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Does anyone use this blood test, instead of or in conjunction with a Protime, to monitor their level of anti-coagulation? Successful? Many thanks for your responses.

hi all just was wondering 3 weeks ago the doctor told me to put my thyroxine down to 150 mg the first I was on holiday where I ended up having to wear sunglasses all week due to swollen eyes then I got infected dermatitis on my hand needing antibiotics for a week as soon as I got home I ended up with

I have PMR since 2018 but since have developed Vasculitis. As well as a 6-monthly infusion of Rituzimab I have been on a reducing regime of Prednisolone to 5mg daily. My consultant wants me to reduce to 5mg on alternate days. I would have thought 2.5mg daily would be more sensible. Thoughts please.

is there a link between hypothyroidism and tinnitus? I have unilateral tinnitus and have been referred to a consultant ENT. I can’t find any hopeful information suggesting tinnitus is curable and the references to unilateral tinnitus are all a bit worrying ie tumour (benign) and Ménière’s disease

LEUPROLIDE ACETATE INJECTION (45mg) 6 Month Description/Modifier Billing Code J9217 Provider billed the plan $35,367.50 Total cost (amount the plan approved) $1,896.00 Your share $379.20 🤨 20% HORMONAL CHEMOTHERAPY ADMINISTRATION $0 🤡

This is quite important especially if you have a mismatch repair deficiency. While anti-PD1 therapies are approved for mCRPC patients with high tumor mutational burden (TMB) or mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR), dual immune checkpoint blockade has been limited by toxicity concerns. The INSPIRE trial

I have been diagnosed with Parkinson 2 years now. In 2019 i did a food intolerance test and it was low in trypsin. Trypsin is a protease enzyme that’s produced in the pancreas. It helps to break down proteins into amino acids, which issues an important part of the digestion process. Could this be

The urologist started with first injection of Firmagon with Nubeqa and before the end of 28 days wants to switch from Firmagon to Lupron with Nubeqa. I was under impression that Firmagon is better at getting the job done than Lupron? Why switch?

Does anyone have experience of pericarditis and very high inflammatory markers? After having a 'small heart attack' I have now developed pericarditis and am finding it almost impossible to tolerate the colchicine that they want me to take for 3 months. Any advice/thoughts?

The truth is that we need more research and we need more exams, exams capable of seeing the middle ear and cochlea internally while alive. It is not possible to visualize the internal structures of the cochlea while alive, nor is it possible to visualize the middle ear in most cases. Tinnitus has a cerebral

Like many of us my hair is falling out extremely bad & month been for over 6 months. I nearly have a bald spot on the top back of my head. I just got diagnosed & started B-12 injections. I’m getting them weekly for a month then going to once a month. When I got diagnosed a month or two ago my B-12 was

Hi everyone, I'm just over a year into my T2D journey. I've managed to avoid going on meds so far by cutting down carbs to under 130g per day.... and really want to stay that way, so advice/tips please on anything you have found to help reverse insulin resistance... Due to other health conditions I

dear all Since getting COVID for the 4th time my tinnitus is worse Different horrible noise in each ear. Headaches and dizziness. It’s not labyrinthitis. Sleep getting harder to come by Does any one else get this with tinnitus So hard and get no where with the gp Thanks

First, I feel the hugs from around the world. xo I also learned that this wonderful forum is a safe place to unload my fears and experience what it was like to be 'really heard' and understood. My husband was talking to me about my upcoming visit to the rheumatologist on Monday and how I must explain

Hello everyone,I've just been prescribed Tiopex 0.1 gel drops for in the mornings in addition to Brinzolomide 3 times a day and Lumigan at night. (This is to get my pressures down from 16 to ideally 12!) The leaflet says that l should use the other eye drop first, before the Tiopex. Hope this is okay

I'm at my wits end really. I'm a mid 50's female, my balance issue started very abruptly in April 2022. I have had very sporadic, classic migraine with aura since my teens but could go for years between attacks. I was diagnosed with hypothyroid in 2020 and around that time I noticed my migraines got

Hi everyone. I hope you are having a blessed day... I am hoping those with much more experience and research under their belt can share their thoughts or point to relevant reference material... I am currently adhering to 5day/week 18+hour of nightly fast. I eat last meal around 5-6 PM. In the morning

just got my psa results after my first round of 4 months leuprolide and 3 months Zytiga and prednisone…..initially 18 now 0.04. Nurse told me that my MO would like to see me early to discuss more radiation( recent psma found areas of avidity only in prostate bed……initial tx was 48 grey imrt back in

My upcoming AN surgery will result in permanent hearing loss in my left ear. What is the experience of living with hearing in only one ear, and has anyone had cochlear implants? How effective are they?

I was diagnosed with Scleroderma in 2008 although like many others I think it was well established before my diagnosis. I have had excellent treatment from Dr Lanyon at QMC Nottingham . I have a development which I find worrying so thought I would ask the forum. My ankles have become troublesome