omeprazole and ad cal.

[Exhiker]

I have often seen Professor Dasgupta mentioned and have read about him . This may seem a silly question but does he put patients on the above as routine as other rheumies seem to.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

I don't know to be honest - AdCal almost certainly. Even doctors here do that. But the omeprazole thing does seem to be an English-speaking predilection!

[Exhiker in reply to PMRpro]

Thanky.

[Exhiker in reply to PMRpro]

sorry thankyou I meant.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Exhiker]

I understand thanky-kindly, suppose it must be thank 'ee ...

[Exhiker in reply to PMRpro]

😀

[SID3 in reply to PMRpro]

really? I know you are in Italy and when my wife had a (second) stomach haemorrhage in Florence the doctors couldn’t believe that her UK GP did not have her on stomach protectors.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to SID3]

That's Italy - I live in a Germanic autonomous region. And it was a SECOND bleed - they use them here in some cases - he wont let me take NSAIDs in any form (even infusions) without a PPI or alternative and if I showed any gastric problems he'd be far more insistent.

[SID3 in reply to PMRpro]

Campanilismo?! The first bleed came out of the blue but she had taken a full dose of aspirin before a flight, which might have triggered it. They did ban aspirin and NSIs after that but really should have put her on a PPI. The one lesson we learned was to check the colour of your poo - black can mean bleeding.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to SID3]

Not really - the culture is totally different because of the history, It has all the good bits of Italy together with a bit more discipline. And the autonomy protects us from the worst vagaries of the usual Italian political system!

Oh yes - very informative is poo!

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

As he’s the lead in the guidelines produced, and it mentions Adcal I guess he does.

Not sure about Omeprazole.

[Exhiker in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanky.

[Exhiker in reply to DorsetLady]

oops sorry keeps coming out as thanky.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Exhiker]

No worries, knew what you meant …😀

[tempusfugi in reply to Exhiker]

Am on a train at the moment. Please can you stop me laughing out loud when I read about thanky😂 Ok, so I've got a simple mind)!!

[Exhiker in reply to tempusfugi]

Its that darn predicted text. Might become a new word.🤣

[Helipad]

he does indeed put patients onto those medications.

[Exhiker in reply to Helipad]

ok, thankyou

[Telian]

Yes he does - gave them to me as a bundle when first diagnosed - Pred, Ad-Cal and Omeprazole saying you’ll need these as well!

[Exhiker in reply to Telian]

thanky Telian

[Meggsy in reply to Exhiker]

And thanky to you Exhiker! You brought a smile to my face on this grey and drizzly morning in my part of Aus. 🌻