his dose twice, he's 'in the red'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP26_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Will - Interview 26 Will felt different from other boys in school. It was difficult for him when the teacher told other about his epilepsy though they were interested in learning more about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP21_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Paddy - Interview 21 Concentrating on specific hand movements when drawing or playing the guitar is the main trigger for Paddy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP21_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Paddy - Interview 21 At first, Paddy chose not to start his medication because he didn't like the 'forced routine'. After he had had a few nasty seizures, he realised he needed it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP21_02_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Paddy - Interview 21 Paddy says alcohol triggers his seizures so, when he goes out, he makes sure he sleeps and eats well beforehand and doesn't do consecutive nights-out. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP21_PLF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Paddy - Interview 21 Paddy's friends have always been really good and they know what to do when he has a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP21_YLR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Paddy - Interview 21 Paddy feels lucky because his epilepsy is well controlled and doesn't affect his life very much. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP21_ZZH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Paddy - Interview 21 Paddy talks about the different ways he and his friends have a laugh about his epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP27_02_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 27 Darren was depressed and self-harming. He stayed on a psychiatric ward but didn't find the counselling helpful. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP27_02_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 27 Recovery from the operation was hard for Darren. He was severely depressed and stayed in a psychiatric ward for a while to recover. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP27_03_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 27 Two years after surgery, Darren's seizures came back and he's been having them ever since. He used to have seizures only during the day but now also has nocturnal seizures. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP27_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 27 Darren decided to have surgery because he 'had to take the chance to get rid of epilepsy'. He was scared before the operation but the premedication helped him relax. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP27_02_ASE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 27 Darren's video diary http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP27_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 27 After brain surgery, Darren experienced depression and attempted suicide twice. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_SLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 If Charli drinks more than she should she feels like a seizure is coming on. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_02_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 Charli gets stressed and anxious about the possibility of having a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_TLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 Charli has a freedom pass which allows her to use all public transport for free. She doesn't mind jumping on the bus with her son anymore. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_03_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 Charli describes how she explained to her 4-year-old son what epilepsy is and how 'mummy's brain gets fuzzy'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_DSF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 When first diagnosed, Charli said she didn't take the diagnosis seriously. She wouldn't start her medication and felt a bit embarrassed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_VLL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 Charli has had a shower put in her house and explains why she doesn't want to use radiator guards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_RLC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 Charli's on lamotrigine and the combined contraceptive pill. Her doctor suggested increasing the pill dosage but she chose not to because of possible side effects. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP28_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charli - Interview 28 Charli describes what happens to her when she has a tonic-clonic seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben's dad says that school was very difficult for Ben. He was very active, and found it difficult to concentrate or to sit still. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_LTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben was unhappy with a consultant who wouldn't change his medication that wasn't working. He said he later found a 'great' doctor and now feels reassured and better cared for. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben describes an incident where he had a seizure while chatting up girls in the pub. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_ZZH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben says he prefers his mates to be blunt and make a joke about him having a seizure rather than fuss over him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_02_ZZH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben's mates 'take the mickey' out of him when he has an absence mid-sentence on the phone and orders 'a peh-peh-peh-peh-pepperoni pizza please'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_WLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben's relationship with his parents was difficult after his diagnosis and he argued a lot with his dad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_FET.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben says he's trying to improve his overall lifestyle, eat healthily and get enough sleep. He also keeps a record of possible triggers to his seizures. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_02_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben says he was 'discreetly discriminated' against at work and asked to leave a job shortly after having a severe seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben had a bad reaction to one AED, which caused insomnia and made him feel edgy and anxious. Things got so bad that he had to stay in a psychiatric ward for a few days. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_VLL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Living on his own has made Ben more responsible. He lists the adjustments he's made to his home: padded surfaces and radiators, a push button shower and thermostatic pan. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_ULS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Though Ben's had injuries before, he enjoys riding his bike and doesn't always wear a helmet. He says his risk of injury is the same as knocking himself against a table when having a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_02_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben prefers being single. He feels women are more sensitive about his epilepsy and that it's not as easy to have a laugh about it with them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP30_03_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ben - Interview 30 Ben has had a seizure twice when having sex. He says the best thing to do is to make a joke about it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP36_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 36 James works in the local shop and is going to move to a bigger one because he's been doing so well. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP36_EEE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 36 James has nocturnal seizures and sometimes he sees different colours during a seizure. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP36_QLD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif James - Interview 36 James met his girlfriend at the youth club of the residential college they both went to. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP37_02_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Robert - Interview 37 After the surgery, Robert can pick up the sounds when he's playing music much better than before and he's also less nervous. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP37_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Robert - Interview 37 Robert says he couldn't 'cope being at school' and the special needs classes were too easy for him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP37_ITB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Robert - Interview 37 Robert describes how he felt just before the operation and the pain he had straight after. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_02_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 Zoe felt the medication dulled all her senses, like 'living in a cloud'. She also lost her appetite, felt very weak, and had to be put on a lower dose. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_MLS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 After being diagnosed with epilepsy, Zoe found studying harder. She says for a while she was in denial about her epilepsy and felt 'like a failure'. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_HTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 Zoe is very concerned about her long-term memory and says she has no memory of her childhood. She thinks this is caused by her epilepsy as well as the medication for it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_02_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 Zoe describes what living with depression is like for her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_VLL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 In the past, Zoe didn't tell people who she lived with about her epilepsy because she didn't want to be labelled. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_02_JTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 Zoe has been 'astounded' by the difference herbalism has made for her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_JTC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 Zoe wants to avoid conventional medicine and take a 'proactive' approach to her life. She is waiting for an appointment at a homeopathic hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP38_ZLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Zoë - Interview 38 The 'psychological blow' of being diagnosed with epilepsy, together with her personality, made Zoe depressed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP39_WLP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Omar - Interview 39 Omar's dad has a more 'scientific' approach and his mum a more religious outlook on life and his epilepsy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP39_SLA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Omar - Interview 39 Omar says he drinks responsibly and knows when he needs to stop and go to bed. