Freaking out and need some hope. CA125 jumped from 27 to 800 just 4 months after frontline.
Kathy in Seattle USA UPDATE THURSDAY 6/28: MY ONC CALLED LAST NIGHT WITH THE SCAN RESULTS. HE SAID THE CA125 OF 870 WAS ALARMING BUT HE EXPEC...
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2nd line started with CA rising like crazy! Need some hand holding.....
My CA125 had risen to 870 on June 25; on the day of chemo, just 3 weeks later July 13, it was around 1642....
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Vit D and Calcium
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Hi there, I have PMR and although my Vit D levels were fine, I was prescribed Vit D and Calcium tablets which I’ve been taking twice a day si...
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A candid comment on cannabis
I have always been happy that I was introduced to smoking marijuana in Oakland, CA in 1967, when the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper album was popular....
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Advice on taking my vit d3 k2 mk7 rather than the calcichew d3 from Gp re osteoporosis
Last vit d test was July last year it was 88 without ssupplementing any advice appreciated!...
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Low-carbohydrate diet plus walking to reduce metabolic disturbances caused by ADT.
New study from Steve Freedland below. " The objective of this study was to test a low-carbohydrate diet ( LCD ) plus walking to reduce androg...
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First post: Struggle to interpret blood test results and resolve symptoms
After a first episode of strong fatigue in September 2016, I was quickly diagnosed with Hashimoto ( TSH of 7 at the time, and TPO of 122, con...
Who cares for the carers?
Hi, I'm new here so let me introduce myself. I've been caring for my husband now for about 2yrs or so, he has a very aggressive form of Rheum...
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How To Communicate this “Bad News?”
Hello all, Our Oncologist called me and told “ severe, advanced progression of boney mets. ” ( Pet Scan results )....
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ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium (PectaSol-C modified citrus pectin)
There has been a recent thread on modified citrus pectin [ MCP ], & I have an old post thart reviewed the literature. For most of us MCP mean...
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Bypass surgery burning, nausea from Amiodarone
The first ablation procedure was stopped due to a wire nicking an artery....
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New to site, 'treat as ' PMR rheumatology diagnosis July...struggling already
Referred back to primary care; 15mg pred for 2 weeks, reduced to 12.5mg for 2 weeks then to 10mg for 2 weeks....
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Lu-177-PSMA-617 update- (4 weeks after 1st treatment)
My father has been doing ok. He has his days of feeling better outweighed with days of not feeling good....
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Perfect results
Urea and Electrolytes Sodium 141 mmol/L 133-146 Potassium 4.9 mmol/L 3.5-5.3 Urea 4.3 mmol/L 2.5-7.8 Bone Calcium 2.42 mmol/L 2.10-2.58 Adjus...
My improved dexascan!!
Jan 2018 first dexascan was normal. Yet, my dear Rheumy wanted me to take Fosamax....
Calcium and the bean family
Trying to eat the foods that are good for lowering my high cholesterol has now presented me with another problem. After being diagnosed last ...
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Advice please: how do people manage their reflux medication while taking antibiotics?
I take maintenance dose of lansoprozole ( 15mg ), usually around 10.30 at night. Now Im also on Augmentin as of today for bronchitis so have ...
CT scan waiting game
Overcoming the dilemma of having to drink masses of water & getting caught short having to use a public convenience... only to find out that ...
Coronary Calcium Score test
I know that many people have never heard of this type of CT scan - I think this webpage webmd.com/heart-disease/cor......
ITP - Not Taking Medication - Feedback
Everything was going well - platelets were increasing and my steroids were being tapered then this past June my platelets dropped all the way...