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Amylase test

Only managed to speak to a gastroenterologist once on the phone (in four years) who recommended a pancreatic amylase test and more antibiotics to no avail. Anyone any idea on a way forward for me or who recognises the problem? Many thanks in advance.

hey so I'm 30 female; I had some lft done and my bilirubin came back at 23 u/mol, i had it retested and it showed 32 u/mol and direct 10u/mol, I have had it redone this week and it's gone down to 21u/mol and direct 8u/mol. the thing I'm concerned about is the dr has said it's Gilbert's but my direct

Hey y'all. I was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis, I had an acute attack and was hospitalized for 11 days. I've never had issues before now that I knew of, but upon doing a CAT scan they discovered a 9cm cyst on my pancreas. I don't drink, but I did eat quite poorly unfortunately. I had to wait for

I am attending this study in March may get some answers. Thank you for your interest in our research project on Tinnitus. My name is Flavia Cardini, and I am the principal investigator of this project. Thank you for completing the online questionnaires, this was the first part of the research. I am

Wheat diet may exacerbate multiple sclerosis severity, research finds - Jan 2024 by Natkritta Hüppe, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-01-wheat-diet-exacerbate-multiple-sclerosis.html Highlights: A research team at the University

I asked for a blood test which showed serum amylase was 16 lipase was 24 both of which are low.... my doctor however says maybe they have always been low.

Just had my latest blood results. Amylase tested for 1st time so I don’t have anything to compare it with 201 (normal range 0 - 100) Anyone have any comments? Don’t like the idea of pancreatitis!

Hello everyone, I had my gallbladder removed in 2007. Over the past 3+ years I have noticed my skin gradually becoming more yellow. I had what I think was a biliary attack last November, extreme pain vomitting etc. I have been very unwell since, losing about 2 stones in weight since (not i tended

I have to give a 2nd urine sample tomorrow as the first one 5wks ago showed some protein in my urine, they say the best time is in the morning the first pee of the day, I can't do that because I have locally advanced prostate cancer, and I am up 4xnightly for a pee anyway, anyone have any ideas how

Hello Everyone, My Endo had been changed, dont know why. Previously within an NHS appointment he wrote me a Private prescription for T3, and I noticed a reference to it once on my medical notes. Can I ask my GP to write a Private script for T3 based on this? I have been dismissed from last years

I have been reading elsewhere that you should not eat potassium rich foods while on atorvastatin, I have got osteoporosis and the foods that you aren't supposed to eat are good for osteoporosis bananas broccoli, etc,as it can cause kidney issues. anyone else know this, I gave a urine sample 4wks ago

I read in my mums local paper that urine testing by AI with somebody with COPD can detect an oncoming exacerbation around a week before chest symptoms occur. There was no link to research/original article though. Colchester Gazette. It’s available on line. Has anyone else heard about this? Take care

Researchers at Newcastle University recently conducted an online survey to try and understand how widespread fatigue is in people with hypothyroidism, and how severe their symptoms are. The principal investigator, Prof Simon Pearce, explains that 1200 people responded to the survey and 90% of those had

I have been on T4 since 1995 and had T3 added in about ten years ago. I keep getting very high sugar and high blood pressure. (I eat sensibly and walk most days). I have read T3 can contribute to insulin resistance, wanted to ask if anyone else has had this issue?

Sorry all I seem be on here a lot lately. But I am feeling chilled a lot esp evenings. I know it's a thyroid feeling as had it soon as started on thyroxine 20 years back. I came off them after 7 years of misery and was agreed by specialist at time . I am hoping this time I will get to take them and

Today my doctor is taking me slowly off of Pramipexole and onto Ropinirole. Any other drug is habit forming so she will not prescribe anything else. I did, however, convince her to do a ferritin check of which I will have done December 11th, along with my low potassium. Is the switch to Ropinirole going

I have been prescribed a three month trial of T3 by my NHS endo. I currently take 75mcg of Levothyroxine daily. He wants to cut my Levothyroxine down to 50mcg a day and to take 12.5mcg of T3 twice a day, morning and evening. This seems a large amount to start off on and I wondered if I should start with

Hello fellow foggy people, If one takes a split dose of T3, is it best to evenly split the dose (as far as possible) to 3 even doses 8 hrs apart? Or is there a better way? and, if a final dose is taken just before bed, does it disturb sleep?

Having augmentation, I've finally managed to wean off Pramipexole (dopamine antagonist). I have RLS in the evening (violent jerks) and have been taking 400mg Gabapentin 2 hours before bedtime to replace the Pramipexole. However, this isn't hold the spasms and now my GP has told me to take 300mg Gabapentin

Doc won't test ft4 though I need it for monitoring levothyroxine. Get bad stomachs and end up in a and.e if ft4 too high. Has nhs stopped doing ft4 for monitoring