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP39_GTM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Omar - Interview 39 Omar says he used be to be 'reckless' and take his tablets very irregularly, so was having seizures. Eventually a support group advised him to contact his epilepsy nurse. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=vid_EYP39_OLW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Omar - Interview 39 Omar has been applying for jobs for months. He says the application process can be depressing because he feels he won't even get to the interview. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_CBD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 Loz was shy and “didn’t want to stand out”. He just wanted to get on with his school work. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_DEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 Loz has always had an overactive mind. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 Loz used to feel “worthless” and wouldn’t believe his friends who tried to tell him otherwise. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 Counselling has helped Loz to talk through things with someone who understands where he’s coming from. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 When getting treatment for his spinal injury, Loz stayed on a children’s ward (not psychiatric) where the bed was too short for him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_OCA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 Loz describes his experience of a complementary therapy session working on his aura. He was “taken back” by how well it worked. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 Drawing cartoons, playing Wii or punching his boxing bag help Loz when he’s feeling down. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD01_VGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Loz - Interview 01 Loz wants to “ride through all the shit” to see it was all worth it and to make something of all the hard experiences he’s had. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD02_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 02 Darren describes his room and the daily routine on the ward. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD02_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 02 After four years on antidepressants, Darren was told he should be taking them in the morning, instead of evening. Straightaway this stabilised his sleeping pattern. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD02_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 02 Darren describes his suicide attempt as “a cry for help”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD02_BFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Darren - Interview 02 For Darren, developing depression was a gradual process and an outcome of many different factors. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD03_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joanna - Interview 03 Joanna says distinguishing depression in teenagers is really difficult because it’s not easy to know what’s “normal adolescent behavior and what is a serious problem.” (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD03_KGD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joanna - Interview 03 Rather than thinking of the clinical diagnosis, Joanna says she was “broken”. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD03_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joanna - Interview 03 Joanna says she didn’t have “a mental image” of who she was and she used to make up an identity for herself. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD03_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joanna - Interview 03 The hospital school ran on a 3-month-cycle and after the 4th round, Joanna “knew all the answers”. She also found the trips on a minibus “stigmatizing”. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD03_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Joanna - Interview 03 Joanna was left in the waiting room while her parents and her consultant decided what would be best for her. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD07_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 07 Counselling hasn’t helped Sophie. She knows she has “loads of people willing to help” her but she finds that nothing except being with her mum helps. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD07_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 07 Sophie says she used to be active and really “funny and bubbly” and lead “a normal life” but that it’s all changed with depression. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD07_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 07 Sophie doesn’t want to walk up the aisle one day with scars on her arms. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD07_USS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 07 Going to school was “horrible” for Sophie. She had difficulty understanding some of the lessons and instead of supporting her, teachers told her off for “messing about”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD07_XMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 07 “It’s easy to tell young people that it’ll all be alright” when you really don’t know what it feels like. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD07_DEC_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sophie - Interview 07 Sophie describes her highs and lows. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD09_TSL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bala - Interview 09 Bala is really happy in the supported housing where he lives. Although it can sometimes get “boring and lonely” he has support workers he can visit and chat with. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD09_RPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bala - Interview 09 Bala says it’s harder to live on his own and take care of everything by himself but he’s getting used to it now after four years in England. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD09_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bala - Interview 09 Bala has friends of different nationalities and backgrounds. He says it’s not always easy to make friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD09_SFR_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Bala - Interview 09 At the moment Bala wants to make friends and “sort out” his life and later on think about settling down. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye feels “cynical” about talking to doctors. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye’s friends call her a “Hopalong”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_QDH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Before being diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Erika-Maye struggled to be taken seriously; she said it was “humiliating”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye describes difficult experiences with a particular nurse on the ward who “made anorexics finish their food and told depressives to laugh”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye finds faith both comforting and intimidating. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye describes self-harming as a form of control. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 At 13 Erika-Maye was told she was “too young” for the doctor to do anything about her depression. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye didn’t want to go on medication first but says it has helped her to “get to a level where even if I’m still feeling crap I can think reasonably logically”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_FAP_04.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye says she always knew she was “ill” with depression but up till her teens she’d thought everyone hears voices. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_FAP_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye has a severe phobia of compasses and is unable to use them in exams. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_WMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 “Just be there and just let them know you care”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_XMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 “Don’t judge or criticise us. It is really hard to be open about what we’ve experienced.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10diary.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 A video diary by Erika-Maye http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_ESP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye avoids crowds and hates cinemas, restaurants and pubs. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_FAP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye describes a panic attack. She hyperventilates, can pass out and all she can think of is that she is going to die. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_BFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye always felt that she’s just “a waste of people’s time”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD10_CBD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Erika-Maye - Interview 10 Erika-Maye was pushed down the stairs, spat at and poked with compasses. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11_YMY.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy - Interview 11 “Set yourself small goals and you’ll be amazed at how much you can achieve.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy - Interview 11 Mandy was “accident-prone” from around the age of 8. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy - Interview 11 Mandy says medication does help but it requires finding the right medicine, the right dose and the right approach from the doctor. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy - Interview 11 Mandy says coping with depression is about getting through each day by setting small goals and “feeling you’ve achieved something”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11_LAN_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy - Interview 11 The side effects Mandy experienced included visual disturbances, hearing voices, weight gain and tiredness. She was on such a high dose that she “couldn’t stay awake”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD12_IFE_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sian - Interview 12 Sian stayed 12 months in eating disorder units and then moved to a children’s home. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD12_IFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sian - Interview 12 Sian started losing weight because she was bullied about her weight in school.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD13_BFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Francesca - Interview 13 Frankie was a young carer from an early age to her mum who had depression. She herself felt depressed daily and started abusing solvents. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD14_USS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Emma - Interview 14 Secondary school helped Emma “develop as a person” and gain some independence but didn’t prepare her for the “real world”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_TSL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 When Ruby was drinking her social life was “pointless”. Her days were measured by “when and where to get drunk”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_USS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby’s was life was “chaos” when she was meant to do her dissertation at university. She re-enrolled a year later and had great support and understanding from her teacher to finish her studies. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_VGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 It took Ruby a few years to rebuild her life, “little by little”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_YMY.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 “The situation you’re in now, is not the situation that will go on.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_YMY_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 “Speak up”. People won’t know what’s going on with you unless you tell them. “They’re not psychic”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_IFE_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby describes the physical and psychological effects she experienced with bulimia. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_IFE_04.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 For years, Ruby was desperate for “somebody to notice just how much in the shit I was”. In hindsight she’s realised all she needed to do to get help was “just open your mouth, say one word”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_IFE_05.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby’s parents knew she had a problem with eating and food but didn’t intervene. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_CBD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 As a result of bullying, Ruby started to believe that she was “ugly” and had “a hideous deformity” and she started losing weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_HAD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby says that for her heavy drinking was the “grown up” way to replace bulimia. In the end, drinking “took over” her life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_HAD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 It took Ruby a few years to get her life back on track. She says “a building can be detonated in 30 seconds” but it takes time to build it back up. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby says addiction took years out of her adolescence and when she came through it she” didn’t have a clue” because she’d never learnt to interact socially. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_LAN_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby says in the past she felt like she was prescribed the medication by whichever drug company was “giving out free post-it notes” that week. Her consultant now looks at her case individually to get the right balance. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 The decision to start medication was easy for Ruby; “like someone handed you a sandwich when you haven’t eaten in five days”. She felt she had at last been taken seriously. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby says you’ve “gotta hang on” and “keep shouting at people until somebody listens” because it will get better. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby says it was “terrifying” to tell her teacher about the bulimia because her past experience of adults’ reactions had been so negative. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_KGD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby says it took “absolutely everything to go wrong” for her to seek professional help. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby found counselling “rehearsed” and “put on” and the counsellors “very patronising”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_PSH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 “Go and buy loo roll” is Ruby’s advice. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby has written an autobiographical book ‘Accidental Recklessness’. She says it covers “deep dark subjects tongue in cheek”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby wants people to get to know her, not her disease. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_CBD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 As a result of the bullying, Ruby started to believe that she was “ugly” and had “a hideous deformity”. She couldn’t even face collecting the GCSE results from school. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_ACD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 As a child Ruby’s family spent long periods of time as part of a religious community. She wasn’t allowed to watch TV or play with My Little Ponys. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_ESP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 Ruby used to feel everything was her fault and that she was “utterly purposeless”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD15_DEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ruby - Interview 15 “You could light a firework up my arse and I wouldn’t flinch”, is how Ruby describes her depression. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_ESP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 Craig describes how depression made him feel “isolated, rejected and paranoid”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 Craig says his girlfriend is “a diamond”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_RPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 Craig’s worked hard to “patch things up” with his parents and they can speak openly now. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_LAN_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 Craig describes a sensation when he knows he’s there but he doesn’t feel “in control”. He says it’s connected to boredom and medication. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 Craig describes feeling “nervous” before his appointment with the consultant but telling her, and being given a diagnosis, was “a weight off the chest”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 Craig says he felt like he’d failed everyone’s expectations in school, including his own. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_HAD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 In the long run, drinking made Craig feel “a million times worse” and “the worst person in the world”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_HAD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 For Craig, drinking was “a means of escape”. In the end, he was drinking daily and had to stop. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_YMY.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 “Don’t coop up alone.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_WMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 “Speak to them as young adults, not children.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD16_VGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Craig - Interview 16 Craig believes everyone is destined to do something but everyone has the choice over what that destiny is. He takes each day as it comes and says there is “something better for me”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_TSL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Going out is sometimes so much effort for Sara that she often just leaves it. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_WMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Don’t give up trying to talk to them. They will talk when they are ready. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_IFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Sara’s eating disorder started off as a “coping strategy”. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Sara says she’s good at “acting confident” and hiding her real feelings. She says she’s “better at not being the real me”. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_FAP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Anxiety is draining and makes Sara feel physically drained as her brain is constantly on “overdrive”. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Sara’s mum got upset and angry about her wanting to see a psychiatrist so Sara decided not to follow it up. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_KGD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Sara says that without a formal diagnosis, she won’t be able to get the medication she would want to try. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_RPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 Sara has found it difficult to talk to her parents about her problems because she says in South Asian culture “the concept of mental health doesn’t exist” and is not talked about. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD17_BFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sara - Interview 17 It took Sara years to pick up the courage to seek help for her long term mental health problems because it was considered a “quiet taboo” in her community. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD18_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Holly - Interview 18 Holly says people have negative stereotypes of people staying on a mental health ward but she met “the best people I’ve met” on the ward. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD19_NTH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif B - Interview 19 B describes being sectioned as a “horrible” experience. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD19_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif B - Interview 19 B really liked her counsellor who gave her advice but would never tell her what to do. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD19_QDH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif B - Interview 19 B says the best way doctors can help is to give her information about all the options available and discussing them together. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD19_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif B - Interview 19 Over 20 hours in a critical unit following a suicide attempt, made B “think twice” and gave her the kick to “do something with my life”. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD19_VGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif B - Interview 19 B says it’s important to accept who you are and to know when you need help. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD19_ACD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif B - Interview 19 B experienced abuse during her childhood. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD19_ACD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif B - Interview 19 B has experienced bereavement from a young age. She lost two younger sisters at a young age and later on three relatives within a short space of time. (Read by an actor). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD21_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jennie - Interview 21 Jennie describes herself as “a perfectionist”. She has learnt to cope with stress so that it doesn’t lead to depression and tries to see failure as constructive. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_TSL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Depression has affected Jack’s social life. He worries about everything that might go wrong even though his fears rarely materialise. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_VGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Jack says it’s tough to accept that life will still have its highs and lows. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_WMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 “You can’t stop teenagers being so crazy and upset, yet so high and really awesome so you’ve got to be there for them really.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Severe panic attacks made Jack finally contact the local counselling service. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_FAP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 When Jack started having panic attacks, he realised he couldn’t keep ignoring his experiences but had to “deal with this stuff”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_FAP_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Jack used to worry about being sick, germs and washing his hands. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 When he first saw the GP, Jack says everyone at the clinic was really helpful and he felt it was “the start of a new life”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Counselling has been very helpful for Jack and he says just going in made him feel “very strong”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Taking a walk makes Jack feel “a million dollars”. He says though “there is no plaster for depression”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_ACD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Jack’s dad was in prison and Jack felt he couldn’t ever tell his friends what was going on as everyone else had “perfect families”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD24_ESP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jack - Interview 24 Jack describes how his vision and sight can be distorted. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD26_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tina - Interview 26 Therapy was a good experience for Tina. It surprised her how open she could be and what she learnt there about herself. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD26_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tina - Interview 26 Tina says it was fate that she had such an amazing GP. Tina believes that without her, “I probably wouldn’t be here”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD26_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tina - Interview 26 After hearing her GP discussing another patient on the phone, Tina suddenly realised she didn’t want to commit suicide and “become a statistic”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD27_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tasha - Interview 27 Tasha says it’s difficult to know if antidepressants are working or not because she doesn’t know “what I’m meant to feel”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD27_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tasha - Interview 27 Tasha felt “completely brushed off” by her GP when she first saw him about depression. She went home and cried. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD27_LAN_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tasha - Interview 27 A particular antidepressant made Tasha feel like she wasn’t “real” and was “dreaming a lot of the time”. She also felt it increased suicidal thoughts. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD27_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tasha - Interview 27 Tasha’s low mood was not caused by any “major life event” that she could process in counselling. She felt she didn’t have enough to say in weekly sessions and stopped going. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD27_OCA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tasha - Interview 27 Tasha is saving money for a hypnotherapy session as “a treat” to help her relax. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah found group therapy sessions “a relaxing environment” and it was great to be around people with whom she felt “the same”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah describes being “a nervous wreck” before her first counselling session but says how happy she was that she made the hardest first step. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Doing art helps Sarah to feel she’s doing something constructive rather than just “going at my wrists”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_PSH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah says small moments can have a big impact. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 For Sarah, feeling able to trust friends is the “hardest thing”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_SFR_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah doesn’t want to talk about depression at great length with her friends. They just touch the surface or sometimes talk about it when drunk. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah says it’s really hard to feel that you don’t “function” the same way as other people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_HAD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah started drinking with older mates and getting “absolutely blitzed on cheap cider”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_VGB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah is now much more able to deal with life’s hurdles. She just gets “upset like any normal person”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_YMY_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 “When you make the first step you realise you can change and you are not alone”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_YMY.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 “Don’t let it get worse. Be determined, focussed and make yourself do it.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_CBD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Constant bullying led Sarah to start self harming. She was bullied even more because of the bruises and scars. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD28_ACD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sarah - Interview 28 Sarah says she had a really comfortable life as a child but sometimes felt she didn’t get her parents’ attention the same way as her brother. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD29_ACD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Beth - Interview 29 Beth always struggled to make friends and was “always grasping to feel fitting in”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD29_DEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Beth - Interview 29 Beth says it used to “kill her” not to have a reason for her feelings of sadness and now realises that depression is the reason. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD29_USS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Beth - Interview 29 Beth hated her University course and decided to leave and get a job instead. She enjoys seeing the results of her work and working her way up. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD29_YMY.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Beth - Interview 29 “Stop analysing what causes it and go sort yourself out.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD29_XMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Beth - Interview 29 Think of different ways “to encourage them”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD29_FAP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Beth - Interview 29 Beth used to try and hide the fact that she was having panic attacks as she’d always been “the party goer” and the one who’s “always fine”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD29_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Beth - Interview 29 Joining a sports team has “done wonders” for Beth. She doesn’t have to think about anything and it gives her a great achievement to have learnt a new skill and to have stuck to something “for once”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD30_TSL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dan - Interview 30 Losing his busy social life after travelling overseas came as “a rude shock” to Dan. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD30_RPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dan - Interview 30 Dan says his family has “agonised” over him. He knows that if anything happened to him, it would devastate all the people who love him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD30_HAD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dan - Interview 30 Dan says drinking makes him “feel better for four hours and then feel crap for 18”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD30_LAN_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dan - Interview 30 Dan says going on medication “wasn’t an easy decision” but combined with counselling helped him a lot. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD30_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dan - Interview 30 Antidepressants have helped Dan to get through the “shit” days and to be able to look into the future. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD30_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dan - Interview 30 Filling out a depression symptom questionnaire made Dan realise that things weren’t right. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD30_DEC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dan - Interview 30 Dan describes a depression crisis. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_CBD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat says that if you don’t have the right brands and wear the right clothes, you’re “a sitting target” at school. She suffered severe physical bullying for years. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_HAD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat talks about the night when her drink was spiked. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_IFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat has been diagnosed with food phobia. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_IFE_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat explains how problems with eating affected her school. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_TSL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat lost her social life and all her friends when she got ill. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_QDH_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat says having to change doctors every three months was “detrimental” to her recovery. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_QDH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat says she was “spoken to like a child” and treated inflexibly. When she wasn’t allowed to change her case worker she “kicked off” to get her situation assessed properly. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_MTT_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat says having CBT was “a changing point” for her. She was later refused CBT on the NHS because she’d already had sessions in the past. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD31_MTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Cat - Interview 31 Cat has had to pay for private counselling which has been great but has “financially killed” her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Reading back over her journals makes Blondel realise “life isn’t that bad”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel became isolated and lost all her friends. She says having good friends to trust and talk to is really important, especially with depression. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_RPF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel describes how she balances living with depression and being a mum. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_FAP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel doesn’t like feeling out of contol and describes her OCD as “a coping mechanism”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel lost the confidence to speak up for herself and feels like “a doormat” walked over by other people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel encourages other young people to speak up; “no-one’s gonna know what’s going on in your head unless you speak up”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel says for her antidepressants feel “artificial” and she wants to “feel happy on my own”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_ACD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel leap frogged from childhood to being an adult and a mother. She says she’s missed out on a lot. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_ACD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 As a child, Blondel witnessed her dad being abusive towards her mum. She says she never really felt like a child and had to grow up quick. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_ESP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Blondel felt very unsociable and was scared of what people would think of her. She says she became good at “masking” her real self. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD32_ESP_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Blondel - Interview 32 Having a daughter forces Blondel to function and to get out of bed, even on the worst day. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD33_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Oliver - Interview 33 Oliver was diagnosed both with ADHD and bipolar disorder and was told that diagnostically there are very similar conditions. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD33_HAD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Oliver - Interview 33 Oliver has never tried alcohol and his consultant said it might be the “smartest thing” he’s done because it might not suit people with bipolar disorder. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD33_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Oliver - Interview 33 Oliver says there were times when he wasn’t “a very good partner” and felt unable to provide for the relationship. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD33_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Oliver - Interview 33 Oliver says he won’t expect a GP to be that familiar with mental health problems, among broken knees and common colds, but it’s difficult when you don’t get the help you need. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD33_QDH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Oliver - Interview 33 Oliver has learnt to trust his own instincts and to demand from the doctors all the information about his treatment choices. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD33_USS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Oliver - Interview 33 Oliver wrote his Master’s thesis in three days. He says there’s a link between ADHD and “manicness”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_XMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Help young people relate to someone else similar who’s gone through the same. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Tom describes the experience of going to GP in acute crisis “horrific” but said he could trust his old GP. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Tom got through the initial period of depression and anxiety by writing down his “worst fears” and trying to rationalise the most likely outcomes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Tom says diagnosis is the most important thing and gives “a little bit of hope”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_ESP_04.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Tom thought he was going insane when his depression “erupted.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_FAP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Tom describes the state of acute anxiety as “a parallel universe”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_ESP_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Overheating is another physical symptom of depression for Tom. He says it has “a major impact” on his life and affects his concentration. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_ESP_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 There’s a connection between sleep and depression. Sleeping was a coping strategy for Tom as it was the only time when he could “turn life off”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_ESP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Tom describes his changed perception of the world. He compares this to living in a video game. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD35_BFE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Tom - Interview 35 Tom describes his early experiences of depression as living “in a trance” and like being in a video game. He’d no idea it might be depression. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_ACD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo felt extremely alone as a child. Her mum could be aggressive and abusive towards her and Jo craved for any attention at home. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_ESP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo says depression can manifest in random ways; outbursts of anger, difficulty concentrating, severe instability in her energy levels and getting ill. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_CBD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 After years of being bullied herself, Jo “became a bully”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo was “relieved” about the diagnosis but at the same time felt her experiences weren’t “severe” enough. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo was offered only antidepressants by her GP and put on a waiting list for counselling that she is still waiting for. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_GSS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo says it’s important to make clear that depression is not “a personality trait” but “something wrong in your organism.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_PSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo encourages people to accept “the help others can offer you” and says that everyone can give something a bit different. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_OCA_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo’s GP back in Germany recommended Somatic Experiencing therapy for her which can help people overcome traumatic incidents. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_OCA_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo describes how “EMDR” works and how it’s helped her process “stuck up grief”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_SFR.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Jo says she now realises that she became dependent on others and placed too much responsibility on them over her happiness. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD36_YMY.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Jo - Interview 36 Trust your “own instinct” that says everything is not right. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_YMY_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 “Do it for yourself, not other people.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_WMP_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 “Shouting or judging is not going to help.” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_XMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 “Find out why we do certain things”, don’t assume. Be prepared to go that extra mile. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_XMP_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 “Treat us like people, not patients”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_YMY.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 “Hang in there!” http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_WMP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 “Make it so you’re there to help and they can come to you”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_QDH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Mandy and Sian say sometimes you get that “special person” who will treat you not as a number or an illness, but “as a person”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_QDH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Being involved in your care helps you learn to trust yourself, gives you control and an “opportunity to wanna live” again, say Mandy and Sian. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_NTH_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Sian, Frankie and Mandy describe what it was like to be “under observation” on the ward. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Sian, Frankie and Mandy met on a psychiatric unit and have been friends ever since. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_NTH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Sian, Frankie and Mandy say that the staff on the ward were “crap” but they had each other and knew they were “not alone”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_FAP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Frankie and Sian say that you can get used to hearing voices but that on bad days they get louder and can be scary. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_FAP_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Distracting the mind, like listening to music or reading a book can help Mandy not to focus on the voices. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_LAN.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Mandy and Sian say that medication is not always the solution but on short term it can “boost yourself up”. They resent it when medication is used to “shut you up”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_KGD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Mandy, Sian and Frankie say you become so used to the diagnostic labels that they become “completely less than boring”. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_KGD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Mandy and Frankie say first they felt psychiatric diagnoses were just a way for the doctors to “categorise” them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPD11-13_JSH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mandy, Sian and Frankie - Group Interview 11-13 Mandy, Sian and Frankie have learnt to accept self-harm as a part of their past and are now able to challenge the stereotypes and judgement from other people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Ella’s weight crept up over many years but she didn’t do anything about it until she couldn’t fit into high street clothes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_BWI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Ella can’t think of anything else apart from a difference in their metabolism to account for the difference in hers and her sister’s weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_FWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Ella wants to eat when she feels upset or bored but says she always feels guilty afterwards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_MTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Ella says that her mother thought that not eating from a whole section of the food group was dangerous and didn’t allow her to continue the diet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_MTD_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Ella says that what she learned from a particular diet programme was all about healthy eating and substitutions when trying to lose weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_OTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Despite hating exercise Ella tried going to the gym but didn’t lose weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_PTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Ella enjoys getting complements from friends and boyfriends when she’s lost weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW01_UWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Ella - Interview 01 Ella doesn’t want to drop to a size 6 because she likes the curvy body she now has but admits that she is still is a bit self conscious about her looks. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW04_UWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Duncan - Interview 04 Duncan’s found that as he lost weight he gained much more confidence. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW04_OTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Duncan - Interview 04 Duncan’s Dad helped get him started at the gym but now he’s motivated to go on his own. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW04_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Duncan - Interview 04 Duncan talks about how his weight fluctuated during that year that he was engaged in a weight management programme. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW04_HWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Duncan - Interview 04 Duncan thinks the media image that puts pressure on women is the ‘starved look’. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW04_JWS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Duncan - Interview 04 Losing weight helped Duncan’s concentration and his confidence in school lessons. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW06_JWS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sami - Interview 06 Working and doing well at school made Sami determined to achieve more. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW06_KWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sami - Interview 06 Sami was bullied verbally by boys at her primary school then physically by girls at her secondary school. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW06_IWL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sami - Interview 06 Sami hated herself and started visiting websites and chatrooms about self-harming. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW06_MTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sami - Interview 06 Sami followed a regimen that consisted of eating only one apple per day with negative consequences to her health. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW06_QTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sami - Interview 06 Her year of counselling completely changed her life for the better. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW06_BWI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sami - Interview 06 Sami says that despite trying most diets in an attempt to lose weight, she has come to accept the fact that she is big like the rest of her family. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW06_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sami - Interview 06 Sometimes Sami feels happy with her size other times she wants to lose weight but says it must be her own decision not anybody else’s. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_CWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw says that when you are big you stick out and make you feel bad and unattractive. He was annoyed by average size friends complaining about their weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_DWM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw explains why he doesn’t accept that the BMI is relevant for him. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_EWH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw is trying to lose weight to prevent poor health. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_DWM_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw says being labelled according to the BMI is horrible. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_QTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 After every dieting effort failed, Huw’s doctor recommended total food replacement therapy, which needs close medical supervision. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_PTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw says that being attractive depends on your confidence and mental attitude. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_HWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw says the media promotes low self esteem even though there are better more interesting large role models around. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_KWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw ignores verbal abuse until it gets so bad he challenged the bully. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_LWC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw finds clothes shopping ‘demoralising’ but luckily doesn’t care much about fashion. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_OTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Huw likes going to the gym but still goes through periods where he just can’t work up enough motivation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW09_WAM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Huw - Interview 09 Health professionals should worried in equal measure about the mental health as well as the physical health of overweight young people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW10_KWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Olivia - Interview 10 Olivia started self-harming in year 8 because of bullying at school and also because of what had happened at home. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW10_HWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Olivia - Interview 10 Olivia explains how she feels when she looks at herself in the mirror and says she tries not to look at magazines at the moment. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW10_JWS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Olivia - Interview 10 Olivia’s anorexia stopped her going to school and cut her off from her friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW10_IWL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Olivia - Interview 10 Looking back on why she started cutting herself Olivia thinks she was afraid of rejection. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW10_GWO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Olivia - Interview 10 Olivia explains how she restricted foods even though at the time she was dreaming about the food she could be eating. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_HWW_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael thinks the media is sexist in how it represents celebrities and that the focus is always on their looks rather than on personality or achievement. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_HWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael talks about her ideal size and which celebrity-look she prefers. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_LWC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael would have liked to be thinner so she could buy the same clothes as her friends were wearing. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_PTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael says that because she’s big she’s not a threat to her girl friends or to ‘overweight males’. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_QTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael says the dietitians were friendly enough and kept things light and casual at the appointments. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_EWH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael says that the symptoms of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome are aggravated when you are overweight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_DWM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael would think of herself as ‘obese’ even if she could lose some weight because it’s a label she’s always been associated with. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_EWH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael knows the potential health problems her weight can caused. Doctors cannot prescribe a medication she needs for fears that it may put her at risk of a stroke. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Rachael can’t remember a single time in her life when she has been thin. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_VAA_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Don’t remind you child about his/her weight all the time, support them and become a healthy family. You will help your child and yourselves too. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW17_VAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rachael - Interview 17 Even if you have developed a weight-related health problem there are always things you can do to help yourself and your body. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_VAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Don’t let your weight get your down, exercise and don’t pay attention to the nasty comments of others. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_UWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki’s got a big personality to match her size and says people shouldn’t make assumptions about her intelligence based on her looks. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_STF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki says it is not helpful that there are so many different opinions on weight loss. She thinks that anorexia is glamorised – which winds her up. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_DWM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki would rather be called ‘every name under the sun’ than ‘obese’. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_PTF_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki is scared of getting rejected by guys because of her weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_QTT.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki thinks that there needs to be more help with weight control for people aged under 16 years. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_PTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki hates feeling judged by people because she’s overweight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_OTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Horse riding used to be Vicki‘s life when she was younger but now she’s too heavy. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_LWC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki sometimes gets her mum to pretend the clothes are all for her and says she never tries anything on in shops. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_MTD.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki says that drastic diets, especially when you are younger can have a negative impact on your emotional well-being. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_JWS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki’s made more friends at college because they saw past her weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_GWO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki thinks she’s become addicted to food. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW18_FWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Vicki - Interview 18 Vicki sometimes eats so much she feels ill afterwards. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW20_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carrie - Interview 20 Carrie and her mum discussed the possible reasons why she was putting on weight and decided that she needed to do more exercise and change the household diet. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW20_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carrie - Interview 20 When Carrie moved to the UK from Africa everything felt overwhelming and ‘scary’ and she started to put on weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW20_CWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carrie - Interview 20 Carrie said that in Africa that pressure to compare yourself with your peers is not as bad as in England. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW20_STF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carrie - Interview 20 Carrie had learnt about healthy weight at school, from the TV and her mother. She remembered an interesting school experiment on exercise and calories. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW20_VAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Carrie - Interview 20 Don’t ignore the health advice given by medical people. Try to exercise everyday and eat healthily. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW22_CWB_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becca - Interview 22 In her early teens Becca thought that losing weight was the answer to all her problems. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW22_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Becca - Interview 22 Becca knew that she was bigger than everyone else from the age of three and explains she started to eat more and more because of bullying. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW23_GWO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sam - Interview 23 Sam was badly bullied at school and this resulted in him developing bulimia. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW23_GWO_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sam - Interview 23 In a way Sam’s voluntary work has helped him put his bad experiences behind him. He works to promotes awareness about men and eating disorders and works in a mental health project for young people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW23_VAA_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sam - Interview 23 Be sympathetic and supportive towards the child who is being bullied and deal effectively with the situation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW23_WAM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sam - Interview 23 Doctors need to remember that men can also be diagnosed with an eating disorder. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW23_VAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sam - Interview 23 The experience of bullying, although devastating at the time, made me a stronger and better person. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW23_VAA_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sam - Interview 23 It is important to remember that services are there in your community to help you. Connections is a good place to start as they can give you advice and information as to where to go. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW24_VAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rebecca - Interview 24 Don’t get anorexic. It will ruin your life. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW24_IWL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rebecca - Interview 24 Rebecca firmly believes that her depression started after she developed anorexia. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW24_GWO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rebecca - Interview 24 Rebecca’s anorexia also led to anaemia and depression. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW24_EWH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rebecca - Interview 24 Rebecca says that anorexia has been responsible for her gynaecological problems. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW28_FWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Chelsea - Interview 28 Chelsea describes her typical daily diet before she decided to change her lifestyle. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW28_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Chelsea - Interview 28 Chelsea talks about her experience of joining a weight management programme for young people. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW28_PTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Chelsea - Interview 28 Since Chelsea lost some weight she’s found that boys are much kinder to her. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW28_RTS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Chelsea - Interview 28 At first Chelsea lacked confidence and it took a little while for her to get involved in the SHINE program but once she started talking to people things got better and better. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW28_UWF_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Chelsea - Interview 28 Chelsea feels a lot better for losing weight but she is conscious of the need to exercise to tone up her muscles. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW28_UWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Chelsea - Interview 28 It took Chelsea two years to lose six stone but now she has done it her confidence has improved no end. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_TWP.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex has noticed that everyday activities are easier and because she sleeps better at night she wakes up feeling more energetic and positive. (Animated clip) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_TWP_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex no longer needs her inhaler and in PE Health and Fitness tests she performs much better than before. (Animated clip) http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_RTS_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex has found that she eats less using the portion plate that she was given at SHINE. (Animated clips). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_RTS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 When the SHINE bus came to Alex’s school she did not initially want to be weighed. ( Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_PTF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex explains how the weight management programme SHINE has helped her confidence. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex has asked her family not to give her boxes of sweets for Christmas and talks about the changes her mum has done to the weekly family shopping. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_KWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex enjoys going to school because people always side with the person being bullied. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_LWC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex used to feel insecure when she went shopping with her friends. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_LWC_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Now Alex has lost weight she’s enjoying choosing clothes and wearing the same things as her friends. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW30_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Alex - Interview 30 Alex started put on weight at the age of ten having been quite small before and didn’t know why it happened. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW34_EWH_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rihanna - Interview 34 Rihanna and her little sister seem to have a condition called Hyperlipidemia. It runs in their father’s side of the family. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW34_EWH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rihanna - Interview 34 Rihanna has problems with her legs and it affects the way she walks. She is on statins to lower her cholesterol levels. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW34_EWH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Rihanna - Interview 34 Rihanna goes to hospital every three months for blood tests to check her cholesterol levels. She doesn’t mind taking medication but worries about her condition getting worse. (Animated clip). http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_EWH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz and Anaan talk about the health problems affecting their immediate families and the importance of losing weight to improve their health. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_EWH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Kidney disease is suspected but Naz needs to lose weight before a proper diagnosis can be made. She feels let down by the lack of adequate support from the hospital. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_JWS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz worked hard in some lessons and ignored the nasty comments. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_KWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz and Anaan hit back at bullies because crying is a last resort and would have made them feel pathetic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_HWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz and Anaan admire the singer Beth Ditto because she’s confident and funny and makes being big normal. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz and Anaan discuss the importance of setting realistic targets when trying to lose weight and the importance of exercising. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_OTE_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz and Anaan say it can be a struggle to find women only exercise classes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_RTS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz and Anaan explain why they felt motivated to join the SHINE programme. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_RTS_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Naz and Anaan found that the SHINE programme helped them deal with aggression and helps them feel calmer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_UWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Anaan and Naz felt more confident and have both lost weight since joining the SHINE programme. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_VAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 Tell family and friends that you are trying to lose weight; you need their support and consideration. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_WAM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Naz - Interview 35 You need to acknowledge our feelings and don’t patronised us. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_WAM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 You need to acknowledge our feelings and don’t patronised us. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_VAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Tell family and friends that you are trying to lose weight; you need their support and consideration. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_UWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Anaan and Naz felt more confident and have both lost weight since joining the SHINE programme. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_RTS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Naz and Anaan explain why they felt motivated to join the SHINE programme. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_RTS_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Naz and Anaan found that the SHINE programme helped them deal with aggression and helps them feel calmer. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_OTE_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Naz and Anaan say it can be a struggle to find women only exercise classes. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_OTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Anaan has found out that keeping active throughout the day whether it is walking everywhere, cleaning the house or playing badmington helps her to avoid putting on weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_NTH.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Naz and Anaan discuss the importance of setting realistic targets when trying to lose weight and the importance of exercising. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_HWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Naz and Anaan admire the singer Beth Ditto because she’s confident and funny and makes being big normal. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_KWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Naz and Anaan hit back at bullies because crying is a last resort and would have made them feel pathetic. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_EWH_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Naz and Anaan talk about the health problems affecting their immediate families and the importance of losing weight to improve their health. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_CWB.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Anaan says that the cultural expectations about the body shape and size of black women may make it harder to realise that you have a weight problem. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_DWM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Anaan accepts she has ‘weight issues’ but strongly rejects the labels ‘obese’ and ‘overweight’. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW3536_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Anaan - Interview 36 Anaan says that in her experience black girls often get criticised by their peer group when they lose weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW37_OTE_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Sean - Interview 37 For Sean the most important piece of advice he found on the internet was how to motivate himself to get up in the mornings and go running. He says that since taking up exercise he feels less breathless. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW38_DWM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charles - Interview 38 Charles has heard people talking about his son’s BMI but that no one has really explained it to them. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW38_BWI.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charles - Interview 38 Charles’s son was diagnosed with kidney problems before he was born. Initially his weight gain did not cause any concerns but by the age of four, it became more noticeable to family and health professionals. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW38_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Charles - Interview 38 Provide specialist support for parents about children’s weight management before they reach the teenage years and give the issue greater priority. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_XAA_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Do not have pre-conceived ideas and stereotypes in mind when you try to treat different families and children everyone is an individual. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_XAA.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Dee says parents should be honest with themselves about where they are going wrong and be ready to get help early on. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_DWM.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Dee says that using soft words like ‘big’ just ‘beats around the bush’ and that if you’re fat you should admit it. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_AWW.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Looking back Dee wonders if she should have stopped her daughter getting into the habit of eating too much. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_RTS.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Dee’s daughter enjoyed some aspects of the Transformed programme, and learnt to cook new foods, but did not manage to maintain the changes after a holiday. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_IWL.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Dee says that her daughter has always struggled to control her eating and that she’s was at one point treated for depression and anxiety. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_LWC.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Dee and her daughter used to end up arguing whenever they went clothes shopping. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW39_FWF.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dee - Interview 39 Dee’s daughter was fed man-sized portions of West Indian food by her granddad. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW40_GWO.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Parul - Interview 40 Parul’s son who has EDNOS (Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified) won’t eat during the day and binge eats low calorie foods at night. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW42_OTE.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Mary - Interview 42 Mary finds it difficult to help her son and that she gets frustrated with his lack of motivation. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_01.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 Dr Viner discusses why we have this problem of obesity now? http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_02.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 Dr Viner talks about the issues of genetics and environment and what part they play in obesity. He points out that most overweight or obese young people do not have a genetic problem. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_03.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 Dr Viner discusses other associated medical problems giving rise to obesity, in particular polycystic ovarian syndrome. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_04.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 Why is the body mass index now considered to be the best measurement, but nonetheless still problematic when used in children? http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_05.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 Morbid obesity. Can you use such a definition when dealing with children and teenagers? http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_06.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 What can you do to help yourself? And, do interventions or treatments for obesity work? http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_07.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 It is important not to diet. Tiny changes over a period of time can make all the difference and help young people lose weight and maintain healthy weight. Plus it is important to remember that children and young people can grow INTO their weight. http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/ rtmp://217.10.133.80/vod/media/dipex/ http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/myflv.swf?myFlv=YPW47_08.flv http://www.youthhealthtalk.org/Images/iconVideo.gif Dr Russell Viner - Interview 47 Dr Viner explains how weighing and measuring should be done and discusses how accurate is it.